Democracy is coming to the Central American Republic of San Doloroso. But it won't be staying long...The year is 1990. Ace reporter Daniel Parr has been injured in a freak surfing accident, just as the provisional government of San Doloroso has annou...
"I've been a scoundrel, a thief, a blackmailer and a whore, but never a murderer. Until now..."
The year is 1929. As the world teeters on the brink of a global recession, Bletchley Park plays host to a rather special event. MI5 is celebratin...
“You’ll never get me up in one of those things. They’re absolutely lethal.”
Seville, 1931. Six months after the loss of the British airship the R101, a German Zeppelin is coming in to land in Southern Spain.
Hilary Mann...
"Your predecessor was sitting in that chair when he shot himself. You can still see the blood stains on the wall behind you."
Central America, 1931. Hilary Manningham-Butler is settling into her new job as passport control officer at the Bri...
Belize, British Honduras. 10th September 1931. As good a place as any to die...Hilary Manningham-Butler is looking forward to a quiet few months in Central America. But something from her past is about to catch up with her....
“It’s a bomb!” some fat idiot yelled, as I was heading for the exit. “They’ve found a bomb!”
New York 1932. A letter bomb campaign throws the city into a panic and Hilary Manningham-Butler is anxious to get away. The RMS Galitia ...
His dad was a legend. He doesn't have a clue.Everyone has heard of the Stiletto, the infamous assassin who strikes without warning. He has been running rings around the police for years. But nobody has the slightest idea who he really is.Eric Primros...
Hurrah for the Blackshirts! the headline screams on 15th January 1934.Hilary Manningham-Butler is less than impressed. She has inveigled her way into the January Club, an elite debating society which acts as a recruiting ground for the newly formed B...
A long forgotten book conceals a dangerous secret.James Faraday is about to turn eighty and his daughter has organised a gathering of friends and family at Woodford Grange to celebrate the big day. There will be a marquee in the garden, plenty of foo...
The corpse was snoring softly behind the sofa.It is early November and the Wynmouth Fire Festival is in full flow. A dozen or more giant statues are about to be put to the torch. The locals jokingly refer to it as the Bonfire Night Massacre. Firework...
Whatever you do, don't eat the paella! Simon Turing is on holiday in southern Spain and things are not going at all well. The hire car breaks down on the way from the airport and, while phoning for help, Simon hears a cry of distress from a nearby or...