Fish nibbled at the bloated face.

To whom does the body in the stream belong? Was violence involved? Fear takes hold and a relaxed way of life becomes suspended during a protracted murder investigation.

Have you aspired to live in a rural community, or solve an unusual crime? If so, this book is for you
Parley Pole unfolds over eight seasons, it describes: the interlocking lives of rural characters; the workings of the beleaguered parish and ambitious parochial councils; the travails of the care home, principle farmer, lady of the manor and under funded village hall.
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'The awful fireball of an exploding man seared his mind' - the Golden Gate Bridge was under attack

Do you know Hong Kong? The author paints an evocative 1975 portrait of a beautiful, frenetic city-state plagued by crime and corruption.

An engineer arrives to construct the Mass Transit and stumbles across a drug and antiquities smuggling triad, funded by fixing horse racing; in a Malaysian cave he discovers a plot to demolish the Golden Gate.

British intelligence recruit a Chinese woman to infiltrate the triad; the CIA despatch an agent. The engineer is repeatedly targeted as tension...