David Bradwell Books

It's the winter of 1993, and Clare Woodbrook is the enigmatic head of the Special Investigations Department at Britain's leading daily tabloid. Her exposés are legendary, but she's not without her enemies. Now, on the verge of unveiling her biggest ever scoop, she arranges to meet her researcher Danny Churchill, to reveal all over lunch. But Clare never shows, and later that night her car is found abandoned on the hard shoulder of the M25. Worse still, the police investigation is being headed up by DCI Graham March - the embodiment of police corruption and the subject of one of Clare's current investigations. Danny sets out to find Clare, and enlists the help of his spiky flatmate - fashion photographer Anna Burgin. But they soon realise that nobody can be trusted - especially the police. As the search becomes ever more desperate, suddenly their own lives are very much on the line. David Bradwell is a former winner of the PPA British Magazine Writer of the Year Award and has written for publications as diverse as Smash Hits and the Sunday Times. Cold Press is his first novel.

Would you confess to a murder you didn't commit? A celebrity cold case gets solved when a convicted gangster, confesses to a headline-grabbing murder. But DSI Joe Leyland is not convinced. With the assistance of rogue former investigative journalist Clare Woodbrook, he begins to unravel a decade-old conspiracy that reaches right into the heart of the poilice. And as they start to delve deeper, they begin to discover secrets that very powerful people would kill again to hide. Secrets Never Die is a gripping British conspiracy thriller, full of twists and with dashes of dark humour. It's book 2 in the stunning Clare Woodbrook series.

A group of friends finds themselves entangled in a web of mystery following a suspicious suicide that raises questions about their connections. As they delve deeper, a vengeful girl emerges, complicating their quest for the truth. The stakes escalate as uncovering the secrets could lead to deadly consequences, threatening their lives and friendships. Tension builds as they race against time to piece together the clues before it's too late.

In a world where trust is a dangerous gamble, the narrative unfolds around a protagonist grappling with betrayal and deception. The tension escalates as characters who seem to offer salvation may have ulterior motives, leading to a gripping exploration of loyalty and survival. As the protagonist navigates this treacherous landscape, they must discern friend from foe, raising questions about the true nature of trust and the cost of reliance on others.