Finding Mabel
From the author of The Corpse Door
Finding Mabel
After twenty‑eight years on the force, one mistake could cost Sergeant Joyce Turner her entire career.
Her only way out is a transfer to a rural village that doesn’t appear on any map and shouldn’t exist at all
Books & Stories
Historical supernatural mysteries grounded in documented research, threaded with the supernatural.
Finding Mabel
Book Two of the Easterwich Series
In 1967, a serving police sergeant begins asking why an English coastal town was quietly removed from the map. Her questions awaken a long dormant office within Whitehall, still loyal to the secret it was created to keep.
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The Corpse Door
Book One of the Easterwich Series
In 1897, a farmhouse is torn apart in a single night. What survives the wreckage should not exist in the mortal realm.
Learn MoreHistorical Research & Context
Every story begins with careful research. As a lifelong student of history, I examine the events, policing reforms, intelligence operations, folklore, and occult traditions that shaped each era, drawing on primary sources and clearly presented citations.
Victorian Policing & Intelligence
Research into Scotland Yard reforms, naval intelligence operations, and the emergence of early detective systems that shaped the modern state.
Edwardian Occult & Secret Societies
A period rich in esoteric movements, spiritualist claims, and discreet societies that shaped thought, power, and belief in the Edwardian era. Each topic is grounded in documented research to capture the atmosphere and tensions of this remarkable time.
Mid-20th Century Secrecy
An age of world wars, global depression, and national reconstruction. Research here explores the occult, folklore, and countercultural currents of the Age of Aquarius, alongside the cults that attracted a generation shaped by the long shadow of war and the rise of nuclear power.
Method & Citation System
Articles use numbered in-text citations linked to a structured Works Cited section with return anchors, allowing readers to verify sources while staying within the flow of the piece.
Source Hierarchy
Primary documents, archival records, academic publications, and institutional material form the foundation. Secondary sources provide context, interpretation, and connective tissue, but do not replace first-order evidence.
View the Method PageReadable, Not Academic
Narrative flow comes first. Depth follows through evidence rather than jargon. Structural formatting is used only when clarity requires it.
How Research Becomes Story