Michael Fowler

I have lost count of the number of dead bodies I have seen!   

I have fought with drunks, wrestled thieves to the ground, almost been stabbed by a knife-wielding burglar on the run, and I’ve experienced the adrenalin rush from many a high speed car chase.

On a number of occasions I have also experienced the flight or fight sensation, especially when I was a member of the Drug Squad, working undercover buying drugs from dealers.

That was my past career.  Now I spend my days revisiting all those scenes, still firmly handcuffed inside my head, and writing about them.

I have written stories for as long as I can remember.  In fact, that journey to writing a novel began whilst at junior school, creating adventure tales, emulating my then favourite author Enid Blyton.

During my teenage years I progressed into horror, and science fiction, and then at the age of fifteen I discovered the 87th Precinct series by Ed McBain. This became a turning point in my chosen genre, both to read as well as write.

When I joined the police I began jotting down my experiences, crafting incidents I had been involved in into storylines. As my career developed so did my plots, especially when I became a detective.

In 2006 I retired from the police following 32 years service. Behind me I had a folder full of rich material to draw upon and began the process of writing that crime novel I had always promised myself.

In 2011 I was offered my first publishing contract. 

The first two novels of my DS Hunter Kerr series, ‘Heart of the Demon’ and ‘Cold Death’, were released in September 2012 by Caffeine Nights.