Relentless with suspense, dark with menace, this is the gripping story of two brothers on the edge of disaster. When Scott takes part in an armored van robbery and disappears, he is pursued by the very nasty criminals who set it up-and who hope to get at him through his brother, Jet, a boxer in a traveling carnival, and his eight-year-old daughter, Stella. "Deftly combines chilling suspense and insightful characterization, leaving us both breathless and satisfied after a heart-stopping finale." San Francisco Chronicle " James] astonishes us with the depth, as well as the darkness, of his...

Floyd Carter returns to London for the funeral of his brother. Was Albie's death an accident or did somebody kill him? Discovering the truth isn't easy. A gang leader demands Floyd cough up the ten grand he claims Albie owed; another wants Floyd to join his network of drug pushers. Only Floyd's childhood friend, Suzie, provides a haven. Even then, her daughter is developing some dangerous habits. Plunged into a world of drugs and violence, Floyd grapples with the facts surrounding Albie's death as bodies start to pile up. Black humor underpins the action of this fast-moving, hard-hitting...

Six thrilling stories of life at the galaxy's edge including an Eddie Kane adventure. - Alien telepaths join with humans in a desperate battle against an encroaching empire. - A teen schemes to join her mother at an orbiting artists' colony. - The security officer on a remote space station must solve a murder before the killer strikes again, but he has no suspects. - Castaway kids on an unknown planet fight for survival against a fatal disease. - Eddie Kane and his wife Allison get more than they bargain for when they agree to a salvage mission aboard an abandoned warship. Power up your ion...

A dark comedy about hypocrisy. For Ruth's 100th birthday the family gathers in a remote hotel. They deplore her scandalous past - but might they have worse secrets of their own? Ruth worked at the Windmill in her youth and behind her back is criticised by the family as an ex-stripper notorious for her complicated love-life. They say that in the war she drove her first husband to kill himself, and that she married her second husband only to provide a father for her young son. Her four children now range in age from 60 to 75 and their working lives are virtually over. The eldest, Freddie, born...

Doug and Laura thought they bought Galaxy Farm, but the old house is possessing them instead... Doug and Laura Locke are New Yorkers who need a fresh start, so they move to Galaxy Farm, an old thoroughbred stable in Tennessee. There Doug finds the inspiration to write his epic novel, and Laura renews her passion for teaching. They also rediscover the love that first drew them together. But the home has many secrets. There's a graveyard hidden at the property's edge, and tragic deaths stalked the previous owners. Doug becomes entranced by the abandoned taxidermy in the attic. Laura falls under...