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Overdose or Murder & Dr Marrow
In Overdose or Murder, a seasoned spy, long retired, is abruptly pulled back into the shadows. His former superior needs a discreet favor, one that treads the fine line between murder and suicide. As he delves into the mystery, every clue raises more questions. Who gains from the death? What drove the victim to such a desperate act? Was it a crime of passion, envy, or sheer malice? Beneath the surface, secrets lurk, waiting to be unveiled.
In the follow-up tale, Dr. Marrow, our erstwhile spy finds himself amidst an unlikely team of misfits, tasked with rectifying a grave error. As they dig deeper, they uncover a government project teetering on the edge of groundbreaking innovation. Is it the melding of genes or the birth of advanced artificial intelligence? The stakes skyrocket when they stumble upon a chilling revelation: the potential creation of super soldiers and gargantuan scorpions. The race against time begins, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.
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Psychopath in Town!
Skeletal remains are found under the town’s sports ground goalpost. Young Wallis Brown, who is the daughter of a police sergeant now deceased, meets Sergeant Sam Watson. He tells Wallis of a psychopath in town. Her long-time friend Cherie Winters is bashed by her husband Neil Winters, who blames Wallis for his job loss and marriage break-down. Wallis discovers a man’s body: Sam says “Stay home at night!” Police hunt to arrest Neil for murder. Wallis, now fearful for her life, runs the short way home through the dimly lit laneway. A man wearing a cap is running after her with a knife! She screams and then falls into oblivion.
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Redemption
When cyber security expert Jack Neild goes missing in London it appears to be a straightforward missing person’s case. As the situation unfolds, Justin Kell’s sighting of an adversary from his past makes it clear that kidnap and organised crime are involved.
With the authorities struggling to make progress in finding Neild and suspicion of a critical event with a global implication increasing, Kell puts his relationship with his longstanding girlfriend on the line as he becomes central to the investigation.
When information from an unexpected source changes the dynamic of the operation, and with the body count increasing, the security services make their move, but will it be too late?
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Secrets in the Attic
Dame Henrietta Copeland in her new role as private investigator finds herself outsmarted by thieves at the local garage sale, when she attends incognito, is wrapped up in a curtain and delivered to a cliff edge, left to perish.
And while it seems like a wild goose chase, she is stalked by an associate of a suspected murdered/suicide victim, who seems to be getting hot under the collar with Henrietta’s enquiries.
She is constantly reprimanded by the magistrate for overstepping the boundaries of the law, while solving cases.
Her devoted family are appalled to find she is befriending an ex-prisoner, the very person who forced her to sell her beloved paddle wheeler after being disgraced for wildlife poaching on the Mighty River Murray.
Undeterred by adversity Henrietta travels to Perth in Western Australia, to assist her prisoned nephew and unwittingly discovers a diamond heist and to Mount Gambier in the Southeast of South Australia seeking a stolen herbal rose formula and inadvertently while sipping tea on her way back to Goolwa, through the Coorong, uncovers a love nest, the cause of an infidelity which she had refused to uncover at the beginning of her new career. There is personal tragedy when news breaks out of the sinking of the paddle wheeler Beatrice Lonsdale, formerly Laurel Wreath which had been moored at Pier 15 on the Goolwa wharf.
There are surprises and disappointments as Henrietta strives to make a living keeping secrets in the attic.
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The Devil’s Ferryman
Detective Inspector Jimmy Nicholls is an outstanding young police officer in the Met who is leading the investigation into the brutal murder of four drug-addicted lowlifes, killed on the doorstep of one of the most notorious crime bosses in London. As he begins his investigation, he finds himself being warned off investigating the crime boss by the Met Commissioner, who also happens to be the father of his girlfriend, and a man he has known most of his life.
With no leads and little in the way of forensic evidence, the case doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. That is until the killer gets in touch with Nicholls in a completely unexpected way and warns him not to speak to anyone else, or his life will be in danger.
Nicholls initially has no choice but to comply with the killer’s demands but as more details are revealed, Nicholls learns some grisly details about his own family’s past that leads him to question who the real criminals are.
Nicholls and the killer begin to form an uneasy alliance as they work together to uncover some shocking truths about the relationship between organised crime and corruption in London. As the machinations of power are slowly revealed, Nicholls learns of a nefarious plot by the criminals to take control of the government. It is down to him and the killer to stop it.
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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 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 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 Quantum Code
Whilst still recovering from the Chief’s terrible attack, Ben and his family are horrified when the police arrest the wrong person. Determined to vindicate them, he tries to find the real Chief, but the danger around him is intensifying and the odds are escalating.
Jess and Freddie work with him to try and stop the Chief before anyone else is killed, but they disagree on who is guilty and on how to stop them. Ben is prepared to risk everything, but so, it seems, is the Chief…
The Quantum Code is the third and final story of Ben, Jess and Freddie vs. the Chief.
- The Einstein Code
- The Darwin Code
3. The Quantum Code
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The Retreat
Rhia’s life changed forever when she was 14; now happily married, the past is catching up with her.
A move to run a B&B in a house whose former inhabitants are loath to leave reveals to Rhia that the past cannot be changed, nor can it be outrun.
Someone is watching and knows the truth of what happened on that fateful day.
A truth they intend to keep buried at all costs.
Is anyone going to be safe when they check in to The Retreat?
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Three Bridges Black
A politician’s promise, can you imagine a thinner thread?
A copper’s secret, perhaps a chance to exorcise his own demons.
An American veteran and his convincing ways, we do love convincing ways.
A young girl’s will and determination, we do love...
The attack on Katie Bradshaw took 10 minutes, give or take.
Her revenge took 10 months, no give, no take.
Only one was pleasurable.
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Tragedy on the Hill
Set against the backdrop of 1930s England, Miss Quinn and Miss Abbott arrive on a perfect little holiday spot, but when one of their hosts is found dead at the bottom of a cliff, they have to ask themselves, was it suicide or murder?
Now, trapped between love, jealousy, and a murder investigation, Miss Abbott and Miss Quinn will discover how far people are willing to go for love, and the lengths people will go to, to prove its worth.
£7.99