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Biography

Brian L Porter – Literary C.V./Biography Personal: Born, Doncaster UK, 1953. Married to Juliet, one son, two step-daughters. Former member of the Royal Air Force, later employed in retail management and one-time taxi driver. Began writing after a long battle with depression and being unable to continue his original career. Currently writing his 6th novel ‘Cold as Ice’ and recently appointed poetry editor for ‘Balderdash’ Literary Journal. Member of The American Authors Association and The Military Writers Society of America. Brian is also a Science Fiction Conceptual Consultant to Stonehedge Publishing. Owner of 3 previously abused rescued dogs. Fanatical dog lover! Publishing credits: Novels A Study in Red – The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper published in paperback and e-book by Double Dragon Publishing, January 2008. ISBN 1-55404-527-4 Paperback, 978-1-55404-524-2 e-book. The Nemesis Cell published in e-book format by Stonehedge Publishing, Alabama, USA, May 2007. ISBN 987-1602-760-22-6 Glastonbury due for paperback release by Rain Books, Ontario in March 2008. Novella Avenue of the Dead published as an e-book by Stonehedge Publishing, May 2007. ISBN 978-1602-760-21-9 Novelette Dracula Doesn’t Live Here Anymore published by Eternal Press, January 2008. Collections. Murder, Mayhem and Mexico, a trilogy of short stories published by Eternal Press, Australia, October 2007. The Voice of Anton Bouchard published by Stonehedge Publishing, November 2007, ISBN 978-1-60276-026-4 A Binary Convergence(With Graeme S Houston) published by Stonehedge Publishing, November 2007, ISBN 978-1-60276-027-1 Short Stories. The Voice published in the anthology ‘Mazes of the Mind’ by the New Fiction imprint of Forward Press UK. The Devil You Know and Night Flight published by Capture Weekly Literary Journal, Kuala Lumpur. A Long Way from Home, After Armageddon, An Alien Abduction, Breathing to Death, Terror at Tunguska, and Compliments of the Boss published by RS Publishing, New South Wales, Australia. Mexican Therapy published by Peccary Magazine, Netherlands, and in La Fenêtre Magazine, France. A Novel Tale, Final Confrontation, Bodies in the Cellar, and A Holy Grail published by Secret Attic. Wolf! published by Espresso Fiction, and La Fenêtre Magazine, France, and The Jimston Journal. Megalith published by The Istanbul Literature Review. The Festival, The Voice Within and ‘R.I.G.S’ published in the anthology ‘Twist of Fate’ published by Eternal Press, Australia. The Sound of Silence published by The Jimston Journal. Over 200 poems published, mostly by the Forward Press Group. 3 times voted into the Forward Press Top 10 Poets of the Year, 2002, 2004, 2005. An advance review of ‘A Study in Red’ 1888 and London is a grand metropolis of dark alleys and grim tenements, cut off from the sun by thick clouds of smog which also paint the buildings black. It's the screams, so near, so common, that sends the shivers up your spine. Hardly anyone bothers with those screams as they echo through the streets. Night by night the helpless citizens must walk so very fearfully though these streets. They live in this brutal society where even the police are unable to do anything against a foe as illusive as the shadows. Jack the Ripper stalks the streets, his name on everybody's lips. He is the terrible evil that lurks in the shadows, attacking the women of Whitechapel so brutally, so callously, so viciously. Cries of Murder are uttered, drifting on the icy breeze, and everyone knows that he has struck again... Over a century has passed. With the death of his father Robert receives a mysterious old package from his solicitor, full of letters and the request that they be read in sequence along with an ancient journal. This small pile of aged papers seems so innocuous and yet the weight of the words written within can be felt, if you give pause and wonder where that feeling of dread is coming from. His family have been harbouring a secret, a dark secret, a terrible secret – one that might destroy the very soul of the man who must bear this burden. Brian L. Porter has approached the writing of a Jack the Ripper novel from a new and exciting angle, dispensing with the most obvious routes, he has found the path less travelled and in doing so has found the breathtaking scenery that makes the story work. He has written a story that has more humanity and depth of feeling than one could ever imagine possible given the subject. He has crafted a tale bound to move even the most stoical of hearts. A Study in Red is seductive; it pulls you in, it draws you closer, it whispers in your ear. You cannot leave it, you cannot put it down – not until the very end – and by then it is far too late; it has you, mind body and soul. --Graeme S. Houston, Publisher: Balderdash International Literary Journal. Other interests: An avid reader, particularly of the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Tess Gerritsen, Jeffery Deaver, Clive Cussler and James Patterson. Also a follower of all things to do with aviation, and a lover of dogs, having 3 rescue dogs at home. Brian lives in the beautiful county of Yorkshire with his wife Juliet, two step-daughters and of course the dogs. More information is available by visiting his website at www.freewebs.com/brianlp

Inspiration

Heavily influenced by the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, and modern writers Tess Gerritsen, Jeffery Deaver, Clive Cussler and James Patterson.