TOM AFFORD writer & poet
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Read the author's new novel
The Hissing Peacock by Tom Afford
The Hissing Peacock is an international conspiracy thriller packed with mystery, betrayal, family secrets and relentless suspense. At its heart lies a legendary diamond, a missing diamond dealer and a web of secrets powerful enough to alter the course of history.
Available in Ebook and paperback.
Read Tom's new poetry anthology
Better the Poet you know
A vibrant poetic journey through all of life’s stages, from childhood curiosity to love, creativity, humour, and the deeper questions that linger. It blends playful, thoughtful, and lyrical voices into one unforgettable collection.
Available on Amazon in e-book, paperback and hardback.
Recent novels
The Hissing Peacock
The Hissing Peacock
The Hissing Peacock
Aiza was supposed to disappear. Instead, she escaped. Now she is running across Europe carrying secrets she doesn't understand, pursued by people willing to kill to get them back.
Meanwhile, journalist Essa is searching for her missing father, a retired diamond dealer whose disappearance uncovers a world of hidden conspiracy and corruption.
Kidnappings. Stolen masterpieces. Secret research. Legendary diamonds. A conspiracy stretching from England to Paris to Switzerland.
At the centre of it all lies the Hissing Peacock - a priceless gem surrounded by secrets powerful enough to destroy lives.
As featured on Goodreads
A Blue Note
The Hissing Peacock
The Hissing Peacock
A top Piano soloist is caught up in a ruthless dictatorship, whilst studying at a fictitious Oxbridge college. He is elected to play in the Great Concert by the regime leader. If he makes a single mistake he will die, and the regime will crumble. The concert piece is made increasingly impossible by unknown protagonists. Someone is willing him to fail. Will the soloist triumph or fail? Will the dictatorship survive or not?
This intense political thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat. It explores impossible perfectionism expected of top performers, framed against the madness of a fascist regime. It offers critique of Oxbridge colleges and the immense pressures to achieve. Expertly crafted, the story blends sheer terror with moments of deep humanity and love.
No Fee, No Win
The Hissing Peacock
No Fee, No Win
A top London solicitor, Matthew Months, is writing to us from prison, after his eminent law firm fell apart. He admits to stealing billions of pounds and revealing his clients' sordid secrets. Matthew is writing his memoirs hurriedly in jail as he suspects that he will be killed. He wishes to exonerate those he has framed to get ahead. Matthew admits that, before law, he used to be a gangster... He wishes to repent for the foul murders and crimes that he has committed, but also to show how law ruins lives.
This intense legal / criminal thriller will leave you clamouring for more. It illustrates the harsh realities of law, pitted against one man’s mental-health struggles caught in its midst. The novel will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about the legal system and perhaps reality itself.