The Sensaurum and the Lexis.

In a world of steam and clockwork, evil forces are at work.Jackson Thwaite is unaware of the constant battles fought to keep Norlandia safe. After the accident that took his parents, he's just another poor soul in Makewright Orphanage.Surviving the day is the only thing on his mind.He's about to learn that the orphanage hides a secret. Although he doesn't know it, Jackson has been selected to join the ranks of the Orphan Detectives; a secret group dedicated to maintaining the peace and stability of the realm. Jessamine Batterlee, a seasoned detective, is to be his teacher. But could she ever become more than that?Their foe, in Jackson's first case with the detectives, is armed with the latest devices that perverted science has devised. Control of Norlandia and everyone in it is his ultimate aim.All that stands between civilisation and anarchy are Jackson, Jessamine, and the rest of The Orphan Detectives. Jackson, although he doesn't know it, holds the key to success or failure.Lives will be lost and saved; dangers will be faced. Hard decisions must be taken. Can Jackson and Jessamine survive when all seems lost?"A fantastical world filled with gears, pneumatics, airships, and intrigue aplenty that kept everyone on their toes.""This is definitely a page-turner." I'm Richard Dee and I'm from Brixham in Devon.I write all kinds of speculative fiction, from Science Fiction and Steampunk to sci-fi crime and psychological thrillers.Forty years at sea gave me the ideas, I just changed the names and set them in the future, or an alternative now.All my work is fuelled by black coffee and homemade digestive biscuits.