Unforgettable Talks at Sea
Discover my captivating world, where storytelling meets the open sea. Book me for your next cruise and offer your guests an experience they won't forget.
CURRENT TALKS
01
FIFTEEN JAILBIRDS IN 45 MINUTES
Major cases that I have worked on featuring gangsters, victims, money launderers. witness protection, underage crime, robberies, whistleblowers, and cover-ups.
included: the world famous Brink's Mat Robbery - one of the largest in British history and the Yorkshire man who sold his house to Prince after calling time on corruption in the Caribbean plus a man who shared a prison cell with the former vice-president of Ecuador.
02
THE BOOK THE BBC TRIED TO BAN - FILMING CRIMINAL UNDERCOVER
This is the rollercoaster journey of Craig Summers who, after leaving the BBC for Sky, was encouraged to write his memoir by the esteemed John Simpson.
Together, they had gone to all corners of the globe getting the story, often at great risk and mixing with some very unpleasant people on the wrong side of the law. Bombed by the Americans in a Friendly Fire incident in Iraq, part of the first news crew (with Ben Brown) at the Tsunami in 2004, filming undercover, buying children in Bulgaria from the mafia in Sofia...the corporation called Craig in for a meeting to try to stop his book Bodyguard being released even though he no longer worked for them!
Craig had one of the most dangerous jobs in television.
(I am the ghostwriter for Craig)
03
SERIAL KILLERS - THE MOORS MURDERS
The most famous case in UK crime history - The Moors Murders. When 14-year-old Terry West was too poorly to take his 10-year-old sister to the fair on Boxing Day 1964, she went alone. Lesley Ann Downey never came home.
Terry, who passed away in 2024, struggled to tell Tony his story. Hear how he was haunted for over 50 years, and how they sat in his living room together reading letters from Myra Hindley and Ian Brady, sent from prison to his late mum.
In their grief, the family also acquired a stalker.
(I am ghostwriter for Terry West)
04
THE HUNT FOR RAOUL MOAT
The true story of what happened to the late PC David Rathband in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in the summer of 2010. Featuring recorded contributions from both David's twin Darren, and David himself. Britain's biggest manhunt since the Yorkshire Ripper in the early 1980s.
As featured on the Number one Prime documentary: Raoul Moat - Inside The Mind of a Killer.
(I am the ghostwriter for the late David Rathband)
05
X FACTOR - TRUE CRIME?
How a criminal, hired by Simon Cowell's company, set out to ensure that the very first UK winner of TV's biggest talent show had fifteen minutes of fame - and not much more. The true story of Steve Brookstein and what really went on behind the scenes.
'Talk to the press and we'll bury you,' he was told. And they did.
(I am the ghostwriter for Steve Brookstein)
06
Q & A TRUE CRIME SESSION
Your chance to ask anything about anything about each of the cases covered in the talks and learn what a makes a True Crime bestseller. Plus any questions on writing, getting published and the actual business of books!
07
NEW FOR 2027 AND 2028
A sneak preview of books on my laptop and in my head that are set for release by the end of 2028.
08
FALCONIO
The famous case of the British backpacker, Peter Falconio, 'murdered' in the Australian Outback in 2001. Bradley Murdoch, died in prison in 2025 as the convicted murderer. No body has ever been found. Thirty reasons why this case does not stack up.
(I have worked on this case for fifteen years)
09
WHO DUNNIT - THE KILLING OF JOHN SHIPPEY
This is a case only solved after a TV appeal in 1992 on the BBC's Crimewatch show. John Shippey was dubbed a 'Romeo fraudster'. Potentially many people might have wanted him dead. Can you solve the case?
This is an interactive session.
(I am the ghostwriter for a family member)
10
DETAINED IN DUBAI
From kissng on the beach, car rental agreeements and social media posts... The unusual ways people have gotten into trouble in the Middle East.
11
ODDBALLS AND MISFITS
A non-crime talk featuring some incredible clients from the world of sport, pop, and general British eccentricity!
12
BULLDOG
The story of a former world Number One dart champ.
What goes on tour no longer stays on tour!
The inside track on the darts circuit through the eyes of Shayne Burgess.
(I am the ghostwriter for Shayne)
13
KENNY THOMAS - BARING YOUR SOUL
What is it like to be a popstar? Kenny's story is extraordinary. He rose from nothing to become the biggest UK soul star of the 90s. Then, he disappeared. Are the rumours true that he became a priest? Plus, how he has kept his daughter Christina alive, eight years after being told she had six months to live. An extraordinary story of show business, family and heart.
(Ghostwriter twice for Kenny)