Charlie Hill writes mysteries, adventures and stories where ordinary places hide extraordinary secrets.

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His fiction ranges from dark British crime in the DC Rowe Mysteries, to the quieter village intrigue of the Blackwood & Hayashi Mysteries, and the portal fantasy of the Orcadian Series for younger readers.

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Before turning seriously to fiction, Charlie spent decades working in estimating and quantity surveying, a career that taught him to notice detail, question what doesn’t quite fit and never trust the obvious answer. Those habits now find their way into his stories.

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Much of his crime fiction is rooted in the landscapes of South Staffordshire — woods, canals, country parks and villages that feel familiar until something unsettling disturbs the surface. His fantasy stories travel much further, into worlds shaped by folklore, myth, ancient loyalties and dangerous choices.

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At the heart of everything he writes are characters forced to uncover the truth — about a crime, another person, or sometimes themselves.

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When he isn’t writing, Charlie is usually developing the next story, researching local history, or wondering whether an apparently harmless place would make a good setting for a murder.

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Stories. Mysteries. Adventures.