Crime, thrillers and mysteries
A former spy, a woman of mass distraction, and a body count that follows her across Europe and America.
Astrid Snow is a woman of mass distraction. After a trip across Europe she is accused of murdering five colleagues from a secret British intelligence organisation. When her niece becomes the killer's next target, Astrid must escape the Agency that has imprisoned her to save them both.
Astrid travels to America to retrieve a child from her wealthy father, who kidnapped the girl. The rescue leads her to a small town where a teenage activist has vanished, and into America's dark underbelly, while a resentful sister complicates everything.
Astrid wakes in a US jail accused of a triple murder. Sure she isn't a killer, she persuades a former boss at a secret British intelligence agency to get her released, but guilt keeps her in a small American town where the bodies keep piling up, and where some locals are still fighting a war against Britain.
A cryptic message sends Astrid deep into the heart of Texas, answering the call of her only friend in the world. To prove that a seemingly guilty man didn't murder two little girls, she gains an unlikely partner and a very dangerous set of enemies.
Astrid loves London's noise and grit, but when her sister Courtney and niece Olivia disappear, the police offer little help. Her search drags her back into the underworld she left behind, through gangsters and traffickers, to a remote community that may be a cult. Will she have to sacrifice her sister to save her niece?
Picking up the wrong mobile phone at the gym leads Astrid Snow into the life of a harassed woman, and she can't walk away until the person responsible faces the consequences of their crimes.
Seven Astrid Snow short stories, from a teenage Astrid running away from home to a rookie's first Agency assignment, a cruise gone wrong, and a search for a lost child. The closing story, “Dark Snow”, uncovers a people-trafficking ring that reaches the top of British society.
A London detective, a daughter who keeps her honest, and killers who have learned to play the media.
Catch a killer or save a child. What would you do?
Detective Inspector Jen Flowers must catch a vigilante serial killer who uses social media to build a following, while protecting her daughter and facing her own doubts. Ruby Vasquez, an aspiring internet star, uncovers a secret about the killer's first victim that pulls her into the hunt.
A London murderer sends DI Jen Flowers taunting letters and targets her directly, while the pressure from the police and the Home Secretary mounts.
Would you take a life to save your own?
A teenage girl's murder outside the London Dungeon draws Jen Flowers into a trail of hidden audio tapes that reveal the victim's life among London's runaways and underground clubs, while her own daughter's rock-band ambitions and a threat from her past complicate the case.
A serial killer is burning victims alive in London, and the murders trace back to events ten years earlier. Jen Flowers must think like a murderer, while a meeting with her former husband, an estranged mother and a daughter asking who her father is force her to face the truth about her own childhood.
All four Inspector Flowers novels in one collection: The Hashtag Killer, Serial Killer, Night Killer and The Killer Inside Them.
A disgraced police inspector comes home to the north, and home has secrets of its own.
Some secrets last a lifetime.
Frank Walker caught a serial killer, and it cost him dearly. Back in the north to live with his estranged father, he becomes the prime suspect when a neighbour vanishes on the night her husband is murdered. To clear his name he must recover fragmented memories and find who is framing him.
Secrets can kill!
A serial killer starts leaving notes bearing Frank Walker's name at increasingly brutal crime scenes, and the disgraced former inspector is dragged back into murder and mystery in search of answers.
Dark crime from the cliffs and streets of the north-east.
After a year in psychiatric care, Detective Inspector Erasmus Bukowski is finally on the mend. When a body surfaces on the cliffs of his hometown, he must choose between his recovery and a young girl's unsolved disappearance, and confront the secrecy and lies that have poisoned his family for generations.
An orphan’s hunt for the truth, and a small town full of secrets.
A young girl’s quest for revenge after witnessing her parents’ murder leads her through a decade of turmoil and reckless behaviour as she seeks the truth and justice.
