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S L Stockford

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Having sold a three part thriller to ITV, some comedy sketches and short stories I wanted to write this tale as a novel. As my agent is tv based this seems as good a way as any to chuck my novel into the public’s lap.

Married with two sons.

I earn my money in post production sound for tv.


favourite books

Ian McEwan: Saturday
Martin Amis : The Second Plane
Richard Dawkins : The God Delusion, The Selfish Gene
Charles Frazier: Cold Mountain
Tom Holland : Rubicon
Chrtistopher Hitchings : God Is Not Great
Thomas Harris : Silence of the Lambs
Chuck Palahniuk: Fight Club
Louis De Bernieres : Captain Corelli's Mandolin ; The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman ; Red dog

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Fresco

S L Stockford

A disgraced art expert’s path of salvation leads to grisly murders before redemption.


New improved version honed to near perfection using the helpful notes offered by my fellow hopefuls here. Ok maybe not perfection but it is far more polished.

Thank you to all who have read and commented on it so far. It is gratifying that readers find it exciting.

Overview: A man will do anything if he is desperate enough.

Matthew has fallen from grace as an art expert following a disastrous attribution of a Rubens' cartoon. His only way back is to be embroiled in Lord Marr’s macabre world of deceit. Is the Fresco a genuine work by the master Giotto, does it hold supernatural powers? If not why are people dying such grisly deaths? Matthew’s rationalist journey of salvation leads to uncovering the secrets of the past to understand the threat to the present.

This started life as a horror novel but under the guidance of a publisher has matured into a thriller full of mystery. In other words it is not a "horror" or "supernatural" work.

 

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kristylo wrote 7 days ago

HELLO, How are you today.my name is kristy,i saw your profile today ....

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Hi S L, My book is simply called ‘Madeline’ (Link below) You may li....

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Hi S.L., “Informers and blackmailers, phrenologists and dissection....

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I wrote 140 days ago

Susan, congratulations. Riding the Rails is a compelling read. Moses and Chavo are lifted from the pages by the quality and confidence of your writing. We learn about them through their interactions rather than having to drag ourselves through plodding paragraphs of descriptions. Other writers shou... view book

I wrote 145 days ago

Natasha, many thanks for your great support and positive comments. As a fellow author I am sure you appreciate how rewarding it feels to have people enjoy the book. I look forward to catching up with your intriguing historical mystery. Thank you again. S L Stockford, Fresco. view book

I wrote 175 days ago

Excellent work, straight into the story with Dafydd, our hero, hearing the voices within the first page of the novel. I also liked the fact the hero is genuinely scared in the second chapter, too often heroes appear to be inhuman in their reaction to frightening events. Neat sense of urgency f... view book

I wrote 209 days ago

Alan Savannah Oak. There is no doubt you can write. The style is pacey, the dialogue taut and the characters live. You have created a rich world built in ominous shadows. “The dog farted., sat back licked his butt. He belonged here.” Is typical of the original cracking prose. I can s... view book

I wrote 210 days ago

John Old Number Seven I always read the first two chapters of a book for a review but here I am already hammering through Chapter 5 with ease. Your journalistic background clearly makes for easy reading. More importantly this is a book that ought to be written and must be read. It is necessary t... view book

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