Crooker's Kingdom, Part Two

Sir Richard Arkwright has brought modernity to a remote corner of Derbyshire with the creation of Cromford Mill. Now, as his crowning glory, he's going to build himself a castle-but first a strange outcrop of rocks will have to be removed. Locals warn Arkwright of a local legend about Crooker, a dangerous nature spirit, but Sir Richard scoffs at such notions, until it becomes clear an uncanny force in the landscape is prepared to fight him for ownership of the valley.

About the Author

Marty Ross is the author of a series of dramas for BBC Radio, from the afternoon plays A Hundred Miles, A Breath from Other Planets, My Blue Piano, Rough Magick and last year's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk to the popular serials Ghost Zone and Catch My Breath to the series The Darker Side of the Border.The Wireless Theatre Company is an award-winning radio drama group based in London. Their talented team of actors, directors, and writers hail from some of England's most prestigious theatrical institutions, including the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, the East 15 Acting School, and London's West End theater district. Their original and innovative radio plays have included such notable English actors as Stephen Fry, Abi Titmuss, Brian Blessed, Prunella Scales, Timothy West, Jo Brand, and Nicholas Parsons. Their studio and live radio drama productions cover all genres, including mystery, comedy, drama, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and thrillers.Robert Valentine is a writer, director, and producer whose Wireless Theatre credits include directing all nine episodes of the award-winning Springheel Saga series, as well as Burke and Hare, Kindred and Crooker's Kingdom. Outside of Wireless, his credits include directing the original production of Frozen at the Etcetera Theatre, cowriting The Night of the Hellhound: LIVE! and working on LOST Theatre's 2015 revival of Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem. Valentine also lectures in voice-reel preparation for the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.Adam Hall (1920-1995) was the pseudonym of British writer Elleston Trevor. He was the creator of the supremely successful Quiller novels. Born in London, he and his family lived on the French Riviera for many years before moving to Arizona. Hall was awarded the Edgar(R) Award for The Quiller Memorandum.

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