My Novels
I write crime/thriller/mystery/suspense novels/plays.
I write so that you can enjoy a good read; that's my goal.
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THE DCI Matt Proctor crime thriller series.
THE DCI Matt Proctor crime thriller series.
CRIME THRILLER NOVEL ‘TOO SMART TO DIE’ is No. 1 in the DCI Matt Proctor crime thriller series.
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What’s it about?
Cop Matt Proctor, investigating a gruesome murder, is charged with drug dealing corruption and kicked out of the police. He fights to clear his name while hunting down a cyberworld cult that brings killing from computer gaming to the streets – who target Proctor and stalk his daughter Sarah as their next victims.
He also has relationship issues with police colleague Inspector Azzra Mukherjee...
THE DCI Matt Proctor crime thriller series.
THE DCI Matt Proctor crime thriller series.
CRIME THRILLER NOVEL ‘IN IT FOR THE MONEY’ is No. 2 in the DCI Matt Proctor crime thriller series.
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What’s it about?
‘IN IT FOR THE MONEY’: Brum/Black Country cop Proctor investigates murder, match and spot fixing – and he needs to ‘fix’ his personal life!
Once again featuring Birmingham based DCI Matt Proctor, whose murder investigations take him into the deadly world of sport’s criminal gambling syndicates.
‘IN IT FOR THE MONEY’ is deadly topical!
THE DCI Matt Proctor crime thriller series.
THE DCI Matt Proctor crime thriller series.
CRIME THRILLER NOVEL ‘NO WAY OUT’ is No. 3 in the DCI Matt Proctor crime thriller series.
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What’s it about?
Trapped in their own minds they must follow cult leader Gabriel Omoto – but to where and what? What “evil things” terrify young cult member Adele so much she won’t dare speak of them?
Cop Matt Proctor faces big problems – he needs to get out of a rut and take on a huge new challenge. Is he up to it? Or is the price too high?
Then there’s his spirited daughter Sarah to contend with – maybe too much a “chip off the old block”.
A fast-paced thriller with many twists and turns and a gripping climax. The third in the DCI Matt Proctor series works as a stand-alone crime thriller.
“Another cracker from Tom Bryson”
Standalone novels
Standalone novels
'SARCOPHAGUS' is a Political Thriller set in Ukraine and England
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What’s it about?
British Army bomb disposal expert Greg Stevens is reunited with old friend Sean O’Neil, a US Homeland Security operative when they join forces to combat Ukrainian Mafioso oligarch Bogdan Katchenko – and corrupt politicians – to stop a 9/11 plus terrorist attack.
Conflicting forces put their friendship under extreme strain. What comes first – your country; or you and your family’s lives?’
A thriller about torn loyalties, political corruption, corporate greed and rediscovering love.
'THE ZEPPELIN OF KINVER EDGE' is a 'coming-of-age' story available as a photo illustrated short story book and ebook.
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What's it about?
In 1916 bombs dropped on England; read my fictional account of young Harry Foley’s terror and his ultimate life triumph in the quiet village of Kinver.
SUSPENSE THRILLER “BLOOD RED RABBIT”
SUSPENSE THRILLER “BLOOD RED RABBIT”
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What's it about?
A novel about how ordinary people face the challenge of loss and make new beginnings, become extraordinary. Like falling dominoes, a tragedy sets off a chain of events; people’s worlds topple into chaos. Schoolteacher Mary Kelly, married with a young son, is forced to watch as her husband, Tony, falls to pieces; officer John Keys is haunted by guilt because he swapped a duty and his colleague and lifelong friend died; teenager Neil, emotionally scarred by his young sister’s death, turns his rage on those he feels have betrayed him. As all attempt to rebuild their lives, their paths intertwine across a sectarian divide with sometimes devastating – sometimes redemptive results. Why and how do some survive trauma – and others don’t? Is it their choices – to love and live – or hate and die?
SUSPENSE THRILLER 'DEATH BY PROXY' SET IN A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL
SUSPENSE THRILLER 'DEATH BY PROXY' SET IN A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL
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What's it about?
