When Henry Gough journeys to a remote and mysterious Cornish village steeped in secrets, what begins as a quiet investigation quickly descends into chaos when he uncovers a tangled web of vicious smugglers, strange hauntings, and long- buried grudges.The mystery only deepens when the local parson collapses at the font of his church under suspicious circumstances. As Henry delves further into the darkness surrounding the village, he finds himself pulled int...

Mike Rawlin, an ambitious Customs Intelligence officer, is posted to the British Embassy in Bangkok, where he is tasked with infiltrating a dangerous band of drug smugglers in the infamous and remote Golden Triangle. His work consumes him and he becomes increasingly isolated from his family as he takes more risks, throwing himself recklessly into his new life.With the help of the Thai police and an Australian counterpart, Mike tracks down a notorious Dutch drug lord, Bart Vanderpoo...

The much-awaited second novel in The Golden Triangle trilogy: a fast-paced thriller set in London and Thailand providing a harrowing insight into the hidden world of drugs smuggling.When MI6 offer to help Customs trap an international drugs smuggler all is not what it seems … In his long-awaited sequel to The Postmistress of Nong Khai, Frank Hurst takes us on an exhilarating and fascinating journey through the dangerous opium jungles of the Golden Triangle and the...

An extraordinary turn of events sees Marylebone cab proprietor, Henry Gough, propelled from the familiar streets of Victorian London into the grip of a stirring adventure, full of danger, political intrigue and ruthless treachery in faraway Siam.When Henry becomes the only witness to the brutal murder of his passenger on one of London’s richest avenues, he is given a clandestine mission to perform. It will end on the banks of Bangkok’s steamy Chao Phraya River, where he uncovers a ...

When London hansom cab driver Henry Gough is forced to cross the line of Victorian respectability in order to feed his family, he is drawn towards city districts awash with vice and crime. Stumbling upon a clandestine plot that will imperil his country, he turns informer and embarks on a dramatic adventure beset with danger.Frank Hurst transports us effortlessly and in some style from the dimly-lit streets of nineteenth-century London to the dusty plains of the Indian Raj and the g...

When intelligence officer Mike Rawlin becomes an assassination target of an international drugs smuggler, his world descends into chaos… In the much-anticipated final story of his Golden Triangle Trilogy, Frank Hurst provides another spellbinding ride into the world of international crime and the steamy jungles of South East Asia. Brimming with secrets, romance and deception, this is an epic story in its own right.Praise for the Golden Triangle Trilogy*‘*

The second book in the exhilarating Story of Jett series sees ten-year-old Jett embark on an expedition to find his parents. His quest, set on a remote moon in a distant part of our galaxy, is full of intrigue and his journey soon becomes perilous in the extreme. To triumph, he must be brave and resourceful. He will need all his newly learned espionage skills if he is to defeat the dangerous forces railed against him. They will do all in their power to stop him. But as he tackles each new ...

A gripping tale of murder and mystery in eighteenth century England.Across the still, dark English Channel come the smugglers. But tonight they carry an unusual cargo: a coffin. Several miles inland, a respected banker holds a birthday party for his wife. Within days, one of the guests is found shot dead.What links this apparently senseless killing to the smugglers lurking in the mists? Why has the local bank been buying and hoarding gold? And who was in th...

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder"[T]he entire book is filled with country-house-mystery wonders: the closed-circle puzzle, the dying-message clue, and the sociopathic guest who invades the weekend house party." — BooklistThe English country house is an iconic setting for some of the greatest British crime fiction. This new collection gathers together stories written over a span of about 65 years, during which British societ...

A novel of spies and suspense in Cold War Scotland from a Diamond Dagger–winning author known for delivering " immensely satisfying thrillers" ( Orlando Sentinel) .William Blake Hazlitt is in hiding on Scotland's picturesque Isle of Skye, roughing it in a canvas tent and watching tourists from a distance through binoculars. His disappearance has not raised any alarms so far at the university where he works as an administrator. But...

The explosion was heard twenty miles away. It killed boatmen and wrecked the exotic villa of Lawrence Alma-Tadema, the fashionable St John's Wood artist. But what caused the 1874 Regents Park explosion? Fenian bombs? Sabotage by rival railways or other firms? Or was it something personal? And whose was the other body found in the canal? An artist's model? The missing King's Cross barmaid? Or another victim of the so-called Thames murderer? As he struggles to find the answers, Scotland Yard...

'This is historical fiction with a human face'Peter Ackroyd, The Times'A vivid and erudite tour de force'Penelope Lively, Booker Prize-winning author of Moon Tiger'A skilled, ornate and convincing examination of a nineteenth-century scandal in Bragg's own Cumbria'Thomas Keneally, Booker Prize-winning author of Schindler's ArkSet in the Lake District in the early ninete...