Survival Mode
In England, 1982, Acting Detective Sergeant Clara Mode lives in a converted van with her slight persecution complex.
Sick of being underestimated, she goes rogue to solve a girl’s sudden death at an impoverished boarding school, hoping to validate her rank and unconventional life, but deceit, her DCI, and ex-husband’s unfit-mother accusation interfere.
Young Sweeney: Seeds of a Demon
On the eve of Sweeney’s execution the Chaplain of Newgate Prison watches over the condemned man, but his motives are not pure. As the night passes the two play a cat and mouse game of truths, blame and guilt.
The genesis of the homicidal Demon Barber of Fleet Street unfolds: from street urchin to the gallows. It is a story of abandonment, survival and cruel injustices, but ultimately a story of revenge.
Young Sweeney: Seed of a Demon was shortlisted for the 2014 Crime Writers Association (UK) Debut Dagger Award.