Steve Neal – författare

Over and Out is the remarkable story of a neglected cricket hero. Albert Trott was good enough to play for Australia and England, but at the height of his powers no Test team would pick him. He brought an Ashes series to life by taking 8-43 on debut and his batting average for Australia was 102.5. This was the man who cleared the Lord's pavilion with the biggest of hits. Over and Out celebrates his exploits on the field, which for far too long have been hidden by the taboo of suicide. It also addresses the mystery of Albert Trott, how he responded to the external forces that fashioned his life and ultimately why he did what he did. From fame to broke and broken, from Melbourne to Middlesex his story is compelling. While lesser men have found their place within the cricketing pantheon, it has been the fate of 'Dear Trotty' to be excluded, the permanent outsider. There is no portrait of Albert Trott in the Long Room in the Lord's pavilion. It is time for him to take up his rightful place in the history of the game.

The Gulf Coast isn't how Ilana remembered it. Returning after her brother's death to rekindle a relationship with her grandmother, she realizes that the placid coastal town from her memories has been replaced by neon, crowds, and abrupt, brutal violence. As widespread mutilations sweep across the streets, and the residents turn on one another in an almost ritualistic fashion, the pair must attempt to escape the bloodshed and rising tides.A debut that blends eco-horror and cosmic horror, Neal's Architects of a Dying World asks if humanity can ever achieve forgiveness for what it has done to the planet, and what will be left for the next generation…