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Milesian Son of Light – Trailer – Release Date July 3rd
Dawn 1 I see it in my mind as though it were yesterday. It seems strange, but now I can see the flapping of The Morrigan’s wings, everything that had become misty through time, I see with clarity. Although my eyes are dulled by pain, my mind is sharp as a boar spear. Yes, yes,Continue reading “Milesian Son of Light – Trailer – Release Date July 3rd”
The Reticent Detective – Trailer – Due for release in the autumn
The Love Nest Laconto could not believe his luck as he stopped at the bedroom door and looked down on the near naked form of Welch. She was tangled in the top sheet, all that was needed in the balmy autumn nights, looking like she’d been wrestling a crocodile. Tray in hand, he moved toContinue reading “The Reticent Detective – Trailer – Due for release in the autumn”
Conaire Available for Free Download
From the first of June, Conaire will be available for free download for a limited time from: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075X33W6F
The Reticent Detective Synopsis
Due for release in the autumn: “We are all outside the law, just some of us are further out than others.” Laconto is a police inspector with a past he does not want to discuss. He’d graduated the academy with ideals buoyed by innocence, only to have them crushed by policing a quasi-dystopian state, ruledContinue reading “The Reticent Detective Synopsis”
Living the Life
I have often been asked why I write about organized crime and corruption in Southern Italy. What could I possibly know about it? I admit, I am no Roberto Saviano, however, I lived in a village north of Naples for thirteen years. I saw first hand the life the locals led, governed by La Camorra,Continue reading “Living the Life”
Son of Light: Taster
Son of Light They call me Son of Light because Lugh, the God of light and the sun, is said to be my father. Most say it with respect. Those who think it was a ruse say it with a sneer, but never to my face. No one has had the courage since the festivalContinue reading “Son of Light: Taster”
Son of Light Available to Pre-Order
Son of Light is available to pre-order from: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07QH1JY48 Cuchulainn, the hero of Ulster, known as The Hound of Cullen as well as The Son of Light, is mortally wounded. He has tied himself to a rock so he can die on his feet with his sword in his hand. His enemies surround him, butContinue reading “Son of Light Available to Pre-Order”
Fighting Writer’s Block
Coming to the close of the first draft of my new novel, Son of God, I am writing in response to the two questions I am most frequently asked: How do you keep going? What about writer’s block? They are two valid questions and I suspect that most authors would have similar responses. Although bothContinue reading “Fighting Writer’s Block”
Notes on Writing pre-Christian Irish Legends
The Milesians are works of fiction, and as such, I have used some poetic license, for which impropriety I beg the indulgence of the scholars of Irish mythology. My use of artifice is born of two necessities, to fill the gaps where the legends are lacking and to make the stories into a novels, ratherContinue reading “Notes on Writing pre-Christian Irish Legends”