Novels
2020
November 22, 1963. Dallas, Texas.
A motorcade drives along a wide Dallas street. A lone gunman sets his sights on the politician in the car...
James Bond’s mission has led him to the United States where he works with the CIA to discover a conspiracy which reaches all the way around the world and may lead to billions of deaths.
As the world lurches closer to nuclear armageddon, Bond crosses America from Dallas to New York to Miami, before a desperate return to Europe and an intrusion into a hostile Soviet Union to avoid another assassination.
Only James Bond can walk through the fire to save the world from burning....
Only available in Canada..
November 22, 1963. Dallas, Texas.
A motorcade drives along a wide Dallas street. A lone gunman sets his sights on the politician in the car...
James Bond’s mission has led him to the United States where he works with the CIA to discover a conspiracy which reaches all the way around the world and may lead to billions of deaths.
As the world lurches closer to nuclear armageddon, Bond crosses America from Dallas to New York to Miami, before a desperate return to Europe and an intrusion into a hostile Soviet Union to avoid another assassination.
Only James Bond can walk through the fire to save the world from burning....
Only available in Canada..
THE UNION OF THE SNAKE
A thriller coming in 2026.
Thebes Publishing 2013
Detective Jim Munro just pulled a case that could make a career. Or kill it.
A woman found is murdered in LA. Her name was Chelsea Raines, she was a porn star and she was mutilated, cut to pieces while she was still alive.
Investigating Chelsea’s broken dream of Hollywood fame leads Munro to the world of the porn industry, to brutal murder and to his only solid lead, a beautiful model named Alexa.
Pressured by his superiors and city politics, the investigation could kill more than just Munro’s career.
Everybody comes to Hollywood... not everybody survives.
Detective Jim Munro just pulled a case that could make a career. Or kill it.
A woman found is murdered in LA. Her name was Chelsea Raines, she was a porn star and she was mutilated, cut to pieces while she was still alive.
Investigating Chelsea’s broken dream of Hollywood fame leads Munro to the world of the porn industry, to brutal murder and to his only solid lead, a beautiful model named Alexa.
Pressured by his superiors and city politics, the investigation could kill more than just Munro’s career.
Everybody comes to Hollywood... not everybody survives.
May 2025
1939...
The shadow of war again looms over Europe and the world.
A new British warship is attacked while still under construction and Richard Hannay is prised from his comfortable estate to investigate.
Soon, Hannay is both hunter and hunted as the world again begins to slide into war...
A new adventure for Richard Hannay.
The shadow of war again looms over Europe and the world.
A new British warship is attacked while still under construction and Richard Hannay is prised from his comfortable estate to investigate.
Soon, Hannay is both hunter and hunted as the world again begins to slide into war...
A new adventure for Richard Hannay.
Chinbeard Books/Oak Tree Publishing 2024
John, Elizabeth, Stephen and Mike find themselves facing a deadly attack, the origins of which stretch back decades and reach out beyond Earth.
John is fascinated by a forthcoming exhibition about human evolution at a major London museum, where Professor Marchwood seems to know more than he should. How has Marchwood gone from a derided joke in the scientific community to a genius in such a short time? And why is he so interested in telepaths?
Investigating these questions puts the Tomorrow People in danger and sends them across the planet to the roof of the world where terrors and surprises lie in wait for them...
John is fascinated by a forthcoming exhibition about human evolution at a major London museum, where Professor Marchwood seems to know more than he should. How has Marchwood gone from a derided joke in the scientific community to a genius in such a short time? And why is he so interested in telepaths?
Investigating these questions puts the Tomorrow People in danger and sends them across the planet to the roof of the world where terrors and surprises lie in wait for them...
THE TOMORROW PEOPLE -
THE DEVIL'S TEETH
Chinbeard Books/Oak Tree Publishing 2026
More details as and when I can regarding this adventure in the second season of novellas.
BROKEN CHAIN
An espionage thriller coming 2026.
EYES TO DIE FOR
A noir thriller set in 1940 Hollywood. Coming in late 2026/27.
Thebes Publishing 2018
The sudden death of his beloved wife drives Baron Victor Frankenstein to challenge the laws of man, nature and God in an attempt to push back the limits of death.
Soon, brutal murders are reported near Castle Frankenstein.
Has Baron Frankenstein really saved his wife or has he created a monster?
A new reimagining of the horror classic
A novelisation of the radio play I wrote with Claire Bartlett.
The sudden death of his beloved wife drives Baron Victor Frankenstein to challenge the laws of man, nature and God in an attempt to push back the limits of death.
Soon, brutal murders are reported near Castle Frankenstein.
Has Baron Frankenstein really saved his wife or has he created a monster?
A new reimagining of the horror classic
A novelisation of the radio play I wrote with Claire Bartlett.
Thebes Publishing 2018
On a stormy night in 1924, a group gathers in a London museum for the latest fad, a spiritualist seance to summon the dead.
Lord Carlisle is using the event to conduct some unscrupulous business dealings, but there is some much older business that needs to be finished...
