The Abduction of Jack Spruce' is an anthology of ten contemporary poems by the writer K.C. Dowling. The poems are diverse in both composition and subject. In example the title poem discusses the personification of a Christmas Tree. The topics are enhanced by illustrations by JV Anderson and Emily Brook. K.C. Dowling has previously published three books: A Man of Insignificance, The Looked After Child and The Red Hat Guide to Manchester City Centre.

What you will see, during this walk will be some of the city's incredible statues and some of the magnificent buildings of Manchester. We will learn about some of the famous or infamous incidents that took place and we will hear about some of the sons, daughters and residents of, and visitors to, this city. For the less earnest and more casual amongst us, this short journey can be thought of as a moderate stroll around one of today's world significant cities, hopefully in the famous 'Manchester sunshine,' with perhaps a few interesting distractions and stories along the way.

When wayward local councillor Danny Senetti is brought into a routine investigation involving local government fatalities. He discovers a sequence of events which is shrouded in hurt, intrigue and retribution. Increasingly drawn into the complex world of children's safeguarding. He finds events and people are not what they first seemed to be, as all lines of enquiry lead back to ... The Looked After Child

When disgraced small time politician Danny Senetti and local GP Maxine Wells become implicated in the ritualistic murder of a reclusive spinster they form an unlikely alliance. Drawn inexorably back almost two hundred years to historic, famine-blighted Ireland they discover more unsolved killings as the trail leads them into the lives of two families across four generations. Their discoveries unravel the source of the terrible mysterious curse of...A Man of Insignificance.