We start, though, with Jern’s reflections on the books of the moment, the Treggan Bay Mysteries.
Jern’s update
Each summer, I find myself wandering the coast paths of Devon—those ribbon-thin trails that flirt with the edge of the sea—wondering what secrets might be tucked beneath the rocks and gorse. The air smells of salt and wild thyme; the cottages huddle together against the wind, their stone walls crusted with sea spray, their roofs furred with lichen in the afternoon sun. Tiny gardens bloom between them—lavender, mint, and mischief. It’s the sort of place where stories don’t need to be written; they simply rise from the soil like mist after rain.
And it was there, between the leaning chimney stacks and gossiping gulls, that I stumbled upon Noah Yalland—London journalist, resourceful enough to untangle Parliament but somehow incapable of boiling an egg without supervision. He arrived in Treggan Bay like an uninvited guest at a wake and, naturally, tripped over a murder before he had his first cup of coffee.
Among the so-called ‘charming’ residents, Noah found himself reluctantly untangling one mystery after another—if only to make it back in time for supper with Leo, who has the patience of a saint and the griddle of a tyrant.
Jern Tonkoi
Eddie
It’s been a super-busy few weeks, with the launch of Jern’s summer writing, along with final editing of her Tobias & Stuart series.
What really got me working and focused, however, was building the new website. I have moved away from other services and decided to create it myself using a fascinating little ststem called Hugo. Let me know if you want to know more, but what’s most important is it should now be easier to keep up to date, keep pretty, and keep active.
Latest releases
It has been a period of releases for us, as Treggan Bay Mysteries got underway with a buzz.
- Murder in Treggan Bay
- The Watchman’s Secret
Upcoming
Jern’s original books from last year have also been completing final editing and I’ve been getting these ready. The last in the trilogy, The Curse of Time, is slated for mid-November.
- The Curse of Time (Tobias & Stuart 3): November 2025
In closing
It has been an epic couple of months and we are now in a place of relative clam and rest. Jern is plotting her next novel, I’m setting up a regular newsletter, and we’re both loving our project together. We hope you are too.
Thanks, Jern and Eddie Tonkoi