Author Philip Caveney has been writing since the late 70s, primarily for adults but he now writes for children. His best known books are the Sebastian Darke adventures ,which are about a hapless would-jester, and his miserable side-kick, Max.

Caveney talks about his book Seventeen Coffins, a tale of mystery as Tom Afflick (Crowboy, 2012) is plunged back in time to the late 1820s where a series of unexplained disappearances occur. Afflick finds himself trying to escape the vengeful pursuit of bogus plague doctor, William McSweeney.