Personal author: John, Dave

When Rob's girlfriend asks him to leave London and live with her in Manchester, it means changing jobs and leaving behind his best mate in the entire world. Believing that love conquers all and confident that he'll meet new mates, Rob takes the plunge.

'The Burglar Diaries' is the first person account of petty thief Bex, a bit of a geezer who, with long time partner in crime Ollie, just about gets by on the money he makes from house breaking in small town suburbia.

Bad things are going down in Soho. Someone's going to have to pay the price. Alfie Jenkins breaks a lot of rules. When he sets up an illegal casino in Soho there's bad will all round and soon Alfie and those closest to him become embroiled in an all-out war with a dangerous gang. Unfortunately th...

Jaffy Brown is running through the London backstreets when he comes face to face with an escaped circus animal. His life is transformed by the encounter. Plucked from the jaws of death by Mr Jamrach, the two strike up a friendship. Before he knows it, Jaffy finds himself on board a ship bound for...

Captain Alatriste's affair with the beautiful actress Maria de Castro is rankling not only his long-term mistress but also the King of Spain. With loyal companion Inigo distracted by the affections of Angelica, Alatriste becomes embroiled in a series of tussles outside his lover's house.

When ex-mercenary Max Iversson accompanies a nightclub owner to a pre-arranged meeting in a deserted north London industrial estate, it turns out to be not so much a set-up as a bloodbath. Three men have been shot, the suitcase he has been guarding is empty - and Iversson wants to know why.

This work tells how on the eve of his 36th birthday, author and journalist Mike Gayle picked up a pen and contemplated his life. In less than 24 hours he would be officially closer to 40 than to 30. Gripped by a determination to sort out his life, Mike wrote a list of all the things he has meant ...