Author spotlight - Mark Arnold
Born in London, schooled in the suburbs, and further edified in God's Own County, Mark Arnold's rise to mediocrity was long and without apparent point. His extensive labours, however, have now borne fruit in the form of three novels and a collection of short stories, which Verito present for your entertainment and elucidation.
Praise for the novel 'Turning Japanese':
“A wonderful story, written with a startling immediacy” (Fran Macilvey, author of 'Trapped')
“A quirky, warm and light-hearted tale - the dialogue is sparkling, the characters are familiar and engaging and the voice hearkens back to some of the best British comedic novelists” (Authonomy)
Praise for the novel 'Turning Japanese':
“A wonderful story, written with a startling immediacy” (Fran Macilvey, author of 'Trapped')
“A quirky, warm and light-hearted tale - the dialogue is sparkling, the characters are familiar and engaging and the voice hearkens back to some of the best British comedic novelists” (Authonomy)
Turning Japanese | a modern-day Don Quixote | "Tom Sharpe meets Quentin Tarantino"
A nervous breakdown and the madness that ensues leads our hero on a crazed escapade in the Land of the Rising Sun. Convinced he's possessed by the spirit of an ancient samurai warrior, he makes it his mission to rescue a remote Japanese village in peril – only to find himself embroiled in a conflict between Yakuza gangsters and a former POW bent on revenge for wartime atrocities.
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A nervous breakdown and the madness that ensues leads our hero on a crazed escapade in the Land of the Rising Sun. Convinced he's possessed by the spirit of an ancient samurai warrior, he makes it his mission to rescue a remote Japanese village in peril – only to find himself embroiled in a conflict between Yakuza gangsters and a former POW bent on revenge for wartime atrocities.
Paperback on Amazon
eBook on Amazon
Tales of the Forgotten | the short story collection
A collection of darkly comedic, interwoven tales, by turns thought-provoking, humorous, and downright disturbing. This selection includes four award-winning stories, two of which were previously published in the Lightship Anthology of International Literary Prize winners.
Paperback on Amazon
eBook on Amazon
A collection of darkly comedic, interwoven tales, by turns thought-provoking, humorous, and downright disturbing. This selection includes four award-winning stories, two of which were previously published in the Lightship Anthology of International Literary Prize winners.
Paperback on Amazon
eBook on Amazon
Last Exit to Sodford | the suburban comedy [coming in 2024]
Welcome to Sodford - twinned with nowhere - where narcoleptic accountant Brendan Broadbent is turning thirty and hating every second of it. His career's busy flushing itself round the U-bend, his pregnant girlfriend is dragooning him into marriage, and a feeling in his bowels says no one can quite be trusted. At the blurry crossroads of his life, which road can prevent his paltry existence disappearing up its own backside?
Welcome to Sodford - twinned with nowhere - where narcoleptic accountant Brendan Broadbent is turning thirty and hating every second of it. His career's busy flushing itself round the U-bend, his pregnant girlfriend is dragooning him into marriage, and a feeling in his bowels says no one can quite be trusted. At the blurry crossroads of his life, which road can prevent his paltry existence disappearing up its own backside?
Conspiracy of Souls | a modern Gothic [coming in 2024]
Awakening in hospital after an accident, a young biker suspects he is losing his mind – for his world is not as he remembers it. Are his memories and senses conspiring against him, or is something truly amiss? The answer proves more profound than he could ever have imagined. Life – for both him and the reader – may never be the same again.
Awakening in hospital after an accident, a young biker suspects he is losing his mind – for his world is not as he remembers it. Are his memories and senses conspiring against him, or is something truly amiss? The answer proves more profound than he could ever have imagined. Life – for both him and the reader – may never be the same again.