Ulverscroft have just released a Large Print edition of Drifter's Revenge, Steve's most recent contribution to the acclaimed Santa Rosa Saga!

AT LAST! SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE KING OF CLUBS AVAILABLE ON AUDIO!!!

The audio book version ofSherlock Holmes and the King of Clubs has finally been released, and narrator Charles Johnson has done a fabulous job in bringing the story to life!!

STEVE HARD AT WORK ON NEW BOOK!!

Steve was recently spotted at his local branch of Panera Bread, hard at work on his latest novel. Although details of the project are still largely under wraps, we do know that it's a thriller and it features a strong, semi-autobiographical element! Nuff said for now!

Photo courtesy of C. S. Thorne.

STEVE THE BEACHCOMBER!!

Though not a surfer himself, Steve attended the U.S. Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach on August 7, and met up with a couple of friends along the way!

THE SHERLOCK HOLMES TRILOGY RE-RELEASED ON KINDLE!!!

Sixgold-Bookends has just acquired the rights in the three Sherlock Holmes novels Steve wrote in collaboration with David Whitehead. They've wasted no time in putting out new digital editions exclusively through Amazon worldwide. Check them out on Amazon right now!

VIOLENCE AT SUNRISE AUDIO BOOK GOES INTO PRODUCTION!!!

The audio book version ofViolence at Sunrise, Steve's western co-written with Ben Bridges, has just gone into production, and as usual will be available exclusively from Amazon. The narrator will be George Johnson, who has the perfect voice to really bring the story to life!

STEVE'S NEW WESTERN NOW AVAILABLE!

Steve has just completed a new western, co-authored wth Ben Bridges. And what a western it is! Here's the blurb:

Nothing was going to stop Lute Dunbar from getting his revenge -- and certainly not the man who now stood before him, blocking his way.

He said: "If you plan on grabbing that gun, mister, you'd best get to it."

The invitation hit Cobb like a slap. Knowing there was no way back from it now, his right shoulder dipped, his knees bent just a fraction, and he was fast -- damn' fast.

But so was Lute.

A small red hole punched into Cobb's shirtfront and knocked him back through the batwings. He hit the boardwalk beyond with a hollow thud and as the batwings flipped open and shut, open and shut, Lute saw him squirm for a moment, like some gigantic worm, and then slowly roll onto one side, and finally over onto his stomach.

That was when Lute saw Cobb's back. There was nothing small about the exit wound. The .45-caliber slug had ripped Cobb's spine in two.

FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW DRIFTER COVER

October 2019, and we've just had our first look at Crowood's fine cover for Drifter's Revenge, which is being published in the Black Horse Western series next January.

They called him Drifter, because that's what he'd done most of his life. But no matter where he went, he always came back to Santa Rosa, New Mexico--the nearest thing he had to a home. Still, there was trouble brewing outside town, and though Drifter wanted no part of it, fate had other ideas. Against his better judgment he signed on to help a sodbuster named Albright ... and when the time came, he took Albright's side against Stillman J. Stadtlander, the ruthless cattle baron who was determined to claim Albright's land for himself.

Drifter should have saddled up and made dust, but that wasn't his way. Besides ... there was Albright's wife, Hannah, and her daughter, Libby, to think about. And though he tried to resist his feelings for them, they still stole his heart. So he loaded his guns and stepped out to challenge Stillman's rawhiders ... and that's when hell broke loose.

STEVE APPEARS IN NEW DOCUMENTARY, "MOTHER OF BEAUTY"

Steve just got his first look at the forthcoming documentary, Mother of Beauty in which he appears. Produced and directed by Frank van Osch, it tells the fascinating story of Emmaline Snively, director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency, and talent agent who gave a certain Miss Marilyn Monroe her first big break. Watch out for the documentary -- it's remarkable!

THE SANTA ROSA SAGA GETS A MAKEOVER!!!

Steve's highly-acclaimed 'Santa Rosa Saga' has just undergone a makeover. The new, bolder uniform look emphasizes the strong continuity between the stories and characters, and is sure to win the series a whole new set of followers! You can read the full synopses of all the books on our Kindle Collection page.

SHERLOCK HOLMES -- TURKISH STYLE!!

We've just had our first look at the Turkish editions of the three Sherlock Holmes books Steve wrote with David Whitehead, all issued by Kassandra Books. A very nice, uniform edition.

LONELY IS THE GUNFIGHTER NOW AVAILABLE IN LARGE PRINT!!

We've just had our first look at Ulverscroft's Large Print edition of Lonely Is the Gunfighter, now available for purchase through all good bookstores. Here's what you can expect from the book:

Morgan 'Coop' Cooper was a man with a tragic past and an uncertain future. A fast gun with a reputation other men craved, he ended up in a town called Rocas Rojas, where his trail crossed with that of enigmatic saloon-owner Lorna Rutledge. They hit it off immediately, but there was more to Lorna than met the eye. Almost before he knew it, Coop found himself teamed with a sinister gunman called Gospel Curtis, and robbing a gold train at Deep River Gorge. It was then that Coop realized he'd been set up. But before he could get his revenge, he had to make things right with the young senorita he loved and knew he could never have. Then he unleashed hell.

STEVE INTERVIEWED FOR NEW BIOGRAPHY!

Steve was recently interviewed by Patrick Gatov, for Patrick's forthcoming biography of actor and boxer Thomas Carroll 'Tom' Neal, who appeared in such movies as Detour (1945) and The Great Jesse James Raid (1953) -- and later stood trial for manslaughter. "Steve is an utterly fascinating man," Patrick told us afterwards, "and I am in awe of all he's experienced in his life as well as his talent for writing. What an inspiration! Meeting him was one of those moments I'm going to remember my whole life. He gave me such wonderful insight and advice." We're not sure yet just when Patrick's biography will be published, but it should certainly be worth the wait!

QUICK ON THE DRAW NOW AVAILABLE IN LARGE PRINT!!

We've just had our first look at Ulverscroft's Large Print edition of Quick on the Draw, now available for purchase through all good bookstores. This was one of Steve's most popular westerns, and we're glad to see it reaching a whole new audience.

TWO MORE LARGE PRINT REISSUES ON THEIR WAY!!!!

The Plainsman, Steve's 2016 collaboration with Ben Bridges, gets the large print treatment this coming November in a smart large format paperback edition from Ulverscroft.

THE THIRD INVENTION ... A TV SERIES IN THE MAKING?

Steve has recently been in talks with producer Fara Eve Barnes, who was blown away by Steve's definitive history of archery, The Third Invention (known in ebook as Brotherhood of the Bow) and is determined to bring it the big or small screen sometime very soon. More news as we get it. In the meantime, here are some pictures of Steve and Fara discussing the project in June 2017.

NEW LARGE PRINT EDITION OF DEATH RIDES A PINTO!!

Our friends at F. A .Thorpe have just sent us the cover for Steve's next Large Print edition -- Death Rides a Pinto, which is out in July 2017.

