Bryan Forbes

1st book in the Hillsden Series. Caroline Oates was little more than a vegetable after suffering at the hands of KGB torturers ten years previously, so there is shock when she is murdered. Her ex-lover, Alex Hillsden sets out to discover the answer.

Sarah Brown, niece of Velvet, the heroine of National Velvet, comes to England to live with her aunt after she is orphaned in a car accident. She discovers a talent for riding and, with her aunt’s encouragement, sets out to fulfil her ambition to ride for England in the Olympics and win gold.

Robert Peterson, a young writer desperate for fame and fortune allows himself to be seduced and corrupted in 1950's Hollywood.

3rd book in the Hillsden Series. Sequel to: 'A Song at Twilight' (5070). Framed for a murder and exiled in Russia, Alec Hillsden is granted an amnesty and sent to uncover a 50 year old plot.

2nd book in the Hillsden Series. Sequel to: 'The Endless Game' (3854). When two policemen are killed, an investigation threatens the stability of Toby Bayldon's socialist regime. One man knows the truth and is plottting his revenge.