Espionage and spy thriller

Book SynopsisAmazon reviewers can''t get enough:''I LOVED THIS BOOK'' *****''Gloriously gripping'' *****''Magnificent'' *****''Heart-stopping, racy and sophisticated'' *****''Compulsive and clever'' *****On the surface, Anna Witherall has the perfect life. Married to her university boyfriend David, she has an enviable job, beautiful home, and gorgeous three-year-old twin daughters, Stella and Rose. Their competent and capable nanny, Maria, is practically part of the family.But beneath the veneer of success and happiness, Anna is hiding a dark secret, one that threatens to unravel everything she has worked so hard to create. Only one thing is certain: to protect her children, she must betray them.Compellingandcomplex acompulsiveread' Harriet Tyce, author ofBlood OrangeEveryone has an agenda in this intriguing exploration ofdeceitandduplicity, as Philby ratchets up theparanoiato Highsmithian levels'GuardianTrade Review‘[An] intriguing exploration of deceit and duplicity’ Guardian ‘I devoured this beautifully written, intricately wrought and unique blend of spy thriller and domestic suspense … The twists keep coming, right down to that chilling last line’ Erin Kelly ‘A compelling and emotionally resonant mixture of spy thriller and domestic suspense’ Daily Telegraph ‘An enigmatic and slippery beast, a cool new generation of spy novel. Just as the characters play cat and mouse with one another, so does the author with her readers – it’s a guessing game right to the end and I turned the last page with my heart pounding. Recommended’ Louise Candlish ‘A genre-busting spy novel that amps up the tension and will leave you trusting no one’ Red ‘Dark and addictive and magnificent’ Joanna Cannon, author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep and Three Things About Elsie ‘A writer of promise’ Financial Times ‘An espionage/domestic noir crossover in which betrayal is as inevitable as it is compulsive’ i Paper ‘Compulsive and chilling’ Good Housekeeping ‘A page-turning thriller’ BBC Radio 4 Open Book ‘Like The Night Manager rewritten by Patricia Highsmith, this is a distinctively female take on spying’ Mail on Sunday EVENT Magazine ‘Compelling and complex – a compulsive read’ Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange ‘Spying has been her inheritance and this brilliant, beautifully crafted debut novel uses it to the full – and so much more besides’ Jon Snow, Channel 4 News ‘Philby clearly understands something about deceit and betrayal, making this a page-turner with several cliffhanger moments, including the ending’ Daily Express ‘A compelling debut’Daily Mirror

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Book SynopsisOne face. Two names. The third gripping Stephanie Patrick thriller. The first novel in the series, The Rhythm Section, is soon to be a major motion picture from the producers of the James Bond film series, starring Jude Law and Blake Lively.How long can she live the lie?Stephanie Patrick's peaceful civilian life in London is shattered when she receives a new assignment: track down a notorious Serbian warlord in the Far East.Confirmed dead four years ago in Kosovo, he has links to an international terrorist network called Gemini whose trade in scientific secrets poses a horrifying threat to the West.The closer Stephanie gets to her target, the more dangerous her mission becomes. Until she makes a rare mistake, setting in motion a chain of events with terrifying consequencesTrade Review‘Chameleon is a Casablanca for the 21st century’ Boris Starling ‘Bigger and slicker in every way than his first novel. If you buy no other thriller this holiday season, buy this one’ The Economist ‘Utterly gripping – eat your heart out Jason Bourne’ Observer ‘Mark Burnell brings the espionage novel right up to date. Petra makes James Bond look like a wimp’ Sunday Telegraph

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Book SynopsisThe 1970s Middle East conflict is the setting for this high-octane thriller by the author of The Chill Factor.A crossed telephone wire causes a call from the President of the United States to his Ambassador in London to be overheard by geologist Tom Bartlett. Tom, preoccupied with thoughts of the conference he is to attend in Israel, puts the incident from his mind, unaware that he might not have been the only person listening inHe has not been in Tel Aviv a day, however, before the first attempt is made on his life. As Arab, Israeli, Russian and American agents begin to converge on him, it's clear that someone wants Tom's briefcase and will stop at nothing to obtain it.The Twisted Wire, first published in 1971, is set at the height of the Middle East conflict, combining politics, espionage and murder into a compelling fast-moving adventure.Trade Review‘Unflagging action and good writing’—New York Times ‘A crossed phone call between the President of the U.S. and his Ambassador Bartlett reaches another Bartlett, Tom, a geologist, and the hot line turns out to be an oil line in the Middle East.’—Kirkus

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Book SynopsisTruly gripping I loved it.' Jill Mansell, Sunday Times bestsellerA heartbreakingly beautiful novel which captures the endurance and strength of ordinary people in the darkest of times, and the courage of one woman who put her life on the line to join the resistance. Perfect for fans of The Nightingale and The Secret Messenger.1944, the Cote d'Azur.Artist Marguerite Segal is recruited by British Intelligence into befriending Etienne Valade, a local priest. Her mission is to persuade him to pass on information from the high-ranking German officers who attend his church: evidence of their war crimes.Connected by a passion for art, Marguerite and Etienne soon fall in love, but their association increasingly puts her at danger of violent reprisals. With his church frequented by Nazis, Etienne is a suspected collaborator, and distrust is high.And Marguerite is keeping her own secret too. Like the Jews whose identity cards she forges to hide them from the Third Reich, she is hiding behind a fTrade Review‘Truly gripping… I loved it.’ Jill Mansell, Sunday Times bestseller

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Book SynopsisThe Bureau's most deadly enforcer Paul Chavasse is back in a revised and expanded edition of Jack Higgins' classic spy thriller.

