Don’t say a word.

That’s the provisional title for the new novel I’m working on. Set in a small Berkshire town with a corrupt local council and greedy developers it is the heart-warming story of how one boy who cannot speak sets out to save his neighbourhood. It’s something that could just happen in your own town.

With so many local councils trembling on the edge of bankruptcy this is particularly apt right now. I’ll let you know as soon as its finished and with the publishers.

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