On 5 February, at a well-attended event at Finchley Library, Juliet Rix was interviewed by Francine Wolfisz, a writer for the Daily Mail, about London’s Statues of Women.
The Historical Novel Society reviews The Moquette Mystery
Andrew Martin’s The Moquette Mystery received a good review from the Historical Novel Society. ‘The story is intriguing with twists and turns throughout to keep the reader alert,’ wrote David Northover. ‘The characters are all plausible, even those with walk-on parts, and May is particularly attractive.’ He concluded that it was ‘great fun. Recommended.’
Juliet Rix appears in conversation at a well-attended National Gallery event
On 13 March Juliet Rix appeared at a Friends of the National Gallery event in its new Supporters’ House, in conversation with the Daily Mail’s Amy Boyington about London’s Statues of Women. The very well-attended event saw Juliet give a sparkling talk ranging across the full history of women’s depiction in statue form in the capital, from Elizabeth I to the recent unveiling of the pioneering landscape designer Fanny Wilkinson.
A.N. Wilson gives The Moquette Mystery an enthusiastic review in The Tablet
A.N. Wilson, a big fan of Andrew Martin’s Jim Stringer novels, has now reviewed The Moquette Mystery in The Tablet as ‘a wonderfully entertaining read’.
Andrew Martin writes a London travel feature about moquette for the Guardian
Andrew Martin had the good idea of commemorating the publication of The Moquette Mystery by writing a travel feature for the Guardian showing all the different patterns you could encounter by hopping on and off Tube trains. Here it is.
Vectis Radio's CATCH-cast programme interviews Andrew Martin
Mark Ovenden’s excellent CATCH-cast programme on Vectis Radio, interviewing writers who weave a transport dimension into their works, devoted episode 32 to Andrew Martin in a fascinating and wide-ranging 20-minute conversation about his many novels and non-fiction books, including Seats of London and The Moquette Mystery.
The Yarnstorm blog praises The Moquette Mystery
The textiles blog Yarnstorm written by Jane Brocket (with 4,000 subscribers) has reviewed Andrew Martin’s ‘enjoyable’ The Moquette Mystery, finding that ‘the textile details are many and fascinating’.
Andrew Martin writes about The Moquette Mystery in his Reading on Trains blog
Andrew Martin has devoted the 65th instalment of his weekly Substack blog on trains to ‘The Magic and Mystery of Moquette’, and the unique experience of shaping a crime novel about it.
The Camden New Journal talks to Andrew Martin about The Moquette Mystery
The Camden New Journal’s Dan Carrier talked to Andrew Martin for a long feature about The Moquette Mystery, and praised ‘a brilliantly readable murder mystery’.
The Londonist talks to Andrew Martin about The Moquette Mystery, and makes it book of the week
Andrew Martin talked about his new detective novel to the popular Londonist website, which has also included the book in its Christmas gift guide.