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  • Book cover: Time Out of Time (Chronosphere Book 1) by Alex Woolf

    This month’s book giveaway!

    On 15th May 2025, for one day only, my time-twisting science fiction adventure Time Out of Time (Chronosphere Book 1) will be free on Amazon.

    In the late 22nd century, people can extend their lifespans, or simply take a holiday from their lives, by buying themselves extra months or years in the Chronosphere, a place where time moves half a million times slower than in the real world. This series follows the adventures of Raffi Delgado and his friends in the thrilling, dangerous world of the Chronosphere.

    “This trilogy is the best series of books for young adults I’ve read since – dare I say it – the (later) Harry Potter novels.”

    Fire Dragon

  • New Series Release!

    I have just released a set of mystery novellas under the series title “Short Mysteries”. Here’s the blurb…

    Tales from the Edge of Reality
    In this unsettling series of seven short mysteries, nothing is quite what it seems. Each story explores the fragile border between memory and illusion, identity and invention—where characters begin to doubt not just others, but themselves. In the end, what’s more terrifying: that no one believes you… or that they might be right?

  • Book cover: Mr Jones. A gripping psychological thriller by Alex Woolf

    Another Book Giveaway!

    On 15th April 2025, for one day only, my psychological thriller Mr Jones will be free on Amazon. Here’s the blurb…

    Ten months after the disappearance of his wife, Ben is overwhelmed by his responsibilities to eight-year-old Imogen.

Now, unsettling events are pushing him to the brink: a mysterious girl appears in the park; strange noises echo from his basement; and Imogen starts receiving eerie messages from someone claiming to be her missing mother.

Looming over it all is Mr Jones, a terrifying masked figure who stalks the neighbourhood.

    “An enthralling, chilling novel by a master storyteller… You won’t be able to put this book down!”

    Kelly Davis, poet

  • Book Giveaway!

    For one day only, on 13th March 2025, my murder mystery novel The Killing Moon will be free on Amazon. Here’s the blurb…

    The staff of a small book publishing company gather to celebrate the launch of a new murder mystery novel by their bestselling author Joseph Tombs. Little do they know they are about to become characters in a real-life murder mystery.

    Shortly after raising a toast to the new book, editorial director Ian Stone falls down dead, seemingly from poison slipped into his champagne. His colleagues are shocked, but Ian’s murder is only the start of the evening’s horrors.

    The party is being held in the Moonlight Lounge, a luxurious function room complete with its own roof garden on the top floor of a central London office block. The guests soon realise this plush venue has become their prison and any one of them could be next on the murderer’s list.

    Woolf’s characteristic powers of storytelling, suspense, humour and flair for the uncanny come to the fore in this absorbing whodunnit set in the literary world. Super-pacey and twisty, it keeps you guessing to the very end.

    Reader review

  • A New Look for Chronosphere

    I’m currently researching a potential new cover design for my Chronosphere series. This eye-catching illustration were created by ChatGPT.

  • Battle of the Bands

    I am currently writing my 24th title for Fiction Express.

    Set in my favourite era, the 1980s, it’s about a high school band Spilt Milk, who dream of hitting the big time, but they’re struggling to get gigs. Deciding they need to make a change, they hold auditions for a new lead singer. What they don’t expect is that the new singer will change the band, and create some major personal and creative conflicts along the way.

    I played drums (pretty badly) for a high school band in the eighties, so this one is a bit of a nostalgia trip for me. I’m loving researching the fashion, hairstyles and music and trying to remember how we did stuff without mobile phones.