<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[A. G. R. Goff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author of psychological thrillers with complex characters, emotional depth and slow-building suspense.]]></description><link>https://www.agr-goff.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:55:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.agr-goff.com/de/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why Grief Became Part of False Friends]]></title><description><![CDATA[As mentioned before, when I first began writing what would later become Subjective Mood, I was not thinking about a series. I was trying to process a period of my life that felt strangely unreal. During the Covid pandemic in South Africa, everyday reality often felt uncertain. Administrative processes were slower, information was sometimes unclear, and many people experienced situations that felt difficult to fully comprehend at the time. In that atmosphere, the mind looks for ways to cope....]]></description><link>https://www.agr-goff.com/post/why-grief-became-part-of-false-friends</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69db84c4515c02011a111ac3</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:44:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c6bac_af66af8f864a42c8af8018a125fc564c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>agrgoff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Life in Málaga Shaped Subjective Mood]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Subjective Mood, the first book in my False Friends series, already out, and Imperative Ember following in February, I am now working on the third instalment. It seemed like a good moment to say a little about where the series came from. Some readers will already know from earlier newsletters that part of the inspiration comes from a real language school I attend here in Málaga. Technically, I am not a tourist in Málaga. I live here. But I am still a foreigner, and that can feel...]]></description><link>https://www.agr-goff.com/post/how-life-in-m%C3%A1laga-shaped-subjunctive-mood</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b6f2f4bae3e8001617abc6</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:57:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c6bac_8824447c6f9949dcbb197ccd754eda75~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>agrgoff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's here]]></title><description><![CDATA[Subjective Mood, the first book in the False Friends series, has finally arrived, and it begins with Ramón. In the classroom, Ramón is impossible not to watch. He teaches Spanish like a performance: tracing words back through centuries, jumping effortlessly between grammar rules, history and etymology. A walking dictionary with impeccable timing, the kind of teacher who makes even the subjunctive feel oddly entertaining. But lessons end. Outside the classroom, Ramón’s attention drifts...]]></description><link>https://www.agr-goff.com/post/it-s-here</link><guid isPermaLink="false">694464ac388dd9ea3dbe6dca</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:32:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c6bac_10a07b230e0a473ca6abbf0545a32d1f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>agrgoff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the Teachers of False Friends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not everything can be learned in a classroom. If you read my first blog post, you’ll know I’m working on a new thriller series called False Friends, set in a Spanish language school here in Málaga, where not everyone is quite who they claim to be. This week, I want to introduce you to the teachers. The ones who will guide the students, ask all the right questions, and quietly lead them into chaos. On paper, they’re precisely what you’d hope for in a language school, friendly, dedicated, a...]]></description><link>https://www.agr-goff.com/post/meet-the-teachers-of-false-friends</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68950dc9e597530529f53ef0</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 20:35:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c6bac_e35c7ea0ab9f4213b7faa8c635f540d1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_615,h_769,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>agrgoff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Mind Games to Malaga: The Birth of False Friends]]></title><description><![CDATA[After wrapping up my Mind Games series, a psychological thriller that took readers deep into the murky waters of manipulation, deceit, and a nameless cult, I found myself at a creative crossroads. The characters were still echoing in my mind, their twisted logic and buried traumas lingering long after the final page. But the question remained: what next? I knew two things for sure. First, that my next series would be set in Málaga. I had just moved to this sun-soaked city on the southern...]]></description><link>https://www.agr-goff.com/post/from-mind-games-to-malaga-the-birth-of-false-friends</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686aba3236d58b89f7b63e19</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 18:06:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c6bac_69e134c4dba144ba9256b83fc74b0d06~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_612,h_766,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>agrgoff</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>