Dover Beach (The Last P.I. Series, Book 1)

In an America broken by a “limited” nuclear war, no one has use for would-be private eye Wally Sands. No one except for Dr. Charles Winfield, an eccentric scientist who believes he was cloned from a prominent biochemist as part of a top-secret project undertaken before the war.
Sands sets out to find Winfield's mysterious progenitor, but finds himself on the trail of a killer instead.
Now, in far-away, fabled England, Sands must uncover the facts about the case that has brought him to his promised land, and at the same time confront the unsettling truth about his world, his life, and his loyalties.
A story of love and betrayal, life and death, the future and the past. A story that will make you laugh, make you cryÔÇöand make you think.
AWARDS:
Philip K. Dick Award, Finalist
REVIEWS:
“A wry, ingratiating story.” ~Publisher's Weekly
“A hard science fiction, medium-boiled detective story that succeeds in both fields… kept me guessing right up to the end.” ~Aboriginal Science Fiction
“Humanist science fiction of a high order.” ~Locus
THE LAST P.I., in series order
Dover Beach
The Distance Beacons
Where All The Ladders Start
OTHER TITLES by Richard Bowker
Senator
Summit
Replica
Pontiff
Geoffrey Rathburn, Earl of Tallis is happy to assist. The real question is: can he win her heart as she has won his?
speaking to young people at schools and through community out-reach programs, warning them about taking unnecessary risks and what prison is really like. If anyone is under the illusion that prison is a holiday camp, and that breaking the law just once is worth the risk, read this book.
OTHER TITLES by John Hoskison
INSIDE: One Man's Experience of Prison
A Golf Swing You Can Trust
Shooting Lower Scores
g's completely different. That's because the hands and body don't communicate on a practice swingÔÇöthey let you get on with it on your own. They only bother to 'talk' to each other when you're about to hit a shot at a specific target.
When the crunch comes and you're ready to swing back, if the aim of the club doesn't match up to your intended swing path, they hit the panic button, take control and stick the swing on autopilot. They program in what they have to do and you can't override it. You might try to take the club back in one piece but it you're not aiming correctlyÔÇöthey quickly take over. And if you think you can kid them you'd have done it by now.
If you are aiming at a target 250 yards away and your clubface is only 3 degrees to the right, it will be pointing 13 yards right of target. If you try to replicate your nice square practice swing, but your hands pick up where the club is aiming the two angles are so conflicting your orthodox swing becomes impossible.
The only time you can override your natural alarm system is when you're standing in front of a pro and he's watching you like a hawk. Then the alarm system becomes dormantÔÇöit trusts the pro to watch over you. Soon as you walk out the teaching bay, it switches back on.
OTHER TITLES by John Hoskison
Shooting Lower Scores
MEET JOHN HOSKISON
John is a former European Tour member and two-time PGA Cup player v USA. He led England in the European Team Championships and was elected Surrey Professional Golf Association Captain.
In 1992, John completed the Club Professionals Grand Slam including the national title, and went on to earn a place on the European PGA Seniors Tour. In May 2008, he played in his first event in Poland.
After a year of injury, John placed third in the 2012 British Senior PGA Professional Championships.