Currently I’m looking at some photos I took some time ago while visiting Battle Island. It’s off the coast of southern Labrador, and I don’t know anyone who hasn’t succumbed to the magic of this place. In the past, Battle Harbour was the salt fish capital of the world, as Read More

DS Calista Gates is back! This time, with volume number 4 “Missing in the Dark”. The story is mainly set in British Columbia’s interior. For those who don’t live in Canada or have never been to British Columbia, I will show you some of the locations that play a crucial Read More

At the end of August, I took a break from working on my manuscripts (I use the plural because not only a new German crime novel is coming out, but also an English translation). I flew to St. John’s, Newfoundland’s capital, to meet my friend Ruth. We had planned to Read More

In case you wonder how I spend a warm summer day in northern Newfoundland, I can give you some impressions: As the North Atlantic is way too cold for a swim, even with a wet suit, I do the next best thing: When the tide is low, I stroll out Read More

When I tell people that I live in a hamlet of 46 inhabitants, the reaction is often surprise, sometimes even pity or shock. Fortunately, our fishing village is not as isolated as other remote communities in Newfoundland. Noddy Bay is only a five-minute drive from L’ Anse aux Meadows, a Read More

Trigger Warning! Early on in my career as a mystery thriller writer, I was given the advice not to include anything in my crime novels that has to do with harming children or – even worse – dogs and cats (or any other pets). I was told that people would Read More