Friday, 26 May 2017

Latest reviews.

For any author reviews are the life blood of their craft.  It provides a direct connection to their audience and lets the author know if their work is resonating correctly with the intended targets.

More than that, however, reviews are our validation.  There is nothing better than the feeling you get when you receive a five star review from a happy reader.

I have been very fortunate to have received some truly excellent reviews for "The Unwilling Recruit" .  I am incredibly thankful and humbled by, and for, the thoughts and opinions my audience thus far has chosen to share with me.  Your praise and your enjoyment of my efforts make the whole process worthwhile.

I wanted to share the latest review with you all.  It comes from a gentleman by the name of Jon Land .  He is a USA Today best-selling author with over 25 novels to his name already.  I am extremely grateful that he took the time to read my offering and this is what he had to say about "The Unwilling Recruit" :


"The Unwilling Recruit serves up a terrifying foray into
the supernatural, offering a perfect blend of science and
superstition.  John Evans' crafts his debut effort with the
polish and verve of a much more seasoned hand, proving
himself a master storyteller right out of the box.  A must
read for fans of John Farris, Robert R. McCammon
and even the master himself, Stephen King."


Thank you Jon.  




Available now for pre-order from Amazon



Wednesday, 24 May 2017

Final cover reveal.

So it has been some time now since I have posted anything here and you could all be forgiven for believing that the lack of posts is indicative of a lack of progress on my novel "The Unwilling Recruit" .

Nothing could be farther from the truth.  There has been a huge amount of activity going on "behind then scenes", as it were.  The amazing team at TopShelf Publishing have been working tirelessly these past months.  The novel has been edited to within an inch of its life now and we all believe we finally have the product ready to put before you, the public.

The first step towards that is the amazing cover that the extremely talented Keith Katsikas has designed for me.

So, here you are folks.  I really hope you like this first look at the new and much improved novel (I know I do).



Available now for PRE-ORDER at

Thursday, 17 November 2016

New Release Date.

It's been a while since I posted anything here. In truth it's been a challenging few months for me on both a personal and professional front.

As you will have probably gathered, the original release date for "The Unwilling Recruit" has passed and the novel is still not available.  Well for reasons too numerous and convoluted to go into a decision was made between my publisher and myself to push back the release into the new year.

So, now the new official release date for my novel will be May 2nd 2017 and I would like to take this opportunity to assure my supporters that this date will not change and to offer my sincerest apologies for the delay.

Thank you all for your continued support.


Wednesday, 21 September 2016

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