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The Flower Presser
A half-mutilated torso is found in the river Spree, meanwhile tango music drifts over from Monbijou Park where people are dancing outside. The two faces of Berlin are now in stark contrast. Warren Fischer and Judith Hellwig wonder if the third corpse is the work of a serial killer and they fear for a fourth victim. The motive is still unclear, but one thing is certain: the victims are men. The only common factor is that they were found in the same quadrant of Berlin.
During their investigation, it becomes certain that the killer is honing the art of torture and one member of the team is pushed past their limit. The motive becomes clear as the team investigates past relationships. A silent witness provides the last piece of evidence, which confirms the killer, but time is running out. The question remains, what triggered the person to start the slaughter?
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The Green Spiral Continues
In this fast-moving sequel to The Green Spiral, confronting the runaway destruction of Planet Earth by some dangerous humans shows that there is a very fine line between fantasy and reality.
The central characters provide a glimmer of hope for those who are fighting to save Nature, or is it too late?
Nature herself begins to show her true colours, as she decides it is time to teach those who aim to destroy, a lesson.
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The Heir... Apparently, and Ashes to Ashes, a Short Story
The Heir … Apparently tells the story of the rise of a simple fishmonger who unexpectedly inherits a dukedom. His family then face the many trials and tribulations of restoring and running an extravagant but dilapidated mansion. Can they succeed against the odds? In Ashes to Ashes, a short story exploring some of the characters in The Heir ... Apparently, after the skeletal remains of a body are found in the cathedral. The hunt is on for the murderer, but can he or she be found after so many years?
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The Heroes
Spring 1968
Formerly inseparable, five boys, known affectionately as ‘The Heroes’, all of them eight years of age, school together, play together and explore together. One day in the spring term, one of them dies suddenly, in the arms of his teacher and their headmaster goes missing without a trace.
May 2019
Fifty years later, local private investigators, Robert Fox and Rosemary Bennett are engaged by the dead boy’s sister to find out if the headmaster is still alive, because he may hold the key as to why her brother, Derek, died.
Everyone says that he died of natural causes, but the boy’s sister believes it is something more sinister.
The two private investigators seek out the four remaining boys and their teacher, to help them in their quest for the truth about what happened to her brother and of the headmaster’s disappearance.
But they are not the only ones seeking them out.
The boys each have held a chilling secret, and someone wants to keep it that way, no matter what it takes.
Will Fox and Bennet find out what the boys know before someone else does?
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The Honorary Male
Amanda has disappeared. For over a year there has been no news of the English teenager with a passion for dance. Has she followed her dream to join an international ballet company or is there another reason for her silence? Is it possible that a sighting in a far-off country could be her?
A missing person charity entrusts Jude Francis, a former nurse, to verify a young woman's identity and potentially bring her home to her family.
The year is 1994. Former Soviet states are undergoing extensive modernisation. Two British reconstruction workers in Central Asia help Jude's quest for the dancer. Will the outcome be what Amanda's family and friends hope? And what will be the consequences for the people involved if they succeed?
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The Lawyer's Last Words
Upon his release from a prison in the South of France, Marlon Crappy, a daunting and fierce behemoth of a man, unexpectedly discovers he’s now a wealthy heir, courtesy of his late brother’s estate. This sudden fortune, including a luxury yacht, only fuels his thirst for revenge. He’s convinced that the affluent owners of a grand chateau are responsible for his brother’s tragic end.
However, the chateau’s proprietors are not to be trifled with. Comprising an ex-US Navy Seal, a formidable Dutch Judo Champion, and the enigmatic Eva, a former French Secret Service agent, they are a force to be reckoned with. When tragedy strikes the chateau’s youngest members, and with Parisian politicians entangled in the fray and an unknown thief plundering Crappy’s newfound riches, the trio must delve deep into their formidable pasts to face this escalating threat. The battle lines are drawn, and in this high-stakes game, every move could be their last.
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The Lonely Man
The action begins with a safe blowing at a large publishing house.
Conspiracy and murder scenes are just as compelling, along with intelligence and mastermind criminals.
All the characters race against time and are determined not to be murdered, delivering all the storytelling twists that readers will want more of.
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The Long Shot
High stakes gambling, murder and cricket. An unlikely mix? Perhaps in the genteel days of games on the village green, but not so now. The introduction of sports betting has changed the game for players and fans alike.
Millions change hands with every match. As the financial incentive grows, so too does the temptation to cheat.
Perhaps even to commit murder?
A brilliant young South African batsman, Winston Olonga, is assassinated in a Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Enter Lucas Fox, commentator and private eye, who witnesses the killing and sets out to find the culprit.
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The Man who Cleaned Gravestones
Why would a retired detective be cleaning gravestones? Bob Macinaly had to retire from the job he loved after having been shot by a bank robber. He had taken a holiday in Mallorca trying to get his life back together. By chance, he found himself in a Salvation Army charity shop and purchased a second-hand book. A letter hidden inside changed his life forever. As a police officer he moved from one case to another and very seldom could he follow up on the unseen victims left behind, namely the close families who would suffer forever whilst the convicted murderer would live out life in, some would say, comparative luxury.
From now on this would be different; he would become close to human trafficking and the evil controllers and the crime lords making millions at the cost of human lives.
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The Matthew Chance Legacy
The Matthew Chance Legacy is the gripping, split-storyline sequel to Maria's Papers.
In 2006, historical researcher Naomi Wilkes and her intrepid friends and allies uncover new documentation dating back to the early 1800's, and are thrown back into a dangerous pursuit of the truth surrounding ownership of the Whitewall Estate in Lancashire.
In 1871, Harland Chance believes that he should be the one living at Whitewall. As his resentment plumbs to ever-deeper levels, he recruits two fearful and murderous psychopaths to help him eliminate his Aunt Maria, her husband Silas, and their notorious monster dog, Sugg...
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The Oblivious Pool
Most murders don’t require a memory inspection of every passenger on board a train. But then most murders don’t happen aboard the Manchester to London express. When Marshall Sullivan finds himself investigating the killing of a high-profile criminal, it’s clear not all those on-board are who they claim to be.
A businessman with investments in memory tech, a Frenchwoman and a fellow officer do nothing to sooth his nerves. But when even his own memories are foggy, Sullivan begins to wonder if he’s not the one being investigated.
But then Cathy is a young journalist with enough money troubles to go after any story, no matter how costly. Animal abuse isn’t something London Bobbies take lightly, but if a plucky journalist can get the scoop before they show up, then what’s the harm in that?
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The Real Glaswegian
In the era of #FakeNews accept nothing less than The Real Glaswegian.
Shadows move in Glasgow’s underworld.
George McDuff is a feared enforcer – smart, angry and violent!
His godfather, Big Malky Allan, controls and owns the shadows.
He has witnessed violence, murder and suicide. All he has ever loved has been ripped away.
His innocence was stolen. Her voice haunts him.
But his heart still has desires...
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