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Fiction
New Feb 2024!
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DCI Helene MacKay has a dilemma.
Although she loves her job as head of a Major Crime Investigation Team, her superior officer treats her with contempt. Her confidence is evaporating, and a series of misguided relationships has left her questioning her worth.
Helene is tempted away with the offer of a role as lead investigator in a new crime fighting initiative, Invidia.Still wracked with self-doubt, Helene is unsure she can rise to the challenge of their first case, the discovery of a mass grave of young women; a feeling reinforced when she discovers her former boss is linked to the new unit.
John Harrison was dead. His body and mind not aware of it yet, but the moment he broke into the church, his death became inevitable. Some would say it was the hand of God, many would say it was deserved, few would mourn his passing.
Had he chosen a different path he may have lived, but fate brought him to this place, at this precise moment and John Harrison ceased to be.
A series of brutal attacks on homeless people takes a sinister turn. On the banks of Limehouse Cut canal in London, a body is found beneath the railway bridge. This time a beating has resulted in the death of an old man.
It is not long before other bodies begin to appear, but this time they are drug dealers, rapists and thieves. Someone is cleaning the streets of Tower Hamlets and the Police have no idea who that may be.
1990. When Steve Hayling learns of a diamond deal taking place in the Scottish Highlands, he comes up with an audacious plan to steal them. He and his close friend, Andy Mannion, risk their lives to snatch the stones from under the noses of a London gangster and a Major from a rebel army.
Close on their heels is DCI MacIntyre of the Grampian Police. What could possibly go wrong?
Taking place against the backdrop of a country torn apart by civil war, and the beauty of the Scottish wilderness, the action reaches a surprising conclusion. There can only be one winner. Or can there?
Non-Fiction
This cookbook is not like most. Whilst some of the dishes will be familiar to you, many will not. Wherever possible I have sought to bring something unusual to these pages. The other way in which this book differs is that I am not a professional chef, but an aircraft engineer and author.
In 1873, Phileas Fogg wagered twenty-thousand Pounds Sterling that he could circumnavigate the world in just eighty days. Of course, Phileas Fogg was a fictitious character created by the French author, Jules Verne, but our journey is real. Inspired by Verne’s book, Around the World in Eighty Days, I searched for stunning starters, mighty main courses and delightful desserts from all over the globe.
Maybe you think some of these dishes will be beyond your abilities, I think not. I prepared, cooked and photographed every dish in this book. There are no glossy, unattainable results here. So, if you can follow instructions, you are capable of making every one of these recipes and you too can go on a culinary journey, Around the World in Eighty Dishes.
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Contributor
“A dynamic, diverse and above all brilliant collection of stories.” Mark Billingham, Sunday Times Bestselling Author, Actor, Comedian
“A milestone for the Crime Writers Association’s Gulf Chapter … with insights into human frailty, new vistas, and intellectual challenges to bamboozle the most ardent Christie enthusiast.” Vaseem Khan, Chair of The Crime Writers’ Association.
The Gulf Chapter of the Crime Writers’ Association is proud to present thirteen dark, mysterious tales from across the Middle East. Whether you like hard-boiled thrills, golden age mysteries, whodunnits or police procedurals you’ll find a tale to enjoy. Contributions from: Alex Shaw, Annabel Kantaria, Sara Hamdan, Michael Lynes, Padmini Sankar, Paul A Freeman, Moxie Anderson, Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar, Daisy Line, Gal Podjarny, Rohini Sunderam, Glen Stansfield and Greig Parker.