Espionage and spy thriller

Book Synopsis*****Part of the bestselling John Shakespeare series of Tudor spy thrillers from Rory Clements, winner of the Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award*****'[Clements] does for Elizabeth's reign what CJ Sansom does for Henry VIII's' Sunday Times**********1592. England and Spain are at war, yet there is peril at home, too. The death of her trusted spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham has left Queen Elizabeth vulnerable. Conspiracies multiply.The quiet life of John Shakespeare is shattered by a summons from Robert Cecil, the cold but deadly young statesman who dominated the last years of the Queen's long reign, insisting Shakespeare re-enter government service. His mission: to find vital papers, now in the possession of the Earl of Essex.Essex is the brightest star in the firmament, a man of ambition. He woos the Queen, thirty-three years his senior, as if she were a girl his age. She is flattered by him - despite her loathing for his mother, the beautiful, dangerous Lettice Knollys who presides over her own glittering court - a dazzling array of the mad, bad, dangerous and disaffected. When John Shakespeare infiltrates this dissolute world he discovers not only that the Queen herself is in danger - but that he and his family is also a target. With only his loyal footsoldier Boltfoot Cooper at his side, Shakespeare must face implacable forces who believe themselves above the law: men and women who kill without compunction. And in a world of shifting allegiances, just how far he can trust Robert Cecil, his devious new master?Trade ReviewEnjoyable, bloody and brutish. * Guardian *Enjoyable, bloody and brutish. * Guardian *A historical thriller to send a shiver down your spine. * Daily Mail *A historical thriller to send a shiver down your spine. * Daily Mail *A colourful history lesson . . . exciting narrative twists. * Sunday Telegraph *

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Book Synopsis1927. CHINA IS IN TURMOIL.The Communist Party and the Kuomintang government, long at each others’ throats, are now locked into a conflict set to claim the lives of millions. History remembers the bodies and battlefields, but for some, fate was decided between the ciphers.Ji Zhenren’s mind is the Red Army’s prize asset. His task: to break the enemy’s near-impenetrable codes. With Ji’s genius at the helm the retreating Red Army might just be able to turn the tables, but only if forbidden romance and political controversy don’t bring him crashing down first.From the dark alleys of Shanghai to hidden paths carved through snowclad mountains, an invisible war rages. In the silent world of the codebreaker, cracking the cipher means breaking the enemy. Anything less spells certain death.

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Book SynopsisThings are looking bad for disgraced spy August Drummond. In emotional free fall after the death of his wife, fired for a series of unprecedented security breaches… and now his neighbor on the flight to Istanbul won’t stop talking. The only thing keeping him sane is the hunch that there’s something not quite right about the nervous young man several rows ahead – a hunch that is confirmed when August watches him throw away directions to an old European cemetery seconds before being detained by Turkish police. A reckless August decides to go to the cemetery, where he meets a mysterious figure from the dark heart of the Islamic State and quickly finds himself drawn into a shadowy plot to murder an Iranian scientist in Istanbul. But nothing is what it seems, and before long August realises he has gone too far to turn back. As he struggles to break free from the clutches of Islamic State and play off British intelligence against their Turkish counterparts, he will find his resourcefulness, ingenuity and courage tested to the very limit of what he can endure. The second novel in a trilogy about loyalty and betrayal in the modern world, How to Betray Your Country is an authentic thriller about the thin line between following your conscience and following orders.

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Book Synopsis"Who the hell are you?" "They call me The Hunter and I've been hunting you, Mister Hoskins." In a world where unscrupulous businessmen, rogues and thieves operate across borders and beyond the reach of the Law, the hope for justice lies with a brilliant former agent known only by a codename: The Hunter. When a job goes wrong and an international conspiracy threatens all our lives, the Hunter's team must move quickly. There is a traitor at the heart of the British Government. And there is only one person who can stop him ... Where do you turn when the Law catches flies but lets hornets go free?Trade ReviewPraise for Michael Bartlett - 'Some of the best stories are quests ... This is a book to make everyone think twice about easy assumptions' - SIMON BRETT - 'I did not want this book to end, ever ... believable, well researched and memorable' - READER REVIEW - 'Hard to put down' - READER REVIEW - 'Highly entertaining. Highly recommended' - READER REVIEW -

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Book Synopsis ''In the top flight of crime writing'' SUNDAY TELEGRAPHIn the dead of winter, even brothers become strangers... A CHILLING WINTER THRILLER PERFECT FOR FANS OF FARGO*FROM AN AWARD-WINNING INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER*Running from a troubled childhood, Jack Devereaux left home as soon as he could and never looked back - until the day a stranger calls, begging him to return to his hometown of Jasperville, Quebec.Jack''s brother Calvis - the little boy he left behind more than twenty years ago - has viciously attacked a man and left him for dead. Nobody knows why he did it, though Jack suspects it has something to do with the Jasperville girls who were lost all those years ago.But as he begins the long journey home through the frozen, unforgiving landscape, Jack isn''t wondering why his little brother lost his mind. He''s wondering why it took so long . . .''The master of the genre'' CLIVE CUSSLERTrade ReviewA uniquely gifted, passionate, and powerful writer * ALAN FURST *The master of the genre * CLIVE CUSSLER *A powerful talent * INDEPENDENT *

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Book SynopsisThe Target is David Baldacci's blockbuster follow up to The Hit, the smash-hit bestseller featuring U.S. government assassin, Will Robie.A highly trained CIA assassin, Will Robie is only matched in his ability to kill by his fellow agent, Jessica Reel. They are trusted by the US government to succeed when failure isn’t an option.So when the President identifies an opportunity to take down a global menace there’s only two people he has in mind for the clandestine mission. Their target is the dangerous and unpredictable leader of North Korea, but when things don’t go to plan a fierce retaliation is set in motion.While Robie and Reel are stalked by a new adversary – sent to destroy the enemy at all costs – a deadly game of cat and mouse is triggered between the East and West. But who will be hunter and who will be hunted when the true target is revealed?Continue the thrilling series with The Guilty.Trade ReviewThe page-turner of the season * The Times *Baldacci is still peerless * Sunday Times *One of the world's biggest-selling thriller writers, Baldacci needs no introduction . . . Brilliant plotting, heart-grabbing action and characters to die for * Daily Mail *Baldacci inhabits the skin of his creations - tripping us up with unexpected empathy and subtle identification * Sunday Express *

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Book Synopsis"It was a strong face, certainly - the eyes pale grey and very cold, the mouth was hard, the dark hair - grey-streaked now - still fell in the authentic comma over the forehead." This is how John Pearson reacted to his first encounter with the real James Bond, an encounter probably unique in the annals of thriller writing. He went on to write the bestselling authorised biography of Ian Fleming. At the time, like most of the world he assumed that James Bond was nothing more than a character in Fleming's highly charged imagination. Then he began to have his doubts. Doubts which were reaching such a pitch that the British secret service were trying to warn him off the scent. Despite this, he finally became convinced that James Bond was not only real, but actually alive. Thanks to a change in policy within the secret service he was invited to embark upon a companion volume to his life of Fleming. This resulting book must be one of the most extraordinary biographies of our times - the authorised life of a myth, the official biography of James Bond.

