In 1914 the world is in turmoil with war fast approaching. The holiday town of Douglas, Isle of Man, is bursting with visitors eager to grab some sense of normality before the inevitable declaration tears their world apart. The sparkle of diamonds and flashing eyes lead to a robbery, that quickly turns leads to murder. Edward is trapped with no hope of escape except the chance to enlist and hide in the crowd, sure that it would all be over by Christmas. However, life expectancy at the front line is measured in seconds. The soldiers tin box lies hidden for many years, its location known only to a casualty of war. Desire to posess the jewel is so strong that it continues beyond the grave.

Elephants in the Sky is about Toni, a nine year old girl who suddenly finds herself transported back to England during the Second World War. She finds she is right in the middle of the air raid that killed many of the children who once attended her school. Toni can hear the distant rumble of the enemy planes as she sits inside the school's air raid shelter and knows that soon a bomb will score a direct hit.She has to do something -and quickly