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Launch12 March 2026

Chapter One is now free to read online

The opening chapter of Nothing Bad Happens Here is live and unlocked — no account, no email, no paywall. Read it on the beach where it starts.

Book 228 February 2026

Cold Ground: the next Carmen Reyes investigation

Eighteen months after Nerja, Carmen is called to a hillside above Frigiliana. Here is the cover, the blurb, and roughly when you can read it.

Craft14 February 2026

Writing a town that lies politely

On the difference between a conspiracy and a consensus, and why the second one is much harder for a detective to break.

Setting3 February 2026

A two-hour walk through the novel's Nerja

From the Balcón to Calle Carabeo to the river mouth, in the order the book uses them. Best done at dusk.