Keith Dixon

Unashamedly polemical, this reissue of Freedom & Equality, first published in 1986, presents a strong and persuasively argued case for democratic socialism. In contrast to many recent books justifying conservatism and varieties of Marxism, Keith Dixon defends the two great principles underpinning democratic socialism – freedom and equality. He aims both to restore the idea of freedom to its proper place in the political vocabulary of the left and to defend a stark version of freedom as absence of constraint. Only this version of freedom, he argues, is consistent with the proper defence of civil liberties. Dixon also defends radical egalitarianism from its critics, who either repudiate its full force or reject it out of hand. He believes that freedom and equality are potentially realizable socialist goals, that democratic socialism is not necessarily linked with fraternalism, and – above all – that it should be based upon a firm and consistent conception of individuality.

Why does Jessica Hastings come home late several times a week?Her husband asks Private Investigator Sam Dyke this simple question. Dyke doesn't want the case: he doesn't do divorce work ... but Brian Hastings doesn't want a divorce, he wants an explanation.When Sam finds out what Jessica is doing, it opens up more questions. And when Brian Hastings goes missing, they're questions he feels compelled to answer.At the centre of the mystery is a man who most people in Manchester don't know-Larry Stone. But those who do know him, know that far from being the simple florist he seems to be, he's actually the biggest crook in town. He's powerful, he's dangerous, and he's currently working a deal with a Dutchman who's even worse.And Sam is now caught in Stone's sights as he works to find Brian Hastings, to solve a couple of murders, and to prevent Stone corrupting even more members of his own family than he already has.Before the biggest deal of Stone's crooked career goes down.

FEBRUARY 1942: The Struma, a broken-down steamer, explodes and sinks in the Black Sea, drowning 768 Rumanian Jews fleeing the Nazis and heading for Palestine, and safety. JUNE 1944: Thirty-one SAS soldiers are captured behind enemy lines and are forced to dig their own graves before being shot and buried in a forest in the heart of France. SEVENTY YEARS LATER: A young woman is attacked in the grounds of Edinburgh Zoo - the attacker seeking the document that might link these two wartime events. Private Investigator Sam Dyke becomes involved in unravelling a mystery that dates back to the Second World War. He rescues a woman who's on the point of being abducted and, for all he knows, murdered. He helps the woman, Chantal Bressette, escape, subsequently learning that she's carrying a document of vital importance to a group of powerful people. Sam Dyke discovers he's the only one who can stop them. Based on true events, and with action ranging from Edinburgh through to a quiet village in the centre of France, The Hard Swim pits Sam Dyke against his toughest opponents yet--an experienced team of killers backed by a ruthless MP about to ascend to one of the great roles of State.

"I enjoy Lee Child, Robert Crais, Tess Gerritson. So I think Keith Dixon is up there with the greats."Private Investigator Sam Dyke is hired to find a man who's been released from prison and subsequently gone missing. But the ex-con is an ex-cop who might have been imprisoned for a crime that he didn't commit.Working for the man's daughter, Sam soon discovers that this isn't just a missing persons case - there are other people involved, including the owner of a high-profile casino and a senior police officer. And when the brutal representatives of an Asian gambling syndicate show up with their own brand of persuasiveness, Sam knows that he must put things right before he and everyone he loves become potential targets ...

"I enjoy Lee Child, Robert Crais, Tess Gerritson. So I think Keith Dixon is up there with the greats." - Amazon Reviewer "He said, 'Let's be clear: there are two things that I want to come out of this. First, I want to be sure I'm being followed. Secondly, I want to know by whom. Do we understand each other'" How difficult could this case be? Private investigator Sam Dyke soon learns, however, that Frank Wallace, the client, hasn't revealed the whole truth. And in the world of secret intelligence in which Wallace has earned his living for the last forty years, it's probable the truth has rarely seen the light of day. Dyke travels into London and out of his comfort zone, soon finding himself tangled in a web of deceit in which Government Intelligence services, mysterious blondes, private security firms and vintage Blues music are all bound together. Only he can clear a path through to find out what everyone really wants-and not just what they say they want. Sam Dyke is a private investigator from a working-class environment who works amongst the wealthy and privileged of the Cheshire set-those whose morals and levels of discretion are offensive to him and go against his own values, forged in a strong family environment. The mysteries he unravels become personal crusades against entitlement, wealth and the abuse of power. Although he doesn't moralise, he gets angry when he sees people who lie, steal and murder to get their way. Like Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade he has a clear view of what the world is actually like, but he nevertheless wants evil-doers set straight and will do what he can to help. The Strange Girl, the last Sam Dyke thriller, was described as 'diverting' by trade bible The Bookseller, with Sam Dyke being 'Crewe's answer to Philip Marlowe'. The Secret Sharers is the latest exciting instalment in this action-packed series.

