Bøker av Chris Boult

This is a further collection of short stories, more directly focused on crime than my last book. The stories are intended to run at a fast pace, to be interesting and stimulating and of course contain elements of the unexpected. They cover a range of topics, including; challenging situations, politics, theft, fraud, foreign prisoners and consideration for the victims of crime. They are all set in the contemporary era in the UK.

This collection of ten short stories features themes of crime, politics, terrorism, romance, and adventure. It aims to offer an interesting read on a variety of contemporary topics.The book also contains a preface with comments from the author about crime and criminal justice policy, from his own experience.

The Howell brothers hail from a poor and deprived family background in Porthmadog in North Wales where positive influences try to steer them away from criminality. Despite this and the merits of involvement in sport with its discipline and team spirit the boys struggle to stay on the right side of the law.Events in the mountains of Snowdonia necessitate cooperation between the authorities in North Wales and Staffordshire to manage the risk to the public from the Howell brothers and the interests of justice. Rory Scott, newly married to Emma is the probation officer with supervisory responsibility as the brother's cases are considered for transfer to England. Further events however lead to serious and unexpected consequences.Emma and Rory have to balance their own ambitions and aspirations with the demands of their working lives. They look to new opportunities to find contentment and the security they seek for their future.Will the Howell brothers manage to succeed against the odds and where will Emma and Rory look towards the potential of a new life?

Rory Scott is a young probation officer working in mid Staffordshire. Working closely with the Police and the Prison Service he is busy unravelling the trail of destruction left by a local celebrity exposed as a child sex offender. His role regularly involves helping people make important steps about understanding their past and in trying to become the kind of person they would like to be. This raises questions for him about himself and his own background.Rory later discovers an unexpected facet of his own family history which has shocking implications and sets him on a quest to discover the truth about his past and reveal his true identity.Can he rely on his sister's trust and support during this time or does he risk being estranged from his family altogether? Time spent with her including travelling along the local canals helps to clarify his thoughts until a tragic discovery leads him to a final unexpected conclusion.