Cover illustration by João Tardy

Two novice coppers. One dastardly culprit. Some occasional competence.Despite only being a scrawny goblin, Mak Hawkwood aspires to be the best darn watchman the city of Lochwall has ever known. Following in the footsteps of his late father, he vows to do everything by the book. And it is a very thick book.Meanwhile, Scrag the bugbear – a fully licensed member of the Assassins’ Guild – is conscripted into the Watch as punishment for some expired paperwork. Cursing his rotten luck, he can’t be arsed with all this ‘protect and serve’ malarkey.Obviously, neither of them is thrilled when they are partnered together and thrust onto the streets to show crime who’s boss, or become a statistic trying.However, when a ferocious beast is conjured in a busy public space, the bodies — and paperwork — start to pile up. Frustrated by the top brass’s insistence it was a freak magical accident rather than a clearly orchestrated attack, Mak is forced to start his own off-the-record investigation, quickly roping in his unenthusiastic partner for some much-needed muscle.Can these two unlikely heroes tolerate each other long enough to uncover the truth and bring the culprit to justice?The Ephemeral Menagerie is a rollicking tale full of humour and heart, perfect for fans of Terry Pratchett, Nicholas Eames, and J. Zachary Pike._{ISBN: 978-1919282602}

Cover illustration by João Tardy

Scrag wanted an easy job. Fate had other ideas.It’s Scrag Orngart’s lucky day!As Lochwall's best – and only – Bugbear assassin, he’s got a straightforward contract for once: assassinate a wealthy and provocative journalist.Easy peasy. It has a good payout, too. Suspiciously good…However, Scrag doesn’t consider himself quite so lucky when his orders change last minute. Suddenly, he’s forced into the role of bodyguard and dropped into a citywide game of cat and mouse. A game where the penalty for failure to protect his former target turned enigmatic ally is death.On the run, pitted against his colleagues in the Assassin's Guild, and with a hefty pile of gold - and a complementary fruit basket - up for grabs, Scrag must rely on his wits (limited) and skills (far less limited) and Fate (unreliable) to triumph, or he may never see another dawn againA Killer Kerfuffle is a fast-paced, rollicking, humorous tale, perfect for fans of Terry Pratchett, Nicholas Eames, or J. Zachary Pike._{A Killer Kerfuffle is the prequel novella to The Ephemeral Menagerie and is available free for subscribers of my mailing list. Sign up now for your free copy in your choice of .ePub or .pdf.}