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Steven Lea lives in the Lake District in north-west England, an area known for its beautiful scenery.

He became an author fairly recently, after careers in engineering and photography, and a gap year with his wife and two children, during which he wrote the first 10,000 (ish) words of a still-unpublished novel. It took another decade and a bit, and a three-month lockdown for him to finally publish his first book.

Steven currently writes thrillers because that’s what he mostly reads, having been influenced by the greats like James Patterson, Lee Child and Harlan Coben.

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Books

Out Of His Depth

Recently bereaved ex-cop John Barker is enticed back to work by his boss who sends him on a cushy stakeout on Galaxy Starlight, a brand new cruise ship heading for the Caribbean.

When passengers start dying, mysteriously at first, then brutally out in the open, Barker realises there’s much more to it.

Aided by ship-singer Lucy Jones, Barker digs...

Out Of Their League: A gripping suspense-filled murder mystery, follow up to Out Of His Depth (Barker & Jones (3 Book Series) 2)

When the serial killer is the least of your problems: John and Lucy look forward to a new life after their deadly transatlantic journey. But could it all still fall apart?

After the shocking discovery of the serial killer’s identity, old enemies return, and a new one emerges from a world that breathes violence, drugs, and money, to give them an...

Out Of The Equation: The tense, nail-biting follow-up to Out Of Their League (Barker & Jones (3 Book Series))

When the help you were hoping for makes matters worse: salvation arrives just in time, but forcesJohn & Lucy into making an unthinkable decision.

The battle between good and evil used to be just about business, but now it’s personal. Worse than that: it’s about family. With only twenty-four hours to bring things to an end, only one side can...

Blog

Corner House One Cozy Mysteries are big right now, and I think my style,

Cozy Mysteries are big right now, and I think my style, suitably modified, lends itself to a good mystery. So my next series will be called The Quadrangle Murders, and there will be four books (obvs). If you subscribe to my newsletter you will get the chance to be involved in the creation of the series and contribute your ideas.

I don’t remember where the idea came from for a quadrangle. It just popped in there (name the movie) but it suddenly seemed to work for a series and made sense. There...