Novels
Piggies (published by Puffin, 9 January 2003)
At some point during Ben's walk home everything changes. He
isn't quite sure what has changed at first, but pretty soon
he starts to spot the differences. On the surface things seem
the same as ever, but soon it becomes clear to him that he
is in a world that is different to his own in some very important
- and disturbing - ways...
(find out more about Piggies)
Flesh and Blood (published by Puffin, 8 January
2004)
Living temporarily with his particularly strange relatives
in the seaside town of Bathside, Matt is confronted with family
secrets perhaps best left unexplored. He'd rather be left
alone to play football but now he must face up to a chilling
threat to all that he knows.
Yes: this was going to be called In the Blood, but
someone else is using that title shortly before my one is
due out, so we've had to change it!
(find out more about Flesh
and Blood)
Incubus (published by Puffin, 3 February 2005)
Much as we might love and admire our parents, we don't really
want to turn out like them, do we? That feeling is even more
understandable when your father happens to be a deranged murderer...
Danny Smith spends his days trying desperately to keep his
family together, and his nights fearing the first signs that
his father's madness might be affecting him, too. But what
drove his father mad in the first place? This story should
bring a whole new meaning to the idea of confronting the family
demons!
(find out more about Incubus)
Erased (published by Puffin, 5 January 2006)
Someone is messing with Liam's world. All the rules have changed
and his life has unravelled completely. He can't even trust
his own memories. What do you do when you discover that all
you have ever believed and trusted as a lie? You fight back...
(find out more about Erased)
Short stories
"Praveen's and the Coconut Palm" (to be published
in Higher Ground, an anthology of stories based on
true accounts of survivors of the 2004 Tsunami; Chrysalis
Children's Books, October 2005 - more
details)
"Assignment Day" (in Skin Deep, edited by
Tony Bradman and published by Puffin, March 2004)
"My Virtual Dad" (in Phenomenal Future Stories, edited
by Tony Bradman and published by Corgi, 2000)
"Injury Time" (in Football Fever III, edited by Tony
Bradman and published by Corgi, 1999)
"In a World of his own" (in Stories of Virtual Reality,
part of the Quids for Kids series, edited by Wendy
Cooling and published by Orion, 1997)
"Road to Nowhere" (in Mysterious Stories, part of
the Quids for Kids series, edited by Wendy Cooling
and published by Orion, 1997)
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