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Book SynopsisEVERY OPERATIVE KNOWS THE RULES.The mission comes first. You are a deniable asset. Betrayal is punished by death.Alex Reeve - known as OPERATIVE 66 - is a former special-ops soldier and one of the UK''s most lethal weapons. Previously a member of SC9, an elite covert unit with a remit to assassinate the country''s enemies, Reeve was framed for treason and now lives a nomadic existence - as the merciless killers he once trained alongside hunt him down.For a chance of a normal life, Reeve must expose and dismantle the sinister SC9. So when a series of brutal killings in Germany have all the hallmarks of an SC9 tactic - the murder of ''ghost targets'', decoys to camouflage the true intended victim - Reeve finally sees opportunity for revenge.Sucked into shadowy conspiracy involving dark global powers, Reeve will risk his life to save others - and to secure his freedom. But if there''s one man with the skills to do so... it is Operative 66.FTrade ReviewPraise for Andy McDermott:A writer of almost cinematic talent * DAILY EXPRESS *Adventure stories don't get much more epic than this * MIRROR *

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Book SynopsisIt''s the 4th of May, two days before the (actual) coronation of King Charles the 3rd and the world''s favourite spy has his work cut out for him. Bond is sent at the last minute to thwart an attempt to disrupt the coronation by the wealthy, eccentric and self-styled Aethelstan of Wessex, who is on a deadly mission of his own to teach the United Kingdom a lesson. Can Bond dismantle his shady plans and defeat his privately-hired team of mercenaries?

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Book SynopsisThe Hammer of Eden is a pulsating, state-of-the-art suspense thriller from master storyteller Ken Follett, author of Never and The Pillars of the Earth.A Deadly ThreatThe FBI receive an anonymous threat from a terrorist group that claims it can trigger earthquakes.A Lone AgentJudy Maddox, an FBI agent with a point to prove, is tasked with investigating the threat by her obstructive superiors. She must discover if it is credible and, if so, where it comes from.A State on the Verge of DestructionWhen a suspected, machine-generated tremor is detected her investigation reaches a critical point – can she find those responsible, and their next target, before they trigger a catastrophe that will devastate the entire West Coast of America and the millions of people who live there . . .Trade ReviewCrackles with suspense * Daily Telegraph *So exciting I found myself setting the alarm clock for four in the morning to finish it * Daily Mail *

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Book SynopsisA chilling police surveillance thriller from 'one of the masters of the genre' Sunday TelegraphAt the funeral the bells of the church were rung open rather than half-muffled, as is usual for the dead. Kate Lockhart has come, along with corporate leaders, ministers and intelligence chiefs, to a beautiful town in the Welsh Marches to mourn her soul mate, David Eyam, the brightest government servant of his generation. All that remains of Eyam are the burnt fragments of a man killed far from home in a horrific explosion.Eyam has left a devastating legacy which certain people at the funeral are desperate to suppress - but Kate Lockhart is equal to Eyam's legacy. She becomes the focus of the state's paranoiac power and leads the local resistance to it, directed from beyond the grave by Eyam.And the state is no match for the genius of the dead...An incredibly prescient thriller set in the aftermath of the Snowden news story from the bestselling author of Brandenburg.Trade ReviewBritish espionage fiction is the best in the world, and Porter is one of the reasons why -- Lee ChildAn espionage master -- Charles CummingA welcome return ... timely and terrific -- Mick Herron

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Book SynopsisThe pulse-pounding new thriller featuring Cotton Malone. Perfect for fans of Dan Brown, Sam Bourne and Scott Mariani. The pope is dead. Cardinals are beginning to arrive at the Vatican to select his replacement, but one has fled for Malta in search of a document that dates back to the 4th century and Constantine the Great.Former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone is in Italy, on the trail of legendary letters between Winston Churchill and Benito Mussolini that could re-write history. But someone else is after the same letters and, when Malone obtains and then loses them, he's plunged into a hunt that draws the attention of the legendary Knights of Malta.The knights are the only warrior-monks to survive into modern times. Now they are a global humanitarian organization, but within their ranks lurks the Secreti - an ancient sect intent on affecting the coming papal conclave. Malone races the rogue cardinal, the knights, the Secreti, and the clock to find what has been lost for centuries. Meanwhile, the election of the next pope hangs in the balance.Trade ReviewPraise for Steve Berry * - *My kind of thriller * Dan Brown *Berry raises this genre's stakes * The New York Times *

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Book SynopsisA Sunday Times top ten bestseller perfect for fans of John le Carré, from the winner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for Best Thriller of the Year and the master of the modern spy thriller' (Mail on Sunday).A NEW COLD WAR IS LOOMINGFormer MI6 officer Thomas Kell thought he was done with spying. Until the Russian agent he blames for the death of his girlfriend is spotted at a Red Sea resort in dangerous company.ONE SPY WANTS REVENGETaking the law into his own hands, Kell embarks on a mission to recruit his rival. Only to find himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse in which it becomes increasingly difficult to know who is playing whom.THIS TIME IT'S PERSONALAs the mission reaches boiling point, rumours of a terrorist attack suggest a massacre on Britain soil is imminent. Kell is faced with an impossible choice. Loyalty to MI6 or to his own conscience?Trade ReviewPraise for A Divided Spy: ‘A gripping psychological clash of wills, tactics and morals … Kell’s third appearance confirms him as one of the most interesting and sympathetic characters in the spy thriller field’ The Times ‘Breathtaking . . . suspenseful . . . Kell brings a note of grace to the treacherous world of the spy novel’ Washington Post ‘A magnetic tale of the New Cold War: not since George Smiley trapped Karla have we seen such a delicious recruitment between East and West’ Jason Matthews, New York Times bestselling author of Palace of Treason ‘A clever spy thriller combining believable spycraft, deft characterisation and acute psychological observation’ Ben Macintyre ‘Agent Kell is hell-bent on revenge ― but his quest ends up endangering Britain’s national security. Classic spy fiction at its best’ New York Post, “Must Reads” ‘The spies’ shifting psychological duel is riveting … deftly coupled with a topical subplot’ Sunday Times ‘Thomas Kell has become one of the most interesting and well-drawn spies in contemporary literature – a man who deserves to be spoken in the same breath as George Smiley … Delicately written, with Cumming’s customary subtle humour, it confirms him as le Carré’s heir’ Daily Mail ‘Wonderful stuff – Charles Cumming is the one true heir to John Le Carré and Ian Fleming. Nobody documents life in the shadows quite as brilliantly as Charles Cumming – the new spymaster on the block’ Tony Parsons, author of The Murder Bag ‘A clever, believable spy thriller by a man dubbed the heir to John le Carré’ Sun

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Book SynopsisA young woman is caught up in a dangerous double life on behalf of her country during World War Two in Spy, by the world's favourite storyteller Danielle Steel.Alexandra Wickham is a stunning beauty who seems destined for a privileged life. But fate, a world war and her own quietly rebellious nature lead her down a different path.By 1939, Britain is at war. From her home in idyllic Hampshire Alex makes her way to London as a nursing volunteer. But her fluency in French and German draws the attention of another, more secret, branch of the service.Within a year, Alex is immersed in a new world, shocking her family in trousers and bright red lipstick. But she is forbidden to tell anyone about her work, not even the pilot she falls in love with. While her country and those dearest to her pay the terrible price of war, Alex learns the art of espionage, leading to life-and-death missions and a long career in exotic places and historic times.As her career progresses, the risks Alex must take bring her dangerously close to discovery. Can she keep her secrets hidden?

