January 22, 2025

About the Series

New America

An American election is unresolved. Both candidates claim victory. News channels announce the result, evem though eight states are still verifying. Republican supporters spill out onto the streets in victory celebration, but then the shooting starts. Within days, fires rage across many US cities. Civil strife is widespread. The banks and markets stand closed.

In London, BBC reporter Jane Clark is a woman on a mission. Hailing from the streets of Edinburgh, she headed for London, determined to smash any glass ceiling that was put in her way. She’s already reached the heady heights of a political correspondent role, but Jane wants more.

Brother of Jane, Duncan Clark is content to be an Edinburgh lawyer. He likes the quiet life and although he avidly follows the news of the troubles in America, he hardly believes that they will come knocking at his very door.

The books

Currently, there are three books written or in planning. When America Sneezes is Book 1. To Rule Britannia, Book 2 and Book 3 is, as yet, untitled

This site

This website will have some background to the novels. The books tend to follow the main characters in the UK but the USA story, and news from around the world will be included here.