SAM NORTH - The Novels and Words

'An engaging, unusual and completely engrossing read' - Beverly Birch author of 'Rift'

Mean Tide by Sam North 'Extraordinary novel about a child's psychic awakening' ISBN: 978-1-4092-0354-4 Kids can survive anything, they say. Oliver, aged twelve, has a missing father in Africa, his mother has had a breakdown, and he is recovering from chemo. He is sent to live with his only relative. On a foggy day, one bald boy, with his cat, Flop, arrives at his Grandma's house at the water's edge in Greenwich. Oliver discovers to his horror that his Grandma, a famous psychic, hates cats. Her housekeeper, Lena loathes kids, and silent Justine seems to hate everyone. Add crazy Harriet, who has seen every fortune teller in London; Aura, a mysterious, aspiring beautiful actress and Bullet, the homeless kid with a very mean streak, trouble can't be far behind. When Oliver and Justine find a beautiful dog with it's throat cut washed up on the riverbank, Oliver feels a strange connection to this dead animal and so begins his own induction into a psychic world.

ANOTHER PLACE TO DIE The Great Flu Pandemic is coming. No one can stop it, swine flu is just the beginning. Everything your Government said would protect you is a lie. Order this now Review: 'Beautiful, plausible, and sickeningly addictive, Another Place to Die will terrify you, thrill you, and make you petrified of anyone who comes near you...'. Roxy Williams - Amazon.co.uk

DIAMONDS - THE RUSH of '72 by Sam North The amazing true story of the Great Diamond Rush of 1872 Diamonds took me right inside the people and their dreams. The book moves smoothly and segues seamlessly from one character's point-of-view to another's. Just when you think you know what's going to happen next, there's another surprise. This book is a marvel'. - Johnny Frem Bolts of Fiction - Vancouver

THE CURSE OF THE NIBELUNG A Sherlock Holmes Mystery Holmes & Watson in Germany 1939 discover the most devasting secret of WW11 With an irresistible, high-quality Goon-like zaniness, this dynamically-paced thriller follows its own larger than life logic. Not to be missed. Sunday Express

WORDS

Venice: I am not sure whether you go to Venice for the history, the romance, the idea you can go everywhere by water or you just want to see it before it crumbles but we all have reasons to go there and go there one must.

July 2009: Been very lucky this year to sign a two book deal with Hodderschildren Books. The first will come out in Jan 2011. More details in 2010. Many thanks to the editor Beverly Birch for all her help on this. I am speaking on writing at the Winchester Writers Conference on July 4th and then about The Curse of the Nibelung on September 25th at the Havant Writers Festival. In between will be writing book three in France in Bayonne

The Irony of The Road Movie is that the weak leave, but only the strong survive From the earliest days of American cinema, the road movie has been synonymous with American culture and the image of America to the world. By my definition, the road movie is a vehicle for either one or a small group of individuals who seek to escape the world they are living in and set out towards redemption on the road.

Since 1999 Sam has been running the on-line magazine Hackwriters.com a site for international writers in all subject areas. It continues as a place for new and 'experienced' writers to showcase their work. As of writing there are 4650 articles posted on site.

This update June 2009

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