Half a Pound of Tuppenny Rice

The events of August 1972—a poisoning, a drowning and a possible cover-up—disturb the 17-year-old Grant Morrison. Forty years later, still obsessed with the case and the fear that his late mother might have been involved, Grant sets out to unravel the twisted network of the suspects' relationships while haunted by an old nursery rhyme sung by the echoing voice of a child.

David Coubrough is a successful entrepreneur who founded Portfolio Recruitment in 1985 and has gone on to hold a number of roles as chairman and non-executive director of several businesses. Half a Pound of Tuppenny Rice is his debut novel.