Stanhope Books imprint: 4 books

A selection of Rob Shepherd's short stories, in an easy to digest format.

A short story may have less words to play with than a novel, but this simply means it must be especially well crafted. Every piece here links to the county of Essex in some way, for instance because the writer is Essex based or because the subject matter or setting of the piece has a link. The...

Stephen Massie’s first novel, charting the adventures of Luke, a keen amateur sailor, and his wife, as they set to sea to live their dream of freedom. During their voyage they are thrust into a world of crime, terrorism and murder. In a web of deceit and intrigue they are pursued by ruthless criminal organisations.

A young Oxford graduate with a gift for languages joins MI5 and is then seconded to 'A Higher Authority', an organisation funded through government sources from around the world which nobody would admit to. Countries have to be seen to be playing it straight, and sometimes can't get at the...