About the books
About Blind Murder
Blind Murder was Stephen’s debut crime novel, independently published in 2014. The novel is set in East Midlands town of Northampton and its surrounding area. A town where Stephen worked for thirty or more years as a policeman.
In 2022, Stephen decided to work on Blind Murder as a screenplay. This resulted in a much more refined novel and included some major plot changes. The first edition of Blind Murder, is no longer available. Despite the historical animosity between the detective branch and the traffic branch on this occasion they are thrown together in a revenge fuelled mix of murder and mayhem.
About Driving Dead
Driving Dead is Stephen’s sequel to Blind Murder, continuing Jake Jordan’s nightmare with the seemingly ever present spectre of Bingham Tyler in the background of a new investigation. the novel calls upon Stephen’s knowledge of drugs and recogonising the signs and symptoms of drug abuse. This was what Stephen’s last few years as a cop concentrated on, training police officers in the detection of drug use.It was always Stephen’s intention to do a series of books with Jake & Kirsty, but the third book had to take a back seat while he did his MA in crime fiction writing. In this book Jake’s growing affection for Dr Kirsty Kingsfield find themselves once again in the middle of a case that baffles from the beginning. Why are drivers, and only drivers, suffering seizures and death at the wheel of their cars? And who is producing the drug which causes this to happen? The answer is closer to home than they think.
About Crimson Dragon
Crimson Dragon is a departure from the cosy world of Jordan & Kingsfield. Originally written as a standalone novel as part of his MA, this books takes us into the underground world of Hong Kong organised crime, murder, abduction and revenge for the apparent past sins of a group of Metropolitan Police firearms officers.It introduces Detective Inspector Mandy Lee of the Hong Kong Police Force and another traffic officer, Constable Ed Roberts. The story jumps between Hong Kong, Northamptonshire and London’s Chinatown. Stephen spent sometime working with the Hong Kong Police looking at the problem of drugs and driving. As a result he has made some lasting friendships. The cover picture for Crimson Dragon was taken by Kevin Chu a police officer with an eye for landscape photography. You can see his other work on Instagram @KevC_Photo.
About Let the Grass Grow Green by Ruth Martin
Ruth Martin was born on 8th November 1926 in Louth, Lincolnshire and passed away peacefully on 10th November 2009, aged 73. Ruth had been living in a nursing home for the previous 15 years because of dementia. This recently discovered book by her, along with three others and a book of poetry, being written during her younger years at teacher training college. The setting for ‘Let The Grass Grow Green,’ is the 1950s, long before mobile phones and the internet, and is a fictional story about Cornish smugglers and of loves lost and won.
Before this devastating disease took hold, I remember as a child my aunt was a vibrant woman, excited by the culture of the arts, theatre, and literature. As a primary school teacher in Kettering, she was a well-respected member of both Avondale and Park Road schools and the local community, eventually taking on the role of Deputy Headmistress (as it was called in those days).
There are a number of other books we have found by Ruth, all typewritten manuscripts that we need to transfer into a digital format. Hopefully we will also be able to publish some, if not all of her other books.