A Complete List of My Novels

Gothic mystery, sci-fi, children’s adventures, and the odd romantic drama. Something for everyone.

Please forgive this shameless self-promotion. If you are already familiar with my novels, or have read them, or have no interest in them, feel free to click away. However, because I get a lot of questions about my novels from other Medium writers — what kinds of novels, what are they about, where are they available to buy, and so on — I thought I’d write this article and pin it to my profile for easy reference.

I’ve been writing novels for the better part of twenty years. Most are self-published, but three of these — Spectre of Springwell Forest, The Irresistible Summons, and Phantom Audition — were originally published by US indie publisher Dragon Soul Press, before rights reverted to me. I’m still trying to secure mainstream publication with various unpublished manuscripts not listed here, but in the meantime, this lot are available for your reading pleasure, either via Kindle or Paperback. In some cases, I have opening chapters available to read on Medium, so you can “try before you buy”, if you wish.

Here’s a list, with a “logline” for each novel. Full blurbs are available by clicking through to each Amazon link via the title.

Gothic Mysteries

Death Nest: A widower fears his young son is cursed and may vanish without trace, just as his younger brother did twenty years previously.

Here’s the opening chapter.

The Birds Began to Sing: An aspiring novelist enters a mysterious writing competition at a sinister mansion.

Here’s the opening chapter.

The Irresistible Summons: A television producer who debunks the supernatural encounters a genuine haunting in a London office block.

Here’s the opening chapter (after the prologue).

Phantom Audition: The grieving widow of a famous actor begins to suspect a supernatural hand at work in his apparent suicide, linked to his final acting role.

Here’s the opening chapter.

Spectre of Springwell Forest: A mother comes to believe her young daughter is cursed, after discovering a mysterious painting in her attic containing a gradually revealed figure, which only she can see.

Here’s the opening chapter. The first six are available on Medium (there are links at the end of each chapter to the next instalment).

The Thistlewood Curse: A detective and her paranormal consultant suspect supernaturally assisted murder after the sudden heart attack of a Lord’s son on Lundy Island.

Here’s the opening chapter.

The George Hughes Trilogy

The Martian Inheritance, The Titan War, and The Neptune Conspiracy: Teenager George Hughes unexpectedly inherits the planet Mars. He finds himself the target of covert assassins, hostile aliens, and even darker forces. But he also comes under the protection of a mysterious secret agent and finds friends in unlikely places.

Here’s the opening chapter of The Martian Inheritance. The first nine are available on Medium (there are links at the end of each chapter to the next instalment).

Also, a three-for-the-price-of-two omnibus edition of The George Hughes Trilogy can be purchased here.

Other Children’s Adventures

Uncle Flynn: A timid boy gradually overcomes fear and mollycoddling as he searches for hidden treasure on Dartmoor with his enigmatic uncle.

Dr Gribbles and the Beast of Blackthorn Lodge: A monster, a mad scientist, and a haunted house… That’s just the beginning for a boy who finds himself caught between spy factions near the end of the Cold War.

Echo and the White Howl: A exiled young wolf seeks revenge after his Alpha father is murdered by a pack rival.

Other Novels

Peaceful Quiet Lives: Forbidden lovers fall foul of laws in both nations that emerged following the Second American Civil War.

Here’s the opening chapter. The first six are available on Medium (there are links at the end of each chapter to the next instalment).

Children of the Folded Valley: A man looks back on his past when he grew up in a mysterious cult cut off from the rest of the world.

This is by far my most popular novel to date, with over 400 mostly positive reviews and ratings on Amazon. Here’s the opening chapter.

Love vs Honour: Teenage lovers pretend to convert to Islam and Christianity to appease each respective set of parents.

For those of you that have sworn off Amazon, most of my novels can also be found via Smashwords and their various outlets here.

I hope that’s a useful list. I will update it from time to time as required. In the meantime, thank you for your interest in my novels, and if you read them, I hope you enjoy them.