The Black Rose Murders: Penny Detective 10

Introducing the Penny detective 10: The Black Rose MurdersMix together a murder, a bumbling detective, a beautiful woman and a mysterious villain. Add a touch of 'noir' and some fine old British humour, and you have the Penny Detective 10. The Black Rose Murders is a book to keep you turning pages, and has a kick like a mule at the end.

WARNING: This Book will not be a life changing experienceFans of intellectual literature should look away now, or try something more classical. All Penny Detective books contain no messages, big words or complicated plots, but they will, hopefully, while away a couple of hours and entertain. If you are still not convinced; the terrific thing about Amazon is that you can read the first couple of chapters for free. Believe me; these books don't get any better or worse after that.

John Tallon Jones is to literary intellectuals what John Milton (Paradise Lost) and Leo Tolstoy were, to having a 'good laugh.' This is disposable fiction at the sharp end, nothing more.

What are people saying?Another great read from Chester's own mystery writer; this time, Shannon could well be in over his head. The action comes at you like machine gun bullets. Compulsive reading: Chester Mail (free paper)

'Take Hercule Poirot, Philip Marlowe, and Inspector Clouseau rolled into one, and you have the Penny Detective. This is a highly imaginative five-star read: ' Liverpool Echo