It’s the final week of #IndieApril and I’ve got four lovely paperback copies of Hardboiled to give away! Published by Dead Guns Press at the end of last year, Hardboiled features my short story Sherry Sherry alongside crime fiction by some fantastic authors including Bill Baber, Ellie Tritch and Jacqueline Seewald. Want a read on … More Hardboiled Book Giveaway
Last year Dead Guns Press published their first Hardboiled anthology after a couple of years’ hiatus. My short story Sherry Sherry was included. (Yes, that is a Neil Diamond reference.) A twist on the old girl in the fridge trope, the somewhat unstable narrator goes on the rampage when she comes home to discover her … More Sherry Sherry
The long wait is over and Dead Guns Press have finally returned with their new Hardboiled anthology! Featuring a new short story of mine, Sherry Sherry, alongside some great crime tales from names both familiar and new to followers of the New Mexico-based publisher. A couple of years ago, DGP published my short story Queen … More Read ‘Sherry Sherry’ in Hardboiled
You can now read my short story Pamphleteers in the new issue of Typehouse Literary Magazine! Budapest, 1957. Once-famous writer Jozsef Novak is part of a conspiracy to publish subversive pamphlets. However, his new romance with student Lazlow is threatening his resolve and the secret police are closing in. For fans of spies, romance, and … More Read Pamphleteers in Typehouse Literary Magazine
You can now read my new short story Hello! Housekeeping! in The Dark City Crime & Mystery Magazine! College Man is a college drop out, cleaning rooms in a city hotel for spare change. It’s not too bad a job – he gets to work alone and management are all right. His coasting comes … More Read Hello! Housekeeping! in The Dark City Mystery Magazine
I’m on a bit of a spree at the moment, having a run of good luck. My short story ‘Hello! Housekeeping!’ has been accepted by The Dark City Crime & Mystery Magazine and will be published in its October issue! A hotel cleaner finds a dead body in the bathroom along with a bag … More The Dark City
I am really stoked to have made it into the front cover of Schlock! Webzine!! (Exclamation marks 2 & 3 my own.) This week only (Sun 16 – Sat 22 Sep) you can read my short story Cutting Teeth for free on the Schlock! website here. This one’s an out-there urban fantasy piece … More Read Cutting Teeth in Schlock! Webzine
Excited to announce a short story of mine has been sold to Typehouse Literary Magazine, and will appear in print in the magazine’s forthcoming September issue. Set in 1957 in Budapest under Soviet rule, ‘Pamphleteers’ tells the tale of a once-lauded writer who has become part of a conspiracy to attack the ideology of … More Typehouse Literary Magazine
I’m really excited to have a short story included in the next issue of Schlock! Webzine. Cutting Gold Teeth – an urban fantasy tale about a bank heist that goes wrong, kicking off a surreal trip through some unsavoury parts of San Francisco – will be published on 16th September and available to read … More Schlock! Webzine
A couple of years ago, my short story Queen of Junkyard Dogs appeared in an anthology called Hardboiled: Dames & Sin by Dead Guns Press. (I have since self-published this one in my own latest collection, Fresh Blood Orange.) Shortly after, DGP went on hiatus, its future uncertain. I’m pleased to say in 2018 DGP … More New Hardboiled anthology – the return of Dead Guns Press
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