A gallery of covers, with some books for sale, including out of print (OOP) & signed copies. If you’re after a particular book, feel free to email me through the contact button above. Note that publisher Five Leaves has a website & a prize winning shop in the centre of Nottingham. Please support Independent publishers like Five Leaves & Shoestring. The first five Beat novels are available on Kindle. I have spare copies of some titles. Feel free to ask.
The Pretender – a coming of age novel about literary forgery. Available from Five Leaves Books and on Kindle
German edition of ‘The Pretender’ – available on Kindle and in paperback/hardback
Bone and Cane – available on Kindle and from this shop – £8
What You Don’t Know – Bone and Cane 2 – available on Kindle and second hand (no mass market edition of this one as the publisher went under)
The Great Deception – Bone and Cane 3. Available on Kindle and from this shop. £10
Denial – Out of Print YA novel
Provenance: new and collected stories – available on Kindle and from this shop: £12
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The Beat 10
The Beat 11/12 (ends)
Love Lessons – the story of a teacher/pupil love affair. Available from Five Leave Books and on Kindle.
Secret Gardens – illustrated reluctant reader novel about asylum seekers and allotments – available on Kindle and from this shop £6
Student – £7. Also available on Kindle. More on this book: http://www.davidbelbin.com/2012/09/student-freshers-special-review-request/
The Last Virgin – OOP
Dying For You – the final Point Crime thrlller is about a manufactured pop group, anticipating the reality TV craze that was about to begin. £5
Break Point. One-off tennis thriller £5
Dead Guilty. A noirish YA murder mystery. OOP & not on Kindle (yet). Last copies of 2nd edition £7.
City of Crime. I edited & contributed to this OOP anthology of Nottingham writers, including Alan Sillitoe, Stanley Middleton, John Harvey, Julie Myerson & 10 others. Last copies. £8
Festival – OOP but only £1.99 on Kindle https://smile.amazon.co.uk/FESTIVAL-Glastonbury-Novel-David-Belbin-ebook/dp/B00D4OUGLM/
My most recent book, collecting stories written across 30 years, can be ordered from me, at £12 instead of £12.99 or from the excellent Shoestring Press It’s also available for a limited time at a mere £2.99 on Kindle.
To order a book/arrange payment, use the ‘contact’ button at the top of the page. Prices include postage. If you buy more than one book, I will reduce each additional book by £1. Overseas rates by negotiation. Signed copies with dedication by request. Note that this is not a speedy delivery service. If you require a book quickly, please use an independent bookshop where possible – keep local bookshops alive!
