Gang aft agley, An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain, For promis’d joy! To a Mouse by Robert Burns Or, for those who don’t speak “Burns” – sometimes good plans go tits up. And so it is with my debut book series. A few days ago, I posted on social media that the 4thContinueContinue reading “The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men”
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Christmassy Book Sale!
For the last few years, I have released a novella at Christmas and for the next few days, they’re all FREE! Over on Amazon, you can get access to the entire Reindeer Games trilogy and it won’t cost you a penny. “But, Alex,” I hear you say, “I don’t have a kindle!” No problem… theContinueContinue reading “Christmassy Book Sale!”
The One Where I was a Guest Author at my Local Library… 10,000 Miles Away!
A few weeks ago, I had the honour of being a guest author at an event hosted by Redcar and Cleveland Libraries. I grew up in Redcar and set my comedy/horror novella, Rock Zombie, there. It is my hometown, it is where I went to school, and where most of my family still live. IContinueContinue reading “The One Where I was a Guest Author at my Local Library… 10,000 Miles Away!”
The Black Cats of York
The Book and the Blade started out as a stray thought in the back of a drunk kid’s head. Me. I was that drunk kid. I was 18 years old and trying to make my way back through the city of York to my student accommodation. I’d only been at uni for a few weeksContinueContinue reading “The Black Cats of York”
Arthur Crazy #3 – The Saint and the Shadowman – and some other stuff.
On July 22nd, 2025 – if Cyclone Alfred doesn’t wipe us out in the meantime – the third Arthur Crazy book will be hitting the shelves! The Saint and the Shadowman picks up a few months after the events of book 2 and takes place back in the beautiful, haunted city of York. But it’sContinueContinue reading “Arthur Crazy #3 – The Saint and the Shadowman – and some other stuff.”
“There’s a bomb on the sleigh!”
Sleigh: Reindeer Games 3 is out now so get ready for the Christmas rush! The third and final instalment in my series of utterly bizarre Christmas comedy/horror novellas is available on Amazon – books2read.com/reindeergames3 – and as usual, it’s cheaper than a pint! (or two pints if you’re going for the paperback). I also stoleContinueContinue reading ““There’s a bomb on the sleigh!””