Scenes of Crime Officer Marcie Kelshaw didn't like her colleague, Ben Drummond. Nobody else did, really, which suited Ben fine. He didn't like anybody either - an attitude that proved fatal.Despite this, when Marcie stumbles across a clue to his murder, she thinks it should be followed up. Even without any official backing. Even when it strains her friendships, risks her career, and endangers her family.The trail of clues leads Marcie into some dark and terrifying places, a...

A PATTERN OF MURDERAnd other Crime Scene StoriesMeet Ben Drummond.Or perhaps you'd prefer not to. He's obnoxious, cantankerous, and uncouth. Disrespectful to superiors, patronising to colleagues, and rude to everyone, he's not a person you'd want in your home.Unless you've been the victim of a crime. Because if there's one thing Ben's good at, it's Crime Scene Investigation. And if you want to know what really happened, he's your ma...

"Follow Court rules, Alison. Be clear, concise and accurate."Out of the last ten minutes of her life, Judge Ruth Darnley spent five of them talking to CSI Alison Kepple.Then she was murdered by a massive explosion that nearly killed Alison as well.The Police think it's a terrorist atrocity. Special Branch are called in. Arrests are made all over the country.Alison isn't so sure. She starts to suspect that the killer might be someone more local. Someone she k...

A lie that will destroy an Empire. A forbidden love which can save it.For centuries, the First Order have held power over the mighty Eskarin Empire through the use of their Gifts. But now the Gifts are failing, and the Empire is threatened with revolution, repression and bloody civil war.In this time of crisis, the Empress Anatarna falls in love with a man of the Second Order. It seems like an act of madness that will destroy her authority and precipitate t...

THE ORBA FANTASY NOVELETTEA wounded warrior marches up a snowy hillside, carrying a treasure beyond price.He is met by a demon, a spiritual being of enormous power and malevolence.Upon the outcome of their meeting hangs the fate of a world.

'Paul Trembling scores a winning goal with this highly enjoyable mystery, which has more exciting twists and turns than the beautiful game itself.' AMY MYERS, author of the Nell Drury and Tom Wasp crime seriesIt was him; Graham was sure of it. He might not have seen Adi Varney for years, but no one forgets their oldest friend's face.As a football player and manager, Adi had taken his club from victory to victory before suddenly leaving it all behind. No one...

The Reality Escape Committee exists to offer you, the reader, an opportunity to leave your current existence behind and to go somewhere else.To that end, we have here published a second volume of Minutes, where various different realities were considered and documented under the general heading of 'Science Fiction'.These Minutes offer you the possibility of walking through acid seas and three hundred mile an hour gales. Or of travelling outside reality altogether and discov...

IN THIS WORLD, THERE'S NO ST. GEORGE!When Rimsey Stolworth is selected to be the next sacrifice for the village dragon, she knows that no one is coming to her rescue. All that there is between her and the dragon's gut is her own courage, intelligence, and a book about dragons.For most people, that would be a death sentence. For Rimsey, it's a career move.Thirteen linked short stories chronicling the life and adventures of Rimsey Stolworth - Dragon Slayer!

"A compelling mystery told with an extraordinary insight into the heights and depths of human nature. Paul Trembling has a gift for making heroes out of ordinary people." Fiona Veitch Smith, author of The Death BeatThe police call came at 4:00 am.A possible burglary that turns out to be a particularly nasty murder.Sandra Deeson, the Librarian who finds the bloodied body, is deeply shaken. Then the nightmares begin- because what the ...

'A note-worthy start to a smashing new series populated by characters you will not soon forget. Action mounts. Dark mysteries deepen... How long can you hold your breath?' Edna Buchanan, author of the Britt Montero seriesROB SEATON KILLED A WOMAN.Rob doesn't know Laney Grey. But when she steps out in front of his van and dies on impact, his life will never be the same. The police declare him innocent, but how do you deal with the guilt? He ...

The Hidden Libraries(The Empire of Silence, Book Two).The Wraith: in a jail cell, the Empire's greatest thief awaits his fate..The New Dawn: they will bring down the Empire down, without regard to the blood it will cost.The Baron: as Lieutenant of the North he has the power to crush all opposition – and to have his revenge on the Wraith.The Hope: one man knows how to...

There are two reasons why I agreed to the publication of a book of sermons at this time. Many of my students and friends outside the Seminary have told me of the difficulty they have met in trying to penetrate my theological thought. They believe that through my sermons the practical or, more exactly, the existential implications of my theology are more clearly manifest. I should like to think that the sermons included here help to show that the strictly systematic character of a theology ...