Poetry. "In these days, when so much poetry is solipsism, it is refreshing to read a poem that attempts something larger, to examine cultural history and the individual's place within the system. and forces one to consider whether one agrees with it. Add to that, it is exciting and entertaining."-Roland John, Acumen.

Poetry. Translation. Begun in the North of England in 1981, THEN AND NOW constitutes the first--self-contained--installment of an extended work-in-progress on the subject of history and individual freedom. Consisting of translations, quotations and notes as well as original poetry, the sequence proceeds by adopting and adapting personal, cultural, political, and (not least) literary history in the step-by-step creation of a Borgesian imaginary identity'--or mind's-eye view--or a moving picture of both viewer and view. "Father father (not among these necks/All correctly attired)/I a tired head/Among these heads/Who said right out loud, crumpets/In church on Easter Sunday, /Who threw away that sausage./Father"--Jackson, from "Self-Portrait as a White-Collar Worker."

"An intense, gripping read that had me snared from the start." -Amazon reviewer, five stars Is this London detective hunting a serial killer-or a supernatural entity? "Genuinely creepy and panic inducing moments." -Scream magazine When a bloody corpse is discovered in a North London park, Det. Insp. Daniel Graves is the man tasked with finding the killer. However, with no clues and no suspects, the case seems like a dead end. Then another body turns up-and this time, it looks like it could be Graves's fault. Has his investigation caused the murderer to strike again? Is he dealing with a serial killer? As the case gets ever more complicated, a report comes in of another suspicious death-but this is nothing like any other Graves has dealt with. All involved are convinced that something supernatural is to blame: a demon. Graves is no believer, but could he be wrong? With two cases on his shoulders and the truth behind each beyond his grasp, Graves must race against time before both killers, human or otherwise, strike again. Praise for WD Jackson-Smart "[Jackson-Smart] lures readers in and holds them." -Online Book Club "Had me going all the way to the very end." -Barbara T. Cerny, author of The Tiefling

In 2002 and 2005, Menard Press published "Then and Now - Words in the Dark" and "From Now to Then", as the first two books of a three-part work-in-progress. "Boccaccio in Florence and Other Poems" is a selection from the on-going third instalment, "Opus 3". It is also intended as a book in itself with a structure differing from "Opus 3" as a whole. Whereas the latter, when completed, will be arranged thematically in three parts, dealing with the emotional/physical, ethical and spiritual life respectively, the order of the poems in the selection is more or less chronological - from "Boccaccio and the Dance of Death" to the present day. This arrangement offers the reader a historical preview of the three fundamental components or concerns of human life on which "Opus 3" is based, while exemplifying the various sorts of poetry and prose to be found in it.

A police detective follows a trail of gruesome murders through London-while someone else follows him-in this dark thriller by the author of The Demons Beneath. Two victims. Brutally murdered in their own home. Body parts taken. DI Daniel Graves faces his toughest challenge yet when he is given a murder case with no motive and no suspect. Then the next victims are discovered. Again, in their own home. More body parts taken. Someone is breaking into houses across the city at night, leaving horror in their wake. It seems to Graves this could be two serial killers, working together. But how are they choosing their victims? Is any house in London a target? Is anyone safe? Meanwhile, a journalist's obsessive pursuit of the story to further her career threatens to do more harm than good-and someone is targeting Graves personally, seeking revenge . . . Praise for the DI Graves series "Panic inducing moments." -Scream magazine "[Jackson-Smart] lures readers in and holds them." -Online Book Club

A gory display in a London park sets the police scrambling, in this new thriller by the author of From Inside the House. When a bloodstained effigy made of body parts is found in a park, DI Daniel Graves must discover what it means and find the person responsible. Symbols at the crime scene suggest the occult. Who is behind this horrific scene and what's his purpose? As Graves and his partner, DI Charlie Palmer, begin to investigate, they enlist the help of Molly Gooding, a talented professor specialising in the arcane. Then the next crime scene is found. More blood, more symbols, and again, out in the open. It seems the killer wants the world to pay attention, but why? How are they choosing their victims? The pressure is on for Graves to put an end to the murders before more victims appear. In addition, Graves's past is still not behind him. Someone is eager to make sure he doesn't forget and cannot move on. And they're not playing games anymore. There may be a killer out there, but someone else is out for blood--Daniel Graves's blood . . . Praise for the DI Graves series "Panic inducing moments." --Scream magazine "Lures readers in and holds them." --Online Book Club