Brian J Viner

Tales of the Country

The Good, the Dad and the Ugly: The Trials of Fatherhood

Brian Viner's children are finally leaving home. Exhausted and broken, and on average 200,000 worse off per child, Brian felt it was time to look back on the adventure of being a father over the previous 18 years. There is nothing like the actual experience of parenting to undermine all the theories...

No Fifth Horseman: (Sequel to: Ears of The Wolf )

Marty Rebel, insurance investigator-turned-assassin-hunter, is intent on bringing ex-Spetsnatz soldier-turned-assassin, Captain Lars Gottard, aka Pelops, to justice for the slaying of people close to him. With his newspaper reporter girl friend, Dixie Montcliffe, his long-time friend, retired detect...

[(Tales of the Country )] [Author: Brian Viner] [Apr-2005]

[(Nice to See It, To See It, Nice: The 1970s in Front of the Telly )] [Author: Brian Viner] [Feb-2010]

The Pheasants' Revolt: More Tales of the Country

In TALES OF THE COUNTRY, Brian Viner described how he and his family upped sticks from north London to deepest Herefordshire, chasing a rural idyll that, eventually, they caught up with. By the end of their first year at Docklow Manor, Brian was struck by how quickly they had adapted to their new li...

Tales of the Country

Brian Viner and his family had enjoyed much about their nice little middle-class patch of north London, but gradually realised they were suffering from a severe case of 'metropause' -- the desire to swap the hassles of London life for the serenity of the countryside. After a long search they found t...

Looking for the Toffees: In Search of the Heroes of Everton

In 1977-78, Brian Viner was a season ticket-holder in the Gwladys Street End at Goodison Park, home to his beloved Everton. In front of him were the stars of the day: striker Bob Latchford, creative midfielder Duncan McKenzie and goalkeeping hero George Wood. There were no airs and graces then: Vine...

Ears Of The Wolf

Pelops is a Spetnatz-trained commando. This former East German soldier is hired by MI5 in a plot to ‘bury’ a failed military project. He allows no one to stand in his way and tell the tale.Marty Rebel is an insurance litigation investigator. Driving ambition and Celtic obstinacy compel him to seek a...

Brian Viner

Brian Viner (born 25 October 1961, London) is an English journalist and author. Viner was born to an unmarried mother at the now demolished Royal Northern...