Young Edward VI is crowned king upon the death of his father, Henry VIII—but he is only nine years old. How can he fight his way through the treacherous adult world to claim the sovereignty he is entitled to?This thoroughly researched novel features some of best-known and most intriguing characters in English history—including, of course, King Henry VIII and his many wives. This story presents a balanced view of Edward VI, who is often portrayed as an unpleasant, rather sickly child, whose death was inevitable. Above all, it's a page-turning read not to be missed.

The classic best seller by the author of 'The Pretender' and the Bone & Cane novels remains as relevant as ever.'Affairs between teachers and pupils are incredibly common,' says the author. 'They're often treated as a joke. But this isn't a funny story.'Rachel has a crush on her new English teacher. Mike fancies Rachel too. Neither plans to do anything about it. Then a school play brings them closer together. Really Close.Romeo and Juliet is a very romantic play, but this is real life. The star-crossed lovers are constantly afraid of discovery, of losing everything. What began as a schoolgirl fantasy has turned into an X-rated nightmare.'A bold and powerful tale' — David Almond 'A brave novel... a thoughtful study of young love.' Books for KeepsThis latest edition of David Belbin's classic, gripping novel has a new afterword about the writing of the novel and its reception.

Aazim is fifteen. His family is about to be deported. When Immigration comes for them, he decides to hide in a city allotment. But nowhere is safe for long. Aazim meets Nadimah. People are after her, too. Soon, the pair have to go on the run and they have to find work. Their new country is full of secret gardens. Few of them are safe places. Will they find a way to stay?

Mark Trace shows a remarkable talent for literary forgery. A gap year in Paris sees his skill exploited by a manuscript dealer. Mark fetches up in London, working at one of the UK's oldest literary magazines. That's when the trouble really starts. Hemingway and Graham Greene are only the beginning. What starts as a prank soon becomes deadly serious. In this literary thriller David Belbin writes about originality, desire and literary ambition, in the voice of a character with the capacity to deceive everyone, including himself.

Allison wants to live life to the full. By going to university, she leaves behind her boyfriend, her mother and the guy who tried to rape her. She throws herself into drugs, sex and study. But student life gets very complicated and home keeps calling her back. An awful lot can happen in three years.

She thought he was innocent During the 1997 Election, Labour MP Sarah Bone campaigns for Ed Clark to be released from prison, convinced he was wrongly accused of murder. But, at the party to celebrate his freedom, Ed reveals his true nature and Sarah sees she may have made a terrible mistake. She set him free Desperate to find out the truth, Sarah joins forces with Nick Cane, an ex-boyfriend just released from prison, and they begin their own investigation into Ed Clark's murky background. Soon they find that they've gone too deep. They were wrong Now Nick risks going back inside and Sarah could lose her seat in the General Election. And Ed Clark is about to get away, again.

After Labour's landslide victory in 1997, Sarah Bone has a new job and a new relationship, with an ambitious - but married - young lawyer. Can she remain true to her ideals in the face of political betrayal and inner-party power struggles?She may never know. When her lover is found dead, Sarah is pronounced prime suspect. Her career is on the verge of ruin.Nick Cane is free after five years inside for possession with intent. He's missing Sarah, who can't be seen to associate with an ex-con. Banned form teaching in schools, Nick tutors privately and chases a hedonistic old flame, before landing a job in a new rehab centre. Inspired by the chance to make a difference, Nick tries to help a gang of teenage girls avoid a life of drugs and prostitution. That's when the trouble starts and Nick realises someone is out to get him.Sarah and Nick's dilemmas may not be as separate as they seem. But is it too late and too dangerous for them to help each other?

At university in 1984 Sarah Bone and Nick Cane are very much in love, united in politics and protest. But when one chooses to join the police, they’re sent down very different paths . . . In Nottingham, 1997, Labour MP Sarah Bone celebrates a successful campaign to secure an appeal for convicted murderer Ed Clark. But at the party she discovers, in the most frightening way, that he might be guilty after all. Driven to uncover the truth about Ed and right any injustice, she also has to fight the most important election of a generation, one she is expected to lose. Sarah needs help. Nick Cane is fresh out of prison after serving five years for growing wholesale quantities of cannabis. As a former activist, he’d like to join Sarah’s campaign team but shouldn’t be seen talking to her now. Working illegally as a cabby for his brother, he finds he’s now a colleague of Ed Clark. And since he’s seeing Polly Bolton, the sister of the man Ed is meant to have murdered, Nick needs to find the truth as much as Sarah does. The old chemistry sparks as the couple are pushed back together to try to expose Ed Clark. Can an MP keep her relationship with an ex-con hidden from the media? And can Nick work out who betrayed him to the police five years earlier? Bone and Cane introduces an original partnership for a major new crime series that moves between inner-city streets and the corridors of power to expose the criminal underbelly of the New Labour years. ‘A compelling story that threw me right back to the 1997 election. Spare, uncompromising and very well written’ Nicola Monaghan