A.N. Drew

As this remarkable book, 'The Resurrected', shows in an entertaining, highly original and enlightened way, retirement is a life challenge in itself. The busy hubbub of life is ended and there is time to evaluate and make exciting future plans. But if recent bereavement is added to the equation, finding a significant and comfortable future can be very difficult. In this sequel to 'Sacred Memoirs of a Retired Failure', Doug Spencer's life moves on at speed. Doug has made significant strides forward in his new life, helped by a lady who has hopes for more from their relationship. He now has to balance his past life and present challenges, whilst struggling with the yin and yang of his romantic attachments.

This fascinating and remarkable book, 'Spies and Scoundrels', consists of two highly imaginative novellas. The first, 'Time to Say Goodbye', explores how England might look in 2026. Post pandemic with many unresolved problems remaining, Government finances are dire and the country is directionless and unstable. People have gone into voluntary lockdown to avoid the violence on the streets. The scene is set for a change of Government, with a radical plan. A scapegoat group in society is identified and vilified. History does indeed repeat itself. 'Death's Final Wicket' is a spy thriller set in London, Oslo, Buenos Aires and Jerusalem. Bible Codes in the Torah (first five chapters of the Old Testament), supposedly point to various modern day events such as Hitler, Yasser Arafat and a nuclear war emanating from North Korea. Governments interpret these codes for their own ends. Meanwhile, a new terrorist organization, with its own plan, complicates matters. British Intelligence has the man with the right background to sort through the c

As this remarkable book, 'Sacred Memoirs of a Retired Failure', shows both in an entertaining and enlightened way, retirement is a life challenge in itself. The busy hub of life is ended and there is time to evaluate. If recent bereavement is added to the equation, contemplating the future may be almost unbearable. Doug is in this situation. He struggles with loneliness as he moves into a new home, tries to make some sense of his past and find a future. He is haunted by feelings of failure in his career as an Anglican clergyman. He dearly misses his wife Mary and her support; he knows that it is only she who could have made sense of his constant questions and doubt. Before Mary died, Doug promised her he would write a book in retirement, a sort of autobiography. He rescues Ruby, an abandoned dog and feels less lonely. Then he meets a lady of whom he has high hopes, but she lets him down. In his search he finds a challenging, exciting option which, Doug hopes, will join the pieces of his life together.

A Thousand Cuts: A gripping thriller that will leave you hookedHow do you catch a serial killer that leaves no trace?"Some cases take a piece of your soul and you never get it back"A seven-year-old victim killed with hundreds of tiny cuts appears at first to be a single random murder.An innocent sweet little girl lost to a vicious act of violence. But for Australian Detective Sergeant Jack Fletcher something doesn't add up.When children the same age are found murdered by a different method in the same location, Jack instinctively knows he is dealing with a serial killer.Desperate to catch the twisted individual, Jacks focus on the case is threatened by similarities between the victim and his own daughter, sending him spiralling back into a tornado of alcohol and nightmaresAs the body count increases Jack and the team unravel a web of dark secrets, bringing them closer to the killer. But one of their own could be in mortal danger. Only this time, Jack may not be strong enough to save them.A totally gripping mystery that will have you hooked from the first page to the final dramatic twist.