A CLASSIC IS REIMAGINED FOR A WHOLE NEW AUDIENCE!!

Time After Time, the classic time-travel movie written by Steve and Karl Alexander, has now been remade as a new TV show from ABC. The series, developed by Kevin Williamson, was commissioned on May 12 2016 and premiered on March 5, 2017. The first season comprises thirteen episodes ... make sure you don't miss a single one!

STEVE'S MAJOR NEW STAND-ALONE WESTERN IS OUT NOW!!!

Steve's new western, Lonely is the Gunfighter, is now available in digital format exclusively through Amazon, with a large print edition to follow. Lonely is the Gunfighter is a major stand-alone western, and here's the blurb to whet your appetite:

Morgan 'Coop' Cooper was a man with a tragic past and an uncertain future. A fast gun with a reputation other men craved, he ended up in a town called Rocas Rojas, where his trail crossed with that of enigmatic saloon-owner Lorna Rutledge. They hit it off immediately, but there was more to Lorna than met the eye. Almost before he knew it, Coop found himself teamed with a sinister gunman called Gospel Curtis, and robbing a gold train at Deep River Gorge. It was then that Coop realized he'd been set up. But before he could get his revenge, he had to make things right with the young senorita he loved and knew he could never have. Then he unleashed hell.

STEVE'S NEW WESTERN NOW AVAILABLE!!!!

Steve's new western, Sixgun Justice is now available in digital format exclusively through Amazon, with paperback and large print editions to follow. This is the second book in Steve's 'Laredo Chronicles' series, and here's the blurb to whet your appetite:

Laredo Judson was in a cell on Death Row when Miriam Hargrove offered him a chance to stay alive. All he had to do was use his talents as a manhunter to find and deal with the outlaws the government seemed unable to touch. With his first mission behind him, Laredo's new target was the vicious Stroud brothers, his orders to arrest or kill them. The trail led him to the Cherokee Strip, where he met the beautiful Gail Spencer. There was something about Gail that stirred him ... but for some reason, her grandmother she didn't want him around. He knew better than to get involved. He had a job to do, and his mind had to be clear to complete it. But sometimes not getting involved is easier said than done ...

AND TALKING OF THE LAREDO CHRONICLES ...

The Large Print edition of the first 'Laredo Chronicle' is now available in Large Print.

PRODUCTION BEGINS ON THE PLAINSMAN AUDIO BOOK!!!

The audio book edition of The Plainsman goes into production this week, with narration provided by Chaz Allen, who previously worked on The Oklahombres.

THE LONG-AWAITED SECOND BOOK IN THE WESTERN LEGENDS SERIES NOW AVAILABLE!!!

The long-awaited second volume in the Western Legends series by Steve and Ben Bridges is now live exclusively through Amazon as a digital download, with paperback editions in large and standard print, as well as an audio version, to follow. To whet your appetite, here's the blurb:

After he saw his father set upon and stabbed, nothing was ever the same for the boy who would grow up to become Buffalo Bill Cody. The hatred and bigotry his family suffered in Kansas led him to kill his first man when he was just ten years old. And in the years that followed, he would face one battle after another -- against marauding Cheyenne, against the elements and against the Great Plains themselves. But there was no quit in Will Cody. He was, as his friend Wild Bill Hickok had said, "all spit and grit." He'd need grit, too, to survive the Pony Express, the Civil War and merciless guerrilla fighters like William Clarke Quantrill and the James Boys. For Will Cody, however, the greatest challenge of his life was still to come. And even he didn't think he could survive it."

LARGE PRINT EDITION OF THE DEVIL'S ANVIL NOW AVAILABLE!!

Steve's hardcover publisher, Crowood Press, have just sent us file copies of the large print edition of The Devil's Anvil, the Liberty Mercer western that originally appeared as a Black Horse Western in 2014.

PAPERBACK EDITION OF A CANDIDATE FOR CONSPIRACY NOW AVAILABLE!!!!

Creative Texts has just released a new paperback edition of Steve's political thriller, A Candidate for Conspiracy, with an eye-catching new cover.

LISTEN TO STEVE'S LATEST RADIO INTERVIEW!!

On February 14, Steve appeared on L. A. Talk Radio's Jack Marino Show, where he once again held listeners spellbound with his many memories of the Golden Age of Hollywood. You can hear the complete broadcast by clicking here.

STEVE'S NEW WESTERN HITS THE E-SHELVES!!!

Steve's new western, Quick on the Draw, has just appeared exclusively on Amazon, with a paperback edition to follow in due course. Here's the blurb:

Luke Chance had one claim to fame. He was real quick on the draw. But trying to outrun a rep he didn't want, he ended up in Rattlesnake Springs. And that was where he met the beautiful Teddy Austin. Teddy hired him to break horses on her father's ranch, but pretty soon he was also locking horns with the Shadow Hills foreman, Thad McClory. As if that wasn't enough, the Austins were also having trouble with their neighbors, the Webbers. Though he didn't want to get involved, Luke couldn't help buying in. But as the drama played out toward its inevitable shotgun showdown, Luke began to understand that nothing in those parts was exactly how it seemed.

AT LAST - STEVE'S CLASSIC WORK ON THE HISTORY OF THE BOW AND ARROW IS BACK IN EBOOK!

Steve's 1990 non-fiction book, The Third Invention: How the Bow and Arrow Made History is back as a new digital edition entitled Brotherhood of the Bow. Here's the blurb:

Man's first invention was fire. Fire enabled Homo erectus to cook his food, keep himself warm, ward off predators and light up the night. Man's second invention was the tool -- tools, like the wheel, significantly changed his life. But wonderful as fire and tools were, they did not guarantee man's survival in a world filled with creatures much larger, stronger, quicker, and more ferocious than any human being. Man's survival as a hunter fell to a third invention -- the bow and arrow. This simple but ingenious weapon "lengthened" the hunter's arm, enabling him to hunt from a distance and in comparative safety. But any weapon that could kill animals, could also kill human beings. Man was quick to discover this, and throughout history, he used the bow and arrow to defeat and kill his enemies. Perhaps more than any other weapon, the bow and arrow was responsible for changing the course of history.

OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE LARGE PRINT EDITIONS OF A MAN CALLED DRIFTER and VENGEANCE TRAIL!!!

Our friends at F. A. Thorpe have just sent us the covers for their editions of A Man Called Drifter, which is due out in December 2015, and Vengeance Trail, which follows in January 2016.

A FIRST LOOK AT THE COVER FOR DEATH RIDES A PINTO

It's the end of September and Steve is presently wrapping up his latest western, Death Rides A Pinto, which should go on sale within the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, we thought you might like a sneak peek at the cover.

OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE LARGE PRINT EDITION OF THE OKLAHOMBRES!!!

In addition to the sale of Large Print rights in Steve's most recent western, Lonely Rider, our friends at F. A. Thorpe have just sent us the cover for their edition of The Oklahombres, which is due out in November 2015.

