I believe that the desire to write first came to me in my teens. When I was at university I intended to become a poet because of the influence of Basil Bunting. I became a prose writer in my 20's and I had some some ideas for complicated plots but in those days they were … Continue reading On the Desire to Write and the Novel Writing Process
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Clive Hindle's 5* rated 'The Dragon's Tale' is now available on Amazon's Kindle Unlimited for free. You can purchase the print version of this exciting action thriller for only £3.19 / $4.20 “The dragon teaches you that if you want to climb high you have to do it against the wind.” Jack has the key, … Continue reading 5* Rated ‘The Dragon’s Tale’ available on Kindle Unlimited for free!
Dark Side Crossing
Emerson began to appreciate that the policeman was toying with a different idea: that he was somehow responsible for a death many years ago and here he was seeking belatedly to cover it up. The hypothesis was so unlikely that Emerson ignored him totally and continued. ‘After the builders left I looked over the work … Continue reading Dark Side Crossing
The Night Doctor
George, the part-owner of an investment bank funded by black money, is on his way to the former Soviet Republic of Lithuania to conclude what his Lithuanian contacts think is a big deal, but which he knows is a scam. His Armani suit, Gucci cuff-links and Prada shoes disguise a man who is losing his … Continue reading The Night Doctor
The Vixen
An intriguing black comedy about dangerous liaisons in the English countryside around the turn of the millennium. The fictional location is a sleepy Northumbrian village where some of the locals have their own saucy secrets and others have ones of a more criminal nature. These are all hung out to dry when a newcomer with … Continue reading The Vixen
The Mummer’s Song
Joshua Catt is a banker with a troubled past which is catching up on him. Strange people from what appears to be a secret society are stalking him and they behave as if they wish to communicate something to him but they never speak.... they just mime. Then the big deal that could solve … Continue reading The Mummer’s Song
Dark Side Crossing
In 1968, the Summer of Love, begins the story of a young man who takes a wrong turn and finds himself on a long road with no exit. Returning after 20 years of exile, he looks up an old friend only to find a corpse. He contacts her church and finds a murderous cult. He falls in love … Continue reading Dark Side Crossing
The Dragon’s Tale
“The dragon teaches you that if you want to climb high you have to do it against the wind.” Jack has the key, the key to bringing down an entire Chinese Crime Dynasty and he doesn’t even know it! They say never a lend money to a friend and Tyneside Lawyer, Jack is learning fast … Continue reading The Dragon’s Tale
The Lawyer’s Tale
Troubled Tyneside lawyer, Jack Lauder, is already struggling to overcome his past and salvage a future when a murder case he took on years ago returns to haunt him. Could the bizarre, inexplicable events that follow be linked to the case? Is the murderer really seeking revenge from beyond the grave? Or can a more … Continue reading The Lawyer’s Tale
The Eighth Square
Jack Lauder, a man of simple pleasures, is a successful lawyer who enjoys nothing more than a climb in the mountains and a good old competitive game of chess. But he's about to be dragged into a deadly world of deception, where truth and fiction become inseparable, and the life he knew will be changed … Continue reading The Eighth Square







