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Hello and welcome! I'm Grahame Peace.
I'm based in the historic northern town of Huddersfield, I am a British author specialising in cosy mysteries, historical paranormal fiction, and fashion fiction. Today, I write what I love most—atmospheric, amusing escapes woven with history, humour, vintage glamour, and a touch of the supernatural.
Whether you are diving into the glamorous, nostalgic world of mid-century cosmetics in The Beauty Room or unravelling 1939 wartime secrets with paranormal investigator Jocasta Bradman, or meeting Jasper Claxton in historical tales in The Ghost from the Molly House series, my goal is always the same: to sweep you away into an atmospheric, amusing escape.
When I’m not dreaming up new plot twists or researching vintage designer fashions, you can usually find me exploring the beautiful landscapes and historic houses of Northern England.
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Stories from Grahame Peace
Cosy mysteries, ghost stories and fashion fiction, with a good deal of history and humour along the way. Here I share the thinking behind my books, from Regency hauntings to Huddersfield's literary past. Read on, and enjoy.
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Jasper Claxton: The Time-Traveling Ghost from the Molly House with a Heart for Justice
Jasper Claxton is 20 years old, dead, and far more alive than many people he meets. As a time-travelling ghost, he moves through history with the uneasy grace of someone who has seen too much and still refuses to grow cruel. He is kind without being soft, considerate without being meek, and funny in a way that lands just when a room needs air. His humour is dry, sometimes sharp, but rarely unkind. Jasper does not mock the wounded. He saves his wit for bullies, hypocrites, and
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2 minutes ago4 min read
The Mystery at Marmaduke Manor Haunted Secrets and a Wicked Séance
Some goodbyes ask too much of the living. Daisy Frittering only wants one last word with Cedric, her late husband, but grief has a way of making dangerous offers look kindly. A discreet advertisement in a ladies’ magazine promises comfort, perhaps even proof that love survives the grave. So Daisy opens the door of Marmaduke Manor to a spiritual medium, lights the candles, and waits for Cedric to answer. He does not. What answers instead is older, colder, and far less polite.
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5 days ago5 min read
Jocasta Bradman and the Regency Haunting of Oakwood Hall
A voice in an old house is rarely only a voice. At Oakwood Hall, it is a cry from another century, calling again and again for a woman named Anastasia. That single detail gives this Jocasta Bradman mystery its pulse. The story begins in 1932, in the Kent countryside, where renowned spiritual medium Jocasta Bradman is summoned to a manor sunk deep in grief, secrecy, and old desire. Its owner, Venetia Briscombe, lives under the pressure of a haunting that feels less like a cold
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Oct 168 min read
Huddersfield Authors Exploring a Rich Literary Heritage
From Simon Armitage to Sally Wainwright, a look at the Huddersfield authors whose stories come from mill valleys, moorland weather and family kitchens.
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Oct 74 min read
What Defines British Cosy Mysteries
What makes a British cosy mystery tick? A real puzzle, a village's worth of suspects, no gore, and usually a pot of tea. A reader's guide from Huddersfield author Grahame Peace.
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Oct 64 min read
October Reading Picks from Fashion Fiction to Humorous Paranormal Mysteries
October calls for books with atmosphere. The evenings draw in, the kettle works harder, and a story can feel like the perfect excuse to stay inside for one more chapter. My books sit in two very different, but happily complementary, corners of fiction. On one side, there is Fashion Fiction, full of style, ambition, friendships, rivalries, and the drama that comes with beautiful clothes and complicated lives. On the other, there are Paranormal, Historical, Cosy Mysteries, wher
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Oct 35 min read
What Makes Pluckley the Most Haunted Village in England
Pluckley in Kent is often called the most haunted village in England because it combines a remarkable number of named ghost stories with a setting that feels made for folklore. Its lanes, churchyard, woods, old houses, and railway-side corners give each haunting a clear place, which makes the legends easy to remember and retell. The village’s reputation did not grow from one famous apparition. It grew from a cluster of local stories, many tied to specific spots that visitors
Grahame Peace
Oct 15 min read
Why I Love Writing the Jocasta Bradman Series of Paranormal Cosy Mysteries with Heart
Some characters arrive politely. Jocasta Bradman did not. She walked in with grey hair, a sharp tongue, a practical cardigan, and the kind of spiritual awareness that makes both the living and the dead think twice before messing with her. That is one of the reasons I love writing her. The Jocasta Bradman series gives me room to play with everything I enjoy most as an author: ghosts with unfinished business, village secrets, historical echoes, sly humour, and a mystery that ca
Grahame Peace
Sep 295 min read
Discovering the Best Historical Cosy Mysteries
A Blend of History and Mystery Historical cosy mysteries are a delightful genre. They transport us to different times while keeping us engaged with intriguing plots. Each author brings their unique flair, making it easy to find a story that resonates with you. 1. Rhys Bowen Mixes Royal Mischief with Warm Humour Rhys Bowen is a reliable choice for readers who enjoy wit, period detail, and heroines who find themselves in trouble before they have quite finished breakfast. Her Ro
Grahame Peace
Sep 275 min read
Paranormal Cosy Mystery Authors Worth Reading
A good paranormal cosy mystery needs a tricky balance. The story must matter, the atmosphere should prickle, and the supernatural element has to feel tempting rather than silly. Done well, the result is comfort reading with candle smoke at the edges. This is not an exhaustive list, but the authors below are worth trying if you like mysteries with ghosts, witches, haunted houses, psychics, magical shops, strange inheritances, or old secrets that refuse to stay buried. The best
Grahame Peace
Sep 225 min read
The Fascinating World of Mysteries with Paranormal Elements
Some mysteries are solved with fingerprints, and some need a séance. A reader's guide to mysteries with supernatural elements, by an author who writes them.
