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Witches Copse - Insights & Background

Witches Copse was first published in 2022 and is the first part of the Witches Copse trilogy, which includes the forthcoming Witches Blooding and Witches End.

Witches Copse is set in the UK in 1979,  during the winter of discontent. For those of you unfamiliar with this time in British history. The winter of discontent was a phrase used to describe the period between November 1978 and February 1979. The Labour Party was in power, in constant battle with the trade unions. It was a time of civil un...

M R James Ghost Stories

As the ghost story season is upon us the latest episode of the Bird's EyeView of Books podcast explores the ghost stories of M. R. James, what makes a ghost story Jamesian and how recent writers have used these elements in their supernatural fiction.

Episode 3 - M. R. James's Ghost Stories - Elements of the Jamesian Tale

Also available on spotify, apple etc ....

The Jamesian Ghost Story

As the ghost story season is upon us the latest episode of the Bird's EyeView of Books podcast explores the ghost stories of M. R. James, what makes a ghost story Jamesian and how recent writers have used these elements in their supernatural fiction.

Episode 3 - M. R. James's Ghost Stories - Elements of the Jamesian Tale

Also available on spotify, apple etc ....

Welsh Crime Fiction

The latest episode of the Bird’s Eyeview of Books podcast is all about Welsh Crime Fiction, specifically where Crime and Literary fiction converge and where this coming together of genres has been used to explore Wales’s south, west, and northeast regions. By discussing four selected Welsh crime novels, I look at each novel’s approach to the Welsh region it represents.

Haunting Named and Unnamed Narrators

The latest episode of my Bird's Eye View podcast is available. In this episode I share some insights on and a preview of my Occult-Noir Thriller Witches Copse and I share my take on the unnamed narrator in Dickens' classic story The Signal-man.

Witches Copse Audiobook Review

Nigel Bird (no relation) recently listened to Witches Copse audiobook and kindly shared his thoughts on his blog Sea Minor Why not check it out.

Witches Copse Audiobook

Witches Copse is now available as an audio book. If you fancy listening to an entertaining tale of witchcraft and the occult in the tradition of The Wicker Man, Rosemary's Baby and The Witch then why not give it a go.

Witches Copse

Border Sands is on the Crime Fiction Lover's Radar

There's a quick mention and overview of Border Sands at Crime Fiction Lover's website.

Border Sands up at the Big Thrill

I took sometime to talk about my latest crime novel Border Sands with Big Thrill Magazine. Why not check it out.

Witches Copse at the Big Thrill

I spent a little bit of time up at Big Thrill magazine talking about my latest folk-horror occult-noir thriller Witches Copses - why not check it out..

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