I love the old Sherlock Holmes mysteries and wanted to write something with that kind of flavor, but with elements of the supernatural and a bit of a steampunk feel. Milton's three adventures start in London, then take him to France and Spain. I've been lucky enough to spend time in both countries, and most of the locations are real, although I've taken them back in time and changed their names.

Feeding Frenzy introduces ex-MI5 agent Hollis, who was 'downsized' and then offered freelance work by his former boss. His first assignment takes him to West Somerset, where random disappearances and accidental deaths soon become something much more sinister and lethal. The book is set in and around the town of Minehead, where I lived for a while. Some of the place names have been changed, but the nuclear power plant is real, and the site is certainly big enough to harbor facilities the government would rather you not know about...

The Savage Moor is the second adventure featuring ex-MI5 agent Hollis. It's a stand-alone, so you don't need to have read Feeding Frenzy first, although you might like to. After the excitement of that assignment, Hollis decides he'll overwinter in the quiet Exmoor countryside and try to expand his freelance work. His first client lives surprisingly close by, and what Hollis discovers will bring him into contact with not one but two local myths. Both can be lethal...