The Police Family – I had the pleasure yesterday of catching up with three retired West Midlands Police colleagues – one a neighbourhood policing officer, one a Special Constable for sixteen years and one a detective on the Regional Crime Squad – no matter how long you’re out of ‘the job’ you never actually leave it – a way of life.

Radio Interview – did an interview this evening with Phil Williams on the Drivetime Show on Talk Radio – discussed the apparent rise in figures relating to football violence and our new book ‘Reporting For Duty’ during which I managed to explain the work relating to the new UK Police Memorial fund.

The ‘Birmingham Books’

Black Over Bill’s Mother’s, Pretty Thing & Keep Right On. Three very different novels, loosely joined by character and place. Can be read alone or as a series. Loads of great reviews on Amazon. Available as Paperback or ebook. Check out the book pages on our website or on Amazon for more details

‘Reporting For Duty’ – today’s special mention goes to retired West Midlands Police officer Roy Tinkler who provided some great memories in the ‘Sports & Social’ section of this book which details the history of the West Midlands Police between 1974 and 1999. Roy was an ardent footballer and cricketer for many years and played in the Force Teams. The photo is of the PAA Cup-winning team in 1988. Each copy of this book sold attracts a donation to the new UK Police Memorial fund.

Special offer – the E Book versions of three of our ‘Birmingham’ books are priced at just 99p each on Amazon UK from 9am today for 24 hours. Please check out the reviews – 57 for ‘Black Over Bills Mothers’ – 11 for ‘Pretty Thing’ and 11 for ‘Keep Right On’.

Read ‘Pretty Thing’ for 99p! Special holiday read offer! Plus new reviews…

Written by a Kook, about a Kook, for Kooks….

‘Highly addictive, this brilliantly conceived story really does capture the feelings of a teenager growing up in the Seventies, with only David Bowie as his salvation from the gloom and banality surrounding him. This really is a ‘must read’ for every Bowie fan, and once finished you’ll not be able to stop yourself from spreading the word !!’

‘Thoroughly enjoyed this book. As a huge Bowie fan the title and cover attracted me and the way the story mingles with Bowie in the heady Ziggy days is really good. But, the story is more than just that, an old fashioned story of the pain and joy of first loves and the seedy underground world of drugs and prostitution wonderful. A highly recommended read’

And in a special holiday read offer, you can get ‘Pretty Thing’ as a Kindle ebook* Worldwide from your local Amazon at a bargain price as follows:

At 8am on Thursday 25th July, Pretty Thing will be just 99p for 24 hours!

At 8am on Friday 26th July, it will go up to £1.99 for 24 hours

At 8am on Saturday 27th July it will  go cost £2.99 for 24 hours

At 8am on Sunday 28th July it returns to the normal price of £4.99.

Diary the date and enjoy! Please leave a review on Amazon if you can

Click here for ‘Pretty Thing’ on Amazon Uk

*You do not need a Kindle reader. You can download the Kindle Reader app onto any device

 

 

Our Big Summer Holiday ebook special offer! Read all three of our novels – ‘The Birmingham Books’ for just £2.97 the lot!!

Get all three of our fantastic, nostalgic, historic novels at a bargain price to get you through the summer holidays. A special Kindle offer starting next week. (You can download the Kindle ‘app’ to any computer or device – you don’t need a Kindle reader)

This is how it works;

At 8am on Thursday 25th July, all three ebooks will be just 99p each for 24 hours!

At 8am on Friday 26th July, they will go up to £1.99 each for 24 hours

At 8am on Saturday 27th July they go up to £2.99 each for 24 hours

At 8am on Sunday 28t July they return to their normal prices of £3.99, £4.99 and £3.99 respectively.

No catch, no signing up to anything, no email spam, just diary the day and buy!

 

All available via your local Amazon site worldwide.

UK links:

Black Over Bill’s Mothers Amazon UK

Pretty Thing Amazon Uk

Keep Right On Amazon UK

Visit each book’s page to see what they are about, the great reviews they have, and ‘look inside’.

These books have something for everyone. Love, hate, thrills, life, death. crime, gangsters, motorbike gangs, terrorists, hooligans, crooked cops, nostalgia, history and David Bowie. We have had great feedback from both men and women reader

Enjoy, and happy holiday time!

 

‘Reporting For Duty’ – this book was researched and published within six months. We would not have been able to achieve it without the valuable contributions we received from scores of former colleagues who made history come to life! In the coming months we will feature some of those individuals who have our sincere thanks. They are the ‘heart and soul’ of the book. One of those first contacted were Bryan and Sue Dorrian who gave accounts about how they met in the job and subsequently married. Bryan also provided some details about his sporting achievements in particular his love of football. Many thanks to both. Each copy of this book sold will attract a donation to the new UK Police Memorial fund. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1916168000/

‘Reporting For Duty’ – they say that working with animals and beautiful women can be challenging but today I did both when I enlisted the family during a great day out at the Hanbury Show which even included a gig by ‘Birmingham’s Blues Brothers’. I couldn’t resist the opportunity to take a few pictures of the latest book whilst there.