The Island Connection Series

When Sean Legg, the government's Chief Minister is kidnapped, only a select few are aware. And then a policewoman stumbles over the hideaway and things begin to unravel for the kidnappers. Meanwhile, down at the Chinese restaurant, Clem and Eli, a pair of inquisitive young teenagers, discover ancient passages and caves in the granite foundations of the island. It's all going to end in tears - but for whom?

When he left his cottage to pick a few vegetables from his garden, Reverend Aloicius Quayle hadn't intended lying face down on the cold earth with the morning sun on the back of his head and a vine of runner beans crushed under his chest. He also hadn't intended to have a twenty centimetre bone handled brushed stainless steel knife stuck in his lower back. But sometimes life doesn't work out as planned, as Reverend Quayle discovered. Before long more religious murders have Detective Inspector Angus Slooth and Detective Constable Sarah Flemons struggling to find the answers. How is the same gun involved in three unrelated murders over the course of seven years? And why are the murders linked by an old nursery rhyme? There's only one way to find out...

Colonel Peter Challinor threatens to wipe out hundreds, possibly thousands, of residents on the Isle of Man using the most toxic nerve agent ever synthesized. The hunt is on to find him and stop him, but time is short and there are plenty of places to hide. Hugh Bottomley arrives from the Ministry of Defence in London to help out where he can. But Sparky knows Bottomley’s past, and it is one that Bottomley wouldn’t like the public to be made aware of. Meanwhile, house-to-house enquiries turn up more than a toxic nerve agent, and the arrival of Rolien van der Laan does nothing to simplify an increasingly complex situation. It’s bound to end in tears.

Amy's on the run and scavenging in waste bins for her next meal. It's cold, it's raining, she has no money, nowhere to live, and her aunt wants her dead. If she turns herself in to the police, they will almost certainly imprison her where her aunt can get to her. But now she's done what she's done, her parents are both dead and she has no friends to look to for help... until she meets Clem and Eli. But what can a couple of quirky teenage girls do?

Lynn and Suyin both have good reason to hate Ambrose Carson. When nine wealthy Chinese businessmen include Ambrose in their investment plans, Suyin is nominated to act as their intermediary. But she is secretly driven by events of the past, and Ambrose finds that getting the funds together for the planned investment does not run smoothly. Ambrose needs a few million more to match the Chinese investors and plans to short sell Domtech International shares after he has disposed of it's CEO, Dominic Dawson. When he instructs his hired thug to kill Dominic, the result is not one that he could have foreseen, and not one that he has any control over. Lynn, meanwhile is making plans for the eventual showdown, unaware that Suyin has a secret agenda of her own.

Detective Sergeant Sarah Flemons and her new partner, Penny Chakyar, find themselves on a secretive mission in the Dordogne area of France. Fortunately for Sarah, Penny speaks excellent French. So too does The Vicar, who also finds himself on a mission of a different kind. Until now, The Vicar’s past has been shrouded in the mists of time. Now it seems to have caught up with him and dictates his actions, which are even more drastic than his normal way of doing The Lord’s work. Meanwhile, who is Philippe Duval? And why does he have  scars near his ears and two fingers missing on one hand? And why was Michel LeBrun also a man on a mission before his body was found in the woods? It’s all very confusing – until you read ‘The Vicar's Lot’.

The Irish Sea is cold, swarms with stinging Lion's Mane and Portuguese Man O' War jellies and, to add to its ruthless reputation, there's an amphidromic point just south of the Isle of Man which is rife with some of the most dangerous and violent sea currents in the world. Not the sort of place you'd want to go for a morning swim, you would think. But tell that to DI Sarah Flemons and DC Penny Chakyar. It's just the sort of challenge they love - until the inevitable happens. While their friends search in vain for the missing pair, the mysterious appearance of a dead body has some people scratching their heads. Who is he and how did he get there? A few miles away, Joseph Adebayo finds himself imprisoned in an ancient swimming pool complex and Carla and Alishya arrange for the disposal of husbands and lovers because - well because that's the way they roll. Confused? All will become clear when you read the latest romp in The Island Connection series.

