Bryan J Mason wrote his first novel, Shaking Hands With The Devil in the late 1980s but when he and his agent failed to get it published, he decided he was a failed writer and ought to fail at something else instead. However, whenever he read the manuscript, he was surprised to find that he still found it funny and thought it deserved to be read.

He has worked as a brush salesman and rent collector, made sound effects for BBC Radio and been a tax inspector and an occasional actor. He writes regular theatre reviews for StageTalk Magazine and Bristol 24/7.

Bryan is delighted to have signed for SpellBound Books, and his next novel 'An Old Tin Can' is due to be published on 31 May 2024. It features a Jewish detective investigating a series of murders in Belfast during the Troubles and retains his trademark serial killer black comedy touch.

He lives in Bristol with his wife and has two children in their twenties. They still find him unusual.