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Book SynopsisAt the root of all riches lies evilCan he uncover their deadly conspiracy before they find him first?When ex-MI5 operative Joe Mason gets a call from the Vatican, he knows it is bad news. Marduk, crazed leader of The Amori cult, has escaped from a fortress-like prison in Milan, and he''s hell-bent on revenge. His target? None other than Joe Mason himself.Fuelled by an unrelenting hatred for Mason, Marduk launches a burning vendetta: to not only destroy his nemesis but annihilate the very foundations of the church itself.As the cult's sadistic assassins close in, Joe and his team embark on a treacherous pursuit of Marduk across Europe in a life-or-death race against time to unravel his conspiracy.Both Joe and Marduk are out for blood and in this game, it's winner takes all. But can Mason and his team uncover the plot in time? And who will strike first in a battle that can leave only one person standing?Fans of Lee Child, Clive Cussler and Dan Brown will love this adrenaline-filled and Trade Review Readers are gripped by David Leadbeater: ‘Loved it… A fast-paced, adventure-packed, non-stop fight for survival, balanced with a great team dynamic of real characters’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Action packed, fast paced and filled with adventure… Great characters too!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Amazing rollercoaster ride of mayhem…David just gets better and better!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Action, history, fun characters and lots of exciting adventures. You will love it’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Buckle up… Impossible to put down!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A wild rollercoaster ride!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Filled with memorable characters….I highly recommend.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘High-octane action from beginning to end!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Book SynopsisThe gripping new action thriller novel from the million-copy bestselling author of the Matt Drake seriesAt the root of all riches lies evilEx-MI5 operative Joe Mason is on a mission to rescue a friend who has been kidnapped. Meanwhile, ancient coins remnants of a Chinese casino buried for six hundred years are starting to surface in Japan''s clandestine underworld.Mason knows the coins and kidnapping are linked. Someone has finally unearthed the long-buried ancient casino, and its riches both financial and archaeological are now up for grabs. But hidden forces are desperate to conceal the discovery and take it for themselves, kidnapping and killing to silence anyone in their path.In a high-stakes battle to reveal the casino to the world, Joe and his team race across the region, from high-rise Hong Kong to Tokyo''s bustling markets to the covert gambling rings of Osaka. But they are being hunted by elite forces and it's only a matter of time before the target on their back catches

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Book SynopsisA brutal murder, a missing masterpiece, a mystery only Gabriel Allon can solve ?Acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva returns with the year's most anticipated new thriller. Pre-order now!Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly into London to attend a reception at the Courtauld Gallery celebrating the return of a stolen self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh. But when an old friend from the Devon and Cornwall Police seeks his help with a baffling murder investigation, he finds himself pursuing a powerful and dangerous new adversary.The victim is Charlotte Blake, a celebrated professor of art history from Oxford who spends her weekends in the same seaside village where Gabriel once lived under an assumed identity. Her murder appears to be the work of a diabolical serial killer who has been terrorizing the Cornish countryside. But there are a number of telltale inconsistencies, including a missing mobile phone. And then there is the mysterious thr

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Book SynopsisJohn Buchan was born in Perth in 1875, the son of a Scottish Presbyterian minister, and educated at Glasgow. He gained a first at Oxford University, where he began writing, producing two volumes of essays, four novels and two collections of stories and poems before the age of twenty-five. He worked briefly as a lawyer, then served as a private secretary in the colonial administration of South Africa after the Boer War. During the war he worked both as a journalist and at Britain's War Propaganda Bureau, eventually becoming Director of Information. He published his most popular novel, The Thirty-Nine Steps, in 1915, and it has never since been out of print. In 1935 Buchan was elevated to the peerage, becoming Baron Tweedmuir of Elsfield, and later that year was appointed Governor General of Canada by King George V. He died on 11 February 1940.Trade ReviewRichard Hannay is, like his American brother Philip Marlowe, a modern knight errant. Charging through a hypocritical world, he is a seeker after truth with a boundless love of nature, a liking for simple pleasures and a hatred of pettiness and snobberies.... Buchan's novels are eerily resonant with today's troubles... Hannay is a hero for all times * Observer *The book is even more fun than the films * Guardian *The father of the modern espionage adventure * Sunday Times *Buchan makes superb use of wild landscapes in this economical and gripping story * The Times *Go into a bookshop today, pick up The Thirty-Nine Steps and I guarantee you will read it to the end. There is random and graphic violence, there is clear and present evil, eyes that are hooded 'like a bird of prey' - and a man 'skewered to the floor by a long knife through his heart' * Daily Mail *

