Dr Iain Ropner's Casebook of Strange Events and Unusual Phenomena!

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Dr Iain Ropner's Casebook is the first installment of six "case studies" - strange events that have occurred that cannot be readily explained away, such as Jackie McLean's suspicions in Messages from Sileby, or the perplexing phenomena that consumes the lives of a group of young boys in The Devil and the White Horse.


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For Nil Consideration

Tindal Street Press Review - 9th June 2008
"For Nil Consideration is a well-constructed debut novel, with dramatic scenes told with a believable teenage voice. We can only praise Dave for his first Sheraton Moss novel."   -  Luke Brown, Editor, Tindal Street Press.

THE STORY OF A TEENAGER'S NIGHTMARE BASED ON REAL LIFE EVENTS

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For Nil Consideration is the first novel from Dave Brooks and tells the story of the emotional journey of a northern teenage girls struggle against social and family problems.
With grim determination, this terrified girl tries to defend herself against the horrors of her life, when Gary, her mum's new partner, moves in her problems don't get any better - in fact they get worse...

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See Dave Brooks' Engineering Papers!


Level Crossing Assessments: Introducing NAPIER

Dave has just had published in the PWI Journal his latest engineering paper, regarding the checking of level crossing "Nairn's" profiles.  The process is now known as NAPIER (Nairn's Profile Evaluation Review).
NOTE: Due to being made redundant from Corus (no one is safe from the credit crunch!), the on-line version is now unlikely to appear! Should anyone want to know more about this or anything else regarding using NAPIER please contact Dave at authorandengineer@hotmail.co.uk.

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Design Checking Sheets!

Dave has finished his latest submission the PWI for their British Railway Track Volume 3 book.  This book is due to be published early 2009.  However, the design review checking sheets referred to in the book are now available to download: HERE

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Check out more of Dave's work

Dave intends to have a series of books published concerning the lives of the residents of the Sheraton Moss Estate. Dave also intends to produce several spin-off books from this series and a series of fantasy novels. Dave has begun contactly likely publishers, so fingers crossed....

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