AWARD-winning Ilkley author Alan Reynolds has had his fifth novel, The Tinker, published by Yorkshire publishers Fisher King.

The story is based in the sleepy Cotswold village of Drayburn and is described as another gripping thriller, full of intrigue and fingernail-biting tension. It follows the exploits of an itinerant worker who has returned to the English countryside for the past six summers, applying his skills for the benefit of local people.

Mr Reynolds is starting to attract a large reader following both in the UK and the US and is hoping for repeat success of his previous novels, including Flying with Kites, which won bronze at last year’s prestigious Wishing Shelf awards.