Introducing my new blog

The publication of Murder Fortissimo by Harlequin has prompted me to start a blog. The idea is to reach out to a wider readership, hopefully some in North America and other parts of the world, and to offer a taste of what it’s like living just outside Winchester, the ancient capital of England, hence the blog title: “Nicola Slade’s Winchester Mysteries”. The sub-heading is “Histories & Mysteries” which gives me lots of scope for blog–posts! I do hope you’ll join me at my blog.

Latest posts from my Wordpress blog:



2018 A Year of Books

Entry posted on 3rd January 2019

2018 was certainly all about books! The House at Ladywell had been published about six weeks before the New Year began so I was busily promoting the book and getting excited by the lovely reviews it was getting, (and still … read more →

Reviews & Recipes, Life in 1918 Part 2

Entry posted on 27th November 2018

Here we are, it’s out and it’s getting some lovely reviews already: ‘I couldn’t put it down. Not sure what I liked best, but I really liked the way you tell your story, even when the themes were most serious, with … read more →

Life in 1918 – Recipes Part 1

Entry posted on 9th November 2018

Publication day is almost here. The Convalescent Corpse sets out on its journey on Tuesday, 20th November.  Actually, that’s the ebook, the paperback is already out there. I’m so pleased the powers-that-be at Crooked Cat Books, aka Steph and Laurence Patterson, … read more →

Lunch with one’s publisher – in the South of France!

Entry posted on 2nd October 2018

There’s something rather elegant and 1930ish about being able to say, ‘I’m away next week, I’ll be lunching in Carcassonne with my publisher.’ Something you might read in an Evelyn Waugh novel, perhaps, but no – this really did happen … read more →

Diamonds and churches

Entry posted on September 2018

I’ve been busy lately and keep forgetting to post on this blog. However, I’m rather chuffed to post this banner – and boast a bit! – because The House at Ladywell has been chosen as Book of the Month (August) … read more →