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Book SynopsisIn the most explosive book of the thrilling Wilde and Chase series, the intrepid pair must race against time before an ancient force is unleashed on the world... Their days of death-defying adventure seemingly behind them, acclaimed archaeologist Nina Wilde and her husband, ex-SAS soldier Eddie Chase, live like any normal family. However, when a mythical civilisation is unearthed deep in the Antarctic ice, they are drawn into a battle for control of its astonishing power.Dashing from New York to New Zealand, from futuristic Chinese cities to the outback of Australia, they soon confront the gravest threat they''ve ever faced. Pursued by ruthless mercenaries and a secret special forces unit, Nina and Eddie discover the clock is counting down to the extermination of all humanity...Praise for Andy McDermott:''A writer of almost cinematic talent'' Daily Express, Scotland''Adventure stories don''t get much more epicTrade ReviewAdventure stories don't get much more epic than this * Mirror *Like Clive Cussler on speed... high-powered fun * Huddersfield Daily *A writer of almost cinematic talent * Daily Express, Scotland *True Indiana Jones stuff with terrific pace * Bookseller *McDermott raises the bar... non-stop high octane action * Publishers Weekly *Easily competes with the works of Dan Brown and James Rollins * Bookgasm.com *A pulse-racing adventure with action down the line * Northern Echo *No fan of Indiana Jones, Matthew Reilly or action in general will be able to put it down * Northern Territory News *If you're looking for thriller writing that will transport you into a realm very different from your own quotidian existence, Andy McDermott is your man * Good Book Guide *Move over Clive Cussler, here's a new great writer of thunderingly good adventure sagas * Peterborough Evening News *For readers who like hundred mile an hour plots * Huddersfield Daily Examiner *

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Book SynopsisThe bell tolls at midnight as death requires it. But will it finally toll for Sean Dillon & company in the explosive new thriller of murder, terrorism and revenge from the Sunday Times bestselling author.In Ulster, Northern Ireland, a petty criminal kills a woman in a drunken car crash. Her sons swear revenge.In London, Sean Dillon and his colleagues in the Prime Minister's private army', fresh from defeating a deadly al-Qaeda operation, receive a warning: You may think you have weakened us, but you have only made us stronger.'In Washington, D.C., a special projects director with the CIA, frustrated at not getting permission from the President for his daring anti-terrorism plan, decides to put it in motion anyway.Soon, the ripples from these events will meet and overlap, creating havoc in their wake. Desperate men will act, secrets will be revealed and the midnight bell will toll.Trade Review‘Open a Jack Higgins novel and you’ll encounter a master craftsman at the peak of his powers … first-rate tales of intrigue, suspense and full-on action.’ Sunday Express ‘With fresh plots, interesting characters and vibrant settings, Jack Higgins has firmly cemented his reputation as one of the world’s most successful thriller writers.’ The Strand Magazine ‘A thriller writer in a class of his own.’ Financial Times

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Book SynopsisMac B. and his arch-nemesis are facing off at the Video Game WorldChampionships! But first, Mac B. needs to crack an unbreakablesecret code. can he solve it in time to defeat his enemy? Find outin this kid spy adventure from New York Times bestselling author,Mac Barnett!

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Book SynopsisIt is 1941 and bombs have turned London into the front line of a world war. In the shadows of the Blitz, Hitler’s agents are running a blackmail operation to obtain documents that could bring the nation to instant defeat. Arthur Rowe, a man once convicted of a notorious mercy killing, stumbles onto a German spy operation in Bloomsbury and must be silenced. But even with his memory taken from him, he is still a very dangerous witness. A taut thriller and a haunting exploration of pity, love, and guilt, The Ministry of Fear by Graham Greene is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest of all spy novels. With an introduction by the biographer and editor Professor Richard Greene. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector’s Library is a series of beautifully bound gift editions of much loved classic titles.

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Book SynopsisIt is the 4th of May, two days before the coronation of King Charles III and the world's favourite spy has his work cut out for him. Bond is sent at the last minute to thwart an attempt to disrupt the Coronation by the wealthy, eccentric and self-styled Athelstan of Wessex, who is on a deadly mission of his own to teach the United Kingdom a lesson. Can Bond dismantle his shady plans and defeat his privately hired team of mercenaries? This all-new 007 adventure is produced to celebrate the Coronation and all royalties from the sale of the book will go to support the work of the UK charity, the National Literacy Trust.

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Book SynopsisTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe most anticipated spy thriller of 2020, from the award-winning author of Corpus.Autumn 1941. The war is going badly for Britain and its allies. If Hitler is to be stopped, a new weapon is desperately needed.In Cambridge, professor Tom Wilde is approached by an American intelligence officer who claims to know of such a weapon - one so secret even Hitler himself isn't aware of its existence. If Wilde can smuggle the package out of Germany, the Third Reich will surely fall.But it is only when he is deep behind enemy lines that Wilde discovers why the Nazis are so desperate to prevent the 'package' falling into Allied hands. And as ruthless killers hunt him through Europe, a treacherous question hangs over the mission: if Hitler's secret will win them the war, why is Wilde convinced it must remain hidden?Dramatic, intelligent, and utterly compelling, Hitler's Secret is the Sunday Times bestselling spy thriller of 2020 from the award-winning author of Corpus and Nucleus - perfect for readers of Robert Harris, C J Sansom and Joseph Kanon._____________________________Praise for Rory Clements:'Political polarisation, mistrust and simmering violence' The Times'A standout historical novel and spy thriller' Daily Express'Enjoyable, bloody and brutish' Guardian'A dramatic, twisty thriller' Daily Mail'A colourful history lesson . . . exciting narrative twists' Sunday TelegraphTrade ReviewEngaging...intriguing and plausible and the story is so readable that you will fly through it. * NB magazine *A tense twisty thriller ... [an] enjoyable slice of espionage * Daily Mail *Entertaining, eye-opening ... gripping ... breathtakingly authentic ... And with an ingenious twist in the tail, this is fact and fiction, history and mystery, action and humanity at its heart-thumping best. * Lancashire Evening Post *Beautifully written, extremely well-plotted ... compelling and riveting ... extremely well-written, as we'd expect from master storyteller Rory Clements, and very clever, with its dark and dangerous world brilliantly depicted. * For Winter Nights *Exciting! * Sunday Sport *A rollercoaster ride ... a plausible idea and backed with research, and I found it to be exciting, well-written and full of twists and turns ... it's a thriller that thrills. * Historical Novels Review *A gripping spy thriller with unusual and well thought through plot twists ... A cast of colourful characters, a plot rich in deception and intrigue and a tangled web of espionage and murder offer first-class entertainment. * CrimeReview.co.uk *An exhilarating ride ... The narrative turns come so quick and many that it is only as the final twist is revealed that Clements allows you to draw a deep but satisfied breath. * Historia magazine *Superbly entertaining ... Clements writes historical crime fiction of the first order. * Yorkshire Evening Post *BOOK OF THE MONTH: A plot within a plot, with some devious twists keeping the tension high. * Choice magazine *

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Book SynopsisIceland. In the winter it gets light at 10am and dark at 2pm. The daily announcement of the Chill Factor allows you to calculate how quickly you could die from exposureIceland is erupting and not just its volcano.It is 1971, the height of the Cold War, and anti-American feeling among Icelanders is running high. When a teenager is found dead after a drunken night out, her clothes torn and face bruised, anger is directed towards the military personnel at the NATO air base at Keflavik who outnumber the local population.British agent Bill Conran, invited by the Americans to uncover a Russian spy ring, comes to realise that this is no routine assignment. Unsure who can be trusted, and targeted by an unknown assassin, he discovers that Iceland, for all its cold beauty, has never been hotter.Trade Review‘Pure James Bond … With dialogue as sharp as the icy wind, Richard Falkirk racks up the tension to a terrific climax.’—Daily Mail ‘Taut, cleanly written, building to a bang-up climax’—New York Times ‘Like a shot of aquavit … Iceland has never seemed colder or hotter’—Kirkus ‘Reminiscent of John Le Carré’—Newsday ‘Tough in style and content, surpising in plot twists; good entertainment’—San Francisco Chronicle ‘Recommended for fans of spy thrillers and Icelandic crime fiction’—FictionFanBlog

