DEGENERATE, REGENERATE: The Sequel to Fairytales Don’t Come True and the 2nd Volume of the Criminal Conversation trilogy

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In 2016 we moved to the peace and quiet of rural Lincolnshire, and my sporadic writing activities became more permanent. I self-published Fairytales Don't Come True, my debut novel, in May 2020 and since then have written and published four books of poetry, October Poems, Thanksgiving Poems & Prose Pieces, Poet-Pourri and Social Climbing and Other Poems.

A policeman, as punishment for perceived insubordination to his senior officer, is banished to a remote Greek island and takes up his position as the village constable. It is a small village, near death, and the only crime is a decades-old, unsolved suspicious death. Oh, and a missing cat! I was born and grew up in North London, England, but was unable to attend university when young due to family financial circumstances. Instead, I worked at various occupations, including dental nurse, laboratory assistant and shop assistant.Stephanos feels his career and life is over that is until he stumbles across a cold case and an old recluse, living in squalid conditions. The old man has a story to tell, and the officer is eager to listen as he feels the two are linked.

I came into Degenerate, Regenerate straight after finishing Fairytales Don't Come True, and found that the second book in this series is as fascinating and impactful as the first. I loved the ties to the first book which are far from obvious but subtlety introduced.

Degenerate, Regenerate is the 2nd book in the Criminal Conversation Trilogy, which is set on a small Greek island. There is a beautiful classical vibe to this book. It could be due to the fact that it is set in a sleepy Greek village but I think the classical air comes from the author's writing style. Especially the dialogue but also the theme of the novel. Stephanos Stephanidou is bored, depressed and almost contemplating suicide until he meets an old hermit living in the ruins of an old house. The pair strike up a conversation that leads to the hermit telling Stephanos his life story, which becomes the basis of the novel.