Embark on a journey around the world without leaving your chair. Each of my stories brings a real-world location to life, entwined with mystery and adventure.
Below is a list of all my books and stories and the places they feature. Click on the links to check out the places behind the stories. You can buy my books at JFPennBooks.com or at any of the online stores, or order from your local library or bookstore. Let me know if you have any questions.
ARKANE action adventure thrillers
Stone of Fire #1 — Varanasi, India — Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel — Oxford and London, England — Santiago de Compostela, Spain — Tabriz, Iran — Vatican City, Rome, Amalfi, and Venice, Italy — Nefta, Tunisia — Tucson, and Oracle, Arizona, USA
Crypt of Bone #2 — Jerusalem, Israel — Oxford and London, England — Kutna Hora, Czech Republic — Evora, Portugal — Paris, France — Palermo, Italy — Karlsruhe, Germany — Ephesus, Turkey
Ark of Blood #3 — Cairo, Abu Simbel, and Sinai, Egypt — Jerusalem, Israel — Washington D.C., USA — Aksum, Ethiopia — Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe — Petra, Jordan — Oxford and London, England
One Day in Budapest #4 — Budapest, Hungary
Day of the Vikings #5 — London, and Lindisfarne, England — Orkney, and Iona, Scotland
Gates of Hell #6 — Oxford and London, England — Barcelona, Cordoba, and Granada, Spain — Safed and the Dead Sea, Israel —Houska castle, Czech Republic
End of Days #7 — Appalachian Mountains, USA — Berlin, Germany — Ouidah, Benin — Megiddo, and Jerusalem, Israel — Delphi, and Rhodes, Greece — Luxor, and Valley of the Kings, Egypt — Oxford, Salisbury Cathedral, England —
Destroyer of Worlds #8 —Mumbai, Agra, Ellora, Delhi, Cochin, and Allahabad, India — Oxford and London, England — Geneva, Switzerland — Vatican City, Rome, Italy — Kigali, Rwanda
One Day in New York #9 — New York City, USA
Valley of Dry Bones #10 — Madrid, Toledo, and Majorca, Spain — New Orleans and San Francisco, USA — Camiguin, Philippines — Lima, Peru
Tree of Life #11 — Amsterdam, The Netherlands — Lisbon, Portugal — Rio de Janeiro and Recife, Brazil — Macau, China — Goa, India — Kingston, Jamaica — Paris, France — Svalbard, Norway
Tomb of Relics #12 —Canterbury Cathedral, Oxford, and Northumberland, England —Krakow, Poland — Cologne, Germany —
Soldiers of God (short story) — Paris, France
Spear of Destiny #13 — Vienna, Austria — Nuremberg, Germany — Washington D.C., USA — Oxford, England — Lhasa, China
Mapwalker dark fantasy adventures
The Mapwalker home base is in Bath, England, where I also live, so it features in all three books. The Mapwalkers journey through maps to reach other places inspired by the following.
Map of Shadows —Poveglia, Venice Italy — Derinkuyu, Turkey
Map of Plagues — Tower of London — Ganvié Island, Benin
Map of the Impossible — Funerary complex, Egypt
Brooke & Daniel crime thrillers
All three books are set in London or nearby.
Desecration — Hunterian Museum — British Museum — Hellfire Caves
Delirium — Imperial War Museum — St Paul’s Cathedral — Kensal Green Cemetery — Parliament at Westminster —
Deviance — Crossbones Graveyard — Southwark Cathedral— Southwark and South Bank — Tate Modern — The Shard
Other stand-alone books
Catacomb — Edinburgh, Scotland
Risen Gods — Entirely set in New Zealand — specifically Christchurch, Franz Josef Glacier, Kaikoura, Picton crossing to Wellington, Tongariro National Park, Rotorua, Auckland, Cape Reinga
Death Valley — Death Valley, California, USA
Short stories
Seahenge — Norfolk, England
De-extinction of the Nephilim — Gobekli Tepe, Turkey
The Dark Queen — Sunken city of Thonis-Herakleion, Egypt
Midwinter Sacrifice — Bath Christmas markets, England