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Book Synopsis''Watch your back 007 - Bourne is out to get you'' - Sunday Times''Olympic style, all-out espionage'' Daily ExpressReaders were first introduced to Jason Bourne''s nemesis Leonid Arkadin, a brilliant Russian assassin and fearless international mercenary, in THE BOURNE SANCTION. His girlfriend was killed during a fight for which an enraged Arkadin blames Bourne. In THE BOURNE DECEPTION, Arkadin hunted Bourne to take revenge and kill him. Bourne, in a fight for his life, learned that Arkadin''s skills mirror Jason''s because he received the same original CIA Treadstone training.Now, in THE BOURNE OBJECTIVE, Jason turns the tables and targets Arkadin. Hunter will become hunted.But revenge can cause great psychological devastation. Has this become too personal for Bourne? Will this hunt be Bourne''s downfall?Trade ReviewSlickly paced ... all-consuming * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY *A superspy to rival Bond * INDEPENDENT *Olympic style, all-out espionage * DAILY EXPRESS *A page-turner of non-stop action that should leave his fans begging for more * NEW YORK POST *Bourne is more mysterious than Bond, more real than Batman and more complex than Bruce Willis * STELLA *Move over 007, Bourne is back * DAILY MIRROR *High energy action is the name of the game here, bursting with the kind of narrative propulsion that made Ludlum's thrillers such fun throughout his long career. * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *Bourne fans will enjoy it immensely. Exciting reading throughout. * TELEGRAPH & ARGUS *

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Book SynopsisThe year is 1949. In the bombed-out ruins of Cologne, Hanno Dasch is king. Director of the most successful black market operation in post-war Germany, Dasch has kept his clients supplied with goods so extravagant and rare that they were almost impossible to find even at the height of Germany''s conquests.Nobody but Dasch, his enigmatic daughter and the war criminal he keeps as his bodyguard know how he does it.None of this has escaped the attention of Allied Intelligence, who face not only the systemic corruption of a country where everything is in short supply, but the growing threat of Stalin''s KGB.Fearing that Dasch will soon expand his business to include dealings with Russia, and invite the further meddling of Russian agents in the west, the CIA sets in motion an undercover operation to infiltrate and, ultimately, destroy Dasch''s empire. A disgraced American Army officer, Nathan Carter, is recruited to approach Dasch and to ingratiate himself with prom

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Book SynopsisOPERATION DOOMSDAY ACTIVATECommander Robert Bellamy of US Naval Intelligence is dispatched on a top secret mission. A weather balloon carrying sensitive military information has crashed in Switzerland. Bellamy must locate the ten witnesses to the incident so that they can be sworn to secrecy.But as he conducts his search Bellamy begins to suspect that he, too, is being hunted, by an unknown lethal force that what he was told about the balloon was only one part of an almost unbelievable happening..

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Book SynopsisA Times 'Best New Thriller' for May 2022 'Enthralling ... Sharp dialogue and flashes of dry wit' Financial Times 'Ben Creed has a genuine gift for conjuring up Stalin's Leningrad in all its beauty and misery' The Times 'A cleverly constructed thriller' Sunday Times 'A fantastically tense atmosphere ... A spine-tingling page-turner' The Sun ___________Leningrad, winter 1952. An invisible killer known as Koshchei – a nightmare of Slavic folklore – stalks the streets, leaving a distinctive and gruesome mark upon its victims.Three thousand kilometres away in a Gulag labour colony, threatened by the vicious criminals who rule the camp and tormented by the Arctic cold, former militia lieutenant Revol Rossel is close to death.But then a brutal saviour descends from the skies: the state security interrogator who years ago ruined his life is back, tasking Rossel with tracking down the murderer.As the hunt continues, the two men uncover riddle after riddle, including a clue to finding a weapon of unimaginable power – a weapon the Kremlin's scheming plotters will kill for...Trade Review'A cleverly constructed thriller' * Sunday Times. *'A fantastically tense atmosphere, thickly spread with historical detail, makes this a spine-tingling page-turner' * The Sun *'Enthralling ... The dark story is leavened with sharp dialogue and flashes of dry wit' * Financial Times *'Ben Creed has a genuine gift for conjuring up Stalin's Leningrad in all its beauty and misery' * The Times *PRAISE FOR CITY OF GHOSTS: 'A highly assured and entertaining debut ... Martin Cruz Smith's Gorky Park [...] may have a true heir' The Times. 'A worthy successor to Cruz Smith's Arkady Renko ... A fine and often moving thriller' Financial Times. 'Reminded me of Gorky Park, only I liked this tense, complex thriller even better' James Patterson. 'Gripping ... An excellent start to a new historical crime series' -- Vaseem Khan

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Book SynopsisHE WANTS THE TRUTH. THEY WANT HIM DEAD.''I READ IT IN A DAY. GREAT CHARACTERS, GREAT STORYTELLING.'' JAMES PATTERSON, world''s bestselling author.From the number one bestselling co-author of James Patterson''s Michael Bennett series, this explosive and twisting thriller will grip fans of Lee Child, David Baldacci and Gregg Hurwitz.On the run from a shadowy cabal of the world''s most powerful men, ex-Navy Seal Michael Gannon heads to the safest place he can think of: his war buddy''s ranch in the wilds of Utah. But when his friend''s brother is found dead in the rocky mountains, Gannon realizes he can''t stay off grid. Is the death connected to a string of grisly murders occurring in national parks...or something even more sinister? Flushed from cover, Gannon finds himself sucked into a lethal conspiracy that has infiltrated the highest levels of the US government... Praise for STOP ATTrade ReviewI read it in a day. Great characters, great storytelling. -- JAMES PATTERSON, world's bestselling author.A gloriously pulpy, no-nonsense adventure...Ledwidge knows how to keep readers' adrenaline pumping. * THE TIMES *

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Book SynopsisThe third book in a WWI thriller series featuring Jack McColl, a Scottish car salesman who moonlights as a spy for His Majesty's Navy

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Book Synopsis''first rate set operational pieces'' - Sunday TimesA migrant boat battles through the rough Mediterranean. Its passengers are desperate, starving and scared.They are also being ruthlessly targeted by the SAS.Islamic State militants are smuggling themselves into Europe using these boats. Only by locating such men before they make it into the UK can the Regiment stop them committing their acts of terror on British soil.When one of these migrants reveals plans for a sickening Christmas Day atrocity in London, SAS operative Danny Black is tasked with infiltrating the most dangerous theatre of war in the world: Islamic State heartland. There, he and his team must lift a brutal IS commander - the only man who knows all the details of the London attack. The commander surrounds himself with vicious militants and a harem of sex slaves whom he treats in the most sadistic ways imaginable. And his jihadi wife is, if possible, even more abominable tTrade Review'first rate set operational pieces' * Sunday Times *Praise for Chris Ryan * : *Ryan chooses fiercely up-to-the-minute plots, and laces them with an exceptional eye for detail and insider knowledge ... Fearsome and fast-moving. * Daily Mail *A shockingly authentic tale to keep your adrenaline pumping as fast as the blood on the pages. * The Sun *Nobody takes you to the action better than Ryan, because he's the real deal, and this muscle-and-bone thriller will have fans' blood pumping. * Evening Standard *

