By his eighteenth birthday David Millar was living and racing in France, sleeping in rented rooms, tipped to be the next English-speaking Tour winner. A year later he'd realised the dream and signed a professional contract. He perhaps lived the high life a little too enthusiastically - he broke his heel in a fall from a roof after too much drink, and before long the pressure to succeed had tipped over into doping. Here, in a full and frank autobiography, David Millar recounts the story from the inside: he doped because 'cycling's drug culture was like white noise', and because of peer...

Steve Crow is an uncomplicated egregious man who thanks to the exertions of others has somehow become a sought after man in the community. Failure never perturbs him as he has a firm belief that he lives in a land of easy opportunity with bountiful pickings. His success is all due to a gregarious roguish persona making him instantly likeable to anyone seeking hedonistic fun; helping him to open doors to enjoy the labours of others and partake in the good things in life without experiencing the disadvantages that can be associated with them. The path he follows always leads to riches and never...

A work of fiction, this is the telling of the story of a man that got on his bike and searched out a better life. Within the backdrop of the trials and trepidations of changing morals and manners in a world plunged into globalisation and compliance to the governance of the free market, from humble beginnings Martin Harding is a figure in the landscape wondering what he had lacked to slow down the maddening velocity that propelled him through life. His zest for a better life breaking bonds that tie people together, resulting in painful repercussions in later life when help would be required....

What is it really like to be a racer? How does it feel to be reeled in from a solo breakaway meters from the line? What tactics must teams employ to win the day, the jersey, the grand tour? How does a domestique keep going to the end of a stage once his job is done and his body exhausted? What sacrifices must a cyclist make to reach the highest levels? What camaraderie is built in the confines of a team? What rivalries? How does it feel to be constantly on the road, away from loved ones, tasting one more calorie-counted hotel breakfast? David Millar offers us a unique insight into the mind of...

"In the cold darkness, sensing a rare hint of nourishment, they lie delirious for something delicious to eat." Mouth-watering delight for gourmets of crime mystery stories. The last case in the distinguished career of Commissionaire Du Gui is a humdinger with help coming from an unusual source. A host of celebrity chefs have disappeared without a trace leaving the Metropolitan Police baffled and the British public outraged so forcing a mistrusted political establishment to react. On the brink of retirement, Commissionaire Du Gui, the renowned debonair master crime solver of the macabre, gets...