The real ruins that inspired 'The Temple of Fortuna'

A glimpse at the real villas of Pompeii which inspired The House with the Golden Door...

The books behind my research for The House with the Golden Door

The Wolf Den has been chosen as Waterstone's fiction book of the month for September.

The Lupanar where the Wolf Den is set, is a real place. Once the town brothel, today it is the site's most popular tourist attraction.

A big thank you to booksellers who are supporting The Wolf Den in publication week...

One of the most distinctive features of Pompeii are the dog mosaics, greeting visitors on the doorstep...

Venus, goddess of Love was the guardian deity of Pompeii, playing a sometimes surprising part in the lives of the town's citizens...

Street scenes from Pompeii, from fast food bars to tavern life....

Archeologist and expert on Pompeii Dr Sophie Hay talks about one of the town's real life Roman heroines: Julia Felix

The books that helped bring Pompeii to life for me - and might for you...