The Syndicate S-Z

S is for Syndicate . . . of course. But it’s also for . . . Scar. The unsightly legacy from a bomb blast, it covers half of Kavanagh’s face and is a metaphor for the significant scarring within. T is for Tyneham. Cannot emphasise too strongly how affected I was by my...

Pre launch reading from The Syndicate

Pre launch reading from The Syndicate Hi! My 4th novel, The Syndicate, is due to be published on July 9th. Normally I’d be planning to visit reading groups in person but for obvious reasons that’s not possible at the moment. Maybe this short extract from early on in...
The Syndicate M-R

The Syndicate M-R

M is for Murphy, Leon. Father of Jessica. Kavanagh feels he can eke out some sort of justification for most things Maurice has asked him to do. One night in March 1999 will change that perception forever. N is for No Witnesses. No exceptions. The instructions are...

My Life in Lockdown

My Life in Lockdown The CWA came up with the engaging idea of asking their members to post a short video to lift the spirits of readers during the C-19 lockdown. We were asked to say what we’ve been doing while we’ve been shut away, maybe show the space where we...

Book review for Horsham Library

Book review for Horsham Library I received an interesting request from Katie Gledhill at West Sussex Libraries, asking if I’d be interested in recording an online book review for them. Staff have been recording short video book reviews that they then share on social...
The Syndicate G-L

The Syndicate G-L

G is for Ghosts. Kavanagh is haunted by a series of events in the past. For many of these he knows he is personally responsible. For two in particular, he cannot forgive himself. There’s nothing he can do about one. The other offers a chance of redemption. For him,...
The Syndicate M-R

The Syndicate A-F

A is for Anna. Tourist guide in London by day, jazz pianist and vocalist by night, trudging from club to club, hoping for that one breakthrough that will change her life. Careful what you wish for. B is for Books, the only true companions Jon Kavanagh has ever found...

First reading of The Syndicate!

First reading of The Syndicate! Hi! My 4th novel, The Syndicate, is due to be published on July 9th. Normally I’d be planning to visit reading groups in person but for obvious reasons that’s not possible at the moment. Maybe this short extract from the book will make...
What they didn’t tell me

What they didn’t tell me

Here’s another blog I wrote for the blog tour about becoming an author, reproduced in full with the kind permission of the very lovely Jo from Life Of Crime. Do visit Jo’s site. What I didn’t know about becoming an author OK. So this is how I saw it...