[30] My First Novel: The Substitute

My first novel, which has taken me a few years of blood, sweat and tears to complete, is now at long last about to be published.



The Substitute is the story of Terry Johnstone, who has worked hard to achieve fame and fortune in the world of professional Football, and is on the verge of the big time. Along the way, a series of misfortunes has befallen him, and now, on the biggest day of his life, as he prepares to play in the FA Cup Final at Wembley, someone has kidnapped his fiancée and demands a meeting.

This is the story of how Terry rose from the back streets of a Scottish steel town to the bright lights of London. Someone has been following his meteoric rise very closely, and is intent on ruining his big day, and his career. Can Terry save the life of the woman he loves? Can he do it without jeopardising his date with destiny in front of the watching world? Will he finally discover who has been stalking him and why?

The suspense builds to a shattering climax, and a race against time.

The book is being published through www.lulu.com and as soon as it is available for sale, I will post a link to the web page.

I am hard at work on my second novel - as yet untitled - and am also putting together 2 anthologies, one containing Short Stories and the other Poetry, all of which I hope to publish in due course.