Ian Ashley: 3 books

With her next door neighbour snooping around in her past and Social Services watching her every movement, the last thing Maureen Truscott needs in her life is a celebrity medium with an ego problem, especially one hell-bent on revenge or worse, to find herself the prime suspect in a murder case.Has the door between the Living and the Dead swung open and why is it up to Maureen to close it?

Once again Maureen and her friends are back and in this collection of festive short short-stories, as related by the author, and they are up to their usual tricks on the run up to the Big Day itself.Unwanted gifts, badly cooked Brussels sprouts, same-sex nativities and dialling 999 in case of fire are only a small part of celebrating the Christmas holiday in Biddermouth on Sea.

It's Christmas in Biddermouth on Sea and the inhabitants of this small English seaside town are getting ready for the BIG DAY only as usual the lives of Maureen, Beattie and their friends and neighbours never run as smooth as they would like. This collection of short stories follows them through...