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Bryan J Mason
Sub-genre: Historical, Humour, mystery, noir, Political, suspense
Bryan J Mason wrote his first novel, Shaking Hands with the Devil, in the late 1980s, but put it away, concluding he was a failed author after failing to get it published. He finally decided to redraft it and it was published over thirty years since the first draft in 2021.
He has worked as a financial investigator, a mediator and made sound effects for BBC Radio. He also writes, as a Tax Inspector and occasional actor. He is now a full-time crime writer, contributing regular theatre reviews for StageTalk Magazine and Bristol 24/7. He also directs the long established and renowned Hotwells Pantomime.
An Old Tin Can is the first in a new black comedy crime series set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. Future titles will be Dead On scheduled for 2025 and Never A Happy Ending.
He lives in Bristol with his wife and has two children in their twenties. He is never happier than hanging around in graveyards, which he thinks might come in handy one day.
Other Awards
Nominated for CrimeFest 2022 Last Laugh Award
Nominated for CrimeFest 2022 Debut Novel Award
Nominated for Twisted Dagger 2025
Nominated for CrimeFest 2025 Last Laugh Award
Books by Bryan J Mason
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An Old Tin Can 
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Shaking Hands with the Devil 
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