From an Amazon Top 5 Crime Thriller author comes the next instalment in the DI Matthew Goodwin series. A new UK based police procedural thriller set inside a sporting community. Die Trying is out on 27 August 2026.
There’s a point in every writer’s journey where you stop waiting for permission and start stepping into the identity you’ve been building. For me, that moment arrived somewhere between releasing Don’t Die For Me, Argentina, and publishing Thai Die: How a Year in Thailand Turned into a Thriller Novel from the new The Story Behind My Stories series and preparing the pre‑order for Die Trying. That is when I found the courage to leave my job and a 34 year career in IT to be an Au
Retirement is supposed to come with a sense of closure. A handshake. A thank you. A moment of recognition for the years you’ve poured into a business, the clients you’ve supported, the problems you’ve solved, and the growth you’ve driven.
But sometimes life doesn’t hand you the neat ending you deserve.