...and the dead who are summoned have been waiting a very long time...
A new version of the horror classic.
Based on the Imagination Theatre radio play.
On a stormy night in 1924, a group gathers in a London museum for the latest fad, a spiritualist seance to summon the dead.
Lord Carlisle is using the event to conduct some unscrupulous business dealings, but there is some much older business that needs to be finished...
...and the dead who are summoned have been waiting a very long time...
A new version of the horror classic.
Based on the Imagination Theatre radio play.
MAESTRO: THE DEMON OF SACRE MERE
Coming 2026
Big Finish Productions, 2018
When a series of mysterious deaths confound the local press, Tom feels compelled to investigate – despite explicit instructions from his superiors at Department 7 to stay well away. Perhaps his instincts have been clouded by his growing feelings for his colleague, Anne Reynolds, or his dislike for their boss, Roy Martindale, but as events start to spiral out of control, Tom realises he has seriously underestimated the powers that he is dealing with...
When a series of mysterious deaths confound the local press, Tom feels compelled to investigate – despite explicit instructions from his superiors at Department 7 to stay well away. Perhaps his instincts have been clouded by his growing feelings for his colleague, Anne Reynolds, or his dislike for their boss, Roy Martindale, but as events start to spiral out of control, Tom realises he has seriously underestimated the powers that he is dealing with...
2016
A serial killer is stalking the southern states, and Dallas police pathologist Thomas Lees is haunted by nightmares of being the victim of these brutal murders. His nightmares lead him to a mysterious young woman who is somehow closely linked to the murders, and also leads him to a terrible and unbelievable truth...
...vampires are real...
...and they are on the move.
BAD BLOOD was created by DANIEL McGACHEY and myself.
A serial killer is stalking the southern states, and Dallas police pathologist Thomas Lees is haunted by nightmares of being the victim of these brutal murders. His nightmares lead him to a mysterious young woman who is somehow closely linked to the murders, and also leads him to a terrible and unbelievable truth...
...vampires are real...
...and they are on the move.
BAD BLOOD was created by DANIEL McGACHEY and myself.
BAD BLOOD
BOOK TWO: REBECCA
Coming late 2025
Thebes Publishing 2018
A small English town with a dark history seeks help from famed consulting detective Sherlock Holmes.
The dead are not at rest in Brokenshore, their graves ripped open and the dead are seen walking. Locals fear a voodoo curse has been visited on their town.
Only Sherlock Holmes can solve the mystery plaguing the Cursed of Brokenshore.
Based on and adapted from a radio play I wrote with Claire Bartlett.
A small English town with a dark history seeks help from famed consulting detective Sherlock Holmes.
The dead are not at rest in Brokenshore, their graves ripped open and the dead are seen walking. Locals fear a voodoo curse has been visited on their town.
Only Sherlock Holmes can solve the mystery plaguing the Cursed of Brokenshore.
Based on and adapted from a radio play I wrote with Claire Bartlett.
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THE RACCOONS: THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
Candy Jar Books, 2024
"One look and you'll fall in love...The unspoiled beauty of nature."
Bert Raccoon, Cedric and Bentley have a secret fishing spot - a beautiful wild lake, home to a legendary catfish called Old Tom.
The secret spot is so precious that even Cyril Sneer, now an environmental crusader, loves it and won't trade it for a big net profit.
But it doesn't remain secrret for very long. Soon, industry wants a bite of the pond, and all of Evergreen Forest will suffer. But will anyone face the scales of justice?
This is a story of a community coming together to fight for what's right.
And you'll be hooked.
Bert Raccoon, Cedric and Bentley have a secret fishing spot - a beautiful wild lake, home to a legendary catfish called Old Tom.
The secret spot is so precious that even Cyril Sneer, now an environmental crusader, loves it and won't trade it for a big net profit.
But it doesn't remain secrret for very long. Soon, industry wants a bite of the pond, and all of Evergreen Forest will suffer. But will anyone face the scales of justice?
This is a story of a community coming together to fight for what's right.
And you'll be hooked.
Badger Learning, 2016
Different
Anyone who has ever felt like an outsider will really understand and appreciate Iain McLaughlin’s new title, The First Martian.
Lucas Wilson is the only person in his class, the only person in his school, the only person in the world, to have been born on Mars. His parents were astronauts sent on the first extended mission to Mars. Lucas was born there. His family had to wait ten years before they could come home as he wasn’t strong enough to make the journey.
Even after a couple of years back on Earth, he is clearly different to everyone else, he stands out. He has to wear a special suit in order to get around under Earth’s gravity. His two best friends are the only people who don’t treat him like an outsider.
Different
Anyone who has ever felt like an outsider will really understand and appreciate Iain McLaughlin’s new title, The First Martian.
Lucas Wilson is the only person in his class, the only person in his school, the only person in the world, to have been born on Mars. His parents were astronauts sent on the first extended mission to Mars. Lucas was born there. His family had to wait ten years before they could come home as he wasn’t strong enough to make the journey.
