Hi, folks! Dane here, and today I have some super exciting news to share with you. Encircle Publications has snapped up the third book in my Leipfold series of quirky cosy mysteries! Titled The Leipfold Files, the book is a short story collection that focuses on Leipfold’s early cases and his time in the army, as well as how he ended up serving time in Reading Jail. You can check out the cover and the blurb for the book below. Join a young James Leipfold as he discovers his knack for uncovering the truth and takes the early steps towards forming his detective agency, Leipfold Investigations ..read more

Hi, folks! Dane here, back again with some more exciting news from my client, J. V. Hilliard. He’s a fantasy author who I’ve been working with over the last couple of years in the role of both editor and marketing advisor. Today is the official launch day of the first novel of his Warminster series, The Last Keeper. I previously let you guys know about the cover reveal, and it’s great to finally have it out there after a couple of years of hard work. The Last Keeper is available now in both paperback and electronic formats and is being published by Gwen Gades and Dragon Moon Press. Here’s a li ..read more

Hi, folks! Dane here, and today I wanted to share some exciting news from a client of mine. J. V. Hilliard is a fantasy author who I’ve been working with over the last couple of years in the role of both editor and marketing advisor. He’s in the process of creating a fantasy series based upon his years of experience running Dungeons & Dragons campaigns in his fictional realm, and we’re finally at the stage at which the first book in the series is gearing up for release. The Last Keeper is available for pre-order now and is being published by Gwen Gades and Dragon Moon Press. Gwen is a fell ..read more

Hi, folks! Dane here, and I have some exciting news for you today. It’s publishing day for The Lexicologist’s Handbook, my brand new book! The Lexicologist’s Handbook is essentially a dictionary of strange and unusual words, and it’s the latest in a series of books that I’ve worked on with my core publishing team of editor Pam Elise Harris and cover designer Larch Gallagher. It’s out now in paperback and electronic formats and you can learn more about it below. That’s because The Lexicologist’s Handbook is a dictionary with a difference, a reference book that’s packed to the seams with strange ..read more

Hi, folks! Dane here, and the fact that I’m once again writing a news article on my website can mean only one thing: book news! Today, it’s the cover reveal for my next book, The Lexicologist’s Handbook. This one’s an interesting one because it’s a project that’s been in progress for over ten years. I first started it when I was at university, and as part of my research for it I read the Oxford English Dictionary in its entirety. That’s because The Lexicologist’s Handbook is a dictionary with a difference, a reference book that’s packed to the seams with strange and unusual words. Check out th ..read more

Hi, folks! Dane here, and today I’m proud to announce that it’s launch day for my new novel, Meat. Set on a factory farm and following the outbreak of a mysterious zoonotic disease, I started work on it back in 2015. Seeing as it’s being released in time for Hallowe’en during the middle of a global pandemic, I think I timed it quite nicely. The book was edited by Pam Elise Harris with cover design by Larch Gallagher and illustrations by Steve Woodcock. You can view the blurb and the cover below. Veterinarian Tom Copeland takes a job at a factory farm called Sunnyvale after a scandal at his su ..read more

Hi, folks! Dane here, and today I wanted to share a quick update to let you know that it’s launch day for the Local Haunts Anthology, which was compiled and edited by fellow YouTuber Regina Saint Claire It’s a super cool project with a simple premise: it brings together BookTubers and AuthorTubers (i.e. people who make videos about books and writing). The submission period took place earlier this year and the prompt was to tell a horror story based in your part of the world. For me, I retold the local ghost story of a barmaid called Suki who worked at the George and Dragon here in High Wycombe ..read more

Hi everyone! Dane here, and I have some exciting news for you today! As you can probably tell from the title, it’s cover reveal time for my brand new novel, Meat. Set during a disease outbreak at a factory farm, I guess it’s a pretty timely read, though I’ve been working on it for nearly five years at this point. You can check out the shiny new cover – along with the book’s blurb – below. Veterinarian Tom Copeland takes a job at a factory farm called Sunnyvale after a scandal at his suburban practice. His job is to keep the animals alive for long enough to get them to slaughter. But there are ..read more

Hi, folks! Dane here, and today I’m excited to announce that it’s launch day for my new book, The Tower Hill Terror! Here’s the blurb and the cover image: Unorthodox PI James Leipfold and his technophile assistant Maile O’Hara are back with a brand new case… The Tower Hill Terror is on the loose, a serial killer with a grisly M.O., and Maile and Leipfold must work fast to take him down before another body is found. But while the duo are chasing clues on social networking sites and the police are waiting for forensics, the Terror sends a message to the journalists at the Tribune. A message wri ..read more

Hi, folks! Dane here, and today I’m sharing some exciting news! As you can probably guess from the title, it’s cover reveal time for my brand new book, The Tower Hill Terror. Formerly titled Netflix and Kill, the book is the second installment in the Leipfold series and follows up from Driven. You can check out the blurb and the cover image below. Unorthodox PI James Leipfold and his technophile assistant Maile O’Hara are back with a brand new case… The Tower Hill Terror is on the loose, a serial killer with a grisly M.O., and Maile and Leipfold must work fast to take him down before another ..read more