A business journalist has published a new novel about a fictional British tabloid editor.

Red Top Blues, penned by Stephen Foster, is an account of the life and times of the adventures of newspaper boss Tarquin Pratt, including his life-threatening foray into TV.

York-born Stephen began his career at advertising trade magazine Campaign, before becoming editor of Marketing Week and advertising columnist of the London Evening Standard. He is also founder and editor of the popular advertising, marketing and media website Moreaboutadvertising.com.

His new book, pictured left, is available from Amazon in both paperback and Kindle formats.