Ten-year-old Enola Gray’s world shatters when she witnesses her parents’ brutal murder, propelling her into a decade-long spiral through children’s homes as she grapples with loss and sanity. Enola’s thirst for revenge drives her toward ever-increasing reckless behaviour, embarking on a perilous journey to uncover the truth behind her family’s tragedy. Enola confronts her haunting past, battling to reclaim her life and deliver justice for the loved ones she lost.
Unemployed and desperate, Enola finds herself entangled in a deadly web of deceit involving embezzlement, loan sharks, AI, and illicit sex after a body is found in the woods, forcing her to clear her name and survive.
Enola faces a growing list of challenges as she struggles to make ends meet in the face of unemployment and financial strain. But when a body is discovered in the nearby woods, she finds herself at the centre of a dangerous game of deceit and danger. As Enola uncovers a web of embezzlement, loan sharks, artificial intelligence, and illicit sex, she is forced to confront her demons and the harsh reality of the world around her. Enola must clear her name and keep a roof over her head with everything on the line.
Enola’s hectic life working for a new MP and volunteering at a food bank spirals out of control when she crosses paths with conspiracy theorists and a drug lord.
Enola’s life is hectic with her new job working for the town’s latest MP and volunteering at the local food bank while being a big sister to a neighbour’s daughter, Becky. But when she accidentally crosses paths with a group of conspiracy theorists and a dangerous drug lord, her life spirals out of control. Juggling her professional and personal duties becomes a daily struggle as she deals with local criminals and fringe activists.
After dismantling a drug operation, Enola must protect her friend and her daughter from a new wave of organised crime flooding their town with counterfeit goods.
Enola thought her work was done after taking down a county lines drug operation, but organised crime never sleeps. Now, her friend Julia and her young daughter Becky have become the latest victims of counterfeit goods flooding their town. Enola knows she must act fast to protect her friend and daughter from these dangerous criminals. But with no job and nowhere to live, Enola struggles to keep herself afloat while trying to save others.
Enola teams up with true crime celebrity Tom Bell to uncover the truth behind a woman’s 25-year-old disappearance.
Enola never imagined the shocking journey ahead when she met true crime celebrity Tom Bell. Tom is in town to make a documentary about Emily Jones, a young woman who vanished twenty-five years ago. Enola is drawn into the investigation and starts uncovering dangerous secrets in her quiet community. In a race against time, Enola must uncover the truth about Emily’s disappearance and face the dark forces that will stop at nothing to keep the secrets buried.
When her pet tarantula is stolen, Enola’s quest for revenge leads her from a record shop job into the criminal underworld of illegal exotic animal trade.
The local river is polluted, and there are dead tortoises in the woods, but Enola has a job in the town’s new record shop. Then somebody steals Dirty Harry, her pet tarantula, and Enola’s simmering anger boils over into violence and revenge as she searches for DH, leading her deep into the criminal underworld of the illegal trade in exotic animals.
A Lulu Chase Mystery.
A Lulu Chase Mystery
In 1920s London, as silent films give way to talkies, aspiring actress Lulu Chase struggles to make her mark. Playing dominoes for cash on trains and sharing a flat with her friend Karina Gallagher, a former Hollywood actress, Lulu’s luck takes a turn at legendary producer Billy Price’s glamorous party. Offered a role in a film about the notorious Aleister Crowley, she seizes the chance with Karina’s guidance. As Lulu embraces the world of talking pictures, leaving her northern fishing village behind, her journey takes a dark twist when a fellow actor is murdered on set. Now, caught in a dangerous game, Lulu must navigate the shadows of the movie industry, revealing a thrilling drama beyond any script.
Murder is harder than it looks – even for a paid killer.
Ophelia is an assassin with two rules: no jobs where she lives, and no kids. When a family's vengeance gets in the way of a kill, she becomes the target of a fellow assassin and must find out who wants her dead, between a covert government contract, a celebrity hit and a trip to Miami.
In Bohemia-on-Sea, among the remnants of steel mills and an array of eccentric characters, meet an unconventional detective duo: Shirley Holmes, the hard-living dinner lady, and her steadfast companion, Donna Watson, the gin-loving cleaner. Though not the brightest stars in the northern England sky, their unorthodox approach to solving mysteries has made them legends in their own lunchtime. When the enigmatic Jenny Adler presents them with a peculiar problem, the pair are thrust into a comical and perplexing case that threatens the tranquillity of their corner of the world.
