A character-driven crime novel; a spellbinding portrait of three buddies confrontingthe consequences of their carefree youth on the streets of New York.

Monty Brogan starts a seven-year prison sentence for dealing drugs tomorrow. Tonight is his last night of freedom. His father wants him to run. His drug-lord boss, Uncle Blue, wants to know if he squealed. His girlfriend isn't sure what she wants, and his two best friends know one thing for sure: after he goes in, he will never be the same.

'Brilliantly conceived, this gripping crime drama boasts dead-on dialogue, chiaroscuro portraits of New York's social strata and an inescapable crescendo of tension' Publishers Weekly

Paul Johnston's brilliantly conceived novel is the first in a series featuring Greece-based private investigator Alex Mavros.

Travelling to the small island of Trigono to track down a missing woman, Alex Mavros soon realises that there is more than one mystery to be solved. How did a young couple drown in the nets of a fishing boat? Why did a British journalist leave without telling her friends? And why is the resident millionaire so jumpy? In a race to prevent a terrible crime being repeated, Mavros must find the answers in events that tie in with the island's most ancient history.

From the powerful force of the world's bestselling writer comes a riveting tale of an original '58 Buick. 'Come close, children, and see the living crocodile.'

There's a terrifying secret shrouded in Shed B at the back of the Pennsylvania State Police Barracks. For twenty years, the Buick has lured curious officers to watch its terrifying displays.
Now young Ned Wilcox, son of a recently deceased officer, has started hanging around the barracks, mowing the lawn, helping out. One day he peers through the windows of Shed B and discovers the secret. And, like his father, Ned wants answers. He deserves answers. And the secret begins to stir...

Although Dorothy L. Sayers never began another Wimsey novel, she did leave clues. Jill Paton Walsh uses these to reveal how World War II changed the lives of Peter Wimsey, Harriet Vane and their family. Harriet takes the children to the country, but the war follows them and soon murder is involved.

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