The Puzzle ↗

Two different guys get a strange delivery on the same day. What do Danny Andrews, grieving gambler, and Detective Inspector Tony Tate have in common?

The Whole in One: Portfolio of Nobody ↗

A writer’s journey from first dodgy novel to the last book published, a children’s book of fairy tales. All in chronological order and with backgrounds to the stories.

Trouble Cross ↗

Thomas Robel, a newly established insurance investigator, is so desperate for his first case he is set upon a tortuous trail by a mysterious American woman.

Rewind ↗

Everyone has wished sometime or another they could go back in time and have the chance to do something over again. Jason West has wished these many times.

Once Upon a Week ↗

Seven new never seen before fairy stories, each based around a proverb. Witches, dragons and trolls, with a life lesson thrown in, and maybe the odd parent chuckle along the way.

Pratt, Pratt, Wally & Pratt Investigate

Pratt, Pratt. Wally and Pratt are a newly formed firm of insurance investigators, although only one person works there, Thomas Robel. He gets his first case from a mysterious American woman who appears unannounced at the office.

T is for…

Thomas Robel’s new insurance client is acting suspiciously and he carries out his own investigation only to get caught up in kidnap and murder.

A short prequel to Trouble Cross

Doctor Oh No!

Short James Bond spoof from the 80’s lifted from the pages of Trouble Cross.

S.P.I.D.E.R. operative Sindy Cobweb, W7, attempts to rescue a missing scientist and his eyesight formula from the combined enemy forces of S.M.A.S.H. and S.C.E.P.T.I.C. in their Egyptian lair.

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    Happy Star Wars Day! This time last year, I penned my first post for this website. This time this year, one year on, and I am pleased to announce that – fanfare of trumpets – the novel is finished. Fourth time lucky. About 7,500 words over this weekend – a personal best. The final total…

  • The Wolves of Ball Street

    The Wolves of Ball Street

    Well, it has certainly been a week in the world of football, has it not? More controversy than the ‘Hand of God’. On a planet with a worldwide pandemic, when – to turn a well-known cliché on its head – some people have never had it so bad, a privileged absolute minority decide to grab…

  • 100,000!

    100,000!

    This is a short one, just to commemorate crashing through the 100,000 word barrier. At the start I was aiming for that to be the total for the new novel but it is not quite finished. Trouble Cross is my longest so far at 120,000 but even that has been reduced now with the Pratt,…

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    said Zebedee, as he closed down The Magic Roundabout for the night, but for myself Thursday night was more like The Tragic Gadabout. Thursday was my night in the sleep clinic at the hospital. This had been on the cards for quite a while as my sleep is being investigated due to tiredness in the…

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