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hoodwink
Steven and Yvonne visit a London hospital only to find themselves trapped inside the headquarters of an ancient Newtonian society.

Their escape with the Order's secret history sets them on a perilous adventure up the canals of England, pursued by the Order's remorseless Archbishop.

The best they can do for allies are a batty Marquis and his wife, ex-convicts and an unreliable demon.

They have a mystery to solve, but first they must survive.

urban fantasy thriller
151,000 words

Hoodwink: A novel of mystery and adventure from Guy Arthur Simpson
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JOHN EYRE
An accident at sea cuts short John Eyre’s career as an oil rig diver and his romance with Rachel.

A damaged John roams Central America, undergoing one transformation after another, until his consciousness is hijacked by a local trickster god.

When a mask containing the god is stolen and the people ask John to find their protective spirit, he embarks on the riskiest of adventures.

His allies are a reluctant Rachel, fellow lodgers from a London guest house, and a Guatemalan girl with a unique jade ball.

adventure fantasy thriller
152,000 words

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the asturian campaign
In the intense Madrid summer, undercover cop Erica Sánchez struggles to be herself.

The roles that she is expected to play —devout Muslim, anti-system rebel, conventional fiancée— are everything that she is not.

She longs for the peaceful mountains of Asturias, where her boyfriend has been sent on an assignment. So when the city becomes unsafe, it is there that Erica flees to join him.

Only the old mountains hold an unimaginable secret.

contemporary thriller
77,000 words
Citizens of the Night
A wintry Nordic city is hit by a total blackout.

As the mayor seeks desperately to restore power in time for Christmas, Yannick and Anja walk blindly into a mystifying underworld.

A dark and dangerous labyrinth that is home to the Wolf, the Beast, Almost Normal and the Witch.

novel noir
50,000 words


The Asturian Campaign. A novel by Guy Arthur Simpson.
Citizens of the Night. A Nordic thriller.
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Stories
The ministry of flowers
Why is the city decaying?
Where have the colours gone?
Can he trust the cardboard collectors?
Can he trust the flowers?

Lorenzo is worried.
Everyone else is worried about Lorenzo.


urban mystery novella
20,000 words

el ministerio de las flores

Lorenzo está preocupado por la ciudad.

Los demás están preocupados por Lorenzo.

La decadencia y el caos asolan la metrópolis y él sospecha de las flores. Aunque tal vez los cartoneros también estén involucrados.

El presidente sabrá: y Lorenzo lo va a averiguar.

relato
misterio urbano
20.000 palabras


A mystery novella in shades of grey from Guy Arthur Simpson
Citizens of the Night. A Nordic thriller.
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IMMIG'S  WORK
Efen’s house is being eaten. Before long, it will be his turn.

In their mountain fastness, the Shunii despair.

What can their subtle culture do against such a predator?


fantasy story
8,000 words

dedicated to Ursula K. Le Guin
THE MAN WHO DIED
In the colony, death is supposed to be a thing of the past.

So when a loaded gun turns up, the police and Dr Judith Waugh need to find out who could be behind it.

Before the unmentionable happens.

science fiction story
8,000 words

Immig's Work - A story of struggle in exile
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Vertical Divider
A darkly humorous near future story
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the sweet teeth of god

Kathmandu

The swelling ambition of a boy

The gaping mouth of a black god

Whose hunger is the greater?

mild horror story
3,500 words

A gentle horror story set in Nepal
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Parasite of choice
Government of the people, by the people: it might not turn out as you had hoped.

When a US president hands power to voters, they enforce religious law and launch an attack on Chinese oil fields.

While newscaster Karen Ferreira relates the alarming news on TV, her husband Jack is called in to a despairing White House.

But all Jack knows about is fungi.

near future story
11,000 words



A reckless US president hands power to the people - A speculative story
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THE LIFE AND DEATH PERFORMANCE
OF TONY BEDOWIE
Loretta and Marie's birthday party on the prairie looks set to be ruined when the entertainment fails to show.

Then a wagon of circus players passes by.

"Magic, music and the human cannon."

wild west story
7,000 words

The story of a wild west birthday party
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four stories
Immig's Work 
A cultured people up against a predator

The Sweet Teeth of God 
A Nepalese boy eaten up by ambition

Parasite of Choice 
An expert on fungi is asked
by the White House to preserve world peace

 The Man Who Died
A colony where death is illegal

fantasy/SF
31,000 words

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Four Stories collection: available as ebook or in paperback

● Immig's Work
● The Sweet Teeth of God
● Parasite of Choice
● The Man who Died

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  • Home
  • Books
    • All the books >
      • Novels >
        • Hoodwink
        • John Eyre
        • The Asturian Campaign
        • Citizens of the Night
      • Stories >
        • The Ministry of Flowers
        • El ministerio de las flores
        • Four Stories
        • Immig's Work
        • The Man Who Died
        • Parasite of Choice
        • The Sweet Teeth of God
        • The Life and Death Performance of Tony Bedowie
  • Readings
  • Travels
    • 1980s England
    • 1987 South America
    • 1989 USA
    • 1990 India & Nepal
    • 2000 Central America
    • 2007 Argentina
    • 2007 Colombia
    • 2008 Argentina & Bolivia
  • About
  • Contact