Welcome to the brutal heart of London’s East End, where loyalty is currency, family is everything, and power comes at a deadly price.

She didn’t choose this life. But now she’s in it, she’ll be damned if anyone takes it from her.

Ruby never wanted to be part of the family business. Sharp, ambitious, and brilliant in the courtroom, she was meant for a life far from the streets her father, Colm Byrne, ruled with fear and favours. But when a violent triad war leaves Colm fighting for his life and the Byrne firm exposed, Ruby is dragged into a world she thought she’d escaped – and quickly proves she’s more dangerous than anyone ever imagined.

As the Byrne brothers crumble under pressure, it’s Ruby who steps up. From shadowy assassinations to cut-throat deals with ruthless allies, Ruby’s transformation into a powerful, calculating leader is as shocking as it is unstoppable. But every decision comes at a cost and as enemies close in, alliances fracture, and bodies fall, Ruby learns the one truth her father never said aloud – the crown might be hers, but it’s built on blood.

And some debts can only be paid in violence.

Because she’s not just Colm Byrne’s daughter anymore. She’s The Matriarch. And she’s only just getting started…
She didn’t choose this life. But now she’s in it, she’ll be damned if anyone takes it from her.

Explosive, emotional, and laced with betrayal, Ruby Red is a hard-hitting saga of family, vengeance, and a woman who will do whatever it takes to protect what's hers.

For fans of Martina Cole, Kimberley Chambers and Jessie Keane – meet your next obsession.

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‘Yorkshire’s answer to Inspector Morse.’ The Bookseller

‘Enough to satisfy the most ardent lover of crime fiction.’ Yorkshire Evening Post

Charlie Priest isn’t your typical angst-ridden detective with a drink problem. He gets on well with his constables and has an actual sense of humour.

Yorkshire isn’t just picturesque villages and sheep stealing. Detective Priest is about to face international art scammers.

An exhibition with ten famous paintings, including a Picasso, is touring England. But four of the artworks have been secretly switched with fakes — forged by Priest’s old art teacher, Rudi Truscott.

Looks like crime doesn’t take a day off, but neither does Priest.

Before Priest can dig deeper, Truscott dies in a suspicious fire — nothing but a pile of ash remains of the poor sod.

With his only lead up in smoke, Priest needs to find the crooks . . . before they strike again.

This character-driven detective mystery full of wry humour is perfect for fans of Colin Dexter, Reginald Hill, J.R. Ellis, P.F. Ford and Roger Silverwood.

Readers love THE PICASSO SCAM:

‘Excellent police procedurals, written with good humour, engaging characters, intelligent plots, and an interesting, lovingly-described location.’ Mudskipper Press

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The Detective
Charlie Priest’s father and grandfather were both detectives. He is now the longest-serving detective in the small town of Heckley, Yorkshire. After a messy divorce that left him cleaned out, he uses work and his dry humour as an escape. Priest is devoted to finding crooks and watching out for his team of young constables. He hates being called sir or Mr. Priest — it makes him feel old, and don’t ever say a bad word about his old, beat-up Ford Cortina.

The Setting
Heckley is a fictional town in Yorkshire, England. Locally referred to as The Tops, Heckley has picturesque views over the rugged hills, bleak moors and narrow lanes bordered by dry-stone walls. Residents like to nip to their local pub for a pint and a chinwag about local lore.
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In a quiet neighborhood in Los Angeles overlooking the Pacific Ocean—in a pristine home with lush gardens—James Brant returns from a late night at work to find his young wife, Nikki, savagely murdered in their bed.

At least that’s his story.

But for Detective Lena Gamble, thrust into the limelight as she tackles her first major case, it’s only a beginning into a dark, twisted journey and a series of ritualized killings that point to a serial killer like no other.

Dubbed ‘Romeo’ by an insatiable media, the killer’s pattern draws Lena into a treacherous web of deceit that may be linked to her own past—the murder of her rock star brother, gunned down on a dark street in Hollywood five years ago.

With panic over the murders sweeping across the city and wildfires burying the streets in clouds of smoke, Lena rips through the evidence and uncovers Romeo’s vile secret.

But now no one is safe. Not even her, as the hunter becomes the hunted, and Romeo believes only Lena Gamble can satisfy his every desire.

Out of answers and out of hope, Lena knows in her heart of hearts that there’s only one way left to end Romeo’s psychotic rampage. Face the terror head-on, and enter the madman’s world—on her own.

“City of Fire is my kind of crime novel. Gritty, tight and assured. Riding with Detective Lena Gamble through the hills of Los Angeles is something I could get used to. She’s tough, smart, and most of all, she’s real.”—Michael Connelly

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