A washed-up Fleet Street journalist visits a remote coastal village in north-west England as a struggling freelance. It's a mundane assignment to Ben Miller - until the words on a hidden stone near Hadrian's Wall reveal one of ancient Rome's greatest secrets. But Miller's promising change of fortune turns to disaster when a tidal wave brings death and destruction to the Solway Coast. More than 2000 years earlier a Greek slave is caught up in the vicious rivalry between a young, inexperienced Octavian and the powerful Marc Antony to replace Caesar as leader of the Roman Empire. The slave Damon becomes Octavian's personal guard, and through the savagery of civil wars and political treachery they form a unique friendship. But although Roman historians glorify Octavian's rise to emperor, the heroic deeds of his slave are forgotten. From '80s Britain to ancient Rome this novel follows the life and fate of two men. Although centuries apart, their paths are destined to meet as Miller strives to redeem himself and restore a Greek hero's rightful place in Roman history.

When a serial killer brings a reign of terror to a quiet Midlands town, James Dalton becomes deeply involved. He's a hard-working superstore manager with a wife and young son, but loses everything when he's wrongly arrested for the murder of his friend's teenage daughter. Dalton's given a second chance by an American-owned company whose computerised systems are revolutionising the retail trade. However, he soon discovers his sex-life is being recorded in their secret files. With his marriage crumbling, Dalton struggles in a race against time to find another missing girl before the killer strikes again. Set in '80s Britain, this evocative thriller gives the reader a revealing glimpse behind the scenes of a large superstore. A novel which explores the mind of a killer as it peels away the glossy image stores portray to their customers. What lies beneath is a more promiscuous story...