A wealthy businessman plunges to his death from his office window. A freelance journalist is killed while pursuing a major story. When he uncovers a possible connection between the two murders, DI Sep Black finds his own life on the line.
Eleven-year-old Billy Clegg and his big sister Peggy disappear from their home in Leeds after a suspicious fire in a local mill. The owner says the children caused it by lighting fireworks on Mischief Night. Their widowed mother Betty, badly injured in the incident, doesn't know if her children are alive or dead. She prefers to think of them as being elsewhere. Following a series of accidents and adventures, the resourceful duo find themselves a long way away from bleak post-war Britain, earning a living in an entirely unexpected way. They make a success of their new lives but both of them are haunted by memories of the fire and the possibility that they caused their own mother's death. It takes all the ingenuity of Betty's two determined suitors to reunite the family - and the complications don't end there. Fans of Jessica Blair and Dilly Court will enjoy the latest heart-warming nostalgic story from Ken McCoy.
Introducing Detective Inspector Sep Black in the first of a brand-new series of hard-hitting police procedurals, set in Leeds.Forced to resign following an accidental death in police custody, former detective Sep Black knows he's been set up. In order to clear his name and wreak revenge on the man who brought him down, Black must go undercover and track down two missing children. But even the best-laid plans can sometimes go awry.
A gripping WW1 saga from beloved author Ken McCoy
A gripping saga set in 1950s Leeds, from beloved author Ken McCoy
A gripping and thrilling new family saga set during the Blitz in Leeds . . .
An engaging family saga set at the end of the Second World War about a woman who risks losing everything for the sake of her family
Hope Street may be just an ordinary terraced street in Leeds, where everyone knows their neighbour's business, but it's the whole world to Maggie Fish. When her father returns home from the war the family looks forward to happier times.
Nine years into two successive life sentences, Kilpatrick is still keeping schtum. His daughter, the delectable Alison, adamantly refuses to believe in her father's guilt and, using every womanly wile, encourages Sam to investigate. As the body count racks up, Sam realises he'll have to take his chances and come face to face with the killer.
The only life Dove McKenna has ever known has been one of the open road. She lives with her parents and her brother in a show wagon, travelling from town to town, performing for people who are happy to pay them, but who dismiss them as thieves behind their backs.