Publisher's Synopsis
The Man Who Hated Does Milton Grant, an evil, vindictive ex-police officer, reflect the hatred that lies within modern society?
Milton has just been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Divorced, and with an estranged daughter, he feels he has nothing to live for - and nothing to lose. He begins a self-imposed mission to 'correct' what he believes are some of the main faults of his fellow human beings. In his way are a fumbling old lady at the supermarket checkout, an inconsiderate driver, selfish users of mobile phones, and self-satisfied chief executive Ray, who boasts about tax avoidance. Milton's acts of corrections become more extreme and violent as the novella progresses. He is spiralling out of control. In the meantime, two police officers, Lucy and Dave Smith, are close to exposing Milton. In the explosive finale Lucy finds herself facing him, as he points a gun at her head. She is alone and has no backup. Dave is four minutes away. Will Milton kill Lucy? Or will good triumph over evil? The Man Who Hated is inspired by the 1993 film Falling Down, starring Michael Douglas. It is the fourth in the Novella Nostalgia series, which links cinema classics with modern stories.
The Courageous Witness A truly gripping and harrowing story. I felt really connected to the main character as it was well written. Great story highly recommended. A rising star at The Bar, barrister, Amanda Buckingham is persuaded by the Head of Hartington Chambers to take on a case that she instinctively would have preferred not to. The defence counsel, as the Trial neared its denouement, had surely done enough to cast sufficient doubt in the minds of the jury. Amanda was hurtling towards a career defining loss. There was something though that Amanda just couldn't reconcile - something she had forgotten in the evidence that had been put before the Court which had re-opened memories of her own traumatic past. To turn an acquittal into a conviction Amanda needed to delve deep into her own personal nightmare as well as finding the key evidence before it was too late for her and Sarah.
The White House, Holyhead Can a piece of piano music being played in a Welsh gastro-pub rekindle a university romance? The year is 2039 and post-Brexit politics are a shambles. Scotland and Ireland are independent, England has broken into five independent areas and Holyhead, off the coast of Anglesey, has become an escape route to Ireland and America, providing the traveller has the vital visa.Shane, an Australian, has left Cambridge and reaches North Wales acquiring 'The White House' a pub-cum-casino. He has with him Ali, who plays a piece of piano music ('Layla') which Shane hates.The cause of his vitriol, Jenny, arrives in Holyhead with her husband, Andrew Grant, who is fleeing authority. Shane has two visas in his safe. He realises that he is Jenny's passport to freedom.
Time of Death Can a rookie cop deal with misogyny and solve a baffling double murder? Detective Sergeant Laura Hollis is newly promoted to an elite investigative team. She is determined to prove herself capable of planning operations and solving crimes on her own. When the body of a young woman is found in a lake, and there are few obvious clues, Laura comes into conflict with team leader Detective Chief Inspector Chappell, a police officer with his own foibles. DS Hollis fixes on an immediate suspect: when a second body is found, killed in a similar manner and with possible links to the first murder, she confronts the need to change her mind. Will her headstrong attitude lead to the solving of the two murders or, will she be risking her own life when pursuing her single-minded search for the guilty parties?
