Venice Noir 2025 goes live six weeks on Friday… and now you can reserve your free places for the weekend. Please note there was a timing error in the initial […]
Free tickets to Venice Noir now available Read More »
Three hundred years ago a child was born near today’s San Samuele vaporetto stop in Venice. He was christened Giacomo Girolamo Casanova and is, perhaps, the most famous Venetian of
The trial of Casanova, Venice Noir 2025 Read More »
A cocktail evening with Ian Rankin in Venice
A cocktail evening in Venice with Ian Rankin Read More »
We’re only ten weeks or so away from the launch of our new festival… eek! Time to start telling you more about what to expect. I’ll be at the Venice
What’s coming at Venice Noir Read More »
It’s time to get back to Venice, on this occasion for a narrative that takes part over a whole year. A story that follows the structure of a piece of
The Four Deadly Seasons — the new Arnold Clover mystery Read More »
In the space of a few short years, Philip Gwynne Jones has become the most prolific British writer based in Venice, writing about the city. Apologies for calling him English
Philip Gwynne Jones, the accidental novelist Read More »
It’s time to start shouting… after months of preparatory work, we can finally reveal Venice Noir 2025 – three days featuring stars from the world of Italian and international crime
Venice Noir is coming… save the dates Read More »
In Venice I’ve been lucky enough to spend time with Gregory Dowling, author of the Alvise Marangon novels and translator of a Venetian classic, The Lover of No Fixed Abode, now available
Gregory Dowling on the Lover of No Fixed Abode Read More »
Long-term resident Robin Saikia is the author of Drink and Think Venice, a unique insight into the city he’s made his home. I was lucky to stop by at his home in
A Chat with Robin Saikia Read More »
I spent the best part of five years hopping to and from Amsterdam from 2012 onwards writing a series of books featuring Pieter Vos, a rather eccentric detective living a
Back in print and e-book… the entire Pieter Vos series Read More »
