Allan Wood – författare

These writings are a celebration of the evolution of our habitat and its inhabitants from time immemorial to present day. Together with our singular appreciation for the most spoken word of all time, a word that conveys different emotions, has multiple meanings, a word that is never used out of context, always grammatically correct, spans cultural, geographical, political and national barriers, brings all communications to a level playing field.

This book is dedicated to everyone who is misguided enough to believe the world has evolved au natural. Hopefully, once reading this literary milestone you will come to realise this worlds original inhabitants were put here by some Universal Interplanetary Council Correctional Department to facilitate their rehabilitation, all of these early settlers were undoubtedly mentally and/or criminally insane and have unwittingly spawned what we know today as a seething mass of institutionalised and certifiable nutters of which you are undoubtedly one.

Babe Ruth and the 1918 Red Sox is the first complete account of Boston''s fifth World Series championship. The year is famous, but most fans know very little about the season.

During that tumultuous summer, the Great War in Europe cast an ominous shadow over the national game, as enlistments and the draft wreaked havoc with every team''s roster. Players and owners fought bitterly over contracts and revenue, the parks were infested with gamblers, and the Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs almost called off the World Series. And a Boston player known as The Colossus -- 23-year-old Babe Ruth -- began his historic transformation from pitching ace to the game''s greatest slugger.

Wood also poses a chilling question: Was the 1918 World Series fixed?

Sports Illustrated called the book "an entertaining and exhaustive account of a tumultuous season" and Robert W. Creamer, author of the definitive biography of Ruth, said "Mr. Wood has lit upon one of the most turbulent and important and at the same time least known years in baseball history. He has done remarkable, revelatory research, and he has a clean, clear way of writing."

When you have nothing else to live for, you may have everything to die for. Detective Inspector Bob Buchanan reckons he has been touched by the hand of God. His life-long colleague and friend Detective Inspector Simon Ramsay, on the other hand, has nothing but evil in his desires.

The battle between good and evil comes to an explosive end as DI Buchanan sees a glimmer of hope, a light at the end of lifes dark tunnel. Choosing sides can be difficult, especially when the good are intent on inflicting evil and the evil can be harvested to provide all that is good. Decisions have to be made. Simon and Bob are pitched against each other in their personal vendetta against the community called Calderhill. A community steeped in centuries of tradition. A tradition of selective breeding and cannibalistic practices.

When it comes to death, there is no good way to go. When it comes to survival, any way will do. If a hand reaches out, grasp it, even if it is from beyond the grave.

This is the closing chapters of the trilogy that culminates as Calderhill.

Detective Inspector Bob Buchanan, in his quest for the truth, has uncovered evil in its vilest form. This evil has been nurtured within the community for generations. This evil having infiltrated every facet of a once decent society, now threatens to destroy anyone who tries to interfere.

DI Buchanans survival depends on his ability to fight this evil on its own terms and on its own territory. His long term friends and colleagues are no longer what they seem; any misplaced trust will spell disaster.

The local community of Calderhill is steeped in traditions and folklore that are alien to all normal human traits. Buchanan finds himself inexplicably linked with the past history and the future survival of the inhabitants of Calderhill. Taking sides and entering into the eternal struggle for survival in a battle between good and evil can only be decided once you decide which side is which.

This book, The Devils list is the sequel to Livestock, a must read before continuing on this nightmare journey. The final chapter in this trilogy, Calderhill sets the stage for the epic battle between the communities good and evil The final outcome of which will seal the fate of Detective Buchanan and that of those around him.