Behind the scenes, the cogs have been whirring for some time on what’s coming next in my writing career, and after a great deal of discussion, I can happily report the answer to this will […]
Tag: Crime
REVIEW: ‘Run And Hide’ by Alan McDermott
I’d been a fan of Alan McDermott’s work for some time, having got hooked on the high-octane, pure thrills of his excellent Tom Gray series – so when I was afforded the opportunity of an […]
COVER REVEAL: CROOK’S HOLLOW
Thrilled to share the cover art and preorder information for my next book, ‘Crook’s Hollow’, coming from Black Rose Writing on 22nd March 2018. BLURB: “In the quiet village of Crook’s Hollow, almost […]
A Wanted Man – Paperback available to preorder NOW
Delighted to share that the paperback edition of A WANTED MAN is now available for preorder through the links below – coming 18th December – can’t wait to see it in the flesh. Amazon UK https://tinyurl.com/ydews2jr […]

The Book That Changed Everything
Post originally published on Literarily Speaking on 13th November 2017 (link). The Book That Changed Everything I grew up in Croft, a small village in the north west of the UK, a stone’s throw from […]
The Breaking of Liam Glass, and trying something a little new…
Let me preface this little brain-squeeze by saying that I can’t recall reading any satire before, so the finer nuances of the genre may be a little lost on me. I came by The Breaking […]
The Dry and its amazing claustrophobic openness…
I grabbed The Dry by Jane Harper on a whim, having seen that beautiful jacket and read half a line of the synopsis. I think I’d clicked BUY NOW before I’d even realised I’d done […]
The Last Cut, But A Great New Series
One of my formative memories in my fledgling writing career was at Bloody Scotland in September 2014, when, bumbling and in awe, I asked Danielle Ramsay to sign a paperback for me. I proceeded to […]