Grip [Paperback]

'There are many money/law/drug-linked thrillers but this page-turner has the added ingredient of a family drama, making it appealing to both genders. It's an interesting debut, much enjoyed by my reader.' (Bookseller )

'A financial/drug-related thriller with real characters and lots of heart' (Bookseller ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

'There are many money/law/drug-linked thrillers but this page-turner has the added ingredient of a family drama, making it appealing to both genders. It's an interesting debut, much enjoyed by my reader.' -- Bookseller 20050923 'There are many money/law/drug-linked thrillers but this page-turner has the added ingredient of a family drama, making it appealing to both genders. It's an interesting debut, much enjoyed by my reader.' -- Bookseller 20050923 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

James Carroll only meant to do one deal to get to film school. But it went wrong. Now he owes GBP30,000 to drug-dealer Roger Oates. Just a year of quiet business away from retiring with his beloved family to his dream home in Honolulu, Roger knows this is no time to let anyone get away with anything. So if James can't pay, his parents must. But Francis Carroll has put everything he has into a project that will finally bring him the success he craves. He simply cannot afford to bail out his son. And his ambitious wife Rachel wants a baby - while his dangerously alluring first wife wants him back. It's no good asking them. Everyone wants to keep a grip: on their money and their jobs; on their dreams. But something's got to give. Written with terrific verve and a sharp eye for the details of human behaviour, "Grip" is a roller-coaster ride of suspense and surprises.

Grip is the first novel by Michael Wills, MP, who writes under the name David McKeowen. A former diplomat, TV producer and director, Michael Wills has been MP for Swindon North since 1997.