Penshaw 3rd July 2020
When you sell your soul, the devil gives no refunds… When an old man is burned alive in a sleepy ex-mining village, Detective Chief Inspector Ryan is called in to investigate. He soon discovers that, beneath the facade of...
Blogs in July 2020
The Killing Line 19th May 2020
Crime novel The Killing Line is published by The Book Folks and tells how a schoolgirl is found dead after taking drugs, the second death in a few weeks. DCI Jack Harris suspects that there is more to the...
The Paper Mill Girl 18th May 2020
‘She’s just a paper mill girl.’ Seventeen-year-old Ruth Hardy works long hours at Grange Paper Works, with her younger sister Bea, and spends her free time caring for their ailing parents. Their meagre income barely covers their needs, so...
The Tuppenny Child 18th May 2020
‘She’s not worth more than tuppence, that child!’ Those are the words that haunt Sadie Linthorpe. She is the talk of Ryhope when she arrives there, aged seventeen, alone, seeking work and a home in the pit village. But...
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