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  • No ordinary I.E.D

    At 2100 hrs  on 10th April 1992 I had a very luck break. I was on duty as a uniformed inspector in Hackney when I was called into the police station and ordered to a neighbouring area where streets were being sealed off following a bomb threat. I went to the scene with three other Read more

  • April (fool) Competition – Winner announced

    Draw made – winner below Thanks for all the entries – as promised, everyone who guessed correctly will receive a signed copy of the sequel as soon as it is published. Over the last year, I have received some wonderful reviews for Wicked Game which have inspired me to keep writing. I have, therefore, decided Read more

  • Wicked News from Apple

    As of March 2013 Wicked Game has been selected as one of the Apple store (UK and Ireland) top 55 debut novels and has been listed in their top ‘Breakout novel’ listings. Its great news that came to me through Smashwords creator Mark Coker in an email this morning. I was reticent about withdrawing from Read more

  • Unethical means to promote book sales

    Strange goings on in the world of books and writing. This morning I listened to a Radio 4 programme about a U.S based company called Resultsource that, for a price, will promote sales of your book. They do this, apparently, by buying thousands of copies which gets the book in the best seller list. The Read more

  • An author and his manuscript

    On Friday I had a long chat with a literary agent who was kind enough to ring me after reading the novel. He had been recommended to look at the book after an author he represents had read it. In may ways it’s one of those lucky breaks that a new chap like me needs. Read more

  • Originally posted on Joanne Phillips: Happy Wednesday, and welcome to the second of my We’ve Got It Covered posts. Today is the start of the Indie Cover Hall of Fame competition, and I’m asking all readers to nominate their favourite indie-author cover. Here are the ‘rules’: You can’t nominate your own cover, or one that you’ve… Read more