I live on the south coast of England, UK in what is known as ten-sixty-six Country. An area rich in folklore and history.I have published five books of short stories which have been compiled into one volume, Dark Reunion: Twenty Short Stories.My first novel is a Victorian thriller, The Russian White. Set in London in 1853, with Russian spies lurking behind every corner, a young lady, Isobel Hunt, finds herself caught up in international events when a very important diamond goes missing.Running Before The Midnight Bell is an urban crime thriller. Hastings and St Leonards-on-Sea on the south coast of England are the backdrops to a series of murders targeted against vulnerable members of a particular community. Detective Chief Inspector Anthony Nemo struggles with the case as long-held secrets are slowly revealed, unaware that he too is being stalked by the killer.In The Grip Of Old Winter is a fantasy. Eleven-year old Peter spends Christmas in his grandparents' old house. It snows and keeps on snowing and Peter goes back in time to ten-sixty-six, just after The Battle of Hastings. He goes even further back in time, to Albion when fire-worshippers practiced their arts. The cold awakens an ancient evil and danger and horror impacts on the deep past and the present and the decisions Peter must make will endure through the Ages.Many of my ideas are inspired by the countryside I see around me every day and by the people who choose to live beside the sea. Some of these ideas include elements of fantasy, occasionally horror and even humour.