Dougie Poynter has been obsessed with dinosaurs ever since visiting the Natural History Museum when he was about three. He is passionate about the natural world and a keen conservationist, working with charities such as WWF and Greenpeace to get harmful products banned and to clean up the planet. 
 
Dougie wrote songs together with Tom Fletcher for years in bands McFly and McBusted; they now write their bestselling Dinosaur that Pooped books in the same way that they write their song lyrics. The books have sold over a million copies!

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David Levien

Fans of Lee Child and Harlan Coben will love this gripping, moody and heart-stoppingly tense crime thriller from Hollywood screenwriter David Levien. 
 
"Heart-stopping suspense and a heartbreaking story" - LEE CHILD 
"Relentless suspense that will not let you out of its grasp, and a cast of characters who are so utterly real you'll forget you're reading fiction. David Levien's novel is moody, riveting, and special" - Harlan Coben 
"Gripping . . . Levien's skill is to chart the emotional plight of the parents within the twists and turns of a fast-moving and complex plot" - MIRROR 
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HOW FAR WILL ONE MAN GO TO FIND A MISSING CHILD? 
 
Twelve-year-old Jamie Gabriel gets on his bike before dawn to deliver newspapers in his suburban neighbourhood. Somewhere en route, he vanishes without a trace. 
 
Fourteen months later, still with no sign of Jamie and having lost all faith in the police, his parents Paul and Carol are on the verge of abandoning hope. Then they meet private investigator Frank Behr, a tough, reclusive ex-cop. 
 
Abandoned by his former colleagues, separated from his wife and haunted by his own terrible past, Behr doesn't make it a practice to take on hopeless cases, but the desperate couple's plea for help awakens a personal pain he can't ignore . . .

City of the Sun

(Frank Behr: 1): An emotionally charged, fast and furious crime thriller you won’t be able to put down

From the pen of Hollywood screenwriter David Levien comes this fast, furious and unforgettable crime thriller. Perfect for fans of Lee Child and Harlan Coben. 
 
"Tense and tightly plotted" - GUARDIAN 
"This is American crime thriller writing at its rocket-fuelled, roller-coaster best" - DAILY MAIL 
"Crime fiction at its finest" - Christopher Reich 
"What a great read. Its hard to put the book down." -- ***** Reader review 
 
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DOES HE REALLY WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH? 
 
THE COMPANY: 
Troubled former cop Frank Behr is working for an exclusive Indianapolis investigation company, when he finds himself on a protection detail for Bernard "Bernie Cool" Kolodnik. 
 
THE CLIENT: 
Bernard "Bernie Cool" Kolodnik is a hard driving business mogul on the verge of making a move into big-time politics. 
 
THE CORRUPT: 
An attempt on Kolodnik's life is quickly buried by the police. But Behr wants the truth, and his hunt will put him a collision course with a dangerous sociopath . . .

The Contract

(Frank Behr: 3): an electric crime thriller that will not let you out of its grasp

From the pen of Hollywood screenwriter David Levien comes this brutal, brooding and bloody crime thriller. Perfect for fans of Lee Child and Harlan Coben. 
 
"Crime fiction at its finest" - CHRISTOPHER REICH 
"David Levien has placed himself among the best writers in the field" - ROBERT CRAIS 
"This is American thriller writing at its rocket-fuelled, roller coaster best" - DAILY MAIL 
"Real, entertaining, and remarkably fresh" -- ***** Reader review 
"Levien writes bad guys as well as anyone out there... they are all so well drawn and conflicted and three-dimensional..." -- ***** Reader review 
 
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HOW FAR WILL ONE MAN GO TO AVENGE A FRIEND'S MURDER? 
 
THE VICTIM was a fighter, but strength wasn't enough to save him from this gruesome end. 
THE MISSING are two well-paid private investigators who have disappeared on a confidential job. 
THE FAMILY is formidable, deadly and crazy, and will stop at nothing to make their mark. 
THE INVESTIGATOR is Frank Behr, haunted by an unspeakable loss, avenging his friend's death, and close to becoming . . . 
THE HUNTED . . . can Behr track down the killers before they find him? And will he survive?

Where The Dead Lay

a sensational, gripping and moody crime thriller that will have you hooked

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