"It's quite simple Mr Ellington. When you find Fowler, just ask where we can find the truth."With these words, private detective JT Ellington embarks on a seemingly simple case of tracking down a local GP with a dubious reputation and retrieving a set of stolen documents from him.For Ellington, however, things are rarely straightforward. Dr Fowler is hiding a terrible secret and when he is gunned down outside a Bristol pub, his dying words send JT in pursuit of a truth more disturbing and deadly than he could possibly have imagined.M.P. Wright's debut novel Heartman was longlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger."This is a newcomer bursting with life and originality ... Wright brings outstanding pace and suspense to this powerful story."THE INDEPENDENT on Heartman"A good plot with lively dialogue and Ellington an engaging hero."THE TIMES on... Views: 36
Steve Solomon and Victoria Lord are back in a free short story. Steve says he's going fishing with Manuel Cruz, a guy who stole a bundle from Steve’s favorite client. Which is when Victoria learns her law partner has an unorthodox method of negotiating a settlement. The Solomon and Lord novels have been nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, James Thurber and International Thriller Awards. Views: 36
From the author of Remember Mia comes the tale of a young woman in search of her past, and the mother who will do anything to keep it hidden... What if you were the worst crime your mother ever committed? Dahlia Waller's childhood memories consist of stuffy cars, seedy motels, and a rootless existence traveling the country with her eccentric mother. Now grown, she desperately wants to distance herself from that life. Yet one thing is stopping her from moving forward: she has questions. In order to understand her past, Dahlia must go back. Back to her mother in the stifling town of Aurora, Texas. Back into the past of a woman on the brink of madness. But after she discovers three grave-like mounds on a neighboring farm, she'll learn that in her mother's world of secrets, not all questions are meant to be answered...From the Hardcover edition. Views: 36
"[A] breezy, entertaining crime novel... an auspicious debut" Publishers Weekly on Impure BloodIt is carnival time in Nice, and for three weeks the boulevards are alive with dancers, jugglers and musicians. Amid the colour and pageantry, a man suffers a fatal fall - the first in a series of suspicious deaths.Captain Paul Darac of the Brigade Criminelle is sure the answer lies in the mystery surrounding a daring bank heist, supposedly resolved years ago. But the reopening of the case awakens powerful enemies, and soon the safety of his friends, his colleagues and his family is at stake. Views: 36
When a Massachusetts boy is accused of mass murder, his socially prominent grandmother, who hires Spenser to investigate, is convinced of his innocence. But Spenser isn't convinced of anything—except that there's trouble ahead... Views: 36
