about me

British, retired, married, father of two, grandfather of two. Living in a village near Norwich. Been writing novels since 2003. Some sales of short stories, publication of non-fiction article on BBC website, some success in Writing Magazine competitions.
Until recently, a member of the RNA (Romantic Novelists' Association). Founder member of a local group of writers, Wednesday Wordsmiths, which sprang from a series of Creative Writing courses at the UEA (University of East Anglia)

favourite books

Crime novels by Mark Billingham, Lesley Horton, Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, Peter Robinson, Peter James.
Regency historicals by Georgette Heyer.
Rom-Coms by Sue Welfare/Gemma Fox, Judy Astley
'Mainstream' books by Mary Wesley - particularly "Harnessing Peacocks" for some reason (might have something to do with the vision of Serena Scott-Thomas in the leading role, wearing a red hat and nothing else, in the TV movie, Cor...)
Hornblower books by C S Forester
Sharpe by Bernard Cornwell
Patricial Cornwell, Kathy Reichs, Martina Cole

my websites

http://www.peterholdroyd.co.uk