This is the first in a three-book series which plunges you into the world of the mysterious and charismatic Inspector Oliver Goldberg and the team of police rejects who are drawn into his orbit. It’s 2011, riots are simmering in the heart out of North London as the UK’s first, and only, Hasidic detective, hunts the killers of young Muslim women. As events cascade out of control, and the investigation becomes ever more complex and global in nature, the importance of the victims seems to diminish – to everyone, that is, except Goldberg. Torn between duty, religion and two powerful women, his chaotic and dysfunctional life spirals out of control, yet he remains implacably dedicated to the Lurianic concept of tikkun olam – repair the world – a heavy burden indeed for this deeply flawed and conflicted individual.

The second in the three book series plunges you further into the world of the mysterious and charismatic Inspector Oliver Goldberg and the team of police rejects who are drawn into his orbit. It’s 2011, riots are simmering in the heart out of North London as the UK’s first, and only, Hasidic detective, hunts the killers of young Muslim women. As events cascade out of control, and the investigation becomes ever more complex and global in nature, the importance of the victims seems to diminish – to everyone, that is, except Goldberg. Torn between duty, religion and two powerful women, his chaotic and dysfunctional life spirals out of control, yet he remains implacably dedicated to the Lurianic concept of tikkun olam – repair the world – a heavy burden indeed for this deeply flawed and conflicted individual.

The third in this three book series plunges you further into the world of the mysterious and charismatic Inspector Oliver Goldberg and the team of police rejects who are drawn into his orbit. It’s 2011, riots are simmering in the heart out of North London as the UK’s first, and only, Hasidic detective, hunts the killers of young Muslim women. As events cascade out of control, and the investigation becomes ever more complex and global in nature, the importance of the victims seems to diminish – to everyone, that is, except Goldberg. Torn between duty, religion and two powerful women, his chaotic and dysfunctional life spirals out of control, yet he remains implacably dedicated to the Lurianic concept of tikkun olam – repair the world – a heavy burden indeed for this deeply flawed and conflicted individual.

1624: beautiful, headstrong Esther resists coercion into a loveless marriage. An impetuous flight from Amsterdam’s insular Jewish community unleashes a deadly train of events. Her brothers alone can save her – but can anyone save them? Follow the Amsalem family’s savage and sensual adventures from war-torn Europe to the Spanish Main. From enslavement to a final triumphant revenge. Hold tight to the gunwales, it’s hurricane season.

1634: war raging for the soul of Europe, overspills into the New World.
Beautiful and dangerous Hangbe, an escaped African slave, joins the Amsalems, a fierce Jewish pirate family in the quest for the fabled Lost City of Gold. Unexpected romance blossoms and old enemies are confronted as they battle the dense rainforests and hostile natives towards their elusive goal.
Will El dorado, prove worth their sacrifices?

A simple misunderstanding as a twelve-year-old sent Eliot Prufrock’s adult life spiralling out of control. Caused him to reject a multi-billion fortune, a life of ease and influence, made him what he is today – damaged, mentally, and physically, and an obsessive investigator. Because life surely couldn’t be so cruel as to deny him a second chance.

The BETHNAL GREEN BOOK of the DEAD is an epic quantum chiller: part sci-fi, part erotic horror, part modern satire, part eco warning, part love story, part homage to bygone British mages.

‘I waved. As she smiled back, I caught a trace of blood on her lips. She quickly backhanded it, leaving a smear across her cheek. I pretended not to notice. What the hell had she done now?’

The first published editions appeared somewhat anodyne. Previous editors, fearful of their reputation for scholastic rigour, redacted references to vampiric demons, massed zombie hordes and lethally weaponised sex robots.

Writing is not a natural process. We think in images not words. So why not start writing your book in pictures, and transition to words at a later stage?

Ok the title is of this book is a bit of a misnomer. Maybe it should be Writing a Novel Made Easier with PowerPoint. But when you are faced with that blank sheet, and so much to express, and the words won’t come…?

Our worlds are made up of sensory impressions, not words. And our predominant sense is vision. So instead of a blank sheet of paper, why not start with an image? Which will lead to another, and another. Start to describe them, and off you go, romping away, writing a novel.

The creators of PowerPoint did not intend it for this purpose. But I couldn’t contemplate writing without this aid to imagination. I’ll show you how it works for me, and how it could work for you.