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  • av Chris Towndrow
    181

    When a travelling salesman stumbles on a secret town, he must choose between love and a long-held promise of untold riches.Why is the Arizona town of Sunrise not on any map?Why is it festooned with neon lights?Is it the answer to a travelling salesman's 12-year dream of promotion?Beckman Spiers is a grey man in a grey world - and he's happy with that. After twelve years of routine and grind, he's again fighting to become The Pegasus Corporation's lauded Number One Salesman of the Year. Legend has it, Number Ones get so rich, they never work again. With only one week to go, Beckman is gaining on his nemesis, smooth-talking Tyler. When a chance blowout on a deserted Arizona road leaves Beckman stranded, the enigmatic Saul arrives and tows him to the curious neon-lit town of Sunrise. Here, he meets the glamorous Lolita, sparks fly, and his fortunes change. He can't fall in love with her, of course - she's already engaged. And he's not stopping for more than a night... is he?Yet, Beckman accidentally discovers that Sunrise's small-town charms conceal secrets. Soon, his once monochrome world becomes a colourful one filled with fraught friendships, private investigators, and an unexpected shot at romance. What will he have to do to reach Number One? And if he wins, will he turn his back on love? In this stylistic and mysterious romantic comedy, meet the most unique characters and get pulled into the colourful world of Sunrise."A gripping yarn - quirky characters, a pacy plot and a setting like you've never read before. A fun ol' read." - Paul Kerensa, Comedian & British Comedy Award-winning TV writer - Miranda, Not Going Out"I struggle to compare this book with others. The words 'unique' and 'inventive' come to mind. The dialogue is well-crafted and funny, the characters are wonderfully individual, and the narrative is a kaleidoscope of colourful drama. This book will stick with you." - Reader"First of all, Towndrow has an amazing grasp of his prose. It's funny, it's witty, it's hilarious in places, and it's also quite serious if need be. I have to say I'm blown away by it." - Book blogger"An original and inventive storyline and a variety of three-dimensional characters that you will genuinely care about... dialogue sharp enough to shave with... well-paced and bubbling with humour." - Reader "The narrative keeps you gripped, and there is drama and comedic moments a-plenty! An easy and pleasant read from start to finish." - Reader

  • - A near-future sci-fi adventure
    av Chris Towndrow
    171

    It's 2072, and Enna believes she has put her Fleet PD days behind her. She continues to work as a Navigator on the Moon shuttle, so she's never more than a day away from her daughter Lexie.Yet murder won't leave her alone.When cabin crewperson Eva Svensson is found dead in a Washington DC Spaceport bathroom, local cops identify suspicious circumstances. Shaken by the loss of someone in the wider SpaceFleet 'family', Enna vows to help Tom and the Fleet PD team get to the bottom of things. In Sweden, Inspector Kennet Carlsson has been investigating acts of sabotage and blackmail related to the siting of the new Stockholm Spaceport. It seems the activist group OnePlanet are again trying to derail progress and prevent the country from joining the globe's network of launch sites.Sergeant Kayte Connors, with her wife Carey, has settled into her new life in Sweden and is also working on Spaceport-related investigations. When tragedy strikes at the hearts of the Swedish cops, they must battle through a maelstrom of personal upheavals and seemingly insoluble criminal acts to find justice.Enna is at their side, offering support, desperate for payback and unwilling to let anyone harm the march of progress. BREAKING GROUND, the last in the Enna Dacourt pentalogy, pits love against hate, cements friendship bonds and once again takes the Fleet PD team into battle against murder and greed.

  • av Chris Towndrow
    241

    Richard Francis Towndrow was a noted Victorian entomologist and botanist, and the senior member and at one time President of Malvern Field Club. He held an international honour as an Associate of the exclusive Linean Society, and published three books containing a collection of poems. This new and unrivalled collection of his poetry predominantly contains poems from the published volumes "A Life, Love and other poems" (1889) and "A Garden and other poems" (1892), as well as those that were never released within a book or published individually.This book has been painstakingly created from original books and handwritten manuscripts, and as such is a high-quality, definitive compilation of the man's work.

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  • av Chris Towndrow
    181

    When Lolita's father dies, he leaves her a curio in his Will. It's a box, which is not to be opened unless the town faces an existential crisis. But other people have boxes too, and they aren't prepared to wait... which may cause the very crisis itself.Digging into the history of Sunrise uncovers a century-old mystery - a closely guarded secret which holds the key to the town's future.Beckman and Lolita must embark on a mission to reconnect with family, rebuild a shattered friendship, and confront the most unexpected of adversaries to save the town they hold dear.Nothing can be taken for granted - not even love.The final book in the "Sunrise trilogy" is a humorous cozy mystery fuelled by coffee, break-ups, make-ups and a lot of sparkle.

  • av Chris Towndrow
    181

  • av Chris Towndrow
    181

    When a travelling salesman stumbles upon a secret town, he must choose between love and a long-held promise of untold riches. Beckman Spiers is a grey man in a grey world - and he's happy with that. After twelve years of routine and grind, he's again fighting to become The Pegasus Corporation's lauded Number One Salesman of the Year. Legend has it, Number Ones get so rich, they never work again. With only one week to go, Beckman is gaining on his nemesis, smooth-talking Tyler. When a chance blowout on a deserted Arizona road leaves Beckman stranded, the enigmatic Saul arrives and tows him to the curious neon-lit town of Sunrise. Here, he meets the glamorous Lolita, sparks fly, and his fortunes change. He can't fall in love with her, of course - she's already engaged. And he's not stopping for more than a night... is he?Yet, Beckman accidentally discovers that Sunrise's small-town charms conceal secrets. Soon, his once monochrome world becomes a colourful one filled with fraught friendships, private investigators, and an unexpected shot at romance. What will he have to do to reach Number One? And if he wins, will he turn his back on love? In this stylistic and mysterious romantic comedy, meet the most unique characters and get pulled into the colourful world of Sunrise.

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