Miles Darby - Author

If you’ve found your way here, thank you. I’m Miles Darby, a storyteller from the Darwen in the North West of England with a soft spot for market halls, mystery, and the odd cup of builder’s tea. This space will be my writing home: a mix of updates on works-in-progress, behind-the-scenes notes, and the messy, brilliant business of turning ideas into books. If you want to say hello, collaborate, or chat about books, email me anytime at info@milesdarby.co.uk. What I write (and why) I’m drawn to ordinary places that hum with hidden stories—market stalls, library stacks, old mills with dust in the rafters—then I peel back the wallpaper to see what’s been scribbled underneath. Expect: Mystery & suspense set in the North West. Think small-town secrets, historical threads, and people doing their best in tough corners of life. Real-world grit with heart. The characters I love most carry humour and hope with them, even when they’re backed into a corner. Current projects on the desk He...