While investigating what appears to be a series of tit for tat racial attacks in the back streets of Norwich, Theo Stern is asked to help in the search for gangster, Benny Lyle, said to have been kidnapped from his London home.But there is something cynically methodical about the Norwich attacks and Lyle is recently reported to have been seen in Norfolk's tiny Georgian town of Holt. So are the Norwich attacks simply retaliatory and has Lyle really been abducted? Stern has his doubt...

Theo Stern's dreams of retirement are shattered when a threat from his past suddenly rears its head and he's forced to face its life threatening consequences.With a history of over forty years' hard front line detective work, a weary Theo Stern is convinced it's time to call it a day. He dreams of a carefree retirement by the sea. But when a woman asks for help to find a missing boy, Stern is persuaded by Cherry, his devoted assistant, to take the case. Just this o...

A former Intelligence agent disappears and private detective, Theo Stern, is asked to investigate. A woman is found brutally killed, her neck viciously broken, and MI5 agents threaten Stern, warning him off the case. As an ex-London copper, Stern doesn't threaten easily, but when he is callously driven off the road and almost killed his resolve is tested to the extreme.

Four simple words, individually nothing spectacular. But, put together, a phrase so humiliating it has the power to transform life.From boyhood, Andy Roper had just one obsession: he wanted nothing more than to be a soldier. He eagerly entered the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, at seventeen and three quarters, the youngest age possible, and seventeen years later was a hardened veteran officer in his beloved Royal Anglian Regiment. Then, while on patrol in Afgha...

Rod Bishop was just fourteen when his wayward father disappeared. Since then, Rod has taken the responsibility for his mother and three younger siblings very seriously. Even while in the military, he's kept a close eye on the problems at home, sending money and advice when needed. Now, though, an IED in the desert of Afghanistan has ended Rod's army career and sent him home suffering from PTSD. But Rod isn't a quitter, and though his physical injuries have healed, mental scars still remain...

Within these pages you will find twenty-five short stories. You will find each different, each hopefully a pleasant little read. Some involve ghostly goings on, others a little detective work and still others are a tad goofy; just a little nonsense with something, hopefully, to raise a smile. When taking that welcome break, cup of tea or coffee in hand, this is a little book which can literally be dipped into at any point for a ten minute relaxing read.

Available together in ebook for the first time ever, this duo of brilliant short stories featuring a guest appearance by DI Tom Thorne showcases the crime writing talent of number one Sunday Times bestseller Mark Billingham.Underneath the Mistletoe Last NightWhen young Jack finds 'Father Christmas' dead beneath the tree, DI Tom Thorne, who has volunteered to work on Christmas Day, must get to the truth with the help of his reliable team and some incriminat...

'One of the most brilliant first novels I have come across' Telegraph'One of the top 100 novels of the century' Independent'Brilliant...irresistible...compelling' New York Times'Macabre, bizarre, and impossible to put down' Financial Times**'Read it if you dare' Daily ExpressThe Wasp Factory is a...

The fourth instalment in an occasional series of short stories covering the elapsed time between the books in The Falconer Files series. An insanely gripping village detective series with a delightful slice of humour. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Lillian Jackson Braun and Midsomer Murders*.*_____________A Falconer short story in a mo...

The third instalment in an occasional series of short stories covering the elapsed time between the books in The Falconer Files series. An insanely gripping village detective series with a delightful slice of humour. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Lillian Jackson Braun and ***M***idsomer Murders._____________This story covers events th...

Winner of a Betty Trask Award**Shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Commonwealth Book PrizeLonglisted for the Desmond Elliot Prize**The Spider King's Daughter is a modern-day Romeo and Juliet set against the backdrop of a changing Lagos, a city torn between tradition and modernity, corruption and truth, love and family loyalty. Seventeen-year-old Abike Johnson is the favourite child of her wealthy father. She lives in a S...

What's the best gift a young, single man could receive for Christmas? Mohawked punk Liam wouldn't have picked the hideous collection of homemade knitwear he's presented with by his well-meaning mum and aunties. He'd much rather have the gorgeous older man he sees every day while busking at King's Cross station. Liam's been doing his best to seduce the guy with his saxophone playing -- the trouble is, with the holidays coming up, he's beginning to despair of his message getting through....