Steven’s bio

Steven left Rhodesway School in Bradford, Yorkshire in 1976 after taking A-levels. He graduated from the University of Kent in 1979 and, after taking a year’s Post Graduate Certificate in Education at St Mary’s College in Twickenham, he undertook a variety of jobs in London, including Public Relations Consultant, freelance Journalist and supply teacher.

He wrote occasional articles for The Guardian, The Times and The Independent while working on various writing projects including his own brief career in stand-up comedy. During this time he co-wrote a comedy pilot for Channel 4 entitled Not Enough Poodles but, unfortunately it fell at the final commissioning hurdle. He wrote the Book for the award-winning Latchmere Theatre Christmas pantomime of Hansel and Gretel in 1989.

In 1988, he began teaching English in Croydon before moving to Derby in 1996, where he began to think about writing a novel.

After being turned onto thrillers by Thomas Harris’ The Silence of the Lambs, he realised that most thrillers failed to deliver their promised exitement, so in 2007, after spending two fruitless years marketing the novel to the publishing industry, Steven self-published Reaper, a thriller about a serial killer who strikes in Derby. It sold over 1500 copies in the East Midlands and in 2008, and received very encouraging reviews. Harper Collins bought the rights and The Reaper was released internationally in 2009.

A sequel, The Disciple, was released in August 2010. Both books were critically acclaimed. He signed a publishing deal at Headline to release the next DI Brook thriller Deity, which released in June 2012.

 

His fourth novel, The Unquiet Grave, was published in 2013 and his latest book, the fifth in the DI Brook series, A Killing Moon, will be published in May 2015. You can pre-order a copy of A Killing Moon, or buy any of Steven’s novels by clicking on the links below:

The Reaper

The Disciple

Deity

The Unquiet Grave

A Killing Moon