My first novel - now on Amazon

Das Kitty - you're an uberstar - thank you :-) :-)

wu-hoooo - just got my first review on Goodreads (by someone I don't even know) and it might just be the highlight of my writing career lol.

I'm so chuffed with it, I'm posting it here and I'm claiming my Warholian fifteen minutes and I'm smiling like a loon.

I don't care if I'll only ever sell thirteen copies .... I got a five star review from someone who's not my mother and that is all there is to it. I am now officially the best novelist ever in the history of novelism.

Here it is ..... I need a trumpet fanfare .... hang on, I'm just gonna read it again before posting it ....


"An epic thriller! If I could award a 6 star rating I would.
After the Affair is the one of the most compelling page turners I've read in years.

Intriguing, brilliant writing accompany a fabulous plot.
After the Affair is amazingly fast paced, with vividly rich three dimensional characters,a brilliantly articulated narrative and super dialogue which herald the way for shocking twists & turns galore.
One of the most suspense fueled thrillers I've ever encountered.
After the Affair is spine tingling experience, filled riveting with tension and suspense.
This book is highly atmospheric and its primary atmosphere is one of palpable tension; almost every page I turned transported me into David Ryan's world and left me feeling the knife edge that he was living.

Jonathan Kaye shooting star of the highest calibre.
Such a spectacular writer, his official title should be storyteller extraordinaire.
His writing transcends all the usual genre classifications.
Inter genre master: an expert of the thriller, mystery and crime genres.
Looking forward to reading more Jonathan Kaye books."


(I think I'll print it out and frame it :-) :-))))

Thanks Kalimah - both for the purchase and the comment - hope you find the rest of the book a good read

Thanks Dangermouse - putting your writing up for sale is somewhat intimidating isn't it?! One friend of mine said showing her scribbles to other people felt a bit like taking all your clothes off and standing in front of them and saying, 'so, there you go, what do you think?!' ... and it's true, it is a bit like that.

So far, reaction from friends has been good and the reviews from people I don't know - one from Goodreads as quoted above and one on Amazon.com (as opposed to .co.uk) - have been very positive, so at least I don't feel embarrassed about what I've done!

Unfortunately some glitch with amazon.co.uk means their 'look inside' function (where a reader can read the first few chapters online for free) doesn't appear to be working on mobile devices (works fine on amazon.com across all devices). I'm hoping this will be fixed soon as I'd like to start promoting the book and I know the best market to start with would be Ire/UK.

Thanks for the compliment on the cover btw - that's just done in 'Pages' on a mac using a royalty free image. (Lime Tree was the company name I used to use for copywriting jobs so I stuck with it for my foray into self-publishing )

Thanks for the feedback kalimah and Echo Beach - hope you're still enjoying the read - hey, if you spot any typos, please shout. I've been proofreading it again over the past couple of days and picked up a few howlers - that's the great thing about e-books, you can edit and change them even when they're live and re-upload. I've read it so many times now I can't imagine there's much left that's slipped through the net, but you never know.

Thanks Kalimah - so glad you're liking it - it really steps up a gear now until the end And thanks Lawred, really appreciate the purchase

Thanks Kalimah - I'm so glad you liked it - (and thanks for the nod re Euston / Houston - getting my cities mixed up ... I also had another boardsie point out a misspelling of Glasnevin - it's great to have you eagle eyed readers out there because I can update the Kindle version as many times as I like :-) )

Do please spread the word among friends etc - being self-published I have literally no marketing or advertising budget. All I've got is a book and word of mouth (i.e. the same marketing tools as a few million other aspiring writers on amazon!!!)

Chuffed you liked Hayes btw - He was great fun to write!!

thanks guys - I realised what Kalimah meant - I'd left the H of Heuston - now corrected for future downloaders (the beauty of ebooks eh!!)