WINNER OF THE 2014 CHANTICLEER CLUE AWARD FOR PRIVATE EYE/NOIR FICTION An arrogant Russian scientist plus an explosive device. A dangerous combination. He has a superb mind but no morals. What's to stop him destroying the lives of thousands of people? Only PI Sam Dyke can piece the clues together ...Sam's new client works in a secret research unit where security is king. It's scaring her to death.The head of the unit, Stratford Greif, arrived from Russia with a reputation for brilliance and a history of sowing discord. He knows he's the cleverest person in any room ... and he's going to make everyone pay for their ignorance with one final cataclysmic act. Dyke sets himself on a course to prevent this madman from achieving his ends. A course that endangers him, his new partner and it seems anyone else who gets in the way of the doomsday plan ...The Bleak is a crime thriller with suspense, action, intriguing characters and a compelling story. Keith Dixon has been compared to Ian Rankin and Lee Child and he's very happy with that."I enjoy Lee Child, Robert Crais, Tess Gerritson. So I think Keith Dixon is up there with the greats." - Amazon Reviewer

Une jeune actrice qui souhaite changer le cours de sa carri re - mais peut- tre le faire tout en restant la personne qu elle voulait tre?En tant qu actrice dans une mission de t l vision de longue dur e, le chemin de la carri re de Mai Rose semblait clair. Mais elle en voulait plus. Elle avait d j laiss tomber l mission et s tait retrouv e jouer dans une pi ce s rieuse, avec des acteurs s rieux et un directeur plus que s rieux. Et maintenant, voici qu une nouvelle opportunit s offrait elle - un grand film fantastique avec un r le qui semble lui convenir sur mesure. Le seul ennui tait qu elle tait en comp tition avec quatre autres actrices sournoises pour obtenir le r le. Peut-elle obtenir ce r le? Veux-elle obtenir ce r le? Elle doit percer son chemin travers les exigences de la presse, le propri taire millionnaire russe du journal qui d rige la comp tition, les ex et actuels petits-amis, son fr re soldat et une concurrente particuli rement ambitieuse (mauvaise). Et tous la sous-estiment. En vue d une apog e passionnante, Actrice d crit l preuve d une personne pour arriver comprendre qui elle est, ce qui est important pour elle - et surtout - ce qu elle veux vraiment.

J'aime beaucoup Lee Child, Robert Crais, Tess Gerritson. Je pense que Keith Dixon fait partie des grands auteurs. - Critique d'Amazon. L'un des crivains les plus agr able lire dans le genre de nos jours. - Critique d'Amazon. Lorsque Paul Storey revient de Londres, c'est pour chapper un v nement qui a ruin sa vie professionnelle. Il se remet alors lentement lier contact avec les gens... mais les gens qu'il finit par rencontrer sont voyous, des voleurs et des escrocs... Lorsque Paul Storey revient de Londres, c'est pour chapper un v nement qui a ruin sa vie professionnelle. Il se remet alors lentement lier contact avec les gens... mais les gens qu'il finit par rencontrer sont des voyous, des voleurs et des escrocs. Exactement le genre de personnes qui il voulait chapper. Pire encore, l'une d'entre elles est une femme escroc qu'il, pour une raison ou une autre, n'arrive pas oublier et une femme dont l'habitude tait de manipuler les hommes... Lorsqu'il fut impliqu dans une escroquerie en contrebande de vente d'antiquit s de Syrie, il r alisa qu'il ne pouvait pas chapper sa profession - un homme poss dant des comp tences sp cialis es et le rendant encore plus fascinant aux yeux de ses nouveaux coll gues. Essayer de trouver un but sa vie tout en gardant la t te sur les paules tait son enti re pr occupation, jusqu' ce qu'un Syrien voulant r cup rer l'une des antiquit s vol es se manifeste... et il n'avait pas l'intention de faire de prisonniers.

Paul Storey is an ex-cop looking for a job. Bran Doyle was a boxer but he's now looking for a driver. And perhaps a little more. Storey takes the job but soon finds himself involved in more than driving. There's a murder. And conspiracy. And another murder. And then the real trouble starts.One Punch continues the series begun by Storey, described by one reviewer as a "highly intelligent, witty and well-plotted thriller", and by others as "very entertaining", "a great read" and "an unusual thriller".If you like thrillers with surprising characters, intricate plots, lots of humour and exciting action, then One Punch will fit the bill.