Former Detective Chief Inspector Leon 'Fred' Karno recently retired from the Cornishire CID has been knighted for 'Services to the Crown, unspecified' as a result of his exploits recounted in The Kaieteur Caper. Now in practice as a Private Investigator with his old friend Wild Bill Hiscock, ex beach bum, ex SAS trooper, ex gentleman of the road and current alcoholic acting as his practice manager he has also acquired a live-in housekeeper, the barking mad Missus 'O', Carenza O'Shaughnessy although he has no idea how this came about. Who is contaminating Penhaligons Original Cornishire...

Technology. Wonderful hi tec/nu tec toys, How did we ever manage without all the stuff that we have now? And there's more to come, much more. It makes life so much simpler whilst making it so much more complex. How would you deal with Artificial Intelligence (AI) if it was installed in a sulking washing machine? Teleportation sounds a great way to get around-no more queues at airports and hours spent in the cramped, germ-ridden environment that is modern airline travel. Might there be a downside, though? What if your body becomes a 3D printed copy of the original and something goes wrong...

With the advent of digital publishing, it seemed to me that here was an opportunity to publish a series of short stories in 'bite-sized chunks', either as a collection or individually, at regular intervals. After all, Dickens and Conan Doyle to name but two, had their works serialised, and whilst I wouldn't presume to compare my writing with theirs, if it was good enough for them it's certainly good enough for me. Although I originally intended to publish the Karno series of novels as ebooks, I decided, as an experiment, to also publish in paperback format and been surprised at how many...