Author · Poet · Publisher

Stories woven from
history and imagination.

From the crime-ridden streets of the DI Ambrose novels to the futuristic worlds of Border 7.

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About Pauline

Pauline M Kirk is a versatile writer based in Yorkshire. As an author, poet, and publisher, she weaves narratives that span genres—from gritty crime procedurals to speculative future fiction.

She is the editor of Fighting Cock Press and an active member of the writing community, including the York Spoken Word and the Pennine Poets.

The PJ Quinn Collaboration

The DI Ambrose Mysteries

Written under the pseudonym PJ Quinn, these novels are a unique collaboration between Pauline and her lawyer daughter, Jo Summers.

Poetic Justice

A poetry competition judge is murdered in his bookshop. Ambrose must disentangle complex relationships.

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Close Disharmony

Tensions rise and mysteries deepen in this gripping installment of the Chalk Heath series.

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Latest

Skull Days

The first DI Ambrose novel to be formally distributed internationally.

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The Bookshop

Purchase directly from the author or via Amazon. Click any book cover to read the synopsis.

Envying The Wild Cover

Envying The Wild

Poetry

£8.00

Poetic Justice Cover

Poetic Justice

Crime / Mystery

£8.99

Border 7 Cover

Border 7

Sci-Fi / Dystopian

£8.99

The Keepers Cover

The Keepers

Science Fiction

£7.99

Waters of Time Cover

Waters of Time

Fiction

£7.99

Close Disharmony Cover

Close Disharmony

Crime / Mystery

£8.99

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