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| Writer's profile for 'Brian Cross' | |
| Email address | briancroff@yahoo.co.uk |
| City | Peterborough |
| State | Cambridgeshire |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Birthdate | 18/10/47 |
| Sex | Male |
| Marital state | Divorced |
| Profession | Local government officer |
| Interests | Sports, music, reading, writing |
| SNOWBIRD (standard:romance, 546 words) | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Added: Nov 05 2001 | Views/Reads: 3737/1 | Story vote: 0.00 (1 vote) |
| This is an extract from a romantic drama situated in Lichfield, UK, in the early twentieth century. The author can be approached via his e-mail address. | |||
| The Scarlet Web (standard:drama, 1237 words) [1/3] show all parts | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Updated: Jun 12 2005 | Views/Reads: 4062/2461 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| An extract from a manuscript soon to be transformed into a novel. It is a psychological thriller set in the south eastern part of the United Kingdom, and begins with a serious assault on a sixteen year old girl in a subway in West London. The effects of t | |||
| Snowbird, an extract from chapter eleven (standard:drama, 586 words) | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Added: Jan 20 2002 | Views/Reads: 3818/1 | Story vote: 0.00 (1 vote) |
| Snowbird is a novel centered in Lichfield, United Kingdom. I would describe it as a romantic drama. | |||
| Three Mile Drove (standard:mystery, 348 words) | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Added: May 30 2002 | Views/Reads: 4067/2 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| Prologue to a completed novel featuring kidnap and murder. | |||
| The Scarlet Web, Chapter One (standard:action, 2288 words) | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Added: Jul 17 2002 | Views/Reads: 3821/2426 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| A vicious assault in a subway leaves a fifteen year old schoolgirl more emotionally scarred than physically. Years later, as a successful journalist she has to equate her distrust of the male species, with a growing fondness for a senior detective who is | |||
| The Scarlet Web, Chapter Twelve. (standard:action, 2448 words) | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Added: Jul 29 2002 | Views/Reads: 3768/2529 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| Chapter Twelve of a psychological thriller, involving a young girl who is indecently assaulted as a teenager, and a serial killer. | |||
| Snowbird, extract chapter36 (standard:romance, 2737 words) | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Added: Jan 27 2003 | Views/Reads: 3614/2310 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| An extract from my novel Snowbird | |||
| Watching You Chapter One (standard:Suspense, 740 words) [1/3] show all parts | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Updated: Mar 20 2005 | Views/Reads: 10770/2 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| The first chapter of a completed manuscript intended for publication. The storyline centres around a CCTV building and an undercover police officer with unusual powers. | |||
| The Caretaker (standard:science fiction, 1131 words) | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Added: Feb 11 2005 | Views/Reads: 4229/2599 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| A long time ago an amulet was left by a traveller. Now, two thousand years later he comes to retrieve it. | |||
| Bound For The Dark Side (standard:action, 1386 words) [1/3] show all parts | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Updated: Dec 28 2005 | Views/Reads: 4175/2430 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| opening chapter of novel in progrss - childhood events have turbulent repercussions in the life of Barbara Blandford | |||
| Moving Day (standard:science fiction, 1169 words) | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Added: Aug 04 2005 | Views/Reads: 4109/2335 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| A short story set in Suffolk UK; what seems to be a straightforward couple of miles move develops unforeseen complications | |||
| Stormfly (standard:adventure, 665 words) [1/3] show all parts | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Updated: Sep 29 2005 | Views/Reads: 3737/0 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| Prologue and first chapter of childhood drama set in Suffolk, UK | |||
| Sandman (standard:drama, 1809 words) | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Added: Oct 17 2005 | Views/Reads: 3678/2363 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| Annabel receives two packages through the post, triggering memories of a decade past | |||
| A Barrel Of Rum (standard:mystery, 1071 words) | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Added: Nov 26 2005 | Views/Reads: 3822/2358 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| On a hot, humid summer day, a walk across Suffolk heathland presents unexpected hazards | |||
