Angus King

A life-affirming debut novel from one of Britain's most-loved comedians, Kevin Bridges - exploring dysfunctional friendships, family, and how to face your problems head on.

Declan Dolan has always wanted to be a writer, turning the ideas that spiral in his head into stories on the page. He longs to emulate his hometown hero, renowned writer and actor, James Cavani. Though their lives couldn't be more different, they have a lot more in common than they think.

With his pet labrador Hector and his best friend-turned-mentor Doof Doof by his side, Declan sets out to escape his world of binge-drinking, supermarket shelf-stacking and small-time gangsters. Meanwhile Cavani finds himself drawn back into this world that he thought he had already escaped.

Could it be that fate has a way of bringing two people together when they need it the most?

Jack Parlabane, an investigative journalist who is not averse to breaking the law for a good story, has finally been caught on the petard of his own self-confidence and is experiencing accommodation courtesy of Her Majesty. Meanwhile, Scottish parliament is in shock after experiencing its first dose of Westminster sleaze. Aware he's missing out on a great story, Parlabane discovers that contacts and a way with words are no defence against people he has helped to put away..

Archie McBudge knows his lucky underpants really work, because when he and his mum go to the remote Scottish village of Dundoodle, they find he's inherited the world-famous McBudge Confectionery Company from Great-Uncle Archibald. That's a lifetime's supply of treats!

But all is not well in Dundoodle, and when Archie reads the mysterious letter his great-uncle left him he finds himself on a quest to save his family's company from ruin.

The murder of a media moghul appears to be the result of him disturbing a gang of would-be thieves. The robbers are swiftly caught, but when they are unexpectedly moved to a different prison they escape. Back in Edinburgh, a young solicitor reveals to the press that one of the subjects had left a letter with her some time before the break-in which proves his innocence. Jack Parlabane, journo-extraordinaire, is intrigued, but when he approaches the lawyer he discovers someone else is trying to get near her - someone with evil intent, political connections of the highest order and a corrupt agenda. The second book in the Jack Parlabane series.

For the last 400 years, magic has been fading...

Edward Crane has always feared he won't have any magic at all. Sure, he's part of a powerful magic Artezan family, but he's adopted. His twin sister, Elodie, isn't so worried, but then everything always seems to work out perfectly for her.

So when Ed discovers he does have an Artezan power after all, he's relieved. And it's more than he ever could have imagined - in fact, it's a dream come true.

But the problem with dreams is that sometimes they twist themselves into nightmares. And with Ed's new abilities growing by the day, there's a chance that this nightmare will become all too real...

Book 1 in the Artezan series.

A year after one of their identical twin daughters, Lydia, dies in an accident, Angus and Sarah move away, hoping to put together the pieces of their shattered lives. But when their surviving daughter, Kirstie, claims they have mistaken her identity - that she, in fact, is Lydia - their world comes crashing down once again. Sarah finds herself tortured by the past - what really happened on that fateful day one of her daughters died?

On a remote Highland mountain, the body of Elaine Buxton is burning. All that will be left to identify the respected lawyer are her teeth and a fragment of clothing. Detective Inspector Luc Callanach has barely set foot in his new office before another successful woman is abducted. The real fate of the women will prove more twisted than he could have ever imagined.  Book 1 of series.

Glasgow, 1969. A serial killer is stalking the streets: the Quaker. He takes his third victim - from the same nightclub - and dumps her in the street like rubbish. The police are left chasing a ghost, with no new leads and no hope of catching their prey. From ruined backstreets to the dark heart of Glasgow, DI McCormack, a talented young detective from the Highlands, follows a trail of secrets that will change the city - and his life - forever....

When wealthy spinster Miss Jean Milne is murdered in the quiet seaside town of Broughty Ferry, the investigation proves troublesome. Suspects are elusive and Miss Milne herself is found to be far from a model of propriety. Detectives Fraser and Trench must work fast to prevent the wrong man from going to the gallows. Based on a true murder which happened in 1912.

It is 1981. Glasgow is dying and good families must grift to survive. Agnes Bain has always expected more from life, dreaming of greater things. But Agnes is abandoned by her philandering husband, and as she descends deeper into drink, the children try their best to save her, yet one by one they must abandon her to save themselves. It is her son Shuggie who holds out hope the longest. Shuggie is different, he is clearly no' right. But Shuggie believes that if he tries his hardest, he can be normal like the other boys and help his mother escape this hopeless place.

In the summer of 1727, Quill and his friends are put ashore on a remote St Kilda sea stac to hunt birds. But this summer, no one arrives to take them home. Surely nothing but the end of the world can explain why they've been abandoned - cold, starving and clinging to life, in the grip of a murderous ocean. How will they survive?