Gary Philpott
GARY PHILPOTT graduated from Nottingham University and worked in scientific research for Smith and Nephew Research, The Ministry of Defence and British Gas Research before becoming a secondary school physics teacher. He has written a number of science textbooks, course materials and teacher's guides for Pearson Education. A keen sportsman and music lover; he has travelled widely and many of the places he has visited appear in his books. His home is in Oxford, although he has also lived in Germany and the United Arab Emirates.
Gary’s first novel, Katrina Will Know, was published in April 2009, and was quickly followed up with Swinging Undercover, The Spanish Hotel and now Down in The Woods. The four books all involve DCI Collins and members of his team, although each story stands alone. Gary died unexpectedly from a heart attack in June 2011, shortly after completing his fourth novel. Down in the Woods is published posthumously by his wife, Marie.
Featured Books, with extracts, by Gary Philpott
Down in the Woods Not a Nice Place to Die
Gary Philpott
Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)I have always been a keen observer of people, and love writing about them. Some of my characters are funny and some are sad at times; some have a spark of mischief and some revel in their own sexuality, although...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/12/2011
The Spanish Hotel Where Crime Can be More Than a Little Naughty
I found that once I started writing crime thrillers, my mind would not stop coming up with new ideas and kept needing to develop the lives of those characters that appear in all my novels. The Spanish Hotel just had...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/11/2010
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Down in the Woods Not a Nice Place to Die
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Down in the Woods is a fast moving crime thriller with an interesting blend of human struggle, murder and licentiousness. It revolves around the lives of two women from different countries, and at opposite ends of the social spectrum, but...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/12/2011-
The Spanish Hotel Where Crime Can be More Than a Little Naughty
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Alice Evans mysteriously falls from her fifth floor balcony. Unable to prove her fall was not suicide, DCI Collins knows that there is much more to the case. Alice's mysterious final words, and what turns out to be a liberal...
Format: Paperback - Released: 23/09/2010
