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.
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.”