Books with author Colin Bateman

You would think Eddie Malone - hero, warrior, gang leader, intent on world domination - would have had enough of babies. And you would be right... But losing a baby is not good. And if it belongs to your mum, well - it's a disaster. Eddie is at his lowest ebb. Until Mo, Gary, Ivan Cutler and the others appear. Maybe Eddie will have his Gang after all. But what should he call it?

Eddie has a bad habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time - otherwise he never would have gotten mixed up with the Reservoir Pups, the scrappy gang of boys who rule the streets in his new town. And he definitely wouldn't have agreed to their initiation mission: to break into the hospital his mom works at. It's just Eddie's luck that he quickly stumbles upon a kidnapping plan that Scuttles, head of hospital security and (gross) his mom's new boyfriend, seems to have masterminded. Now Eddie is on the trail of some twisted baby-snatchers - a scam so big, even the Reservoir Pups want no part of it. And just when it seems as if life can't get any worse, he bumps into the leader of the Andytown Albinos, the most fearsome gang of all..Fasten your seat belts for this action-packed, outrageous comic caper, in which no one is exactly what they seem.

Eddie had never even heard of Oliver Plunkett–or his sacred old head–until the head was stolen. Now he has three days to find it and reap the rewards. And he has just the friends to help: Gary, a new classmate with a knack a for blowing things up; Pat, a runaway orphan on a mission; and Mo, his loyal partner from the Andytown Albinos.This should be a cinch–except, of course, that the head is being hidden by none other than Scarface Cutler, the most violent gangster in the country. And the Reservoir Pups, Eddie’s arch rivals, are also on the prowl. If Eddie’s gang follows his master plan, surely they can come out on top . . . but when in Eddie’s short life has anything gone according to plan?

Everyone said the original Titanic was unsinkable. We all know how that story ended.The new Titanic is also supposedly unsinkable. But there are worse things than drowning as Jimmy Armstrong quickly finds out.Stowing away wasn't one of his better ideas but having to work his passage and put up with spoilt girl Claire is enough to make anyone want to jump overboard...That is until he finds out about a mysterious, incurable disease rapidly infecting the population,Suddenly being at sea seems the safest place to be...

Everyone said the original Titanic was unsinkable. We all know how that story ended. The new Titanic is also supposedly unsinkable. But there are worse things than drowning as Jimmy Armstrong quickly finds out. Stowing away wasn't one of his better ideas but having to work his passage and put up with spoilt girl Claire is enough to make anyone want to jump overboard... That is until he finds out about a mysterious, incurable disease rapidly infecting the population, Suddenly being at sea seems the safest place to be!

A dark and bleakly funny fable from the author of Divorcing Jack. A little boy left for dead when the US Marines destroy a terrorist training camp in the Libyan desert, Mohammed Maguire is brought back to Ireland, the land of his mother's birth, where he is treated as a public relations commodity by all sides of an argument he doesn't understand, but which he can see with the clear eyes of a child.

Everyone said the original Titanic was unsinkable. We all know how that story ended. The new Titanic is also supposedly unsinkable. But there are worse things than drowning as Jimmy Armstrong quickly finds out. Stowing away wasn't one of his better ideas but having to work his passage and put up with spoilt girl Claire is enough to make anyone want to jump overboard... That is until he finds out about a mysterious, incurable disease rapidly infecting the population, Suddenly being at sea seems the safest place to be!

Eddie has a bad habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Otherwise, he never would have gotten mixed up with the Reservoir Pups, the scrappy gang of boys who rule the streets in his new town. And he definitely wouldn’t have agreed to their initiation mission: to break into the hospital his mom works at. It’s just Eddie’s luck that he stumbles upon some twisted baby-snatchers on the way. And just when it seems like life can’t get any worse, he bumps into the leader of the Andytown Albinos, the most fearsome gang of all. . . .“Fast, fabulous fun . . . [an] excellent comic adventure. I loved the carefree, sheer enthusiasm of the writing and laughed aloud throughout. I’m delighted to report that it’s the first of a trilogy. Can’t wait for the next!”—The Bookseller (UK)From the Hardcover edition.

Eddie Had never even heard of Oliver Plunkett–or his sacred old head–until the head was stolen. Now he has three days to find it and reap the rewards. And he has just the friends to help: Gary, a new classmate with a knack a for blowing things up; Pat, a runaway orphan on a mission; and Mo, his loyal partner from the Andytown Albinos.This should be a cinch–except, of course, that the head is being hidden by none other than Scarface Cutler, the most violent gangster in the country. And the Reservoir Pups, Eddie’s arch rivals, are also on the prowl. If Eddie’s gang follows his master plan, surely they can come out on top . . . but when in Eddie’s short life has anything gone according to plan?