STEVE TAKES A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE!!

Steve hadn't been in Hollywood for more than a few weeks when he landed a small but important role in 20th Century Fox's Belles On Their Toes in 1952. Not bad for an aspiring actor of just nineteen, who'd never had an acting lesson in his life! Here's Steve sharing an early scene with Jeanne Crain and Myrna Loy.

OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE CREATIVE TEXTS PAPERBACK EDITION OF THE DOOMSDAY CONSPIRACY!!

Creative Texts has just published paperback and ebook editions of The Doomsday Conspiracy under the new title of The Armageddon Cult with a splendid cover design by Laura Roth. You can find out more about Steve's involvement with Creative Texts by clicking here.

STEVE'S LATEST WESTERN HITS THE E-SHELVES!!

Steve's new western, Lonely Rider, is now available for download EXCLUSIVELY through Amazon. Here's the blurb:

"He called himself Melody, because the name had been burned inside his belt and because he couldn't remember his real name. 'Fact, he didn't remember anything but the past six weeks of his life. "Amnesia," Regan Avery called it, after he fished her out of a fast-flowing river. Everything else about him was shrouded in mystery. But there were some clues. He'd been chased by a posse and shot in the arm. And the minute he rode into Silverton, two gunnies tried to kill him on sight. So just who was he? Nothing was going to stop Melody from discovering the truth -- even though he might not like the answers he got."

OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE CREATIVE TEXTS PAPERBACK EDITIONS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES!!

Creative Texts is now poised to release paperback editions of the first three Sherlock Holmes by Steve and collaborator David Whitehead. For copyright reasons, these will only be available in America and Canada, but we think you'll agree that they make a great, uniform set!

STEVE'S NEW WESTERN - SHOOTOUT IN CANYON DIABLO!!

Steve's new western, Shootout in Diablo Canyon, is now available for download EXCLUSIVELY through Amazon. Here's the blurb:

"Canyon Diablo offered Lute Latimore a fresh start ... provided he could live long enough to enjoy it! The plan was simple -- go to work as a deputy for his brother Heck, who was town marshal. But Canyon Diablo was a hell town with a reputation for chewing up lawmen, and though Lute had just served ten years for a killing, he too became a target as soon as he pinned on the star. Then there was Heck's wife, Ellie ... a woman Lute still loved and would always love ... and Heck's daughter Marley, who was a mite too forward for her own good.They complicated the 'simple' plan still further. Then one night a fusillade of bullets wrecked Lute's plans altogether, and suddenly a new trail beckoned him ... a killing trail!."

THIS NEWS JUST IN (6/24)! Large Print rights have now been sold in this title!!

STEVE SIGNS WITH CREATIVE TEXTS FOR PAPERBACK EDITIONS!!

Steve and collaborator Ben Bridges are pleased to announce that they have entered in a definitive agreement with Creative Texts Publishers to publish select works, including the Three Guns West and Sherlock Holmes series. You can find out more by clicking here.

FIRST LOOK AT THE NEXT SHERLOCK HOLMES LARGE PRINT EDITION!!

We've just had our first look at the forthcoming Large Print edition of Sherlock Holmes and the King of Clubs, which is being published by Ulverscroft in August 2015. Steve and Dave are still busily plotting their fourth Holmes mystery. Here's the blurb for King of Clubs:

A brazen daylight robbery at Christie's becomes the talk of London, but Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are no longer in the business of solving crime. Holmes has retired to Sussex, to keep bees, and Watson, recently widowed, has returned to general practice. But when Watson, desperate for distraction, agrees to accompany his old friend to Vienna, to visit eminent neurologist, Sigmund Freud, it is not long before the pair are pulled back into the murky world of ruthless criminals bent on abduction, intimidation and murder. A shadowy terrorist group, The Black Hand, is plaguing the city, and when the tentacles of a crime committed in England reach across to Vienna to coil around Harry Houdini, the famous American escapologist, the Great Detective and his Boswell relish the chance of solving yet another puzzle.

ANOTHER TITLE JOINS THE ONGOING AUDIO BOOK LIBRARY!

Dead End is the latest of Steve's books to receive the audio treatment. Respected narrator Quintin W. Allen is presently producing the audio version, and guarantees to deliver plenty of chills in this unique story of aliens and vampires!

STEVE IS DEFINITELY ON A ROLL!!

Even though Steve's most recent book, In the Name of Justice, continues to win high praise from readers, Steve himself refuses to rest on his laurels. Instead he's thrown himself into the writing of a major new, stand-alone western, Shootout in Diablo Canyon. Inspiration for the new book came while he was researching material for a promised forthcoming collection of short stories. "What I uncovered," he tells us, "was so compelling that I just had to fictionalize it!" Watch this space -- the book itself will be coming soon!

STEVE'S NEW MASTERWORK -- THE LAREDO CHRONICLES!!

The first book in Steve's new saga, The Laredo Chronicles, is now available for download EXCLUSIVELY through Amazon, with a paperback edition expected to follow in due course. Already tipped by those who have read it as Steve's best western yet, the first book, In the Name of Justice, introduced a bold new hero, Laredo Judson. Here's the blurb:

"When a lawman goes bad, it can only end one way. For once-respected marshal and bounty hunter Laredo Judson it looked likely to end with a hanging. But Fate had other ideas for Laredo. The mysterious Miriam Hargrove offered him a deal -- his freedom in return for his unique abilities as a man-hunter. His target -- a cold-blooded sonofabitch called Carson Nix. Laredo didn't have much choice in the matter, not if he wanted to go on breathing. So he took the deal, strapped his gun back on and then hit the trail. Along the way he found more than he bargained for. There was a young gunny named Will Bronson, the chance to renew acquaintance with the broken-down Mexican priest who'd raised him ... and a shot at the one thing he really wanted above all else -- redemption."

NEW LARGE PRINT EDITIONS!!

Our friends at F. A .Thorpe have just sent us the covers for Steve's next two Large Print editions -- Latigo, which is out in April 2015, and She Wore a Badge, which follows in June.

AN EXCITING NEW-LOOK FOR THE THREE GUNS WEST SERIES!!

The bestselling Three Guns West series has just been given an exciting makeover.

UPDATE

2015 is already shaping up to be a busy year. January 2015 sees the Large Print publication of Drifter. This is followed by Shadow Horse in February, Latigo in April and She Wore A Badge in June. As if that wasn't enough, we can also look forward to Large Print editions of Sherlock Holmes and the King of Clubs in August and The Oklahombres in November! In the meantime, please check out Steve's Author Page on Amazon!!

STEVE'S LATEST SANTA ROSA WESTERN HITS THE 'E-SHELVES'!!

