At the moment I am editing my latest thriller. Manhattan Takedown, is my eighth book. It features Karyn Kane, a deep cover agent for the CIA and her battle to save the global financial system from attack by a frightening new electronic pulse weapon This book took me just under a year to write. Right now I am busy polishing it prior to publication. Those of you who have written books of your own will know how much hard work and dedication is involved in this progress. Luckily

Greetings friends. No doubt you will have caught my thoughts on crime, mystery and thriller writing via other sensational blogsites such as the awesome Crimezine. Perhaps you will have encountered my work in one of the very many magazines and newspapers I have worked for down the years? The luckiest amongst you will have certainly read one of my many awesome books and that means that you will be familiar with my passionate and idiosyncratic take on the world of mystery, crime

Here is a quirky little short story I wrote about 15 years ago whilst living in London England. The story was inspired when I saw a quite extraordinary xmas display set up on a dingy balcony near Heathrow airport. The balcony faced a major road junction and the motivation behind it really set my mind working. You will notice certain British usage in the story, a Motorway is of course a Freeway, and an Estate is most often a large public housing development [although there are