Kerry Costello was born in England, of Irish heritage — and as any Irishman will tell you,
storytelling is in the blood.
After building and selling a series of successful travel businesses over three decades, Kerry
traded boardrooms for laptops and set out to do what he’d always wanted: write gripping
crime thrillers that keep readers up well past midnight.
Inspired by the giants of the genre — Raymond Chandler, Harlan Coben, James Lee Burke,
and Carl Hiaasen — Kerry brings the same sun-drenched atmosphere, larger-than-life
characters, and razor-sharp plotting to his own fiction. His home in Naples, Florida, provides
an endless well of inspiration. “The people you meet almost daily in Florida,” he says,
“provide a rich seam of material for any writer.”
His debut thriller You Owe Me introduced readers to Frankie Armstrong — a battle-hardened
British ex-soldier with a debt to repay and a talent for finding trouble in all the wrong places.
The Frankie Armstrong series now spans five books, each set against the vivid backdrop of
Florida’s sun-soaked coast and dark criminal underworld.
When he’s not writing, Kerry can be found fishing, cooking, or travelling the world with his
wife Lyn.
Start the series with You Owe Me — and see why readers say they simply couldn’t put
it down.
Kerry Costello was born in England, of Irish heritage — and as any Irishman will tell you, storytelling is in the blood. After building and selling a series of successful travel businesses over three decades, Kerry traded boardrooms for laptops and set out to do what he’d always wanted: write gripping crime thrillers that keep readers up well past midnight. Inspired by the giants of the genre — Raymond Chandler, Harlan Coben, James Lee Burke,...
One perfect morning in May, Alex Brandon takes his dog Bess for an early morning walk in the Cheshire countryside. A chance encounter suddenly changes his pleasant and peaceful life into a violent nightmare. He now has a deadly secret. Pursued by some powerful and vicious people who want revenge and answers Alex must flee with his wife Rachel,...
Ex British special forces, Frankie Armstrong turned American private eye, is dragged into an investigation when two skeletons are unearthed in the grounds of the condo complex where he lives in Naples Florida. Frankie’s colleague Detective Sam Randazzo is on vacation so the pressure piles on Frankie as he’s simultaneously tasked to find a doctor...
Ruthless and vicious, someone has a dark secret - and will go to any lengths to prevent its exposure! Hollywood comes to Florida when a film crew arrives in Naples on the Gulf Coast, to shoot Ricky Jordan’s latest blockbuster movie. Detectives Randazzo and Armstrong are suddenly in the thick of it, when the movie set isn’t the only place where...
Former British Special Forces soldier Frankie Armstrong thought his days of danger were behind him. Now living in Florida, working as a private investigator, Frankie keeps finding himself drawn into deadly mysteries that stretch far...
After cracking the notorious serial killer case in Britain in 1990 (The Long Game), retired British detective John Gibson travels to Florida seeking peace after personal tragedy. Instead, he finds murder.
We recently visited one of our favourite places, Nice - The French Riviera (Côte d'Azur). We have history in the region. When I was in my twenties I started a coach camping company, taking folks from Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and London, to St Tropez. where they stayed in pre-erected tents, caravans or mobile homes. Later we bought a small apartment on the Promenade des Anglais where we enjoyed many long weekend trips. This latest trip, as usual was very enjoyable. Happy days...
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