A BARROW author has released the latest novel in his crime thriller series.

Neil Honeyman, a former teacher from Roose, has penned his fifth novel under his pseudonym Naomi Hudson.

The latest novel, titled "The Secret", continues the adventures of a CID team at Scarborough.

The book tells the story of the search for Phoebe Bartlett, a married woman who has been having an affair with a local sports star, Jack Mason, the Scarborough FC striker.

When she goes missing in, Jack Mason seeks help from the CID team at Scarborough.

DI Bentley and his team have to unravel a web of lies and secrets to get to the truth.

The novel's hero, the bright, but naive, DC George Ryan receives help from an unexpected quarter, and has a few surprises in his personal life.

Mr Honeyman's launched his latest book in Ulverston Market Hall on March 16. Mr Honeyman was there alongside cover girl Fiona Satterthwaite and others who assisted with the book.

Speaking about the book launch Mr Honeyman said: "It was a good laugh.

"We had a few people there who have been buying the books."

The former Thorncliffe history teacher has written 10 books in total, five of which have been novels.

Mr Honeyman said he wrote his first novel, "Bluebell", in 2015.

He said: "Then I invented this CID team from Scarborough who have been the focus of rest of the novels."

Speaking about his most recent book, Mr Honeyman said: "I started writing the book in the late autumn.

"It usually takes me three to four months to write a book."

When asked where he gets the inspiration for his books, Mr Honeyman said: "I have had a varied career and met a lot of people along the way.

"Plus I have a vivid imagination.

"I developed the characters with the hope of further developing them in future novels.

"Now I have got to the stage of having five novels, I would like to contact a publisher and see what they think."

Speaking about the books being published more widely, he said: "I'm open minded about it.

"The books have an appeal locally, but if more people get the chance to enjoy them, then that's good.