Hey Readers, welcome to my website.
I'm an art historian currently writing spooky adventure novels for children alongside cosy crime for young adults and adult murder mysteries. My favourite genres/tropes include classic ghost stories, unreliable narrators and twisty thrillers. (Art finds a way of creeping into all my stories).
I've authored the book, Vincent Van Gogh Masterpieces of Art and contributed to Monet (The World's Greatest Art) with Flame Tree Publishing. My debut middle-grade novel, The Ghosts of Hawkthorn (suitable for ages 8-12) is out now and available to purchase from my shop and most online booksellers, e.g. Waterstones, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, etc. My second middle-grade novel, Gossamer House will be published later this year. Stay tuned.
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The Ghosts of Hawkthorn
Twelve-year-old, eco-activist turned detective, Ava Frylander doesn't remember falling over the cliffs into the raging waterfall at Laureleaf Park. All she knows is Tony is dead and it wasn't an accident.
She braves Hawkthorn's grungy underground tunnels - where, according to local legend, souls of the recently departed roam - hoping to conjure her best friend's ghost and identify his killer.
When she's chased off by a groaning black shadow, Ava manages to escape but she's not the only one who emerges from the tunnels.
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Cover design & illustration by T. Berredo
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Gossamer House
Leslie Sanstrom gets a creepy vibe when she arrives at Gossamer House for the Castillo d’art summer program. The spiky roof gables, looming clock tower and deathly-grey exterior make her spine tingle.
The strangeness doesn’t end there. She finds a hidden room full of famous paintings, missing since WWII, and overhears the camp manager plotting to steal the entire collection.
When she teams up with fellow camper Nick and resident ghosts to thwart the devious heist, things take a dangerous turn. Leslie discovers Gossamer’s secrets are more sinister than she had ever imagined.
Cover and illustration by Soni Speight
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