Nick Hornby meets Raymond Chandler for the Loaded generation - a witty thriller set in the popular world of bigtime soccer.

When City's star Italian footballer is had up for sexual assault by a glamorous model, the media has a field day; he's the second player to be facing a ban. The Northern Premiership club secretary thinks they've been framed and employs Steve Strong to investigate. As a film noir buff with a tenuous connection to the model, Strong is hardly qualified for the job of PI. And as he checks out the behind-the-stadium-scenes, he soon discovers that there's something far more sinister afoot than a sex scandal. But can he avoid a permanent transfer before the whistle blows?

The cool new novel from Marc Blake, author of the hilarious holiday thriller Sunstroke.

It's the most romantic night in the year, February 14th, and Andy Crowe has been dumped. He's also driving to Birmingham with his most hated rival, fellow stand-up comic Rob Gillen. And it's raining. Could things get much worse?
Oh yes, Because three small-time villains are about to try to pull off a small-time job, and they're heading for the motorway services where Andy and Rob are going to end up.
All day breakfast, anyone?

A modern-day Moriarty plans to kill an entire family without a hint of suspicion of foul-play.

Gerd Quinn is a killer. He doesn't do the job himself, mind you. No, he's the one in the shadows, the mysterious 'third man' in every police file. He pulls the strings, smoothes the paths and generally is an expert in welcoming his targets to the hereafter in the most convincingly 'accidental' way possible. He's clever, devious, amoral, and ... disturbingly likeable. This is both a dark and an incredibly fascinating Dublin-based thriller from an exciting new talent.

'A fine scholar...perfectly at home in the period' Donna Leon, Sunday Times.

Britain AD59: The Roman conquerors believe it is their duty to civilise the natives; the British tribes chafe under the Roman yoke. Marcus Julius Severinus, a new Commander, is alone in respecting and co-operating with the Britons. Governor Paulinus, however, believes in brute force. When he attempts to cheat the queen of the Iceni of her rightful inheritance, he underestimates the wave of rebellious fury that engulfs Roman and Briton alike. Even though the final battle is won, Marcus and his family have to pay a terrible price.