I aspired to be an author from a very young age., but normal life got in the way of my dreams and instead I qualified as a lawyer in the early 1990s. . Civil and Criminal Litigation kept me busy for the next decade, but the dream to write books was never far away - and in the summer of 2008 I began penning what was to become my first published book.​

It took ten years of juggling work and home life, but in 2018 my first novel, 'The Phoenix Project', was finally born! This book would later become the first book in my London based DI Jack MacIntosh series, retitled 'Seven Days to Die.'​

Fast forward to April 2022, and I achieved my dream of signing a publishing deal with the wonderful Joffe Books. With six self-published books under my belt by this time, I now faced the exciting prospect of each one being republished by Joffe and reaching a far wider audience.​

Seven Days To Die, the first book in my DI Jack MacIntosh series, was published on 19 January 2023, quickly followed by the rest. There are now (as of April 2026) eight books in the Jack Macintosh series, all of which you can read about on the next few pages.  I also write a second crime series, this one based in my hometown of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. Missing Boy was released in 2023, followed by The Trophy Killer, The Hardwick Heath Killer and Skin of Their Teeth. This series features DI Nicki Hardcastle. ​

I swapped my legal career for the NHS in 2008, but in May 2025 I decided to embark on a full-time writing career. Many more books are planned in the coming years for both series - ​sign up to my newsletter to be first to hear of new books in the pipeline, plus regular freebies. Subscribe below! 

Take a look at the Meet the Characters pages where I interview my characters to find out more about them! Dive in and see what you can learn! 

There are also some more freebies to download - have a look at Jack and Stuart - The Early Years (1971-1977) and also the follow up Jack and Stuart - The Early Years (a977-1982) These coffee-break downloads give a little more of the back story to Jack and Stuart MacIntosh. You'll find out how they ended up being placed into care, how poor Stuart came to be sent to St Bartholomew's Home for Boys... and what happened after to send him down the rocky path of self destruction. 

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Happy reading! 

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