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"The Ratso Thrillers"
"Gripping, action-packed thriller.” - PETER JAMES
THE DETECTIVE RATSO BOX SET
***** “THE BEST BRITISH CRIME NOVEL I’VE READ THIS YEAR” (2024) – HARD PLACE
BOOKS 1 – 3
Scotland Yard detective Todd “Ratso” Holtom is as tough as they come. In HARD PLACE, he must destroy Boris Zandro’s drug-running empire. The ruthless kingpin has evaded every attempt to arrest him, despite being linked to a dozen murders.
In DEAD FIX, Ratso has to track down a gang operating from the USA, through Europe to India. They are making millions from betting on fixed sporting events and are planning their biggest win ever.
In DEADLY HUSH, Ratso is on the trail of a serial killer who has created international fear in London, Europe and the Caribbean. As ever, Ratso has to put his sense of duty above and beyond his personal safety. Not for the first time, his life is on the line.
“People just love your books...”
M J Rose - New York Times Best-Selling Author
"ALISTAIR DUNCAN - INTERNATIONAL LEGAL THRILLERS "
ALISTAIR DUNCAN BOX SET
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL THRILLERS - BOOKS 1 - 3
Alistair Duncan is a cut-and thrust lawyer and sleuth. He is based in Bristol, UK and at home sparring with belligerent judges or sleuthing for evidence wherever the evidence leads.
Case for Compensation
Never one to shirk a challenge, he tackles a seemingly impossible accident compensation case involving a giant French truck on an English country road. The trail takes him to France before a dramatic court scene climax.
Villa Plot, Counterplot
Representing a publican who has lost his investment buying a villa, Duncan risks his neck confronting international criminals involved in a huge l scam selling non-existent Spanish property. The trail takes Duncan to the South of France and Spain leading to a gripping finale.
The Scaffold
After a fatality on a building site, Duncan is hellbent on proving the death was no accident. Proving his theory, against the indifference of the police and officialdom, leads Duncan into a deadly confrontation in a tense and dangerous climax.
PRAISE FOR DOUGLAS STEWART
* * * * * “This exciting story with its wonderfully vivid court scenes”
* * * * * “The climax is tense … authentic.”
* * * * * “Do read this superb novel”
* * * * * “Could not put it down”
* * * * * “Had me racing through it.”
* * * * * “Douglas Stewart is a brilliant author and word craftsman.”
* * * * * “Fantastic read, great characters, gripping storyline.”
“Dex” Dexter’s sister dies mysteriously after confronting a casino boss for cheating her of a big win. Having promised her to seek revenge, Dex rushes headlong into a dangerous world of powerful casino bosses in London and Las Vegas. Their new multi-billion casino in Vegas is soon to open and Dex has vowed that will never happen. Suddenly, he is trapped in a world of money-laundering, murder and corruption as he races against the clock to keep the promise.
"Full of drama from beginning to end. This truly is a book you can't put down."
Tenacious British lawyer Rob Laidlaw and tough street-smart Dallas attorney Inge Loftin team up to represent the victims of Lusifren, an arthritis drug with deadly consequences.
But Laidlaw is under an oath of secrecy – something he can’t share even with Loftin: one of the dying victims is Sheikh Ahmed, the President of the UAE. If this information were to leak, war in the Middle East would be imminent with the fallout spreading to Washington and London.
Marcus Schiller is the ambitious President of Drustein, a giant pharmaceutical company based in Dallas. But for him, this isn’t enough, not with his ambition to move to the White House. With skeletons and secrets to conceal, Marcus will use every means possible to get there – even murder.
Despite their steely determination to win, Laidlaw and Loftin’s egos clash repeatedly on strategy. Only Laidlaw understands the urgency and need for immediate confrontation. As the Sheikh’s health worsens, intensifying the threat to peace, Laidlaw’s secret knowledge pushes their relationship to the breaking point.
In this deadly race against time, can they expose the scandal behind Lusifren and reveal the truth of Schiller’s naked ambition and murderous corruption?
WHO IS DOUGLAS STEWART THE AUTHOR?
Douglas Stewart is British author of some sixteen books. Though perhaps best known as the creator of the much-loved Detective Inspector Todd “Ratso” Holtom series, Douglas has written a number of other stand-alone thrillers and best-selling works of non-fiction.
“Stewart’s writing is fast-moving and laced with that natural British sarcasm that comes so effortlessly. Tough to put down.” – Richard Marcus – Global Casino Expert
“The characters are well thought out, and the situations they find themselves in scary and always dangerous. The lead character is a tough no nonsense policeman who will do everything to get the criminals. If you like James Patterson and David Baldicini you will like this.”
Other Standalone Thrillers
Just Released: The Alistair Duncan Omnibus
“Which TV company will spot this marvellous series?” – The Sunday Times
The Alistair Duncan Series
Email: Doug@douglasstewartbooks.com
