Chris’s Books

As well as being editor of Village Voice Magazine from 2006-2018, Chris Smith was an author in his own right with books such as:

The Village Voice Chronicles 1 – Sedgley/Gornal/Coseley

A compilation of editorial items from the first 100 issues of the Sedgley, Gornal & Coseley edition of Village Voice Magazine

The Village Voice Chronicles 2 – Kingswinford/Wall Heath/Wordsley

A compilation of editorial items from the first 100 issues of the Kingswinford, Wall Heath & Wordsley edition of Village Voice

The Bench Will Retire

Stories from the Magistrates’ Courts of Dudley Borough

Silent Witnesses

A tribute to the men of the Parish of St John The Evangelist, Dudley who died in the Great War 1914-18

Slasher: The true story of William Perry

The true story of William Perry, the Tipton Slasher

Black Country Chronicles 1

The Great Tipton Zeppelin Raid

Black Country Chronicles 2

The Great Dudley Port Explosion

Tales From A Churchyard 1 – St John’s, Kates Hill, Dudley

Stories of some of those commemorated at the Church of St John the Evangelist, Kates Hill, Dudley

Tales From A Churchyard 2 – More from St Johns, Kates Hill

More stories of some of those commemorated at the Church of St John the Evangelist, Kates Hill, Dudley