Nicola Maude had everything. But following a road accident her fiancée dies and Nicola is crippled. Nicola’s mother knows the truth, but cannot prove it – there is a relentless ‘Nemesis’ which caused the accident. Nicola becomes engaged again but her mother fears the cycle is about to start all over again ... What of the ‘Nemesis’ now? And why?
This is a novel of obsession and revenge. Helena is divorced from her husband. Angela marries Kit, who is Helena’s son, and is then drawn into a web of lies and deceit which is the hallmark of Kit’s existence. The powerful combined rage of abandoned wife and neglected mother is unleashed in this wholly convincing bestselling suspense novel.
The Kemp family rent a fortified farmhouse for the summer, so that Giles can dabble in watercolours; Rob can recover from a breakdown; and Step can indulge her obsession for the Cathars, whilst the children roam free. However, hostile villagers and a near fatal accident trigger a series of events that lead to death, devastation and terror ...
Mathew Carver is a Kentucky bloodstock breeder. The reader is immersed in the world of racing: the bloodstock sales at Newmarket; countryside of Normandy; Bluegrass of Kentucky; and mansions of Virginia. Racing’s aristocracy and its hard men, the touts, fraudsters, stable lads, tipsters and jockeys all provide action with many sub-plots.
Leonora Albany’s great-grandmother harboured an astonishing secret. It seems that Leonora is the sole legitimate descendant of Bonnie Prince Charlie – and by rights, the Queen of Scotland. The seventeen-year old’s pursuit of truth leads her to a path strewn with danger, violence and an unspeakable murder.
The amusing story of the goings-on in a girl’s boarding school where extra-curricular activities offered are a strip-club and bordello for the benefit of the needy at a nearby boy’s school. In a crazy house of ill repute there are adventures galore, all in the cause of allowing the reader to enjoy Roger Longrigg’s supreme wit and storytelling.
When Arabella Gordon arrives from Australia to attend her coming-out dance, her snobbish British relatives seem less than impressed with her ability to charm every man within sight. But the Marquess of Gard remains aloof until he and Arabella are forced into an extraordinary situation. And for Arabella, nothing will ever be the same again.
Victoria Courtenay is beautiful, charming to the core, but has an underlying ruthlessness in which she uses her looks and manner to obtain whatever she wants. Indeed, she has a thoroughly evil streak, determined to get her way, with family, friends, and lovers ... This novel is one of psychological suspense at its best and is full of surprises.
Lady Strathgallant is obsessed with her responsibilities to the estate, and to her granddaughter Perdita. She is determined Perdita will marry a wealthy, connected man. All seems well until another suitor appears on the scene. The romantic Jules Dilebes is determined to have Perdita – but treachery and death plague the Strathgallant household.
Kirstie must decide – should she marry the insipid Findley against her heart’s desire, or become a hostage to fortune? She runs away to the Highlands, and her striking beauty attracts men from miles around, but the Highlanders believe her family has a cursed history. She sets out to discover the truth, with shocking consequences.
The ‘ALA’ is blamed for a series of savage attacks on hunts. Meanwhile, in Geneva, the ‘SIN’ seeks to protect every species. Sandro, one of Lady Jennifer Norrington’s companions, has an aunt who is involved. But it is in East Africa that this story of multiple murder, terror and suspense concludes. The climax is as surprising as it is satisfying.
The proceeds of a wage robbery come, by mistake, into the hands of Gregory Pratt as he sits on his commuter train. Gregory struggles with his conscience over the money, but his father is certain; no one will suffer if they apply the find to their own purposes, and those of their neighbours. This is a story of high comedy and shrewd observation.
Katie is an incurable tomboy. Roaming the Highlands, she finds the haunting island of Eilean Fitheach. with ruined castle and spectacular landscape. But the locals shun the island and rumours abound concerning strange powers. When Katie becomes entangled in a set of terrifying events the island could be her refuge, or a place of extreme danger.
There was a shot. There was a scream. Dan jumped out of bed and ran to the head of the stairs. Little Anna was staring open-mouthed at a body which lay face upwards in the middle of the hall. A hole was blasted in the body's chest. The face was unmarked. It stared upwards in death. It was Piet Vandervelde, come to abduct Dan’s child.
Hugo Cornish’s goal is to inherit millions from his equally bizarre Uncle Ned. Together with Colonel Freddie Willis-Jevington, another hilarious character who has a system for winning at roulette, he fantasizes about a plot to the point where the pair’s mind set becomes one of self-deception. A brilliant comic novel which will delight the reader.
Dan Mallett usually keeps one step in front of authority in the west-country village where he lives. Dan goes out one night to poach pheasants, and it is on that night that Major March’s gamekeeper is shot dead with an arrow. Knowing he will almost certainly be blamed, Dan disappears whilst devising a plan to identify the real villain.