Vengeance Trail, the latest installment in Steve's on-going Santa Rosa Saga is now available -- and introduces an exciting new character to the line-up! Here's the blurb:

A vengeance trail brought Waco McAllum to Santa Rosa, and the grudge he carried with him could only be settled by blood. But before the hunt for his brother's killers reached its climax, there were plenty of surprises in store. For a start, he found valuable allies in three men who were no strangers to trouble -- Drifter, Latigo Rawlins and Gabriel Moonlight. But along the way he also found himself on another trail -- a crooked one -- that led straight to a gang of violent cattle-rustlers. In the final showdown Waco would get his revenge ... and a whole lot more besides!

FIRST LOOK AT STEVE'S NEXT 'SANTA ROSA' HARDCOVER!!

Our friends at Steve's hardcover publishing house, Robert Hale Limited, have just sent us the stunning cover for his Santa Rosa Saga story, Macahan's Law, as painted by the superlative Prieto Muriana. Here's the blurb:

Ezra Macahan was the toughest lawman the southwest had ever seen. But in his youth he could just as easily have taken to the Owlhoot Trail. Luckily, Fate had other plans for young Ezra. It began when a lonely way station was attacked by the notorious Colbert gang, who were set on freeing their bosses before they could be delivered to the authorities in Santa Rosa. When the marshal stopped a bullet in the fight, Macahan found himself with a heavy responsibility. The marshal's dying words were clear enough. "Take the Colbert brothers into Santa Rosa and turn 'em over to the sheriff." And before he cashed in he made Macahan promise to do just that. It was a tall order, and he'd have to fight every step of the way to get it done. But by the time it came for the final showdown, Macahan had gone from a boy to a man ... and then from a man to a lawman.

STEVE'S NEW WESTERN WITH BEN BRIDGES NOW AVAILABLE!!!

Steve's latest collaboration with Ben Bridges is now available, and furthermore, The Oklahombres is based on real-life events!

It didn't matter a damn that Bill Doolin had never killed another man, that he was a loving husband and a devoted father with a young son. No -- Bill became a target for every Deputy U.S. Marshal in Oklahoma Territory because the people hailed him as "The King of the Outlaws." That alone meant he had to die -- so his fate would set an example to anyone who thought of following his in his footsteps. While Bill and his gang, the Oklahombres, raised hell throughout the Twin Territories of Oklahoma and the Indian Nations, U.S. Marshal E. D. Nix sent three hundred of his best men out with orders to catch or kill them. And that army of badge-packers were led by Nix's 'Three Guardsmen' -- the living legends that were Bill Tilghman, Heck Thomas and Chris Madsen. But that was the thing about the Oklahombres -- they were going to be living legends too ... or die trying!

The ebook is available throughout the world exclusively from Amazon. The paperback can be purchased here.

STEVE'S NEW SANTA ROSA SAGA NOVEL NOW AVAILABLE!

The latest installment of Steve's ongoing Santa Rosa Saga has just been released on ebook and in paperback. Here's the synopsis of A Man Called Drifter:

Ingrid Bjorkman had been kidnapped. But was she just the bait in a trap that was meant to snare the three men who would try to rescue her? In their long, gunsmoke-filled lives Gabriel Moonlight, Latigo Rawlins and the man known only as Drifter had made more than their share of enemies. But as far as they knew, El Espada, the leader of the Comancheros who had abducted Ingrid in the dead of night, wasn't one of them. When the three friends finally took to the trail, however, they had two more guns to back their play. One belonged to Ingrid's feisty young daughter, Raven. The other was the property of Deputy U.S. Marshal Liberty Mercer ... Drifter's daughter. Now these five were destined for an explosive showdown and the mother of all surprises when they reached trail's-end ... assuming, that was, they could just stop fighting long enough between themselves!

The ebook is available throughout the world exclusively from Amazon. The paperback can be purchased here.

FETISH NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK!

Steve's extraordinary stand-alone novel, Fetish is now available in paperback here

JACKIE O -- THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE -- NOW AVAILABLE!

Steve's ground-breaking "TV series in book form", Jackie O' is now available in one ebook omnibus edition. The first season includes Steve's three contributions, "Deadly Pursuit", "Dead Before My Time" and "Cat Burglar in Monaco", as well as Andrea Busi Wilson's additions, "A Heart That Lies" and "Hunt for Truth". This low-priced omnibus edition (it totals 86,000 words plus!) is now available for download exclusively through Amazon.

LARGE PRINT COVER FOR THREE RIDE AGAIN REVEALED!

Our friends in the UK, F. A. Thorpe, will be publishing a large print edition of Three Ride Again in December, and we've just gotten our first look at the cover. Steve is very well represented in the Ulverscroft catalog over the next few months, with large print editions of Drifter coming in January 2015, Shadow Horse in February, Latigo in April and She Wore A Badge in June.

MORE SUCCESS FOR SHERLOCK!!

We just got word from Steve's UK publisher that the Large Print rights in Sherlock Holmes and the King of Clubs have been sold to F. A Thorpe. Meanwhile, a Turkish publisher has just purchased the Turkish-language rights in all three presently-available books! Small wonder that Steve and collaborator David Whitehead are already plotting their fourth outing for Holmes and Watson, Sherlock Holmes and the Ace of Spades, in which our intrepid duo come face to face with ... ah, but that would be telling! Let's just say Steve and Dave hope to raise a few eyebrows with the next book!

STEVE'S 'REMARKABLE' NEW NOVEL IS NOW LIVE!

Steve's new novel, Fetish has just gone live on Amazon. Described by David Whitehead as "A remarkable work, by turns astonishing, compelling and thought-provoking" it makes a radical departure from Steve's usual style. Here's the synopsis:

"It began when Noel was just a boy, and as he grew to manhood, so too did his obsession. He did everything he could to outrun it, to be normal, but even a life-changing move from England to Hollywood, California, couldn't help him suppress his urge ... the urge to indulge his particular fetish. Noel was as much a victim as the women he targetted. But when his desires exploded into violence one dark night, there could be no hope of a cure, or of ever going back to man he was before the murder ... Noel had tipped off the edge of sanity."

FIRST LOOK AT STEVE'S NEXT WESTERN HARDCOVER EDITION!!

We've just gotten our first look at Prieto Muriana's superb cover for Steve's next Black Horse Western, A Bullet for Lawless ... impressive, to say the least! Here's the synopsis:

"Ex-lawman Ben Lawless took a bushwhacker's bullet that almost killed him. He knew the man who'd shot him. He also knew that the bushwhacker never, ever missed. So why was Lawless still breathing? The answer was due to a lady rancher, Veronica Ketchum. But Veronica had problems of her own -- Stillman J. Stadtlander. Lawless had no love for Stadtlander. Their paths had crossed before, and he knew how ruthless the land-grabbing cattle-baron could be. So he decided to back Veronica in the upcoming range war. But Lawless was no fool. He knew he couldn't take on the Stadtlander's gunhawks all by himself. So he enlisted a few friends. There was the man called Drifter and the enigmatic Gabriel Moonlight. And just for good measure Lawless brought in Latigo Rawlins ... the very man who'd bushwhacked him."

STEVE'S WORK GIVEN THE AUDIO BOOK TREATMENT!

