TOR The Kill Chain is the cybercrime thriller from Scotland’s newest writer, GJ Scobie, which will be published by Darkstroke on the 16th July 2022. This blog post is one in a series called Facts behind the Fiction, in which I take an aspect of the plot and provide factual background material, giving an insight … More The Kill Chain – Facts behind the Fiction Part 16
Works in Progress I write novels and short stories, science fiction and near future cyber thrillers for want of a genre. The Kill Chain (Due to be published by Darkstroke Publishing in summer 2022)Security expert Jacob Anderson lands his dream job with a cyber defence firm just as a government contract is signed. Then film … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 11
A Future Cyber Thriller When A.I. is the new normal, what place is there for the soul? In a dystopian future where the Earth’s air quality is fast deteriorating and implant technology has become second-nature, security hacker Brock is tasked with delivering an unknown human target to a secret organization. But to do so, he’ll … More The Copernicus Coercion Book 1: Code Critical
Book One – A Game of Chess A sci-fi fantasy series, The Clockmaker Conspiracy, Book One, A Game of Chess, is the first in a series. “I cannot imagine how the clockwork of the universe can exist without a clockmaker.” (Voltaire) After a 20 year search for his daughter, Boone tricks John through a quantum … More The Clockmaker Conspiracy
Capture the Flag Competitions The Kill Chain is the cybercrime thriller from Scotland’s newest writer, GJ Scobie, which will be published by Darkstroke on the 16th July 2022. This blog post is one in a series called Facts behind the Fiction, in which I take an aspect of the plot and provide factual background material, … More The Kill Chain – Facts behind the Fiction Part 15
Short stories I’ve written a few short stories and self-published them on Amazon. I’ve many more in draft, still waiting to be finished up. My focus has been on novels and with my goal of writing at least one novel a year, the short stories tend to take a backseat. On two occasions, a short … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 10
Viruses The Kill Chain is the cybercrime thriller from Scotland’s newest writer, GJ Scobie, which will be published by Darkstroke on the 16th July 2022. This blog post is one in a series called Facts behind the Fiction, in which I take an aspect of the plot and provide factual background material, giving an insight … More The Kill Chain – Facts behind the Fiction Part 14
Trojans The Kill Chain is the cybercrime thriller from Scotland’s newest crime writer, GJ Scobie, which will be published by Darkstroke on the 16th July 2022. This blog post is one in a series called Facts behind the Fiction, in which I take an aspect of the plot and provide factual background material, giving an … More The Kill Chain – Facts behind the Fiction Part 13
William Gibson next to Dan Brown I’ve presented around a hundred lectures on cyber security throughout the last year, while attending a variety of security conferences, roundtables and fireside chats. I like to use my bookcases as my background when doing remote sessions and these have proved popular with delegates. I always take audience questions … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 9
Spelling Garry When I was preparing my debut novel, The Copernicus Coercion for publication, the decision over whether to use GJ Scobie or Garry J Scobie came up for debate. I settled on GJ Scobie and still wonder whether I made the right decision. Working on-line all day, I often see my name spelt incorrectly … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 8
The Kill Chain. A cybercrime thriller. 