Books by Bill Jackman

CDI Herbert Solomon (Solly) MBE and DS Nigel Mitchell (Mitch) have just teamed up for a three book series on murder and other crimes. These two detectives have a hard job to solve a serial killer's crimes, with no sound motives, no DNA and several false trails.But the pressure is on them to solve these murders quickly, or hand the cases over to somebody who can. These murders are very different from those one usually reads about, and the killer is clever. The Severn Estuary is their graveyard.

The Freemason's Family, a novel of family adventures set in nineteenth-century Australia, is the sequel to Bill Jackman's The Freemason's Daughter. Beatrice has now married Charles, her childhood sweetheart, and at the beginning of the novel they emigrate to Australia on the SS Great Britain.Charles has started a sheep farm in Australia and soon has problems with rustling on the farm. But there is worse to come when the family become involved in the Boer War and its tragedies.Beatrice's son Norman is press-ganged into a Merchant Navy ship and sails the seven seas, experiencing many adventures.There is attempted murder when a man attempts to push Mary their stepdaughter, overboard whilst sailing to America.The final part of the book is devoted to Harry, Beatrice's grandson, who volunteers for the First World War.

Poems of an Old Soldier is a a collection of 80 poems to amuse the public in general, and in many cases do not conform to any particular rhythm, rhyme, metre, pentameter or other poetic jargon. They are simply written for the reader to enjoy. In a long career in the army the author gained medals in Malaya and Aden and served also in Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Cyprus, Singapore and Europe. The proceeds of the book will be donated to Help the Heroes.