| Three Mile Drove, Chapter One (standard:horror, 1380 words) [1/29] show all parts | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Updated: Jun 11 2008 | Views/Reads: 4075/2386 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| following on from the prologue, this is a story about a washed-up rock musician who inherits a smallholding in the English fens and soon finds himself regretting taking up the place. Chapter one of a completed work. | |||
| Judge Jolly (standard:mystery, 1120 words) | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Added: Jul 17 2008 | Views/Reads: 4172/2415 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| The loss of a cell phone leads Todd Chambers on a journey to retrieve it, with unexpected consequences. | |||
| The Thorpeness Monster (standard:adventure, 1271 words) | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Added: Aug 18 2008 | Views/Reads: 3937/2174 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| A tourist encounters a monster of a problem in a quiet Suffolk backwater. | |||
| The Publisher Demands (standard:drama, 1038 words) | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Added: Sep 22 2008 | Views/Reads: 3370/2184 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| A handbag left in a pub leads writer John Bunting to revise the end of a story. | |||
| The Essence - part one of three (standard:mystery, 1818 words) [1/3] show all parts | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Updated: Jan 03 2009 | Views/Reads: 4144/2422 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| A cyclist seeks refuge from a snow storm and encounters a strange village | |||
| Until The Sea Subsides (standard:fantasy, 2510 words) | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Added: Feb 06 2009 | Views/Reads: 3246/2159 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| An author takes a break on the Suffolk coast with the intention of completing a novel, only to discover a past he never knew he had. | |||
| Castle In The Clouds (standard:drama, 2363 words) [1/21] show all parts | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Updated: Jan 13 2011 | Views/Reads: 4465/2454 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| Chapters one and two of my recently completed story revolving around an island off the Northumbrian coast. The precise location is never mentioned owing to the religious significance of the island. | |||
| Castle In The Clouds, Chapters 35 and 36 (standard:drama, 3644 words) | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Added: Sep 13 2010 | Views/Reads: 3127/1884 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| John Gibbings and Veronica Day find themselves trapped on the island, while Llewellyn seeks revenge. Continuation of my drama. | |||
| Carruthers' Demise (standard:drama, 2710 words) [1/24] show all parts | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Updated: Jan 23 2014 | Views/Reads: 3723/2227 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| Martin Carruthers acts as agent for his wife Chelsey, who is a well-known writer. When the publisher rejects her latest offering his troubles begin. | |||
| The Long Gallery (standard:mystery, 1490 words) [1/6] show all parts | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Updated: Oct 02 2015 | Views/Reads: 12282/2007 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| Daisy Truman has inherited Harvest Hall, a rambling country house on the Sussex/Kent border. But why has her uncle left it to her, and what are the memories surrounding her childhood that she cannot recall? Chapter one of my new mystery/drama. | |||
| Return to Harvest Hall. Chapter one (standard:horror, 1592 words) | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Added: Oct 17 2016 | Views/Reads: 2221/1444 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| Chapter one, sequel to my novel, The Long Gallery. Daisy Truman sets out on a perilous journey to return stolen pension funds that were hidden away in the depths of Harvest Hall. | |||
| The Strand-on-the-Green Strongwoman Chapter One (standard:action, 1672 words) | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Added: Jun 19 2019 | Views/Reads: 1445/1003 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| Maggie Wells witnesses an incident at a London tube station which propels her on a course across country, altering both her life and character for good. | |||
| The Strand-on-the-Green Strongwoman chapter two (standard:drama, 4552 words) | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Added: Jan 06 2020 | Views/Reads: 1349/932 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| Maggie Wells witnesses an incident at a London tube station that sets her on a course across country seeking retribution using her formidable physical power. | |||
| Clementine and her Stalker (standard:romance, 2296 words) [1/7] show all parts | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Updated: May 16 2021 | Views/Reads: 1194/824 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| A chance encounter on Stamford Meadows changes Tony Williams' life in ways he could scarcely imagine. | |||
| Porter Island (standard:action, 1620 words) [1/2] show all parts | |||
| Author: Brian Cross | Updated: Mar 12 2024 | Views/Reads: 126/61 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
| Agent Betty McCloud, alias Amanda Thornton, embarks on her most hazardous assignment yet, and she's not getting any younger. | |||