Ashes & Ink | Paperback

Dickie wasn't looking for a story. The story found him.

Birmingham, 1904. When factory owner Austin Carmichael’s reckless business practices are brought to light in the press, he moves to London, determined to escape further scrutiny.

In London, in the heart of the legal district, Dickie Waite feels trapped in a job he hates. He spends his days copying other men’s words, all the while dreaming of one day writing his own.

The two men’s paths cross when Carmichael arrives at Dickie’s office. Unaware of Carmichael’s nefarious reputation, Dickie copies his legal documents without a second thought.

Then tragedy strikes. A fire destroys Carmichael’s factory, killing nine workers, one of them Dickie’s neighbour. The inquest rules it an accident, but when Dickie meets Felix Stoner, the reporter who exposed Carmichael in Birmingham, he suspects the verdict may have delivered a miscarriage of justice.

Dickie wants the truth to come out. But unmasking Carmichael will mean breaking the rules and risking his livelihood, and Dickie's not sure that’s a price he's willing to pay.