Published by Avon on the 1st of August 2024 – Just in time for a brilliant summer holiday book.
My name is Gary (pen name G.D. Wright) and I live on the southeast coast of England with my wife and two young children.
I joined Kent Police at the age of 18, working on the front line in a variety of uniformed roles until the age of 29 when, completely out of the blue, I suffered two cardiac ‘events’, and was subsequently diagnosed with a hereditary and incurable disease of the heart (arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy if you’re being fussy!). As a result, I had an internal defibrillator implanted in me, and I had to retire from the police at age 30.
One door closed, but another opened, and my wife and I bought a coffee shop in Ramsgate Harbour. We spent eight of the happiest years of our lives there but, when the kiddies came along, it just wasn’t sustainable. Family comes first, every single time (a theme in my books…), and the simple fact was that we knew our summers should be spent with the kids, not working seven days a week. In 2022, we sold our ‘third baby’ (the coffee shop, not an actual baby – although… what a plot line for the future… making a mental note…), and I took to writing full time.
Fast forward to now. I’ve signed a two-book deal with Avon UK (part of the Harper Collins family), and my debut is coming to you all in August 2024. It’s called AFTER THE STORM, and it’s a police procedural with a twisty, emotional hook.
I could not wait to read this as it sounds so dam good, I have found that ex-police write some amazing books as I know two authors from this background. I might see if I can get an interview with Gary so we can find out a bit more about him. I will keep you posted.
I read this so quickly as I really could not put it down, surprises me all the way through and then a bit of a twist at the end that I was not expecting. For a first book, this is superb and I cannot wait for the next one.
