Blowing Off The Cobwebs

Hello! I'm back. I know: it's been a while.

First of all, some news for any of you who are Barnes and Noble members (or were thinking of becoming one. Or hadn't been, but might like to save a few quid...)

The Sound

of the Dark (my third book!) won't be out until October, but it is available to preorder - and, if you are a Barnes and Noble member, you can get a 25% discount if you place a preorder between today (23rd April) and the 25th. If you're a Premium member, you get double points, and an additional 10% off.

So if that sounds good to you, click this link and enter the code PREORDER25.

I haven't said much here about The Sound of the Dark, so to put that right, here's the cover blurb:

"Fans of Catriona Ward and Stephen King will find plenty to enjoy in this biting horror novel where not all is what you see... or hear.

In 1983 experimental artist Tony Mathias began work on a new installation – a collage of visuals and sounds collected at an abandoned RAF base called Warden Fell. Various stories and rumours swirled around the place but Tony was interested only in the echoes of history. However, soon after visiting the site to tape-record the sounds there, Tony returned to the caravan - where he was staying with his family - and killed his wife, his two children and then himself. Another dark twist in Warden Fell’s history?

Decades later, Cally Darker gets the chance to investigate the terrible story and perhaps even solve the mystery – a fantastic exclusive story for her true-crime podcast.

Tony's actress sister Stella is desperate for the mystery to be solved before she dies. Eager to do all she can to help, she passes on the tapes left behind by her brother. But before long, Cally realises that Warden Fell has a far older and darker story to tell. Be careful what you listen to…

The Sound of the Dark unleashes a horror from deep time into the light of the day. When you hear it, a door opens and nothing, not even yourself, will ever be the same again..."

More news soon. Having blown the cobwebs off this place, I'd better keep it in use!

All the best,

Daniel :)