The Saddling - Paperback

by James Collins (Author)

"Their faith was stronger than his reason."The Saddling is a mystery/thriller set on the Romney Marshes in Kent. The follow-on novels, 'The Witchling' and 'The Eastling' are now available from Amazon, KU, and Kindle.To inherit his aunt's fortune, Tom Carey must unlock a one-hundred-year-old family mystery. The solution lies on the Romney Marshes where the village of Saddling lives by an ancient Lore. Unknown to Tom, the villagers set in motion a chain of calculated events that will ensure that the winter solstice will witness their last ever 'Saddling' festival.Unaware that his life is in danger, Tom befriends two village youths. Through the mists of fear and confusion, their friendship forces Tom to confront his own sexuality.Tom finds himself the unwitting hero in a struggle between superstition and sense, denial and love, with no escape from either."Meticulously imagined in the eerie mists of Romney Marsh. A wonderfully evocative landscape of mystery." Ann Butler Rowlands (Author of 'Heaven')Praise for James Collins: "Comparable with the best of Stephen King." Charles Allenden"Very gripping, imaginative read." Amazon"He has mastered that technique of forcing you to start the next chapter as you really care what happens to these people." Derek Stephen"A real page turner and kept me guessing right to the end." David Hendry

Author Biography

James Collins is an award-winning author and awards nominated screenplay writer. He writes thrillers, comedy and horror novels, plus books about living in Greece, screenplays and travel blogs. His writing awards include an Arts Council of Great Britain award for creativity, the EGPA award for best gay fiction. His screenplay for 'The 13th' was selected in the Best Screenplay category at the London Greek Film Festival, 2017. His best-selling horror, 'The Judas Inheritance', is the novel version of 'The 13th'. James writes thrillers, comedy novels, gay fiction and horror. He has also written screenplays, stage musicals and comedy cabaret revues, which have earned him other awards. He writes a daily blog about life in Greece, symidream.com, and keeps an author's blog, Writing Thoughts. He also writes for travel blog sites. Originally from Romney Marsh in Kent, UK, he now lives in Greece with his husband and a deaf cat.