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ROSEMARY COOK
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Rosemary Cook
Aug 241 min read
Two new talks for the new season
I'm delighted to say that I have two new talks available and I can't wait to get out there and share them. The first is the return of...
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Rosemary Cook
Aug 241 min read
Now you see him - a new picture of Dr Gramshaw!
Throughout my research into the crimes of this Yorkshire doctor, I could only find one picture of him - a blurry newspaper picture...
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Rosemary Cook
Oct 6, 20231 min read
The Wicked Dr Warder is back!
I've given him a break for a year or so ... but it's time to bring back my talk 'The Wickedness of Dr Warder'! When I talk about The...
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Rosemary Cook
Jul 16, 20231 min read
Old friends, new talks
This year has been as busy as ever with bookings for my talks, but a lovely new feature has been invitations to go back to groups I've...
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Rosemary Cook
Jan 30, 20222 min read
A weird but in some ways wonderful year ...
Looking back at 2021, it was not the year we had hoped for ... after 2020, we really hoped that the pandemic would be on the wane, the...
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Rosemary Cook
Jan 14, 20212 min read
It's awards season ...
I've just entered my latest book The Crimes of Dr Gramshaw into the New Generation Indie Awards 2021 for independently published books....
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Rosemary Cook
Oct 7, 20201 min read
Dr Gramshaw will see you now ...!
My new book, The Crimes of Dr Gramshaw, has now been published! Although I've had to cancel the live local launch event, I was lucky...
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Rosemary Cook
Aug 19, 20201 min read
All human life is here (on the railway)
I'm really pleased to have two more bookings for my talk 'Tales from Dringhouses Railway - the solicitor, the skater, the signalman and...
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Rosemary Cook
Jul 27, 20201 min read
Dr Gramshaw waiting in the wings!
I have just signed off on the cover of my new book, The Crimes of Dr Gramshaw, due out in November - very exciting! The design team at...
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Rosemary Cook
Jul 3, 20201 min read
The Wickedness of Dr Warder - my new talk!
I discovered Dr Alfred William Warder while researching for my book 'The Crimes of Dr Gramshaw'. In fact, he was on a long list of...
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Rosemary Cook
Jun 18, 20201 min read
The Agatha Christie connection
People have asked about the link between the Florence Nightingale Shore murder and the television programme 'Agatha and the Truth of...
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Rosemary Cook
Jun 10, 20201 min read
The man arrested THREE TIMES for murder
Thanks to my very helpful correspondent from the monocled mutineer website, I now know that Ernest Brown, who was briefly arrested on...
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Rosemary Cook
Jun 10, 20201 min read
Florence Shore murder on TV
At Christmas 2018, Channel 5 showed a drama called ‘Agatha and the Truth of Murder’. This ingeniously mixed fact with fiction by having...
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Rosemary Cook
Jun 10, 20201 min read
The Nightingale Shore Murder - did the Russians do it?
Here’s a really interesting development: since I’ve been giving talks about Florence Shore’s murder, I’ve been contacted by someone who...
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Rosemary Cook
May 5, 20201 min read
Preparing Dr Gramshaw for the world ...
This is an exciting time as I'm working with Troubador Publishing to get 'The Crimes of Dr Gramshaw' ready to publish later this year....
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Rosemary Cook
May 4, 20202 min read
Family history research - top tips 2
More thoughts based on my experience (of making lots of mistakes) in family history research: - Hang loose on spelling! I've found many a...
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Rosemary Cook
Apr 4, 20202 min read
Top tips for family history research ... 1
Here are some of the key things I've learned through doing the family history research for my books: - It pays to learn how to use sites...
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Rosemary Cook
Mar 29, 20201 min read
Talks, talks, talks ...
I've given many talks about my books and the background research that created them, to a variety of groups. These have ranged from a...
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Rosemary Cook
Mar 29, 20201 min read
A new book at the publishers!
At last! After a couple of years of part-time research and writing, I have finished my latest book 'The Crimes of Dr Gramshaw'. The text...
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