BACK STORY
Alastair's current writing is drawn from his experiences in central Asia, where he witnessed first hand some of the injustices that beset a politically and socially challenged region.
Formerly a much travelled tennis journalist and editor, he moved into the charity sector before becoming an author in 2020. He went from interviewing the likes of Andre Agassi, Virginia Wade, Tim Henman and tennis enthusiast Sir Cliff Richard, to advocating for survivors of injustice in central and south Asia.
Alastair was Editor of Tennis World magazine for nearly two decades and has featured in many other publications as well as writing a book, Tennis Gallery.
Alastair's first novel 'The Daily News - there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed,' published in October 2024, is inspired by his visits to the nomadic regions of central Asia, where he met with survivors of social deprivation, and listened to the abuses sufferered by kidnapped brides.
He determined to write three novels; the Roza Beshimov mysteries, about corruption and abuse in the region and the inability of the authorities to tackle it.
Alastair favours Kingdom writing, which offers a Christian steer to his work, but which is accessible to both the Christian and secular markets.
The gripping sequel to The Daily News, No One Hears You Scream was published in autumn 2025.
New book coming – September 2026!
The third and final book of the Roza Beshimov trilogy is due for publication in September 2026. Provisionally titled Missing – presumed trafficked, it tells the story, initiated by a random kidnapping outside the offices of the Bishkek Daily News, of Roza’s search for the missing girl. What she discovers is a lucrative in-country trafficking operation which seeks to exploit young girls for sex and servitude. When a government minister is implicated in the corrupt ring, things take a turn for the worse and Roza’s life, the lives of others, and the survival of the newspaper itself, are in danger.
Publications:
Tennis Gallery (author),
Encarta World Dictionary (contributor)
Woman Alive magazine
Charismatic Catholic Renewal website (2019/20, 2024)
Staffordshire Life magazine (2019)
Sorted magazine (2019)
Vale Life magazine (2019, 2024)
Fundraising magazine (2017)
Liberti magazine (2018)
Lincolnshire Life magazine (2016)
Mature Times magazine (2017/8)
The Times
Sports Illustrated (South Africa)
