Crewe author releases dark debut novel 'The Great Orme'
Paul D Coombs, who lives in Crewe, has released his debut novel 'The Great Orme,' signing a number of copies at Waterstones in the town this week.
The Great Orme, published by Northodox Press, is available in UK bookshops such as Waterstones, as well as Amazon.
Paul who was born in Cardiff, Wales, has lived with his wife and children in Crewe for 20 years.
His novel is a dark psychological thriller scraped and torn from the famous jutting headland, the Great Orme in Llandudno, North Wales.
The Great Orme is currently in consideration for the Wales Book of the Year Award, as well as the Book Bloggers Novel of the Year Award.
Paul told Nub News: "I had always wanted to write an Agatha Christie-style mystery, a locked-room mystery with secrets and consequences, but darker.
"The Great Orme has small-town hysteria, a moral dilemma at its heart - is justice something to be given or something to be taken?
"It is a novel with a sense of place, a gothic atmosphere, a desolate backwater, emotional depth, and chilling psychological drama.
"Zac and his six best friends hide a terrible secret - they are all killers. As teenagers, Zac led them to mete out their own brand of justice under the watch of the Great Orme.
"Years later, their grizzly brand of retribution has followed them into their new lives away from the Great Orme.
"But, the ghosts urge Zac to confess to their crimes, and so he summons the six back to the Great Orme, to persuade them to give up everything. Will they confess? Or will they fight for their freedom?"
Paul has numerous short stories published in anthologies, magazines, and on podcasts. His collection of dark and speculative short stories, For Strangers Only, is available to purchase on Amazon.
He said: "Being Welsh, I have a natural affinity for Wales, and particularly North Wales which is a relatively short drive from Crewe.
"The Great Orme in Llandudno, was named by the Vikings, meaning sea serpent in Old Norse, and you can see why as the headland rises from the sea very much taking the shape of the sea serpent's head. I couldn't help but be inspired by the place."
One five-star review describes The Great Orme as: "Masterfully clever... A dark psychological thriller with folklore, murder, and a superbly twisty, tense, pacy story that blew my mind"
To find out more about Paul and what's coming next, check out his website HERE.
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