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Yugoslavia, 1941. Yugoslavia - hitherto neutral - finds itself at war with Germany as the pro-Nazi government is overthrown and replaced by a pro-Allied administration. The staff at the British Embassy make hasty plans to leave the country, but one of the military attachés, Captain Tony Davis, is separated from his comrades. Together with a motley crew of refugees, Davis escapes into the mountains of the west and begins a breathtaking series of adventures as he encounters the remnants of the Serbian army, the dreaded Ustase terrorists and, eventually, the Partisans.

Just when James thinks it’s all over. He’s made his way up the ladder, but his next roll of the dice lands him on the head of the snake and he finds himself right back at square one. Fitz’s house is rebuilt, James has moved his life forward too and even started working a little again, doing some freelance. The pot gets stirred up and puts friendships in jeopardy. Feelings of desperation and hopelessness are resurrected as James and Fitz’s emotional and physical battle finds new heights of displeasure and despair.

We are again transported to London in the '90s, where Peter Ritchie’s list of suspects for the murder of prostitute Bobby Black is getting shorter and shorter. Due to his involvement with the case, Ritchie now finds himself so entrenched in a dark world of blackmail, police corruption, and cover-ups, he’s forced to put everything on the line, including those who are closest to him, in order to uncover the truth and finally set himself free.

Peter Ritchie is just an ordinary solicitor with an ordinary (if slightly shambolic) life, until the day his client, a male prostitute called Bobby Black, dies suddenly when a kinky trick goes wrong. Bobby has been brutally murdered, and someone had tried to cover it up. But who, and why? Peter cannot rest until he knows the truth.

HMS Poseidon, the Royal Navy’s newest submarine is hijacked. An elite team of terrorists now control this deadly warship. Can the hijackers be stopped before they release Poseidon’s missiles? Will the British government pay the three billion ransom? Or, will they destroy the most powerful nuclear submarine ever built?

Following the devastating loss of his family, all James Callaghan wants is to try and settle back into life, to find a new routine, and a way to cope with past life-changing and heart-wrenching events. All too soon, he finds himself right back where he was. Neck deep in despair when he learns that revenge works both ways. He knows that somehow, someway, this battle needs to find its end, once and for all. His journey takes him on a roller coaster ride of emotions as he tries to cling on to his sense of humanity.

James Callaghan, a law abiding citizen, a loving and devoted father. The epitome of a family man and a true gentleman. His beautiful wife Clara and children, his son Jake and daughter Cassie - the jewels in his crown. When James Callaghan’s life takes a devastating dive, he finds himself living hell on earth. Apart from a speeding ticket as a young man, he’d never broken any laws. He’d been a strong believer in always being the best of humanity, choosing good, right and kind...but every man has his line!

"I didn't want to shave my legs. But if she insisted, I'd probably have to. She seemed that kind of girl." These stories explore the challenges men face as they enter Generation F - their 40s and 50s. It's an age of intricate and subtle rules, of spray tan tortures, competitive cock-blocking, new wives and old habits that refuse to disappear.

In August 1939, Duncan Morant, the only son and heir of the second Lord Eversham, is enjoying life as a man-about-town, skippering his racing schooner Kristin. But Duncan is also a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, and as the war clouds gather, he is called up.

Summoned to the magistrate’s office as prime suspect, Rawlings not only clears his own name, but impresses Fielding so much with his power of recollection that he is asked to investigate the crime. Rawlings follows a trail of lustful liaisons and illicit intrigue, which prove beyond a shadow of doubt that the girl has had quite the past. A past with threatening secrets.