The Thundersley Chronicles

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I'm currently writing a series of three historical novels set in the fictional Suffolk town of Thundersley. They'll all be stand-alone novels, and one will be a revised version of my 2008 novel, Easterfield.

 The first, Fields of Glory, is due to be published in March 2018, so watch this space!

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