Col Bury

Male

Greater Manchester

United Kingdom

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Manchester
About Me:
Col Bury is the former Crime Editor of webzine Thrillers, Killers ‘n’ Chillers, for which he was voted ‘Online Fiction Editor of the Year’ in a 2010 readers’ poll. His fiction has featured in many anthologies, most notably, THE MAMMOTH BOOKS OF BEST BRITISH CRIME 9, 10 & 11.
He is the author of two popular short stories collections, MANCHESTER 6 and THE COPS OF MANCHESTER, and his debut novel MY KIND OF JUSTICE is out via Caffeine Nights Publishing.
Col lives with his wife and two children in Manchester, UK, where he reads a lot, enjoys action movies, shoots pool and watches his beloved Manchester City FC.
Find him on Twitter https://twitter.com/ColBurywriter
Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Manchester-Series-by-Col-Bury/23...
Website: http://colburysnewcrimefiction.blogspot.co.uk/
I Am A:
Reader, Writer, Editor
Website:
http://colburysnewcrimefiction.blogspot.com/
Books And Authors I Like:
Dead Men's Dust, Matt Hilton - Switch, William Bayer - Relentless, Simon Kernick - Shifting Skin, Chris Simms - Silence Of The Lambs, Thomas Harris - The Rats, James Herbert - On Writing, Stephen King - Scene & Structure, Jack M. Bickham - and many more...
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
Movies: Spartacus, Seven, Shawshank Redemption, Manic, Heat, American Psycho, 300, Derailed, Dead Man's Shoes, Taken...
Shows: Any football, Dragon's Den, 8 out of 10 Cats, Countdown, X-Factor and anything crime-based.

Comment Wall:

  • Adrian Magson

    Hi, Col,
    An egg, huh? What a way with words that man has. Thanks for the invite, and am pleased to accept.

    Apr 15, 2009

  • Adrian Magson

    Thanks, Col - will do. Glad you like them. Thinking of profiled authors, I've just read Tony Black's new one - 'Gutted' - (I profiled him in January's WM) and it's excellent. My review of it will pop up shortly in SHOTS. You heard it here...

    Apr 30, 2009

  • Grant McKenzie

    Hey Col: I saw that review on the RapSheet and couldn't believe it when I saw the title — LOL. Well, the title of SWITCH plays a big part in my novel, too. Hopefully, readers will find it as exciting.
    Cheers, Grant

    May 20, 2009

  • Adrian Magson

    Hi, Col,
    Just got round to reading your Curly Top story. (I know... where the hell have I been?) Lovely. Could feel my fist itching all the way through. Love the pace and brevity - and Franco got his. Satisfying.
    Adrian

    Jun 10, 2009

  • Lee Hughes

    Aye, Mr. Brazill said I should have a gander. Cheers for the accept.

    Jul 11, 2009

  • Lee Hughes

    An all-nighter, that means only one of two things. You had a moment of pure inspiration and had to get it all down regardless of time, or you're getting back in synch for work. Great piece up at TKnC.

    Jul 11, 2009

  • Cormac Brown

    Col,

    Thanks for the invite, cheers and go Man U!

    Jul 16, 2009

  • Cormac Brown

    Don't worry, it'll be just like the Keane years again.

    Jul 16, 2009

  • Cormac Brown

    Wait a minute, (this is what I get for only following Italy's Serie A loosely) you've been champs three years in a row! City can't take that away from you for all the Euros in the Union!

    Jul 16, 2009

  • Cormac Brown

    Sorry, mate! A thousand apologies for my daftness, I don't know my unis! The red would be Man U, as well as my face for getting it wrong.

    Jul 16, 2009

  • Patricia Abbott

    No, I just lived there for one year. On the street (MIll Brow) leading into the woods. Loved it.

    Aug 1, 2009

  • J. F. Juzwik

    Col, Thanks for sharing the link to 'Broken'. It was an extremely moving piece--really well done. Joyce

    Aug 4, 2009