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Book SynopsisDISCOVER THE TECHNO THRILLER THAT ROCKED THE INTERNET GENERATIONA Guardian thriller of the month: 'Elsberg is nothing if not prescient'_______ZERO, an anonymous activist, has given the world a warning: stop the tech giants before it’s too late.But is anyone listening? Thousands of teenagers are signing up to Freemee, the biggest new social media site, uploading personal information in exchange for advice on what to eat, how to dress, even how to choose their friends. No-one questions what Freemee is doing with all that data. Until hundreds of users begin to take their lives.What will it take to bring down the Freemee mastermind, and who is up to the job?________‘Worryingly real’ SUNDAY SPORT‘Elsberg is utterly prescient’ GUARDIAN'Sinister and realistic' GLAMOURREADERS ARE BLOWN AWAY BY THIS THRILLER:- On edge, intricate and fast paced. I approached it on recommendation and was blown away- Reads like an actual real life documentary. I wonder how close to the truth it is? Very is my guess.- If you are looking for an engrossing plot as well as plenty of food for thought than I can recommend you give Zero a try.Trade ReviewA GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE MONTH: [Exposes] the dark underbelly of social media giants' societal control via the manipulation of data. Elsberg is nothing if not prescient. -- Barry Forshaw * Guardian *A topical thriller set in the world of online activists pitted against corrupt IT companies who collect and analyse personal data. * Der Spiegel *A highly topical nightmarish scenario, which Elsberg says became a reality long ago. * Hit radio rt1 *A gripping thriller and a visionary story on the subject of 'Big Data' * rbb Kulturradio *With this thriller Elsberg qualifies as the spokesman for perhaps the most important debate in society today. * Bild *

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Book SynopsisThe gripping tale of sabotage at sea, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.In the heart of the Aegean Sea, a luxury yacht is on fire and sinking fast. Minutes later, a four-engined jet with a fire in its nose-cone crashes into the sea.Is there a sinister connection between these two tragedies? And is it an accident that the Ariadne, a NATO spy ship, is the only vessel in the vicinity the only witness?Only Commander Talbot of the Ariadne can provide the answers as he uncovers a deadly plot involving drugs and terrorism leading to the heart of the Pentagon.Trade Review'A magnificent storyteller' Sunday Mirror ‘The most successful British novelist of his time’ Jack Higgins ‘Alistair MacLean is one of the few people writing today who has a story to tell.’ Daily Express

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Book SynopsisA Financial Times Thriller of the Year Penal Colony No. 74, AKA White Eagle, lies some 600 kilometres north of Yekaterinburg in Russia's Sverdlovskaya Oblast. Imprisoning the country's most brutal criminals, it is a winter-ravaged hellhole of death and retribution. And that's exactly why the Englishman is there. Six years ago, Raglan was a soldier in the French Foreign Legion engaged in a hard-fought war on the desert border of Mali and Algeria. Amid black ops teams and competing intelligence agencies, his strike squad was compromised and Raglan himself severely injured. His war was over, but the deadly aftermath of that day has echoed around the world ever since: the assassination of four Moscow CID officers; kidnap and murder on the suburban streets of West London; the fatal compromise of a long-running MI6 operation. Raglan can't avoid the shockwaves. This is personal. It is up to him to finish it – and it ends in Russia's most notorious penal colony. But how do you break into a high security prison in the middle of nowhere? More importantly, how do you get out? Trade ReviewThe pace is relentless, the action and fight scenes superbly choreographed and Raglan is nicely complex: an action man with inner depths... A cracking, finely crafted thriller' * Financial Times *The Englishman is electrifying proof that high-tension international thrillers are back – and with an absolute vengeance -- William Shaw, author of DeadlandFight scenes, car chases, sex romps, lots of foreign locations and dead goons, and even a Bondesque escape by snowmobile... Vivid and inventive' * Sunday Times *Full of thrills * Literary Review *The pulse-pounding pace just never lets up -- Peter May, bestsellling author of LockdownA sweat-inducing tour de force * The Times *Verve, pace, shocks and intrigue, this is spy thriller writing by an author at the zenith of his powers -- Peter JamesA pulse-pounding thriller in the mould of the Terry Hayes bestseller, I Am Pilgrim * Scottish Field *This spy thriller will get your heart racing... [An] action-packed thriller!' * My Weekly. *A tightly plotted, very well told tale of clandestine campaigns, violent revenge and murky dealings at all levels * SciFi Bulletin. *This non-stop cat and mouse thriller circumnavigates the globe and a cornucopia of action... The Englishman is very good on detail and credible background, the novel has an enigmatic and intriguing hero and excites from page one to a very satisfying end' * Crime Time *Discover full-on heart-pounding action, plus smart, sharp writing in this absolute reading feast of a book... This is the first in what promises to be a smash-hit spy thriller series and I already can't wait for the next book... Shockwaves of action expanded and the storyline tripped me with unexpected developments. Even though I had read the prologue, the ending still came with a whammy' * LoveReading *The action is furiously paced... I thoroughly enjoyed this well written and absolute page turner. It cries out for a sequel. Wholly recommended' * Woman's Way *The narrative goes at breakneck speed but between the action Gilman slowly and deftly unveils Raglan's back-story * Financial Times *

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Book SynopsisJason Bourne tackles a global media conspiracy and a murderous tech giant in the latest electrifying entry in Robert Ludlum's New York Times bestselling series. Jason Bourne has faced many killers before, but none as dangerous as the assassin Lennon. Bourne thought he had his foe cornered in Iceland, only to have the killer escape in a fiery explosion. Lennon's trail leads Bourne to New York and then to Washington D.C. – and the body count rises with each deadly encounter. Bourne believes the assassin has a new employer, a shadowy group called the Pyramid. The only clue is the murder of a young German woman, killed in D.C. while on her way to a covert meeting. But the woman's entire identity is a lie, and news reports of her death have been strangely twisted and suppressed. Finding the truth about this woman may be Bourne's only chance to catch Lennon – and uncover the global conspiracy behind the Pyramid. But the chase comes with high stakes. Bourne's former lover, journalist Abbey Laurent, is digging into the mystery too, and Abbey soon finds herself in Lennon's crosshairs. Bourne will need to use every bit of his tradecraft and his genius for mayhem to expose this web of lies and murder before Lennon kills the woman he loves. Praise for Brian Freeman's Bourne books: 'Bourne fans will hope for an encore from this talented author' Publishers Weekly 'A treat for fans of the late Robert Ludlum' KirkusTrade ReviewPRAISE FOR BRIAN FREEMAN: 'Freeman has a firm grasp of Bourne's tangled background plus the skills to keep the action front and center. Bourne fans will hope for an encore from this talented author' Publishers Weekly, for Brian Freeman's Bourne books. 'Brian Freeman is, quite simply, a first-rate storyteller' Nelson DeMille. 'Some of the most literate and stylish writing you'll find anywhere today' Jeffery Deaver. 'This guy can tell a story' Michael Connelly. 'Freeman's first Jason Bourne thriller is a treat for fans of the late Robert Ludlum' * Kirkus Reviews, for Brian Freeman's Bourne books *

