The skeleton armyA Salvation Army soldier is murdered, a note suggesting their shadowy enemy, the Skeleton Army, is responsible. With the police unwilling to investigate, Non Vaughan and Basil Rice step in.

and a burgeoning cycle of temptation

sacrifices

even when the owner's suicide note includes the line

Often tinted sepia or black-and-white

Gypsy Warrior and the inspiration and driving force behind boxing champion Tyson Fury

From Boudica to Margaret Thatcher and from Malala to gun-control activist Emma Gonzalez

Welcome to the extraordinary world of veterinary medicine

the average expert is about as accurate as a dart-throwing chimpanzee

At the end of a year of many ups and downs

stuffed with literary treasures

What will it be like to live on a pummelled planet

this is a timeless story about the harm we inflict with our deceits