I've been making great progress on the new Wise crime thriller. I'm hoping to have it out in the relatively near future all being well. It starts the very next day after DROP DOWN DEAD and the pressure is on for Wise and the team. There's also lots going on for everyone's favourite villain, Tom Wise.

I've also written the opening few chapters to the next book as the scenes came to me while I was walking with Buddy. So much so, I had to rush back and write it all down before I forgot anything. 

Once I've finished both books 6 and 7, it's back to Jo Batten and THE OLD FOE. I've been so happy with how many people have enjoyed her first adventure. As a writer, it's wonderful to be able to work on two successful series. I'm really grateful for everyone's support and for making this possible.

In other news, I was interviewed about THE NEW SPY on one of my favourite podcasts, Spybrary. You can listen to it on your podcast app of choice or just click here.

Hopefully I'll have audiobook news very soon for both Wise and Jo!

Apologies for the delay in getting this one out but DROP DOWN DEAD is now available at your nearest Amazon store. It takes place over a frantic 24 hours. I hope you enjoy it!

I'm pleased to announce THE NEW SPY will be out on 26th September 2025. What's it about?

If Jo Batten fails, World War III starts.

Jo Batten has always wanted to be a spy. Now, after two years of hard training, she only has five days to go before her dream comes true.

She'll officially be an MI5 operative, fighting the good fight for King and Country.

But the UK’s enemies aren’t going to make it easy for her. Terrorists are planning deadly attacks across the country. If they succeed, tens of thousands of people will die.

Even for the experienced operatives around her, the stakes have never been higher. For a new spy like Jo, though, the mission seems impossible. And the odds get more stacked against her when she discovers there’s another, even deadlier threat lurking in the shadows: an old foe who wants to plunge the world into war.

With only an anonymous hacker and a retired spook to help her, can Jo stay alive long enough to stop the destruction of everything she holds dear? Or will her dream be over before it could even begin?

THE NEW SPY is a fast-paced spy thriller that’s perfect for fans of Stella Rimington, Ava Glass and Tom Bradby.

If you like nail-biting action, complex characters, and shocking twists, then you’ll love Michael Dylan’s razor-sharp espionage thriller.

Sorry for the delay in getting new books to you but hopefully I can make up for lost time.

Take care!

Hi. I hope you're having a great year so far. Lots going on at home with me that has impacted my writing somewhat but making good progress on Wise 5 at last. I hope to have that out in the spring. There's lots going on. It starts the day after where INTO THE RIVER DEAD finishes with the team still gathering evidence on that book's killer when every parent's worst nightmare happens.

And Tom Wise is finally going to start seeing the consequences of his actions.

I also have another book that's being edited at the moment. It's called THE NEW SPY and features a young woman called Jo Batten in her first week working for MI5. The plan is to release that in the summer. I have secured one of the most amazing narrators to read the audiobook as well so starting to get really excited about it.

I'm super pleased to announce the audiobook for Into The River Dead is out now, read again by the amazing Colin Mace. I think this one is my favourite!

It feels like its been awhile but DI Simon Wise is back and I'm so glad he is. I love writing his adventures and mean to carry on as long as everyone enjoys them too.

What's this one about? Well...

A body with no clues. A killer with no heart. A cop with no hope.

When the body of a young woman is found on the banks of the River Thames, Detective Inspector Simon Wise is called to investigate. With his team at half-strength and still trying to deal with their own trauma, he hopes it's a straight-forward case. But London is a cruel city and Wise soon find himself hunting the most ruthless of killers.

Into The River Dead is the fourth book in the DI Simon Wise Crime Thriller series and set on the streets of London. If you like dark police procedurals, complex characters, and shocking twists, then you’ll love Michael Dylan’s pulse-pounding crime series.

Let me know what you think...

The new Detective Inspector Simon Wise book is now out and the early reviews are great. "Ranks alongside Peter James," one reviewer said. "One of the best crime detective books," another said. "DI Simon Wise is fast becoming one of my favourite policemen of all time."

What's it about?

Sometimes, ambition can be a dangerous thing.

When a wannabe gangster kills a rival dealer and steals their drugs, he thinks he’s made the big time. But all he’s done is become the most wanted man in London — and it’s not just the police hunting him down.

For Detective Inspector Simon Wise, the murder of a drug dealer seems an easy case for his team to solve. But he should know London doesn’t do easy. Someone else is searching for the stolen drugs and they don’t care who they kill to get them back.

Still haunted by ghosts from his past and with his personal life falling apart, the odds are stacked against Wise as he tries to stop more bodies from piling up. Can he find the killer in time, or will he end up dead himself?


So far it's scoring 4.6 out of 5 on Amazon and, as you can imagine, I'm really thrilled about that. Writing books can be quite tough so it's great to see them do well and readers enjoy them.

Hopefully the audiobook will be out soon within the next few months too. Meanwhile I'm about halfway through writing book 4...

If you've not picked up TALKING OF THE DEAD yet, just click the link below!