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May 6, 2016

Plan Master Plan

The Armchair Detective and the Mandrake Master Plan is now available to Pre-Order on Kindle. It will be published as a Kindle Exclusive on 13th June 2013.

Mandrake's most meticulous plan yet will soon be revealed...


Master Plan soon to be unveiled.

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Published on May 06, 2016 12:21

May 1, 2016

More Engines

The Full-Colour Paperback Editions of: Sally Steamy The Christmas Engine; Minnie Millie The Engine Lookerafterer; All The Engines and How Toc Toc Became the Great Clock are now available at Lulu, Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Also, the Audiobook Version of Sally Steamy The Christmas Engine will be arriving at Audible, Amazon & iTunes very soon.

Be sure to catch these trains as they puff to a platform near you.


Catch Minnie Millie Now

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Published on May 01, 2016 00:47

April 23, 2016

Original Armchair Giveaway

The original paperback edition of The Armchair Detective is now available as a Giveaway for one lucky reader from amazon.com for residents of the United States and the District of Columbia.

Enter now to win but hurry, you only have 7 days.

Click here to enter on the FREE Books page.


The Original Paperback for FREE

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Published on April 23, 2016 13:45

April 17, 2016

Shire's Circle Open

The Armchair Detective and the Shire's Circle Conundrum is now available as a Kindle Exclusive.

"Seek the circle's centre and ye shall find..."


The Circle opens...

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Published on April 17, 2016 23:09

April 6, 2016

Engines Galore!

It's been a very busy month and a bit for all the engines in The Engine Series...

The past five weeks have seen the release of: Rust Bucket The Lost Engine; Sally Steamy The Christmas Engine; Minnie Millie The Engine Lookerafterer; All The Engines - The Complete Collection and the Special How Toc Toc Became the Great Clock on Kindle.

If that wasn't enough, Little Titch The Small Engine; Gideon The Kind Engine; Toc Toc The Clockwork Engine and Rust Bucket The Lost Engine have been published as Paperbacks with All The Engines out as a Hardcover.

And... Rust Bucket The Lost Engine has been released as an Audiobook with Sally Steamy The Christmas Engine coming soon.

No wonder all the engines are puffed out!


The puffer trains are out of puff!

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Published on April 06, 2016 14:51

April 5, 2016

Pre-Order Shires & New Newsletter

The Armchair Detective and the Shire's Circle Conundrum is now available to pre-order from kindle ahead of its publication date of 18th April.

And Issue 5 of The Armchair Newsletter is now available to download from this website for absolutely FREE.

So, find out more about Geoffrey in both publications.


Geoffers going round in circles.

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Published on April 05, 2016 22:07

March 23, 2016

Armchair Detective Now Broadcasting

The Armchair Detective is now being broadcast on the Radio as full-cast audio drama by the Shoestring Radio Theatre.

Old Tom and Trench will span the airwaves in America and Montreal, Canada. The good news is, for a limited time, it is also available to listen to worldwide on the Shoestring Radio Theatre website.

Click on the Radio picture on the HOME page for more details.

For the very first time: Listen to the mystery... Hear the armchair...


The Armchair on the Airwaves.

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Published on March 23, 2016 16:01

March 13, 2016

FREE Books at Easter

Two FREE kindle books are yours for 0.00 during the Easter holidays.

Click on the Easter Egg to crack open a book or two.


Easter treats for you.

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Published on March 13, 2016 11:01

March 4, 2016

The Armchair Detective On Radio - Coming Very Soon

The Armchair Detective is to be broadcast as a full-cast audio drama by Shoestring Radio Theatre Productions from 23rd March.

Click on 'The Armchair Detective On Radio' picture on the HOME page for more details and how to listen.

For the very first time, you will be able to listen to Trench and Old Tom.

Hear the mystery...


The Armchair on the Airwaves!

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Published on March 04, 2016 09:40

February 29, 2016

Deluxe Hardcover Giveaway

The Goodreads Book Giveaway for The Armchair Detective Series One (Hardcover with original cover) is now active. One lucky reader will receive this unique signed book through their letterbox absolutley free of charge.

The Giveaway ends on 23rd April.

To enter and for more details visit Goodreads.

Good luck!


Signed, sealed, delivered - and FREE!

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Published on February 29, 2016 01:47