September sees the release of the next Hunter Kerr novel published by Sapere Books and I thought you would be interested to hear where the Beast of Barnwell – the serial killer in this story - comes from.

Questions and answers When did you first start writing? Did a specific event encourage you to start? About the age of twelve, and it was a science fiction apocalyptic story, written in two exercise books from Woolworths. I had an uncle, who was not only an avid reader but had a wonderful imagination, and as […]

Following my retirement after 32 years in the police service, working mainly as a detective, I set about working on the novel I promised myself I would write. I had already made one attempt in the early 1990’s whilst working undercover in drugs squad, making notes when on surveillance and writing them up in an […]

My journey into writing crime fiction began in my early teens, inspired and encouraged by an uncle, who was a lover of books, had a wonderful imagination and who taught me the basics of crafting a novel. In the Autumn and Winter months we would spend many an evening together in front of a roaring […]