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The Philobiblon Society is the second outing for Victorian detective Rino Rossi. Set in the northern mill town of Warley the story opens with a nasty case of poisoning. Rossi then finds himself investigating skulduggery on the railways, a very suspicious contract at a local engineering works and the activities of a gentleman's literary society. With the Boer war at its height the townspeople have sharply conflicting views about the conflict and there are those who view the German emigre population with some suspicion. "

The Waiting Room is a mixed collection of short stories. Some are intended to amuse and others may leave the reader with a feeling of unease.The closest thing to a thread running through the stories is that where locations are used they tend to be from the North of England

Clink is a satirical novel about the people who run prisons. Following the death of a prisoner who has vanished into administrative limbo, the governor finds an investigation is underway, led by a man who has reason to hate him. Others are jostling for position; the medical officer, deputy governor (who wants his bosses job) and junior staff trying to survive. Meanwhile bodies are being exhumed, a Satanist is plotting and a prisoner is carrying out an important burglary for management. Will the governor survive the internal and external threats and can the prison manage to get through another...