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Nigel Code

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Nigel brings a fresh series of mystery novels with the David Hammond books, exploring if perhaps there is some truth behind beliefs in hauntings after all, if you scrape away the hysteria and fantasy. Having studied sciences before working in industry, he is now a researcher and scriptwriter for science programmes. Rarely without a book to hand when not writing, he has a deep love for the English language, its history and varieties, and all the many accents that make it so interesting. He lives in the North East of England, overlooking a restless sea.

Nigel has written seven books in the David Hammond collection, starting with The Gate in the Shadows. The eighth is now making its way onto paper. These chart David's unusual career from 2006
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Oliver's Voice: If ghosts a...

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First of all, this gets a 5 star review on Amazon, but for some barking mad reason that means 4 star on here.

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I have been reminded not to give five stars on Goodreads as I would on Amazon, except for truly life-changing books, but on Amazon, this will get five.
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