Go on a Road Trip (January 2020, Wild Pressed Books) is a short story that introduces the character of Esther Harrison. Esther has been caring for her father, who will pass away soon following a battle with cancer. His final request of Esther is that she reaches out to her estranged mother to deliver one final correspondence on behalf of her father. However, we soon find out there may have been additional motivates in arranging for this reunion...
I order a diet coke and the woman sitting opposite me orders another gin and tonic. I think about changing my order, but I haven’t had a drink in months and God only knows what the outcome would be. A diet coke will be fine. The waitress asks if we’ll be ordering food this afternoon and in unison the woman sitting opposite and I say ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ respectively.
The woman sitting opposite me laughs it off and says we might have something to share in a little while, but we’ll shout if we want anything.
‘What do I call you?’ is my first question.
She smiles and says: ‘Mum is fine.’
For more information about the pamphlet, and similar publications from other authors, you can access the Wild Pressed Books website.
I order a diet coke and the woman sitting opposite me orders another gin and tonic. I think about changing my order, but I haven’t had a drink in months and God only knows what the outcome would be. A diet coke will be fine. The waitress asks if we’ll be ordering food this afternoon and in unison the woman sitting opposite and I say ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ respectively.
The woman sitting opposite me laughs it off and says we might have something to share in a little while, but we’ll shout if we want anything.
‘What do I call you?’ is my first question.
She smiles and says: ‘Mum is fine.’
For more information about the pamphlet, and similar publications from other authors, you can access the Wild Pressed Books website.
Play (May 2020, Bloodhound Books) is a full-length detective novel that revisits the characters introduced in my sophomore novel, Copycat. In this second book, DI Watton and her team are forced to face down a new killer with an entirely different method and motive, that leaves them searching for their victim as well as for the person responsible.
A blend of technology, detection and teamwork, this will be a strong addition to the DI Watton series whether you're coming back to these characters or coming to them as a fresh reader.
For a taste of what to expect, you can find the first DI Watton novel on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle editions.
A blend of technology, detection and teamwork, this will be a strong addition to the DI Watton series whether you're coming back to these characters or coming to them as a fresh reader.
For a taste of what to expect, you can find the first DI Watton novel on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle editions.
Untitled poetry pamphlet in collaboration with Claire Walker, a fellow Worcestershire-based poet (Winter 2020, V. Press). Claire and I have structured a call and response pamphlet in which one writer is always responding to something that resonates with them from the preceding poem. While the topic and structure is somewhat experimental, the contents deal with human needs, the natural world, and how these two things interact with each other.
You can find more information about Claire's solo publications on her personal website, and you can keep up to date with her poetry by following her on Twitter as well.
For more information about the publisher behind this project, V. Press, you can access their website and browse their latest projects here.
You can find more information about Claire's solo publications on her personal website, and you can keep up to date with her poetry by following her on Twitter as well.
For more information about the publisher behind this project, V. Press, you can access their website and browse their latest projects here.