Fractured Echoes

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A speculative psychological thriller where memory fails, people disappear, and Blackpool itself begins to change..

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Mick Holden begins to notice things that should not be possible. Days repeat. People disappear. Events he remembers leave no trace. Around him, Blackpool starts to change.

Journalist Alice Whittaker is following the same pattern. Together, they search for evidence that will stay fixed long enough to explain what is happening. The trail leads through altered records, missing people and, eventually, back to Blackpool in 1895.

The closer they get to the truth, the less they can trust memory, history or the town itself. If they cannot work out what connects the two periods, they may become part of what has been forgotten.

Awards & Reviews

2026 Page Turner Awards — Finalist, Fiction Book Award

2026 Next Generation Indie Book Awards — Finalist, Best Debut Novel

“A psychological thriller that doesn’t shout to be heard... it whispers, it waits, and it stays with you.” Amazon reader review

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Start with Fractured Echoes.

Then read Original Echoes, which follows Fred Langley and moves deeper into the events behind the series.

Original Echoes

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The Righteous Order of Things

The sun went dark. The meteors came. Somewhere, surely, somebody had a plan. On 12 August 2026, a solar eclipse coincided with the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. It seemed the sort of astronomical combination that, somewhere in the world, someone must have regarded as more than coincidence. Which raised a question. What if they were right? And what if it happened in Yorkshire? Unsplash did not have the right picture for this, So, AI it is. There are few things more danger

New to Fractured Echoes? Start Here

Ai image of seafront Starting a book series can feel like arriving late to a conversation. Everyone else seems to know the names, the rules, the warnings, and the one person you apparently should not trust. You stand at the edge, trying to look relaxed, while wondering whether there is a correct door. So, if you are new to Fractured Echoes, start here. Read Fractured Echoes first. That sounds obvious, I know. It is the first book, so this may not be the most daring piece of r

Why Blackpool Matters in Fractured Echoes and Original Echoes

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Blackpool has always felt to me like a place with two faces. There is the version people think they know: the Tower, the piers, the lights, the front, the noise, the chips, the rain, the stag parties, the childhood trips. Then there is the other Blackpool: the side streets behind the front, the empty hotels in the off-season, the theatres after the audience has gone, the damp pavements, and the sense that the town has kept more than it has ev

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