Book Guild Publishing Ltd

Bluemantle: an invitation to freedom for those prepared to take the risk...

Enter the immersive world of 1970s London. Between the hippies and skinheads and the era of disco and punk, there was an age when attitudes became outrageous, music was fun, fashions glamorous, and pop stars shocking - welcome to the era of glam rock.

A couple are shocked to discover the naked body of a woman in their garden. She has been strangled. Acting Inspector Beauregard, who has never led a murder investigation, doesnt understand how or why the body of a woman ended up in the garden and seeks assistance from ex-detective inspector Clive Walsingham.

Private Investigator and former MI6 agent Joe Wilde is hired by Sally Devlin to investigate her sons disappearance. Liam Devlin was a rising football star. His car was found abandoned at Lea Bridge in Hackney, a known suicide spot, six weeks prior.

Roberta, Rosie, Sandra and Linda meet at college in the 70s and remain constant friends, despite lifes up and downs. The sudden death of one of the friends leads the others to suspect that a slimming drug she had been taking was perhaps to blame.

On the face of it, a touching story about a 75-year old actor taking his young granddaughter on the trip of her lifetime. Together they explore the southern states of America, from New Orleans to the theme parks of Orlando, Florida.