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Book SynopsisA white-knuckle tale of betrayal and espionage from the bestselling author of The Good Liar, now a major motion picture, and the heir to John le Carré''s legacy ''Think of Ruth Rendell morphing into John le Carré'' Daily Express ___________________ Rush-hour commuters are flooding the railway station when the bomb goes off.The bomber? An agent reporting to the British Intelligence Officer, Jake Winter, who was responsible for preventing the attack. With his conscience and career in tatters, Jake has to rest all his hopes on a new recruit: a young man named Rashid who seems to be the answer the MI5 have been waiting for.But how can Jake - haunted by his last mistake - be sure that Rashid isn''t playing a double game? After all, who can you trust when you no longer trust yourself? ___________________ ''A thought-provoking read that bursts with tension'' Financial Times<Trade ReviewSearle has fun with the office politics of the intelligence world, and is thoughtful about the ethics of espionage . . . it seems something akin to poetry can be the best medium for expressing the practicalities of the hard-nosed business of espionage. * – The Telegraph, The 31 best thrillers and crime novels of 2019 so far *Meticulously plotted, with wonderfully drawn characters and an elegant prose style that makes this every bit as compelling as Searle's stirring debut * Daily Mail on 'The Good Liar' *A thought-provoking read that bursts with tension * Financial Times *A spy thriller with extra authority * Jonathan Freedland, Guardian *Former intelligence officer turned crime writer Searle is stepping into the gap left by John le Carré * Metro *An assured thriller debut in the footsteps of le Carré, Highsmith and Rendell * Guardian on 'The Good Liar' *This is set to be one of the books of the year that will get everyone talking ... you will have your socks knocked, nay, blown off * Stylist on 'The Good Liar' *All the ingredients are in this book...You're in safe hands with Searle's elegant writing * The Times on 'The Good Liar' *Unbearably tense * Telegraph on 'A Traitor in the Family' *'It reminded me strongly of John le Carré ... this is high praise' * Daily Mail on 'A Traitor in the Family' *

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Book Synopsis''With A Delicate Truth, le Carré has in a sense come home. And it''s a splendid homecoming . . . the novel is the most satisfying, subtle and compelling of his recent oeuvre'' The TimesA counter-terror operation, codenamed Wildlife, is being mounted in Britain''s most precious colony, Gibraltar. Its purpose: to capture and abduct a high-value jihadist arms-buyer. So delicate is the operation that even the Minister''s Private Secretary, Toby Bell, is not cleared for it.Suspecting a disastrous conspiracy, Toby attempts to forestall it, but is promptly posted overseas. Three years on, summoned by Sir Christopher Probyn, retired British diplomat, to his decaying Cornish manor house, and closely watched by Probyn''s daughter Emily, Toby must choose between his conscience and his duty to the Service.If the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing, how can he keep silent?__________________''No other writer has charted - pitilessly for politicians but thrillingly for readers - the public and secret histories of his times, from the Second World War to the ''War on Terror'''' Guardian''The master of the modern spy novel returns . . . John le Carré was never a spy-turned-writer, he was a writer who found his canvas in espionage'' Daily Mail ''A brilliant climax, with sinister deaths, casual torture, wrecked lives and shameful compromises'' Observer

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Book SynopsisThe Race is the fourth turn of the century thriller by Clive Cussler.1910, and America''s first ever cross-country flying race has been sabotaged . . . Newspaper magnate Preston Whiteway is offering a big prize for the first aviator to cross America in under fifty days. He wants Josephine Frost - the country''s leading as well as most glamorous pilot - to win. Which is why he''s hired Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Detective Agency. Josephine saw her husband Harry Frost kill a man. Now he wants her dead. And with underworld contacts ready to help in every city en route, he''ll do anything, go after anyone who gets in his way - including Whiteway and Bell. Packed with brilliant twists and turns, The Race sees the intrepid Private Investigator locked in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with a killer whose resources are matched only by his willingness to cause mayhem during the race of a lifetime . . .Clive Cussler''s The Race <Trade ReviewFrightening and full of suspense . . . unquestionably entertaining * Daily Express *All-action, narrow escapes and the kind of unrelenting plot tension that has won Cussler hundreds of millions of fans worldwide * Observer *

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Book SynopsisFROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE GOOD LIAR, SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM ''Unbearably tense'' Daily Telegraph ''While her husband prepared to murder a young man he had never met, Bridget O''Neill completed her packing for Christmas with her in-laws.''Francis O''Neill is a terrorist, trained to kill for his cause. Bridget is his wife, expected to be loyal and stand by her husband. She has learned not to hope for much more, until the day she glimpses, for the first time, the chance of a new life. A life without violence, without secrets, and without knocks on the door in the dead of night. A life without her husband.But what if freedom for Bridget means grave danger for Francis? In A Traitor in the Family, bestselling author, Nicholas Searle, tells a story of shocking, intimate betrayal. Can a treacherous act of the most personal kind ever be, in this darkly violent world, an act of mercy?''It reTrade ReviewIn its subtlety it reminded me strongly of John le Carré's wonderful A Small Town in Germany, which also brought home the delicate confusions that lie at the heart of those who work in the shadow of treachery. This is high praise * Daily Mail *Unbearably tense... this is a snapshot of the real world from a man who has lived it * Daily Telegraph *The follow-up to Searle's acclaimed 2015 debut The Good Liar, and the technical aspects of thriller writing are well handled as the tension builds on both sides * Guardian *[A] tale of sordid compromises and agonising choices ... beneath the betrayals and violence Searle's antihero's dilemma unleashes lies a moral message: even the hardest heart is made vulnerable by love' * Observer *The Good Liar was excellent but this book feels more personal and is even better * Sunday Express *Morally chewy and unbearably tense * Daily Telegraph *This is one of those thrillers whose thrills come not just from a fast-paced plot, but also from the fact that we're being given privileged access to a hidden world * Reader's Digest *A taut, compulsive thriller with a dark, intriguing heart. A Mr Ripley for our time -- Jonathan Freedland on 'The Good Liar'A part-thriller, part-human condition novel that packs a tremendous punch -- Financial Times on 'The Good Liar'Added to the fiendishly clever plot, Searle's writing is both drily amusing and elegantly crafted. An absolute treat of a book -- Daily Mail on 'The Good Liar'An incredibly dark, taut thriller... Think of Ruth Rendell morphing into John le Carré -- Daily Express on 'The Good Liar'Searle shows a gift for complex plotting -- Daily Telegraph on 'The Good Liar'Nicholas Searle drew on his own background in intelligence to portray an IRA terrorist and his wife forced into different types of betrayal * Daily Mail Books of the Year *

