Category: Writing
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A full-day scenic railway journey in New Zealand (real vs fictional)
I traded in the fictional Kelvin Explorer for the very real Northern Explorer yesterday. The full-day scenic railway journey runs much of the length of New Zealand’s North Island “from rolling farmland and volcanic landscapes to dramatic river gorges and rugged coastlines.” Also: engineering marvels like the Makohine Viaduct and the Raurimu Spiral. A very…
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Paul Austin Ardoin recommends Killer on the Kelvin Explorer
Paul Austin Ardoin (author of the Fenway Stevenson Mysteries and the Woodhead & Becker Mysteries) was an early reader of Killer on the Kelvin Explorer. He had some lovely things to say about the latest Milverton Mystery and even recommended it to the readers of his email newsletter. Check it out below (and be sure…
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Killer on the Kelvin Explorer paperbacks out now
The latest Milverton Mystery, Killer on the Kelvin Explorer, is available now in paperback! Amazon are the first to have the book available for readers: It will filter through to other online retailers in the coming days and weeks. So check in with your preferred bookseller to get your copy! Addison Harper and Sergeant Jake…
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It’s paperback proofing time for the Kelvin Explorer
I was heading out for a run and found a surprise at my front door: the paperback proofs of my latest mystery, Killer on the Kelvin Explorer! Now, what’s next? I’ll check these paperback proofs to make sure everything is in order and the print edition is looking its best. So… when will they be…
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Naomi Kuttner on the latest Milverton Mystery
Solving a mystery on a train is about where the similarities end for the meticulous private detective Hercule Poirot and the anxious amateur sleuth Addison Harper… Thanks to the wonderful Naomi Kuttner, author of the Retired Assassin’s Guide series, for the shout-out in her latest author newsletter: Killer on the Kelvin Explorer Addison Harper and…
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One week since release: is the Kelvin Explorer on track?
It’s been one week since the release of my latest mystery, Killer on the Kelvin Explorer. So, are we on track? Readers have left lots of lovely five-star ratings, said such nice things in reviews, and pushed us right up the charts. A huge thank you to everyone who has joined us aboard the Kelvin…
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Murder on the Orient Express meets The Thursday Murder Club in new NZ train mystery
If you combine Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express with Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club, then add a dash of gay, a dollop of millennial, and a whole train-load of New Zealand, you’ll get G. B. Ralph’s Killer on the Kelvin Explorer. Killer on the Kelvin Explorer Addison Harper and Sergeant Jake Murphy…
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The Kelvin Explorer and the City Rail Link
Two big stories this week on New Zealand’s railways… №1 (of course) is the release of the latest Milverton Mystery, Killer on the Kelvin Explorer, a book set on a scenic railway journey which traverses New Zealand’s picturesque lower North Island. №2: There’s also the launch of New Zealand’s largest transport project ever, Auckland’s City…
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Writing a mystery on a train: behind the scenes
Whose idea was it to write a mystery set on a train? Killer on the Kelvin Explorer was my most challenging to write yet. Here’s a peek behind the scenes: Killer on the Kelvin Explorer Addison Harper and Sergeant Jake Murphy are off to a shaky start with their new living situation. So, when Addison…