By Ruth Dowds
BANGOR writer and one-time triathlete, Philip Jordan, has stopped pushing his body to the limit and is instead focusing on mental workouts.
He dedicates his early mornings and free time at the weekends to working out complex plots for his successful sequence of novels, collectively known as The Belfast Crime Series.
At the start of June he releases a new book, entitled The Devil’s Cut, which he describes as a ‘standalone crime file’.
It is the seventh book in the series and is set in the same police station as the other novels, featuring a cast of characters familiar to Philip’s readers.
The story follows Detective Sergeant Charlie Whittaker as he grapples with addiction, grief and a waning passion for the job.
Meanwhile, there’s a brutal serial killer to catch who has the city gripped in terror.
Philip first turned his hand to writing during Covid. “I was furloughed and it gave me the opportunity to take something from beginning to end without any distraction. The writing became my work.”
Such is his dedication to his art that Philip’s athletics has had to take a back seat, though in the past he has competed in the World Police and Fire Games and a European Age Group Championship in Lough Neagh.
He has recently adapted one of his earlier novels, The Devil’s Elbow, into a screenplay which he has entered for the BBC Open Call competition to find new screenwriters.
His new case file, The Devil’s Cut, will be available to buy from Amazon on June 1ST. You can follow his work through Philip’s website at www.pwjordanauthor.com
