Novel, England, 1940s, 1950s When Eddy Cochrane, a very innocent teenager, is knocked-off his bicycle and hits his head on the way to the Army Call-up medical, he tells the doctors he has an urge to be evil. A few weeks under observation at a mental hospital help him mature and broaden his horizons from
Novel, Advertising England, 1960s, 1970s, Manchester At school Clive latches-on to the detached style of school reports. Clive is a shy boy and so on. From this beginning he finds it easy to detach the view inside his head from his body so as to look at himself going about his business from the outside.
Novel, Essex, Amateur Detective National crime correspondent Keeble Shilling has to look again at an unsolved murder on the Essex marshes. He was present at the crime scene twenty seven years ago and now current events are getting too close to home. Being at the right place at the wrong time makes him a celebrity,
Play, Two-hander, England Friends are fun. Real imaginary friends are evil. Imaginary imaginary friends are bizarre. Girlfriends are unknowably dangerous. A few weeks in the lives of two well educated but ‘drifting’ men in their early twenties reveals hidden pasts and troublesome relationships with women that they attempt to sort out with the good humour
Novel, Science fiction, England Solo sailor, alpha (for arsehole) male, Colton follows clues to buried treasure in the Indian Ocean. What he finds makes him think he’s being head-hunted to be a space sailor and this is an aptitude test. He’s right, but now he’s got another woman in his life and she’s not like
Novel, England, Dignified dying, society On the East Devon coast there’s a weird idea to promote assisted dying and ‘rescue’ potential suicides. It takes unusual people to make steps forward in society. A community becomes civilised and the Country follows. Highly creative odd-balls can create a future. Those that think differently can build a different
Novel, Essex, Cold-war, Spying, Feisty pensionesrs Reminiscing about wartime at the model railway club leads to romance and reopening the strange case of the murdered vicar and his wife. Our pensioner couple uncover suspicions of spying, smuggling and cold-war treachery on their own doorstep. Follow Terry and Rachel as they fight the spooks for answers
Novel, Mediaeval, England, Europe, Feisty teenage girls An abandoned duke’s daughter with claw hand, club foot and bad eye grows up to be loved by her friends and feared by her enemies. Minda brings her charming personality, guile and determination to the sometimes violent Middle Ages as she builds her strength, overcomes her disabilities, forges
Novel, Historical Mediaeval, England When you first start making up legends it’s important you’re the only surviving witness. After a while the respect of those at court wanes and another quest or holy deed must be undertaken. Knight Sâledàr finds he must live up to his reputation but now has to have companions that requires
Novel, Historical 1920s, England, Europe, Crime and detection, A loner, Londoner, blackmailer uses his skills to fight crime with the tacit blessing of the Chief Constable. Tom can work secretly to trap sex predators and corruption. They soon realise there is a lot of rottenness in the Metropolitan Police which causes major difficulties, but also