The Last Train To Jordan Road

Chris Leicester

Oct 2025 · Too Write Productions

About this ebook

This was no ordinary gangland killing down on the underground, and such was its ferocity a shocked nation’s asking, "why"? But there’s no mystery about who committed the crime. ‘Boxer’ Dobson is the new leader of the notorious Dobson gang. He’s holed up in jail, but he’s catatonic and refuses to speak and the only other witness, his impressionable accomplice, Tommo, has been so terrified by his treatment by the police that he’s turned dumb too. So with the police investigation on hold, a media panic building and politicians pressing, Daniel Page, a leading criminal psychologist is brought in to open up Tommo’s mind, to find a way in; to get the case moving again. But Daniel has his own problems. His life’s in a mess; a mystery illness that no one can diagnose, a marriage in tatters, self confidence in free fall. He’s taken on this case to reverse all that, to believe in himself again, to halt his breakdown. His investigation begins and through his interviews with Tommo, he pieces together what happened in the tunnels. But the more he finds the less he knows. Something is missing, some fact that makes sense of it all; why so vicious, why so intense; what’s driven it all like this?

About the author

Chris grew up in Sheffield in the UK surrounded by a wonderful mix of heavy industry and beautiful scenery. After finishing his 'A' levels in 1976, he went "walkabout" where he mixed 3 years of foreign travel with over 14 not-so-good temporary jobs deliberately chosen to give him a rounded experience in life. He returned to the UK and went to study in London. He has two sons, Tom and James and he lives in Chester.

 He first began writing at an early age where a comprehensive school backdrop provided an interesting blend of playing football, avoiding fights and writing poetry. In 1998 he studied screenplay writing at Liverpool University and went on to run a writing group after that. When one of its members complained that he couldn't get his stage play produced, he formed Too Write Productions over a pint of lager and his vertical learning curve in the tortuous world of theatre production began. Ten plays and several books later, he continues to write original, story-based works with imagination at their heart. The Last Train to Jordan Road was his first play. This toured the UK very successfully and after changing its name to Mafioso, it played at the Edinburgh Festival for 4 weeks then toured again, receiving critical acclaim. “…beg, borrow or kneecap for a ticket!” The Scotsman on Mafioso 2003. This is the long-awaited book which is an adaptation from that stage play.

Please see these websites for more details and reviews of his work:

https://www.180chord.com/

https://www.theincidentpit.net/