Manchester, England 1996 Ex-Royal Marine and Firefighter, Adam Sterling, rescues Kim from an inferno. She reminds him of someone in his past. Kim is being targeted by a violent arsonist, but why? She’s in witness protection, but even Eddy Arkwright, the policeman investigating her attack, can’t find out why. Adam feels compelled to help her, but can he keep her out of the clutches of the people hunting her? He has to use all his abilities as a firefighter plus some older skills as he fights to survive and save Kim.

This nail-biting new thriller series will have you on the edge of your seat! Perfect for fans of Mark Edwards, Peter James, Lee Child and David Baldacci… An ex-Marine is forced to confront his troubled past… Manchester, England, 1998 When Byron Mason’s estranged nephew, Philip, rings him out of the blue in desperate need of help, he knows he must put his personal feelings aside to protect his family. A teenage boy has been murdered, and Philip is one of the suspects. Worse than that, the dead boy was the nephew of Ritchie McLaughlin – a local thug who Byron has clashed with in the past – and Philip has now gone missing. Desperate to clear Philip’s name, Byron enlists the help of his old friend Adam Sterling to track down the real killers. Is Philip in danger? Can Byron and Adam find him before the police do? Or has Byron’s violent past with McLaughlin come back to haunt him…? BROTHERHOOD is the first crime novel in the Mason & Sterling thriller series: gritty, hard-boiled page-turners with an urban setting. ‘A powerful and violent first chapter precedes a superb opening 100 pages, the best I’ve read this year. And the pace never lets up in this cat and mouse thriller, evocatively set amid Manchester’s threatening underworld.’ – Crime Thriller Hound ‘a dark portrayal of the effects of violence on young minds’ – Murder, Mayhem and More

When firefighter Adam Sterling rescues glamorous businesswoman Kate Hetherington from a road smash, he has no idea of the impact it will have on his life. Kate’s father, James, is badly injured in a car crash in Wenzhou, China. Senior Inspector Jie Gang is convinced it was an attempt on the man’s life, but he’s not allowed to say so. Kate asks half-Chinese Adam to help her find out what’s going on. When James disappears, Adam recruits fellow ex-Royal Marine and best friend, Byron Mason to assist him in the search. They arrive in China to find Jie struggling. Not only is he facing an implacable assassin Zhang, but opposition from powerful interests who want him off the case. Then Kate disappears, but who has taken her? The police seem reluctant to search for her, but unable to speak the language, unfamiliar with the city, and without any allies, Adam and Byron are up against it. When they seem to be getting somewhere, a rescue operation goes wrong, and Zhang turns his attention on the two men. As they frantically search for Kate and James, they have to keep out of Zhang’s clutches, and avoid the authorities. Will they find them in time and discover who is behind the attacks? THE PROFIT MOTIVE is the second crime novel in the Mason & Sterling thriller series : gritty, hard-boiled page-turners with an urban setting. “A wonderfully crafted action-packed story with twists and turns that keep you on the edge of your seat right to the last page.” “The plot is thrilling and never predictable, with great chemistry and humour between Adam and Byron.” “This book is action-packed with fantastic characters that drive the story.”