A valuable painting has disappeared and Penny Chakyar, a slightly-built, dusky young detective is tasked by her chief constable with finding it. Penny is teamed with Josh, a tall, well-proportioned constable with a washboard stomach and abs you could grate cheese on. Josh is not all he seems to be, as Penny soon discovers. Meanwhile, twins Brian and Sue Hodgetts are increasingly unhappy with their court-appointed guardians. But nowhere near as unhappy as Elvis and Ozzy who roll a van loaded with stolen goods and find themselves in jail awaiting trial. Meanwhile, Maddi and Jason are caught in a compromising position by Boris, who has taken incriminating photos on his cell phone. While he’s doing that, Daisy Norwood has a few too many vodka and tonics for breakfast and sets fire to her house, exposing the secrets in her cellar. It’s just another tale of life on ‘The Island’ where the loose ends come together at the end and Josh gets exactly what he deserves.

When the body of a woman is found with a knife through her eye, the island's law enforcement officers have a major problem. The killer has left no fingerprints, no DNA, and no other leads. Nobody saw him come or go, and there is no apparent motive. However, he or she has left behind a series of clues. When a second body is discovered a week later, it becomes clear that the killer is taunting the police. But why? What does he want? What's he hoping to achieve? After the third murder, the answer is clear and the final outcome is even more deadly with a stand-off controlled by the murderer.Flint is a story of murder, or mystery and of suspense that ends with the death of...

While excavating for a new sewage treatment plant, Jimmy Quayle discovers a large, curved object buried in the rock. It looks like plastic, but it wasn't buried intentionally; it had lain there while the sediments had formed into rock around it, nearly 400 million years ago. Not only that, the object emits a strange 'dark light' during the day, and glows red at night. 'The Pod' as the object becomes known, draws crowds from around the world. To the media, it is anything from an atomic bomb planted by Russia to the gathering of armies for the end of times battle between good and evil. Detective Chief Inspector Angus Slooth is charged with crowd control at the dig. To him, the pod is a pain in the chest, and one that will prove his downfall. Meanwhile, Sparky, the life-partner of DI Sarah Flemons, is tasked with protecting the most obnoxious young lady he has ever had the misfortune to meet. But there's more to Jo Kennaugh than meets the eye. A lot more – as Sparky soon discovers – and it will eventually threaten both their lives. While naked Wiccans run amok in the ancient Viking castle, and while Elvis and Ozzie are picking fights with the wrong people, DI Sarah Flemons knows something that she's not prepared to share. Not even with her best friend, Penny Chakyar. It's too important for sharing. Except, maybe, with a chosen few who are already bearers.

Janna is fourteen going on twenty-four. She is tall and athletic and sharp as a razor. But her grandfather has gone missing and Janna makes it her business to try and find him. She is helped by Oddball, an old friend of her parents. Oddball is forty-six and drives an1100cc Ducati Panigale the same way that he lives his life – fast and dangerous. Their partnership develops into a mutual quest to find Janna's grandfather – though maybe it's already too late.   Meanwhile, sexy thirty-year-old Gabrielle Kay, is busy making love to, and making money with, Brian Shuttleworth, leader of the Cornerstone Evangelical Church. But her sister has other plans which threaten their illegal business venture. Not that her sister cares for the law – she just struggles with reality at times. And be sure to keep an eye on Paddy Quirk posing as Snorker Dingwallace. It's Paddy's actions that will end in death. But who's and how?   While all this is going on, Fergus is occupied in the arms of Alisha or Carla, or sometimes both, at The Foundation – a sort of upmarket hippy, happy-tappy, anything-goes establishment on the beautiful east coast of the island. None of them are teenagers any longer, but that doesn't stop them living life to the full and beyond. Fergus is happy making the best of the situation, because he knows that it cannot last, and he will soon have a decision to make about his future.   Janna's quest is a mad romp that takes you round the Isle of Man following the clues and the characters as they struggle to fulfil their individual goals and desires.

A fight outside a restaurant turns nasty and the odds are stacked against Joseph Adebayo. As his attackers flee the scene, a valuable haul of platinum goes missing and, for some of the thieves, events begin to spiral out of control. The only person who stays calm and collected is the skipper of a local fishing boat. But then Al Callow is a cool customer and he has two beautiful women on his side. Neither of them are averse to using their bodily charms to get what they want, and Al is happy to help out. But what of the Australian twins, Bruce and Craig? What part are they destined to play in this deadly game? You’ll only find out by reading The Platinum Pirate

