Praise for Black Toad
★★★★★
“Not only a great debut novel, but a great novel, full stop. The threads really do come together.”
– Treebeard
★★★★★
“Couldn’t put it down. Brilliantly written in a unique style. Hope someone options it for filming!”
– Mrs C J I Lewis
★★★★☆
“Dark and comic, just as promised. Gloriously grotesque characters. Can’t wait for book two.”
– Kindle Customer
★★★★★
“I haven’t finished a book in 3 years. You can’t help but read it in a Cornish accent.”
– Donna
★★★★★
“Laugh-out-loud funny and full of surprises. Descriptive prose, disturbing and brilliant.”
– B. Ackhurst
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THE CURSED INN - A Gothic fireside ghost story, a companion to BLACK TOAD...
200 years earlier, the same Hawkey family breathed the same moorland air. As stewards of the infamous Jamaica Inn, they struggled to make ends meet and keep the pub open to it's dwindling list of patrons. One December evening an unannounced visitor and his dabbling's in Black Magic, would change EVERYTHING...
A Christmas Ghost Story to ruin your feast.
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BLACK TOAD
5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining easy read with a ‘cracking ‘ plot or two
'Instantly engaging and an easy read with a relaxed, friendly and confident narrative . But don’t get too comfortable there’s a malevolent turn or three to surprise .'
A darkly comic gothic thriller set in a remote Cornish village where murder, folklore and buried secrets collide. Perfect for fans of folk horror, twisted mysteries, and black humour.
Enter the darkness...
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