Billy Riley

Adam Dickson is a novelist and screenwriter. His novels are, The Butterfly Collector (2012), Drowning by Numbers (2014), Billy Riley (2020), Indigo Blue (2022). He has also co-written three non-fiction books in the sports genre, and a book on mental health, Surfing the Edge: a survivor’s guide to bipolar disorder. In February 2020, he appeared as one of the experts in the CBS Reality crime series, Murder by the Sea. The episode, titled, Neville Heath, the Lady Killer, documents the real-life case of ex-RAF pilot Neville Heath, who was hanged at Pentonville Prison in 1946. He is currently working on two novels and several screenplays, and regularly collaborates with a screenwriting partner, enjoying numerous cappuccinos in cafes on the south coast. After suffering two massive brain seizures in 2003, which left him permanently disabled, Adam took up running, completing the London Marathon in 2006. An ongoing obsession with triathlon, culminated in an entry in Ironman UK in 2007; he displays the medal in his living room for all to see!

‘Hooked from the start, fascinating characters and a compelling storyline. Billy Riley, hardman, institutionalised but not reformed. We follow him as he leaves the grim and austereprison life behind him and heads home to his long suffering wife to try to rekindle theirmarriage. A poignant tale.’(Miss EM Flattery)‘Coming from a northern background this took me straight back to the canals ofManchester. Billy Riley and his story captivated me from the first few pages.’(Karen Ross)

• 1. Homecoming2. Walking the Dog3. Reclamation4. Out on the Town5. McGuinn6. The Landlord7. Fish8 The Birdman of Alcatraz9. Road Rage10. Vesuvius11. The Journalist Fella12. Dance Hall Days13. Business As Usual14. Rosalyn15. Old School16. Jesus and the Moneylenders17. Reflections18. Steak and Ale Pie19. Shifty20. Southside Johnny21. A Basket of Chips22. Going to Work23. Rosalyn Revisited24. The Documentary25. A Job for Rosalyn26. Bandit Country27. Full English28. Groomed for the Big Time29. Man and a Van30. Car Insurance31. Billy Flint32. Omens33. The Confessional34. Natural Selection35. Tools of the Trade36. Clipped Wings37. Intimations38. The Big Fella39. Shot in the Dark40. Exodus41. The Net Closes42. Coming Home