My Books
Please take a look at my books including the Charlie series, Timesplit and my Lucy Wilson book. Click on the buttons below to buy a copy, or for other titles, there are signed discounted copies available from me, at my email address or go to the Contact page.
Six Kids Save Planet Earth
The six Chan children enjoy their life on the Yorkshire Dales. Until 2020 arrives. Lockdown!
When their parents are taken over by aliens, the Chans must rely on their own courage and resources to put things right.
Led by their brave sister Ingrid, they must escape capture, defeat the aliens, and save Planet Earth. No pressure then!
Added to this, they must rescue an alien princess from her enemies, and find a way to take an “out of time” Viking girl back to her family.
And Ingrid must face the greatest challenge of all... School!
8-12 years
£7.99
Two Kids Trapped in History
Jackie and Oscar, the adventurous duo from Six Kids Save the Planet are restless and bored. Listening to their sister Ingrid’s thrilling tales of school adventures fills them with envy.
So, when their mum suggests a midnight ghost hunting adventure, they jump at the chance. Little do they know, their camping spot is near the entrance of the time capsule.
Suddenly, the boys are thrust back into the tumultuous era of the English Civil War and they find themselves on opposing sides! With the battle drawing even closer, can the twins survive and reunite before history changes forever?
8-12 years
£5.99
Ingrid Saves the School
Ingrid Chan of Six Kids Save Planet Earth faces her greatest challenge yet: school!
But then children mysteriously start to disappear.
Who is behind these kidnappings? What sinister motives could they have? And why does the school secretary seem so suspicious?
Ingrid suspects extraterrestrial forces are at play. Now, it’s up to Colonel Ingrid of Space Patrol unravel the mystery, confront the unknown and save her friend before it’s too late.
Get ready for an intergalactic adventure filled with suspense, bravery and a race against time!
8-12 years
£5.99
The Lucy Wilson Mysteries - The Web of Terror
Lucy Wilson thought that her run-in with killer spiders was over after her time in Australia! But soon strange happenings on Ogmore-by-Sea beach set her skin crawling once again…
Still, whether trapped in a spaceship, abducted by a familiar face, or hunted by space pandas, Lucy’s just glad to have her best friend Hobo back by her side.
But the past has a way of catching up with you. Can Lucy escape the enemy that she thought she’d left behind long ago?
The Mystery of Lucy Wilson is a Lethbridge-Stewart spin-off adventure inspired by characters created for Doctor Who by Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln.
9-13 years
£7.99
I was a Teenage Spy
It’s 1967, the ‘summer of love’, and the height of the cold war. Shy spy film fan Philip Williams wakes up one night to find an intruder in his room.
This is just the start of an adventure which takes Philip on a wild adrenalin-fuelled ride across the length and breadth of England, accompanied by a teenage secret agent Elise, in the hunt for a Russian mole at the heart of the British spy establishment.
With MI6 disabled and communications down, can Philip and Elise catch the mole. Will they survive the trip? And will Philip win the heart of the enigmatic young Elise? Well, two out of three is not bad!
9-13 years
£7.99
The Charlie books are a series of detective stories for children from nine/ten to thirteen/fourteen. Each book is a stand-alone adventure, and they can be read in any order. As the series progresses Charlie goes from 12 to 16 years of age:
Charlie’s Scrapbook
In the four short stories of this book, we meet Charlotte Holmes - great-great-granddaughter of the great Sherlock – known as Charlie. She’s a profoundly Deaf girl in a mainstream school. She finds some lessons hard, and it is difficult to make friends when you’re Deaf and can’t follow conversations. Then she meets Joanne Watson, who has autism, but will become her BFF. Together they make a formidable crime-fighting team.
£7.99
Charlie Investigates
In this full-length novel, the crime fighting teenagers may have bitten off more than they can chew. Alongside a team of young investigators Charlie calls the irregulars, the girls investigate the kidnapping of a close friend. They soon find themselves on an exciting adventure across the UK as they search for the scoundrel who has shattered so many lives.
£7.99
Charlie Investigates 2 -
A girl for all Seasons
In these four short stories which go from the depth of winter to the beginnings of summer, Charlie faces something she has never faced before. It’s something that can’t be solved with deduction and a magnifying glass… It’s love!
Who is the mystery man in Charlie’s life? How come Christmas is almost ruined? And why has Charlie’s friend Khadijah been kidnaped again?
Helped by the irregulars once again, the girls are featured in four captivating stories.
£7.99
Charlie Abroad
In this full length novel Charlie’s confidence and social skills have grown so much, that she now feels confident enough to embark on the school trip to Paris. But wherever Charlie goes trouble follows – and so, of course, does faithful Joanne Watson!
Who is the mysterious lady with red hair? Who is trying to bomb Paris? And how can the girls save themselves when they are thrown into the sea by the crooks?
This explosive adventure pushes each and every character to the limit!
£7.99
Charlie Faces Death!
In Charlie’s most dangerous adventure yet, she finds herself pitted against the evil ‘professor’ Jane Moriarty – her deadliest enemy.
The action takes us from Charlie’s home town of Malmeston, to the mighty Swiss Alps and the frightening Reichenbach falls as she tracks down her nemesis.
Follow Charlie as she faces arrest, faces losing the love of her life, and ultimately faces death itself!
£7.99
Charlie Sorts it Out
Charlie faces new villains, an old enemy, and a new role as an MI5 spy in search of missing papers. But why is her mother distracted and who will earn the last chocolate? Using only her brains, with the staunch Jo Watson by her side, Charlie sorts it out!
£7.99
Charlie’s Last Crusade
In her final adventure, Charlie’s past comes back to haunt her. Led by her deadliest foe the infamous ‘professor’ Jane Moriarty, her old criminal enemies unite, closinging on all sides. Charlie and her girlfriend Joanne Watson are fighting on multiple fronts, racing to protect the people they love while keeping the danger hidden from the wedding party.
£7.99
Timesplit
Jennifer Johnson wakes up one morning to find herself having an out-of-body experience! Not only that, but she's in someone else's body, in someone else's time. She's now a kitchen maid in the nineteeth century.
At the same moment, Edith is also transferred into another body, but to a place far removed from her normal experience.
Has she been taken to hell by demons in the night? No, it's just twenty-first century London!
Join them as they embark on an out-of-time adventure.
£8.99
The Killing of Saint Nick
And finally, my adult murder mysteries.
When actor Ally trips over the body of his colleague, backstage he becomes the prime suspect in a murder enquiry. He calls on his brother Wilf for help, and the two become embroiled in a case that tests their courage and their wits
And, coming soon, the second Allington Sedgebrook mystery: ‘Murder by Stages ’
£9.99