A number of Steve's books are presently being recorded as audio books. More are being added to the line-up almost daily. Watch this space for updates!

STEVE'S NEW WESTERN NOW AVAILABLE IN HARDCOVER!!

Steve's most recent western has just been published in hardcover, by Robert Hale Limited. To whet your appetites, here's the synopsis:

"The news wasn't good: the kill-crazy McClory brothers had busted out of Yuma Pen and were headed for Indian Territory. Somebody had to bring them in, and the job fell to Liberty Mercer. Liberty was a U.S. Deputy Marshal. She also happened to be a woman. And she was getting mighty tired of having her abilities questioned time and again. Still, she set out to run the outlaws to ground, knowing it was going to tough. But even she never realized just how tough it was going to be. As she followed a trail of bodies clear across the desert known as The Devil's Anvil, she formed an uneasy alliance with the Dunn brothers, Bill and Bee -- uneasy because they weren't exactly angels themselves. And along the way she damn'-near got herself killed for trusting the wrong person. By the time the gunsmoke cleared, however, she learned something about herself that was to change her whole life."

NEW NOVEL NOW AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH AMAZON!

Steve's latest novel, African Encounter has just been issued in ebook and is available EXCLUSIVELY through Amazon. The story of a remarkable friendship, set against the backdrop of Africa's sweeping majest - and its all-too-many dangers -- here's the blurb:

"Many years ago, a friend of Hollywood screenwriter Steve Hayes had traveled to the Virunga Mountains of Africa, to see the gorillas there. She had looked into the eyes of a giant silverback, and it looked back at her without malice or guile but instead questioningly -- as if it too was engaged in the moment, the wonder of meeting a fellow creature who might be a distant relative. The feeling she experienced was nothing short of spiritual, and Steve was hoping for something similar. But the trip was not without its dangers, for Congolese rebels regularly waged war in the region. Then a fluke accident led to a chance encounter with Dr Robert Odoki ... Robert had devoted himself to healing the sick of this poverty-ridden country, and the two men hit if off immediately. Traveling the road to Bwindi together, seeing Africa in all its moods, they were to forge a friendship that neither expected."

BY POPULAR DEMAND ...

Steve's new book, The Wrong Revolution is a semiautobiographical memoir of his experiences during the Cuban Revolution. Here's the blurb: "Eric Grantley went to America to become a big movie star. When that didn't work out, he looked around for something else to satisfy his need for adventure, his desire to play the hero. He found it in the Cuban Revolution -- or so he thought. As soon as the young British ex-patriot arrived in Cuba, he discovered the awful truth about life in a war zone. And after that, Eric would never be the same ... "

The book -- another title exclusive to Amazon -- also contains a bonus in Steve's illuminating essay, My Lunch With Hemingway. Definitely not to be missed!!

A MAN CALLED LAWLESS NOW AVAILABLE IN LARGE PRINT!!

Our friends in the UK, F. A. Thorpe, have just issued a very handsome large print edition of Steve's bestselling western A Man Called Lawless.

HANG SHADOW HORSE HEADED FOR LARGE PRINT EDITION!!

The third installment of the Three Guns West saga, Hang Shadow Horse! looks set to enjoy the same level of success as its two humber-one bestselling predecessors, Three Rode Together and Three Ride Again. Large Print rights in the book have just been snapped up by F. A. Thorpe, with the large print paperback edition expected sometime in 2015

THE GRANTLEY SAGA OMNIBUS EDITIONS NOW AVAILABLE IN EBOOK!!

Steve's bestselling eight-volume Grantley Saga has just been reissued in digital format in two low-priced e-book editions, available worldwide exclusively through Amazon. Each omnibus contains four books.

STEVE'S NEW WESTERN NOW AVAILABLE!!

Steve's western with long-time collaborator Ben Bridges, Hang Shadow Horse!, has just been published in ebook (as always, exclusively through Amazon) and paperback, available here. To whet your appetites, here's the synopsis:

"The Portuguese slavers called him Sam because they couldn't pronounce his real name. They tore him away from his homeland and put him to work picking cotton in the Tennessee Valley. But the big, fleet-footed Zulu was nobody's slave, and to prove it he escaped and headed west. Throwing in with a medicine show conman named Doc Jonah, Sam started entering county footraces to earn enough money to go back to Africa. But then his trail crossed that of Major Lawrence Devlin, and nothing was going to stop the ruthless rancher's man from winning the Fort Stockton Carnival Week race. From that moment forward Sam was cheated, beaten, shot and hunted like an animal. Worse, they took his beautiful grullo mare, U-Shee-nah, away from him. But that was Devlin's biggest mistake, because it only made Sam more determined to get his revenge ... and as Shadow Horse he became Devlin's worst nightmare."

STEVE DISCUSSES AVA GARDNER AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD!!

On February 23, Steve appeared on L. A. Talk Radio's Jack Marino Show, where he reminisced about his friendship with Ava Gardner, among others. Many of us believe this is Steve's best interview yet, but don't take our word for it. You can hear the complete broadcast by clicking here.

CHINESE EDITION OF SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE KNAVE OF HEARTS JUST PUBLISHED!!

We've just received copies of the Chinese-language edition of Sherlock Holmes and the Knave of Hearts, and a very handsome volume it is, too! Great care has gone into the production of this large-format paperback, which also comes with a dustcover. The cover painting displays three of the major elements of the story -- Watson's hat, Holmes's pipe and ... raindrops. What significance to these have? You'll just have to read the book to find out!

FIRST LOOK AT THE LATEST SHERLOCK HOLMES LARGE PRINT EDITION!!

We've just had our first look at the forthcoming Large Print edition of Sherlock Holmes and the Knave of Hearts, which is being published by Ulverscroft in February 2014. Steve and Dave are still busily plotting their fourth Holmes mystery. Here's the blurb for Knave of Hearts:

Following a prolonged cocaine binge, Sherlock Holmes is closer to death than Dr Watson has ever seen him before. Fearing for his friend's wellbeing, the pair repair to France, there to enjoy a leisurely convalescence at the home of Holmes's old friend, Henri Gillet. But even before they reach Paris they become embroiled in a perilous mystery of the like even they have never encountered before. Who, for example, is the strange man with the peculiar fascination for raindrops? And why does someone want one of France's most beloved novelists dead? Before the final explosive confrontation, Holmes and Watson must tangle with a cold and calculating brotherhood for which no crime is too ghastly, especially if it helps to further their own sinister ends ...

MORE LARGE PRINT COMING SOON!!

Our friends at www.morevisual.me have just sent us the covers for Steve's latest large print editions -- Lady Colt and A Candidate for Conspiracy, which see publication in February and March 2014 respectively.

FIRST LOOK AT THE LARGE PRINT EDITION OF THREE RODE TOGETHER!!

Our friends at www.morevisual.me have just sent us the cover for Steve's latest large print edition -- Three Rode Together, co-written with David Whitehead. It features a cover by one of Spain's premier cover artists, Salvador Faba. The book itself is coming out in March 2014.

FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES COVER!!!

We've just had our first look at Derek Colligan's fine painting for Sherlock Holmes and the King of Clubs, which is being published by Hale in April 2014. Steve and Dave are presently plotting their fourth Holmes mystery. Here's the blurb for King of Clubs:

A brazen daylight robbery at Christie's becomes the talk of London. But Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are no longer in the business of crime. Holmes has retired to Sussex to keep bees, while Watson, recently widowed, has returned to general practice. When their paths cross again, however, Holmes invites his old friend to accompany him on holiday to Austria, where he plans to visit the eminent neurologist, Sigmund Freud. Grateful for the distraction, Watson agrees. But for the Great Detective and his Boswell, intrigue is never far away. For ruthless criminals are at work in Vienna, and their business includes abduction, intimidation ... and murder. With Vienna a hotbed of intrigue, there is no shortage of suspects, chief among them a shadowy terrorist group called The Black Hand. But although the crooks are playing for high stakes, their objective remains shrouded in mystery. How can a crime committed in England relate to the puzzling events in Vienna? And what bearing does it all have on a visiting American by the name of Erik Weisz ... better-known as escapologist Harry Houdini?

HISTORY-IN-THE-MAKING AS STEVE'S FIRST BOOK FINALLY SEES PUBLICATION!

Steve's first book, Butterfly on the Wall was written over a five-year period throughout the early 1950s. Steve considered it to be more of a learning experience than anything else. But the manuscript -- all 700+ pages of it -- recently came to light, and at the urging of Steve's long-time collaborator, David Whitehead, it has finally been published in eight separate volumes. Available exclusively through Amazon Kindle, The Grantley Saga tells the semi-autobiographical story of one family's struggle to survive in wartime Britain. "It was an immensely moving experience," says David, who edited the manuscript for publication. "And an invaluable record of a period of history written by someone who actually lived through it. I lived with this book for about three months -- nowhere near the five years it took Steve to write it -- but at the end I was sorry to let it go. That's how completely the characters got under my skin."

STEVE SCORES ANOTHER NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER!!

Steve and collaborator Ben Bridges recently hit the coveted Number One spot on Amazon UK yet again with their latest western, Three Ride Again. A few days later Three Ride Again dropped to a still-respectable Number Four ... but the boys weren't too disappointed. Three Rode Together, the first book in the series, experienced another surge in sales that powered it straight to the Number Three spot!

A NEW LOOK FOR STEVE'S HORROR AND THRILLER NOVELS!

Four of Steve's horror-mystery novels, written with long-time collaborator David Whitehead, have just been given a makeover. They are Dead Ringers (formerly published as Under the Knife), Dead End (formerly published as Vampires vs Aliens and Vampire Wars), Feral (formerly published as House of the Dead) and Demonic (formerly published as Night Creatures and Night of the Demons).

THE LATEST SANTA ROSA SAGA WESTERN HITS THE E-SHELVES!!

The latest instalment in Steve's best-selling Santa Rosa Saga has just been published in e-book, which a hardcover edition to follow from Robert Hale Limited. Here's the blurb for Lawless: "Ex-lawman Ben Lawless took a bushwhacker's bullet that almost killed him. He knew the man who'd shot him. He also knew that the bushwhacker never, ever missed. So why was Lawless still breathing? The answer was due to a lady rancher, Veronica Ketchum. But Veronica had problems of her own -- Stillman J. Stadtlander. Lawless had no love for Stadtlander. Their paths had crossed before, and he knew how ruthless the land-grabbing cattle-baron could be. So he decided to back Veronica in the upcoming range war. But Lawless was no fool. He knew he couldn't take on the Stadtlander's gunhawks all by himself. So he enlisted a few friends. There was the man called Drifter and the enigmatic Gabriel Moonlight. And just for good measure Lawless brought in Latigo Rawlins ... the very man who'd bushwhacked him." E-book available exclusively through Amazon.

PAPERBACK EDITION OF STEVE'S PLAY "WIFE FIVE" NOW AVAILABLE!!

Steve's comedy play, Wife Five, has just been published by BearManor Media, with some additional material from Michelle Morgan. The cover perfectly captures the spirit of the play, which has been described as playful, light and breezy fun! Copies are now available from Amazon and other online retailers. In other news, 2014 is beginning to shape up nicely, with the Large Print edition of Sherlock Holmes and the Knave of Hearts coming out in February and A Candidate for Conspiricy following in March.

PAPERBACK EDITION OF A HEART THAT LIES NOW AVAILABLE!!

July sees the publication of the F. A. Thorpe Large Print paperback edition of A Heart That Lies, which collects the final two Jackie O' novels, the title story and Catburglar in Monaco. Thorpe will also be issuing Large Print paperback editions of Lady Colt (a.k.a. Liberty's Trail) in February 2014 and A Candidate for Conspiracy in March 2014.

HARDCOVER COPY OF THE GUN AND THE GALLOWS NOW AVAILABLE!!

July sees the publication of the Robert Hale hardcover edition of Steve's book The Gun and the Gallows, which has hitherto only been available as an ebook. For the hardcover edition there has been a title change, to She Wore a Badge, but it's still the same great story!

LATEST SANTA ROSA SAGA EBOOK NOW AVAILABLE!!

May sees the ebook publication of The Devil's Anvil, Steve's latest entry in the Santa Rosa Saga. As always the ebook edition is available exclusively through Amazon. A hardcover edition will follow, courtesy of Black Horse Western publisher Robert Hale Limited. For more details, go to our Kindle Collection page and check out the synopsis! In the meantime, Sherlock Holmes and the King of Clubs, Steve's latest Sherlock Holmes yarn, as always written in tandem with David Whitehead, has just been accepted for publication, with the publisher hailing it as 'impressive'. Our overseas friends seem to agree, because the Chinese Language rights in Sherlock Holmes and the Knave of Hearts have just been snapped up! At the moment Steve is writing a new adventure featuring the hero of A Man Called Lawless.

STEVE DISCUSSES THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD!!

On March 15, Steve appeared on L. A. Talk Radio's Jack Marino Show, where he reminisced about the Golden Age of Hollywood. You can hear the complete broadcase by clicking here.

MARCH-APRIL 2013 UPDATE!!

March 29 saw the hardcover publication of Steve's western Latigo. A few days later F. A. Thorpe issued their Large Print edition of Deadly Pursuit, the first of two collections of Jackie O' stories by Steve and collaborator Andrea Wilson. In the meantime, the Large Print rights in both A Candidate for Conspiracy and Lady Colt (issued in ebook format under the title Liberty's Trail) have just been sold. Steve has just finished his latest western, The Devil's Anvil and is putting the final touches to his third Sherlock Holmes novel, Sherlock Holmes and the King of Clubs, as usual written in tandem with David Whitehead.

STEVE LAUNCHES THE SANTA ROSA SAGA IN EBOOK!!!

