I moved to Malta some ten years ago, but it was not until the killing of a high-profile investigative journalist in 2017 that I turned my gaze away from its architectural heritage, intriguing history, and other tourist charms to take an interest in the Maltese political scene. Little did I realise that only a year or two later, this interest would inspire my debut series, the Inspector George Zammit crime and adventure books.
Time to confess, I’m a huge fan of Shakespeare. Born just twenty minutes away from the RSC and having been a regular there since 1973, it was perhaps inevitable, that one day, he would appear in my work.
When William Cecil was born in 1520 he already had links to Court through his father, Richard – a former soldier who had earned a position as Page of King Henry VIII’s Chamber. It was a lowly position but his infant son would grow up to dominate that court for forty years.