Nine years have passed since the then Detective Constable Julie Rutter faced a modern-day Jack The Ripper as he made to destroy his final victim, Marie Kelly, in 'Chained in Time'.Rutter, now a Chief Inspector, returns to London to find herself investigating three murders, all committed with the same weapon, but not by the same killer. Letters are delivered from the killer. One of them is to Rutter's closest friend.In this second book in the series, we learn more of Rutter's ...

Callin is king, a national hero, and betrothed to the beautiful Xunin The ravening Draals are defeated and he has finally fulfilled his unholy pact with the Hag, rejecting her at last, so that his reign may be blessed.Callin's past comes back to haunt him, however, as Avalind returns, seemingly from the dead.'A Sovereign's Honour' is the second instalment of the fantasy trilogy, 'A King's Head'.

This wide-ranging account of the history and theology of one of the world's most dynamic religions tells the story of Islamic beliefs and practices as they developed from the earliest times down to the present day. For this revised and updated second edition, David Waines has added a long section tackling head-on the issues arising from Islam's place in the changing world order at the turn of the new millennium. The wars in Bosnia, Afghanistan and Israel, and the terrorist attacks on New Y...

From the shattered streets of postwar London to the crumbling grandeur of a decaying mansion overlooking a West Country town; from a remote village with a quirky inhabitant to a fetid wintry dock where a broken man contemplates suicide, 'Stella and Rose' is a collection of short stories, of redemption, of hope, and also of consequence. The title story, 'Stella and Rose', tells the story of two sisters struggling to survive in postwar London, and the unusual approach that one of them takes ...

Beginning where 'The Ancient Realm' left off, Krimmin has fallen to the invading forces of Morgonnun and Mussa is stranded there. Meanwhile Avalind is aware that those same forces will soon be unleashed against the Kingdom and the Black Death has broken out in Graan...

Five years have passed since Avalind and Mussa faced the Hag, Sannaeoth, in her lair. Both have suffered the consequences of that encounter, for they share horrifying, prophetic dreams. Now they dream of a fabulous city, in a blessed realm, torn apart in blood and fire by a merciless invader with weapons beyond their imagination. Avalind knows that those brutal forces will soon be unleashed on her own people. Mussa wonders what else they inherited.

Lift the roof off the Town Hall and take a wry look at what goes on inside. Anna Maria Aitcheson and Dirc Starkey are so absorbed in their careers and each other that they cannot take time to consider the mere mortals they are employed to serve. Noel Gosling may be their boss, but his real job is to see that the many complaints about them get no further, and he is terrified of his wife into the bargain. Follow their lives through one stormy day, which begins with glory beckoning as long as...

'Larussi is the appendix to 'A Queen's Heart'. Although the overall story arc of the trilogy is brought to a conclusion in the final instalment, one thread is left hanging.Larussi Samossin is the young girl who escapes from the tyranny of Morgonnun's dark lord, Darank, by the skin of her teeth, only to run straight into yet more horror and bloodshed when his reputedly invincible forces invade Dragotar. There she finds her first love in the person of the young thief, Tammas. At the c...

In 1888, Jack the Ripper, prowls London's East End, leaving bloody slaughter in his wake. A century later, History repeats itself. Marie Kelly is haunted by horrifying dreams in which she is pursued through the gloomy alleyways by a dark shadow that seeks to destroy her, as it once did her near-namesake, Mary Jane Kelly. Marie experiences Mary's terror and despair as her own. The two series of murders are linked fundamentally in a way that the police cannot prevent - even if they identify ...

Avalind and Cabral have been washed out to sea by a monstrous wave and the Hag has been destroyed. Or so it is believed. Baron Dumarrick takes up the reins of state, but only as regent. In Draal, the new king, Kurian, faces the sternest test of his sovereignty yet as a massive insurrection bears down on Zinal, intent on obliterating the Furaks forever. Meanwhile in the Kingdom, peace is still a distant ideal as a murderous new queen rises to launch an audacious bid for power. But who is sh...

Several months on from the dramatic shootout on Box Hill, D.C.I. Julie Rutter's nemesis is due to be sentenced at the Old Bailey. That will see him out of her life forever. Or will it? Nothing is quite as it seems in this new thriller as Julie's past comes back to haunt her yet again, and places her life, as well of those of the people she loves, on the line again.

This new, revised edition of 'The Author's Manual' expands greatly on the original to include detailed instructions on how to create a Kindle ebook and paperback, using Kindle Create, as well as producing epubs and paperbacks with Word, Atlantis, Pages and LibreOffice, all to professional standards. It is a simple, step by step guide for new authors finding their way in the world of self-publishing. It also includes tips on creating and editing the book as well as marketing it effectively....