Two brothers, still locked in sibling rivalry, clash in an adult power struggle. Psychiatric hospital chief Jim Bourne is pitched into a bitter power struggle with his older psychiatrist brother, Doctor Steve Bourne. As they collide, schizophrenic ‘victim’ Leroy Campbell is weaponised with tragic consequences. Journalist Penny Corcoran uncovers the horrible truth. All lives are forever changed. A story of professional rivalries, political chaos, finding love and ‘good’ versus ‘evil’.
Two brothers, still locked in sibling rivalry, clash in an adult power struggle. Psychiatric hospital chief Jim Bourne is pitched into a bitter power struggle with his older psychiatrist brother, Doctor Steve Bourne. As they collide, schizophrenic ‘victim’ Leroy Campbell is weaponised with tragic consequences. Journalist Penny Corcoran uncovers the horrible truth. All lives are forever changed. A story of professional rivalries, political chaos, finding love and ‘good’ versus ‘evil’.
LATEST NOVEL "LOVING JEANIE"
A ‘Coming-Of-Age’ Emotion-Stirring Novel set In Derry/Londonderry’s Springtown Camp and the Donegal Hinterland
A ‘Coming-Of-Age’ Emotion-Stirring Novel set In Derry/Londonderry’s Springtown Camp and the Donegal Hinterland
Tom Bryson says, ‘I wrote this book to give my readers a "good read" but also to share insights into a period of recent history before it is forgotten.’
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What's it about?
Young teenage Derry boy Dan Kerrigan lives with his family in a corrugated tin Nissen hut in a deserted US Naval# base- Springtown Camp – in the city of Derry, N.Ireland. Set in the late nineteen fifties, Dan’s family along with others flee in a mass, illegal squat from desperate, crowded housing conditions to equally dire accommodation, namely Springtown camp.
Dan learns all about life in Springtown camp, including friendship and loyalty – but he gets into trouble at school and with the police. He is sent away by his parents for the long school summer hols, to separate him from “bad company”.
In Donegal, he agrees to a request from his Auntie Mary to ‘look after’ his Down’s Syndrome cousin, Jeanie. However, trouble still follows Dan.
This ‘coming of age’ novel shows Dan bonding with his country cousin, Jeanie and the inherent danger of ‘making promises’ to adults – especially entering a ‘pact’.
An uplifting story about fighting adversity and developing character, maturing, and learning to give and receive love in a world where poverty and hardship, religion and politics and the spectre of past deeds are never far from the family’s door.
Springtown Camp, Derry
Springtown Camp.
The setting for my novel 'LOVING JEANIE' and where I grew up.
A part of Derry’s history.
This is something of a departure for me. I normally write cop Matt Proctor crime series novels or stand-alone thrillers – for this latest I’m mining my childhood.
That’s scary.
My novel is not autobiographical – it’s fiction. Yet it taps into memories and settings where I grew up – some of the fictionalised scenes are loosely based on personal experience. The novel is written from the viewpoint of 12 year old Dan Kerrigan, in 1960s Derry, Northern Ireland. Dan lives in Springtown camp on the city’s edge.
This next bit about the novel’s setting is not fiction, it’s true.
'The Camp' was a former WW2 US naval base comprising mainly corrugated tin Nissen huts, used to ease a post war housing crisis. The US Navy had a major presence in Derry and escorted convoys, attacked and later scuttled U-Boats as they fought in the Allied war effort. After the Americans vacated the camp in 1946, almost immediately hundreds of families, totalling thousands of people moved en masse to the Camp and began living in the tin huts as illegal squatters. The authorities didn’t like that. However, Derry Corporation took over the huts and used them to ease a post-war housing crisis The huts went into decline and became intolerable living habitations. The camp was finally demolished in 1967
My novel starts with a prologue – namely the mass squat.
Springtown camp (sidebar pic)) was where I grew up and is the main setting for Dan’s story. A fascinating place with a unique story – check it out here www.springtowncamp.com/
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