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‘Slumlord’ – Coming out in June/July 2026

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The first draft of my latest novel is now complete and a rough version of the cover art has been created, which means that the book will be ready for publishing around the middle of the year.

The story is a decent size, coming in at 85,000 words – which is a larger haul than any of my previous works. This also means that the editing process has a lot more ground to cover.

‘Slumlord’ takes a much darker turn if compared to some of my recent novels, and focuses on the elderly residents of a modern apartment block set in a prosperous suburb of Hobart, Tasmania. When a fellow property owner decides to turn rogue and rents out his unit without performing any background checks, the end result would be hordes of drug dealers and shady characters taking over the neighbourhood, and needless to say – hi-jinks ensue!

I can expect the book to be released in late June or early July 2026.

The Blind Date Ball

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My latest offering should be available on Kindle Unlimited in June.

This will be my ninth book – tenth if you count ‘Lockdown Driver Wanted’ – and is the first direct sequel that I have written, as it follows on from the events of ‘Nine Mile Beach’.

The story revolves around two young men – who have been friends since childhood – and the vastly different turns their lives take after becoming involved in a match-making social event.

Of course, there is a lot more to it than that, but I can’t give too much away. What I can say is that the title was almost going to be ‘The Blind Date Ball: A Misogynist’s Tale’ – so that might suggest something about one of the main characters in the book. I’m still 50/50 on whether or not I should still use that additional line.

Currently I am in the final stages of editing, having completed the previous draft back in October last year, and in all honesty it’s looking pretty good at this stage.