Jonno Bligh

The devil waits for you... even in paradise. Flying high after a best-selling book and a movie Oscar, Jonno Bligh is brought low by a cocaine habit and writers' block. He flees to the Indian Ocean on his beloved yacht The Scoop Jon B as the pressure to deliver his next blockbuster mounts. But a storm cripples the boat and he takes refuge on a remote island. Unknown to him, the island is used by murderous gangster BangBang Budiman to hide the spoils of his maritime heists. Jonno watches in horror as BangBang's men brutalize two women before leaving them to die. He rescues one, Annie Greenwood, and the pair flee the island with the stolen loot. As the vengeful killers hunt them down, Jonno and Annie are forced to come to terms with their own demons and a discovery that will change their lives forever. "Tense, gripping, The Scoop grabs you from opening line until the last page and leaves you wanting more." ANNA SMITH, author of Blood Feud

An incendiary political thriller set in the dog-eat-dog world of tabloid journalism. Journalist Jonno Bligh is headhunted to London by Russian media mogul Borya Bolshakov to be editor of his flagship tabloid UK Today. When Jonno and ace reporter Shiv O'Shea investigate the murders of a high-profile activist and a princess by jihadi terrorists, Jonno is threatened with deadly reprisals after a controversial editorial. Then he uncovers Bolshakov's shady links to a plot to rid Russia of crippling sanctions — and the billionaire's plan to use UK Today as a mouthpiece. When Jonno uncovers a murderous conspiracy reaching into the very heart of Downing Street and democracy itself, he must decide whether to risk everything — his reputation, his family, his life — by publishing the truth.