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Book SynopsisBrought to you by Penguin.In Silverview John le Carré turns his focus to the world that occupied his writing for the past sixty years - the secret world itself.Julian Lawndsley has renounced his high-flying job in the City for a simpler life running a bookshop in a small English seaside town. But only a couple of months into his new career, Julian''s evening is disrupted by a visitor. Edward, a Polish émigré living in Silverview, the big house on the edge of town, seems to know a lot about Julian''s family and is rather too interested in the inner workings of his modest new enterprise.When a letter turns up at the door of a spy chief in London warning him of a dangerous leak, the investigations lead him to this quiet town by the sea . . .Silverview is the mesmerising story of an encounter between innocence and experience and between public duty and private morals. In his inimitable voice John le Carré, the greatest chroniclTrade ReviewValedictory, with a final turn of events that ends surprisingly but pleasingly in a cock-up, this is a satisfying coda to the career of the finest thriller writer of the 20th century * Guardian, Books of the Year *A compelling character study of a supposedly retired spy . . . Such was his rare command of language and unique understanding of how the world really works that I finished the book with a sense that the only real grown-up in the room had left -- Jake Kerridge * Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year *As graceful an exit as we could hope for, the old master remaining at the top of his game to the last -- Mick Herron * Daily Express, Books of the Year *Nothing will ever match the Cold War spy novels written in his prime, but his later work illuminates themes of loyalty, betrayal and conflicting values in a modern context -- Vince Cable * New Statesman, Books of the Year *A superb example of le Carré's enduring and exquisite genius * Daily Mail, Books of the Year *Gripping and involving, an elegant farewell by a much missed writer -- Siân Phillips * Daily Express, Books of the Year *Silverview has many of le Carré's characteristic virtues . . . engaging characters and three or four splendid set scenes in which veteran spooks stir the embers of old fires * Scotsman, Best Books of the Year *Silverview is a cat-and-mouse chase from an East Anglian seaside town to the Eastern Bloc. Published ten months after he passed away, it marks a fitting final work by the master of spy fiction * Irish Times, Books of the Year *A taut, thrilling spy novel. Read it as a tribute to a master * Stella, Books of the Year *Silverview has all the old magic . . . it offers a rewarding post-script to the long-distance spell-binders The Little Drummer Girl and Absolute Friends -- David Bromwich * Times Literary Supplement, Books of The Year *His publisher is promoting it as a great literary event - the final book by one of postwar Britain's finest writers. That seems fair enough to me . . . [Silverview has] enough reminders of the old magic to please his most ardent aficionados -- Dominic Sandbrook * Sunday Times *Le Carré at his finest, revealing character and backstory through dialogue with an economy and grace beyond most writers . . . le Carré's greatness has its roots in his mastery of spy fiction; a genre he augmented with novels notable for their craftsmanship and humanity, and writing for its stealth and sophistication. With the publication of Silverview, it's clear these virtues remained intact to the end -- Mick Herron * Guardian *Thematically, this is classic le Carré: an exploration of how people do the wrong thing for the right motive. The prose is as unshowily superb as ever * Sunday Telegraph *A fitting coda to the work of our greatest spy novelist -- John Williams * Mail on Sunday *It is written with elegance and often pungency, the pitch-perfect dialogue ranging from the waggishly epigrammatic to the bluntly outraged * New York Times *Le Carré's ability to inhabit the deepest recesses of his characters' lives is once again on sparkling display . . . It leaves no doubt that le Carré believed good literature could help make the world a better place. His own contribution to that edifice was by no means negligible * FT *Textbook le Carré and a pleasing coda to a brilliant career: a short, sharp study of the human cost of espionage * Daily Telegraph *The first page hooks you in . . . John le Carré has lost none of his power to draw the reader straight into his world * The Times *There is a retro charm about proceedings . . . as well as a welcome array of familiar le Carré tropes, from sharply drawn characters to stimulating interviews and debriefings, plus a compelling denouement involving a wanted man on the run . . . a worthy coda, a commanding farewell from a much-missed master * Economist *Arguably the greatest English novelist of his generation * Guardian *Crisp prose, a precision-tooled plot, the heady sense of an inside track on a shadowy world . . . all his usual pleasures are here * Observer *A lyrical, poignant portrait of betrayal in a family that lives in a world submerged in subterfuge, and resonates with le Carré's exquisite genius. It is to be savoured gently rather than devoured * Daily Mail *A diverting if slender coda to one of the boldest writing careers of the 20th century . . . In this posthumous farewell, le Carré is still showing us how literary fiction and the spy narrative can coexist in the same book * i *A poignant story of love and loyalty * Independent *A fitting conclusion to the long career of a writer who redefined an entire genre with the deceptive easy of pure genius . . . Silverview is filled with joy in the resilience of the human spirit, and with love . . . It's also deeply thrilling, in the best way * Irish Times *Packed with cherishable details and intriguingly ambivalent about the role of the Secret Intelligence Service, John le Carré's last novel brings his career to a close in fine style * Scotsman *A very fine finale . . . for writing of subtlety, cadence and strength, with a special aptitude for the revealing particular, [le Carré] is virtually unequalled . . . Time and again, le Carré was able to weave an entrancing, haunting world of his own, a feat repeated in Silverview. There are few writers to match him, and fewer who are still alive * Spectator *In his trademark lucid prose, le Carré sets the scene for an atmospheric tale of betrayal, deceit and secret service malpractice . . . John le Carré, one of the great analysts of the contemporary scene, has left us a minor masterpiece of secrets and lies in spy land * Evening Standard *A winner with fans of the master spy-writer * Oldie *A piercing portrait of moral ambivalence * i *It is classic le Carré . . . If this is the quality le Carré was producing in the last years of his life, we can be certain there are further posthumous delights coming our way * Herald *I gobbled up Silverview . . . Here le Carré is on more familiar territory - what was once known as Mitteleuropa, with its shape-shifting double agents, scarred idealists on the prowl for lost causes * Spectator *It has often been said that le Carré is a novelist, not a mere thriller writer. Yet the thing is that, for all his protests that his creations were always more fictional than credited, what he excels at is giving us a plausible peek into the spy's world * The Times *[Le Carré's] prose is as quietly impressive as ever and it's a thoroughly enjoyable read. It makes for bittersweet reading - the final work of a master, on fine form * Daily Express *Promises to be filled with intrigue, surprises and timely meditations on the relationship between individuals and nations * i *One of the great moral writers of recent times * Metro *First-rate prose and a fascinating plot . . . a fitting coda to a remarkable career * Publishers Weekly *

