Writer's profile for 'Brian Cross'
Email address	briancroff@yahoo.co.uk
City	Peterborough
State	Cambridgeshire
Country	United Kingdom
Birthdate	18/10/47
Sex	Male
Marital state	Divorced
Profession	Local government officer
Interests	Sports, music, reading, writing

SNOWBIRD (standard:romance, 546 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: Nov 05 2001	Views/Reads: 3934/1	Story vote: 0.00 (1 vote)
This is an extract from a romantic drama situated in Lichfield, UK, in the early twentieth century. The author can be approached via his e-mail address.
The Scarlet Web (standard:drama, 1237 words) [1/3] show all parts
Author: Brian Cross	Updated: Jun 12 2005	Views/Reads: 4252/2593	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
An extract from a manuscript soon to be transformed into a novel. It is a psychological thriller set in the south eastern part of the United Kingdom, and begins with a serious assault on a sixteen year old girl in a subway in West London. The effects of t
Snowbird, an extract from chapter eleven (standard:drama, 586 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: Jan 20 2002	Views/Reads: 4002/1	Story vote: 0.00 (1 vote)
Snowbird is a novel centered in Lichfield, United Kingdom. I would describe it as a romantic drama.
Three Mile Drove (standard:mystery, 348 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: May 30 2002	Views/Reads: 4312/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Prologue to a completed novel featuring kidnap and murder.
The Scarlet Web, Chapter One (standard:action, 2288 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: Jul 17 2002	Views/Reads: 4071/2592	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A vicious assault in a subway leaves a fifteen year old schoolgirl more emotionally scarred than physically. Years later, as a successful journalist she has to equate her distrust of the male species, with a growing fondness for a senior detective who is
The Scarlet Web, Chapter Twelve. (standard:action, 2448 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: Jul 29 2002	Views/Reads: 3964/2654	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Chapter Twelve of a psychological thriller, involving a young girl who is indecently assaulted as a teenager, and a serial killer.
Snowbird, extract chapter36 (standard:romance, 2737 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: Jan 27 2003	Views/Reads: 3802/2448	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
An extract from my novel Snowbird
Watching You Chapter One (standard:Suspense, 740 words) [1/3] show all parts
Author: Brian Cross	Updated: Mar 20 2005	Views/Reads: 11026/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
The first chapter of a completed manuscript intended for publication. The storyline centres around a CCTV building and an undercover police officer with unusual powers.
The Caretaker (standard:science fiction, 1131 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: Feb 11 2005	Views/Reads: 4423/2726	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A long time ago an amulet was left by a traveller. Now, two thousand years later he comes to retrieve it.
Bound For The Dark Side (standard:action, 1386 words) [1/3] show all parts
Author: Brian Cross	Updated: Dec 28 2005	Views/Reads: 4436/2594	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
opening chapter of novel in progrss - childhood events have turbulent repercussions in the life of Barbara Blandford
Moving Day (standard:science fiction, 1169 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: Aug 04 2005	Views/Reads: 4346/2503	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A short story set in Suffolk UK; what seems to be a straightforward couple of miles move develops unforeseen complications
Stormfly (standard:adventure, 665 words) [1/3] show all parts
Author: Brian Cross	Updated: Sep 29 2005	Views/Reads: 3937/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Prologue and first chapter of childhood drama set in Suffolk, UK
Sandman (standard:drama, 1809 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: Oct 17 2005	Views/Reads: 3905/2509	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Annabel receives two packages through the post, triggering memories of a decade past
A Barrel Of Rum (standard:mystery, 1071 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: Nov 26 2005	Views/Reads: 4037/2497	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
On a hot, humid summer day, a walk across Suffolk heathland presents unexpected hazards
Three Mile Drove, Chapter One (standard:horror, 1380 words) [1/29] show all parts
Author: Brian Cross	Updated: Jun 11 2008	Views/Reads: 4327/2536	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
following on from the prologue, this is a story about a washed-up rock musician who inherits a smallholding in the English fens and soon finds himself regretting taking up the place. Chapter one of a completed work.
Judge Jolly (standard:mystery, 1120 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: Jul 17 2008	Views/Reads: 4380/2546	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
The loss of a cell phone leads Todd Chambers on a journey to retrieve it, with unexpected consequences.
The Thorpeness Monster (standard:adventure, 1271 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: Aug 18 2008	Views/Reads: 4129/2317	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A tourist encounters a monster of a problem in a quiet Suffolk backwater.
