Background
Martin was born in the UK but raised in Hong Kong and has lived in New Zealand for the last few decades. His interest in writing began at fourteen while travelling by sea from Brisbane to Lisbon. He broke his wrist two weeks before setting sail and spent the entire voyage in the ship’s library writing a nautical adventure. Two years later, while touring across Germany in the back of his parents' rental car, he read John Steinbeck’s Journal of a Novel and decided he wanted to be a writer.
Learning the craft took an inordinately long time, and he's still not done. While honing his skills, he owned a record shop, worked as a DJ, and sold IT. He and his wife Wendy moved out of the city several years ago and bought a seven-acre block of land at the top of the South Island, which they share with five alpacas, three donkeys, and a dog. Martin now spends his days chopping firewood, mowing grass, and writing.
Dead If You Find Me
Martin's second book 'Dead If You Find Me' is a thriller set in New Zealand's South Island. It is the story of a failed businessman reduced to living under a bridge in a forest, hiding from the police who want to interview him about his part in two crimes. His chance for redemption comes when he attempts to help a woman avoid the clutches of a contract killer. More…
Beyond The Sea
Martin's first book 'Beyond The Sea' was published on Amazon in 2018. It is a thriller set in Indonesia's Spice Islands and tells the story of a wreck hunter left clinging to the sinking hull of his yacht after a mid-sea collision. If he is to find those who left him to die a watery death, he must first survive. More...
