A Flicker in the Night

Detective Chief Inspector John Blizzard investigates the death of an old man in an arson attack. But his inquiry becomes complicated with the deaths of more old men in similar blazes... An arsonist terrorized the city twenty years before and the attacks bear the hallmarks of Reginald Morris, now locked away in a mental hospital. Is this a copycat killer at work, or is Morris, in some inexplicable way, returning to the city? For Blizzard and his sergeant, David Colley, to crack the case, they must reveal a dark and deadly secret...

John Dean is an award-winning journalist of twenty-three years standing. He has twice been named North-East Freelance Journalist of the Year and also Environmental Reporter of the Year. He has contributed to several publications including The Sunday Telegraph, The Sunday Times and the Daily Express. He has also written a children's book and a history of the North Road History Museum in Darlington, his home-town.