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James Gordon is a former police detective who moves, with his young family, to the idyllic mountain village of Fornalutx in Mallorca for a better way of life. Shortly after meeting a new arrival to the village, he discovers the murdered body of his new misfit acquaintance. This starts a sequence of events which makes James and his family the targets of South London's underworld. Gritty, fast-paced and interspersed with a sprinkling of what makes 'The Valley of the Oranges' such a special place, 'Under a Mallorcan Sky' is the debut novel of former police detective Neil Doloughan.
James Gordon is a former police detective who moved to the idyllic mountain village of Fornalutx in Mallorca, only to become embroiled in a murder investigation. With his Nemesis, Danny Kusemi, on remand for murder, some vestige of normality was returning to his new life abroad. However, on the opening night of his new boutique hotel, James soon realises that the previous incident is far from over and with the Russian mafia now involved, he is, once again, in mortal danger. 'Bitter Lemons' is the sequel to the debut novel, 'Under a Mallorcan Sky' by former police detective, Neil Doloughan.
Retreating in shame to the grim northern town he grew up in, Motown Cop star Luke Heslin just couldn't resist the charms of the lady he met that August afternoon. Rebecca had been wronged and had revenge burning in her heart. "You're perfect," she told Luke. "Just what I need." Together with the music-obsessed DJ from the Visage, the three of them planned a cruel little scheme that would land the local villain in prison. But even the best laid plans can go to waste. Can't they...?
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They changed her life forever. Did they really think they could get away with it? Evie Perry was a high-class escort whose way of life was abruptly and cruelly shattered by two drunken men. Stella Kendrick's husband committed suicide and left her with a legal battle and a debt of £6m, but he leaves her a message with the names of three men on it. Daniella Maddox is a world-class barrister, assigned to an indefensible case for a corrupt client, but one she must win to save her own life. Unbeknownst to them, fate has woven their lives into a twisted web. Detective Sergeant Alan Armitage is mystified when he attends the scene of a triple murder, but he is very quickly joined in his hunt for the killer by Detective Sergeant Steve Denton from The Met, and Detective Sergeant Bob Williams from North Yorkshire CID. Along with Detective Constable Rachael Jones, they have to uncover who the murderer is and why they are killing people across the country. Their task is made even more difficult because a criminal known to most simply as The Broker gets closer to banking millions every time his team commits another murder.
If a chimpanzee drifted across the galaxy clutching a suitcase what would it contain?Is it ever a good idea to synthesise narcotics?Do things that glow in the dark glow in daylight? Reluctant musician and reality freak Steven has been banished to a mediaeval farmhouse. It's cold, it's wet, and it's Candlemas. Somewhere in the darkness there's a rave and two buses with stove pipe chimneys.Steven's fairly confident he's sussed the first question, the second's multi-choice, his girlfriend will explain the third - but the licensed-to-kill clone on the train? There's a mystery...
James Westerfeld is a successful criminal barrister living in West London who prosecutes and defends those put before the courts in London and the South East. He is also an amateur racing driver. Having been invited to race his Lotus Cortina at the Goodwood Revival Meeting, he is having the time of his life in his race – until another driver, Bill Akely, has a huge and fatal accident right in front of him. Watching it happen, James nearly has a crash of his own. Initially the cause of Bill's accident is thought to be simple driver error. Bill ran a highly successful race car preparation business,but aspects of how he ran his business are murky. Was he as clean as people thought? James gets sucked into the world of race car preparation by Bill's widow, Claire, who is suspicious about how her husband ran the company. As a result, James's life becomes considerably more dangerous. He is the subject of an attempt to kill him, he's kidnapped and he's accused of large scale drug dealing. He needs to find out who is behind this and why, before they succeed in getting him off the streets for good.
Frank Sterling, private investigator, is going through a bad patch. Business is hard to come by and friendships are strained. Relief comes in a commission to investigate a murder and protect a reputation in nearby Canterbury. Applying his tried and trusted strategy of 'shaking things loose', he is soon embroiled in the city's dark, corrupt underbelly. With the police on the case baffled and danger steadily escalating, will Sterling and his capable young assistant finally discover the truth, no matter where it leads?
Irish literature's roots have been traced to the 7th-9th century. This is a rich and hardy literature starting with descriptions of the brave deeds of kings, saints and other heroes. These were followed by generous veins of religious, historical, genealogical, scientific and other works. The development of prose, poetry and drama raced along with the times. Modern, well-known Irish writers include: William Yeats, James Joyce, Sean Casey, George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, John Synge and Samuel Beckett.