An abduction of a young model takes Ray Eastwood into the twilight world of the demimonde and the brooding mudflats of Essex

Way back in December 1999, when everyone else was worried about millennium bugs and the world coming to an end, Jack Stevens, renowned computer whiz kid, had other things on his mind – not least the fact that he was about to be murdered in New York as the clock ticked thirty-five seconds into the new millennium. The job of solving the mystery fell to ageing Commanding Officer Alex Carey of 1st Precinct, a man used to dealing with straightforward homicides. However, when he accepted persona...

The callous murder of a young environmental protestor in a seaside resort provokes widespread condemnation, creating a highly-charged atmosphere. Into the ferment walks Joe Brewster, ageing ex-New York cop, still stinging from his last job and ill-equipped to deal with local lore, sentiment and even the local dialect. He is soon caught up in a world of migratory geese, discoveries of ancient Viking settlements and the clandestine intentions of a foreign businessman. Meanwhile, the discover...

When Grant Trent came up to the big Five-Oh he experienced something of a life change - he became obsessed by noise. It was everywhere; from the noisy tourists who shared a holiday coach with him to the 21st century pell-mell of life. Even his apartment block was plagued with buzzing aircraft and noisy neighbours. All he wanted was some peace and quiet. So he decided to take matters into his own hands – and from the comfort of his own front room. But when things started to go wrong he ende...

A police detective is called to a desolate island to investigate a suspected murder. He approaches the car parked on the slipway. He peers through the misty glass. Inside, he sees two bodies, a man and a woman. He opens the passenger door. A woman’s body falls out. He suddenly realises the bitter truth: the dead woman is his wife. His long-term associate is put in charge of the investigation. Was it a mutual suicide or is there a third hand involved? Is the wealthy property developer ruthl...

An Undertaker's Diary is based on the diariesthat the authorkept during his 7 years as an undertaker.The stories are told 'through his eyes' and in a raw and down to earth way that will absorb the reader in each and every varied encounter with death.This is not for the 'fainted hearted' and contains gruesome and often disturbing accounts of tragedy and death from plane crashes to house fires, murders to hit and runs. If you have ever wanted to be a 'fly on ...

Erwin James lost his mother when he was seven. Shipped from home to home after his father turned to alcohol and violence, he committed his first crime of breaking and entering when he was ten. His petty crime turned increasingly violent, culminating in his convictions for murder, for which he was jailed for life at the age of 27.Entering prison, James struggled to come to terms with the enormity of his crimes and a future without purpose or hope. Then he met Joan, a prison psycholo...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn extraordinary insight into life under one of the world’s most ruthless and secretive dictatorships – and the story of one woman’s terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom.As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee was one of millions trapped by a secretive and brutal communist regime. Her home on the border with China gave her some exposure to the world beyond the confines of the Hermit Kingdom and...

Get #HookedonHeck with the first book in the #1 bestselling DS Mark Heckenburg series."All he had to do was name the woman he wanted. It was that easy. They would do all the hard work."Detective Sergeant Mark 'Heck' Heckenburg is investigating the disappearance of 38 different women. Each one was happy and successful until they vanished without a trace.Desperate to find her missing sister, Lauren Wraxford seeks out Heck’s help. Together they enter a seedy underworld...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Turow returns with a page-turning legal thriller about an American prosecutor's investigation of a refugee camp's mystifying disappearance.At the age of fifty, former prosecutor Bill ten Boom has walked out on everything he thought was important to him: his law career, his wife, Kindle County, even his country. Still, when he is tapped by the International Criminal Court—an organization charged with prosecuting cr...

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, THE SEATTLE TIMES, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to be a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad. To investigate, Borlú must travel from the decaying Beszel to its equal, rival, and intimate neighbor, the vibrant city of Ul Qoma. But this is a border crossing like no ot...

Is Jack back?More cunning, more illusive, a******nd ready to play new games . . .A savage murder on London's streets, 120 years to the day since Jack the Ripper claimed his first victim. A crime with all the hallmarks of a copycat killer.Detective Constable Lacey Flint has never worked a murder case. Now she must outwit a brilliant psychopath whose infamous role model has never bee...