Michael Cronin

Sam Harris, out of luck as usual, is on the run after an abortive burglary. He goes into hiding near the New Forest, where he gets involved in some dirty business with Anne Winters and her husband, along with crime boss Phil Harrigan. A corrupt Member of Parliament is also part of the action, and Sam is very soon well out of his depth. Optimistic as ever, he tries to blackmail the MP, and Phil Harrigan has him gathered in for disposal, but with a typical piece of Harris sauce, Sam ducks out of danger at the last minute.

Jay Crawford has spent too long paying for a crime he didn't commit. For ten years, he's been in prison, waiting for the right opportunity to prove his innocence. But when his family is threatened, the time for waiting is over. Jay just didn't realize that escaping would be the easy part... To get justice, he'll need the help of the three best friends who have always had his back—Wil, Kyle and Allan. But how long will Allan let Jay stay in his house if his new wife seems to prefer the sexy ex-con sleeping on their couch? And does helping Jay mean Wil finally gets pulled into the not-exactly-legal Duncan family business? As Kyle finds his loyalties—and his finances—stretched to the limit, who will he have to sacrifice? A man on the run requires absolute trust, but Jay might just be setting himself up for the ultimate betrayal...

Oswald Trent is an actor who has never quite made the grade. While on tour in Canada he is taken up by Joey Rossi, who takes him on gambling junkets where Oswald learns how to collect money illicitly. When a mob war breaks out, Oswald flees to London where he sets up in partnership with experienced fence Rufus Whittaker.

Hasman Abdullah Ahmin is an hereditary and despotic ruler, who has negotiated with the Kremlin to exploit his country's natural resources. Richard is his cousin and he opposes Hasman's plans and is alarmed at the situation he has created. Hasman calls in Tony Dimarco and his mercenaries, and a reign of terror follows. Hasman want's Richard liquidated but Tony has other plans...

One night petty crook Sam Harris sees some strange happenings concerning a bald-headed man and a black leather case. Two men and a rough dolly treat Sam's intervention with scant respect, but Sam gets his hands on the case and finds it has money and some highly interesting papers inside. He decides to cash in on his luck which brings him into sharp conflict with a certain Doctor Aristide Apian. The body of the bald-headed man is found, hideously tortured, and soon both the police and Dr Apian are looking for Sam, who regrets he ever set eyes on the black leather case.

In the Caribbean sunshine Fortune Island appears to be a peaceful spot - a fitting refuge for a wealthy man like Edward Dempster, but when James Hellier visits the island he finds it anything but peaceful. He is in search of a job, instead he finds dead bodies and a frightened woman who has mislaid her husband. He meets a crippled gunman who has hostile manners and later Senor Ramon - a softly spoken fanatic, with an uninhibited niece and a gang of deluded patriots. In the Caribbean sunshine Fortune Island appears to be a peaceful spot - a fitting refuge for a wealthy man like Edward Dempster, but when James Hellier visits the island he finds it anything but peaceful. He is in search of a job, instead he finds dead bodies and a frightened woman who has mislaid her husband. He meets a crippled gunman who has hostile matters and later Senor Ramon - a softly spoken fanatic, with an uninhibited niece and a gang of deluded patriots.