• The Empress of Shanville!

    18 July 2021

    The second book of my Archibald Lox series, Archibald Lox and the Empress of Suanpan, features a villain called Urszula who was named after... my mother-in-law!!!

     

    I actually get on really well...

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  • Old fan art by Mr Kraye’s kids - part 3

    17 July 2021

    I'm pleased to FINALLY present the final batch of old drawings by students of Mr Kraye in the USA! If you didn't see my posts about these last month, Mr Kraye reads Cirque Du Freak to his class...

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  • July competition winner

    16 July 2021

    260 of you entered my July Shanville Monthly competition, to be in with a chance of winning a specially dedicated copy of Archibald Lox Volume 1: The Missing Princess. Using an online random number...

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  • July competition - last chance to enter

    15 July 2021

    It was my 49th birthday earlier this month (I know -- I don't look it!!!!). To celebrate, I decided to run a competition with a specially dedicated and signed copy of Archibald Lox: The Missing...

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  • The Literary Connoisseur likes Archibald Lox

    14 July 2021

    My newest book, Archibald Lox and the Forgotten Crypt, was reviewed by The Literary Connoissuer recently, who had a lot to say about it, including the following snippets:

     

    "As someone who's been...

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  • Hagurosan is back!!!

    13 July 2021

    I wrote a short story called "Hagurosan" many years ago for the War Child anthology, "Kids' Night In". It used to be on my site, to read for free, but several years later, the publishers Barrington...

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