No skinny lattes here, these are the double espressos of modern fiction. Uncompromising, intelligent and complex, Alan's books will stay with you long after you close the back cover... and may make you look at the world in a slightly different way.
From the disturbing psychological horror of 'Run' to the terrorist thriller 'Sleeper Cell', Alan probes beneath the surface of subjects as diverse as mental illness, third world exploitation and international politics.
As today's fiction becomes increasingly homogenised and safe, these are books that draw more from the world of twenty-first century TV and film, with the breathless pacing of '24', the moral ambiguity of 'London Spy' and the gritty reality of 'The Wire'. If you prefer your fiction to treat you like an adult and trust you to draw your own conclusions, then join Alan in a journey into some of the world's – and our own – darkest trouble-spots...
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The sequel to Sleeper Cell is due for publication late 2016. Leila Reid's second investigation takes her to the middle east... and now the stakes are even higher...
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Two chillers for younger readers, and an eco-thriller co-written with Mats Halvard show a whole other side to Alan's writing!
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