Book store entry for the novel Shoot! Tackle! Murder!
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‘Shoot!’ – Book Tour Highlights
The two week book tour, organised by Random Things, is now done. Thanks to the enthusiastic bunch of book bloggers and reviewers who took part. Here are a few highlights from the various reviewers: ‘A heart-warming tale and a thrilling
Read moreMeet Walking Zeds FC
Walking Zeds FC are the sporting star’s of Michael A Duffy’s latest novel, published July 2025 – ‘Shoot! Tackle! Murder!’ Taking part in sport only to save their social club from being demolished, on a technical legal point, they battle
Read moreNew Novel Out Now!
Pretty excited to announce that I have a new novel on offer – ebook and paperback – on July 1st. It is called ‘Shoot! Tackle! Murder!’ and is billed as a Tragicomedic, Murder Mystery. Once again set in Northern England,
Read morePeckersley’s Bird Café
A FUNNY BOOK. ESPECIALLY FOR GARDEN BIRD FEEDING ENTHUSIASTS EVERYWHERE! A garden bird-feeding fanatic and his troubled wife ride the roller coaster of family relationships, while fending off a social media frenzy and an army of invading squirrels. Marjorie Peckersley
Read moreBook Trailer Video – ‘Peckersley’s Bird Café’
Video trailer for the novel ‘Peckersley’s Bird Café.
Read moreThe Dung Diggers’ Song
As imagined from my latest novel, ‘Peckersley’s Bird Café’. In the story, Norman Peckersley is a now retired farm labourer. But in 1972, he and his mates formed a band known as Norman & The Dung Diggers, scoring a Number
Read moreBook Tour Wrap-up for ‘Peckersley’s Bird Café’
Glad to report that the book bloggers tour for ‘Peckersley’s was a resounding success. Here is a short slide show detailing the highlights:
Read moreBook Bloggers Tour for ‘Peckersley’s’ – the Daily Listings
‘Peckersley’s Bird Café went out on its book tour! Running over ten days, from 1st May, I was delighted to hear from the game bunch of reviewers who agreed to give my latest, ‘Peckersley’s Bird Café’ a go. As the
Read moreBook Tour Success for ‘Gavin & The Bodysnatchers’
I was delighted to send my latest book out on a Blog Tour using the services of the lovely Hannah at Hygge Book Tours The resultant reviews were 100% positive and it was clear many people had thoroughly enjoyed the
Read moreA Podcast Interview with Me, by ‘Chill Out With A Books” Pauline Barclay
‘Chill Out With A Book’ readers’ website was founded in 2016 by Pauline Barclay, herself now an author of nine published books. Its aim was to support indie authors by discovering the best of them and giving them a much
Read more‘Chill Out With A Book’ Awards For ‘Gavin…’
The ‘Chill Out With A Book’ readers’ website has been supporting independent authors since 2016. Its ‘army of readers’ are on the look out for buried treasure amongst the mountain of indie fiction that they are offered to read each
Read more‘Look Inside’ – Chapter One of ‘Gavin…’
Some towns deserve to be rained on. So, it was justifiably raining that morning in Drabbleton, Lancashire. But grey drizzle, a half-arsed kind of purposeless rain, was all that Mother Nature could really muster. This once proud industrial town, formerly
Read morePinterest Images – ‘Gavin…’ Inspiration
Every now and again, as I wrote ‘Gavin & The Bodysnatchers’, I found it useful to search and save images on Pinterest. These helped me paint the murky scenes of Drabbleton, Lancashire – as well as imaging some of the
Read moreGavin & The Bodysnatchers
Time to cheer yourself up with this dark comedic page turner! When Gavin’s retro joke shop fails and his wife, Marie, leaves him, he finds himself at a crossroads in his life. Seeking a fresh start in employment, his existence
Read more‘Look Inside’ – Chapter One of ‘Sixth Beatle’
NOW… CHAPTER 1 When the gun fired, its blast numbed my ears. The bullet twisted and twirled, piercing through distressed air on its lethal trajectory towards me. Time slowed, as I knew it would, just like I had seen it
Read more‘Sixth Beatle’ – a novel by Michael A Duffy
As he lays dying from gunshot wound, a troubled forty year old man recounts his childhood in 1970s Liverpool. He must deal with the guilt of his past and so describes the unique way in which he decided to cope
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