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After a career in pharmaceutical research, I decided to write a novel set in the field, and Adverse Reaction was born. I became sufficiently hooked on writing and the characters that I'd created that I wrote five further novels in the Persford Series.
Since then, I have written two standalone novels, A Form of Justice and Relative Error.
Waves of Guilt was the first of a new series set by the sea in Broadstairs, Kent.
The latest book in that series, Layers of Guilt has just been published in April 2021.
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	Relative Error 3.99 avg rating — 236 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Adverse Reaction (The Persford #1) 3.79 avg rating — 29 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lethal Reaction (The Persford #2) 3.61 avg rating — 23 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Radical Reaction (The Persford #5) 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Terminal Reaction (The Persford #3) 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Captive Reaction (The Persford #4) 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heartless Reaction (The Persford #6) 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Easy to read introduction to Judaism for anyone thinking of conversion with a useful glossary of terms.
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