A Spirited and Most Courageous Prince is a collection of short stories with a single aim: to restore the reputation good King Richard enjoyed during his lifetime. Yes, if you haven’t realised by now, I’m a Ricardian, and I’ve written several short stories inspired by this maligned king as well as Shakespeare’s very entertaining (but historically…
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Now in paperback: The Swordmaster’s Secret and Other Stories
I’m so pleased to announced that I wrangled the intricacies of publishing a paperback throught Draft2Digital and can now offer The Swordmaster’s Secret and Other Stories – a collection of short Holmes/Watson stories set after the end of The Adventure of The Colonial Boy – as a hard copy book! It’s a slender but quite…
Read moreAward Nomination: This Fresh Hell
I am absolutely delighted to see that This Fresh Hell has been nominated for a Ditmar Award under the Best Collection category! Congratulations to my fellow editor Katya de Becerra and to all the writers – A.J. Vrana, Annie McCann, C. Vonzale Lewis, Candace Robinson, Chuck McKenzie, Claire L. Smith, Claire Low, Clare E. Rhoden,…
Read moreNew Sherlock Holmes Anthology: When the Rose Speaks Its Name
I’m so please to announce the publication of When the Rose Speaks Its Name, a new queer-themed Sherlock Holmes anthology that is raising funds for ar-risk LGBTQ youth in the UK, via akt. Contributing authors include the splendid Atlin Merrick as well as EC Boss, Linda M. Crate, Anna Graham Doe, Larc Enciel, Alexandra Fox,…
Read moreNew song: Bite Me
Among my many projects, I’ve been slowly turning songs that appear in my books into… actual music! The tenth song from this project has just been released: Bite Me, from the Duo Ex Machina novella #4, Kiss and Cry. The Duo Ex Machina crime/queer romance novellas feature Milo Bertolone and his boyfriend/music partner, Frank Capriano….
Read moreNew pre-order: The Haunting of Baker Street
I’m excited to announce a new tiny ebook of 221B ficlet stories – The Haunting of Baker Street! These wee fics were first published at my Patreon, and together they form the whole story of how Sherlock Holmes and John Watson come to haunt Baker Street and how, in the 21st century, two new tenants…
Read moreSilver Falchion Top Pick – Murder You Wrote
The fine people of the Killer Nashville conference in Tennessee have named Murder You Wrote: An Interactive Mystery, edited by Dr L.J.M. Owen, in its 2024 Silver Falchion Award Top Anthology Picks. This book was launched last year at the Terror Australis Readers and Writers Festival. The new and established writers who contributed to it…
Read moreExciting news: a film option for The Opposite of Life
I’ve been sitting on this news for a little while, but am finally allowed to share it! The MOVIE RIGHTS for my Melbourne vampire novel The Opposite of Life have been optioned by Capricorn Pictures. The Opposite of Life is the first in my “Vampires of Melbourne” trilogy; followed by Walking Shadows… and the forthcoming…
Read moreNew and reissued ebooks!
I had a few issues with eBooks being missing or not available recently, so I’m delighted to announce that the following three books are available again! Walking Shadows Walking Shadows is now available on Amazon, Kobo, Barnes and Noble and other online retailers. It’s still being rolled out so keep an eye out. In the…
Read moreEvents in May 2024! A convention and a book launch
Continuum 16 17-19 May, 2024 at the Jasper Hotel, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne I’ll be at Continuum 16 this coming weekend – and I’ll have a table in the dealers room on Friday! So if you’re after some books, some story-related jewellery, or just a chat after too long apart, I look forward to seeing your…
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