Tavistock author and ‘Cashier Number Three’ voice returns with latest thriller
Tavistock writer Terry Green will celebrate the release of Dangerous Art with a special Bedford Hotel fundraiser before touring Devon libraries for National Crime Reading Month
A Tavistock author once heard by millions every month as the voice behind Britain’s Post Office queues is preparing to launch his second crime thriller while raising money for Tavistock Library.
Terry Green, known to many as the voice of the famous “Cashier Number Three, please”, will hold a special pre-launch event for his new novel, Dangerous Art, at The Bedford Hotel in Tavistock on Tuesday 20 May at 7pm.
The event will raise funds for Tavistock Library ahead of the book’s official release the following day, Wednesday 21 May.
Green will also hold a book signing at Book Stop in Tavistock at 11am on launch day.
The local writer, who has lived in Tavistock for six years, said the town’s support has played an important role in his writing journey.
“This lovely community has embraced us with love and enthusiasm,” he said.
“The spectacular support I’ve received for my writing has been heartwarming.”
Green said he is particularly grateful to volunteer beta readers from local book clubs and to The Bedford Hotel, where the launch of his first novel, Redline, raised £200 for Tavistock Library.
“We’ll be holding a special pre-launch event for Dangerous Art to thank all of my beta readers and to raise money for the library once again,” he said.
Before becoming an author, Green built a career solving queue management issues for UK Post Offices in the 1990s.
“I helped them move across to a single queue serving all counter positions,” he explained.
“We created a new electronic signage system with a display at the head of the queue… using a natural sounding voice. My voice.”
“At its height, 25 million people heard me say those words every month.”
His latest novel, Dangerous Art, draws inspiration from places close to his heart, including Devon.
“Burgh Island Hotel is a wonderful, romantic location that carries you back to a world filled with art deco-decadence,” he said.
“Prague’s historic Old Town is a delight under which I’ve conjured a dark underworld of crime, and Tavistock and its surrounds offered me the perfect location to conclude my tale.”
Asked what readers can expect, Green describes the book as offering “high tension, sharp twists and cinematic storytelling,” with “intrigue without cliché, danger and deception.”
Dangerous Art follows Redline as the second in a wider series loosely inspired by Green’s varied career and global experiences. A third book, Too Many Cooks, is already planned.
As part of National Crime Reading Month in June, Green will also tour Devon libraries, including a free talk at Tavistock Library on 26 June.
For Tavistock readers, the launch marks not just a new local book release, but another opportunity to support the town’s library while celebrating one of its increasingly well-known literary voices.