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This book presents eight classic walks in and around the City of Manchester, based on the Bestselling series, the DCI Caton, Manchester Murder Mysteries. In response to requests from his readers, author Bill Rogers has re-visited settings that were key in one or more of his thirteen crime fiction books, and has woven them around must see sights and places to visit including museums, galleries, libraries, historic churches and the cathedral, Victorian cut-through pubs, bars, and restaurants. The walks are complemented by extracts from the relevant books which have been highlighted to give the reader the choice to skip them if they wish. All of the walks are accessible to those with a disability, and are accompanied by detailed information to assist them. The walks are equally perfect for visitors to the city, and those who think they know it well and are prepared to be surprised. Appropriate for families with children of primary school age, and upwards.

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Bill Rogers has, to date, written twelve novels in the DCI Tom Caton Manchester Crime Thriller series. And four books in the National Crime Agency SI Joanne Stuart series. A Trace of Blood reached the semi-final of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, is set in Manchester New Hampshire, Kerry in Ireland, and Manchester England. In 2011 Bill received the ePublishing Consortium's Writer's Award for The Cleansing, which was also shortlisted for the LongBarn Books Debut Novel Award. All of his books have featured in the Amazon Kindle top Ten Bestsellers in the British Crime Fiction category. Backwash was a top fifty Bestseller in all categories. He has also written an anthology of short Crime Stories, An adventuer/coming of age novel for young adults and adults alike, a book of walks in Manchester based on his novels, and a historical biography based on two diaries, with all proceeds to the Motor Neurone Disease Association.For eighteen years he worked for the Manchester City Council Education Department Inspectorate. During that time he appeared for seven years with Tony Wilson on the ground breaking Granada/ITV Which Way programme. Shortly after the Commonwealth Games he retired as Principal Inspector and Head of the School Improvement Service, . He then worked for 4 days a week as a Lead Facilitator at the National College For School Leadership. On the fifth day, he began the research for his new career as a writer of crime fiction.Born in London, within the sound of Bow Bells, Bill has lived and worked for the past fifty years in Greater Manchester. He comes from four generations of Metropolitan Police Officers - his grandfather was a founder member and head of the Flying Squad - and also draws some of the inspiration for his novels from his work as Education Liaison Officer with the Greater Manchester Police Service.

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