A disgraced ex-cop turned private investigator uncovers a vast counterfeiting operation that reaches into the highest levels of government.
Science fiction, fantasy, urban fantasy, supernatural, paranormal and horror
Ruby Quartz, a talking catwoman, and a war fought across time and space.
Ruby Quartz is a teenager who has lived for centuries but remembers nothing of her past. With her closest friend Dash, a six-foot-tall talking catwoman, she travels through time and space helping people and searching for answers, until a rogue group of Watchers called the Queens of Heaven takes notice.
Ruby Quartz goes back to 1940s London to rescue a Watcher from the Static. Amid German bombing and relentless pursuit, she learns how the Queens of Heaven experimented on children, and makes a choice that changes her life and puts history at risk.
Ruby Quartz joins a rebellion against the Kaladan Empire, then travels back to Nagasaki, reunites with her mentor, and must stop time-travelling pirates, pseudo-gods and a woman who wants to rewrite human history, all while recovering her missing memories.
Ruby Quartz crash lands on a supposedly uninhabited planet, yet deep within the frozen land lies something beyond human.
Identical twins, werewolves, vampires, angels, and the end of the world.
Alice Valentine, an orphaned maths prodigy who has never fitted in, is attacked by a werewolf one night, then learns she has an identical twin, Cassie, who hunts monsters. Together they search for their parents, from northern England to the edge of the apocalypse, where they may either save the world or destroy it.
Alice and Cassie journey to the ends of the world, into Hell, to find their mother, travelling through Limbo, Purgatory and the realm of the faeries on a quest for their identity. Only by working with the Devil will they uncover their Arcane abilities. But can they trust him?
Alice is hunting Dracula, the vampire who abducted her mother, and teams up with an old enemy to track the Lord of the Undead beneath London and into the British Royal family. Meanwhile Cassie is imprisoned in an American wasteland by Section 25, and must stop an unearthly mist devouring the United States.
A war between supernatural beings and humanity is building, and Alice and Cassie are caught in the middle. Among angels, demons, super soldiers and government assassins, the sisters learn the truth about their parents and must prevent a final conflict that could destroy all life on Earth.
A twelve-year-old girl, a magic book, and creatures that were never meant to cross over.
Twelve-year-old Ella Finn's parents vanish, and she is sent from London to live with unfriendly relatives in Teesside. In a hidden house on the cliffs she finds the Book of All Life, which summons Elementals, mythical beings who might help her find her parents. When her cousins plan to use it to control the town's adults, Ella must stop them, and an Elemental Goddess who threatens the world.
Ella Finn thought she'd stopped the end of the world, but she'd only delayed it.
Ella leaves her family behind for a multiverse of talking animals and dangerous dancing penguins. Kidnapped by cats and pursued by revolutionary pigs, she searches for a Goddess who has vowed to destroy humanity, with help from a talking rabbit and a community of moon-dwelling cows.
Back from the multiverse, Ella is pulled into a mystery when her missing cousins draw police attention and monsters start appearing everywhere. As a monster-hunting government agency moves to use Elementals as weapons, Ella must break her promise never to bring them into the human world again.
Caught between the Institute, which wants Elementals as weapons, and a group that wants every Elemental dead, Ella escapes through a portal to a world of immortal Dreamers with a hidden link to all humans. Something evil lives within them, and former enemies must become allies to stop dark powers from enslaving humanity.
Ella Finn retreats to a hidden island in the North Sea where Elementals wield unimaginable powers, and dark forces threaten to unravel everything she holds dear. After escaping the clutches of the Institute, a secretive organisation bent on controlling her and the powerful Book of All Life, Ella embarks on a perilous expedition with her parents and trusted allies. Their journey into an ancient jungle leads them to a mysterious pyramid, where Ella’s touch triggers a haunting vision of The Soulless, malevolent entities tied to the world’s destruction. As old alliances are tested and new dangers lurk around every corner, Ella and her companions face a critical question: will they uncover the pyramid’s secrets and stop The Soulless, or unleash a force beyond their control?
