The advent of the kindle has kicked the publishing industry in a whole new direction - so, in an attempt to embrace the new media, I have released The Talent, exclusive to the kindle store at the giveaway price of just £1.54. Set in a bleak near-future, it tells the story of Josh Williams, a 16 year old musician who dreams of winning The Talent - a government-funded nationwide talent competition. ...

One of the best things about being a children's author is when you get the opportunity to go into schools and meet your readers. Sadly, with people counting the pennies more than ever before, this side of my work has faded somewhat over the passing months - so in an attempt to rectify this situation, I and my trusty web-guy, Owen, have devised a special 'landing page' all about this area of my work. ...

The New Year is finally underway and it's going to be a busy one as far as I'm concerned. First of all, in May, there will be the release of a brand new book, the second in the Movie Maniacs series, Spy Another Day. Also in May, eight of my earlier titles for adults will be released as e.books by my former publisher, Headline. September sees the release of the fourth and final Sebastian Darke novel, ...

It's usual at this time of year to send out a festive message and despite having a rather Scroogelike approach to the whole business, I thought I'd take the opportunity to wish all my readers a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year - and to remind everyone that a book - be it an old fashioned paperback or a new fangled e-thing makes a fine stockingfiller for readers of all ages! Cheers!

All you Kindle fans out there - and I know your ranks are growing all the time - may like to know that Night On Terror Island is now available as a kindle ebook. So get downloading! You'll find it here