Author Page – Phil

Phil worked for many years as an author and editor in the IT industry. During his career, he lived in many places throughout Europe, including sixteen years in Naples, Italy. During his stay in Naples, he met many wonderful characters, both civilian and criminal. The people he met, and the situations he witnessed firsthand, provided Phil with so much material he had to give up his day job and become a full-time novelist.

Time to Say Goodnight

They said, “See Naples and then die!” Rachel had thought it was to do with the place’s natural beauty. A misconception she soon lost after climbing down from the C130 troop carrier. Her predecessor’s suspicious death, the murder of a sailor, and an enforced liaison with a chauvinistic and probably corrupt cop saw to that. “See Naples and then die!” Some said the saying was anonymous. Some attributed it to Goethe. Still, others said it was Lord Byron or maybe Keats. When the young brother of a mercenary hitman became her main suspect, Rachel leant toward Keats. Didn’t the poet die here? Somewhere near, for sure. He probably coined the phrase on his deathbed. And then, the cherry on the top of her ice cream soda, she could smell grappa on the breath of the mercenary when she interviewed him—the only thing worse than a violent man: a violent man who drinks. The only thing worse than a violent man who drinks is a violent man who drinks and considers himself Rachel’s enemy.

The first in the hugely entertaining Time to Say Goodnight series. Bobbi is a Neapolitan cop with a past. Rachel is an American cop with a career. He has done what he must to guarantee justice is served. She will do what she must to ensure the future she deserves. Apart and yet together, they are serving in a cauldron of deceit, corruption, jealousy and murder. Are their paths set to collide, or merge? James Ellroy meets Andrea Camilleri

Phil is currently working on The Reluctant Mother, the third book in The Time to Say Goodnight series.

Here are some thoughts from the critics on his other books.

Amazon Links

UK Links

• The Alcoholic Mercenary
• The Reticent Detective
• The Hidden Syndicate
• Izzo’s Solution
• Gigi’s Cause
• Archie’s Problem

US Links

• The Alcoholic Mercenary
• The Reticent Detective
• The Hidden Syndicate
• Izzo’s Solution
• Gigi’s Cause
• Archie’s Problem

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