The inspiration for No Show began with a real life incident that happened over twenty years ago. When I came to the US, it was for love (yes, awww…). I had met an American girl in Costa Rica and we hit it […]
For every seventeen-year-old male in the UK, the number one purchase is a car. It’s a rite of passage–the first step towards adulthood and independence. I was in engineering college when I turned seventeen. My birthday occurred late in the school year […]
Damn my dyslexia!!! Usually it’s a problem (a.k.a. a pain in the arse) but for once, it did me a good turn. The idea for my new book DECEPTIVE PRACTICES came from a misread. A couple of years ago I was flipping […]
I’m very topic driven when it comes to my books. I latch onto an issue, it becomes the basis of a conflict and a book is born from there. With THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY, survivor guilt was the driving force behind […]
I hadn’t intended to put my heroes, Scott Fleetwood and Tom Sheils, through the fictional wringer for a second time but something cropped up. When I start a book, I don’t build it around a character or plotline. I’m premise driven. More […]
It’s been a pretty crappy last few weeks with canceled projects and events due to the Corona virus, but finally a shaft of light! I won HAW CREEK HORROR‘s contest for real life ghost stories. I saw the call for true stories […]
The first Aidy Westlake mystery DID NOT FINISH is my Book of the Week. It’s 99c/99p on Amazon. DNF is very personal to me because it’s based on my experiences as a racecar driver. It’s a period of my life I am […]
My frustrated DJ self emerges yet again for a playlist for my the latest Aidy Westlake book, HALF-INCHED. The playlist reflects the various themes and plotlines from the book series. If you’ve read the books, these songs will make a lot of […]
As many of you know, Julie and I rescue and foster animals. The animals were tend to adopt tend to have problems. We’re suckers for a weirdo. This year, we’ve working overtime to help out the county pound taking in a bunch […]
In addition to Amazon, a number of my ebooks are now available on Kobo, Nook and iTunes. The titles available are: Click the cover for store links. Expect to see more of my titles on other platforms soon.