Paul Carlin was born in 1960. He divides his time, as far as possible, between home in Nottinghamshire and France. ‘A Soldier’s Return’ is his first novel and more recently Paul has published his second book ‘A Lawyer’s Story’.
Paul’s books are based around the legal profession with intriguing tales of deception, mysterious malevolent spirits, war and murder.
A Soldier's Return
This is a ghost story which has its roots in the First World War. Lawyer James Allenby has inherited Langrick Manor, a gothic mansion forsaken by all and reputed to be haunted.
On visiting the Manor, James finds his presence is vilified by the villagers who live nearby. Why don’t they welcome his plans to bring the house back to life? Why do they even question whether he is legally entitled to it? What of the stories of betrayal, insanity and illegitimacy during the First World War? What has a drowning in 1916 got to do with him? And should he laugh off tales of a malevolent spirit stalking its shadowy corridors, ready to wreak vengeance for the sins of the past?
Forced back to the dark days of the war and its immediate aftermath, James discovers that the answers threaten much more than his ownership of the Manor.
“Have just started reading this book and utterly gripped. This is a great and genuinely terrifying ghost story, but also an evocative story of the tragedy and loss of the First World War every bit as good in parts as Birdsong. I highly recommend this novel.”
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A Lawyer's Story
John Farrelly, a naïve, young property lawyer, is struggling to find his feet in austerity blighted, post-war Britain.
An affluent, elderly widow is persuaded to change her will in favour of her impoverished carer. The widow is poisoned. The carer is charged with murder.
Representing the carer catapults John into the unfamiliar, hostile and adversarial world of criminal litigation. Troubling questions soon arise. What has his idolised, charismatic but scheming brother got to hide? Does John know too much? Is this really a job that he should have taken?
It’s a capital offence, there are no second chances. Someone’s life depends on the decisions John takes. Or doesn’t take.
Guilty or not guilty – there will be ramifications.
Finally, when it’s over, can he move on without a backward glance? Or will the shadows of the past catch up with him threatening his perfect lifestyle, his reputation, even his very existence?
“I enjoyed Carlin’s first novel – suspenseful and intriguing – but this second novel takes his writing to another level. An epic tale spanning over 50 years in the lives of twin brothers caught up in the intrigues and conflicts of crime and criminal defence…”
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