Handsome Harry by James Carlos Blake - a novel, a re-telling of the Dillinger story from the perspective of Harry Pierpont, the only member of the gang to be electrocuted.

Have you read any of the Barrie Roberts Sherlock Holmes novels. Barrie used to run the folk club in Coventry at The Fitters Arms, and he is a real character. I have recently made contact again through mudcat. I have only just got round to sending for three of his novels from Amazon. There are many: some are cheap, some are dear!

A rather terrific read is Surviving in Stroke City by Gerry Anderson. Some brilliant anecdotes in this. Anderson was a gigging musician for such luminaries as Pecker Dunne (of Sullivan's John fame)Screaming Jay Hawkins and then a DJ. Anderson has that wonderful Irish Behanesque chutzpah. you will love this book - no option otherwise.