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Sep 223 min read
Fake It Till You Make It. The Fabulous Life of Patrina Fletcher.
One wrong turn, one famous surname, one flashbulb too many, and Patrina Fletcher’s ordinary life slips into something seductively glossy. At the start, Patrina is not a society darling. She is not an heiress, far from it. She is not the woman the tabloids think she is. She is the person dealing with the customers at Mayfair’s most exclusive celebrity hair and beauty salon, soothing clients whose egos need as much attention as their roots, split ends, and sagging skin. Then sh
Grahame Peace
Sep 75 min read
Huddersfield's 1950s Elegance Inspired My Fashion Fiction Novels
Huddersfield is not always the first place people imagine when they think of glamour, couture, and period fiction. I grew up in a town shaped by cloth. Not cloth as a background detail, but cloth as culture, trade, status, skill, noise, pride, and memory. Huddersfield’s textile heritage runs through its streets, its buildings, and its sense of itself. It taught me, long before I wrote a novel, that fabric could tell a story before anyone said a word. That idea sits at the hea
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Sep 58 min read
Beauty, Gossip and Secrets in 1950s Huddersfield
A jar of expensive face cream can hide a great deal, especially in a place where everyone knows your name, your family, and what you bought on your last trip into town. The Beauty Room steps into Huddersfield in 1950, a world of skin treatments, makeup counters, perfume bottles, careful manners, and even more careful secrets. This is not a story just about hairdressing. The focus is firmly on the ritual and theatre of beauty: the powder puff, the cleansing lotion, the expensi
Grahame Peace
Sep 35 min read
From Grey Streets to Glamour: A Fashion Journey of Courage
To want beauty in a place that has trained you to disappear can feel like rebellion. In A Journey into Fashion, Huddersfield author Grahame Peace places that rebellion in the hands of Chris, a shy, naive young man growing up in Northern England in the late 1950s, where fitting in is not just expected, it is a means of survival. Chris lives among grey streets, hard work, narrow rules, and a social world that does not know what to do with difference. Yet inside him is a fascina
Grahame Peace
Sep 24 min read
Your Guide to Online Ghost Story Platforms
Where do you find a good ghost story online tonight? A guide to the best places to read, hear and share British ghost tales, from archives to communities.
Grahame Peace
Sep 13 min read
The Pluckley Psychic Historical Society
The Pluckley Psychic Historical Society by Grahame Peace is an amusing paranormal-historical mystery set in 1919. The story follows three eccentric investigators who, secretly aided by a witty 18th-century "super-ghost" named Jasper Claxton, set out to solve a 400-year-old Kentish mystery and stop an ancient coven of Celtic witches threatening the town of Huddersfield.
Grahame Peace
Aug 318 min read
Fashion Fiction Authors Worth Reading for Style, Identity and Ambition
Style, identity and ambition: where to start with fashion fiction. Author recommendations from Grahame Peace, who writes the genre from inside a mill town.
Grahame Peace
Aug 295 min read
The Unique Appeal of British Cosy Mysteries
If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably found yourself curled up with a good mystery that doesn’t involve blood-soaked crime scenes or gritty detectives. Instead, you want something lighter, more charming, and yes, a bit quirky. That’s where British cosy mysteries come in. They have this special vibe that’s hard to resist. Think quaint villages, eccentric characters, and puzzles that tease your brain without giving you nightmares. Today, I’m diving into what makes these s
Grahame Peace
Aug 254 min read
The Ghost from the Molly House: The Time Travel Tales of Jasper Claxton
Amusing, paranormal, historical cosy mysteries about an eighteenth-century time-travelling ghost. Meet Jasper Claxton, star of the Ghost from the Molly House series.
Grahame Peace
Aug 185 min read
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