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Book SynopsisBrilliant thriller writing from a writer at the top of his game.Trade Review'Action and scalpel-sharp suspense' -- Daily Telegraph

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Book SynopsisTony Freeman rescued Mersiha when she was fighting for her life in war-torn Yugoslavia. Now she''s his adopted daughter, the perfect all-American girl, and it seems like her past is another country.But Mersiha has been trained to kill. And when she discovers that Freeman''s company is being subjected to a sinister takeover bid, she decides to help - whatever the risks.The consequences of her actions are lethal, for Mersiha has unearthed a conspiracy of terrifying proportions . . .*********PRAISE FOR STEPHEN LEATHER''A master of the thriller genre''Irish Times''A writer at the top of his game''Sunday Express''In the top rank of thriller writers'' Jack HigginsTrade Review'In the top rank of thriller writers' -- Jack Higgins 'Scalpel-sharp suspense' -- Daily Telegraph

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Book Synopsis''Immersive, involving, suspenseful, and intriguing, with a main character you''ll love'' LEE CHILDNo.1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Charlaine Harris returns to her alternate history of the United States where magic is an acknowledged but despised power in this fourth installment of the Gunnie Rose series.Felicia, Lizbeth Rose''s half-sister and a student at the Grigori Rasputin school in San Diego - capital of the Holy Russian Empire - is caught between her own secrets and powerful family struggles. As a granddaughter of Rasputin, she provides an essential service to the haemophiliac Tsar Alexei, providing him with the blood transfusions that keep him alive. Felicia is treated like a nonentity at the bedside of the tsar, and at the school she''s seen as a charity case with no magical ability.But when Felicia is snatched outside the school, the facts of her heritage begin to surface. Felicia turns out to be far

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Book SynopsisA desperate sea battle, a fortune risked on the turn of a card and a duel at dawn with the loserPatrick O'Brian meets James Bond

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Book SynopsisOPPORTUNITYThree tons of Saddam Hussein''s gold in an unguarded warehouse in Dubai. For two of Nick Stone''s closest ex-SAS comrades, it should have been the perfect, victimless crime...DOUBLECROSSBut when the robbery goes devastatingly wrong, only Stone can identify his friends'' killer and track him down...PAYBACKStone''s quest for revenge becomes a terrifying journey to the heart of a chilling conspiracy, to which he and a beautiful Russian investigative journalist unwittingly hold the key...Trade ReviewWith Exit Wound, McNab has carried the flame of his internationally acclaimed hero to its most breathless destination yet...the language he uses is full of quirky phrases, bullet-bouncing humour and technical savvy...A good, grit-crunching yarn * Sunday Express *Ticking like a time-bomb brimming with terror and threat, Andy McNab's latest Nick Stone adventure is a high-voltage story of corruption and cover-up * Yorkshire Evening Post *[Nick] Stone is a deceptively complex action hero who does as good a job as many a newspaper columnist in guiding us through the new global politics * Mail on Sunday *All the brute force and kinetic action we want from him * Good Book Guide *Nick Stone is emerging as one of the great all-action characters of recent times. Like his creator, the ex-SAS soldier turned uber agent is unstoppable * Daily Mirror *

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Book SynopsisKaren Cleveland spent eight years as a CIA analyst, focusing on counterterrorism and working briefly on rotation to the FBI. She has master's degrees from Trinity College Dublin and Harvard University. She lives in northern Virginia with her husband and two young sons. Her first novel, Need to Know, was critically acclaimed, a Simon Mayo Book Club pick, and a Sunday Times bestseller.Trade ReviewI couldn’t turn the pages quickly enough! * Lesley Kara, bestselling author of THE RUMOUR *

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Book SynopsisA novel that springs from shocking facts. During the 1950s and 1960s the CIA ran a series of programmes in mind-control or psychic driving, which they tested on ordinary US and Canadian citizens. These people were kept in ignorance of the experiment's nature which exposed them to electroshock.

