Spark of Fire spotlight, including excerpt

Spark of Fire (The Phoenix Cycle Book 1) Grace Anthony Ember Moore, a Reaper, just wants to get through high school. She isn't ready to save the world. The Reapers are the police of the kindred races. They keep peace and law under the command of the Spirit Assembly. Until a dangerous cult, sworn to...

A history of crime (England) part 3

In part 3 of this series I am going to take a look at a case that is famous in England, though is perhaps less well-known elsewhere in the world. Dr Crippen is a name that many people in the UK know, they will even know that he was a killer, but most will know...

A brief history of law enforcement – Part 2

As I mentioned in part 1 of this series, the Bow Street Runners were the beginning of modern policing, and they operated from 1750 - 1839, finally being made redundant 10 years after the police act of 1829 established the Metropolitan Police. This brings me to Part 2. The Metropolitan Police In 1829, Sir Robert Peel,...