Seaton author Bruce Harris will be releasing his third novel this month – a comedy thriller exploring how corruption in one's public persona can cause mayhem in their personal lives.

Bruce is now retired after spending his career working as a secondary school teacher and then an educational researcher. His educational research articles have been published in The Independent, The Times Educational Supplement and The Guardian, as well as in educational magazines.

His new book 'The Densham Do' is his third novel and tenth published book, the list including four collections of award-winning short stories and three poetry collections.

This is a wedding that will change lives – and not just the lives of the bride and the groom.

Devon-born London lawyer Kate Densham is to marry her colleague, Robert Harrington. Her father, a senior university professor, is involved in a substantial land deal in which the university is seeking to sell a large chunk of the land it owns to a developer.

Kate and her fiancé are acting for the possible buyers of the land. They know that the organisation is involved in criminal activity and has strong ties to the chairman of the local planning committee, and believe they can take effective action against them 'from the inside'.

But don't forget, as all of this is happening, there's still the wedding to attend.

From Matthew Densham, the uncle of the bride; to Celia Harrington, the grandmother of the groom; Phyllis Drayton, friend of the bride's parents; to Simon Roche, an ex-university friend of the groom – this is a wedding that will impact the lives of all that are involved.

Bruce said: "The book is intended partly as entertainment, with characters using humour in their accounts of the events, and it also suggests the kind of impact that a single social event can have on the lives of those who take part.

"It also has a theme which is becoming more noticeable in dramas centred on modern life, which is corruption in our public life and how it can disrupt our private lives.

"It also, without implicating specific organisations or individuals, touches on aspects of the property market in the south west which many will recognise."

'The Densham Do' will be available for £9.99 from February 28.