Even after a couple of years back on Earth, he is clearly different to everyone else, he stands out. He has to wear a special suit in order to get around under Earth’s gravity. His two best friends are the only people who don’t treat him like an outsider.
Badger Learning, 2017
Dear Diary...
Last Year was not the best of years for Claire Mason.
Claire Mason got a diary for Christmas. It should be filled with entries about her life at college as she prepares to sit exams. The pages should be crammed full of exciting happenings and future plans. Instead, Claire’s diary tells of a family illness, and the tough decisions it forces her to make.
Join Claire as she tells the story of her most difficult twelve months to date.
Dear Diary...
Last Year was not the best of years for Claire Mason.
Claire Mason got a diary for Christmas. It should be filled with entries about her life at college as she prepares to sit exams. The pages should be crammed full of exciting happenings and future plans. Instead, Claire’s diary tells of a family illness, and the tough decisions it forces her to make.
Join Claire as she tells the story of her most difficult twelve months to date.
Badger Learning, 2017
From the intro page of the book...
This diary belongs to Jacqueline Harrison Jax(nobody calls me Jacqueline and lives)P.S. If you are reading this and you are not me, you’re in trouble. I know who you are and I know where you live…
From the intro page of the book...
This diary belongs to Jacqueline Harrison Jax(nobody calls me Jacqueline and lives)P.S. If you are reading this and you are not me, you’re in trouble. I know who you are and I know where you live…
Badger Learning, 2019
Everybody knows you should avoid The Lane after dark. Strange things have happened there. But nobody believes those old stories now, do they?
Joe discovers that sometimes you really should listen to warnings...
Everybody knows you should avoid The Lane after dark. Strange things have happened there. But nobody believes those old stories now, do they?
Joe discovers that sometimes you really should listen to warnings...
Badger Learning, 2019
Fifteen-year-old Cal Deane has a chance to make it as a professional footballer. To get there, he’ll have to cope with the loss of his mum and a group of racists.
Fifteen-year-old Cal Deane has a chance to make it as a professional footballer. To get there, he’ll have to cope with the loss of his mum and a group of racists.
iD Publishing, 2012writing as HOLLY MILLAR with CLAIRE BARTLETT
Texan schoolteacher Emma Nixon finds her small town routine thrown into disarray when famous thriller writer James Campbell buys the ranch next to her house.
But what brought the handsome author to Emma’s little town? Can he ever be content so far away from his previous life in Los Angeles? Could he ever find happiness with a small town schoolteacher or will the lure of the glamorous life in California always be too strong to resist?
Emma finds out very quickly that love is the biggest adventure of all.
Texan schoolteacher Emma Nixon finds her small town routine thrown into disarray when famous thriller writer James Campbell buys the ranch next to her house.
But what brought the handsome author to Emma’s little town? Can he ever be content so far away from his previous life in Los Angeles? Could he ever find happiness with a small town schoolteacher or will the lure of the glamorous life in California always be too strong to resist?
Emma finds out very quickly that love is the biggest adventure of all.
iD Books, 2016writing as HOLLY MILLAR
Small town veterinarian Catherine Daly finds a dazed amnesiac on the road near her town. Mark Roma is gallant, brave and honest, an honourable man... but a man with a mysterious past.
As Mark’s story reveals that he has a much longer and more extraordinary life story than she could have imagined, Catherine finds this strong, gentle stranger taking her heart...
...but are they strong enough to save their hopes for a future together?
Small town veterinarian Catherine Daly finds a dazed amnesiac on the road near her town. Mark Roma is gallant, brave and honest, an honourable man... but a man with a mysterious past.
As Mark’s story reveals that he has a much longer and more extraordinary life story than she could have imagined, Catherine finds this strong, gentle stranger taking her heart...
...but are they strong enough to save their hopes for a future together?
iD Books, 2017writing as HOLLY MILLAR
A romantic novel.
Carrie Martin takes a temporary job as an administrator at a small parish church. She plans to stay for just a few months but finds herself more entranced by the job every day. The question is whether the real attraction is for the good work she's doing or for the handsome young vicar who enjoys flirting with her so much.
A romantic novel.
Carrie Martin takes a temporary job as an administrator at a small parish church. She plans to stay for just a few months but finds herself more entranced by the job every day. The question is whether the real attraction is for the good work she's doing or for the handsome young vicar who enjoys flirting with her so much.
DC Thomson, 2019writing as HOLLY MILLAR
Alice Docherty left a plum job in Australia as a hotel manager to come to the old family pile… and pile it was!
Undaunted, she took on the task of rebuilding Attwood Hall Hotel – and took on perfectionist architect, Sam Harris.
But somebody wants to come between Alice and her inheritance.
Alice Docherty left a plum job in Australia as a hotel manager to come to the old family pile… and pile it was!
Undaunted, she took on the task of rebuilding Attwood Hall Hotel – and took on perfectionist architect, Sam Harris.
But somebody wants to come between Alice and her inheritance.