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Book SynopsisBond is back. With a vengeance.1960s London.M has summoned agent 007. It''s the swinging Sixties and a flood of narcotics is pouring into Britain. Sinister industrialist Dr Julius Gorner is identified as the source and James Bond is dispatched to investigate.The trail takes Bond to Paris and then Persia - where the beautiful and enigmatic twins Scarlett and Poppy lead him to Gorner''s secret desert headquarters. Here, Bond uncovers Gorner''s cold-blooded plans for world domination.Only by playing Gorner''s twisted game can Bond stop him . . .Trade Review'Vintage Bond' The Times 'Everything a thriller should be' Front Row, Radio 4 'Races along ... gets better and better' Economist 'Smart and enjoyable' Guardian 'The read of the summer' Sunday Times

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Book SynopsisIn Greenmantle (1916) Richard Hannay, hero of The Thirty-Nine Steps, travels across war-torn Europe in search of a German plot and an Islamic Messiah. He is joined by three more of Buchan''s heroes: Peter Pienaar, the old Boer Scout; John S. Blenkiron, the American determined to fight the Kaiser; and Sandy Arbuthnot, Greenmantle himself, modelled on Lawrence of Arabia. The intrepid four move in disguise through Germany to Constantinople and the Russian border to face their enemies - the grotesque Stumm and the evil beauty of Hilda von Einem.In this classic espionage adventure Buchan shows his mastery of the thriller and the Stevensonian romance, and also his enormous knowledge of world politics before and during the First World War. This edition illuminates for the first time the many levels beneath the stirring plot and romantic characters. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.Trade Review'Readers who fancy another look at John Buchan's originals, with their matchless suspense and gormless opinions, can find new editions ... in Oxford World's Classics.' Boyd Tonkin, New Statesman & Society'An exciting First World War thriller.' Observer

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Book SynopsisSpies meet romance meet popstars in this thrilling follow up to Stars and Smoke by bestselling author Marie Lu.A year has passed since superstar Winter and secret agent Sydney Cossette went undercover - on a dangerous mission to bring down the baddest man in London.Winter hasn''t stopped thinking about Sydney since, and she''s been trying not to think about himFamily secrets and nasty newspapers has Winter desperate to re-enter the secret world. And it''s not long before he gets his chance.Sydney is back, and this time the mission goes right to the heart of the United States of America. A rescue gone wrong, an assassination attempt - and the return of an old flame - puts Winter right back into the action . . . and into a country on the brink of chaos.And when a murder accusation has Sydney on the run, suddenly it''s not just a life at stake, but all-out war.''Stars and Smoke is a propulsive and thrilling joyride from start to finish''Adam Silevra, author of They Both Die at the End, on Stars and Smoke''Sexy, funny, action-packed, full of killer characters ready to break your heart and look good doing it. Marie Lu always delivers.''Leigh Bardugo, author of Shadow and Bone, on Stars and Smoke

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Book SynopsisA collection of five heart-stopping stories from the master thriller writer.A miracle in war-torn Siena that begins with the persecution of a young nun in the turbulent days of the sixteenth century and culminates in the bitter German retreat from Italy; a drug smuggling heist on an international flight where the Knock pit their wits against the smugglers; a brural urban murder, where a brilliant QC decides to defend the killers, resulting in a startling justice; an incandescent art scam at a famous London auction house, and a brilliantly plotted revenge that shatters the elegant world of the Old Masters - each story is a remarkable tour de force.And above all here is a brilliant novella, ''Whispering Wind'', which begins with the single survivor of Custer''s Last Stand at the battle of Little Big Horn. Then follows the rescue from rape and murder of a Cheyenne girl and a flight across the mountains and forests of the West, ending in a savage present-day manhuTrade Review'Forsyth in top form... the master storyteller has lost none of his touch' * Daily Mail *