The Publisher Demands (standard:drama, 1038 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: Sep 22 2008	Views/Reads: 3573/2320	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A handbag left in a pub leads writer John Bunting to revise the end of a story.
The Essence - part one of three (standard:mystery, 1818 words) [1/3] show all parts
Author: Brian Cross	Updated: Jan 03 2009	Views/Reads: 4407/2599	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A cyclist seeks refuge from a snow storm and encounters a strange village
Until The Sea Subsides (standard:fantasy, 2510 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: Feb 06 2009	Views/Reads: 3479/2302	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
An author takes a break on the Suffolk coast with the intention of completing a novel, only to discover a past he never knew he had.
Castle In The Clouds (standard:drama, 2363 words) [1/21] show all parts
Author: Brian Cross	Updated: Jan 13 2011	Views/Reads: 4675/2591	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Chapters one and two of my recently completed story revolving around an island off the Northumbrian coast. The precise location is never mentioned owing to the religious significance of the island.
Castle In The Clouds, Chapters 35 and 36 (standard:drama, 3644 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: Sep 13 2010	Views/Reads: 3317/2024	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
John Gibbings and Veronica Day find themselves trapped on the island, while Llewellyn seeks revenge. Continuation of my drama.
Carruthers' Demise (standard:drama, 2710 words) [1/24] show all parts
Author: Brian Cross	Updated: Jan 23 2014	Views/Reads: 3939/2359	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Martin Carruthers acts as agent for his wife Chelsey, who is a well-known writer. When the publisher rejects her latest offering his troubles begin.
The Long Gallery (standard:mystery, 1490 words) [1/6] show all parts
Author: Brian Cross	Updated: Oct 02 2015	Views/Reads: 12486/2135	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Daisy Truman has inherited Harvest Hall, a rambling country house on the Sussex/Kent border. But why has her uncle left it to her, and what are the memories surrounding her childhood that she cannot recall? Chapter one of my new mystery/drama.
Return to Harvest Hall. Chapter one (standard:horror, 1592 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: Oct 17 2016	Views/Reads: 2481/1619	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Chapter one, sequel to my novel, The Long Gallery. Daisy Truman sets out on a perilous journey to return stolen pension funds that were hidden away in the depths of Harvest Hall.
The Strand-on-the-Green Strongwoman Chapter One (standard:action, 1672 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: Jun 19 2019	Views/Reads: 1715/1172	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Maggie Wells witnesses an incident at a London tube station which propels her on a course across country, altering both her life and character for good.
The Strand-on-the-Green Strongwoman chapter two (standard:drama, 4552 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: Jan 06 2020	Views/Reads: 1559/1069	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Maggie Wells witnesses an incident at a London tube station that sets her on a course across country seeking retribution using her formidable physical power.
Clementine and her Stalker (standard:romance, 2296 words) [1/7] show all parts
Author: Brian Cross	Updated: May 16 2021	Views/Reads: 1404/964	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A chance encounter on Stamford Meadows changes Tony Williams' life in ways he could scarcely imagine.
Porter Island (standard:action, 1620 words) [1/3] show all parts
Author: Brian Cross	Updated: May 07 2024	Views/Reads: 441/218	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Agent Betty McCloud, alias Amanda Thornton, embarks on her most hazardous assignment yet, and she's not getting any younger.
Porter Island Chapter Four (standard:adventure, 3273 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: Jun 02 2024	Views/Reads: 327/209	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Ace agent Betty McCloud, alias Amanda Thornton, comes out of retirement to face her biggest challenge yet, and she's not getting any younger.
Porter Island chapter five (standard:action, 2784 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: Jul 08 2024	Views/Reads: 229/133	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Agent Betty McCloud faces her biggest challenge yet, and she's not getting any younger.
Porter Island Chapter Six (standard:action, 1792 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: Aug 20 2024	Views/Reads: 147/70	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Agent Betty McCloud is persuaded out of retirement for a special assignment. But she's not getting any younger, and this proves to be her most demanding assignment yet.
Porter Island Chapter Seven (standard:action, 1990 words)
Author: Brian Cross	Added: Oct 19 2024	Views/Reads: 63/23	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Betty McCloud is called out of retirement to face her biggest assignment yet: Porter Island. Its levels of lawlessness are through the roof, but why?