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Book SynopsisFrom the explosive world of Jason Bourne emerges a new hero. The final days of the American presence in Afghanistan bring Adam Hayes a summons he can't ignore in the new electrifying thriller from the world of Robert Ludlum. Adam Hayes has stepped away from the field for the very last time. He's promised his wife that he won't put his life on the line any more, and nothing will make him break that promise. Well... almost nothing. With America withdrawing from Afghanistan and the Taliban closing in, Abdul Nassir reaches out to his old partner, Hayes. Ten years ago, Nassir saved the American's life, and the time has come for repayment. Nassir is desperate to get his family out of the country. He is scared of the Taliban... but he can't trust the Americans either: his daughter witnessed a massacre committed by rogue CIA contractors. That only leaves one man who can get them out of the country: Adam Hayes. Reviews for Joshua Hood 'A worthy addition to the Ludlum bookshelf' Mark Greaney 'The perfect high-octane thriller' Simon GervaisTrade ReviewPRAISE FOR JOSHUA HOOD'S TREADSTONE BOOKS: 'An intense and electrifying espionage adventure ... A worthy addition to the Ludlum bookshelf' Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mission Critical. 'Joshua Hood crushes it, proving himself a worthy inheritor of the legacy' Jack Carr, Former Navy SEAL Sniper and author of True Believer. 'The perfect high-octane thriller' -- Simon Gervais, #1 International bestselling author of Hunt Them Down

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Book SynopsisBrought to you by Penguin.M's funeral.One man missing from the graveside.The traitor accused of his murder.Bond.Behind the Iron Curtain, a group of former Smersh agents want to use the British spy in an operation that will change the balance of world power. Bond is smuggled into the lion's den - but whose orders is he following, and will he obey them when the moment of truth arrives?In a mission where treachery is all around and one false move means death, James Bond must grapple with the darkest questions about himself. But not even he knows what has happened to the man he used to be.Discover the latest chapter in the world of 007, brought thrillingly to life by Sunday Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz.© Anthony Horowitz 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022Trade ReviewThe super spy is back, with a fresh injection from novelist and screenwriter extraordinaire, Anthony Horowitz. The expert in suspense takes us back to the beginning of James Bond’s story… the story rips along with plenty of familiar Bond staples: evil villains, fast cars and women falling for young Bond’s charms. Ian Fleming would be proud. * Guardian *Daring, exciting, and also superbly plotted, it shows Bond questioning his loyalties at the end of his career. It marks a fitting end to a trilogy from Horowitz that Fleming would surely have approved of -- Jon Coates * Sunday Express *In many ways, Horowitz has now surpassed Fleming and the final book in his Bond trilogy is a masterpiece. It's a literary thriller writing at its page-turning finest.' * Daily Express *Horowitz is a worthy successor to Ian Fleming, putting 007 back in his true domain… This New Bond is up there with the better Old Bonds… The denouement is a very fine piece of action writing… Horowitz has done splendidly. * Scotsman *Horowitz is a worthy successor to Ian Fleming, putting 007 back in his true domain… This New Bond is up there with the better Old Bonds… The denouement is a very fine piece of action writing… Horowitz has done splendidly. * Scotsman *

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Book SynopsisTHE THRILLING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FEATURING DETECTIVE ISAAC BELL FROM THE GRAND MASTER OF ADVENTURE, CLIVE CUSSLER''The Adventure King'' SUNDAY EXPRESS''Nobody does it better . . . nobody!'' STEPHEN COONTS________With a burst of machine gun fire the assassins strike . . .When the Van Dorn Agency''s top detective, Isaac Bell, thwarts a plot to kill a US Senator, the race is on to uncover who was behind it and what they hoped to gain.For Panama''s Red Viper insurgency, the senator''s death could have brought a welcome halt to the construction of the giant canal that threatens to divide their country.It looks like an open and shut case. But when Bell heads south to investigate it''s clear something about it doesn''t add up.With millions of dollars, the fates of two nations and the future of world trade at stake, Bell knows this is bigger than local trouble.He jTrade ReviewThe Adventure King * Sunday Express *Cussler is hard to beat * Daily Mail *Nobody does it better . . . nobody!Just about the best storyteller in the business * New York Post *

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Book SynopsisThe no. 1 bestseller from the author of Kolymsky Heights''As significant as . . . le Carré in bringing a gritty new realism to the thriller.'' Sunday TelegraphAn ancient scroll has been discovered in Israel. Caspar Laing, a young and brilliant professor, is asked to decipher it. It contains the directions to the secret location of a priceless artefact. As he makes the treacherous journey into the desert, he is joined by dangerous rivals determined to claim the prize. He must win the race at all costs.''Ceaselessly gripping . . . A joy to devour.'' The Times''Brilliantly entertaining.'' Sunday Express

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Book SynopsisIf you''re a fan of WWII historical fiction [and] a courageous woman not willing to settle I would highly recommend The Tuscan Daughter'' ?????A country at war. An impossible choice. A woman who will risk everything to be free.Tuscany, 1942: having moved from England to the beautiful city of Lucca before the outbreak of war, Lizzie Thornton adores her job as tutor to eight-year-old Cristo despite the fact that his father, Count Antonio de Falco, is a notable fascist and supporter of Mussolini.Then war is declared, and Lizzie is suddenly regarded as an enemy in the country she loves so much. When new tutor Vincenzo Baldini arrives, Lizzie is exposed to a new secret world; Vincenzo is actually a member of the Italian resistance, running an anti-fascist propaganda magazine. Lizzie, desperate to be part of the fight, joins Vincenzo's unit, and soon she is head over heels in love.But when someone from her past reappears and threatens to overturn her new life, Lizzie must decide if she has

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Book SynopsisThe Stasi and MI6 clash in this gripping Cold War crime thriller, from the award-winning author of Stasi Child.______________________Dresden, East Germany, 1980 - A man's body is found buried in concrete at a building site in the new town district. When People's Police homicide captain Karin Müller arrives at the scene, she discovers that all of the body's identifiable features have been removed - including its fingertips.The deeper Müller digs, the more the Stasi begin to hamper her investigations. She soon realises that this crime is just one part of a clandestine battle between two secret services - the Stasi of East Germany and Britain's MI6 - to control the truth behind one of the deadliest events of World War II.The Stasi Game brilliantly fictionalises the true story of how Britain's wartime leaders justifed the fire-bombing of German city of Dresden, which many have since condemned as a war crime.

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Book Synopsis#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva delivers another stunning thriller in his action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue.On the morning after the Venice Preservation Society's annual black-tie gala, art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon enters his favorite coffee bar on the island of Murano to find General Cesare Ferrari, the commander of the Art Squad, eagerly awaiting his arrival. The Carabinieri have made a startling discovery in the Amalfi villa of a murdered South African shipping tycoona secret vault containing an empty frame and stretcher matching the dimensions of the world's most valuable missing painting. General Ferrari asks Gabriel to quietly track down the artwork before the trail goes cold.Isn't that your job?Finding stolen paintings? Technically speaking, yes. But you're much better at it than we are.The painting in question is The Concert by Johannes Vermeer, one of thirteen works of art stolen from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner MuTrade Review'Daniel writes the way I dream of writing. In my mind, he writes sentences the way I imagine traveling down a beautiful river in a fly-fishing boat: smooth and natural and clear.' Henry Winkler

