I am always being asked how I come up with my plots. I thought that I would start a small series of short articles that give an idea of how imagery can really inspire stories and the characters that I use.

Death in Rio is probably the simplest title to start with, even though it is technically number Two in the Tale of Murder series.  Written a few years before the World Cup in Brazil highlighted the dichotomy between the rich enjoying the Carnival atmosphere for which Rio de Janeiro is famous and the poor who live in shanty towns and ghettos.

This Journeyman TV program from 2008 shows one of the projects that has been put in place to try and rescue kids surrounded by brutality.