The fifth collection of An Education stories takes us from Valentine's Day to the summer holidays, and finds Cassie, Jenny and their friends finding love and new playmates. They also face changes in their family lives, some less welcome than others. At the same time, the man known as Jay Edwards continues to visit families, holding them hostage and making the parents help them rob banks. When Sarah and Brian Holderness-Carter, who are awaiting the arrival of their new family, come to Engla...

The long hot summer is in front of the ladies of the Pussycat Gang and their associates, and following the events of The Pussycat and The Prince they all are looking forward to a chance to recharge their batteries. For Jo Smith, a chance to model opens new doors... For Carina Huntingdown, a visit to her ancestral home uncovers more of the truth of who she is, and family secrets... For Heather Smith, her past comes back to haunt her... For Jeannie Brewster, a return home leads to the discov...

From a young student meeting a bank robber, to an older woman who finds a new experience when a stranger breaks in. Thirty tales from the world of Kev Pickering, featuring themes like personal reflections, days gone by, and sports - but all featuring ordinary women in situations they cannot escape from, no matter how much they wish to. The perfect introduction to the world of Madame X, The China Doll Gang and others. As you read it, remember - these are all fiction, they could never happen...

Nobody knows who he is, but they know what he does. He will get into your home, your office, your place of work or leisure. He will bind you, he will gag you, and he will do the same with any other women who come into the place or are there already. But his motive is not robbery, he will not steal your valuables, your jewels, your money. He has something else in mind he wishes to take from you, and he wants you to enjoy what he does, to take you over the edge without actually raping you......

The Games Player - so called by the Daily Mail because his modus operandi involves convincing whoever is the adult in charge to persuade the others, especially the children, that they are playing a game of robbers to keep them calm while he secures them and ransacks the house. He is notorious, both feared for his robberies, and admired for the way those he visits come out unharmed, if bound and gagged in various ways. But how did he earn this reputation. Here, in his own words, he recalls ...

For ten years now, Kev Pickering has been writing stories, both short and long, but the underlying theme of many of those stories is Ordinary Women in Distress - or as he puts it, the OWiD Files. This collection reprints some of his favourite stories of the last ten years, including three of the most popular he has ever written. From a love letter to the cartoons of his youth, to stories of women in the wrong place at the wrong time... From voyages of self-discovery to the terror of being ...

For Heidi Strong and her mother Amy, life can never be the same. Amy has entered into a relationship with the mother of Heidi's best friend Cindy, and they are moving into the same house to live together. But as they begin their new life, new challenges also come. They meet a couple with secrets, face the most horrific night of their lives, and discover new friends as they begin to experience the greatest journey a girl can face. The later teenage years... This third collection of the Heid...

Before he became the chief assistant to Caroline Jameson at Jameson Security in New York, George Simpson was one of the most wanted bank robbers in the United Kingdom - until he was caught. His escape from the court led to a journey across the country, that one day would lead to New York - after discovering who had betrayed him to the police, recruiting Lily, his niece, to Madame X, and visiting old haunts. This volume contains the complete story of George's journey, from court to freedom,...

The Pussycat Gang - the most feared, bloodthirsty and deadly gang of robbers on the East Coast Madame X - head of one of the largest international crime organizations, and yet a woman of mystery. What crime could be so horrific, so ghastly that these two groups would combine to stop it? The first clues are uncovered in Switzerland, but from there the conspiracy uncovered brings these two groups together to bring it to an end - by any means necessary. The events will change the lives of all...

As the Pussycat Gang start to prepare for the upcoming year, many things are on their minds. Supporting Abigail de Ros, her friends and fellow debs... What to get the Sweet Sixteens for presents... Choosing colleges... Preparing to rob a secure storeroom full of furs or a very full bank vault... and helping a friend facing a deadly threat. And underlying all of this is growing rumours of a second gang using their name, leading to a far more deadly dance. Other books by Kev Pickering and Je...

The new school year is about to start, and for Cassie, Suzie and friends that means a new school. For Alicia, Jenny and their friends, it means taking on new responsibilities as babysitters and godmothers - and for Patty's friends, a new level of school and a big change. The latest collection of stories in the An Education series takes us through Christmas and beyond, as we learn more about the families, Sarah and Brian and their American friends, and about Jay Edwards and Mrs McPhee as th...

Collected for the first time in one volume, the most famous cases of the lady of crime known as Madame X. Where did she come form, what influenced her choice of career, and how did she become one of the most formidable leaders of the underworld? Kev Pickering, better known as KP, presents her story, her most famous cases, and shows how her past always influences her present, and her future.