About me
I was born in 1961 (Battersea, London) and had a wonderful childhood growing up on a very nice council estate. I spent 15 years working for the greens on the … Continue reading
Do women have an inside track to writing crime stories?
I once watched a young man die. I was on the phone to the emergency services, there was blood soaking through his jacket, the 999 woman was talking about finding … Continue reading
Book reviews
The Dark Side of Mother Moon – Bob Goddard This is a great adventure story with a dash of science fiction. The really big twist was in the first … Continue reading
It’s time our fictional detectives got on their bikes
Modern detectives love cars, not bikes. Cars are coffee splashed second homes during long surveillance duties. Cars are adrenaline fuelled vehicles of pursuit. Cars can screech with spinning wheels to … Continue reading
The prologue to Feel.it
Lex put her mouth over Roxanne’s and pushed in air. It was her third attempt at CPR and she wondered at what point she would have to ring the ambulance. … Continue reading
The politics of ‘Dead Poor’
Imagine a society where people who are poor, disabled and vulnerable are targets of widespread abuse. Okay, that was easy. Now imagine that the Government has uploaded onto the web … Continue reading
George, the hero
George is a great name. It was my dad’s name and now it is my son’s. It was also the adopted name of my literary hero George Orwell. I love … Continue reading
My dad lost bits of himself for 20 years, then in 2008 his body died
My tribute at his funeral My dad was a physical man. I remember how only a few years ago we were walking across a packed out Clapham Common on a … Continue reading
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