26 July 2010
Just got back from the Harrogate Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival. What a great time I had. I met so many nice and interesting people and so many authors. I must explain that I'm also a big reader, therefore, a big fan, and I was ecstatic to meet so many of the authors I really like. Thank you to all the amazing people who recognized me and came say 'hello' and to everyone who bought books at the festival and came over to get them autographed. (The festival Waterstones shop sold out of both of my books - big smile here).

The panel I took part in was great fun and it was very well attended. I also met some of my international publishers there and was more than happy to learn that The Crucifix Killer has gone into the bestsellers list in several countries - an even bigger smile here. The only problem was that I was so excited I forgot to take any pictures for the site. (Silly me)

Again, thank you everyone so much for your amazing support.

22 July 2010
I'd just like to say a big thank you to everyone for the amazing support I've been getting. The Executioner has made it into the top 20 on the Sunday Times Hardback Bestsellers list. It climbed up to number 18.

18 July 2010
Just to remind everyone that I'll be at the Harrogate Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival from Friday 23rd. My panel is on Saturday 24th at 5:00 p.m.



If anyone is around please come and say hi, I'd really appreciate that.

14 July 2010
After only three days of sales, The Executioner has enter the Sunday Times Hardback Bestsellers list at number 21. Absolutely fantatstic. Thank you everyone so much for all the amazing support.

08 July 2010


The Executioner is out today in hardback. I'm very excited but also a little nervous. Check my Books page for a preview and the first chapter.

On a different note, on Monday 05 July, I had a great time at Simon and Schuster meeting bloggers and other authors. Everyone was so nice and friendly.

Here's a picture taken at the event. I convinced two other great authors (Paige Toon to my right and Tara Hyland to my left) to pose with my novels.

01 July 2010
Exactly one week until the release of The Executioner. Getting a bit nervous now.



The book was out today in Australia and I'm extremely happy that a few readers have already sent me messages telling me how much they're enjoying the book.

20 June 2010
Hope everyone is doing OK. I've been having a great time following the World Cup (lots of surprises and disappointments). I'm not a great football follower, but the World Cup is the only tournament that, if possible, I like to watch every game. For me to be able to do that, since I'm more than half way into my third novel and the first game of the day starts at 12:30 p.m. London time, I've been waking up at 4:30 a.m. to start writing. So by the time the game starts, I've already done seven hours work. A bit crazy, I know, but it's been worth it.

08 June 2010
Exactly one month until the hardcover release of The Executioner. I'm very excited, but I must admit that the nerves are just starting to kick in.

I've also been invited to take part in an author's panel at the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival in July. Click on the link below to check out their website.

31 May 2010
I will sign a new batch of books - The Crucifix Killer - this Wednesday for Goldsborough Books in central London. If you've heard of them, check them out here. Goldsborough Books are the UK's largest specialist in first edition, signed books.

24 May 2010
Just got back from Bristol Crimefest. It was a fantastic event and I met loads of very nice and interesting people, both authors and fans alike. The two panels I took part in went very well (I didn't get very nervous). Here's a picture taken outside one night. We were all sitting by the bar. From left to right - Camilla Bolton, me and Lee Weeks, another great author.

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17 May 2010
I was very flattered to be invited to the Simon & Schuster Retailer Conference Dinner Party last Thursday, 13th May. It was a fantastic night in which I met other authors and representatives from all the major UK retailers.

On another note, I would just like to remind everyone that I’ll be at the Bristol Crimefest later this week – from Thurs 20th to Sun 23rd. If anyone is around, please come and say hi. For more information check out the festival website - Crimefest.

12 May 2010
I am delighted and very happy to announce that my agent, Darley Anderson, has renegotiated a new book deal with my publisher, Simon & Schuster, for three more novels. The first of them to be released in July 2011.

05 May 2010
I got confirmation today of the author panels I'll be appearing during the 2010 Bristol Crimefest. On Friday, May 21st, from 11:20 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. I'll be sitting together with three other authors - Kate Ellis, Sheila Quigley and Sarah Rayne. The discussion theme is - Something Better Change: Can Crime Fiction Ever Escape the Long Shadows of the Past? - The participating moderated will be author Andrew Taylor. On Saturday, May 22nd, I'll be giving a quick twenty minutes talk, from 2:00 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. on Serial Killers. The theme is - Serial Killers The Bad, the Ugly and the Evil. Here I'll briefly touch on the subject of what can cause someone to become a killer, from childhood trauma to pure egomania.

The festival runs for three days, from May 20th to 23rd. I'll be there for all three days, probably just hanging around most of the time. If anyone is free and lives near Bristol, please come up and say hi. Hope to see some of you there. For more information check out the festival website - Crimefest.

02 May 2010
I've been really busy writing my third novel. I'm now pretty much half way through it, and it's going really well - I think. But I'll wait a little more before revealing more details about it.

On a new note, I’ll be attending the 2010 Crimefest in Bristol from the 20th to the 23rd of May. I’ll be there for all three days and I’ll be taking part in one, probably two Author’s panel. The confirmed one is on Friday 21st. For more details check their site here Crimefest. If anyone is around, please drop by and say hi.

19 April 2010
Sorry I haven't posted any news in the past weeks, but the life of an author is not as exciting as one might think. A little on the crazy side now. I guess everyone has heard that all flights to and from London have been grounded due to the cloud of ash that's being released into the air by the erupting volcano in Iceland. I first saw the news on TV on Thursday (first grounding evening). I don't live very far from Heathrow, so after learning that so many people were stranded, and many would be spending the night on the floor or on benches at Heathrow airport, I jumped into the car and drove down there with a bag full of The Crucifix Killer books and handed them out to everyone who'd have one. Maybe a free book would've made a tedious night just a little less boring. Stupidly I forgot to get any pictures - sorry.

This is the cover for the Danish release of The Crucifix Killer, release by Jentas.

07 April 2010
The paperback edition of The Crucifix Killer has been on sale here in the UK for two weeks and sales are going strong. Thank you so much to everyone for the fantastic support.

On a new note, as I promissed, here is the cover for the new Robert Hunter novel - The Executioner - which will be out in hardback in the UK in July.



Check my Media page for the link for a new You Tube video of me talking about The Crucifix Killer.