Book Description

Stephie Jay was one of the most beloved reality television stars and social media influencers of the last decade, regarded as 'royalty' in the city of Newcastle Upon Tyne where she lived. Now she's dead from what everybody but her parents have accepted to be a tragic but inexplainable suicide. Jake Lehman is a private investigator trying to keep his head above the water line as the North East stumbles alongside the rest of the UK towards an economic collapse. Broken from a past that left him betrayed and scapegoated by his ex-police colleagues and a corrupt local government, Lehman is hired by Stephie's parents to investigate their daughter's death and prove it was not as it has been portrayed. To do that, Lehman's going to have to face down his past, his addictions and all the demons that come with both. Lehman's Terms is a journey down a dark path to the truth with an irreverent narrator who's too busy deconstructing the tale he's telling you to realise just how out of his depth he is. If you're a fan of Shane Black movies, 80s soft rock music and Elmore Leonard novels, this is for you! ------------------------------- Reviews for "Lehman's Terms": "If Shane Black wrote a Geordie private eye thriller for Ross Noble this would be it!" - Emily John. "An unconventional action thriller; purposefully meandering (in a good way) but when it kicks into gear its impossible to put down! It's dark, funny AND actually quite moving!" - Sarah Mitchell. "I, and hopefully a wider audience, found [McClane] quite enjoyable as a guide into the world of the P.I." - Thomas Ludlow. "An exciting, investigative, thrill-ride where lots of stuff gets smashed the f**k up!" - Rob Leatt. "If you like 80s action movies, s**t soft rock, comedic ramblings about pop culture (specifically the ending of The Fugitive) and an irreverent new spin on old private eye tropes, THIS is the book for you! This is DEFINITELY the book for you!" - James Grant. "★★★★★ ... by the time you get to the shocking reveal it is impossible to put down!" - Helen Grover. "It's assured in its style and sets that out from the start. I blasted through it for one reason: It's f**king good!" - Mark Flaherty. -------------------------------