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OUT NOW: Calm Amid the Rage
Out now – Calm Amid the Rage – the fifth book in the Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventure series: action-packed, authentic historical adventures following twin brothers fighting with the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy during the Second World War. 1945. Is the war finally over for the Hutchinson brothers…? With the war in Europe coming…
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The Mighty Ocean audiobook out now!
Delighted to see the audiobook version of The Mighty Ocean out today – brilliantly narrated by Simon Watt. This is the third part of the series, in which Rom and Remmie face the Arctic convoys. Grab your Audible copy at an amazing early bird rate using this link: https://getbook.at/TheMightyOceanAudio
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Book signings: The awkward art of meeting your literary heroes
Novelist David Clensy reflects on what it is like to stand in the queue as a reader at a book signing Never meet your idols – it’s the classic piece of advice that gets regularly churned out. But when it comes to literary events, as readers, we find ourselves coming face to face with some…
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Kamikaze: Japan’s desperate air assault on Allied shipping in the Second World War
As the Second World War entered its final phase in the Pacific, the Japanese Empire faced an increasingly hopeless military situation. Its navy had suffered catastrophic losses, its air force was struggling to replace experienced pilots, and Allied forces were steadily advancing towards the Japanese home islands. Against this backdrop emerged one of the most…
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Military Thriller Book Group Q&A
Thanks to the Military Thriller Book Group for featuring me in their author Q&A this week! If you don’t already follow the group, check them out on Facebook. Over the past week they have been running a series of Q&As with authors who feature “non-traditional protagonists”. Given how rarely the Merchant Navy takes centre-stage in…
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In Danger’s Hour audiobook out now!
Fantastic to see the audiobook of IN DANGER’S HOUR out now. This is the second book in the Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventure series: action-packed, authentic historical fiction following twins fighting with the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy in #ww2. https://getbook.at/InDangersHour
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Coming soon – Walking Wiltshire’s Chalklands
Coming soon – WALKING WILTSHIRE’S CHALKLANDS explores accessible circular walks around the county’s stunning downland environment. Following on from Walking the White Horses and Walking the Standing Stones – once again the reader will be taken on a lyrical meander through the natural wonders of southern England’s chalk downland environment, its people, heritage and wildlife.…
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Germany research trip film – In Search of a Character
I had an amazing few days in Germany, researching my forthcoming novel series about the U-boat aces of the two world wars. Below is a short film I made about the experience: In Search of a Character – the hunt for the U-boat aces:
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Germany research trip – finding the landscape of the U-boat aces

I’m heading off on a solo trip to Germany, to do some research for the first novel in my forthcoming series about the U-boat aces of the two world wars. Progress on book one in the new series is going very well – I have read my way through a ridiculously towering pile of books…