Steve's highly-acclaimed 'Santa Rosa Saga' is now being issued in digital format, exclusively through Amazon Kindle, with all-new, uniform covers painted by Scottish artist Edward Martin. Steve's earlier western, Viva Gringo! now takes its rightful place in the ongoing story under a new title, The Brothers Macahan, while The Gun and the Gallows will see hardcover publication in July 2013 under the title She Wore A Badge. You can read full synopses of all the books on our Kindle Collection page.

THREE RODE TOGETHER NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD!!

Three Rode Together, Steve's western co-written with David Whitehead (a.k.a. Ben Bridges), has finally made its debut as an e-book, and as usual is available exclusively from Amazon. Full details can be found on our Kindle Collection page.

STEVE'S NEW WESTERN SERIES MAKES ITS DEBUT ON AMAZON!!

Steve's long-awaited new western series kicks off with A Man Called Lawless, presently available exclusively from Amazon in digital form, with the promise of a hard copy to follow. Early sales figures show that Lawless is going to become one of Steve's most popular characters, so keep watching this space for more news of his exploits! Meanwhile, full details of the first book can be found on our Kindle Collection page.

FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES COVER!!!

We've just had our first look at Derek Colligan's fine painting for Sherlock Holmes and the Knave of Hearts, which is being published by Hale next February. Steve and Dave are presently working on their third Holmes mystery, and consider Sherlock Holmes and the Knave of Hearts to be a high-water mark in their output together. Here's the blurb:

Following a prolonged cocaine binge, Sherlock Holmes is closer to death than Dr Watson has ever seen him before. Fearing for his friend's wellbeing, the pair repair to France, there to enjoy a leisurely convalescence at the home of Holmes's old friend, Henri Gillet. But even before they reach Paris they become embroiled in a perilous mystery of the like even they have never encountered before. Who, for example, is the strange man with the peculiar fascination for raindrops? And why does someone want one of France's most beloved novelists dead? Before the final explosive confrontation, Holmes and Watson must tangle with a cold and calculating brotherhood for which no crime is too ghastly, especially if it helps to further their own sinister ends ...

FIRST LOOK AT THE LARGE PRINT EDITION OF CHILDREN OF THE DARK

The Large Print edition of Steve's critically-acclaimed collection of short stories, Children of the Dark, has just been published in hardcover. Copies can be ordered from all good booksellers, or direct from the publisher, at Ulvercroft Large Print USA.

COMES A STRANGER!

Here's our first look at the Large Print edition of Comes a Stranger. You can find a synopsis of the story on our Kindle Collection page. The Large Print edition comes out in December 2012.

NEW LARGE PRINT EDITIONS!!

Our friends at F. A .Thorpe have just sent us the covers for Steve's next two Large Print editions -- Cast a Deadly Shadow, which is out in November 2012, and Night Creatures, which follows in February 2013.

FIRST LOOK AT THE LARGE PRINT EDITION OF SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE QUEEN OF DIAMONDS

Our friends at Ulverscroft have just sent us the cover for the Large Print edition of Sherlock Holmes and the Queen of Diamonds, which is being published in February 2013. Looks good!!

VIVA GRINGO! -- THE DEFINITIVE EDITION NOW AVAILABLE AS AN E-BOOK!

A completely revised and re-set edition of Steve's novel Viva Gringo! is now available exclusively through Amazon Kindle. The new edition features a brand-new cover and the author's original and preferred text.

ON THE TOWN!!

Steve and his wife, Robbin, were recently spotted dining out in Huntington Beach, California. The celebration was Robbin's birthday.

MAY 2012 UPDATE!!

Steve is now finishing work on a major new novel and starting to think about a new western series. Keep watching this space for news as it develops! In the meantime, we now have firm publication dates for the Large Print edition of Trail of the Hanged Man (July 2012), the Ulverscroft hardcover edition of Children of the Dark (October 2012), the Large Print Comes a Stranger (December 2012) and the Ulverscroft Large Print edition of Sherlock Holmes and the Queen of Diamonds (January 2013). Sherlock Holmes and the Knave of Hearts , Steve's second Holmesian pastiche (once again co-written with David Whitehead) will also be published in hardcover sometime in 2013.

JACKIE O' GOES INTO PAPERBACK!!

The first three books in the Jackie O' series, created by Steve and co-written with Andrea Wilson under the name 'Kelly Robbins', are to be published in an omnibus edition by F.A. Thorpe. No publication date is available yet, but the book will appear under the title Deadly Pursuit and both authors will be credited on the cover, making this Andrea's first major sale. This new edition now opens the way for more instalments in Jackie's race-against-time quest to find her wayward brother, so keep watching this space for further developments.

A FIRST LOOK AT THE COVER FOR EL DIABLO!

Here's an exclusive first look at the cover for Steve's forthcoming Black Horse Western El Diablo.

GOOGIES -- NOW AVAILABLE ON KINDLE!

Both volumes of Steve's classic Hollywood memoir, Googies, Coffee Shop to the Stars have just been released in one e-book edition, now available from Amazon's sites in the US, UK, France, Italy, Spain and Germany. This new version also contains all the original and often-candid photographs that appeared in BearManor Media's paperback version. More details can be found on our Kindle Collection page.

NEWS FOR MARCH 2012

Less than two weeks after its publication on February 29, the Large Print rights in Sherlock Holmes and the Queen of Diamonds were snapped up by F.A. Thorpe. Critic Rachel A. Hyde also reviewed the book very favorably, and you can find a copy of that review on our Reviews page. Meanwhile, Steve and Dave were interviewed about the book, and you can read their comments here. Thorpe will be issuing Blackout! this coming November, and Comes a Stranger continues to climb in Amazon UK's Kindle western list, rising to # 27 in the top 100. Right now Steve is working on a major new novel, with another Sherlock Holmes book also in the works.

NEW TO KINDLE -- CHILDREN OF THE DARK!

Steve's critically-acclaimed collection of short stories, all of which deal with the darker side of childhood, has finally been released in Kindle format and is now available from Amazon's websites in the US, UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy. More details can be found on our Kindle Collection page.

STEVE CREATES NEW THRILLER SERIES!

Steve recently created a new thriller series for Kindle Exclusives, under the pseudonym 'Kelly Robbins'. It also marks his first collaboration with long-time friend and fellow writer Andrea Wilson. Here's the blurb:

When New York businesswoman Jackie O'Hara finds out that she's terminally ill, she knows she has to put her affairs in order -- and top of her list is making peace with her estranged brother Danny. There's just one problem. Danny was the sole witness to a high-profile gangland murder, and now he's on the run from the Russian Mafia. As Jackie begins her worldwide search for Danny, she knows she's in a race against time. She could surprise everyone and live for years ... or she might die today, or tomorrow ...

In JACKIE O' the aim is to create the literary equivalent of a TV series, with each 15-18,000 word novel reading as a self-contained 'episode' which follows Jackie's ongoing search for her wayward brother.

