Author: T.G. Campbell
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NEW YEAR, NEW GOALS, January 2026
A new year brings a new beginning and new goals. My goals in 2025 were to: Read More, Write More, and Get Out There More. I’m satisfied I achieved these, and, so, I want to set some new goals for 2026. I will not be too hard on myself if I don’t achieve them as,…
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BOW STREET SOCIETY NARRATIVE ORDER, December 2025
At the point of writing this, there are seven books in the main Bow Street Society Mystery novel series and six volumes of the Bow Street Society Casebook. A question I often get asked by readers is: what order should I read the short stories and novels in? I usually recommend reading the novels in…
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150 YEARS OF THE CRIME MUSEUM, October 2025
An Interview with Dr Clare Smith Regular readers of the blog will know that museums and archives are some of my favourite places to visit, and curators and archivists are some of my favourite people to talk to. Therefore, I’m absolutely delighted to be welcoming Dr Clare Smith back to the blog this month. We…
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VICTORIAN URBAN LEGENDS: Spring-Heeled Jack, September 2025
For as long as I can remember I’ve been fascinated by urban legends and folklore. In fact, many years ago, I created a series of collages depicting the Bloody Mary legend for my A-Level art exhibition. Urban legends can tell us as much about ourselves and human nature as the fantastical creatures and yarns they’re…
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SUMMER SUMMARY, August 2025
Where I’m At I usually reserve writing updates for the monthly Gaslight Gazette newsletter, but as we’re already into the eighth month of the year I thought it would be nice to summarise everything here. At the beginning of 2025 I set myself three personal goals: 1) Read more, 2) Get out more and 3)…
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COPPERING IN THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND, July 2025
An Interview with Pam Mills Regular readers of the blog will remember I chatted to author and historian Pam Mills back in January 2023 in my POLICING TONBRIDGE article. She was also of invaluable assistance to me during my research of 1890s Tonbridge for inclusion in the 6th Bow Street Society Mystery, The Case of…
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THE CASE OF THE COMIC CON, June 2025
Between Friday 23rd – Sunday 25th May 2025, the Bow Street Society’s table was at its first ever comic con. Run by MCM, this massive event was held in London ExCel by the London Docklands. We were in the dedicated Writers Block zone (table WB20) and I’m thrilled to say it was my best event…
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BOW STREET SOCIETY AT BOOKS ON THE BEACH – BLACKPOOL, September 2024
On Saturday 17th August 2024 I went to the Books on the Beach – Blackpool book signing event as an officially attending author. I was there with the Bow Street Society stand and my good friend, Karen, who was not only my assistant on the day but who drove us from Milton Keynes to Blackpool…
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THE FASHION OF THE BOW STREET SOCIETY, May 2025
They say the things we wear say much about us as individuals. This can be equally true for the characters in our favourite book, film, or television series. It’s certainly true for the characters of my Bow Street Society novels and short stories. Yet, despite their clothes saying much about them, I’ve never discussed the…