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About the Author
Simon Webb lives near the historic English city of Durham, and has published over fifty books, including fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Publisher is The Langley Press 

The Book of Esau: A Murder Mystery of Victorian Durham 

by Simon Webb  (Author)

1895: an enigmatic American has come to live in the English cathedral city of Durham. What is the nature of his hold over the widows and spinsters of the city? What is his interest in 'Tiger' Terris, the young Durham Light Infantry veteran? Is there a connection between the American and the strange ape-like creature seen down by the river? And more to the point, who killed the mysterious foreigner?

A tale of plumbing, elephants, photography, vegetarianism, and murder.

Crippen's Secret, or, The Doctor and the Demons
Oct 20, 2013 by Simon Webb

In 1910 an American 'doctor' called H.H. Crippen was hanged in London for the murder of his wife, Cora. Long regarded as a cut-and-dried case, recent DNA evidence suggests that Crippen may have been the innocent victim of a far-reaching conspiracy...


The London Vampires: A Gothic Tale in Verse
Mar 7, 2015 by Simon Webb

'Black-haired, white-skinned, they stalked the sleeping town,
And if the watchmen tried to knock them down,
They made a bloody feast of the patrol,
And left each constable without a soul.'

Was the Dark Lady of Shakespeare's sonnets a vampire? This darkly comic poem entertains the possibility, telling the story of of a darkly beautiful Elizabethan vampire who also turns up in modern London.


Mary Ann Cotton: Victorian Serial Killer Dec 31, 2015
by Simon Webb , Miranda Brown

A native of County Durham, Mary Ann Cotton is regarded as the most prolific female serial killer in British history.This book from Simon Webb and Miranda Brown re-tells her story, re-examines the evidence and includes a startling new theory about the so-called West Auckland Poisoner.



Though he features in the first of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books, Nicholas Flamel was a real person who lived in medieval Paris.

Simon Webb's new book attempts to reconstruct his life, and also looks into the legends that have attached to his name over the centuries. Was he an alchemist, could he make gold from mercury, and are Nicholas and his wife Perenelle still alive after over six hundred years?

Published by the Langley Press.



The Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor Faustus Kindle Edition
by Anonymous (Author, Translator), Simon Webb (Editor)

The Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor Faustus is the classic account of Johann Faust, the scholar who sold his soul to the devil in return for twenty-four years of wealth and power. Simon Webb’s edition includes the complete text, and his introduction speculates on the lasting appeal of the story, examines its sources, and describes how it influenced both Marlowe and Shakespeare.

The Book of Ashoka: Warrior Prince to Emperor of Peace

by Simon Webb, H.G. Wells, 


Macbeth (With Zombies)