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Book SynopsisIt is 1950 and communists are being hunted across America. When Walter Kotlar is accused of being a spy by the House Un-American Activities Committee, his young son Nick destroys a piece of evidence only he knows about. But before the hearing can conclude, Walter flees the country, leaving behind his family... and a key witness lying dead, apparently having committed suicide.Nineteen years later, Nick gets a second chance to discover the truth when a beautiful journalist brings a message from his long-lost father, and Nick follows her into Soviet-occupied Prague for a painful reunion and the discovery of a secret that changes everything. To unravel the lies Nick must return to where it all began and expose the one person who knew the truth - and who watched his family''s destruction.Trust no one in this compelling, surprising thriller from the author of Leaving Berlin and The Good German.Trade ReviewThe Prodigal Spy is a mystery and a novel of ideas - Allan MassieIt is Kanon's political maturity and understanding that make this novel something quite unusual - ScotsmanA wonderfully fluent writer with a gift for honed dialogue - ObserverThat rare thing - a thriller to stimulate heart and mind - Daily Mail on The Good German

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Book SynopsisA secret organisation, an assassin, and the one man who knows his identity...From the No.1 bestselling author of THE COLLECTOR''A terrific thriller ... One of the best-drawn fictional assassins since THE DAY OF THE JACKAL'' San Francisco Examiner''A must-read'' Entertainment WeeklyA secret world organisation of wealthy Capitalists hires a shadowy former KGB assassin with a trademark method of killing - 3 gunshots in the face of his victim. For the assassin, a hit is simply another million dollars in the bank. But to the President of the US, it symbolises revenge. To the hero of THE UNLIKELY SPY, this trademark simply makes it easier to track the killer across three continents, as the death count rises steadily.This is a battle between an assassin, and the only man who knows his identity.Trade ReviewA terrific thriller ... One of the best-drawn fictional assassins since THE DAY OF THE JACKAL * SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER *Split-second suspense by an inventive ace of the genre ... a writer who is bringing new life to the international thriller * NEWSDAY *A must-read * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY *Compulsively enjoyable ... Silva keeps the double-crosses moving at a frenzied clip * SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE *A taut spy thriller ... Silva's writing is clean, his characterisations pithy. And he keeps readers guessing * NEW YORK POST *A gleefully inventive series of plot twists ... Silva, who's debut, THE UNLIKELY SPY, put the WWII thriller back on the map, brings the genre up to date with a vengeance in an exhilarating story that roots razzle-dazzle espionage heroics in contemporary political headlines * KIRKUS *

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Book SynopsisNew York City, 1962. Vera Kelly is struggling to make rent and blend into the underground gay scene in Greenwich Village. She's working night shifts at a radio station when her quick wits, sharp tongue, and technical skills get her noticed by a recruiter for the CIA. Next thing she knows she's in Argentina, tasked with wiretapping a...Trade ReviewA ground breaking spy novel... that explores feminist themes intelligently, with style and wit... Who is Vera Kelly? is a wry take on the pomposity, paranoia and machismo of the spy game * Crime Time *Rosalie Knecht paints a tense Buenos Aires vividly, while presenting Vera's origin story in vignettes throughout the novel, from teenage rebellion in Maryland to sexual self-discovery in underground Brooklyn jazz clubs. The end result is a Cold War novel worthy of a spot next to le Carré, Furst, and Ambler on any bookshelf and will have you wondering what's next for Vera Kelly -- Javier Ramirez * The Book Table *The personal is most definitely political in Rosalie Knecht's crisp, lively and subversive second novel, Who Is Vera Kelly?... John le Carré and many other writers make hay with the personal repercussions of assuming false identity. Knecht flips the terms artfully, showing us a heroine who discovers her true tough self by going undercover -- Jean Zimmerman * NPR, 'Best Books of 2018' *Who Is Vera Kelly? is rich in detail, filled with suspense, and brings to life a young woman who defies the stereotype of the glamorous male hero that has been, more often than not, the public face of fictional espionage since the inception of the genre. It's a joy to lose yourself while discovering Vera -- Anmiryam Budner (Main Point Books)Who Is Vera Kelly? is as sexy as it is brilliant, and as endearing as it is adrenaline-pumping. -- Rachel Kaplan (Avid Bookshop)

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Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE 2021 SUE GRAFTON MEMORIAL AWARD The 'splendid genre-pushing' (People) Vera Kelly series returns in full force as our recently out-of-the-spy-game heroine finds herself traveling from Brooklyn to a sprawling countryside estate in the Caribbean in her first case...Trade ReviewThe story is filled with twists and turns that will keep readers guessing until the very end. The author does an excellent job of depicting the ways in which the character's experiences of gender and sexuality intersect, and how it affects her life, relationships, and sense of self * Queer in the World *Vera, outwardly cool but inwardly seething, makes for great company. Rosalie Knecht - proving it can be done - has created something truly original * Times (Crime Club) *Unfolding in a persuasively evoked 1967, this smart, stylish mystery fizzes with wit and intrigue * Irish Times (Crime Book of the Year) *Knecht writes crisply, with salt and sharp wit...a smart, intelligent mystery -- Declan Hughes * Irish Times *Wonderfully sardonic yet compassionate heroine. Definitely a series to watch -- John Williams * Mail on Sunday *

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Book SynopsisOne of the Guardian's 'top ten books about cybercrime' and a razor-sharp exploration of female success, the power of Big Tech and the looming threat of foreign espionage....Trade ReviewA wickedly convincing deep-dive into the dark underbelly of Silicon Valley -- Ruth Ware, internationally bestselling authorA trenchant critique of our dependence on social media - and a great page-turner -- Tahmima Anam, author of The Startup WifePart spy mystery, part espionage thriller, part Silicon Valley satire about the role of minority women in the dev community, few new novels feel as fresh and current as this -- Dan Malakin * Guardian *Fascinating * Crime Time *In Impostor Syndrome, she has created a corporate spy thriller which cuts uncomfortably close to our current reality. -- Sonja van der Westhuizen * Crime Fiction Lover *