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Book SynopsisThe former director of the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm makes his literary debut with this dramatic and riveting novel of book publishing, émigrés, spies, and diplomats in World War II Sweden, based on his grandfather's lifeIn 1933, after Hitler and the Nazi Party consolidated power in Germany, Immanuel Birnbaum, a German-Jewish journalist based in Warsaw, is forbidden from writing for newspapers in his homeland. Six years later, just months before the German invasion of Poland that ignites World War II, Immanuel escapes to Sweden with his wife and two young sons.Living as a refugee in Stockholm, Immanuel continues to write, contributing articles to a liberal Swiss newspaper under the name Dr. B. He becomes increasingly entangled with British intelligence agents who plan several acts of sabotage on the orders of Winston Churchill. But when the Swedish postal service picks up a letter written in invisible ink, clearly by Dr. B. himself, the Allied plotters are exposed. But could a Trade Review ‘A superb thriller, a cross between Tom Stoppard’s Travesties and The Thirty-Nine Steps, full of mysteries, twists and turns … You can’t put it down. This is an astonishing debut and Daniel Birnbaum is clearly a talent to look out for’ The Jewish Chronicle ‘If you’re looking for a ridiculously brilliant story, you can stop looking … He’s got the world’s best story – he’s got Dr B’ Svenska Dagbladet ‘Dr B is an astonishing thriller-novel … reminiscent of both Hjalmar Söderberg’s Doctor Glass as well as the dreamy melancholy in The Rings of Saturn by W.G Sebald … This moral ambiguity makes Dr. B. no less fascinating a character than Stefan Zweig’s version of the same’ Aftonbladet ‘A moving evocation of a life beset by conflicts in a troubled time’ Kirkus Reviews ‘Illuminating … Birnbaum skillfully delineates the social and political tensions shaping a culture caught between the national interests of Germany and Russia, and he poignantly conveys the plight of individuals for whom each day is a potential tragedy waiting to happen’ Publishers Weekly ‘Who was Dr. B.? A spy? A member of the resistance? A journalist manipulated by competing political forces in the Casablanca of the North that was Stockholm during World War II? Dr. B brings to life the feverish atmosphere of the capital … where Immanuel Birnbaum becomes entangled in a whirlwind of confusing intrigue’ Le Monde ‘A spy novel as complex as it is captivating … Dr. B. evokes so vividly the apocalyptic chaos of 1939-40 Stockholm, where different political forces jockey for power … and Immanuel Birnbaum, Dr. B, finds himself caught in the confusion’ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

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Book Synopsis A heatwave melts London as Holmes and Watson are called to action in this new Sherlock Holmes adventure by Bonnie MacBird, author of “one of the best Sherlock Holmes novels of recent memory.” Trade Review“MacBird’s artistry will keep readers eagerly turning the pages.”—Michael Dirda, Washington Post “Intriguing … MacBird artfully alternates among multiple plotlines, maximizing suspense. With its deep probe into the friendship between the detective and the doctor, this is a good choice for fans of Sherlock Holmes.” —Publishers Weekly “Perfectly captures the essence of Conan Doyle's fiction.'—Independent “Bonnie MacBird’s The Three Locks satisfies a hunger for more adventures of Holmes and Watson on so many levels. Not only does she perfectly capture their voices, she captures that most critical element—their humanity. Brava!”—Leslie S. Klinger, editor, New Annotated Sherlock Holmes “Bonnie MacBird’s sly plot and admirable sense of pacing keeps the story twisting and turning in a way that would have kept Doyle himself turning the pages.”—Michael Sims, author of Arthur and Sherlock: Conan Doyle and the Creation of Holmes “Though stage magic features in The Three Locks, the real magician is author Bonnie MacBird, who once again brings humour, action, rigorous period detail, and the characters we love to her latest Holmes adventure.”—Dennis Palumbo, author of Writing from the Inside Out “Bonnie MacBird has conjured up a captivating three-card monte of murder, mystery and magic. The Three Locks may be her best yet.”—Dan Stashower, author of Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle “Skilfully intertwining three very different mysteries, Bonnie MacBird’s fourth Sherlock Holmes novel is as intriguing as it is clever.”—Love London, Love Culture “MacBird's series grows stronger with each book and she remains the best and most faithful pastiche writer out there today – bar none.”—The Doylockian “This splendid romp of a novel is packed with twists and turns, effortlessly capturing the chaotic energy of Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes.”—Cambridge Edition

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Book SynopsisSisters. Traitors. Spies. When a British RAF Whitley plane comes under fire over the French coast and is forced to drop their cargo, a spy messenger pigeon finds its way into unlikely handsThe occupation has taken much from the Cotillard sisters, and as the Germans increase their forces in the seaside town of Boulogne-sur-Mer, Gabriella, Martine and Simone can't escape the feeling that the walls are closing in.Yet, just as they should be trying to stay under the radar, Martine's discovery of a British messenger pigeon leads them down a new and dangerous path. Gaby would do anything to protect her sisters but when the pianist is forced to teach the step-daughter of a German Commandant, and the town accuses the Cotillards of becoming Bad French' and in allegiance with the enemy, she realizes they have to take the opportunity to fight back that has been handed to them.Now, as the sisters' secrets wing their way to an unknown contact in London, Gaby, Martine and Simone have to wonder haveTrade Review‘Fast paced and hard to put down…her best yet!’ Louise Fein 'An enthralling, beautifully researched story of courage and resistance in time of war and danger. Andie is a historical fiction author at the top of her game!’ – Kate Thompson, Sunday Times bestselling author ‘Wow! Tense, emotional and thought-provoking, this book ticks all boxes for me. Most definitely a 5-star read’ Lesley Eames 'A captivating story with a twist of romance threaded throughout' Glynis Peters, author of The Secret Orphan 'A compelling tale of friendship, courage and espionage in a frightening and uncertain world' Charlotte Betts, author of The Dressmaker's Secret 'A compelling and powerful read' – Gill Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of The Child on Platform One 'A powerful and thoughtful novel' – Louise Fein, author of Daughter of the Reich 'A gripping tale of wartime sacrifice and innocence lost in the cause of freedom' – Jina Bacarr, author of Her Lost Love

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Book SynopsisThe Spy is the third of Clive Cussler''s brilliant historical thrillers. 1908, and American engineering geniuses are being killed off one by one . . .When a brilliant battleship gun engineer commits suicide, his disbelieving family turn to legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency. Quickly on the case, Isaac Bell establishes that the clues point not to suicide, but murder.So when further deaths connected to a top-secret project follow, Bell realizes that this is sabotage. With the world plunging towards war, it''s clearly a spy at large. But which of the many foreign agents he has encountered is responsible? Or is there a more sinister explanation? In a blistering story featuring dreadnaught battleships and railroards, criminal gangs and beautiful women, The Spy is a breathtaking thriller that just happens to have at stake the fate of the world. Bestseller Clive Cussler - author of the Dirk Pitt novels Arctic Drift and Crescent Dawn - and co-author Justin Scott place hero Isaac Bell at the centre of a mysterious espionage conspiracy in the third novel of historical thriller series The Isaac Bell Adventures, The Spy. Praise for Clive Cussler:''Cussler is hard to beat'' Daily Mail''The guy I read'' Tom Clancy

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Book SynopsisJohn Buchan wrote The Thirty-Nine Steps while he was seriously ill at the beginning of the First World War. In it he introduces his most famous hero, Richard Hannay, who, despite claiming to be an `ordinary fellow'', is caught up in the dramatic race against a plot to devastate the British war effort. Hannay is hunted across the Scottish moors by police and spy-ring alike, and must outwit his intelligent and pitiless enemy in the corridors of Whitehall and, finally, at the site of the mysterious thirty-nine steps.The best-known of Buchan''s thrillers, The Thirty-Nine Steps has been continuously in print since first publication and has been filmed three times, most notably by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935. In this, the only critical edition, Christopher Harvie''s introduction interweaves the writing of the tale with the equally fascinating story of how John Buchan, publisher and lawyer, came in from the cold and, via The Thirty-Nine Steps, ended the war as spy-master and propaganda chief. AB

