Jolyon Tuck


Jolyon Tuck lives and writes in South Devon. 

He likes to pretend to write horror stories, but the truth is that he reads horror stories and writes cosy crime stories.


When he isn’t writing fiction, he enjoys writing reviews of cult science fiction TV shows.


Not that you’ll find any of these things under this name, as he writes as Jolyon Drake. 


He also does the publicity for the Exeter Literary Festival. If you’ve never heard of it, that’s entirely his fault. 


You can follow him on Twitter and Facebook through the following links:


www.twitter.com/jolyondrake

www.facebook.com/jolyondrake


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