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Art as well as novels

My regular followers will know all about my novels but I also hold a Master’s degree in fine art and I reproduce here two examples of my work. Above is a pen and ink sketch called ‘The Guitarist’ and below is a painting I used for my 2015 Christmas card. It was the first andContinue reading “Art as well as novels”

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Steam in the ‘Sixties

This is a record of the steam locomotive in the UK in the 1960s when I was a keen photographer and took hundreds of shots on the railways in the thge dying days of steam in the North West of England. The book is a record of that and is now available of Amazon forContinue reading “Steam in the ‘Sixties”

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Naomi in retrospect

For fans of Naomi, there are now two novels and one short story in which she is the primary character. The first has just been re-edited, updated and renamed as Pursued by Shadows which I talked about in my last post. The second, Kill Joy, is the most recent in which Naomi in which NaomiContinue reading “Naomi in retrospect”

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A new Naomi novel

A new Naomi novel is published today! It is called Pursued by Shadows and is the first full-length Naomi story in which she and a Canadian friend become involved in a plot to weaponize the weather. Against a background of climate change and activists, Naomi and Alex find themselves the target of criminal gangs intendContinue reading “A new Naomi novel”

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A city for stories

Most of my stories are set in the city of Liverpool in England. It is also the city I live in but despite that the city is ideal for setting a story in. Indeed, it is used by many film and TV companies as a location, including the latest Batman film. Liverpool city centre isContinue reading “A city for stories”

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A new Poseidon

The Poseidon Files has been completely edited, updated and retitled to Pursued by Shadows which more completely reflects the story. It is also the very first full Naomi Richards story so those of my readers who enjoyed the first Naomi short story, available here in my website. The revised version is not available on AmazonContinue reading “A new Poseidon”

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A return to the 70s

Published today, my third novel A Walk on the Wilder side. Many readers may remember that it was serialised on my website over around six months but now, for those people who prefer not having to wait for chapters to be published, it is now available in paperback on Amazon. It is also available asContinue reading “A return to the 70s”

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Read it for free!

My latest book, A Walk on the Wilder Side, is available as an Ebook FREE on Amazon until Thursday, so if you would like to read it, now is the time! Just go to Amazon and click on the link ASIN: B0B3V68FPH The book is set in 1970 and centres around Keith Wilder who isContinue reading “Read it for free!”

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Try a Walk on the Wilder Side

Mike Rickett’s third novel, A Walk on the Wilder Side is published today. It is a departure from the first two in that it is set in 1970 in St Helens, a town in Lancashire, UK, not far from Liverpool. It is the beginning of a decade of change when life was completely different. ItContinue reading “Try a Walk on the Wilder Side”

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Naomi’s first story

A Naomi Richards story Hello. I thought you might like to hear a rundown of the first story i was involved in… The Poseidon Files. This is a story of two scientists who discover that a top-secret installation in Alaska run by the American military, ostensibly conducting research into the upper atmosphere, is in factContinue reading “Naomi’s first story”

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  • Art in the avante-garde 27th Jan 2023
    This is Composition No.12. measuring 81cm x 48cm. It is inspired by that great Ukranian artist Kazimir Malevitch. He was an avant-garde artist and art theorist, whose pioneering work and writing had a profound influence on the development of abstract art in the 20th century. Born in Kiev to an ethnic Polish family, his conceptContinue reading "Art in th […]
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  • My new studio 26th Jan 2023
    These are three views of my new studio in South Liverpool. My two loves in life are writing and art. I studied Fine Art for six years at Liverpool Hope University, earning an M.A. eventually. My next exhibition will be studies of dance, something that has always fascinated me. I love the movement and symmetryContinue reading "My new studio"
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  • Naomi’s thrilling debut 28th Dec 2022
    Pursued by Shadows is the very first of the full-length Naomi stories and involves an international conspiracy. Get it now on Amazon: Ebook; ASIN: B0BG3FQGW8. Paperback; ASIN: B0BFW61D2S. Artist and mystic Naomi Richards has become something of a cult figure and in this story her abilities help her and Canadian friend Alex Nelson solve theContinue reading […]
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  • Five stories for Christmas 23rd Dec 2022
    Five stories for Christmas I have now published five ghost stories, the latest being The Heysham Chronicle. They are all on my website and free to read. The aim is to produce eight and then to off them for publication in book form, M.R. James style. The first was Naomi which apart from being theContinue reading "Five stories for Christmas"
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  • A ghost story for Christmas 20th Dec 2022
    The Heysham Chronicle Mike Rickett (Published on mikes-fiction.com) Anthony Slim has always had a liking for local museums. They are usually quirky and full of curiosities that you would not find in the big city museums. He is wandering around a small museum in just three rooms in the village of Heysham on the LancashireContinue reading "A ghost story f […]
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  • A Christmas show 17th Nov 2022
    Eight years ago, I decided I was fed up with the cost of decent Christmas cards. I had a Christmas card list with 60 names on it and decent cards were costing at least £1. It was simply too much so I looked at the alternatives; either cut down the list or buy cheap mass-producedContinue reading "A Christmas show"
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  • A sample chapter 20th Oct 2022
    I thought readers may like a sample chapter from my latest novel, Walk a Crooled Road, which I am in the process of writing. I hope you all enjoy it. Chapter Forty-Three Toxteth, Liverpool Day 39 Maggie I didn’t have long to wait at the bus stop. Agnetha emerges from the pub and heads forContinue reading "A sample chapter"
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  • A new novel – set in 1970 14th Oct 2022
    Life in 1970 was completely different. So many things that we now take for granted were not there. No mobile phones. No interent. No DVDs. No streaming of anything. And nearly everyone smoked. It is against this background that A Walk on the Wilder Side is set. A thriller, wrapped in a mystery with theContinue reading "A new novel – set in 1970"
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  • Another painting 13th Oct 2022
    This is a paining of the world-famous Penny Lane, immortalised in the Beatles song of 1969. On the left is St Barnabas Church where Paul McCartney began his musical career. It was my Christmas card for 2019.
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  • More of my art 12th Oct 2022
    I began painting scenes that would become Christmas cards in 2015 and shortly all eight original artworks will go on show from November 26 until after Christmas at All Hallows church in Allerton, Liverpool. All Hallows is itself a famous building being Grade 1 with stained glass windows that are world-famous, having been created byContinue reading "More […]
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