My latest story to be published is The Book of the Beast in Black Sheep Magazine.

While browsing at Barnabees Books in Westleton I came up with the idea of a man who was haunted by a book. The first version was a straightforward ghost tale told in the bookshop and featuring the celebrity medium/sleuth Beryl Crystal and her assistant Charles. Then there was a call for stories featuring the occult detective John SIlence and I reworked it to include not only him but also Arthur Conan Doyle who had a strong interest in the occult.

Although the story didn’t make it past the short list into the anthology I submitted it to Black Sheep who accepted it.

The story is another of my tales set in the imaginary Fenland town of Great Witcherley. The fens,and East Anglia in general, are so full of intriguing myths and legends it is the perfect setting for any strange tales.