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Book SynopsisBlake Crouch is a bestselling novelist and screenwriter. His novels include the New York Times bestseller Dark Matter, and the international bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy, which was adapted into a television series for FOX. Crouch also co-created the TNT show Good Behavior, based on his Letty Dobesh novellas. He lives in Colorado.Trade ReviewAbandon is terrific . . . A great storyteller hitting his stride. -- Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher seriesBrilliant . . . the surprises begin early and continue until the very last page. But Abandon is not merely an exciting thriller with a terrific plot and gangbuster ending; the writing here sings; the characters live; and the universal themes of greed and evil resonate long after the final sentence. -- John Lescroart, author of The Missing PieceWritten with the breathless grace of a Western sunset, Abandon is more than a nonstop thriller - it’s a riveting morality tale that will haunt you well past the final pages. Evocative, impassioned, and damn near impossible to put down. -- Marcus Sakey, author of The Brilliance Trilogy

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Book SynopsisStaying hidden is not an optionIn an age of facial recognition and constant electronic surveillance, Ryan Kaine is struggling to stay ahead of global security agencies. Then a child needs help and Kaine's team are the only people standing between him and a gang of violent thieves. But while Kaine looks out for others, who's looking out for him?

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Book SynopsisTo unmask a CIA mole spying for ISIS, John Wells must return to his roots and go undercover as an Arab jihadi - and hope he can survive it - in the new cutting-edge novel from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author.

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Book SynopsisSpecial Agent Alex Martel is thrown back into a deadly world of deception when a series of attacks threaten to incite World War III in this action-packed thriller.While sailing across the Mediterranean, the megayacht Aurora is rocked with explosions, taken under siege by unknown assailants. On board are some of Europe's wealthiest and most powerful political players, including the secretary general of Interpol, a high-ranking Finnish diplomat, and Special Agent Alex Martelwhose lethal sniper skills kick in to bring them safely to shore.Someone is waging a ruthless campaign of attacks against Finland, one of NATO's newest members, in an attempt to throw the Alliance into turmoil. Teaming back up with CIA agent Caleb, Alex is thrust into the middle of the fray, pursuing the villains from the waters off of Monaco to the Baltic Sea and home to American soil.As the US is pulled deeper into the conflict, a global catastrophe seems inevitable. But who

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Book SynopsisAn electrifying spy thriller from the internationally bestselling author of the Jason Bourne series. Anniversary edition - with a new introduction by Chris McGeorge, author of GUESS WHO.Trade ReviewLudlum stuffs more surprises into his novels than any other six-pack of thriller writers combined * NEW YORK TIMES *An entertaining action thriller * DAILY EXPRESS *A page-turner of non-stop action that should leave his fans begging for more * NEW YORK POST *The real titan of the genre is Robert Ludlum * GQ *A writer who bests the bestsellers * DAILY TELEGRAPH *It's themes and Ludlum's writing in general are as prescient as ever. The corruptive desire for power over fellow man, the ease at which everything we've come to know can unravel, the feeling that everything is ever so slightly out of place and that nothing is as it first appears -- Chris McGeorge

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Book SynopsisNOW A MAJOR TV SERIES STARRING JOANNE FROGGATT AND MATHEW FOXA terrifying apocalyptic thriller from the one of the brightest stars of the genre...''Chillingly plausible'' DAILY TELEGRAPHIt seems to be a very normal Monday morning. But in the space of only a few days, the world''s oil supplies have been severed and at a horrifying pace things begin to unravel everywhere. And this is no natural disaster: someone is behind this.Jenny is stuck in Manchester, fighting desperately against the rising chaos to get back to London, where her children are marooned as events begin to spiral out of control: riots, raging fires, looting, rape and murder. In the space of a week, London is transformed into a lawless and anarchic vision of hell. Jenny''s estranged husband, oil engineer Andy Sutherland, is stranded in Iraq with a company of British soldiers, desperate to find a way home to his family, trapped as transport links and the very infrasTrade ReviewAlex Scarrow's depiction of Britain as only a few hours away from disintegration is chillingly plausible * DAILY TELEGRAPH *LAST LIGHT is sensational * LONDON LITE *Scarrow keeps his foot on the accelerator in this apocalyptic thriller, which is reminiscent of Frederick Forsyth and John Wyndham * BIRMINGHAM POST *Few books have made my heart race and blood pressure soar like this one... it had me on the edge of my seat * PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH *This has everything, from conspiracy theories to highlighting environmental issues facing the world today ... Scarrow made my head zing * THE TRUTH ABOUT BOOKS *A terrific thriller ... the thriller of the summer. It should be the novel that airport booksellers can't get enough of * MATERIALWITNESS.COM *Alex Scarrow is a crime writer of real distinction * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *

