Fiction. Crime/dark comedy. Full length novel set in Victorian Cornwall. A crime/ mystery laced with dark outrageous humour set in rural Cornwall. A family of dysfunctional aristocrats mired in sexual intrigue, blackmail and all manner of skulduggery.Two detectives trying to track down a ruthless fiend among a sea of red herrings before the killing starts. What happens when you can't separate the hunted from the hunter?

This collection of essays expands the focus of Enlightenment studies to include countries outside the core nations of France, Germany and Britain. Notions of sociability and cosmopolitanism are explored as ways in which people sought to improve society.

Newly estranged from his girlfriend, Lindy Hey, Inspector Domenic Jejeune returns to Southern Ontario, where he receives news that his brother, Damian, has gone missing in Wood Buffalo National Park while conducting research on Whooping Cranes. Domenic immediately heads out to try to find him. Back in the UK, Jejeune's plan to protect Lindy has failed, and she has been kidnapped by his old foe, Ray Hayes. Jejeune's trusty sergeant, Danny Maik, tracks down Lindy, but there is far more to th...

Lord Rodger of Earlsferry was a distinguished judge and scholar. He was a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the author of many high quality law journal articles and two books. Written in memory of Lord Rodger, this collection contains 47 essays by Lord Rodger's friends and colleagues from the UK and Europe. The essays reflect Lord Rodger's role as a leading judge and also his wide-ranging academic interests including Roman law, Scots law and legal history, and a miscel...

Jack the FlasherAs a punishment the Detectives are assigned to the task of bringing a flasher to justice.Bitterly cold weather with lots of snow, eccentric upper-class witnesses, a wooden leg, a Davy Crocket hat and Bobby’s balls all play a part in a madcap tale that is both confusing and frustrating for our intrepid duo.Who exactly is the Flasher? Where is he hiding out and is someone sheltering him?Is anyone telling the truth about anythin...

Already there's several prostitutes hanging around, one's even hanging out of a third-story window by her neck.From the slums of Victorian London to the very echelons of high society and everywhere in between, follow the exploits of two of Scotland Yard's finest; Detective Inspector Gerald Potter and Detective Sergeant Richard Head, as in between getting drunk and helping themselves to 'rewards' they ruthlessly pursue some of the vilest criminals you have ever read about.Ta...

Prior to assuming his new role with a different constabulary, Danny Maik has taken a holiday in Singapore to reconcile with an old friend, Guy Trueman. When a street brawl turns deadly, Danny is facing a charge of manslaughter, but when evidence emerges that he may have planned the victim's murder, Maik is looking at the death penalty. Back in Norfolk, Maik's replacement is trying to resurrect his career after an earlier serious error. At first, the signs are promising. His astute observat...

Krystaleene Navybean is a girl who can maneuver all sorts of natures climates and environmental set ups to the amazement of the people around her. But Krystaleene has a secret that makes her able to do the seemingly impossible. What is her secret?

Drachar is a ruthless and ambitious sorcerer who will stop at nothing to wreak revenge against those who betrayed him. From a lowly, although arrogant Eldric lord to commander of the most deadly army the land has ever seen, he pitches relentless hordes of powerful soul devouring demons against his own people, the Eldric. Fierce battle is to commence and all in its path must fight or risk their soul being sent screaming from their twitching corpses. Madness tears at Drachar, a constant remi...

Our goal is to produce a comprehensive handbook of the current state of the art of astronomical instrumentation with a forward view encompassing the next decade. The target audience is graduate students with an interest in astronomical instrumentation, as well as practitioners interested in learning about the state of the art in another wavelength band or field closely related to the one in which they currently work. We assume a working knowledge of the fundamental theory: optics, semicond...

The trafficking of children in Victorian London is paramount to a story that is as brutal as it is sad, as miserable as it is joyous, as grotesque as it is beautiful. It also a tale of revenge and redemption.Two dogged Scotland Yard detectives hunting for the killer of an upmarket prostitute are side tracked to also hunt down twin brothers William and Robert Boyle.Having returned to London after a five-year absence the twins are determined to track down and violently punish...