Book Description
Mick Habergham enjoys the nightshift; patrolling the midnight hours when the world is asleep and police work simple. Sunday night should be quiet but, as his mind wrestles with divorcing Angela, it will prove to be anything but.
From the mad knifeman of Hill Top Hostel to the most inept suicide attempt at the House of Pain, Mick will face all manner of obstacles to a peaceful night. If it isn't Marak Vargo or Booger Smith, it will be the tragic pensioners of Maple Court or the battle at The Alex Public House.
Midnight ruins so many lives. Tonight one will threaten Mick's own. If he wants a happy retirement he will first have to walk through fields of heartache and survive the ruins of midnight.
From the mad knifeman of Hill Top Hostel to the most inept suicide attempt at the House of Pain, Mick will face all manner of obstacles to a peaceful night. If it isn't Marak Vargo or Booger Smith, it will be the tragic pensioners of Maple Court or the battle at The Alex Public House.
Midnight ruins so many lives. Tonight one will threaten Mick's own. If he wants a happy retirement he will first have to walk through fields of heartache and survive the ruins of midnight.
From the Publisher
This is an entertaining, sometimes sad, and often amusing drama that follows the fortunes of policeman Mick Habergham as he works the final night shift of the week.
Set in a single night, the story is nevertheless rich in events and characters so that it moves at a far from Sunday-night pace. Campbell's first-hand knowledge informs the story and gives it a gritty realism that add's to the night's tensions. A fine narrative style, which is fairly simple and direct. "Through the Ruins of Midnight is good absorbing stuff - read and read again."
Set in a single night, the story is nevertheless rich in events and characters so that it moves at a far from Sunday-night pace. Campbell's first-hand knowledge informs the story and gives it a gritty realism that add's to the night's tensions. A fine narrative style, which is fairly simple and direct. "Through the Ruins of Midnight is good absorbing stuff - read and read again."
From the Author
"Through the Ruins of Midnight" was inspired as much by the people I work with as the incidents I have attended over the years, but it is mainly a celebration of the team spirit and camaraderie that only exists at the front line, whether that be the Armed Forces, the Fire and Ambulance Services, or, as in this case, the Police. This is true crime in a very real sense, not a serial killer novel or a crime of the century story, but small crimes that ruin people's lives. Most of the incidents in the book have come from life, with only the names changed to protect the guilty. They may have been modified to fit a fictional story but within them all is a kernel of truth. These people really exist, and your friendly neighbourhood copper has to deal with them. As somebody famous once said, "It reads better than it lives." So read it and enjoy. All the best, Colin Campbell.
About the Author
Colin Campbell is a serving police officer with 29 years service. This is his second published novel. The first, a supernatural thriller, "Darkwater Towers" was published by Blackie & co in 2000. He is married and lives in Yorkshire.
