Celebrating 5 Years with Feminine and Forgotten

Honouring the women whose history has been overlooked and embarking on a new journey into the heart of Whitechapel.

Jan 25, 2026

Next Thursday marks the anniversary of starting Murder Mayhem UK; five years is an achievement worth celebrating. As a thank you to all those who have subscribed, I am releasing my new crime book, Feminine and Forgotten, which focuses on women in history who have been largely forgotten. If you aren’t a paid subscriber, you can buy a copy from everywhere you get your ebooks.

My next project is a new Jack the Ripper book that crosses the divide between fact and fiction. I will share more on this at a later date. At present, I am embarking on the research stage of the book—which, I have to say, is always my favourite part of the process.

Tell me in the comments what you have been working on the last couple of weeks.

Until next Sunday: Find the time, find the words, find the way.

Sam 😊

Reading Round-Up

I am still reading two of the books I spoke about last time. Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb comes in at a massive 900 pages, and I am halfway through. I love Robin Hobb; her character development is some of the best I have ever read.

My non-fiction read is Day of Infamy by Walter Lord, his telling of Pearl Harbour. I am loving this so far; it is a really rounded look from both sides of the incident.

On audiobook, I am listening to Brigades and Breadknives, which is the third in the Legends & Lattes series. I have to admit to being a little disappointed in this. I love the original Legends & Lattes, but every book since has been about other places with other characters. I yearn to go back and spend time in the coffee shop.