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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 Identity Kit
Josh is an eminent professional in the world of finance, managing ultra-wealthy clients at a hedge fund in Mayfair, London.
The stakes are always high. His savvy clients invest millions with his firm in the expectation of lucrative returns. However, a business meeting with a very important client goes horribly wrong! Josh becomes the centre of a fraud case and its prime suspect. Suddenly, his comfortable lifestyle changes for the worse.
Pursued by the police, he has no choice but to operate above the law in order to prove his innocence. Developing the mindset of a criminal, he embarks on a hazardous journey to identify the real perpetrator. His every move is followed! But not just by the police…
Josh desires revenge for his client but more importantly justice, aiming to uphold his reputation and that of his firm. Endangering his life is just a small price he has to pay.
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The Late Developer
Matthew Rawlings is back.
The ex-superintendent of CID cannot leave it alone and this time he is in very real danger – not just likely to get his fingers burnt, but a whole lot more. Unwittingly, he ventures into relationships which carry memories and confrontations equally in dangerous measure.
On a hill, a wild young man, jolted from his enjoyment and pleasure of first sex, comes face to face with shotguns which are loaded with death and menace. Matthew, his home town about to be savaged by a contentious major redevelopment, once again weakens to a cry for help.
As he is embroiled in a world of intrigue and danger, old colleagues wary of his motives question his involvement. Surviving the mystery until the bitter end takes courage and guile, which nearly fail him.
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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 Lives We Lived
In the depths of despair, four individuals – Tench, Mark, Hank, and Joe – find themselves navigating the treacherous waters of unemployment, divorce, obesity, and depression. Their lives spiral into an abyss of hopelessness, each day darker than the last. As they inch closer to the precipice of rock bottom, a shared desire ignites within them, a spark of purpose born from desperation. They begin to toy with the notion of vigilantism, finding solace in the idea of reclaiming control and meaning in their lives through daring acts that challenge the very fabric of society.
Yet, as their secret lives as vigilantes unfold, a haunting question looms: When will their hunger for justice ever be satiated? In this gripping tale of redemption and retribution, Tench, Mark, Hank, and Joe must grapple with the blurred lines between heroism and madness, ultimately discovering that the path to salvation is as perilous as the darkness they seek to combat.
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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 Loophole
At the start of what appeared to be just another day at ‘the office’, Paramedic Adam attends a call that would change the course of not only his career, but his life forever. He finds himself plunged into the murky world of life and death. An area usually unknown, a place where we have no control. Or do we?
As Adam discovers, just one simple ticket can change your fate forever.
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The Lost Love
When a young mother and her daughter are found trapped late at night in a crashed car, DI Helen Jennings has officers at the scene and DI Tom Curtis is assigned to the case.
At first sight it appears a straightforward accident but following the report that the child is dead there are more questions than answers…
Who or what is to blame?
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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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