The former vice chairman of Sidmouth Town Council has published his first novel.
After stepping down as vice chair last summer, following five years of service to the town, Paul Wright used the time to complete a 30-year ambition of his to write his first novel.

On a luxury yacht in the Mediterranean, ‘How the other half dies’ is a murder mystery set among the super wealthy. When our heroine Summer Bailey is invited on a dream holiday by a friend, it seems like the perfect opportunity to see how the other half lives. Their glamorous, pampered lives though are more complicated than they seem and when her friend's husband dies onboard, Summer is asked to investigate.

Paul said: “I wrote the book as a fast-paced page turner that is the perfect easy summer read. The book has received fantastic reviews on Amazon and I am currently working on a follow-up