‘The Man’ and his associates have no morals. White-slaving, blackmail, terrorism, torture and mini-battles on the high seas are all fair game. Against them is Lady Jennifer Norrington and her team. The storyline is both exciting and realistic, with sub-plots adding tension and originality. Not one to be missed by adherents of the thriller genre!
Lady Jennifer Norrington and her companions travel to India to uncover a drug-stealing operation. It develops into something more frightening when she is caught and used as bait by the perpetrators of religious murders. This wholly credible tale is set in exotic places and is a true suspense novel, with plot and sub-plots and many surprises.
In this second novel in the ‘Dan Mallett’ series, he finds himself up against a big-time heavyweight criminal. He is trapped in a farmhouse with a pretty girl and two old ladies and has to use all of his countryside skills to avoid violence at the hands of the heavy ‘mob’. This novel is fast moving and the trap is very skilfully worked out.
In Istanbul, Mustafa sells carpets. But he is also connected with a scientist who has a new strain of opium poppy seeds to sell. Lady Jennifer Norrington and her compatriots are pitted against ruthless drug-runners, with murder, state violence and a seemingly impenetrable ‘respectable’ front pitted against them. And then ... a horrible climax.
A protection racket moves in to the sleepy west-country village where Dan Mallett, a poacher who lives on the edges of legality, lives. So as to protect his own freedom of movement Dan is forced to turn to the law and its enforcement, but his methods are far from legal and certainly truly original and sensational.
Drug traffickers in Morocco must be eliminated and Lady Jennifer Norrington, along with her compatriots, travels from its back alleys to London, France and then Kenya, with murder and mayhem always present. A heart-stopping climax involves treachery, racing cars and murderous light aircraft, along with a macabre episode surrounding sacred eels.
The Kemp family rent a fortified farmhouse for the summer, so that Giles can dabble in watercolours; Rob can recover from a breakdown; and Step can indulge her obsession for the Cathars, whilst the children roam free. However, hostile villagers and a near fatal accident trigger a series of events that lead to death, devastation and terror ...
The ‘ALA’ is blamed for a series of savage attacks on hunts. Meanwhile, in Geneva, the ‘SIN’ seeks to protect every species. Sandro, one of Lady Jennifer Norrington’s companions, has an aunt who is involved. But it is in East Africa that this story of multiple murder, terror and suspense concludes. The climax is as surprising as it is satisfying.
In this second novel in the ‘Dan Mallett’ series, he finds himself up against a big-time heavyweight criminal. He is trapped in a farmhouse with a pretty girl and two old ladies and has to use all of his countryside skills to avoid violence at the hands of the heavy ‘mob’. This novel is fast moving and the trap is very skilfully worked out.
There was a shot. There was a scream. Dan jumped out of bed and ran to the head of the stairs. Little Anna was staring open-mouthed at a body which lay face upwards in the middle of the hall. A hole was blasted in the body's chest. The face was unmarked. It stared upwards in death. It was Piet Vandervelde, come to abduct Dan’s child.
Mathew Carver is a Kentucky bloodstock breeder. The reader is immersed in the world of racing: the bloodstock sales at Newmarket; countryside of Normandy; Bluegrass of Kentucky; and mansions of Virginia. Racing’s aristocracy and its hard men, the touts, fraudsters, stable lads, tipsters and jockeys all provide action with many sub-plots.
Dan Mallett usually keeps one step in front of authority in the west-country village where he lives. Dan goes out one night to poach pheasants, and it is on that night that Major March’s gamekeeper is shot dead with an arrow. Knowing he will almost certainly be blamed, Dan disappears whilst devising a plan to identify the real villain.
The amusing story of the goings-on in a girl’s boarding school where extra-curricular activities offered are a strip-club and bordello for the benefit of the needy at a nearby boy’s school. In a crazy house of ill repute there are adventures galore, all in the cause of allowing the reader to enjoy Roger Longrigg’s supreme wit and storytelling.
In Istanbul, Mustafa sells carpets. But he is also connected with a scientist who has a new strain of opium poppy seeds to sell. Lady Jennifer Norrington and her compatriots are pitted against ruthless drug-runners, with murder, state violence and a seemingly impenetrable ‘respectable’ front pitted against them. And then ... a horrible climax.
The proceeds of a wage robbery come, by mistake, into the hands of Gregory Pratt as he sits on his commuter train. Gregory struggles with his conscience over the money, but his father is certain; no one will suffer if they apply the find to their own purposes, and those of their neighbours. This is a story of high comedy and shrewd observation.
This is a novel of obsession and revenge. Helena is divorced from her husband. Angela marries Kit, who is Helena’s son, and is then drawn into a web of lies and deceit which is the hallmark of Kit’s existence. The powerful combined rage of abandoned wife and neglected mother is unleashed in this wholly convincing bestselling suspense novel.
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