N.E.David

The heart warming tale of a father, a daughter, a pair of ice skates and a set of flashing lights.

It is Christmas Eve and in Acacia Avenue the lights are on, big style - flashing lights on every house - except at number 26 where Brian sits in darkness waiting for his daughter Carol to come home. This will be the first Christmas they will have spent together since Edna died.

This story is the first of a series of 'Entertainments': too long for a short story, too short for a novel or novella. It is a story that can be read in one go - in an evening, in an afternoon, on the train, on the plane, wherever, whenever.

An uproarious comedy set in the heart of Spain involving three vats of paella, a marching band and a herd of mountain goats. We have all wondered what the locals get up to behind our backs while we’re away on holiday – this story lets you in on the secret.

It’s late September and in the little town of Orecha it is time for the annual festival. But a terrorist has hijacked the paella van, the Chief of Police is drunk and The Mayor is having an affair with a flamenco dancer – all of which leaves Pepe in charge. Pepe – young, handsome, and desperately in love with Rosita...

Horse Racing is in the blood. With a betting shop at every corner, racing on the box every Saturday afternoon, the horses are an integral part of the national character. Here, offering the same thrills as a close run finish is N. E. David’s gritty drama of deceit, determination and revenge played out on the Epsom Downs. We’ve all wondered what the lads do when they’re let out on their own – this story tells you the truth.

Car mechanic Baz could have been a contender, but an accident at work put paid to his sporting career – and when the mob start turning up at the garage, he begins to get suspicious. Things aren’t altogether right in the marriage department either, so when the boss calls for a day out, Baz sees a chance to get it all sorted....

Boxing and Racing are both great British traditions and N. E. David gets under the skin, delivering a cracking yarn as exciting as any day out at the track or night at the ring.

PJ Quinn

DI Ambrose is sent to investigate the murder of the leading lady at the bomb damaged Chalk Heath Theatre.

This intriguing detective story introduces DI Ambrose in the first of three tales of murder most foul in a fog bound theatre with a cast of eccentric actors to keep the reader engaged until the very last page. This novel is the first cooperation by mother daughter duo Pauline Kirk and Jo Summers writing as PJ Quinn.

Set in a partially bombed out theatre in the sleepy town of Chalk Heath where the leading lady is attached on stage during a rehearsal. Foul Play is an exemplary tale of high drama in a dramatic setting while Ambrose, who remembers the theatre in is prewar glory, and coping with his own wayward son, attempts to reconcile his younger self, his son; the damaged theatre and acting troupe with the essential business of solving the crime.

John Walford

John Walford's wry take on the human condition recording the world with the same sardonic eye that served him so well as Wally the cartoonist

John has lived a full and varied life, but unlike most of us, he has remembered many of those wry moments that tell so much about ourselves and those around us. His stories, honestly autobiographical, record the vicissitudes of life from his primary school days working and playing cricket with his world famous manufacturing employer, to his experiences as a conductor on the railways. And yes, John is a runner.

After a life full of snowballs, footballs, and cricket balls John now spends his life on the balls of his feet; whether running or standing in a swaying train, he has time to observe and reflect. He reflects on opportunities gained and opportunities lost: here, each story is a sketch , a cartoon in the original sense of the word.