Hammersmyth Tales

John Sinister is not having a good week.Hired to look into some shady goings on at the airship factory, his investigation has barely begun before people start dying. Soon he's on the wrong side of some fairly unpleasant people, and that's before he meets Dexter, the world's only walking, talking, mechanical cat. That's when things get complicated.With secret societies, arrogant aristocrats, and criminal chocolatiers to contend with, John and Dexter will have to keep their wits about them if they're going to come out of this alive. And if John happens to fall in love with his employer's daughter along the way, well nobody said catching a killer was going to be easy now did they?"An addictive mix of crime and steampunk"SFF WORLD"If you are a steampunk fan... this is the book for you"MADELEINE HOLLY-ROSING, Creator, Boston Metaphysical Society"A fun adventure story"NEVER WAS MAGAZINE A lifelong lover of hats and the Lake District, when Keith's not up a mountain he likes to write stories about airships, murderers, thieves, and talking cats. A writer since he was eight years old, his first novel, "Dexter & Sinister: Detecting Agents" will be published in the summer of 2020.Keith has been around the world, set foot on six of the seven continents, ridden a camel, trained as a yoga teacher, lived in an ashram, got a tattoo he doesn't regret, and invented a board game that he still hopes one day to inflict upon the world.Keith was short-listed for the Lindisfarne Prize – an award for new crime writers in the north – in 2019, for his short story "Miss Bloom's Final Summation." Steampunk adventures starring talking mechanical cats, sky pirates, science monks, and all sorts of unusual things! Written with a smile to amuse and delight.

PIRATES RULE THE SKIES, ROBBING SHIPS AT WILLThey're ruthless, efficient, and surprisingly well informed. There's a rat in the Air Courier's Guild, and to catch a rat you need a rat catcher. You need Dexter and Sinister.Up in the air and out of their depth, John and Dexter will have to watch their backs. The Guild might be on their side but the captains sure aren't. They have secrets to keep, secrets that could get a man killed, and it's a long way down for those who stick their noses in where they don't belong. And their cats too, if they're not careful!With airship battles over the English lakes, marauding vegan chefs, and the return of everyone's favourite muscle for hire, Agnes Goodenough, The Dragonfly Delivery Company is a tale of heroism and high adventure, full of fun, laughs, and the sort of steam-powered shenanigans everyone can enjoy. A lifelong lover of hats and the Lake District, when Keith's not up a mountain he likes to write stories about airships, murderers, thieves, and talking cats. A writer since he was eight years old, his first novel, "Dexter & Sinister: Detecting Agents" will be published in the summer of 2020.Keith has been around the world, set foot on six of the seven continents, ridden a camel, trained as a yoga teacher, lived in an ashram, got a tattoo he doesn't regret, and invented a board game that he still hopes one day to inflict upon the world.Keith was short-listed for the Lindisfarne Prize – an award for new crime writers in the north – in 2019, for his short story "Miss Bloom's Final Summation." Steampunk adventures starring talking mechanical cats, sky pirates, science monks, and all sorts of unusual things! Written with a smile to amuse and delight.