Welcome to my website, I’m delighted that you are interested in my work. I shall be keeping a regular blog which will cover my latest projects and ideas which I am happy to share with others, and record the process of writing itself, which as a new writer is of particular concern to me.

Welcome to my website, I’m delighted that you are interested in my work. I shall be keeping a regular blog which will cover my latest projects and ideas which I am happy to share with others, and record the process of writing itself, which as a new writer is of particular concern to me.



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Latest from the blog
14. My Favourite Short Stories
30th August 2017 Having just published The Librarian & other strange tales I thought it would be a worthwhile exercise to list my ten favourite
13. Detective Fiction and The Ghost Story and beyond …
4th August A long time since my last post – have been preoccupied with the completion and production of Detective Fiction and The Ghost Story
12. Conan Doyle and the double narrative
26th March It is amazing how writing absorbs one’s time – it is quite a few months since my last post but the new book
11. My New Book on Themes in Conan Doyle and M R James
6th October My first post for a few months – have been working hard finalizing the outline for my new book. I’m pleased to say
10. Conan Doyle, Laurie King, Michael Jecks and Dartmoor
June 10th My new book on the relationship between detective fiction and the ghost story will surface next year. I am thoroughly enjoying the research
9. The Titanic and Jacques Futrelle … and a footnote on The Hound of the Baskervilles
Funny how events jog the memory – this week has seen considerable coverage of the Titanic disaster centenary. It was a timely reminder to me