One of his early investigations was the Borley Rectory haunting, where, over a period of years, Underwood traced and personally interviewed almost every living person who had been connected with the mysterious events surrounding the place. Just one glass over the odds and I will thump the table, like the rest of them, and howl for her too. However, I was mesmerised by the photos of Gaston hanging in etriers, or dangling above space attached to a thin rope by prussik knots.

As the name suggests, the Midpoint takes place at roughly the 50% mark of your story and represents the biggest conflict yet between the protagonist and antagonist (or antagonistic force). In this interview we chat to the author about his experience writing the book and the themes within it. They become actionary, ready to do anything within their power to subvert the antagonist's will, even if — in some cases — that means sacrificing the likelihood of achieving their goal. I was fascinated by the photo of Dave Salt cutting loose on Double Overhang and it's only just struck me how similar it is to the photo of Sam Whittacker on Paralogism that we put on the cover of the 2004 edition. But this is all pre-80s, pre-parenting, pre-how-to books, pre-child murders, pre-4-wheel-drives to school; pre-dry cleaning plastic as death-bags: pre-fear, when us baby-boomers were all “free-range”, and all “dragged up.Publication dates are subject to change (although this is an extremely uncommon occurrence overall).

I *think* that Ron James was the first 'modern style' quidebooks to appear, with lots of action photos mixed in with crag shots and routes marked.Why we think it’s a great listen: An all-time Audible favorite that mixes historic fiction, adventure, and romance with one of the most fascinating literary devices: time travel. The story of a lost generation who were prepared for a life that had disappeared by the time they were ready for it, of communities with once strong social ties that have now disintegrated, and a way of living that simply no longer exists in Britain today. Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children.