Private detective John Duval, an ex-lieutenant commander in the Royal Navy and Naval Intelligence, finds himself the prime suspect in a police hunt for a sexual killer when three women are brutally murdered.
Set in Hoxton, East London; our story follows George and Sophie, they're saving money to go on their first holiday together, the deposit is paid, and they have two weeks left to pay the outstanding balance of £2,000. Sophie has entrusted George with her holiday savings and is keen to settle the debt with the travel agents. The only trouble is, unbeknown to Sophie, George is flat broke. In a vain attempt to raise cash, George uses Sophie's holiday money to fund an ill judged deal.
Dave Lizewski es un estudiante de instituto que pasa desapercibido por todos, aficionado a los cómics, de donde saca un día la idea de convertirse en un superhéroe, aunque no tenga superpoderes, no haya seguido un duro entrenamiento y ni siquiera tenga una razón significativa para ello. Pero la vida de Dave cambiará para siempre cuando se encuentre con un par de locos vigilantes -la terremoto de 11 años Hit Girl y su padre, Big Daddy- y forje amistad con otro joven luchador contra el crimen, Red Mist. Y cuando todos se tengan que enfrentar al jefe de la mafia local, Frank D'Amico, sus alianzas y sus verdaderas habilidades serán puestas a prueba.
A young American computer hackeress is hired by a liberal British lawyer to right the wrong done to a third world country by a London investment company. Even the expertise of her building inspector sidekick can not prevent a surprising development though.
