The Menzies Trilogy

Book One

The Debt Collector: A BRAND NEW heart-pounding, gritty gangland thriller from bestselling author Kerry Barnes. (The Menzie Family Book 1)

After Nancy Richards is sent to prison, her daughter Jeanie is placed in the care of Edna Baker, a respected figure in London’s East End. Under Edna’s roof, Jeanie should be safe.

That changes when a corrupt copper threatens to send her to Laxville Children’s Home.

Edna, fully aware of the brutal reputation of Laxville, must fight to keep Jeanie out, knowing that the evil place would destroy her. As it had done to all those children before.

In a bid to protect Jeanie, Edna calls on two of Soho’s bosses, Ganni Cassar and Vic Menzie.

But lurking in the background is someone far more sinister. Buster Reynolds isn’t after money to settle the family’s debt. He wants Nancy, and if he can’t have her, her daughter will do.

With Ganni Cassar looking out for her, Jeanie begins to see for herself how dark the underworld is. Thrust into rivalries she doesn’t quite grasp and into secrets that are fiercely protected, she must adapt fast if she wants to come out alive.

A bent copper, a ruthless creditor, and Soho’s underworld closing ranks.

Book Two

Desperate Measures is a gripping gangland thriller from the bestselling author Kerry Barnes.

Silence the witness . . .

The girls who escaped Laxville Children’s Home carry scars that never healed. The Menzies took them in as family and made one promise: no one would ever hurt them again.

But what happens if that promise cannot be fulfilled?

Because not every man paid for what they did.

Lord Haroldson was one of them. Now, he must resort to desperate measures to keep the past buried.

Jeanie Menzie, daughter of the notorious Vic Menzie, has been handed The Opal club. She carries more than her fair share of demons, but she’s not about to let everything fall apart.

So, when a Laxville girl is brutally murdered and dumped outside her club, it becomes personal.

This isn’t random . . .

To protect his secrets, Haroldson makes one call, unleashing a greedy, ruthless man with his own plans for what comes next.

But Jeanie is her father’s daughter.

Touch her club or her family . . . and you’re not walking away.

Loyalty forged. Vengeance unleashed. Blood demanded.

 Available on 30th September 2026