Fiction

The Contraband Killings

A Dan Foster Mystery (4)

The smugglers’ lanterns lit up the hollow and dazzled him. He made out half a dozen shadowy figures gathering around the entrance to the cave in a silent semi-circle. He …

Death Makes No Distinction

A Dan Foster Mystery (3)

Before he was even sure the man was there, the figure darted into the alley, leaving behind only the impression of the tilt of a hat, the flick of a …

The Butchers Block

A Dan Foster Mystery (2)

“An officer’s been murdered. Murdered and cut up for sale to the anatomy schools. It was a professional quartering. I want to know who has the skill to do that.” …

The Fatal Coin

A Dan Foster Mystery (prequel novella)

He heard a noise behind him, turned and glimpsed Bailey, pistol in hand. That was all he had time for. Something exploded in front of his eyes. He plummeted into …

Bloodie Bones

A Dan Foster Mystery (1)

“Parsons and tyrants friends take note. We have born your oppreshuns long enough. We will have our parish rights or else Bloodie Bones will drink your blood.” When Lord Oldfield …

To The Fair Land

In 1789 struggling writer Ben Dearlove rescues a woman from a furious Covent Garden mob. The woman is ill and in her delirium cries out the name “Miranda”. Weeks later …