Dave Palmer presents his new book

London based noir fiction series that are real page turners!

Set in the 1990s, the series follows the shady and dangerous exploits of ruthless London crime lords and the detective trying to bring them down. If you love high-octane stories with that will keep you on the edge of your seat, you'll love the Jack Clay series.

Notorious north London gangster Tommy Spillane was acquitted for the M**der of a Sussex businessman back in 1986. Hitman Danny Mason is missing presumed dead.

Detective Chief Inspector Sandra Bates knows Tommy is guilty and has vowed to make him pay.

But Tommy is no time-waster. Jack Clay is on his books. He’s as ruthless as Danny, but brings new skills to the table that Tommy plans to nurture. Because while Jack’s new life is only just beginning, he’s ready to embrace it with a terrifying enthusiasm.

But then a brutal encounter between Jack and two prominent Jamaican Yardies has serious implications for the north London firm.

Some will survive.

Some will die.

One thing’s for sure – Jack Clay won’t go down easily.

Dave Palmer was born in London in 1964 to inept and criminally motivated parents.

Poverty and crime were a constant weight on the shoulders of the family and the young and impressionable boy. Dave's life was apparently mapped out for him, wasn't it? By his early teens numerous incarcerations to her majesty's institutions for petty crime and violence followed until one particular Pr*son stint in the early nineties, when he was in his thirties, would turn his life around. A chance meeting with a well known, but much older, north London gangster who knew Dave's family, would have a profound affect on him and steer him towards education and rehabilitation. He became his mentor and encouraged him to take a different path, which led to a degree and a twenty five year career in construction as a project manager.

Dave's talent for writing started while incarcerated where he mostly wrote for other prisoners. It would become the catalyst for a writing career that is flourishing. His background in the seedy underworld gives an authenticity to these works of fiction that other authors can only dream of. Dave is committed to creating and nurturing the wonderful characters that currently occupy his mind and his hope is that readers can delve into a world of crime fiction that brings them some joy and escapism.

Look out for Book 2 Jack Clay 2 - Stepping Up this autumn with Jack Clay 3 - The Rise coming out this winter!

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