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Disappearance of Thomas Severn replied on: 12/13/2007 10:30:29 PM Found, bought and read the book. I'm not totally sure whether to recommend it or not. It is interesting in places. The author's theory as to the disappearance is one which is, I think, as valid as any other, and he does give some sound reasons for discounting some of the other theories. However, I believe that in a couple of areas the author has made a deduction too far - he may be right (and, let's face it, we will never know either way!), but he has not totally convinced me. I shall read it again in a few weeks/months, in case I have missed something. (I can't really go into detail, as it would spoil the read for anyone else.) In style, the book does at times go off at a bit of a tangent, covering areas such as the reasons for "guilty conscience" and the like. To be fair to Mr Tyler, though, he does always try to explain why he has done this. He also does admit that he is not a professional writer. From a local history perspective (which is why I read it!), there is definitely some merit in the book - I have learned a few things about the area, and specifically the pit, which I did not previously know. Unless, like me, you are a person who buys every possible work published about the area, it might be better first to see if your local library can provide a copy, rather than going to buy your own book. If you do want to buy one, it costs £9.95 (sounds a lot for 140 pages, but I know that it is a fair price - publishing books is not a cheap business!), and locally you can get it from Frosts at Heanor. I hope that this doesn't sound too negative. Let me congratulate Mr Tyler for putting pen to paper and sharing his views - I wish more people would do so. He has clearly spent a large amount of time researching his subject in great detail, and the finished product is certainly worthy of a read.

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