HighbridgeThe dramatic novel from the writer and creator of Brookside, Hollyoaks and Grange Hill. Three years ago, Janey Nolan was murdered in the centre of town. Today, no one knows who did it. Sick of waiting for the powers that be to rid the streets and school gates of dealers, druggies and parasites, Janeys brothers want to avenge her death. While Sean decides to explore the routes and corridors of political power, Joey chooses more direct action in and

will and desire which begins when a mysterious young girl arrives to take up the post at the seedy Hotel du Lion D'Or in a small French town in the mid-1930s

has set fire to her husband's belongings after discovering a heart-breaking betrayal - yet her fierce bravado hides a past she doesn't want to talk about

an edgy bond trader who gambles daily with financial ruin

A small blip in a huge worldwide network of desire

which offers a fascinating insight into the writing of the story

the Karmidee and their powers go underground

as well as the handgun that was dropped at the scene

can speak for both of them: they are convinced that they are being stalked

unaware of the clouds of war rising over England

a ruthless prince with a formidable army

Open the book and the first novella begins

'He came on the shortest day of the year between the storms that carried the sea twenty miles inland and the great snow of that winter