Michael Kough is an Australian virologist and degenerate loser who accidentally discovers a cure for the common cold. And a vaccine to neutralise all the world’s deadly viruses.He becomes the richest man in the world. And the most hunted.Dictators, multi-national drug companies and global criminal gangs circle like vultures for a chance to steal the secret to his Holy Grail of virus control.His life becomes a wild ride. He is kidnapped and tortured and imprisoned in...

A laugh-out-loud, heartwarming memoir.**Winner of ‘Best Travel Narrative’ by the British Guild of Travel Writers.**"If you only buy one book this year... get this.""Probably the best book I have read this millenium.""Fantastic, hilarious, painful. Completely un-put-downable!"Childhood sweethearts, Joe and Joy are broke and bored. They’re also tired of smelling of fish.When offered the chance to ...

Winner of the 2015 CWA Endeavour Dagger for Historical FictionLondon, 1654. Oliver Cromwell is at the height of his power and has declared himself Lord Protector. Yet he has many enemies, at home and abroad.London is a complex web of spies and merchants, priests and soldiers, exiles and assassins. One of the web's most fearsome spiders is Damian Seeker, agent of the Lord Protector. No one knows where Seeker comes from, who his family is, or even his real na...

‘Crook has stepped on to the gore-slicked stage with a deliciously gruesome portfolio of twisty tales’DAILY MAIL’Plenty of creepy fun to be had’GUARDIANThere’s a new horror behind every door…‘Crook has stepped on to the gore-slicked stage with a deliciously gruesome portfolio of twisty tales’DAILY MAIL

An ex-special forces officer comes out of hiding to solve his sister’s murder in this tense mystery thriller.When Matt Armstrong learns that his sister has been murdered, he returns to London to find out what happened. Visiting the place where their sister’s corpse was found, Matt struggles to uncover any information. But when he learns that a camera might have been used to record the killing, he becomes a man on a mission.Together with his former girlfriend, Matt chases do...

A must-read reality check for anybody who has ever pondered making a new life abroad"Pure enjoyment!""Another corker from Mr Cawley""Couldn't put it down. Made me happy, made me sad, made me happy some more. Really, really good book. Can't wait for the next installment!""Funny, emotional and identifiable, loved every minute..."The first six months of running the Smugglers Tavern ha...

The author of Sacrifice continues the saga of a medieval Jewish family with this tale of love and betrayal set against the backdrop of the Third Crusade. England, 1189: Abraham accompanies his father and his friends to London to attend the coronation of Richard I. But after the king accepts the valuable gifts they have brought for him, he angrily demands the small group be ejected immediately, forcing them to face a bloodthirsty anti-Semitic crowd. Having survived the horrors of that day A...

How do you go from pulling pints one day, to travelling the world, all-expenses paid the next?For this author it involved a huge dollop of Ketchup, a little bit of growing up, and an extraordinary sequence of events that flings the author on a career path he’d never dreamed could happen.Throw in the patter of little feet, sharp teeth, amputations and a smattering of characters from their Tenerife bar days, and you have another serving of Ketchup – only th...

A young couple struggles to build a life together in this suspenseful saga . . . Zev, a humble butcher’s son, has always loved Arlette but she is promised to another. When the death of a Christian boy is blamed on the local Jews, Arlette is caught up in the ensuing chaos and mob violence leading her betrothed to reject her. Throughout the ordeal, Zev remains steadfast and refuses to abandon Arlette while she struggles to overcome her trauma. But their troubles are far from over as they end...

The thundering conclusion to Barbara Hambly’s landmark quartet, The Winterlands, Dragonstar is a riot of magic, demons and dragons that will stay with you long after you turn the final page.Condemned to die for consorting with demons, dragonslayer Lord John Aversin sits in a dank prison cell and calculates the odds of escape, all the while smelling the smoke of the executioners’ pyres.Far away in Winterlands, Jenny Waynest pays a heavy price for tu...

The third audiobook in Griff Hosker's incredible English Mercenary series.

A rich and breath-taking fantasy classic full of whirlwind adventure, magic and dragons – Dragonsbane is the first book in Barbara Hambly’s landmark epic quartet, The Winterlands.When the Black Dragon seizes the capital of Bel, the young noble, Gareth, must journey into the decaying Northlands to find John Aversin, Dragonsbane – the only living man ever to slay a dragon. Upon arrival, Gareth also meets Jenny Waynest the half-taught sorceress and mother of ...