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1) Underground
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Reissue of the first book from the British crime writer whom Ian Rankin would later call 'The Godfather of British Noir'.The hero of this tense thriller has been lying low in the urban decay of south-east London, waiting to be called on for his 'job'. Now his enemies have smoked him out and it is time for him to act. He says he'll stop at nothing - and he means it. Is he a crook or a terrorist? What is he about to do? 'Britain seen through a gun-sight,'...
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"When beauty's the prizeWhat mortal fears dying?"Tim Hawk plans his assassinations well, rehearsing them with cool detachment, and his professionalism makes him a rising star in Kazan's gang. Hawk's only other interest, an unexpected love for baroque opera, is kept concealed. When Kazan returns with his beautiful bride-to-be, Hawk presents the pair with a macabre wedding present. Other guests are shocked, but Kazan and Irena are intrigued. Then Kazan,...
3) Count Me Out
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South-east London gangland meets the alternative lifestyle of a travelling fair. Jet Heywood is a fairground boxer past his prime who, after a street brawl, finds himself nursing a head wound. His brother Scott has long wanted out of his dead-end life as a security van driver. When his van disappears with a two million pound payload Jet doesn't know whether Scott was victim or thief. But Scott's old gang knows – and they reckon Jet knows where he...
4) Payback
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After ten years away, ex-boxer Floyd Carter comes back for his brother's funeral, and to decide what's to be done with his other brother, the lumbering Ludo whose mental age is barely twelve. But if Ludo knows anything it is that Albie's death was not an accident. And if Floyd knows anything it is that he will have to sort things out.In case he thought he had a choice, he is quickly confronted by local hoods who claim that Albie owes ten thousand...
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When ex-mercenary Max Iversson accompanies a nightclub owner to an ill-fated rendezvous in a deserted north London industrial estate, it turns out to be not so much a set-up as a bloodbath. Three men have been shot, the briefcase Iversson has been guarding is empty--and he wants to know why.
So begins a hunt for answers that will take him into direct conflict with Detective Sergeant John Gallan--and take both men into very dangerous territory.
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Neal Carey mysteries volume 3
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"From domestic war to barroom brawls, grad-student-turned-PI Neal Carey's got more than studying on his plate. Neal Carey's three-year confinement in a Chinese monastery is finally over, but his troubles are just beginning. The elusive financial benefactors who have bought his freedom expect a return on their investment. They want him to find Cody McCall, a two-year-old boy recently abducted by his father in a bitter Hollywood custody battle, a task...
7) Junker Blues
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"Chris Kelsey hits another home-run with this fast-paced and enthralling mystery starring Emmett Hardy." –Sublime Book Review It's August 1974. The oil-producing states of the Middle East refuse to sell their oil to the United States, igniting a worldwide economic crisis. What's a catastrophe for some is, for the residents of at least one small town, an opportunity: Burr, Oklahoma sits atop a sea of oil. The embargo sparks an increase in local drilling,...
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In a bleak winter night in Newburgh, Deputy Marlowe investigates a series of brutal murders connected to a local drug ring. Haunted by his own past, Marlowe's relentless pursuit leads to the arrest of a member of the gang, bringing an end to the killing spree. However, as he stands among the aftermath, Marlowe realizes the darkness of the case has left him scarred and tainted. While justice is served, Marlowe questions if he will ever find redemption...
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The Creep Outside by Keith WrightDon't smile. Don't attract his attention. Don't agree to meet. It will be a date with death.He seems so nice, but don't be fooled. He's a stalker, an obsessive, and depraved. He is a serial killer. Nobody knew until now. But it's much too late. It's too late for too many women.So begins an investigation for Detective Inspector Stark that will reveal murder and end with a tragedy that shocks the CID to its core.'The...
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Detective Kate Morgan is stumped, trying to decide when a case is really a case and when it belongs on her desk or someone else's. She's homicide and this? … This is something else, right? Following up the leads doesn't help, only confuses the issue-until someone slips up or slips away literally.Simon wakes, choking on water, drowning in the darkness of his night, struggling to understand what madness he is connecting to now. As usual, he has few...
11) London Boulevard
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An ex-convict hoping to steer clear of the lowlife from his past is forced to act when his disturbed sister is threatened.
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