I’m looking forward to the Local Authors Showcase at Chelmsford Library, 10am-4pm Saturday 16th November 2024. It’s always a pleasure to meet existing and prospective readers of my books and discuss all things writing.more…
A Glowing Review from the British Fantasy Society
I am delighted with this review from the prestigious British Fantasy Society. Available from all good book shops. In stock at Amazon in Essex at Maldon Books, The Wivenhoe Bookshop, The Book Nook Tollesbury and Red Lion Books.more…
The Regicides of Charles I
My novel, Conditions Are Different After Dark, begins with a brief prologue, set in 1662. Captain George Massey is about to be executed, having been framed as one of the signatories of the death warrant of Charles I. My novel, Conditions Are Different After Dark, begins with a brief prologue, set in 1662. Captain George […]more…
The Cotswold Olimpick Games
Sometimes, when researching ideas for a novel online, you come across something so strange and unfamiliar that you have to check it is not a hoax. While researching Cotswolds topics for my latest novel, Conditions Are Different After Dark, I discovered Robert Dover’s Cotswold Olimpick Games. The Olimpick Games were founded in the early 17th […]more…
British Fantasy Society – Featured Member
Interview with the British Fantasy Society, July 2024.more…
Goodreads Reviews of Conditions Are Different After Dark
Latest Goodreads Reviews for Conditions Are Different After Darkmore…
BBC Essex Interview
An enjoyable interview with Rob Jelly for his Upload show on BBC Essex . To be broadcast later this month (July 2024) on five BBC local radio stations.more…
Dovers Hill
The final scenes of my novel Conditions Are Different After Dark are located at Drovers Hill in a natural amphitheatre away from the village. It is here that the annual Restoration Games take place (I will describe these in a future post). Admission to the Games is restricted to local residents. The lanes are sealed […]more…