The scientists told him that an extra Y chromosome was the reason he was drawn to a life of crime. They worked on him during his second prison stretch, and by the time he was a free man he was supposedly 'cured' as well. Spider Scott was walking the straight and narrow for the first time in his life... Until a very interesting stranger made him an even more interesting offer...

Read the brilliant books behind the classic TV series. He’s out of prison. He wants to go straight. British Intelligence has other plans . . . Former cat burglar, Spider Scott, is finally getting his life on track. His new venture, The XYY Travel Agency, is doing well. But he can’t escape his criminal past. First, he is called to identify a body in the Thames. Dressed in a sodden grey suit, the dead man’s feet are cemented in a concrete block. They hadn’t bothered to kill him first. Ossie Jenkins had been a ‘creeper’ just like Spider. Could Spider be next on the killer’s list? Then an unwelcome new client arrives at the agency. Notorious crime boss Rex Reisen doesn’t just want to book a holiday, he wants a favour. He asks Spider to break into an abandoned house—and Spider is in no position to refuse. But the house is far from empty. When Spider sees what’s inside, he knows he is in deep trouble . . . This time he is way out of his depth.

Read the brilliant books behind the classic TV series. Spider Scott is a cat burglar with exceptional skills, now trying to stay on the right side of the law . . . Follow the thrilling escapades of the ex-con turned government op in this action-packed and gritty classic British thriller. HM Prisons are in dire need of reform. And no one is more qualified to help the Royal Commission than ex-con Spider Scott. It’s the perfect opportunity for him to finally become respectable. The chairman, Peter Thresher, invites everyone to his exquisite country home for the weekend. But Spider’s good intentions are soon out the window when he innocently stumbles across Thresher’s private treasure trove. A miniature frame catches his eye, glittering with diamonds, sapphires and emeralds . . . the exact frame he’d previously nicked. What is a wealthy, well-connected chairman doing with stolen goods? The more Spider digs, the clearer it is that Thresher’s fortune is built on lies and deceit . . . and this powerful establishment figure will do anything to protect his reputation . . . including murder?

Spider Scott, a reformed criminal working for British intelligence, finds himself in danger after he stumbles on a secret—spanning forty years—that can topple the British government

Detective Superintendent George Bulman is persuaded to investigate the death of a retired policeman, despite the evidence it was an accident

No Way Back, A George Bulman Adventure