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A continually bullied runt of a youngster, Chas Larkin discovers his chutzpah and decides to take on the London gangs. In the sleazy and violent East End, he is unwittingly assisted by Scotland Yard and MI5, who use the boy to delay an IRA campaign in the city. Together with the mysterious DCI Casey, an enigma amongst the bomb-damaged slums, they stir the pot of fermenting disquiet.

Justin has scoured North London in search for love. Trudy has been emotionally hurt, but she's ready to get back in the dating pool. Their paths cross at a charity fundraiser, and the two barely know each other, when Justin suggests a trip to Morocco. Trudy has her doubts, but admits it sounds exciting. What could possibly go wrong?

Welcome to Somerville Grange is a collection of feel-good stories for golden oldies still young at heart, written by one of their own. Set in an idyllic retirement complex, it is an affectionate account of the lives, loves, and foibles of the fortunate residents still living life to the fullest and making the most their twilight days.

Time Wasters are short adventures based on true stories. They’re all titled Super Short Preludes because they are just that: super short stories that lead up to big life concepts or events, designed to help pass short spouts of time. Each mini-book in the series actually contains an entire story that will draw you in, make you laugh, and then allow you to move on with your life.

In Celebrity Chef Zombie Apocalypse, Professor Ted Forsyth created the Lazarus Engine, which could bring the dead back to life. Now, Wally Pratt - a distant relative of Professor Forsyth - has inherited his house...and the Lazarus Engine. A member of an extreme right-wing political party and desperate for advancement, he puts together a creature from recycled body parts who looks very much like Margaret Thatcher.

Losing his job at the local newspaper after a series of unflattering doodles, William Bridge is called to help his uncle Albert keep his shop going. He immediately falls in love with Sally, the latest shop volunteer, despite formidable opposition from her autocratic stepmother, Lady Courtney. Following a break-in and lost orders, an SOS sent to Albert’s maverick brother Neil changes everything.

A secluded Mississippi River island is the perfect vacation getaway - until the space rocks land. A family is killed by searing radiation. The same cosmic force returns Dad, sister, and the two boys from the grave. But they're deteriorating quickly and melting away. And they want your flesh. Oh, look. Here come the tourists.

Private eye Dick DeWitt - called Dick Dimwit by some - needs a case badly during the dark days of the Great Depression. He gets more than he bargains for when he encounters the notorious Black Llama and his gang, and faces corrupt cops. Murder and mayhem soon follow.

What really lurks under your bed? Would you like to know about the madness of clowns - or the helpless cries of the Doughboy as he’s stuffed into the oven? Perhaps you fear being trapped in an elevator...for a rather long period of time...If this sounds like your kind of journey, let Don Broyles be your guide in Doughboy: And Other Strange Tales.

Best known in peacetime for his bumbling ways as a private eye, Dick DeWitt finds himself inducted into the US Army during World War II. Somehow, the military sends him to the West Coast to uncover spies, fifth columnists, and saboteurs. What poor DeWitt is not aware of is that while he is looking for the enemy, the enemy is looking for him.