This is an entertaining, sometimes sad, and often amusing drama that follows the fortunes of policeman Mick Habergham as he works the final night shift of the week. Set in a single night, the story is nevertheless rich in events and characters so that it moves at a far from Sunday-night pace. Campbell's first-hand knowledge informs the story and gives it a gritty realism that add's to the night's tensions. A fine narrative style, which is fairly simple and direct. "Through the Ruins of Midnight is good absorbing stuff - read and read again."