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Decorated Gulf War veteran and IT specialist turned late-life thriller writer, inspired by psychology and living in a documented haunted 500-year-old farmhouse in UK Peak District, First Novel published January 2026 second one due for release in April

The Story Behind Hathor House…While The White Room is fiction, the setting at its heart — Hathor House — was inspired by...
31/03/2026

The Story Behind Hathor House…

While The White Room is fiction, the setting at its heart — Hathor House — was inspired by something very real.

I live in a 500-year-old farmhouse, full of history, character, and more than a few stories of its own. When I began writing The White Room, I started to imagine what that same footprint might look like if it were reborn as something entirely different — modern, sleek, and almost clinical in its perfection.

That’s how Hathor House was born.

In my mind, I took the ancient layout of my own home — its shape, its flow, its hidden corners — and reimagined it as a modern mansion, built on the bones of something much older. A place of glass, light, and sharp edges, where technology replaces tradition, and where nothing feels accidental.

But the name itself was just as important.

Hathor comes from ancient Egyptian mythology — the name of a powerful goddess associated with motherhood, protection, and the afterlife. She was often seen as a guardian of souls, a guide between worlds, and a symbol of both nurture and judgement.

That dual meaning — protection and consequence, care and reckoning — felt perfect for a story centred around family, loss, and the search for truth.

Hathor House isn’t just a building in the story.
It’s a character in its own right.

A place of beauty and precision…
But also secrets.

And sometimes, the most perfect places hide the darkest truths.

🏡 If you could design your dream house, would it be modern and sleek… or full of history and character?

Where the Stories Begin…People often ask where I get my inspiration from — and the truth is, sometimes it starts right o...
30/03/2026

Where the Stories Begin…

People often ask where I get my inspiration from — and the truth is, sometimes it starts right outside my front door.

I live in this 500-year-old isolated farmhouse called The Hermitage, a place steeped in history and, according to local tradition, more than a few restless spirits. The house itself has been documented as haunted, with accounts recorded in Paranormal Staffordshire (2009) and earlier local histories stretching back over a century.

In the early years of the First World War, a newspaper reporter travelled to The Hermitage to investigate reports of ghostly disturbances. Residents spoke of footsteps racing up and down the stairs through the night, unexplained sounds echoing through empty rooms, and the feeling of unseen hands brushing against them in the darkness.

One story tells of a servant girl who claimed she heard ghostly screams beneath her bedroom window. Another described music playing on an organ in an empty room. And on more than one occasion, lanterns were taken outside to investigate loud crashes — only to find nothing disturbed.

Local legend even speaks of something darker…
A huge black dog with glowing red eyes, known in folklore as a Padfoot or Boggart, said to appear on the road near the farmhouse — a creature believed to guard graves and haunt lonely places.

Whether you believe in ghosts or not, living in a house with that kind of history does something to the imagination. Old beams creak. Shadows shift. Silence feels heavier at night.

It’s the perfect place to write psychological thrillers.

When I sit down to write, surrounded by centuries of stories and whispers from the past, it’s hard not to feel that history breathing quietly in the background.

And sometimes… very late at night…
I wonder whether I’m truly alone in the house.

👻 Would you stay a night in a house like this?

Feeling incredibly grateful…When I first sat down to write my debut novel, I had no idea how it would be received. Like ...
30/03/2026

Feeling incredibly grateful…

When I first sat down to write my debut novel, I had no idea how it would be received. Like many writers, I spent years reading, learning, and promising myself that one day I’d finally tell the stories that had been building in my mind.

Seeing The White Room now sitting at ⭐ 4.9 on Amazon with almost 30 reviews is something I genuinely never expected — and I can’t quite put into words how much that means to me.

Every review, every message, every comment from readers who’ve taken the time to share their thoughts has been incredibly encouraging. Writing can be a solitary journey, but reviews remind you that the story has reached someone — that the characters, the twists, and the emotions meant something.

What makes it even more special is hearing that readers connected with the heart of the story — the father and daughter at its centre, the search for truth, and the psychological tension that builds as secrets begin to unravel.

So to everyone who has read the book, left a review, recommended it, or even just added it to their TBR…
thank you. Truly.

Your support has made this journey unforgettable — and it’s only the beginning.

With the next book, The Raven’s Call, arriving on 30th April, I’m more motivated than ever to keep telling these stories.

📚 If you’ve read The White Room and haven’t yet left a review, it really does make a difference — and I read every single one.

https://mybook.to/thewhiteroom

He was always watching from the shadows… Now his story begins.Readers of The White Room were introduced to a name whispe...
30/03/2026

He was always watching from the shadows… Now his story begins.

Readers of The White Room were introduced to a name whispered in fear — The Raven.
But who is he really?

On 30th April, his story is revealed.

The Raven’s Call takes you back to where it all began — to a young boy whose life changed forever after witnessing the brutal murder of his father. That moment shaped everything that followed… the rage, the discipline, the training, and the transformation into a man feared across the criminal underworld.