Ella Finn awakens in a bleak, alien-occupied future Earth after being transported through time. England’s once-vibrant landscapes are now toxic wastelands, ruled by a powerful alien force that has enslaved humanity and drained the planet’s resources. Lost and alone, Ella sets out to retrieve the Key to Time, the device the invaders use to control humanity, and joins a group of human resistance fighters striking back against the alien overlords. But the rebellion is outmatched by advanced alien technology, and as Ella uncovers the horrifying truth behind the invasion, she faces a devastating choice: sacrifice herself to heal the planet, or return to her own time to stop the invasion before it begins.
Jenny Dreadful, a vampire, two detectives, and a mage who wants to remake the world.
Welcome to the end of your world, Jenny Dreadful.
Jenny had never met a problem a few beers in a fetish club couldn’t solve. Flirting with the pretty woman behind the bar was a bonus. And all was going swimmingly until a shadow monster shimmied onto the dance floor and tried to kill her. Detective Inspector Henry Octavius and Detective Sergeant Reyna Vadra were dealing with romantic disentanglements – the collapse of his marriage and the cancellation of her intended nuptials. So a murder investigation at the Hanging Garden was a welcome distraction, unaware it would drag them into a shadowy, supernatural underworld. Lilith Edevane had cavorted with Wilde and Woolf and partied with Bowie and Iggy, but she desired only one thing after nearly two centuries. To get it, she had to work with the infamous mystic Arthur Machen, who wanted to remake the world in his image. But to do that, he needed Jenny Dreadful. The Hexorcist.
Welcome to a dangerous past.
Jenny Dreadful is lost in the heart of Victorian London. Thrown through time, she teams up with Oscar Wilde and H.G. Wells. With their help, can she navigate history to return to her future? Meanwhile, Detective Sergeant Reyna Vadra grapples with her new reality in the Victorian shadows. To find Jenny and return home, she must reinvent herself as a Lady detective while facing sinister forces. Amidst it all is the enigmatic vampire Lilith, who harbours a deep-seated loathing for mystics. Ironically, she must harness the magic she despises to escape the confines of time. Her journey takes her on a mystical odyssey, forcing her to confront her supernatural origins. Welcome to a perfect future. Welcome to the New United Kingdom, a place where happiness reigns supreme. Poverty, homelessness, and unemployment are mere echoes of the past, and crime has dwindled to historic lows. But is this modern utopia worth the price? Torn from their own time, Henry and Anna are fugitives in this unfamiliar future. As they delve deeper, they uncover the dark secrets fuelling President Machen’s New UK. The future might be gleaming, but it conceals a sinister truth threatening to shatter their existence.
Welcome to new worlds and dangerous times.
Thrust through time by a mysterious artefact, Jenny Dreadful teams up with the vampire Lilith and Detective Sergeant Reyna Vadra to navigate twisted versions of Britain. From Victorian London conquered by Martians to 1970s England ruled by vampires and a world where monsters roam the streets, their journey is fraught with danger and deception. Meanwhile, in a utopian future, Jenny’s friends Henry and Anna are unwilling servants to the mystic Arthur Machen, who reigns over the New United Kingdom. Trapped in a world they never made, Henry and Anna must uncover Machen’s nefarious plans before the mage casts an unholy spell that could doom the entire planet. In a race against time and unimaginable terror, the fate of humanity rests on the shoulders of Jenny and her allies, separated by time and alternate realities.
Welcome to the end of the world.
