J. Patrick Armstrong

J. Patrick Armstrong was born in 1968 and grew up on the south coast of England. After leaving school in 1985, he trained and worked as a hairdresser before returning to full-time education in 1996 and completing his MA, MPhil and PhD in English and American literature at the University of Glasgow. He has worked as a teacher and lecturer in the UK and Taiwan. Now settled with his family in Dorset, Lyttleton Siren is his first novel.

Lyttleton Siren

Christmas 1981, during a bitter winter freeze, the quiet town of Lyttleton is shaken by a fatal hit-and-run. Told in three distinct voices, Lyttleton Siren is a poignant story of guilt, grief, and coming of age.

This gripping thriller, set on the English South Coast in the 1980s, with the Falklands War as backdrop, delves into the harrowing aftermath of the tragedy.

“A masterpiece of literary suspense, utterly convincing, chilling, disturbing and beautifully written.” Dexter Petley, novelist and editor, Jericho Writers. 🖊️