So far Steve has written the first two books in the series, which are now available from Amazon, while Andrea has penned the third, entitled Hunt for Truth. As usual, check out Amazon's Kindle pages in the UK, America, France, Germany, Spain and Italy for more details ... or just go to our own Kindle Collection page.

PUBLICATION UPDATES

As you can see from above, Black Horse Western publisher Robert Hale Limited has just sent us their striking cover for Steve's forthcoming western Drifter. Meanwhile, F.A.Thorpe have just bought the large print rights in Blackout!, while Hale recently bought Steve's latest western Lady Colt. And as we go into the second week of February 2012, Comes a Stranger has entered Kindle's top 100 bestselling westerns at number 81.

NEW LARGE PRINT EDITIONS!!

Our friends at F. A. Thorpe have just sent us the covers for the next two Large Print reissues of Cast a Deadly Shadow, which is out in February 2012, and Tomorrow, Utopia, which follows in April.

A FIRST LOOK AT THE COVER FOR THREE RODE TOGETHER!

Here's the first look at the Prieto Muriana cover for Steve's forthcoming Black Horse Western (written in collaboration with David Whitehead), Three Rode Together. The book will be published in June 2012.

NINE BOOKS REISSUED AS OMNIBUS EDITIONS!

Nine out of the twelve books Steve has written with David Whitehead have just been reissued by publisher Sixgold Books in three low-priced omnibus editions exclusive to Kindle ... and we DO mean low-priced!! Check out Amazon's Kindle pages in America, the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy for more details!

NEW ADDITION TO STEVE'S EVER-GROWING E-BOOK LIBRARY

Killer Smile is now available as a Kindle e-book download. For more information on this and all our other Kindle editions, check out our e-book page.

NEW ACTION-THRILLER FOR NOVEMBER!!

November 2011 sees the publication of a new action-thriller called Blackout!, which is now available in paperback from www.lulu.com (click the link below to order) or as a Kindle e-book from Amazon's sites in the U.K., America, Germany and France. Here's the blurb:

When Diana Callan was beaten to death, all the evidence suggested that her husband was the killer. After returning from Afghanistan, former Green Beret Christopher Callan had developed violent blackouts during which he could remember nothing. But another suspect was in the frame, and if Chris could just get enough evidence to prove his own innocence, the real murderer could be punished. Trouble was, that was going to be easier said than done -- especially when Chris found himself involved with the girlfriend of a psychotic hoodlum.

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TWO NEW TITLES FROM BEARMANOR MEDIA

BearManor Media, publisher of Steve's two-volume memoir Googie's: Coffee Shop to the Stars, have just released covers for two new books -- the serial-killer novel Under the Knife (publishing in December 2011) and Children of the Dark (January 2012), a compelling and intensely personal collection of short stories dealing with the darker side of childhood.

LARGE PRINT EDITION OF UNDER THE KNIFE COMING IN JANUARY 2012!!

Under the Knife, the serial-killer novel Steve penned in collaboration with David Whitehead, is being published by F. A. Thorpe in January 2012.

INTRODUCING A NEW WESTERN SERIES -- THE KINCANNONS

October 2011 sees the publication of the first book in Steve's new western series, The Kincannons. The book is now available in paperback from www.lulu.com (click the link below to order) or as a Kindle e-book from Amazon's sites in the U.K., America, Germany and France. Here's the blurb for Comes a Stranger:

He was a stranger till he came to the aid of the four Kincannons. Then Ben Lawless became the best friend Mercy, Cinnamon, Caleb and Jonah could have wished for. But that was only the beginning for the Kincannons. When Cinnamon went missing the others had to grow up fast if they were to find and save her.

Together with Lawless and an enigmatic old Lakota warrior called Shadow Wolf, they set out on an epic quest ... and a blood-soaked showdown that none of them could have foreseen.

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STEVE'S NEW HORROR NOVEL

Night Creatures, the new chiller from Steve and David Whitehead, has just been published and is now available as an e-book download from Amazon's stores in the U.K., America, Germany and France. If you prefer, you can order a paperback copy of the book direct from the publisher, by clicking the link below. Meanwhile, just to whet your appetites, here's the blurb:

In the wake of the worst storm anyone could remember, strange things started happening in Frankport, Michigan. A teenage boy disappeared. Another was murdered in full view of his friends. And if the evidence was to be believed, Reed Devlin, a retired, decorated Marine-turned-drunk, spent the night with a ghost -- a woman who had been reported dead earlier that same evening.

In the days that followed, young Skylar Lewis discovered an incredible secret on her new laptop computer. And Reed's old Army buddy was killed by two weird, half-seen things.

Something evil had come to Frankport. But for what purpose? And how was a dying town supposed to protect itself against a demon that was more than ten thousand years old?

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SHERLOCK HOLMES NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ON AMAZON!!

October 2011, and Sherlock Holmes and the Queen of Diamonds is now available for pre-order on Amazon (with publication scheduled for 29 February 2012). Here's the blurb:

Thomas Howard of Missouri came out of nowhere one foggy night to rescue Countess Elaina Montague from rape and robbery. He was in England, he said, to find his brother, who had disappeared. To repay him, the beautiful Countess offered to enlist her friend, Sherlock Holmes, to help in the search.

At the time Holmes was investigating a rash of audacious jewel-thefts, and much to Watson's dismay spending altogether too much time at the music-hall. But because the Great Detective felt that there was more to the mysterious Mr Howard than met the eye, he accepted the case.

This in turn led to their involvement in a vicious blood-feud, a spectacular -- not to mention death-defying -- daylight robbery, the possibility of a serious diplomatic incident and finally, a thrilling climax below the brooding River Thames.

NEW LARGE PRINT EDITIONS!!

September 2011: Our good friends at F A Thorpe have just sent us the covers for the next two Large Print reissues of Fanatics, which is coming out next month, and Killer Smile, which follows in December.

AUGUST 2011 UPDATE

Once again working in collaboration with David Whitehead, Steve has just finished writing a second Sherlock Holmes novel, Sherlock Holmes and the Knave of Hearts. Meanwhile, his publication schedule for the next several months is shaping up nicely. The Large Print edition of Fanatics comes out in October 2011, to be followed in December by Killer Smile. In January 2012 F A Thorpe issues Under the Knife. Hale publishes Sherlock Holmes and the Queen of Diamonds in February and the Large Print edition of Cast a Deadly Shadow comes out in March 2012. April sees the Large Print edition of Tomorrow, Utopia and the Black Horse Western edition ofThree Rode Together is scheduled for June.

FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES COVER

August 2011: Here's a look at Derek Colligan's fine painting for Sherlock Holmes and the Queen of Diamonds, which is being published by Hale next February. Publisher Gill Jackson reports that the book's editor wondered "whether the authors maybe took on a bet that they could successfully combine the western genre with Sherlock Holmes. If so I think they have won hands down and produced what used to be called a ripping yarn!"

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