Birds in the Graves

DCI Marcus Priestley investigates the apparent suicide of an artist. When a toxicology report indicates foul play, he sets about understanding the art world in order to apply his psychological approach to finding the perpetrator.
Marcus fully intends to remain faithful to his wife, but finds this increasingly difficult as he receives offers of sex from a number of women of various ages and backgrounds.
The story is essentially a humorous telling of the traps that can undermine the good intentions of even the most moral of husbands.

Growing up in Yorkshire as the second-youngest from a family of seven children, the author suffered illnesses at key moments that affected his progress through grammar school and university. While pursuing a career in finance and IT, he became a perennial academic, graduating in banking, mathematics, computing and business studies. After taking a creative writing course at university, he became a full-time novelist.