The planet burns. Monsters prowl the streets. The walls between the dimensions are crumbling. Jenny Dreadful thought she’d seen it all until she found herself tumbling through time, face-to-face with her own twisted history. As reality unravels, she’s presented with a devil’s bargain: save the world by altering the past or watch as everything she knows crumbles into oblivion. As if that weren’t enough, Jenny uncovers a bone-chilling secret about her bloodline that puts her at the epicentre of the coming storm. Arthur Machen, a mage with delusions of godhood, stands ready to unleash an eldritch power that will remake the cosmos in his own insane image. Caught between vampire allies, time-lost friends, and her conflicted nature, Jenny must navigate a labyrinth of impossible choices. Hero? Monster? Or something else entirely? Jenny Dreadful is about to find out exactly what she’s made of. Will Jenny rise to become the champion reality desperately needs? Or will Machen’s nightmarish vision consume all of existence?
Supernatural short stories.
Thea was crowned “Miss Sunny Bunny” as a teenager; five years later she is a hired killer. Cornelius first sees her at a racetrack, then gets a closer look at her silver rabbit charm when she punches him. Now he needs her help to prevent his murder, again.
In 2050, time traveller Amy Croft is murdered, and she looks just like Louise Brooks, the silent-film star Harry Hook has admired all his life. To solve the case he must survive Time Authority training and rivals determined to stop him, and he may finally learn what happened to the sister who vanished on her fourteenth birthday, 26 years ago.
Twenty supernatural short stories, from haunted albums to devilish poker games where the wager is your eternal soul. Meet necromancers and Martian monsters, a living shadow that wants your soul, a demon hitman working for Lucifer, and Sid Vicious, found living in an attic.
When the animals fight back, whose side are you on?
Arrested because her cat is a thief? Emma Crowley’s problems are just getting started. When a band of talking animals breaks her out of prison, Emma is thrust into a war she didn’t know existed, one that will determine which species inherits the Earth. Now she’s leading an animal revolution she barely understands, hunted by those who see her as humanity’s greatest threat. Pandora Halcyon is the hunter they’ve sent. An elite agent with lethal skills and unshakable conviction, she has one mission: stop Emma Crowley before the rebellion spreads. In a world where the line between hero and terrorist depends on which side you’re on, Pandora knows exactly where she stands. Or she did. As Emma and Pandora’s paths collide, both will be forced to confront an impossible question: in a war between species, how do you know which side deserves to win? The thread is fraying. The clock is ticking. And the world is about to break.
When the dead won’t rest, the living pay the price.
When Vincent inherits his estranged father’s decrepit doll shop, he’s desperate enough to see it as salvation. Drowning in debt to a violent loan shark, he needs money fast, and the antique shop might be his only way out. But there’s something wrong with the place. The dolls that line the dusty shelves seem too lifelike, their glassy eyes following his every move. Strange sounds echo through the night. And Vincent can’t shake the feeling he’s not alone. As his creditors close in and the shop’s dark secrets surface, Vincent realises that some inheritances come with a price and some debts can never be repaid.
First contact. Last chance.
On Christmas morning in a dying industrial town, mysterious lights appear in the sky. Eight-year-old Timmy thinks it’s Santa. Desperate farmer Jack Crawley watches them as he contemplates his final act. Café owner Macy believes they’re a divine sign. Newcomer Destiny recognises them from her nightmares of war. When the lights descend into the field behind the school, people gather to witness something that will change everything. But in a place poisoned by chemical fumes and economic despair, where fear runs deeper than hope, not everyone is ready for what emerges. Some gifts come in forms we don’t expect. Some salvation wears an unfamiliar face. And some chances only come once.
Eighteen-year-old Jessie Dove escapes a bruised past for a tantalising future as the muse to Vamp Camilla, the enigmatic French superstar cloaked in masks and mystery. Whisked away to a snow-draped castle outside Paris, Jessie steps into a world of haunting melodies, blind servants, and whispers of immortality. But as she uncovers the chilling fate of Camilla’s lost love, Countess Elizabeth Lavigne, Jessie must decide: will she embrace the eternal life offered by the woman she adores, or flee the shadows that cling to Vamp Camilla like a curse? A mesmerising tale of love, escape, and the seductive pull of the unknown.
Darkness lies at the heart of humanity, and only the strongest can survive. Will you?