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Shropshire Cakes and Ales Trail Author: Bob Bibby The Shropshire Cakes and Ale Trail is an enchanting seven-section walk through the glorious Shropshire countryside. Beginning in the Italianate hill-town of Bridgnorth, it takes walkers down the River Severn then across country to enter Cleobury Mortimer in the steps of the poet-postman, Simon Evans. Next it's over to Totterstone Clee and down to the gourmet town of Ludlow, before a fascinating journey via the Aldon Gutter and Bury Ditches hillfort to the ancient Saxton town of Clun. A climb on to Offa's Dyke leads to Bishop's Castle with its two micro-breweries, then it's up again over the mysterious Stiperstones and the sheep-grazing Long Mynd into the 'Little Switzerland' that is Church Stretton. Over Caer Caradoc and Wenlock Edge, walkers emerge into pretty Much Wenlock, before the final stretch through history to Bridgnorth. Everyday offers a new Real Ale pub to visit on the journey in order to savour the beer and collect a stamp in this book. Once all seven stamps have been collected, walkers can claim their free pint of Hobsons beer. The route of The Shropshire Cakes and Ale Trail is given in detail, accompanied by diagrams and illustrated information about places and illustrated, together with listings for Real Cakes, Real Ales and accommodation. "A guide-book like no other, for walkers who love good food and drink". Publisher: Bob Bibby ISBN: 978-0-9533196-4-0 Availability: Published Price: £10.00 Quantity:

Special Offa Author: Bob Bibby Bob Bibby is on his travels again, this time following the line of that mighty earthwork that stretches "from sea to sea" along the old border between England and Wales - Offa's Dyke, built by the very first self-styled King of the Angels, the fearsome King Offa. Join Bob as he walks from Chepstow to Prestatyn. Meet some of the fascinating historical and modern-day characters he stumbles upon - "ozzie" Osbern of Chepstow Castle, the original Hound of the Baskervilles in Kington, King Richard of Hay-on-Wye, the Daleks of Llangollen and many, many more. Discover the truth about Placido Domingo's vocal exercises, Carol Vorderman's 28 day Detox Diet, the site of Arthur's last battle, what the Welshwomen did to the dead bodies after the Battle of Pilleth, what Horatio Nelson was up to in Momnouth, and the origins of the V-sign. Special Offa is a wonderful companion for those planning to walk the Offa's Dyke Path, whether on foot or in the comfort of their armchairs. Publisher: Eye Books ISBN: 1-903-07028-7 Availability: Published Quantity:

On the Wall with Hadrian Author: Bob Bibby Hadrian's Wall stretches from coast to coast along what was once the border between England and Scotland. It is the only long distance walk in the world located exclusively within a UNESCO Heritage Site. The newly opened 84 mile (135km) trail inspired travel writer Bob Bibby to don his boots and explore the scenic and historical route. Walk along the path of the ancient Romans with Bob and learn about Hadrian - his power, passions and vices - and through this get a vivid picture and understanding of the Romans and their Empire. Publisher: Eye Books ISBN: 1-903070-49-X Availability: Published Price: £9.99 Quantity:

Be A Falling Leaf The first of the Tallyforth Mysteries opens with the discovery of the dead body of an Ofsted inspector in the middle of a school inspection. DCI Tallyforth and DS Georgina (George) Elliott are called to the school in Tamworth, legendary home of Offa, King of Mercia, to investigate. Headteacher Brian Pickevance is anxious that his school is judged well but is in the middle of an affair with his deputy, Pearl Bowen. P.E. teacher Alfred Pugh carries a grievance for being made redundant the previous year. History teacher Norman de Courcy wishes to return to old-style-education. Music teacher Jon Mitchell would rather smoke pot than teach. Perry Stevens, chairman of governors and Conservative councillor, is rumoured to want to sell off the playing fields. School bursar Alicia Hilton has discovered a financial shortfall in the budget. These are among the suspects that Tallyforth and George Elliott have to interview in their quest for the school inspector's murderer. To find out who it was, you need to read Be a Falling Leaf. Publisher: Pierrepoint Press ISBN: 0 9533196 0 1 Price: £6.99 Quantity:

Bird On The Wing The second Tallyforth mystery is set in the beautiful Isle of Skye, where Detective Chief Inspector Tallyforth has gone for a boating holiday. The holiday is cruelly interrupted by the discovery of the dead body of his travelling companion, the attractive Cassie Dillon, before they can set sail in Willie and Mary MacPherson's boat The Flodigarry. With only a tape of a Runrig album and a marked map of the Western Isles found by the woman's body, Tallyforth sets off from his base in Portree to search for the truth, despite being forbidden from doing so by the local police in the form of Inspector Maggie Fraser. Issues such as the tolls on the Skye Bridge and the upcoming devolution vote, with its promise at last of freedom from the English yoke for the descendants of Bonnie Prince Charlie, provide a stormy background to the investigations. It is only when Tallyforth's assistant, Detective Sergeant Georgina (George) Elliott, discovers a hidden history to the dead woman that the solution to the mystery of Cassie Dillon's death begins to become clear. Armed with this information, Tallyforth gradually tightens the net around the murderer. Publisher: Pierrepoint Press ISBN: 0 9533196 1 X Price: £6.99 Quantity:

The Liquidator At the Black Country derby between Wolves and West Bromwich, DCI Tallyforth recognises the man being ejected from the ground. It is Micky Wilde, one-time art student turned drug-dealer, and an old enemy from Tallyforth's past. The discovery of Wilde's dead body outside the Wolves ground some hours later sets Tallyforth and Acting DI 'George' Elliott on a hunt for his killer through the murky Midlands underworld. How much do Wilde's four sons - Vincent, Claude, Pablo and Salvador - know about their father's drug-dealing past? What is the secret hidden by his wife Trixie-Anne? How much is his business partner Jimmy MacAllister involved? And what were Wilde's links to Irish night-club owner Bony Moroney, to restaurateur Mohammed Khan, or to Elvis-worshipping hairdresser Barry Bastable? Tallyforth and 'George' Elliott are joined in their trawl through the racial and criminal tensions of Wolverhampton by black policeman Inspector Larry 'Enoch' Powell and local magistrate and pillar of the Sikh community Balbir Singh. The resolution, when it comes, is as surprising as it is novel and provides a genuine twist to this tale. Publisher: Pierrepoint Press ISBN: 0 9533196 2 8 Price: £6.99 Quantity:

The Llareggub Experience In 1950 Dylan Thomas visited Chicago on his first tour of America. James Mawdsley's mother had told him on her death-bed that he was the result of her one-night stand with the poet on that lecture tour. Believing himself to be the secret love-child of Dylan Thomas, Mawdsley had vowed to create a theme park in Wales in memory of his blood father and had settled on New Quay because the poet had lived there for a period during the Second World War. The theme park was to be called The Llareggub Experience after the fictional village in Under Milk Wood. But, in the early summer in 1998, the body of James Mawdsley is washed up on a beach in New Quay with a bloody wound in his side. DCI Tallyforth and his assistant DS 'George' Elliott are sent to investigate. Who would want to murder Mawdsley? Was the Prince of Wales involved? How was the Chief Librarian of the University of Wales implicated? What about his links to Plaid Cymru? Why did Mawdsley's ex-wife suddenly appear on the scene? And were there still some threads leading back to the Welsh bard himself? These are some of the puzzles that Tallyforth and George have to wrestle with to discover the identity of James Mawdsley's killer in this taut and fast-moving thriller set within the beautiful Cardigan Bay in West Wales. Publisher: Pierrepoint Press ISBN: 0 9533196 3 6 Price: £6.99 Quantity:

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