Hello world

My name’s James, and this is the home of all things Lilbury.

I’m the author of the Lilbury Murder Mystery series.

The books are my passion project, and if you’ve made your way here, I hope you’ve enjoyed them and want to know more.

You’ve come to the right place.

Who
I IS

I’m a New Zealand-born, UK-based writer of romance, crime, and murder mysteries ...and a bit of satire, maybe some thriller if I’m feeling daring. Hell, even some smut if I don’t feel too consumed by red-cheeked shame that day.

If you like sarcastic main characters who are more real than manic pixie, a bit of self-indulgent inner monologue, and ruggedly handsome love interests that seem to be sans shirt more often than they should be, then you might enjoy my taste in novels.

Oh, and there's usually a murder to solve, too. That's important. Shouldn't forget that.

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But most importantly, if you read my acknowledgements, you’ll know, somewhat facetiously, I said I wrote these books to pay for my cat’s vet treatment. Sadly, he didn’t live to see book three published, but 16 years is a pretty good life, and so they’re still all for him. Have a photo of him instead.

(Also, some people said the only reason they bothered leaving a review of the books was because of Arden’s pets. Well, maybe I can pimp him out from beyond for a few more clicks.)

Also x 2, I just didn’t know what else to put as an image here.

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Contact ME

Want to know more about Arden, other stories, me, or the world we’ve created? Well, then, ask away.