Anthony E Thorogood: 23 books

The Triad Dragon Master receives an anonymous letter: 'ONE MILLION DOLLARS OR FEBRUARY DIES, WHEN WE CALL HAVE MONEY READY IN SMALL USED NOTES' There are no clues and no leads but somehow Jack traces the beautiful Chinese girl, February Ling, to a Chinese take away where he is surrounded...

It's not all fun and games however, sometimes cycling can be down-right dangerous. From the book: I came alongside another cyclist named John and we chatted as we rode side by side, I asked him the direction to Woolwich, the next town along the River Thames, then I was hit by a truck. I was lifted...

From the book: 'The bullet was so close I could feel the air move as it whizzed past my head. A second bullet came even closer, if it was possible to get even closer without hitting me. Blood was running down my forehead and into my eyes, I had been hit.''Take my word for it,...

In October 2007 I went around the world in 40 days. I drank cider with ex-commandos in Devon, I watched Morris Men drinking Old Rosie and doing their thing in Much Marcle and listened to an old man sing about cider in Carhampton. I saw cider being made in Brittany, splashed it about in Spain, ate...

Constable Elizabeth West, Australia's greatest export, turns up in the North of England tracking a murderer across the Yorkshire Moors. Goyt Hall is a big old country house and lying dead, in front of the fireplace, is a beautiful young girl. Reviews: 'I'm delighted to have found Thorogood's...

Texas isn't the first girl in Axel's life. The story begins with an amusing scene of Axel attempting to seduce a Serbian girl called Isvarinka: 'We stood in the centre of a wide clearing in a eucalyptus forest and I held Isvarinka in my arms and hugged her. Everything we did we did to excess. When...

From the book: She was short, but anybody under six foot is short to me and she had curly blond hair. When I say she had curly blond hair, she had acres and acres of curly blond hair, she was an adventure in hair, an Everest of hair. She also had an infectious smile and her teeth were good. I mention...

Reviews: 'This is a very funny play. I find Thorogood the king of banter, I could watch any of his plays.'' 'I wasn't sure what I was expecting when I was told that I just had to check out this new play. I read a bit and thought - wow - what was that! So I started again. Orange, sorry burnt...

An absolutely fabulous collection of vegetarian recipes that even carnivores love to eat. There are a whole range of desserts and cakes with no sugar, the best ever tart tatin, even a sugar free chef's sticky toffee pudding! There are delicious savoury dishes, how to make simple cheese, how to make...

From the book: I was out cold until I hit the water. It was freezing and I immediately awoke. My senses had no time to figure out what was going on, I was in the sea, it was cold, I was heavy and sinking fast.At the London supermarket bombing Jack goes into action: Ahead of me stood a terrorist,...

Jack is in a canoe paddling for his life on the open sea. ‘The light was fading fast now. The vast mass of the sea, in giant waves, crashed and smashed against our tiny craft and then it happened, a spotlight swept the sea around us and a machine gun opened fire. My mate turned, yelled at me and...

You must meet Breanor Amore an obsessive compulsive Billionaire, Kissbisckit a mongrel dog with a mission, Piecrust a King Charles Spaniel who likes meat pie crusts, Acid a punk with attitude, the Manic Manooka with a temper as rough as sandpaper and lots more.

If humour is the best medicine, as they say, little book is worth a whole hospital full of doctors, here are a couple of exerts taken at random: 25: Shooting Accident ‘I lost my husband in a shooting accident.’ ‘Oh!’ ‘He attacked me with a knife and I accidently shot him!’ 100:...

The book opens with Josh and Sam camped out on the beach in Southern India, something is wrong but obviously not Josh's appetitie. From the Book: India was hot, very hot, very bloody hot, very, very bloody hot. I was sweating like an ice block on a barbeque. I sizzled in the hot Indian sun. I felt...