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Book Synopsis''John Cook is the Jack Reacher of 1940''s Britain'' - Damien Lewis*****May 1940. With Nazi forces sweeping across France, invasion seems imminent. The English Channel has never felt so narrow. In rural Sussex, war veteran John Cook has been tasked with preparing the resistance effort, should the worst happen. But even as the foreign threat looms, it''s rumours of a missing child that are troubling Cook. A twelve-year-old girl was evacuated from London and never seen again, and she''s just the tip of the iceberg - countless evacuees haven''t made it to their host families. As Cook investigates, he uncovers a dark conspiracy that reaches to the highest ranks of society. He will do whatever it takes to make the culprits pay. There are some lines you just don''t cross. THE LAST LINE is a blistering action thriller combined with a smart noir mystery, played out expertly against the taut backdrop of the Trade ReviewA brilliant noir thriller set in the darkest days of the Second World War * Stephen Leather *Ronson delivers a cracking yarn, convincingly told. John Cook is the Jack Reacher of 1940s Britain * Damien Lewis, author of THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE *A vivid sense of place with tension on every level, The Last Line dripped with historical detail and authenticity. I absolutely loved it * Marion Todd, author of SEE THEM RUN *A tough, taut wartime thriller that reads like a cross between Alastair MacLean and Lee Child and atmospherically conjures up the spectre of war, the threat of Nazi invasion and other evils uncomfortably close to home. Dad's Army, it ain't! * Robbie Morrison *Thrilling and intriguing in equal measure. Like Jack Reacher on the Home Front in WWII * Mason Cross *The pace is quick and the action keeps coming. With well-chosen prose, the author gives the reader a snapshot of English countryside during wartime, with victory gardens, makeshift landing strips in farmers' fields and railway platforms full of evacuated children. It was a page-turner and I couldn't get enough * SaltyGalReads *Addictively readable * Irish Independent *There's not a dull moment to be found in Stephen Ronson's book, and it does a great job leaving its reader's hungry for more. * surjit's Books Blog *Ronson delivers a cracking yarn, convincingly told. John Cook is the Jack Reacher of 1940's Britain. -- Damien LewisA vivid sense of place with tension on every level, The Last Line dripped with historical detail and authenticity. I absolutely loved it! -- Marion Todd

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Book SynopsisIT BEGINS IN FIRE AND DEATHIn 1902 a volcanic eruption devastates the island of Martinique. Many die - including a scientist on the verge of an astonishing breakthrough.A DARK LEGACY IS REDISCOVEREDOne hundred years later one of the smartest men on the planet completes the scientist''s work. Now in possession of a device that means no secret is safe, he sets out to bring the world to its knees.AND MUST BE DESTROYEDBut standing in his way are Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon. Now the man who knows everything faces the one man who will risk everything to stop him - but is it already too late?''Cussler is hard to beat'' Daily Mail ''The Adventure King'' Sunday Express ''Nobody does it better... nobody!'' Stephen Coonts ''Just about the best storyteller in the business'' New York Post ''Oceanography''s answTrade ReviewThe guy I read * Tom Clancy *Cussler is hard to beat * Daily Mail *Delivers what it promises * Financial Times *The Adventure King * Sunday Express *

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Book SynopsisTHE ACTION-PACKED THRILLER THAT FUSES BRAWN AND BRAINS''A Bond-style thriller for the 21st century. . . Written with pace and great panache, it feels like a movie already'' Daily Mail''Brilliant. Incredibly immersive'' Tom Marcus_______''People sleep peacefully only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf . . .''For twenty years Leo Black was in the SAS. Now he lectures on violence instead of committing it, putting his soldiering days behind him in pursuit of a respectful academic life.But when a former comrade in arms is killed trying to prevent a scientist''s abduction, Black is faced with an unexpected choice.Be the upright citizen the university demands . . .Or avenge the dead man to whom he owes his life._______''This intelligent thriller is his best work yet'' Sun''A fast-paced global thriller''Trade ReviewThis intelligent thriller is his best work yet * The Sun *This is an ideal piece of escapism. I heartily recommend it * Shots Magazine *A Bond-style thriller for the 21st century. . . Written with pace and great panache, it feels like a movie already * The Daily Mail *Hall probes how a real-life Jack Reacher figure might cope with years of taking lives for the greater good, and Black's inner conflict gives the firefights and betrayals erupting around him unusual depth * The Times *A fast-paced global thriller * Mail on Sunday *Matthew Hall has crafted an action thriller with more texture than most * The Times *Praise for Matthew Hall * - *Breathlessly enjoyable * The Times *An edge-of-the-seat thriller . . . should come with a health warning * Irish Independent *Fasten your seatbelts for a quality thriller . . . * Independent on Sunday *

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Book SynopsisREAD THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE THRILLING AMAZON PRIME SERIES JACK RYAN Has Jack Ryan Jr lost his nerve? After a freezing mission in the North Sea which nearly costs lives - including his own - US Campus agent Jack Ryan Jr is taken off black ops. Ordered onto routine surveillance, he is sent to Singapore to check out a company with US interests. But he soon finds the task anything but routine . . . It''s clear there''s a mole who must be uncovered - and quickly. As the mole attempts to cover their tracks, Jack finds himself dodging a team of highly trained killers as a tropical storm rolls in. What are the assassins trying to hide? And can Jack survive long enough to stop them?Praise for Tom Clancy: ''Constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an engrossing tale'' New York Times ''Heart-stopping action Trade ReviewThere's hardly another thriller writer alive who can fuel an adrenaline surge the way Clancy can * Daily Mail *Exhilarating. No other novelist is giving so full a picture of modern conflict. * Sunday Times *Grunt-level action, advanced cyber warfare, and plenty of high-tech weaponry... * Publishers Weekly on Mike Maden *

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Book SynopsisTHE ACTION-PACKED NEW OREGON FILES ADVENTURE FROM NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR CLIVE CUSSLER Nine scrolls of ancient wisdom.Nine individuals seeking to rule the world . . . When Juan Cabrillo and the Oregon crew board a ship in the Indian ocean little do they realise that they will soon put themselves in the sights of a mysterious ancient cabal bent on world domination. The Colossus Project sees 2000 years of esoteric knowledge distilled into a device so powerful no force on Earth can stop it - but now two different groups are fighting to control it. Only Juan Cabrillo and the Oregon stand in their way. But only if they can first discover the location of these shadow tyrants and - more importantly - the deadly device they have brought into being . . .___________ ''The guy I read'' Tom Clancy ''Cussler is hard to beat'' Daily Mail ''The Adventure King''Trade ReviewThe Adventure King * Sunday Express *Cussler is hard to beat * Daily Mail *Delivers what it promises * Financial Times *