The Isle of Man, normally a haven of tranquil living, is rocked by a series of unexplained house fires. When the bodies of an old couple are discovered in the burned-out shell of their home, the tension increases as it is learned that it wasn't the fire that killed them.   Meanwhile, when Dick pays Rachel £300 for an hour of her time, Rachel has no inkling that he will be her last paying client. She never planned leaving this life in a pool of blood, but that's the way her partner found her a couple of hours later.   The police are struggling to find sufficient resources to solve the house fires and Rachel's murder. It is the fortnight when the Isle of Man hosts the world famous TT road races. All police leave is cancelled as the island's population is augmented by 40,000 leather-clad bikers. It doesn't help that a new police superintendent, who seems to be totally out of her depth, is running the show. Cathryn Brady, universally known as Miss Piggy, seems to be more interested in public opinion than in solving crime, and her senior officers have had enough.   Yet amongst the murder and mayhem, the baffling figure of Unicorn looms large, orchestrating events from deep in the shadows. Will Unicorn be exposed before the whole island goes up in flames? There's only one way to find out.

In 1765, The Crown bought the feudal rights to the Isle of Man for the princely sum of £70,000 (almost twelve million pounds today). Not that The Crown wanted a little island 36 miles long and 12 miles wide but, because it was the centre of smuggling for the whole of Western Europe, it was costing the British Exchequer millions a year in lost revenue. So, the day after the deal was done, they sent in their customs men to clean the place up.   One of the most effective smugglers was Captain Dugal Joughin who, as the customs men closed in on him, sank his treasures in the depths of Kilpheric Lake. Unfortunately he had no means of ever retrieving them. Today, Noah Callow does. And so he goes looking.   But he's not alone because ruthless businessman Albert Lynch is out for blood, and sees this as a way to settle a longstanding debt. Meanwhile, when the body of Dodgy Dave Finlay is found floating on the lake, the police become involved and Chief Inspector Mick Duckworth sees his chance to resolve old scores.   Throw into the mix a dead car driver and a couple of sexy business women, and you have all the ingredients for another humdinger of a plot.

Alan McGee, the local butcher is found with a large meat cleaver buried in his head. It's not suicide, that's for sure. Detective Inspector Sarah Flemons is called out to investigate and soon teams up with DS Josie Armstrong and Constable Don Bailey to find the killer. The dead butcher was an active member of a local vigilante group, the Civic Mission, who are stirring bad feelings in the town by their over-zealous activities. Naturally, it is the first line of enquiry that the police team follow up on.   They soon discover that Mr McGee had been looking into a string of thefts in the area. Other members of the Civic Mission are quick to point fingers at Paddy Quirk – a one-eyed petty thief with a long history of 'borrowing' other people's belongings. But no sooner have the police enquiries begun, when another body is discovered. Now, Inspector Flemons' suspicions fall on members of the Civic Mission themselves, none of whom has an alibi and many of whom may have had a reason to kill.   Add into the mix an unsolved hit-and-run, a dominatrix and her transvestite husband, and a local ne'er-do-well whose lifetime achievement was to steal some garden gnomes, and you have the setting for a problematical case that takes Sarah Flemons right to the limit – quite literally.

In the Isle of Man's Gaiety Theatre, Lenny Barlow is bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat in the men's toilets. But who's doing the killing? And why? Police officers Hannah Davis and Frankie MacEwen are left to investigate on their own as their detective inspector, Des Cartwright, slides deeper and deeper into an alcohol-fuelled haze. His alcohol consumption increases even more when he discovers that the victim was a visiting American film studio owner.   In the theatre, the actors are struggling with the script. It's a dramatization of Cordelia Armstrong's best-selling novel, 'The Death of Logic', but things are not going well. The situation turns critical when a brawl between the scriptwriter and the play's director breaks out during a live performance. A brawl that is witnessed by hundreds in the audience. A brawl that ends in another character's exit from the stage.   When the two police women discover their inspector in a drunken stupor on the floor of his home, they have to call for an ambulance to save his life. Now, they really are on their own. Yet, when Frankie and Hannah go to the wake of Frankie's grandmother, Hannah meets a strange lady with unusual talents. They will eventually ask for her help, but her clues seem as enigmatic as the lady herself. A day later, those clues lead the pair to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. There are risks being a police officer, and a face-to-face confrontation with the killer sees another death bringing the total to three.   A story of intrigue and hidden agendas. People are seldom who they seem to be. Scores have to be settled. Eventually, the two police women discover who the killer is. But is it going to cost one of them her life also? There' only one way for you to find out…