And Then… The Great Big Book of Awesome Adventure Tales Volume 1 has arrived… Once upon a time, in an inspired fit of lunacy, Clan Destine Press invited some of the best genre writers in Australia and New Zealand to join them in a grand adventure. They wanted rollicking stories of cliff-hanging quests and mysteries, […]
5Jan17
And Then: Vol. 1 is now live
1Dec16
The March of Time
As we roll into December and 2016 winds to a close I thought it was time to look back at what was achieved this year and what lies ahead for 2017. I have got to admit 2016 was a pretty tough year. I thought 2015 was bad, but 2016 took me in directions I wasn’t […]
14Apr16
Agents of S.A.T.A.N. (1966)
In 1966, Picture Library (Published and distributed by M.V. Features Limited in England) put out a series of pocket comic books called S.A.T.A.N. – an acronym for Spies Anonymous To All Nations. Each issue appears to have been 68 pages (if you include the 4 page cover). I have 2 issues, No. 12: Point of […]
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Tagged Comic, M.V. Features, Picture Library, S.A.T.A.N., Secret Service, Spies Anonymous To All Nations
Tagged Comic, M.V. Features, Picture Library, S.A.T.A.N., Secret Service, Spies Anonymous To All Nations
Title: Gravedigger: Hot Women, Cold Cash Author: Christopher Mills Illustrator: Rick Burchett Publisher: Action Lab: Danger Zone Year: 2015 The first thing you’ll notice about the character, Gravedigger McCrae, is his resemblance to Lee Marvin. In my mind this elicits thoughts of Point Blank, The Killers and Prime Cut, which is quite okay if the […]
1Apr16
Lie Catchers
Title: Lie Catchers Author: Paul Bishop Publisher: Pro Se Productions Year: 2015 Lie Catchers is a police procedural with a twist. The two heroes of the story, ‘Calamity’ Jane Randall and Ray Pagan, have unique gifts which aid their investigation. Randall is a synesthete – which means she can see when people are lying – […]
30Mar16
The Scroll of the Dead
Title: The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Scroll of the Dead Author: David Stuart Davies Publisher: Titan Books Year: 2009 The Scroll of the Dead is a fast paced yarn that hits all the beats a Holmes and Watson story should. Some of the twists are a tad predictable, but don’t really detract from […]
21Feb16
Welcome to the Jungle, Mr. Love!
My latest retro-spy thriller, THE AMBROSIA KILL was published last week by Pro Se Productions (you can track it down on Amazon or Smashwords if you’re so inclined), and I thought I’d tell you a little bit about it and some of my influences. I am a big fan of spy stories from the 1960s, […]
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Tagged James Hopwood, Jarvis Love, Pro Se Productions, Spy Fiction, The Ambrosia Kill, The Danakil Deception
Tagged James Hopwood, Jarvis Love, Pro Se Productions, Spy Fiction, The Ambrosia Kill, The Danakil Deception
1Jan16
Happy New Year
G’day friends. Happy New Year to you all. As we say good bye to 2015, I thought I’d take a look back at the last twelve months and all that I acheived. On the surface, it didn’t seem like a very good year. There were some personal hurdles to climb – which I won’t bore […]
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Tagged Aaron Smith, Airship 27, Andrew Nette, Andrez Bergen, Clan Destine Press, Cutter and the Kingsnake, Cutter's Law, Get Cutter!, James Hopwood, Legends of New Pulp Fiction, Pro Se Productions, The Ambrosia Kill, The Danakil Deception, Under The Radar
Tagged Aaron Smith, Airship 27, Andrew Nette, Andrez Bergen, Clan Destine Press, Cutter and the Kingsnake, Cutter's Law, Get Cutter!, James Hopwood, Legends of New Pulp Fiction, Pro Se Productions, The Ambrosia Kill, The Danakil Deception, Under The Radar
31Dec15
Legends of New Pulp Fiction
G’day everyone. I trust you had a great Christmas – and wishing you and yours all the very best for the New Year. I have just returned from a short break in the mountains (in Jindabyne) with family which was very pleasant and relaxing (and thankfully not too hot). On the downside I think I’ve […]
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Tagged Adventure Tales, Airship 27, New Pulp, Pulp Fiction, Tommy Hancock
Tagged Adventure Tales, Airship 27, New Pulp, Pulp Fiction, Tommy Hancock
Last week saw the launch of the IndieGoGo campaign for ‘And Then… The Great Big Book of Awesome Adventure Tales’, which features my story ‘The Lost Loot of Lima’. While the story is fiction, I tried to – at least – ground it in a little reality. That is to say, many people believe ‘The […]
