Author of Gran Raid and Coronnol
Hi! I'm Philip Alan Tyler and I've written two novels, both of which are available to buy from Amazon as paperbacks, and from Amazon and Apple Books as ebooks. Both books have excellent reviews, with almost all of them 5 star.
Find out if you like my writing by downloading the FREE stories using the link above. I've just added a new one this month (Nov '26).
You'll find me on Bluesky (my favourite Twitter replacement), on Facebook and Instagram, and occasionally on TikTok. Polite engagement is always welcome, so do feel free to ask me questions about the novels, the characters, or pretty much anything else.
A crime caper, released November 2023
My crime caper Gran Raid introduces Marjorie Brownlow, and it has collected excellent reviews from readers, almost all of them 5 star. It's available as a paperback from Amazon, and as an ebook from Amazon and Apple Books.
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An End of the Universe Story
Coronnol is my science-fiction novel, released in April 2022. Like Gran Raid, it has excellent reviews, and it's available as a paperback from Amazon, and as an ebook from Amazon and Apple Books.
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The Marjorie stories do contain some spoilers for Gran Raid, so
it's probably best to read them after you've finished the novel.
(But it won't be a disaster if you read them first.)
I've always loved exciting stories with a great protagonist. I first fell in love with classic sci-fi by the likes of Arthur C Clarke and Isaac Asimov in my teens but I've read almost every genre of fiction since. My favourite authors include Douglas Adams, Lee Child (especially the early Reacher books), Robert M. Pirsig, Terry Pratchett, Mitch Benn, John Le Carré, and Jonas Jonasson.
I love story telling and have always written sketches, short stories and blogs and eventually I decided to write a full length novel combining classic sci-fi with a modern mystery thriller but told from an optimistic and hopeful view of humanity's future. I followed this with a non-sci-fi crime caper featuring super-resourceful pensioner Marjorie Brownlow and her best friends robbing a bank disguised as pensioners.
I love playing Red Dead Redemption II, reading, playing the drums, and walking my dog in my spare time. I've been very happily married for over 30 years and have three grown up children and two gorgeous grandchildren.
My first, sci-fi, novel Coronnol: An End of the Universe story was released in April 2022.
My second novel, the non-sci-fi crime caper, Gran Raid was released in November 2023.
There's a free collection of short-stories available to download from this website.
A MUST READ for lovers of The Thursday Murder Club. A cozy crime caper with an edge, featuring a protagonist you'll love and villains you'll love to hate. Gran Raid is a story about loyal and dear friends enjoying a spot of later life mayhem, a smidgeon of revenge, and a bucket-load of comeuppance!
When pensioner Marjorie Brownlow discovers she and her friends have been tricked into leaving their beautiful Cheshire retirement home so it can be sold to a corrupt banker, and that they have no legal recourse, she decides to rob his bank to force him to sell it back.
Matters are complicated when she discovers he’s the banker for the London based McMullen crime family and that she will also have to tangle with rival local gangster Besnik Kurti.
Fortunately, Marjorie is far from the innocent little old lady she might appear to be. She must use all her skills and resourcefulness, with help from her three best friends, to pull off a successful robbery, blackmail the banker and avoid getting killed by the gangsters or caught by the police.
(Absolutely no AI used in the writing, editing or formatting of this book. Any and all mistakes are human ones. So that's nice.)
A MUST READ for people who would like a break from dystopian science-fiction and love the optimism and hopefulness expressed by Star Trek TOS and TNG. It's pretty good if you just like exciting adventure mysteries too, regardless of genre.
In the distant future the galaxy is a mostly peaceful, prosperous place to live. Human beings have finally learned to treat both the environment and each other with respect and kindness. It sounds like Utopia.
But The Organisation is convinced that all human life is in grave peril. Who is threatening to bring about ‘the end of the universe’ and why? They send their top agent to the planet Coronnol to investigate. This will be a mission that stretches their experience, abilities and skills to breaking point.
What begins with a simple investigation into a scientist’s mysterious research leads to kidnapping, torture, daring rescues and escapes, galactic pursuits and a discovery that could change the future of the human race.
Narrated anonymously by the agent in question, they never reveal their real name or their gender. The reader is able to imagine the hero to be whoever they wish as the agent uses the alias of journalist Cemeron Argalion Pike to conduct their investigation.
(Absolutely no AI used in the writing, editing or formatting of this book. Any and all mistakes are human ones. So that's nice.)
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