Books

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Feel free to scroll down the posts below and discover the intriguing - sometimes shocking - discoveries I've made as I've explored my family history.

I hope you enjoy reading them!

What inspired the 5th Esme book

The Scourge of the Skua begins with the discovery of a murder in a client’s family history, plunging Esme Quentin back to a time when...

Wendy Percival

Jun 30, 20233 min read

Last week, I was reminded of a family history story, part of which found its way into the plot of the Esme Quentin series prequel...

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Jan 29, 20223 min read

With Halloween this weekend, it seemed appropriate to revisit a blog post I published last October about the 4th Esme Quentin Mystery,...

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Oct 29, 20211 min read

When you read this post, I'll be on my way back home after finally taking our Covid-deferred holiday to Tresco, one of the islands of the...

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Oct 1, 20212 min read

Family history connections can take you by surprise sometimes, as I wrote about in a recent post, Shock Shared Ancestor. A couple of...

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Jun 11, 20212 min read