Who am I?

Good question. One I often ask myself ...

 

I was born in Belfast during the Troubles and grew up in Springfield Park, the last working class religiously mixed area of west Belfast. One of three children, my dad was a bus driver, my mum a shop assistant in Royal Avenue’s C&A department store.

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I left Belfast for London with £50 in one pocket and a dog-eared copy of Stephen King's The Stand in the other (I had big pockets). I jobbed in bars and restaurants and later worked as a writer in the software industry.

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Books:

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In 2017 my first thriller, SLEEPER was published by the Dome Press under the partial pseudonym, JD Fennell. The follow up, SLEEPER: THE RED STORM, was published in 2018, and was shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize.

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In 2023, a revised edition of both books were published by Canelo as a one volume beautiful hardback collector's edition with red and black spredges (sprayed edges). You can order this online from any bookstore.

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My most recent books include  THE ART OF DEATH, SEE NO EVIL and THE SILENT MAN.

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Represented by: David H Headley @ The DHH Literary Agency

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Screenwriting:

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I have several projects on the go including an adaption of THE ART OF DEATH. I'm also a TV writer for hire, and available to work on drama, crime and thriller genres. For further information, please contact my screen agent Emily Hayward-Whitlock @ The Artist's Partnership.

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Zaffre Readers' Club

My publisher, Zaffre, run a reader's club for me and my books. Joining includes a deleted scene from The Art of Death. If you'd like to find out more click here ...

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