WHEN David Leadbeater won last year’s inaugural Kindle UK Storyteller Award, with his Indiana Jones-inspired romp The Relic Hunters, it was the culmination of three decades of hard graft. The 52-year-old, who had been writing feverishly since he was 15, already had 29 self-published books under his belt, one of which hit number 12 in the Amazon chart. And he shows no sign of slowing down.
I read every genre, from The Famous Five and Secret Seven to, later, the fantasy of JRR Tolkien and the horror of Stephen King. These days I read self-published authors too — mainly thriller and crime authors such as Keith Houghton, Alan McDermott and LJ Ross, whose DCI Ryan mysteries have been a massive hit.
Yes — nearly all my books are archaeological thrillers as that’s the book and movie genre I love the most. I love the escapism offered by a big blockbuster movie so I try to include the same kind of feeling and atmosphere in my books. I want it to be an experience that you can lose yourself in, where you can escape from everyday problems for just a little while and have a great time.
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