I write my historical fiction in three main areas:

• Crime fiction set in Manchester during Blair's Britain in the late 1990s
• WW1 and WW2 fiction often with an aviation theme
• Mainstream historical thriller/espionage fiction set in wartime Lisbon

My series of novels set in wartime Lisbon is growing!

The first book, Lisbon '41, was published in June 2024, followed by The Queen of Lisbon in October 2024

and The Assassination of a Nobody in April 2025.

The fourth book will be called The Cascais Conspiracy which has a likely publication date of January 2026.

There is also now an associated short novel, Lena, Elena.

The publication date was July 30 2025.

This tells the backstory of a key character in the Lisbon series, Elena Katz, a Jewish refugee and budding detective. Lena, Elena also gives a lead-in to The Cascais Conspiracy, though I can't disclose how as yet!

The good news for aviation fiction enthusiasts is that I have finally found time to complete the LMF trilogy! The last book in the series, LAST MAN HOME, is being drafted right now. Out at the end of September 2026...with any luck!

The next book after that is a bit different. Set in 1943 it has a female protagonist, Fiona Laval, an SOE volunteer who the SIS recruits for a secret mission in occupied France. Look out for The Gambler's Daughter in 2026. I'll announce who the publisher is in due course.

Yes, I've been busy! And I intend to stay that way.