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Book SynopsisCharlie and Margaret discover the dark side of Hollywood in Jake Tapper's follow-up to New York Times bestseller The Hellfire Club—an 'excellent' cocktail of corruption and ambition (Publishers Weekly). Charlie and Margaret Marder, political stars in 1960s Washington DC, know all too well how the tangled web of power in the nation's capital can operate. But while they long to settle into the comforts of home, Attorney General Robert Kennedy has other plans. He needs them to look into a potential threat not only to the presidency, but to the security of the United States itself.Charlie and Margaret quickly find themselves on a flight to sunny Los Angeles, where they’ll face off against a dazzling world of stars and studios. At the center of their investigation is Frank Sinatra, a close friend of President John F. Kennedy and a rumored mob crony, whom Charlie and Margaret must befriend to get the inside scoop. But in a town built on illusions, where friends and foes all look alike, nothing is easy, and drinks by the pool at the Sands and late-night adventures with the Rat Pack soon lead to a body in the trunk of their car. Before they know it, Charlie and Margaret are being pursued by sinister forces from Hollywood’s stages to the newly founded Church of Scientology, facing off against the darkest and most secret side of Hollywood’s power.As the Academy Awards loom, and someone near and dear to Margaret goes missing, Charlie and Margaret find the clock is not only ticking but running out. Someone out there knows what they’ve uncovered and can’t let them leave alive. Corruption and ambition form a deadly mix in this fast-paced sequel to The Hellfire Club.

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Book Synopsis1919. The eyes of the world are on Paris, where statesmen, diplomats and politicians have gathered to discuss the fate of half the world's nations in the aftermath of the cataclysm that was the Great War. A horde of journalists, spies and opportunists have also gathered in the city and the last thing the British diplomatic community needs at such a time is the mysterious death of a senior member of their delegation. So, when Sir Henry Maxted falls from the roof of his mistress's apartment building in unexplained circumstances, their first instinct is to suppress all suspicious aspects of the event.But Sir Henry's son, ex Royal Flying Corps ace James Max' Maxted, has other ideas. He resolves to find out how and why his father died even if this means disturbing the impression of harmonious calm which the negotiating teams have worked so hard to maintain. In a city where countries are jostling for position at the crossroads of history and the stakes could hardly be higher, it Trade ReviewA sly, highbrow take on the espionage thriller with a rich background that lends sophistication to an already opulent story * Kirkus Reviews *

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Book SynopsisNathanael West and Raymond Chandler would be proud.' LA TimesJuniper Song has a new gig: apprenticed to a private investigation firm in downtown LA, she''s racking up hours following cheating spouses.When a NY artist hires Song to keep an eye on her long-distance boyfriend in LA, Song has no problem tailing the guy until a panicked late-night phone call has her racing to the iconic Roosevelt Hotel. There, in the aftermath of a wild party in its top-floor suite, she finds only two people left: the boyfriend and a Hollywood legend. Only one of them is still alive.

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Book SynopsisFrom a former Israeli spy, comes the most realistic and authentic thriller of the year. The Times Number One BestsellerWinner of the CWA International Dagger.A Times, Telegraph and FT pick for Summer Reads 2019, and an FT Thriller of the YearThe year''s best espionage thriller Daily Telegraph Best Books of 2019Gripping, smart and shot through with dry wit. A terrific read Simon BeckettWhen an Israeli tech exec disappears from Charles de Gaulle airport with a woman in red, logic dictates youthful indiscretion. But Israel is on a state of high alert nonetheless. Colonel Zeev Abadi, the new head of Unit 8200''s Special Section, just happens to have arrived on the same flight.For Commissaire Léger of the Paris Police, all coincidences are suspect. When a second young Israeli from the flight is kidnapped, this time at gunpoint frTrade ReviewA timely addition to the canon of international thrillers ... races along with pace and verve to a satisfying ending -- Adam LeBor * Financial Times *This is deeply enjoyable espionage thriller with plenty of juicy details about modern spycraft, and although he is sometimes as sardonic and cynical as John Le Carré, Alfon's style is light and relaxed. He invests his heroes, Bond-esque spymaster Colonel Zeev Abadi and his beautiful, brilliant deputy Lt Oriana Talmor, with his own agreeable sense of humour . . . A spy novel with lead characters that are genuinely likeable. -- Jake Kerridge * Daily Telegraph. *Some terrific action sequences in this fiendishly complicated yet pacey thriller. Readers who relish technical detail will appreciate the wealth of information about the Israeli intelligence services, cheek-by-jowl with political shenanigans, Chinese gangsters and mysterious blonds -- Laura Wilson * Guardian *So self-possessed and jaw-clinchingly good . . . escapes the ghetto of genre fiction through some great writing. Highly recommended -- Greg Dixon * NZ Listener *Rarely can so much action have been crammed into a story of espionage covering just one day . . . Dov Alfon, a former intelligence officer and the editor-in-chief of an Israeli newspaper, knows about secrets and how to tell stories . . . Breathlessly exciting. -- Marcel Berlins * The Times. *A genuinely thrilling espionage novel . . . Chinese gangsters, French detectives, Russian models and charismatic, backstabbing Israeli spies, all locked into a brilliantly choreographed danse macabre. -- John Williams * Mail on Sunday. *I can't remember any previous Israeli thriller so brilliant, lean and sleek . . . A novel for our post-truth times, totally believable and impossible to put down. -- Aharon Lapidot * Israel Hayom. *Alfon takes over from John Le Carre and the old masters of the spy novel. -- Guy Horowitz * Haaretz. *Alfon breaks the limits of previous generation thrillers and creates the 21st century spy novel, sleek, highly political, funny, romantic and unforgettable. -- Talma Admon * Maariv. *Thriller of the year... I'm in love with this duo of intelligence officers, they'll never let me down. -- Galit Dahan-Carlibach * NRG. *Best novel of the year... John Le-Carre and scores of Mossad agents can happily retire and leave room for Dov Alfon and his Unit 8200 wizards, who change the shape of espionage thrillers with enormous talent, depth and intensity. A masterpiece. -- Shay Golden * Makor Rishon. *The best Israeli thriller ever written. -- Meira Barnea-Argaman * TV Channel 2. *If you want to sleep during your flight, do *not* buy this thriller at the airport! The pages fly by themselves and prey on my thoughts long after I landed. -- Haim Hecht * Radio Kol-Rega. *Dov Alfon has written a first-class thriller, utterly knowing, richly detailed and rigorously researched . . . A wonderful book, riveting and ingenious. I couldn't put it down till the final twist. -- Gal Perl * Al-Hakavenet. *Best read... Alfon knows so much about the ways the Israeli intelligence corps work that it adds a lot to the enjoyment of the book... His characters are great, and the plot is full of suspense and very fast-paced. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series. -- Adi Shtamberger * Jerusalem Post. *An amazing achievement... This thriller captures the zeitgeist with enormous power . . . Equal parts suspense and entertainment, you simply can't put it down. -- Ilan Lukatch * Radio Tel-Aviv. *Fast action, clever plotting and a Bond-esque lead character who drives the narrative forward at every turn . . . This is high octane spy action with a genuinely fascinating ability to take us behind the scenes of a modern intelligence service. -- M.C. Scott

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