Gunfight at the Old Leake Canal by G.B. Hope

Despite her innate shyness, and his concerns over the age gap, things quickly hot up, becoming raunchy and intense. English writer, Michael Lincoln, embarks on an internet relationship with a younger fan, Elise McHugh, who comes from Singapore. Transported to the location on a Wild West train, kitted out in cowboy and cowgirl outfits, armed with original Colt pistols and Winchester rifles, they must get along as best they can as winter sets in. They and twelve other varied characters are to spend six months besieged by robotic zombies. The three main characters to survive the fake zombie apocalypse in the extraordinary Fighting Out Of Mobberley, England, are enticed to do it all again, this time in an Old West fort in Texas. This is initially to test their resourcefulness and ability to survive, but he actually has much greater, and perhaps sinister, plans for them. An eccentric billionaire invites 12 people to be handsomely paid if they agree to be sealed into a shopping mall for 6 months. Finally he finds a way through the complicated relationships to make an attack at his victim, only to finish up with a shocking double twist.Ī Zombie novel (sort of). Alex justifies the continued liaisons with the tennis widows and the besotted Carla by making Joely the prize for after the deed is done. So begins the strangest of love affairs - Alex torn between delirium and despair at what he is committed to. But the reappearance of Joely complicates matters. Despite paranoia kicking in with all his connections to scheming women and jealous husbands, Alex starts to stalk the victim and formulate a plan. All the demons of Alex's past life reappear as he struggles first to consider the offer, while maintaining a normal façade, and then after a reality-check trip home, he decides he has to accept the contract. Immediately after pushing away Joely there comes an anonymous offer to commit a stranger on stranger murder. Inexplicably, he rejects her advances, convinced something that perfect must really be false and selfish. It is during this stressful time that Alex meets his 'once in a lifetime' girl, the beautiful and fascinating Joely. With Carla he genuinely tries to behave like a gentleman, until a violent episode throws them together.

Set during a couple of hot summer months, Alex keeps himself fit and plays cricket for the local team.

The handsome 28-year-old enjoys the raunchy attentions of bored wealthy women, as well as the affections of young Carla, back from university.

Former Manchester gang member, Alex Robateau, is now living the good life as groundsman at an exclusive Surrey sports club.

Gunfight at the Old Leake Canal by G.B. Hope