Welcome to Shelano Books

T.A. Shelano is an author and podcaster from Birmingham, United Kingdom. His debut novel, The Doctor’s Hidden Patients was released in October 2024. His second novel, ESCAPE FROM BATECHU ISLAND, is released 25th November 2025. Podcast collaboration with Raging Rich (Middle-aged Bodcast) launched August 2024.

ESCAPE FROM BATECHU ISLAND

The Hunger Games meets Castaway as a group of disenfranchised teens are pushed to their limits by a deadly dystopian conspiracy to avoid a terrifying fate as detainees of Batechu Island.

The mysterious disappearance of teenagers from across the UK sparks Catherine Watson in Hartlepool (the distraught mother of one of the missing teens), London based detective Patrick Laker, Cardiff based Police Community Support Officer Jill Weathers, and her unlikely sidekick, Shopkeeper Pal Johal into action. Ably assisted by social media savvy teenager Jess Smith and intrepid trainee reporter Melanie Corrigan they seek to unravel the pieces of the puzzle.

Set in 2027, Escape from Batechu Island, is a fast-paced voice led thriller with heart-stopping action, nail biting suspense, and more than its fair share of laughs.

The Doctor’s Hidden Patients

Set in Oxford, England in 1999, The Doctor’s Hidden Patients is the stunning debut novel by T. A. Shelano and is set to be released in October 2024.

It is a fast-paced voice-led thriller which immerses the reader in a world of nostalgic fiction intertwined with thought-provoking themes and technological development relevant to our time.

We follow siblings Sarah and William Leidenstraum who are exposed to danger following the death of their father Robert who had been nurturing half-human half-robot hybrids in a warehouse.

The siblings battle to stay alive and establish the truth with support from a range of allies as it becomes increasingly difficult to know who they can trust to keep them safe.

Intersaga Literary Agency offered writing support for earlier drafts and says: “The Doctor’s Hidden Patients has a wonderful pace and feels like true escapism.”