This second volume of short stories again contains twelve tales based around every month of the Manx year. They all have a basis in fact or local legend and are as individual as their respective creators. Some are amusing, some spooky and some are just plain odd but each will give you a glimpse of a truly unique and beautiful Island.

Set in the era of black and white TVs and the Blue Peter time capsule, this book thrusts us back into the grittiness of 1970s childhood in the backstreets of Levenshulme, Manchester.

A Tail for All Seasons is an eclectic mix of twelve stories. There is one story for each month of the year and all are set in and around the Isle of Man.

The year is 2030 and England is being run by The New Management. Only women can reach senior management positions, the President is a women, every Member of Parliament is a woman, even the Archbishop of Canterbury has a working womb.

This is the third Tavistock Allan Mystery, a black comedy of murder, revenge and drivers alarums set in the Isle of Man and particular within the Victorian splendour of the Gaeity Theatre, Douglas.

Mr Boots is a black comedy of murder, revenge, love and the supernatural which starts on the shore of an ancient, Scottish loch and ends in the shadows of Edinburgh's murky past...