Blank Facers

Counsellor to consultant in three short steps to murder!!!
Retired Social Services Associate Mental Health Director Robert Stanton reluctantly became a private counsellor. However, he got his compensation when he met Carol, a lady from his past, whose skills in administration made them an effective business team. Will the past remain the past?
Wanting to be a professional magician was his childhood passion – solving a World War 2 murder, catching a modern-day killer and making the Pope happy was not!!
Nonetheless, he will need to have a few tricks up his sleeve to keep ahead of what’s
going on around him.
All this happened because his first client disappeared, as did her brother. Then there is
the Hines house on the hill and an Italian internment hut.
All this began happening in a Tomato Nursery in a quiet suburban town!!!

Blame the Blacksmith

Following in her aunt Maria’s footsteps, Bella vet nurses at the Sandford clinic and also becomes great uncle Morgan’s protégé, learning all his horsemanship skills.

Then she leaves it all behind and nobody, not family or even her best friend, knows why.

Only when tragedy strikes does she return. But her resolve to deal with the past is easier said than done.

When her secret is found out by the last person she expects, her life begins to unravel.

Will she run again or stand her ground?

Black Heat

The world comes crashing down when one of Detective Joe Johnson’s enemies orders his family to be killed. Detective Joe Johnson must rely on his partner, Vernon Brown and his hoodlum friends to spoil the murderous plot and face his own demons as he enters into this mystery of Black Heat. This story is a page turner from the beginning to end. An action-packed story with comedy, romance, and suspense that will have you anticipating the killer’s next move.

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Black and White Make Grey

When Brendon arrived from Jamaica on the THS Windrush, all the streets were not paved in gold, but in snow. It took a few years to finally have his whole family with him including his youngest daughter Delphine, who succeeded against all odds, becoming deputy-head girl in school and representing her county in badminton. She met her first love, William, who was not only white but was also married with a daughter. Later they had a son, who they called Jack.

William’s work often took him away from home, spending lonely nights in hotel rooms. He found other ways to help his boredom. Tragedy struck in a horrific way. Families were split and the umbilical cord between mother and son was tested beyond belief. Will religion be the saviour?

Big Gig in Rock ’N’ Roll Heaven

Never get sexually involved with a client. I should’ve heeded my own advice. But one look at Mandy and you’d have fallen too. She was a real ball breaker. Serving divorce papers shouldn’t get a private investigator shot. But it happened to me. But life goes on, right? I was summoned upstairs to Rock ‘n’ Roll Heaven. Someone was trying to sabotage the upcoming big gig. A humorous tale of music and intrigue on a fantasy world.

Beyond the Cane

James Royston had sent his twelve-year-old son, Fredrick, to a private boarding school where he learned he was being excessively caned by one of the masters.
As private investigators, he and his partner Fred Baker wanted to know why, so set about uncovering what skulduggery was going on. They set out to learn who the master was and his background. Anthony Oliver, a ruthless businessman who had purchased the school only to make money was the villain around what the school was about. In the process of investigation, blackmail, attempted murder, illegal gun-running and skeletons in cupboards were discovered. Criminal exploits including military service were exposed, and family reputations ruined. It was a good case to solve, to sell to a newspaper and a good story for the reader to enjoy.
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Beyond the Blue Girl

Katie Brown is a troubled girl from Edinburgh. She suffers horrific abuse from her evil father. She decides one day to leave home for a better life in London but things don't go smoothly for her and she spirals downwards into a life of stripping and drug abuse. After meeting a rich and handsome photographer, Katie feels her life is starting to look brighter but the charming man has other plans for her that involve his psychopathic friend, the Wallpaper Man. She is introduced to the dark world of high society and has her eyes opened to the sick and twisted activities of the elite!

Betrayal

Can you mourn someone and despise them at the same time?

Anna believes she has the perfect life. Happily married with four beautiful children, she is content spending her days looking after her family whilst her husband focuses on his career.

Stephanie, a career-driven businesswoman, thrives on her independence but is fiercely loyal in her relationship.

When tragedy strikes one cold December night just before Christmas, it is revealed that Anna and Stephanie’s lives are more entwined than either of them could have ever imagined. Are they both able to overcome lives full of deceit and learn to trust again?

Because of Ye Bleedin' Spanner

Although Sean once worked for the United Kingdom’s secret intelligence service, MI6, he now finds himself on death row, sentenced for what the judge at his trial described as ‘the most heinous of crimes.’

Abandoned by his colleagues, friends, and even his family, he reflects on the events of his life which took him from humble beginnings to a career that brought him into conflict with powerful people at the heart of government. Unexplained happenings, mysterious deaths, and individuals hellbent on thwarting at every turn his aim of keeping the democratic process alive made it difficult for him to trust anyone, even the girl he loved.

His mission to rid the world of a new and dangerous drug takes him to distant lands where he encounters the better sides of human nature, kindness and generosity.

Bag of Dolls

I hope those of you reading this book who require it will find courage through the strange and sometimes exciting world of Julia Darby, she will lead you to unexpected avenues.

Bad Things

Even good people do bad things…

Ten years ago, eighteen-year-old Ariana Callum disappeared on the eve of her high school graduation in one of the most gruesome crimes Miami has ever seen. Everyone thinks they know what happened to her that night, but her best friend, Delphine Quin, knows more than she’s willing to admit. After all, she was at Ariana’s house moments before she disappeared…

Today, Delphine is the embodiment of the perfect woman who has it all: a loving husband, a beautiful home and a company on the verge of going public. All traces of her friendship with Ariana have been erased, as if their lives never intersected at all. That is until Ariana shows up in Miami one day, very much alive. Terrified that Ariana’s reappearance will jeopardise her perfect life, Delphine reaches out to her high school sweetheart, Ryan Martinez, the key to her alibi for the night of Ariana’s disappearance. But Ryan harbours a dark secret of his own and he’ll do anything to ensure it never comes to light.

Will the secrets they’ve kept buried for ten years finally surface and destroy their perfect lives?

Bad Things is a dark, character-driven thriller which will strike a chord with fans of Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects, Megan Miranda’s All the Missing Girls and Jessica Knoll’s Luckiest Girl Alive.

“Old secrets and obsessions plague three former friends... a dramatic crime story.” 

– Kirkus Reviews

“Deliciously tense and relentlessly intriguing, this story gripped me from the beginning and didn't let go.” 

– Alexi Lawless, Bestselling Author of the Complicated Creatures series

Backchannel: rabt

Imagine a world where not just teenagers, but governments use secret social media channels to communicate – and to target. Meet Doug McKenzie, a charismatic Black Irish investigative reporter for the New York Daily, a man whose fearless journalism has attracted international enemies with the resources to neutralize him. In response to his incendiary reports, a clandestine ‘Backchannel’ is activated, manipulating the U.S. government itself to take him down.

But Doug isn’t alone. His fiery daughter Rachel, an emerging journalist in her own right, stands by his side, as do allies from the global stage. Journey with Doug from the power corridors of Washington, DC to the bustling streets of Osaka, Japan; from the political heart of Ankara, Turkey to the fraught border crossing of Bazargan, Iran.

Caught in a web of international intrigue is Doug’s tumultuous personal life – his marriage to Turkish-born Nukhet hangs by a thread, complicated by their one-year-old daughter Sirin, and the reemergence of his enigmatic lover, Dr. Laurie Reynolds.

Get ready to dive into a world of political suspense, international espionage, and intricate relationships. Welcome to Backchannel. Trust us, you won’t want to put it down.