The fine people of Purple Toga Publications are proud to announce that our latest anthology – Feast or Famine? – is now available! This is a delectable and delightful collection of delicious short stories exploring how core is food to the human experience. The anthology collects some established and new indie voices, ranging from fantasy […]
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The Rest Is History (Book and Podcast)
I mentioned The Rest Is History previously (being responsible to my ever-growing TBR list, where A Natural History of Ghosts and An Instance of the Fingerpost have made it to reviews here). Considering all the hours I’ve spent listening to the podcast, and now finally getting to the book, I figured it’s time for a […]
Announcing a new series of novels, available now!
To all my long-time fans – or rather, long-time fans of Felix and new fans of Jack – I have an important announcement! The books, while immensely fun to write and receiving critical success, haven’t exactly been commercial best-sellers. Not the path to happy retirement I was planning on. Accordingly, I am taking a new […]
Aussie TV Crimes (fictional and hilarious)
As regular readers know, I try to review the lesser known but awesome Aussie crime dramas on TV. I do this as comparative storytelling and as research into Tassie Outback Noir. Today I present you with a twist! There’s the usual crime dramas, but also a non-fiction criminology/stand-up combo 🤯 Sounds weird, but it’s awesome! […]
Amazon, DRM, Piracy, and a stress-free new year
Amazon just made purchased ebooks downloadable as ebook and PDF, and I’ve been hearing a lot of concerns. Here’s why you shouldn’t worry. The two key concepts you have to understand are that: I think the second point is pretty clear. While Amazon has a “customer focus” that applies to the one with the wallet, […]
2025 in Review
As usual, here are my reflections on the year just gone. The short version is that I have made progress in writing (multiple shorts), though everything else… leaves a lot to be desired. Let’s start with the yuck, to get it out of the way. On the work front I am yet again in the […]
Book Review: A Natural History of Ghosts, by Roger Clarke
I came across this on The Rest Is History podcast, where the author featured as a guest and reviewed some of the history of ghosts in the UK. What to Expect An attempt to examine if England truly is the most haunted nation, whether it’s the isles’ weather or just the people. After setting the […]
At the end of the Rainbow is a Sandstone building (a new Jack Finkel mystery!)
The guys at Purple Toga are happy to announce that we are releasing this month our second anthology: Rainbows Aren’t Just For Leprechauns! Why is red so crucial for the making of Red Riding Hood? Or, how could emperors distinguish themselves without the color Purple? What would the Discworld be without octarine? This time we […]
Too good not to share!
Just in time when I could use some positive reinforcement 😊 Adam Gaffen has been kind enough to host me on his blog. But in addition to the usual author interview questions, he has also spent considerable effort in doing a write up of my novels. And his words… well, they make me blush: If […]
Reflections of Past and Future
As I’m wont to do at this time of year, here are a few reflections on the past year and the coming one. This isn’t anything earth shattering, insightful, or dramatic — just a touch more personal post than usual. Books! Yes, well, that’s the main focus of this blog and my creative efforts. That’s […]
FELIX THE FOX MYSTERIES 