In 1997 he moved to Vamos, Crete, Greece which meant forgoing any acting or directing but he kept writing, starting with his autobiography No Official Umbrella, two novels, Angel and The Journeys We Make, a Gothic horror The Museum Mysteries & Other Short Stories, and 5 books in his comedy / thriller series featuring a quirky private eye, Thornton King, and his sidekick, Miss Holly Day. "Dead On Time", "Just In Case", "Dead On Target", "The Cinelli Vases" and "Celluloid and Tinsel". When Glyn died the last in the Thornton King series was with the editors and is to be published posthumously. All the foregoing novels are published by DCG Media Group. Also published, "Doctor Who and the Space Museum", (W.H.Allen / Virgin), also released as an audio book (BBC), "The Double Deckers" (Pan), a volume of children’s poetry "Hildegarde H And Her Friends" (Abydos Publishing).