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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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