Ian Ayris is a published novelist in the crime/noir genre. He has also had almost forty short stories publilshed online and in print. His debut novel – ABIDE WITH ME – was described by  Professor Brian Stoddart - Former Vice-Chancellor and President at La Trobe University, Australia as 'an astonishing depiction of a harsh life and social dysfunction in the London East End', and by Britain’s best-selling daily newspaper – The Sun, as ‘horribly compulsive’. Ian Ayris’ short stories have featured in national magazines, and two have appeared in the prestigious Mammoth Book of Best British Crime series, alongside the likes of Mark Billingham, Ruth Rendell, and Peter James. Ian blogs at www.ianayris.com and can be contacted at [email protected]