October is Halloween month, so I thought I’d showcase one of my more creepier tales. So October’s Book of the Month is ROAD RASH. It’s one of my few tales that blends horror and crime. So this is what to expect: James […]
For my wife, the stand out character in DID NOT FINISH is Steve Westlake. Steve is Aidy’s grandfather. Julie likes the relationship between Aidy and his grandfather. I suppose it’s because they don’t have a traditional relationship in that Steve takes over […]
Did Not Finish is a book that is very close to my heart as it’s a mystery centering on the world of motorsport. Twenty years ago, I raced open-wheel cars motorsport in the UK. In the book, a death threat is circulating […]
I’m very happy to announce that my Book of the Month for September is my brand new mystery, DID NOT FINISH. It’s the first book in the Aidy Westlake mystery series set in the high-octane world of motor racing. The storyline: When […]
Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines. My new mystery, DID NOT FINISH, set in the world of motor racing is out today. You can learn more about the book here and you can read a sample chapter here. I hope you’ll check […]
My horror fiction and my crime fiction have always shared a common trait in that they feature ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, but another trait separates them. My crime fiction in most cases focuses on people who’ve courted danger. My horror fiction […]
Every story has a genesis. Mine usually come from the world around me. Every good writer is a thief and I steal everything. I pinch from the lives of friends as well as my own. The news is always a great source […]
DRAGGED INTO DARKNESS is August’s book of the month. It came out in 2003 and was my first collection of short stories. Unlike ASKING FOR TROUBLE, it’s a collection of Twilight Zone-style short stories and not crime stories. It’s not a title, […]
I’m two different writers. No, I’m going through something of an identity crisis and I have two writing identities. And that was a problem. People weren’t sure what I wrote. The problem is that I write in multiple genres. One side of […]
THE SCRUBS is July’s book of the month. It was the first title to come out under my pen name, Simon Janus. Janus is my identity for my darker work. I’m heavily influenced by the Twilight Zone and Tales of the Unexpected […]