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Belfast, 1991. The Troubles In a city built on secrets, knowing who someone really is can mean the difference between life and death. As the Troubles grind on, fear and suspicion stalk every street. Informers linger in the shadows. Behind closed doors, collusion thrives as loyalty and violence collide. Detective Harry Burnard and his ragtag unit of misfits, rejects and damaged souls in The Squad have survived bombs, betrayals, biscuits and one another. In There Are No Happy Endings, one final case lands on their desk.

Ideal for fans of Chris Brookmyre, Colin Bateman and Caimh McDonnell. Belfast 1989. The Troubles. Harry Burnard joins a police force confronted with threats on every side. His team, ‘The Squad’, a bunch of abandoned oddballs, are only allowed to work criminal cases. But there is no crime. Only terrorism. So, do they really have nothing to do?

The Secret Gangster is a raw, unflinching journey through the backstreets of East London, told by a man who learned early that survival came before innocence.

Belfast 1990. The Troubles. Murder, identity and … biscuits. Everyone knows who they are and what side they are on. Or do they? Harry Burnard and The Squad are back looking for new criminal cases to work. They are not allowed to work terrorist cases, only crime. But there is no crime, only terrorism.

As the low winter sun begins to rise over the river Deben, a body is found, caught up amongst the reeds in the river that runs through the small Suffolk town of Deben Quay. Detective Inspector Morgan could never have imagined the secrets that are about unfold, as he finds himself caught up in a web of lies and deceit that reaches far beyond his life as a detective.

A young man flees a foster father he assaulted. He ends up in Ibiza. Declan finds employment in a nightclub but quickly becomes caught up in the Colombian Cartel's operations.

Cally’s Kingdom is a standout piece of contemporary noir. It is a story about the terrifying efficiency of the modern mind and the realization that while you can launder money and identities, you can never truly launder the soul. It leaves the reader with a chilling thought: the most dangerous men in the world aren't the ones hiding in the shadows of the council flats; they are the ones sitting behind glass walls, managing the "logistics" of our lives.

Martin Prior thought he had it all. A thriving business he is about to sell, a family, and a stable if unsatisfying married life. But when he uncovers a shocking truth about his wife, everything crumbles. After a painful divorce, he escapes to Thailand, seeking solace among an enigmatic group of expats. Here, temptation lurks around every corner. As he navigates new friendships and desires, the secrets of his past haunt him. As he uses his telescope from the terrace of his new home to gaze at the stars, fulfilling a long-term interest, perhaps he will spy on other activities.

Declan Williams is still running large parts of the European drug market, and the stakes have never been more significant. The cartel didn’t stop. Their corrupt police officer must be silenced before he does a deal with the police who arrested him. The police have detained more potentially disloyal members. They must be threatened.

Monique Chavez, an international traveler and socialite familiar with the upper echelon in the business world and the upper crust and their dealings, is surrounded by strangers she thought she knew, so-called friends in "her" world. As the world's stage's curtain is lifted, she discovers none of them were her friends, none of them were the people they appeared to be.

Summer 1994. Scotland. Moments before the biggest gig of their lives, The Peach Fuzz imploded in spectacular fashion. Thirty years later, with the reason for their split still a closely guarded secret, the remaining four members of the band are brought back together to say their final goodbyes to a beloved friend. As decades of unspoken resentments and unresolved tensions threaten to erupt, they're forced to come together to fight for something bigger.

The grand Royal Liver Building looms over Liverpool, its iconic twin birds perched like silent sentinels high above the city. For Sam, overseeing the restoration of this historic structure, it is just another project, until the birds’ grotesque forms appear to follow him, their eyes alive with something dark and unsettling. A historian friend, Gwen, warns him of the building’s cursed past, a legend the Liver Birds are not mere symbols of civic pride, but protectors of an ancient seal designed to hold back something monstrous.

Patrick Smith is at rock bottom. A much-needed haircut leads him into a world of chaos when a shooting erupts in the Turkish barber shop. In a moment of panic, he grabs two bags filled with cash, drugs, and weapons before fleeing the scene. Now, he's on the run. The police are on a man’s trail, tracing the aftermath of a deadly crime scene, but who is the man that fled? The police have their own issues. A secret large-scale international investigation may be compromised. Corruption may be a risk.

An almost true memory of a young man who has grown up on a small farm. The summer swelters, but the harvest is ready. A young man helps his farming father grapple with the weight of the tasks. The fields are dry and dusty, and the day-to-day struggles loom large. Yet amidst the dust and dirt, he sees Emily. She is radiant and apparently carefree while sunbathing nearby. Seeing her ignites a longing for something more than this life of hard labour. Can he break free from the chains of his reality? Will he find the courage to chase a future filled with hope?

We spend lifetimes chasing love like a shimmering mirage—softening our fire, dimming our brilliance, reshaping ourselves into gentler silhouettes just to be chosen. We become dancers in someone else’s dream, bending and breaking to fit the fragile expectations of those who never learned to hold us. Yet beneath every mask, beneath every ache, a deeper truth pulses like a secret heartbeat: the love we seek has never lived in another’s gaze. It has always been ours.