Tailspin

As he watches Surgeon ViceAdmiral, Sir Nigel Ingram suddenly lose his life to a massive heart attack on the eve of his sixtyfifth birthday, Callum Ryan loses the love of his life. The enormous task of arranging a thanksgiving service at Salisbury Cathedral, followed by a reception for 500 at tThe Salisbury Guildhall temporarily occupies the hole in Callum's life - as does his pride in Sir Nigel's remarkable naval career... But not for long... Alone, just as he had… (more)

As he watches Surgeon ViceAdmiral, Sir Nigel Ingram suddenly lose his life to a massive heart attack on the eve of his sixtyfifth birthday, Callum Ryan loses the love of his life. The enormous task of arranging a thanksgiving service at Salisbury Cathedral, followed by a reception for 500 at tThe Salisbury Guildhall temporarily occupies the hole in Callum's life - as does his pride in Sir Nigel's remarkable naval career... But not for long... Alone, just as he had been as a child in Liverpool, Callum strives to overcome his sense of utter loss and move on to a new life. But it's not to be. Out of the blue, he's charged with murder; with the killing of a gay teenager.Mortified, he pleads his innocence to no avail. Already facing a life without his love, he now faces the prospect of life without liberty in jail for something he hasn't done - couldn't conceive of doing. It seems there's no escape... Michel Russell's sixth adult novel bears all the author's hallmarks: honesty, wit and dark romance in a disturbing tale of an injustice that beggars belief.