Over the years one or two people have been kind enough to suggest that my occasional ramblings about the mythical pub, the Toppled Bollard, should be recorded in some sort of book form.

And, always anxious to please, I have done it. I have written a novel which incorporates a variation on the Toppled Bollard – a sort of Toppled Bollard one hundred years ago.

The novel takes the form of a diary of a Fleet Street journalist 100 years ago, who while covering the demise of a small time football club, discovers that the government appears to be up to no good. He follows the trail that leads him to Winston Churchill (the Home Secretary), the head of the newly formed MI5, the mayor of Fulham, and a variety of other characters of the day.

If you would care to read the opening few pages I have posted them on http://blog.toppled.info/2009/10/27/the-toppled-bollard-100-years-ago/

And if you are totally smitten, there is an order form at the end of the piece, so you can buy multiple copies!!! You can even ask me to sign one if you like.

If you never enjoyed the Toppled Bollard stories this probably won’t appeal – but if you did, well, at least you will know I take notice of what people say when they comment on my work.

Tony Attwood