<p>Matthew de Lacey Davidson has written poems, plays, short stories, and two novels in a variety of styles and genres. This volume incorporates a new cycle of 99 sonnets; a collection of earlier poems which have been revised for this edition; his short story collection, "Roses in December: Haunting and Macabre Tales"; "The Worst Dogs - A Progressive Murder Mystery"; and an historical novel concerning civil rights leader Frederick Douglass' first trip to Ireland in 1845, "Precept - A Novel". "Precept" was voted one of the top ten self-published books of 2018 by thebookbag.co.uk.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Jill Murphy, writing in "thebookbag.co.uk," when reviewing "Roses in December: Haunting and Macabre Tales," gave the following estimation: "The style is elegant with carefully crafted sentences and precision in vocabulary...a pleasure to read...the authorial voice comes with empathy and compassion, always...And I think it speaks to the humanity in all of us. We would do well to listen."</p><p><br></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Matthew de Lacey Davidson is the author of two poetry collections and a sonnet cycle; a play in verse; a collection of short stories entitled, "Roses in December: Haunting and Macabre Tales;" a murder mystery novel, The Worst Dogs; and an historical novel about civil rights leader Frederick Douglass' first trip to Ireland, "Precept." "Precept" was voted one of the top ten self-published books of 2018 by thebookbag.co.uk.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>He has had poems, articles, cartoons, and short stories published in the online literary journals, "The Junction," "Pickle Fork," and "The Writing Cooperative" (on the website, "Medium.com"); and in the online journal, "Danse Macabre.". He lives in Nova Scotia, Canada, with his wife, Shayna, and a plethora of Siamese and Tonkinese cats.</p><p><br></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>keywords: Fiction, Short Story, Poetry, Racism, Murder Mystery, Horror, Gothic, African American History, Human Rights, Loss</p>