My blogs

  • The old man’s humour

    Yesterday my daughter e-mailed me again asking why I didn’t do something useful with my time. Like sitting at home writing books is not a good thing. Talking about me “doing something useful” seems to be one of her favourite topic of conversation. She was “only thinking of me” and even suggested I go down… Read more

  • Publication day #DeadlyGame

    20th February 2017. Today sees the publication by Orenda Books of the sequel to Wicked Game. Deadly Game I won’t spoil the surprise – watch the trailer here Read more

  • Saving a bee colony

    There’s a knock on the door. Something of a nightmare to a writer. You are mid chapter, mid sentence even, and the words are flowing. All stop. I know some who ignore callers, phone calls and all other means of communication when they are ‘in the groove’. I try. But a knock at the door… Read more

  • Yesterday in London

    One day in London. A powerful observation of one day in the life of the thin blue line. One day where only one of the attacks made the national press. Not surprisingly, it was the one that would attract the most media interest. Read more

  • Terror on the streets – peace will return

    Kill one … frighten a thousand           – The number of terrorist attacks is increasing  – terrorist attacks are more widespread  – Europe is experiencing terrorism of a kind never before seen  – New forms of terrorism motivated by religious imperatives are fundamentally different from terrorism of thirty years ago. Modern… Read more

  • Thoughts of an older voter

    Today, the UK saw a result to the ‘Leave EU’ referendum that some predicted but none really expected. The reaction to it has been frightening. Social media is awash with stories of families torn apart, arguments, and even fights. A senior politician who campaigned to leave the EU has been attacked by a mob. Some… Read more