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Phil Lecomber

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PHIL LECOMBER was born in 1965 in Slade Green, on the outskirts of South East London—just a few hundred yards from the muddy swirl of the Thames.

Most of his working life has been spent in and around the capital in a variety of occupations. He has worked as a musician in the city’s clubs, pubs and dives; as a steel-fixer helping to build the towering edifices of the square mile (and also working on some of the city’s iconic landmarks, such as Tower Bridge); as a designer of stained-glass windows; and—for the last quarter of a century—as the director of a small company in Mayfair specializing in the electronic security of some of the world’s finest works of art.

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where can I get a copy of the first in the series ? Self published e-book would be a great start

Phil Lecomber Hi Nick,

Thanks so much for the interest! Actually, MIDNIGHT STREETS published by Titan Books is the first in the Piccadilly Noir series. My self-publi…moreHi Nick,

Thanks so much for the interest! Actually, MIDNIGHT STREETS published by Titan Books is the first in the Piccadilly Noir series. My self-published book (Mask of the Verdoy) is no longer available (it was written quite a while ago, and I think I've improved considerably as a writer). Although it did feature the same protagonist (George Harley) it was actually set in 1932 which is chronologically after MIDNIGHT STREETS (which is set in 1929). I've restructured the whole narrative arc of the series and in fact the self-published book contains a few spoilers, so I'd advise you start with MIDNIGHT STREETS. Book II (yet to be titled) will be published by Titan Books in the spring of 2026. I've actually got the whole series (6 books at the moment) plotted, so we will see Harley go through some exciting and dark adventures through the next few years. Hope that helps!

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Phil, How did you learn about the period dialect and words that are in your novels?

Phil Lecomber Hi Peter,

Mainly through research reading of contemporary novels of the time; books by authors such as Gerald Kersh, James Curtis and Patrick Hamilton.…moreHi Peter,

Mainly through research reading of contemporary novels of the time; books by authors such as Gerald Kersh, James Curtis and Patrick Hamilton. Also, to a lesser extent, from British movies of the period. I then added to this by trawling through slang dictionaries - e.g. 'A Dictionary of the Underworld' by Eric Partridge. Then the secret is to match the appropriate slang word to the character and setting (for example, Harley uses much more slang when he's talking to his working class associates).

Thanks for the interest.

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“to encourage the English proletariat to adopt the tenets of Bolshevism and rise up against their betters, of course.”
― Phil Lecomber, Mask of the Verdoy: A George Harley Mystery

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“The Lord Chancellor’s son? I mean, you’d think they’d be … well, I don’t know … doing something worthwhile.’ Harley laughed. ‘I think he’s supposed to be an ancient Greek actually, Pearson. I dunno, I suppose they all feel a bit lost, don’t they.”
― Phil Lecomber, Mask of the Verdoy: A George Harley Mystery

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“Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands and goes to work”; but essentially it is the language of the dispossessed, the marginal.”
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