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LoveReading Books of the Year

Pleased to announce that LoveReading Books has included the latest Master of War novel -'To Kill A King' - as one of their Books of the Year for 2023-2024.And it goes…


Historical Novel Society 2024 conference

I was invited to attend a panel discussion at the HNS 2024 conference in the great hall at Dartington in Devon—two days of writers speaking and a broad audience from around…


The Hundred Years’ War – a novel approach (Historia Magazine)

Family arguments can stir up trouble and sometimes go beyond a family member not being invited to the next birthday bash. In the case of Isabella, the Queen Mother to young…


To Kill a King - Review on LoveReading

Liz Robinson of LoveReading.co.uk has posted this wonderful review of To Kill a King prior to it's release on the first of February “Here we are at the eighth in the…


Master of War USA audio

Tantor Media in the USA record my audio editions for the Master of War series. They present very striking covers their CD boxes. Here's an example of the first three books…


The Englishman & Betrayal

The Englishman and the second book in the series - BETRAYAL - that is being published on 4th August in paperback are being flagged on social media. There's a price deal on…


Betrayal paperback edition

The paperback edition of BETRAYAL, the second book in The Englishman series is published in the UK on 4th August featuring former French Foreign Legionnaire Dan Raglan, During…


Betrayal and Kennedy Space Center

Part of my research trip to the USA for my second thriller BETRAYAL in The Englishman series took me to Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center. Here are a few thoughts and…


The Pentagon

​My personal memento of the private tour I had inside the Pentagon.


Betrayal

I was invited on a private tour of the Pentagon. No photos are allowed inside but my host (Lt Col Mike Thyrring USMC Retd.) and I turned a corner and bumped into Major General…


The Englishman - Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Award Longlist

​THE ENGLISHMAN has been longlisted for the Best Published Novel award as part of the Wilbur Smith Adventure Prize for 2021. Selected by a panel of librarians and library…


In conversation with American author Patricia Bracewell

​On Saturday 17th April I am looking forward to being in conversation with best-selling author Patricia Bracewell. We'll explore our recent novels and how we go about our…