M C Dutton

Detective Sergeant Jaswinder Singh — known on the streets as Jazz — is a born Sikh but an East Ender by choice. Blunt, relentless and unapologetically un-PC, he’s a constant thorn in the side of the Metropolitan Police hierarchy. But there’s one thing no one can deny: Jazz solves cases. And he knows it. For a while, things had been quiet around Ilford and Barking. Too quiet. Then the streets erupted. Murders. An elusive assassin. Cheap drugs flooding the borough. Riots, looted shops and a growing sense that something far bigger is unfolding beneath the chaos. As the violence spreads, the clues refuse to line up and nothing makes sense. Even for a seasoned detective who thrives on danger, this case is different. Because someone is pulling the strings. When MI6 suddenly steps in, Jazz realises the truth is far darker than anyone imagined. Lies, intrigue and betrayal lurk around every corner, and the mastermind behind it all remains hidden in the shadows. With London spiralling into mayhem, Jazz must uncover the unknown villain orchestrating the madness — before the city tears itself apart. A gripping thriller packed with twists, danger and a detective who refuses to play by the rules.

Have you ever been on a train and wondered who on earth you were sitting next to? Sometimes we make assumptions due to the look of someone, but have no idea what the back story is and what the outcome to their story might be. These stories are all set on a delayed train from Portsmouth to London. These are the stories of passengers travelling for their own reasons some good, some bad, some murderous and some pretty treacherous. These short stories all have a little twist at the end. Included is the passenger who has just realised how loved she is after years of wondering and the passenger who thinks they are on to a good thing but are going to find out what real treachery is. But all the passengers need to get to London to get on with their lives and fulfil their destiny.

Detective Jaswinder Singh, a Metropolitan Police Officer, has returned to work from gardening leave. His reputation for solving cases in the most unorthodox of manners has made him many enemies within the police. Unfortunately for them his methods always achieve great results with all his cases being solved. Sarah, a civilian manager at the police station, enlist Jazz’s confidential help in finding out what is happening with her husband, Derek, who worked in the Police Protection squad and may be being blackmailed. Although he has few friends in the police force as he is considered a rule breaker and a cocky individual, Jazz does have two colleagues that have remained loyal to him despite all that has happened. He also has an informant Mad Pete, who reluctantly comes across with information when pushed by Jazz. It is revealed that Derek is into S&M and belongs to an exclusive S&M club where the blackmail could be happening. Taking advantage of Derek being away Jazz decides to go undercover in the club to see what he can find out. This alerts MI6 and it would appear that a large undercover operation was about to take place and Derek was under scrutiny as a potential traitor. Now established in the mess and causing chaos for MI6, Jazz is incorporated into their strategy for the operation but told to keep out of the way. This is never going to happen, and the unorthodox, fearless and some would say stupid, Jazz must now take on MI6, an S&M club and a terrorist group each one of them potentially out to kill him. Find out more about the books in this series at: www.mcdutton.co.uk

My name is Michael Angelo, Angel to those who know me. I was born in the greatest city in the world, Chicago. My Ma, Maria Angelo, never knew exactly my date of birth or even the year. She worked in down town Chicago as a prostitute until she copped Syphilis. There was no father and at 9 years old I became the major breadwinner. I was good at what I did to earn money but conning uptown people out of a few cents and stealing food off stalls didn't amount to much. It did bring me to the attention of the club owner, Alfredo Tarrantinni. I might still be alive if I had stayed away from the club, but then I wouldn't have met Clemmie. Chicago was fun, and as a small boy I took the fear factor in my stride. When I grew up it became more deadly and Tony, my nemesis, was always looking to finish what he had started. He wanted me dead.Just when I had got to that point where life was on a roll; I had the job, the respect, the money and the girl, in a split second it was all gone. The Guardians made me an Angel. Me, an Angel? I would have laughed but it wasn't funny. They said I had to help Clemmie. Now I would do anything for Clemmie but what they asked me to do was tough. I argued and fought them at every point along the way. They kept the truth from me but I found out the hard way. Tony was close by and now I hunted him and wanted him dead and burning in hell. I wanted to keep Clemmie safe and with me, they wanted something else. Someone had to be the winner.

Christopher was resigned to the fact he would be dead by the morning. Did he deserve to die? What sort of stupid question was that? He would have given himself a slap for being so ridiculous if he could. He might just as well ask himself if he was a good father. He needed to think clearly and sensibly. He was scared - no, he was terrified and it was about time he owned up to that. He had to confront what frightened him most - and that was not death itself, but that promised state of creative, relentless, unforgiving pain that would make him beg to be dead and released from his agony.He wished he had been able to give them what they wanted. It would have been so much easier, but that was not possible now. He mentally beat himself with thoughts of his own stupidity. He had always considered himself to be an intelligent man, he was rich, handsome and well-regarded but right now he really did not know what sort of man he was.How could his decline have happened so spectacularly to the point that tomorrow his life would end? He had the night to think about it before they returned.

DS Jaswinder Singh is only just hanging on to his job when a piece of dull routine work in Dagenham, where a clue hangs tantalisingly in the air, turns into a race against time to catch a group of dangerous paedophiles.There are young lives at stake, and only Jazz and his crew DS Boomer, DC Ashiv Kumar and Mad Pete are daring enough to poke a stick into this hornet’s nest. Upon discovering that high-powered individuals, whose influence has made them untouchable, are involved with a paedophile ring, Jazz has his work cut out to hunt down these men that the government are trying to protect. As the murderous group are slowly uncovered, the detectives find themselves hunted by their own police force and MI5. Sugar and Spice follows Jazz as he fearlessly walks into trouble, careless for his crew’s wellbeing. This third book in ‘The Singhing Detective’ series uses dark humour to relieve the tension created by the dramatic climaxes and tells a story of hard work, loyalty and cunning. Inspired by the work of Agatha Christie, Robert Graves and Clive Cussler, M C Dutton’s topical novel will appeal to fans of her previous books, which have also been enjoyed by members of the police force.

The first in a series of multi-cultural thrillers by the author of Silent Night and The Devil’s Tears. Detective Jaswinder Singh, known as the Jazz Singher (Jazz to his friends and enemies), is leaner, fitter, smarter and back working for the Met. The nervous breakdown that caused him to be seconded to Manchester is, he believes, now behind him – but he is still battling his personal demon, drink. Jazz’s first case back at the Met comes dangerously close to home as he investigates the Viets – a gang quietly setting up East End Cannabis factories and trying to stay under the radar of the holy trinity of East End gangs; the Snake heads, Triad and Bam Bam. The murder of a sweet and innocent old lady, Alice, is the catalyst for the gangs to clash, causing the biggest East End war since the Krays. For Jazz it becomes personal – Alice had been part of his Newbury Park childhood. He goes on the rampage to find her killers. What started with the murder of a little old lady spirals out of control into serial murder, lies, duplicity and treachery, culminating in the death of a rookie Detective Constable on Jazz’s team. This is the first book in a new crime series featuring Jaswinder Singh, a driven and brilliant Sikh detective, working in the East End of London.