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January 4, 2014
‘Lifting the Lid’ paperback edition
The paperback edition of Lifting the Lid is now available from Amazon.
‘A superb adventure-comedy… Lifting the Lid will grab you and pull you along for a fun and wild ride… I can’t wait for the sequel!’ – Jennifer Reinoehl for Readers’ Favorite
‘It’s brilliant!… You’ll laugh so hard, you’ll have to make a couple trips to the restroom… The writing is fast paced, funny and downright thrilling.’ – Samantha Coville for SammytheBookworm.com
Click here to read more reviews.
Click here to read the first four chapters.
Filed under: Uncategorized, Writing
November 8, 2013
Taxing Times on Terra Firma – Episode Fourteen of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
Anyone for a coup? Can it pay not to get married? Why is giving blood good for your holiday entitlement? Who’s not leaving on a jet plane? What exactly are they imputing?
Listen to the podcast to find the answers to these and many other important questions about life in Greece.
Download: podcast_14-taxing_times_on_terra_firma.mp3
Click the play button or download the MP3 (14 mins 50 secs – 6.5 Mb)
Click here to listen to previous episodes of ‘A Kilo of String’
Filed under: Podcast
September 4, 2013
‘Lifting the Lid’ – Now available in all e-book formats
My new comedy thriller is now available in all e-book formats from most online booksellers. (See links towards the top right of this page.)
It’s also been getting some great reviews too. Here are just a few:
“A great story, expertly told.”
“Utterly enjoyable… Plenty of laugh out loud moments and enough substance to sink your teeth into.”
“Refreshingly entertaining… very funny indeed.”
“Jokes and crime – sublime.”
Read the first four chapters.
Lifting the Lid will also be published soon in other e-book formats and as a paperback.
Filed under: Writing
August 27, 2013
Unlucky for Some – Episode Thirteen of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
Why is spitting sometimes good for you? How do you get rid of unwelcome guests? How many lives does a Greek cat have? Who put something unpleasant in the Dowager Duchess’s corset?
Listen to the podcast to find the answers to these and many other important questions about life in Greece.
Download: podcast_13-unlucky_for_some.mp3
Click the play button or download the MP3 (15 mins 22 secs – 8.8 Mb)
Click here to listen to previous episodes of ‘A Kilo of String’
Filed under: Podcast
August 2, 2013
‘Lifting the Lid’ – My new novel out now on Amazon
Cover design by Brian Ground from an original painting by Kostas Tsoukatos © 2013
Yes, my new comedy thriller is now available from the Kindle Store at Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk
There are some things people see in toilets that they wish they hadn’t. What Trevor Hawkins sees might even cost him his life.
Read the first four chapters of Lifting the Lid, which is a comedy thriller about how a single, split-second decision can change someone’s life for ever.
Lifting the Lid will also be published soon in other e-book formats and as a paperback.
Filed under: Writing
July 7, 2013
‘Lifting the Lid’ – My new novel out soon!
Part of the front cover of my novel ‘Lifting the Lid’ (Original painting by Kostas Tsoukatos © 2013)
There are some things people see in toilets that they wish they hadn’t. What Trevor Hawkins sees might even cost him his life.
At long last, my comedy thriller Lifting the Lid is about to be published – first as an e-book and then as a ‘proper’ paperback.
Here’s a sneak preview of part of the front cover – an original painting by my good friend Kostas Tsoukatos. He usually does portraits and was a bit surprised when I told him what I wanted!
Final publication details will be announced here soon, but in the meantime, click here if you’d like to read more information about the book and the opening four chapters.
Filed under: Writing
June 28, 2013
Genetically Modified Self-Harvesting Olives!
GM Self-Harvesting Olives by Penny Philcox (© 2013)
Many thanks to Penny Philcox for sending me this great cartoon, which was inspired by a remark I made when I was moaning on about how much I dread the olive harvest in Podcast 10 (Olive oil 
January 28, 2013
Play It Again, Samaras – Episode Twelve of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
Who was ‘European Politician of the Year’ in 2012? Who got their sums seriously wrong? Who says Germans don’t have a sense of humour? What have you done with my leest? What’s a fiscal multiplier got to do with it?
Listen to the podcast to find the answers to these and many other important questions about life in Greece.
Download: podcast_12-play_it_again_samaras.mp3
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Click here to listen to previous episodes of ‘A Kilo of String’
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December 30, 2012
Ebenezer Merkel And The End Of The World – Episode Eleven of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
So this is Christmas, and what have they done? What happened to all the flying saucers? Is anyone listening in Greenland? Does Santa Claus really eat all those mince pies?
Listen to the podcast to find the answers to these and many other important questions about life in Greece.
Download: podcast_11-ebenezer_merkel_and_the_end_of_the_world.mp3
Click the play button or download the MP3 (13 mins 56 secs – 5.5 Mb)
Click here to listen to previous episodes of ‘A Kilo of String’
The Christmas music used in Episode Eleven is ‘A Mini Christmas Song’ by Milton Paredes
Filed under: Podcast
December 8, 2012
I’d Rather Eat My Own Face – Episode Ten of ‘A Kilo of String’ Podcast Series
Anyone for olive harvesting? Is there such a thing as a free lunch? Should olive harvesting be classified as a dangerous sport? Was Vasillis right about farmers?
Listen to the podcast to find the answers to these and many other important questions about life in Greece.
Download: podcast_10-id_rather_eat_my_own_face.mp3
Click the play button or download the MP3 (14 mins 14 secs – 5.5 Mb)
Click here to listen to previous episodes of ‘A Kilo of String’
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