Dead on the Dolmen Kindle Pre-Order Deal

The Kindle pre-order deal for DEAD ON THE DOLMEN is now open. Just $1.99 instead of $3.99, automatically delivered to your device on the 30th of January.

In this, the first novel-length mystery featuring Oscar Tremont, you'll pit your wits against a masked killer tormenting a village on the Guérande Peninsula in Brittany. There will be moments, however, when you, just like several of the inhabitants, will start to believe that it really is the Ankou (the Grim Reaper of Breton lore) come to claim souls. Can you crack the case before our intrepid investigator of the strange and inexplicable reveals all?

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The End of a Chapter: My Last Day at La Porte Saint-Michel

I said goodbye to La Porte Saint-Michel (Saint Michael's Gatehouse) in Guérande last Friday the 31st of October; Halloween 2025. After working as a tour guide in the salt marshes over the last five years and with guided tours of the gatehouse to one of Brittany's few remaining mediaeval towns with unbroken ramparts added to my repertoire this year, I'm now ready to start a new chapter in my professional life. Over the winter, I'll be both looking for new contracts (and contacts) and working on finding my own clients, particularly English-speaking visitors.

One of the first major steps for any freelance guide, of course, is setting up an attractive website. It will take time to build it, but the foundations have already been laid: https://brittanytourguide.com

Friday morning, I took a number of short videos of my last steps along the walls of Guérande and I'm posting them on my TikTok profile over the coming days: https://www.tiktok.com/@camerontrost_author

Here's one of these videos of the chapter that has come to a close.

 

Cover Reveal: Dead on the Dolmen

Time for a mysterious cover reveal! Here it is, the cover designed by yours truly for the very first novel featuring Oscar Tremont, Investigator of the Strange and Inexplicable.

DEAD ON THE DOLMEN will have you wondering whether the Ankou really is riding forth across the land of magic and mystery that is Brittany, or is it an elaborate and macabre joke to get the village of Greno in the mood for Halloween? Once Oscar Tremont is called onto the scene, it soon becomes clear to him that neither explanation is plausible. Why is someone dressing up as the Reaper himself and terrorising David Trevelyan, the reclusive author of Breton folklore and cultural history? Can you discover the identity of the Ankou before the investigator of the strange and inexplicable reveals it?

DEAD ON THE DOLMEN will be published on the 30th of January, 2026, but there will be plenty more sneak peeks and spine-chilling glimpses before then.  

 

Review: A Soul A Day

When Jacob Floyd of Nightmare Press put out a call for reviewers interested in reading the proof version of a vampire novel, I decided to stick my neck out, so to speak. After all, I hadn't lapped up a vampire tale in quite some time. He told me it wasn't your run-of-the-mill novel of the Nosferatu; that Todd Sullivan had sent him a manuscript that was more original than the average tale of bloodsucking corpses.

This is true. In terms of genre, I would classify A Soul A Day as noir more than any other. Is "supernatural Korean noir" a genre? Well, I guess it is now. Todd, who is an experienced English teacher familiar with South Korea, has given us an action-packed supernatural thriller which is rich thanks to his vivid characters and the settings.

Min Jae is on a mission to take out human "prospects" marked for employment by the secret vampire organisation, the Gwanlyo. It's a dangerous job that has him walking the line between two worlds, that of humans and that of vampires. Todd Sullivan exploits this scenario fully and offers the reader a novel that is by turns brutal and sassy, and always thrilling and dramatic. 

Find this review on Goodreads.

The First Oscar Tremont Novel

It has been a long time coming, I know, and it isn't here yet, but I can finally announce that the first novel featuring Oscar Tremont, Investigator of the Strange and Inexplicable, will be released on my 45th birthday; the 30th of January, 2026. I'd like to thank you so much for your patience, but also for asking repeatedly when this book would be ready, because that eagerness has kept me chipping away at it.

Writing a mystery novel takes time, especially when it's a fair-play mystery, or whodunit, because it's not enough for the plot to be intriguing, the atmosphere evocative, and the characters engaging. Every detail connected to the puzzle needs to be spot on. The means and motive need to be solid but subtle. The foreshadowing has to be done just right in order to ensure that kick-yourself moment for the reader who doesn't work out who the culprit is before the hero reveals all. The clues and red herrings have to be planted carefully so the reader is kept on his toes chapter after chapter, and twist after turn.

I've finally put the last piece of the puzzle into place, and the result is a chilling murder mystery unlike any you've ever dared read before. Your wits will be put to the test against the Reaper himself!

DEAD ON THE DOLMEN will have you wondering whether the Ankou really is riding forth across the land of magic and mystery that is Brittany. Of course, once Oscar Tremont cracks the case, reason will reign once more...but in the meantime, your imagination will be free to roam, and the reaping will go on unhindered!

Keep an eye on this blog over the coming months for more news, including the cover reveal.