Jim Hamilton: 14 books

An ex-soldier becomes a one-man crime wave, quickly graduating from ram raiding to armed robbery and worse. Metal theft and pick pocketing drain police resources, which are already compromised by an officer being shot. Out of town, sheep are stolen in the first rustling incident for over a century,...

A moneylender is knocked unconscious and wakens in a dark hole. ‘The oubliette’ was accidently discovered by Norman Poulson, and he uses it to avenge what he sees as the injustice of serious criminals being given light sentences. He wants Razan Latkos to confess all, and deprives him of food,...

The running feud between two local families in Welford is spiced up as the Gypsies pay their annual visit. They no sooner arrive than the daughter of their leader is seriously assaulted. Suspects include almost every villain in town, and it is down to DI Jim Bennett and his team to find the perpetrator...

The Mediterranean city of Alicante in fiesta is the backdrop to the story of Raúl Berbegal’s transition from obsessive sociopath to sexually deviant psychopath. In the end, a simple refusal was all it took, but it was the last of a lifetime’s worth. When he reaches his breaking point, it quickly...

An Asian girl is seriously assaulted and a young, black man stands accused. He claims they were lovers, but there is nothing to support this claim as the victim lies in a coma. The jury are directed to return a unanimous verdict, but prejudices and personal confrontations result in a very dysfunctional...

When two rich siblings disappear, a veil of secrecy drops around the event. The mysterious Fixer controls the kidnapper, who hides his victims. Their father hides the kidnapping, but gives the impression that he is hiding much more. The Russians are hiding everything, as usual. Everyone in Alicante is lying and Inspector Carlos Rico and his team have to unearth the hidden to find the truth.

A number of seemingly unrelated events culminate in an explosion in London’s Camden Lock on one of the busiest days of the year. The number of dead and injured is high and it appears that there are many possible culprits. The initial evidence shows that the police aren’t without their share of...

Assumption - One Page SynopsisDuring the Assumption fiesta in Alicante, hijackers storm the largest cruise ship in the world and overpower the crew. Inspector Carlos Rico is alerted, but he can do little but watch as the Mediterranean Princess leaves harbour. When it is revealed that the American...

Oscar Sanchez broke his brother out of a burning psychiatric hospital for one reason: to kill. While the police investigate, the city burns with fatal consequences. After a long absence, the Silk Tie Killer has returned with a vengeance. As fire and asphyxiation rain down on Alicante, DI Carlos Rico must catch a ghost to end a nightmare, but it’s not that simple...

Mid twenty-first century Britain is a very dark place indeed. Economic and social breakdown has made Britain a single-party state completely isolated from the rest of the world; nothing and no one passing its borders in either direction. Law is enforced by the State Security Force, with all opposition...

New telecommunications company, ‘fiVe’, wants its name to be on everyone’s lips and Collards, the top ad agency in the country, is commissioned. The ‘fiVe’ Show is born and Saturday night television would never be the same again, as the million pound lottery prize becomes essential viewing....

The awe-inspiring twelfth volume of the Golden Age of Science Fiction!! Featuring: Once a Greech, by Evelyn E. Smith Pandemic, by J.F. Bone My Fair Planet, by Evelyn E. Smith Sorry: Wrong Dimension, by Ross Rocklynne Junior, by Robert Abernathy Song in a Minor Key, by C.L. Moore The Right Time, by...

The 75th anniversary edition of this classic bestseller. This stunningly illustrated, hardcover edition will be beloved by fans of Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology of all ages. Since its original publication by Little, Brown and Company in 1942, Edith Hamilton's Mythology has sold millions of copies...

As the gap increases between those with access to information and those denied it, redistributing information and making it accessible become ever more important educational and political tasks. While some people now have greater access to a wide range of information, they do not necessarily have...