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Book Synopsis''Sea of Greed will have readers turning pages. With a wonderful cast of characters and relentless action, this is classic Cussler'' Mail Online KURT AUSTIN AND THE NUMA CREW ARE BACK IN AN ACTION-PACKED ADVENTURE FROM #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR CLIVE CUSSLER ___________ In the Gulf of Mexico, flames erupt from the seabed turning oilrigs into infernos . . .Luckily, Kurt Austin and the NUMA team are on hand to rescue the crews before the burning rigs sink beneath the waves. But what caused this fireball? It''s soon clear this is sabotage, but at the same time oil fields around the world are dying. Tasked with discovering the truth, Kurt is led to alternative energy scientist Tessa Franco. Franco''s company seeks the end of the oil age. But is she part of the solution - or the problem? With the world simmering on the verge of catastrophe, Kurt''s in a race against time to disTrade Review'Sea of Greed will have readers turning pages. With a wonderful cast of characters and relentless action, this is classic Cussler' * Mail Online *

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Book SynopsisJOIN JUAN CABRILLO AND THE OREGON AS THEY GO UP AGAINST THEIR TWIN NEMESES IN THIS BLISTERING NOVEL FROM ADVENTURE KING, CLIVE CUSSLER''An all-out nonstop action thriller . . . the best one yet. The story hits the gas pedal and never taps the brakes'' Daily Mail__________When a routine mission is compromised, Captain Juan Cabrillo learns of a sinister plot. Off the Brazilian coast is another one-legged captain, with a ship just like the Oregon.Same weaponry, same technology, same ability to evade capture.And when this wolf in sheep''s clothing begins sinking innocent vessels, the truth becomes clear: Someone is out to frame Cabrillo and his crew.Not only is this impersonator as cunning as Cabrillo - his ship is also every bit as dangerous.Who is this nemesis from Cabrillo''s past?What is it that they''re after?To find answers will require terrible sacrifices from Cabrillo, his crew and even tTrade ReviewAn all-out nonstop action thriller. The best one yet. The story hits the gas pedal and never taps the brakes. Having an enemy that is essentially a mirror image of the hero adds extra suspense and mayhem. The characters truly seem in jeopardy, and nothing will ever be the same * Mail Online *Praise for Clive Cussler * - *The Adventure King * Sunday Express *Cussler is hard to beat * Daily Mail *Delivers what it promises * Financial Times *

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Book SynopsisTHE GRIPPING THRILLER IN TOM CLANCY''S JACK RYAN SERIES - INSPIRATION FOR THE BLOCKBUSTER AMAZON PRIME TV SERIESThe deadliest threat is the one you never see coming . . ._______It was a text message that started it.President Jack Ryan''s old friend (and former operative) Father Pat West warns of a honey trap, a possible murder and a secret AI project - Calliope - falling into Chinese hands, before going silent.This leaves Jack Ryan with two pressing problems.Firstly, find and rescue his old friend, last seen in Indonesia. And secondly, discover what exactly Calliope is and how much of a threat it poses.But it''s not the danger you see that catches you out.It''s the one you never see coming . . ._______PRAISE FOR TOM CLANCY''Exhilarating. No other novelist is giving so full a picture of modern conflict'' Sunday TimesTrade ReviewPraise for Tom Clancy * - *Constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an engrossing tale * New York Times *Heart-stopping action . . . entertaining and eminently topical * Washington Post *A virtuoso display of page-turning talent * Sunday Express *Theres hardly another thriller writer alive who can fuel an adrenaline surge the way Clancy can * Daily Mail *

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Book SynopsisTHE LATEST ELECTRIC THRILLER IN TOM CLANCY''S NO. 1 BESTSELLING JACK RYAN SERIES Jack Ryan - out to avenge the murder of an old friend - finds himself in deep trouble fast . . ._________A blast from out of the past . . .After a mission goes wrong Jack Ryan heads to Barcelona for some required R&R. In a restaurant he bumps into old friend Renee Moore - but they have barely time to talk before a bomb blows the place apart.Dying in Jack''s arms, Renee gasps a final word: ''Sammler''. Unsure who or what this is but not a believer in coincidences, he decides to investigate both Renee''s reasons for being in Spain and the bombing itself.Soon, Jack is on the trail of a secretive organisation intent on bringing the world''s great powers to the brink of war . . . _________ Praise for Tom Clancy: ''Constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an engrossinTrade ReviewPraise for Tom Clancy * - *He constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an engrossing tale * New York Times *Heart-stopping action ... entertaining and eminently topical * Washington Post *A brilliantly constructed thriller that packs a punch like Semtex * Daily Mail *A virtuoso display of page-turning talent * Sunday Express *

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Book SynopsisTHE EXPLOSIVE THRILLER IN THE BESTSELLING JACK RYAN SERIESA global race against the clock . . .The Chinese Navy is gaining power. With quieter submarines carrying ballistic missiles, they pose a critical threat to President Jack Ryan''s America. And behind their progress is just one man: eccentric scientist Liu Wangshu.So when Liu goes missing, China suspects America''s involvement. What''s worse, President Jack Ryan discovers that a mole, code-named SURVEYOR, has infiltrated US intelligence to terrifying depths. Now more than ever, he needs the Chinese intelligence that Liu has to offer.With the help of old ally John Clark and the Campus team, Ryan faces a double race against time. First, beat the Chinese government in a global hunt for Liu. Then scour the elite ranks of the CIA for SURVEYOR.The heat is rising in this new Cold War . . .________Praise for Tom Clancy:''Exhilarating. No oTrade ReviewPraise for Tom Clancy * - *He constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an engrossing tale * New York Times *Heart-stopping action ... entertaining and eminently topical * Washington Post *A brilliantly constructed thriller that packs a punch like Semtex * Daily Mail *A virtuoso display of page-turning talent * Sunday Express *

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