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: literature
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 […]

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 […]
Writing From Your Gut – Guest Post For Lori’s Reading Corner
Writing From Your Gut – originally published at Lori’s Reading Corner on 27th July 2017 You need to have guts to be a writer, even right from the start. When you first sit down to […]
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 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 […]

A Wanted Man – published!
It’s with great delight that I can share the news that A Wanted Man, my debut novel, has been published by Endeavour Press. You can grab it here! A Wanted Man is, simply put, the […]

Two hauntings, two very different deliveries… two great reads
Every now and then a thirst for a scary story rears its ugly head, and I take a break from my usual crime novel inhaling to satisfy it. The last two I’ve read have both […]

A pint of the black stuff…
The Sean Duffy series became a favourite long before this sixth instalment, but this could be the best yet. Now a firm calendar highlight, the release of a new Duffy book guarantees a darkly funny, […]