Last week I went on my annual trip to Scotland. This year had three purposes – to visit our relatives, to talk about my first book The Wreck of the Argyll at the Arbroath Signal Tower Museum, and, most importantly, to launch my new book, The Beast on the Broch. After the Arbroath talk and… Read More
Nearly a year ago, Kirsten Couper of the Arbroath Signal Tower museum invited me to come and give a talk about The Wreck of the Argyll. Now, Arbroath is a long way from Leicester where I live, but as I was travelling up to Scotland to visit relatives and launch my new book, I thought it… Read More
I’ll be at Waterstone’s Byres Road in Glasgow today, Saturday 10th September 2016, from 11am to 1pm. Come along to say hello, chat about The Beast on the Broch, pick up a bookmark, or even buy a copy and get it signed.
I’m very excited to present my first-ever video review! Duncan takes a look at The Beast on the Broch. Thanks for the review, Duncan! The Beast on the Broch is out today! And if you’re in Glasgow tomorrow, you can come and see me at Waterstone’s Byres Road.
Tomorrow, Friday 9th September 2016, is the official release date of my second novel, The Beast on the Broch. On Saturday, I’m doing a signing at the Byres Road Waterstone’s in Glasgow, but tomorrow I’m going to St Saviour’s school in Govan with Anne and Helen from the publisher Cranachan to talk about the inspiration for… Read More
The Wrong Train, by Jeremy de Quidt, is an anthology of deliciously dark stories to keep you spooked as the nights draw in. There’s a framing narrative to the stories. A boy, rushing for the last train, manages to get on the wrong train and end up on a platform in the middle of nowhere…. Read More
The Comet Seekers, by Helen Sedgwick, is the story of Róisín and François, their travels, and the people they leave behind as they travel the world. We meet them on an Antarctic Survey expedition where Róisín, an astronomer, is studying comets, and François is a chef. But that’s not where they met, although they don’t… Read More
The Revenge of Tirpitz, by M.L. Sloan, is a thrilling action-packed WWII adventure across the generations, featuring spies, ships, and Nazi gold. The book interweaves stories from two eras. In Norway, in 1944, young Norwegian Erik becomes friendly with the German radar operator Hans, and soon becomes embroiled in a plot to help the allies… Read More
Defender of the Realm, by Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler, is the story of a reluctant superhero – a very British reluctant superhero. Alfie is a normal fourteen-year-old boy. He hates school, particularly the bullies, feels like he’s a disappointment to his Dad, and feels in the shadow of his more athletic, better-looking, more confident… Read More
Cogheart by Peter Bunzl is a steampunk adventure featuring a clockwork fox; Lily, a less-than-demure Victorian schoolgirl whose absent father is hiding an awful secret; Robert, the clockmaker’s son, who is plunged into danger whether he likes it or not; nasty teachers, cruel housekeepers, mirror-eyed thugs; airship chases… OK, stop. You had me at “clockwork… Read More