Some stories take a long time to get out onto the paper. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. If we take Neil Alexanders’s example, then 15 years was what it took – and that has paid of handsomely with The Vanishing of Margaret Small (Bonnier/ Embla Books), published in November.
A part-time teacher from Whitstable in Kent, Neil’s laudable efforts have produced a historical mystery with a dual timeline. Margaret, 75, is a
