Kirjahaku

Private Investigator, Ben Franklin is unsure about taking on a missing dog case. But when the first murder victim turns up and the police identify him as their prime suspect he finds himself embroiled in a complex investigation. What are the strange occurrences taking place over the man-made lake, known locally as The Flash? How is this beauty spot on the outskirts of Manchester linked to, not one, but two murders? With the moral fibre of a Phillip Marlowe and the determination of a 21st Century Sherlock Holmes, and with his love-life crumbling around him, Ben Franklin bursts on the scene as the first authentic British Gumshoe. Will he solve The Flashwater Murders?

An elite gang of traitors plot to overthrow the democratically elected government. Parliamentary democracy in Britain 1946 is under mortal threat. The Royal family could be wiped out in the planned terror. British Secret Operations re-enlist Sean Colquhoun and Lily Brett, their two top agents, to infiltrate the plotters and eliminate the leader - if he or she can be unmasked.

Assault on the Vatican - a sinister and dangerous intrigue. This novel is played out amidst the backdrop of many of the twentieth century's greatest conflicts. Sean is a troubled man with a number of secrets. His involvement in the Irish uprising and a personal tragedy leading to the disintegration of his marriage to Martha, prompt him to leave Ireland for England. During World War 2 he is enlisted by British Intelligence and charged to carry out an audacious and dangerous plan. His mission takes him to Germany, accompanied by another agent, Lily, and there they encounter the horror of the Nazis' ""Final Solution."" Several twists and turns of the plot result in the completion of their assignment, but things are never straightforward in Sean's world. A picaresque novel with a sweeping sense of adventure.