Returning tells the story of an alien, exiled to Earth, trying first to survive in an unfamiliar world, and then to find a way to return to his own kind. In the process he learns as much about himself as he does about human kind.The nature of the alien provides an opportunity for the reader to look at our world and ourselves with an external and unprejudiced perspective.

A tale of mystery and romance, Ethylwyn also provides a window into an era that is all but forgotten and largely miss-understood. Very carefully researched, it throws up some interesting information for any enthusiast of LTA technology and insight into what might have been. This said, it is in no way allowed to interfere with the pace or tension of the plot, nor interplay between the characters.

A serial killer is loose in Manchester masquerading as a vampire, and a forensic psychologist is tasked with creating a profile to help catch them, with unexpected results.The story takes popular myth and, reduced to its essentials, and asks what's the most rational, scientifically plausible explanation for the phenomenon. Both the underlying myth and the science are very carefully researched

A physicist, suspected of a murder, tries to answer two questions, who killed the woman in the next room, and how did he see a ghost?There is a rather strong romantic element to this story, but in essence it is a crime mystery. The principal characters, constrained by their connection to a murder investigation, become involved in another, more esoteric investigation of their own.

Mindset follows a group of outcasts who are abandoned in space and forced to survive anyway they can with the limited resources available.It examines both the technical and social problems that the survivors face and suggests real solutions based on actual science. It's slightly unorthodox as the focus is, quite deliberately, on the collective rather than any particular individual.

An entomologist seeking answers as to how ants communicate goes to Namibia searching of her long-lost mentor. She finds the answers, but is faced with a question she cannot answer.It's a story of one person's hunt for the truth. An 'old school' work of science fiction, it questions our homocentric view of the universe and our place in it.

Reporting on so-called alien abductions, a newspaperman is caught up a mixture of drugs, murder and a truly extraordinary set of events.It intermingles crime with romance and Science Fiction, confronts what we may perceive to be true with logic, and asks us to reconsider.

This collection comprises:Bad Blood:A serial killer is loose in Manchester masquerading as a vampire, and a forensic psychologist is tasked with creating a profile to help catch them, with unexpected results. The story takes popular myth and, reduced to its essentials, and asks what's the most rational, scientifically plausible explanation for the phenomenon. Both the underlying myth and the science are very carefully researched.Time Out:Reporting on so-called...

Humanity is under attack from an enemy within. An enemy unable to be seen or confronted. Nemesis tells how in a battle with no rules, each individual must find their own answers, their own way in which to protect themselves and those they love.The book also invites the reader to reconsider the nature of life itself and whether our current definitions are really adequate.

A shadowy killer is stalking Galway in The Dramatist, the fourth lean and lethal entry in the critically-acclaimed, award-winning Jack Taylor series from author Ken Bruen.Seems impossible, but Jack Taylor is sober--off booze, pills, powder, and nearly off cigarettes, too. The main reason he's been able to keep clean: his dealer's in jail, which leaves Jack without a source. When that dealer calls him to Dublin and asks a favor in the soiled, sordid visitin...

Human Remains is a chilling, masterful thriller by New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Haynes that explores our darkest fears, showing how vulnerable we are—and how easily ordinary lives can fall apart when no one is watching.Annabel, a police analyst, is shocked when she discovers her neighbor’s decomposing body in the house next door. And she’s appalled to think that no one noticed her absence.Back at work, she sets out on her own to investigate,...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The murder of a wealthy socialite sends a small island into chaos, and it’s up to Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and forensic scientist Simon St. James to solve the case before the killer strikes again in this gripping installation of the renowned Inspector Lynley series.Don’t miss the upcoming BritBox streaming series Lynley!“A full banquet. As a mystery novel—no, as a novel pure and...