David Carter lives on the south coast of England and has been writing for longer than he would care to admit.
He had written almost forty books now and still writes every day.
They include the popular murder/mystery crime cases featuring his detective, Inspector Walter Darriteau. Most of the action is based in Chester, Merseyside, Liverpool, Shropshire and North Wales, though not all.
The first book in the series is "The Murder Diaries - Seven Times Over" and they are all currently in Kindle Unlimited (KU). All are standalone stories, though it is probably best to read them in the order they were written.
Things change, circumstances evolve, people move on, and new characters appear, David’s aim is to write and release two books every year, though three would be nice! Sometimes he does, other times, not.
Outside of reading and writing, he is a keen gardener, and remains a sport nut as much as he ever was, though these days (weep - weep!) it's more to do with watching than partaking.
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David Carter lives on the south coast of England and has been writing for longer than he would care to admit.
He had written almost forty books now and still writes every day.
They include the popular murder/mystery crime cases featuring his detective, Inspector Walter Darriteau. Most of the action is based in Chester, Merseyside, Liverpool, Shropshire and North Wales, though not all.
The first book in the series is "The Murder Diaries - Seven...
Imagine waking every morning, a stranger inside your head, telling you to kill people before bedtime.
Last thing at night, the bowling club president, Barnabus Reynolds, is busy cashing up, preparing to go home. Everyone else has gone. He believes he is alone; but is he?
At nine the next morning, the caretaker opens up to find Barnabus splayed out...
Please note: “The Evil Man” is a long story divided into two parts, One & Two. Readers should know all threads to the case will not be revealed in this book. This is Part One only.
Seventeen-year-old Harry Sparsholt is at boarding school in North Shropshire. Most nights at 2am he gets out of bed, and goes outside to sit alone in a quiet dark...
“The Evil Man” is a long story divided into two parts, One & Two. This is Part Two only. If you haven’t yet read Part One, readers are strongly advised to do so first. All threads of the entire case will be resolved in this book. There is no part three. To avoid spoilers we are repeating the blurb.
Yes, we can confirm there will be an all new Inspector Walter Darriteau book for 2025, and it's quite a big one too, for those who prefer the longer read.
What a terrific book this is. It tells the story of the Russian Tatar (and yes, that is spelt correctly) dancer Rudolf Nureyev. He was purportedly born on a train, rumbling down the trans-Siberian railroad, and somehow that encapsulates his wandering life.
The story opens with the boy Rudi entertaining the mentally and physically scarred troops returning from the Nazi front. His father returns too, a political officer who takes a mighty dim view of his son's chosen career path, something that...
Lin Hong, a gentleman, is a doctor, who works in the hospital in the city. He loves Manna Wu, but can’t marry her, they can’t have children, because a while ago as a young man he pleased his parents by marrying Shuyu in the rural county from which he comes. They produced a daughter, but there is little else to bind them together.
Now Lin doesn’t see his girl or his wife often. His life and future are firmly bound up in the city, with Manna Wu.
Every year he returns home to petition for divorce,...
Jack the Ripper remains the most notorious serial killer of all time. The fact he was never caught and never identified only serves to maintain the mystery.
Here is a book that purports to reveal Jack's actual diary. According to the writer, Shirley Harrison, Jack the Ripper was, in fact, a cotton merchant from Liverpool by the name of James Maybrick. No, I am not giving away the ending. That much is revealed on the very first page. He supposedly travelled to London by train, murdered and...
Thank you for contacting me. I try to get back to people as soon as I can, often on the same day, though in times of maximum busy-ness I, like everyone else, may take longer to reply. -Best wishes, David.
