ALEX GOLDER-WOOD

Derbyshire Author of Dark Psychological Thrillers

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About the Author

Alex Golder-Wood is a writer of dark psychological thrillers who currently resides in Derbyshire, where the grey skies provide the perfect backdrop for crafting tales of human complexity.

After years of wrestling with his own mental health demons and watching friends navigate similar battles, Alex channeled these experiences into his writing, creating stories that explore the shadows we all carry.

His debut novel 'Shadows of the Green' draws from real experiences of friendship, trauma, and the unspoken struggles of masculinity.

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Shadows of the Green

One phone call. A desperate mother. A friend gone missing. Jay thought he'd escaped The Green, but some shadows follow you forever...

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False Alarm

Some dangers hide in plain sight. When James meets Melissa, he sees a second chance at happiness. But his best friend sees something else...

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The Group Chat

A chilling thriller about friends who are added to a mysterious group chat. When disturbing videos of them being assaulted start appearing, they dismiss it as a sick joke... until the footage becomes reality.

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Shadows of the Green

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One phone call. A desperate mother. A friend gone missing.

Jay thought he'd escaped The Green, the rough estate that shaped his childhood. Now, trapped in a dead end marriage and a life he barely recognises, he's dragged back when his old friend, George, disappears.

But finding George means confronting the past they both thought they escaped... and the secrets they left buried there.

With nothing but a few cryptic leads and a gut feeling something is wrong, Jay is forced to reunite with his old crew: Az, the cold and calculating gym obsessed enforcer, and Will, the reckless addict whose mouth is as dangerous as his habits. Together, they follow the shadows of their past, deep into a world of debts unpaid, violence unresolved, and the ghosts they tried to leave behind.

For fans of Shuggie Bain and Trainspotting, Shadows of the Green is a raw, unflinching exploration of Male Friendship, unspoken pain, and the courage it takes to break generational cycles.

'A powerful, authentic portrait of working class masculinity and the weight of unspoken pain, Shadows of the Green grips you by the throat and doesn't let go.' - Mathew Walker, Author of 'Tips On How To Lose Your Spouse'

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False Alarm

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Some dangers hide in plain sight

When single father James Porter meets Melissa during a fire drill, he finally sees a chance of happiness after years of grief. His young daughter Lily adores Melissa, and as their relationship deepens, it seems the perfect second chance at family life.

However, James' best friend Rachel has reservations. Behind Melissa's perfect smile and eager affection, Rachel senses something troubling. As Melissa integrates herself into their lives with unsettling speed, Rachel's concerns grow increasingly urgent. Is she being overprotective, or does she see a threat her vulnerable friend is blind to? Is Melissa simply eager to build a life with them, or is there something more sinister beneath her charm and seemingly boundless warmth?

For fans of Lisa Jewell, Shari Lapena and Ruth Ware, False Alarm is a heart-stopping psychological thriller with an explosive ending, exploring how far we'll go to protect the ones we love, and what happens when the danger is already inside the house...

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The Group Chat

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Some messages should never be opened...

When a group of friends are mysteriously added to an anonymous group chat, they think it's just another internet prank. But then the videos start appearing.

Disturbing footage shows each of them being assaulted in ways they can't remember, in places they've never been. At first, they convince themselves it's deepfakes, elaborate hoaxes, someone's sick idea of a joke.

Until the videos start coming true.

One by one, the attacks predicted in the footage become reality. As paranoia tears the group apart and trust becomes impossible, they must figure out who's behind the messages before the next video drops. Because in this group chat, everyone's a victim... and anyone could be the killer.

A heart-pounding thriller about friendship, technology, and the terrifying question: what if your worst nightmare was just a notification away?

About Alex Golder-Wood

The Writer from Derbyshire

Alex Golder-Wood lives in Derbyshire, England, where the weather is perpetually grey, the tea is strong, and the perfect conditions exist for brooding over a laptop while contemplating the darker corners of the human psyche.

Like many writers, Alex's journey to authorship wasn't exactly linear. After years of battling his own mental health gremlins (who, it turns out, make terrible houseguests but excellent creative consultants), he discovered that the best therapy was channeling all that existential dread into fictional characters who could carry the burden instead.

"I realised I had two options," Alex says. "Continue having daily staring contests with my ceiling at 3 AM, or make my anxiety earn its keep by putting it to work in my novels. The anxiety union wasn't happy about it, but here we are."

Writing from Experience

Alex's debut novel, 'Shadows of the Green,' was inspired by watching his friends navigate their own mental health struggles while pretending everything was "sound, mate." Growing up in working-class England, he witnessed firsthand how men would rather gnaw off their own arm than admit they might need to talk about their feelings.

"Where I'm from, the closest thing to therapy was having a pint and saying 'could be worse' repeatedly until you believed it," he reflects. "I wanted to write about what happens when 'could be worse' stops working."

His writing explores themes of masculinity, friendship, trauma, and the peculiarly British art of suffering in silence while insisting you're "absolutely fine, honestly."

When Not Writing

When he's not crafting psychological thrillers or staring dramatically out of rain-streaked windows (it's practically a job requirement), Alex can be found:

• Starting ten different book projects simultaneously and finishing approximately none of them
• Abusing the Oxford comma with reckless abandon
• Having passionate debates with his characters at 2 AM (they usually win)
• Consuming dangerous amounts of coffee
• Pretending he understands social media while secretly being terrified of it

Alex believes that the best stories come from the places we're afraid to look, and that sometimes the only way out of the darkness is to write your way through it. Preferably with a cup of coffee and a dark sense of humor as companions.