From the boxing rings of London to elite military operations, betrayal, survival, and revenge, this is the story of how George Bird became The Raven — a legend who makes people vanish without a trace.

But beneath the assassin… there is still a man searching for redemption.

This follow-up novel expands the world of The White Room, revealing the origins of one of its most mysterious figures, blending espionage, crime, and psychological depth into a story of justice, loyalty, and the long shadow of the past.

📅 Release Date: 30th April
📚 The Raven’s Call — The legend begins.

If you’ve read The White Room, this is where the shadows deepen.
If you haven’t… now is the perfect time to discover what started it all.

30/03/2026

Meet the Characters of The White Room

Every story begins with people — their secrets, their choices, and the consequences that follow. In The White Room, five lives collide in ways none of them could have predicted…

👨‍👧 Christian Reed
A decorated veteran and systems expert, Christian is a father driven by love and loss. When justice fails him after the death of his daughter, grief turns to determination — and determination to obsession. He will stop at nothing to uncover the truth… no matter how dangerous the path becomes.

👩 Olivia Reed
Bright, curious, and independent, Olivia is drawn into a world she doesn’t fully understand. Her discovery of secrets she was never meant to hear sets off a chain of events that will change everything — leaving her presence felt long after she is gone.

🕵️‍♀️ Detective Maya Hart
Sharp, methodical, and quietly relentless, Maya is tasked with uncovering the truth behind Olivia’s death. But the deeper she digs, the more complicated the case becomes — until justice itself begins to feel like an illusion.

👤 Francis Delaney
Wealthy, powerful, and carrying a dangerous past, Francis has spent years trying to escape the shadows of his former life. But secrets have a way of resurfacing — and when they do, they threaten to destroy everything he has built.

🦅 The Raven
A name whispered in fear. A legend within the criminal underworld. The Raven moves in silence, shaping events from the shadows — and when he intervenes, nothing is ever as it seems.

At its heart, The White Room is a story about grief, deception, justice, and the lengths people will go to protect those they love.

📚 Which character intrigues you the most?

Why I Wrote The White RoomFor most of my life, writing a novel was something I promised myself I would do “one day.” Lik...
30/03/2026

Why I Wrote The White Room

For most of my life, writing a novel was something I promised myself I would do “one day.” Like many people, life took me down other paths first — from serving as a decorated Gulf War veteran to spending years working in IT and systems design, solving problems that demanded logic, precision, and patience.

But alongside all of that, I’ve always had a deep fascination with psychology — what drives people, what breaks them, and how grief, fear, and love can push ordinary people to do extraordinary things.

The White Room grew from that fascination.

At its heart, it’s the story of a father who refuses to accept the official version of events after the suspicious death of his daughter. When the system fails him, he turns to his own skills, determination, and increasingly dangerous methods to uncover the truth. What begins as grief slowly becomes obsession… and the line between justice and revenge begins to blur.

It’s not just a thriller — it’s a story about loss, control, deception, and the lengths a parent will go to when they believe the truth has been buried.

Living in a 500-year-old farmhouse — one documented as haunted in Paranormal Staffordshire (2009) — probably didn’t hurt the atmosphere either. There’s something about old buildings, silence, and shadows that feeds the imagination.

After being an avid reader all my life, finally seeing my debut novel published in January 2026 was a moment I’ll never forget. And the journey doesn’t stop there — the story world continues to expand, with the next book arriving at the end of April.

If you enjoy psychological thrillers that explore the darker side of human nature — and ask difficult questions about justice, truth, and obsession — then The White Room was written for readers like you.

https://mybook.to/thewhiteroom

📚 Have you read it yet — or is it still on your TBR?

30/03/2026

About Me

I didn’t come to writing early in life — in fact, I arrived at it rather late. But the desire to tell stories had been there for as long as I can remember.

Before becoming an author, my life followed a very different path. I’m a decorated Gulf War veteran, and those experiences — the pressure, the unpredictability, and the resilience demanded in extreme situations — left a lasting impression on how I see people and the choices they make. After my military service, I built a long career in IT and systems design, working in environments where logic, precision, and problem-solving were everything.

Alongside all of that, I developed a deep fascination with psychology — what drives people, what pushes them to breaking point, and what secrets they hide from the world. The combination of military experience, technical thinking, and psychological curiosity now shapes the way I write. My stories often explore the darker corners of human behaviour, the consequences of decisions made under pressure, and the fragile line between control and chaos.

I’ve been an avid reader all my life, especially drawn to psychological thrillers — the kind that make you question everything you thought you understood. For years, writing was something I promised myself I would do “one day.” Eventually, that day came.

Home is a 500-year-old, isolated farmhouse — the kind of place that creaks at night and seems to hold onto its history. According to local whispers, it’s supposedly haunted… which, if you write psychological thrillers, feels less like a coincidence and more like fate.

My debut novel was published in January 2026, turning a lifelong ambition into reality. My second book will be available at the end of April, continuing a journey into stories shaped by experience, psychology, and the shadows people carry with them.

Writing may have come late, but the stories were always there — waiting to be told.

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Kingsley

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+441538266488

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