About The Author
Bryan is a member of the Crime Writers Assocication, specialisting in black comedy crime fiction as well as being active in the theatre, acting, writing and directing as well as writing reviews for StageTalk Magazine and Bristol 24/7.
Meet The Author
Bryan J Mason wrote this novel in London in the late 1980s, but reluctantly put it away in a drawer after his agent narrowly failed to get it published. He dug it out every ten years or so and each time he did was surprised to find that he enjoyed reading it and still found it funny. At last, he decided to try and get it published, after making some changes, including firmly placing the action in the late ʼ80s and early ʼ90s for today’s reader.
He has worked as a brush salesman and rent collector, made sound effects for BBC Radio and been a tax inspector and occasional actor. He writes regular theatre reviews for StageTalk Magazine and Bristol 24/7. Reviews are available at: https://stagetalkmagazine.com/p/author/masonbryan01gmail-com
Shaking Hands with the Devil is Bryan’s first novel. He is currently working on one featuring a Jewish detective investigating a series of serial killings in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, called An old Tin Can.
He lives in Bristol with his wife and has two children in their twenties.
2021
Published
Shaking Hands With The Devil published by Pegasus.
An Old Tin Can – SpellBound Books. To be published Summer 24