At first, I wrote gritty crime novels, then The Harry Fingle trilogy – three stories about corruption and dishonesty in MI6 and the CIA – and most recently, books about people’s dramas and conflict.

Recent 

Revelations.

A troubled man’s search for his unknown father reveals the truth of his parents’ relationship.

Max Langstone, thirty-three, fixates on his tough background, sure he’s been dealt a dud hand. When his estranged mother dies and the tragic truth about his parents’ short, poignant, relationship unfolds, he’s saddened, but resolves to find his unknown father. By chance, his old lover reappears and helps him, but both try to deny their smouldering love affair. 

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Otto and Frankie. 2020. A dying man’s fight against injustice, his wife’s unusual affair, and the love of his long-lost daughter.

Otto and his daughter Frankie could not be more different. He’s rich, an acclaimed author, human rights activist, and lives in England. She lives in New York, just about survives from one pay cheque to the next and hasn’t seen or spoken to her father for twenty years. Dutifully reunited by his impending death, she’s amazed to find him a kind and noble man who, while grappling with his wife’s bizarre affair, champions for the world’s forgotten and dispossessed to his last. After Otto’s death, Frankie’s admiration for her father leads her into a dangerous and life changing pursuit. amazon.com, amazon.co.uk.

Truth is not always True. 2017. A man remarries, believing his wife was killed by terrorists, until he sees her on a street corner. 

When Joe sees his late wife in a crowd, he believes he’s either seen a ghost or is insane. Jen and he were indescribably in love, but she was tragically killed a year earlier, and he’s since remarried. Jen didn’t die. The report of her death was an appalling mistake. Shattered and almost destroyed in finding him married to someone else, Jen struggles to find sanity and a new life. A story of love and strife that poses many questions. amazon.com, amazon.co.uk.

Night Running. 2015.The hunt for a serial arsonist and why a man runs at night.

Mark’s house burns down. His partner’s five-year-old son dies in the blaze, and his partner blames him for the tragedy. They split. Mark meets Kate and they find comfort in talking about their tragic pasts. They fall in love and Kate becomes pregnant. But there’s a psychopathic child murderer at large who sets houses on fire. The hunt for him threatens Kate and Mark’s newfound happiness and the life of Kate’s surviving daughter. amazon.com, amazon.co.uk. 

The Harry Fingle trilogy: 2011/2013. Each book is a stand alone story.

Playing Harry. Harry, a journalist, unearths foul play at the CIA and MI6 and attempts to publish his findings.  amazon.com, amazon.co.uk

Assassination Continuum. An assassin and the Russians go to all lengths to eliminate Harry. amazon.com, amazon.co.uk

Zero One. Harry’s enemies team up with rogue groups in the security services to bring about Harry’s demise. amazon.com, amazon.co.uk

Gritty crime thrillers. 2000-2010

Electronic Crime in Muted Key. A man fakes his death and reinvents himself.  amazon.com, amazon.co.uk. 

Killing Sam Forever. A man visits his murderer, 30 years after the event. amazon.com, amazon.co.uk.

Murder He Forgot. Amnesia hides a man’s murderous intent. amazon.com, amazon.co.uk

The Wrong Menu. A chef uses his restaurant to hide his crimes. amazon.com, amazon.co.uk. 

Death in the Fishing Net. A man drags up his wife’s dead body in a trawl net. amazon.com, amazon.co.uk. 

The Bloodied Black Heart. A man searching for the recipient of his wife’s heart becomes entangled in a plot to drop a dirty nuclear bomb on London. amazon.com, amazon.co.uk. 

Short story: 2020

Life in four stories. Four stories: two about life, love, and death; one a poignant and disturbing memory that dangles a question. Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk

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