I was born in Hartlepool, England and now live in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

I've been TEFL teaching for more than a decade.

My books include A Case Of Noir, Guns Of Brixton, Too Many Crooks, The Last Laugh, and Kill Me Quick!

Oh, and there are a few other tasty snacks that you can find here. 

My writing has been translated into Italian, Polish, Finnish, German and Slovene.

I've had stories published in various magazines and anthologies, including The Mammoth Book Of Best British Crime 8, 10 and 11 - alongside the likes of  Lee Child, Ian Rankin and Neil Gaiman.

I also edited the anthology  True Brit Grit (with Luca Veste).

I have an irregular column - Brit Grit Alley - at  Out Of The Gutter Online.

I'm a member of International Thriller Writers Inc. 

You can usually  find me on  Twitter and Facebook etc