New • 2026 | Pre-Order Now Open • Launches 1 April

The Acapulco Gold

A comic adventure with thriller bite — a chase from Manchester to Mexico to Geneva, where money isn’t the prize so much as the problem.

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About the book

A down-on-his-luck adviser, a vanished father, and a trail of bottle-opener keys that point to a fortune. Dark humour, bad decisions, and a chase that runs from Manchester to Mexico and on to Geneva.

  • Comic adventure • thriller elements
  • Slow-burn romantic thread
  • Standalone with series potential
Why this story

The Acapulco Gold began with an interest in men who mistake escape for redemption. Paul Coles has spent a lifetime cutting corners—financially, emotionally, morally—and believes one clean disappearance will fix everything. It won’t. This is a chase story about money and the damage it does, about the lies we inherit, and the moment when running finally costs more than staying put.

Pre-Order Now Open. Launch day: 1 April.

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