This twinning idea between Portsmouth UK (home of the marine mystery crime series) and Portsmouth USA sounds good to me

The fourth in the Inspector Andy Horton series
My  marine mystery crime novels featuring Inspector Andy Horton and my thrillers are set on the south coast of England, in the Solent area with Portsmouth CID being Inspector Andy Horton’s CID patch. After reading an article in The News, Portsmouth’s local daily newspaper, I was reminded that when I write here I should perhaps say Portsmouth, England because there are two Portsmouth’s in the United States of America, one of which it has been suggested should be twinned with Portsmouth UK.

Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK and Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA both have the same name, a seaside location and a seafront.

In addition, a short trip across the Solent from Portsmouth in the UK brings you to the Isle of Wight and a short trip across the Piscataqua River from Portsmouth USA brings you to the equivalent, the Isles of Shoals.

Both also have a proud naval history. Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA has its own naval dockyard founded by John Mason, who is buried at Westminster Abbey, there is a plaque to him in our own Royal Garrison Church, that’s the one without the roof in Old Portsmouth, it was bombed in 1941.


Sailing into Portsmouth Harbour UK
 Tourism bosses in the US would like to form a twinning partnership with Portsmouth UK. There’s another Portsmouth in the USA in the state of Virginia which Andy Horton’s Portsmouth currently has ‘sister’ status with.

I’m certainly up for this ‘twinning’ idea especially if it means an exchange of visits – happy to represent Portsmouth in the States, tour and give talks, be an ambassador for Portsmouth UK and promote our City and region, interested parties please apply here!

I might even get to send Andy Horton over there, who knows…?


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