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A Reluctant Spy

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A promo image of my book, with the tagline 'Right place, right time, wrong man'

A Reluctant Spy

Two months as a published author

The linear progression of time continues to surprise me.

I'm on the Page One Podcast

I'm on the Page One Podcast

Come and watch me chatting up a storm on one of my favourite podcasts.

A review from Crimetime UK which reads in part "Treads with assurance in the footsteps of the great spy writers"

A Reluctant Spy

One month after

Today marks exactly one month since A RELUCTANT SPY, my debut novel, was released.

A Reluctant Spy - Launch Day

A Reluctant Spy - Launch Day

Well, the day is finally here. My debut novel A RELUCTANT SPY is out! Something I've been working towards for thirty years (somewhat inconsistently at times) has finally come to pass. You can buy it pretty much everywhere, but my Linktree has a whole range of options, including

Daynote - Wed 11th Sep 2024 - Here we go!

Daynote - Wed 11th Sep 2024 - Here we go!

Well. Here we are. One day to go. My attention is all over the place, some really lovely reviews are dropping and I am very, very excited. ON DECK: I'll be honest, I have absolutely not stuck to my plan to try and get a little writing done

Me and a whole heap of books

Daynote - Mon 9th Sep 2024 - A Signing in Brighton

I was quite, quite unprepared for what it would look like when I saw all of the Goldsboro Crime Collective special editions in one place. It was an incredible honour to be selected as the launch title for this brand-new subscription book box, and an even greater honour to be

An excerpt from a review from the Sunday Times which reads 'Innocents have been caught up in espionage ever since The Thirty-

Daynote - Sun 8th Sep 2024

Well, here's a rare daynote on a Sunday, for a couple of reasons! The biggest one is above, which is a review of my book in today's Sunday Times. The thing about press coverage is you quite often don't actually learn whether you'

Images from my bookshop tour

Edinburgh Bookshop Tour for 'A Reluctant Spy'

Yesterday I spent most of the day visiting bookshops in Edinburgh to meet booksellers and hand out a few samplers of A RELUCTANT SPY. It was just a fantastic day.

A Reluctant Spy on NetGalley

A Reluctant Spy

A Reluctant Spy on NetGalley

'A Reluctant Spy' is now available on Netgalley!

My debut novel 'A Reluctant Spy' acquired by Headline

My debut novel 'A Reluctant Spy' acquired by Headline

I've sold my debut novel!