Jago: A monstrous tale of happy never afters

By Keith Austin

Henry Williams is a multi-millionaire cosmetics company boss; his life is charmed and happy - at least until a mysterious, time-worn woman turns up unannounced at his offices and shows him an old manuscript that will change his world forever. The document purports to tell the story of Demelza Cotton, a young street urchin from 19th century London, and her daily struggle to survive in the notorious Old Nicholl slums alongside the wild and wonderfully dangerous Jago Quinn. Demelza and Jago didn't think their life could get any worse - until they found a hypnotic, rainbow-coloured lizard and attracted the attention not only of the vicious Cray Twins, the homicidal heads of the criminal underworld, but also of the mysterious Adamina Wollondilly and her bizarre Eyeballers. Suddenly everyone's out for their blood, but they're not giving their beautiful creature back, not for all the tea in China. And that's when things start to get really weird. A roller-coaster romp through one of the most notorious true-life slums in old England, Jago features wonderfully revolting characters and enough twists to keep you wrong-footed right to the very end.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F6BPBJPD
• ISBN13: 9798316467648
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 204 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"