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Book Synopsis''Smart, sophisticated and suspenseful.'' HARLAN COBEN''Sleek, cunning and breakneck.'' MEGAN ABBOTT''Thriller writing at its absolute best.'' JEFFREY DEAVER''Top-tier.'' New York TimesFrom the top ten bestselling author of The Expats: Kate Moore is back in a pulse-pounding thriller which takes place over the course of one nail-biting day.Kate Moore a mother with an interesting past is living the quiet life in another European city, or trying to. On her way to drop her children off at school in the city centre, the cafes and streets of Paris start to come alive around her. Kate's husband Dex, meanwhile, charged with finding a particular present for their son's birthday, is struggling to focus on the job in hand as a financial matter at work seems to be playing on his mind. As worrying reports begin to circulate from key locations around the city, and the sound of wailing sirens becomes increasingly hard t

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Book SynopsisAnd the war of civilisations shall go on Foretold by ThunderTrade Review'This one unfolds against a broad canvas, the plot expertly controlled, pushing the envelope to the edge and beyond. There's everything I like: action, history, secrets, and conspiracies. You're going to like it too' Steve Berry, author of The Templar Legacy'A cracking good read... a thriller injected with inside nowse as well as well-placed heart-attack inducing paranoia, appealing to all who like their adrenaline rushes fast, engrossing and, at times, bloody' Bookbag, Top Ten Thrillers of 2015'Channeling fantasy, science and even the beliefs of an ancient Italian tribe in a Dan Brown-style action adventure' Islington Gazette'Sensational book. Blew me away. Devoured it in four sittings. Electric paced, action packed, full of fascinating historical facts. Reads like Indiana Jones for the modern age, taking you around the world and back again, dizzy from adventure' Tarn Richardson, author of The Damned'Comparable to Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, Davey's thriller is a fascinating story filled with history's possibility' NewsOK

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Book SynopsisBrings a creepy new note to Spencer''s long-running series Kirkus ReviewsThe discovery of a body on a local allotment site re-opens an unresolved cold case for Monika Paniatowski and her team.He was going to have to terminate Monika, he decided. It was a pity, but there it was.The body has lain buried for years, and has no face and no fingertips. Monika Paniatowski''s team have no real leads, but when they discuss the case at her hospital bedside - where she lies paralysed - Monika begins to see possible links with a case she closed four years earlier.Are the two cases connected? Did the first murder make the second almost inevitable? She doesn''t know, but she does know that she is being watched by an old enemy who will kill her if he decides there is ever any chance of her sharing her thoughts and information with her team.

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Book SynopsisHis name is a coverHe has no homeAnd he kills for a livingVictor is an assassin, a man with no past and no surname. His world is one of paranoia and obsessive attention to detail; his morality lies either dead or dying. No one knows what truly motivates the hunter. No one gets close enough to ask.When a Paris job goes spectacularly wrong, Victor finds himself running for his life across four continents, pursued by a kill squad and investigated by secret services from more than one country. With meticulous style, Victor plans his escape . . . and takes the fight to his would-be killers.In this first novel in the explosive Victor the Assassin series, it''s not about right and wrong - only about who lives and who dies.Trade ReviewJack Reacher meets Thomas Crown in this electrifying thriller * Simon Kernick *A nonstop, breathless, trimmed-to-the-bone thriller with action sequences that are absolutely state-of-the-art. It's the best chase novel I've read in years * Joseph Finder *An impressively intricate thriller . . . The scenes are vivid and the plot revelations parcelled out at expert intervals . . . Exciting * New Yorker *A superlative debut . . . Thriller fans will be eager to see more from this bright new talent * Publishers Weekly, starred review *

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Book Synopsis''Authentic, taut and compelling. Brookes is the real deal''Charles CummingThe stunning third novel from multi-award-nominated author Adam Brookes is paranoid, tense and spy fiction at its very finest.Meet Pearl Tao: an American girl with a lethal secret.Pearl longed for the life of a normal American teenager: summers at the pool, friends, backyard barbecues in the Washington DC suburbs. But she was different. Pearl had a gift for mathematics, a college sponsorship from a secretive technology corporation, and a family riven with anger and dysfunction. And it''s only now, at nineteen years old, that she has started to understand what role she is to play. What her parents intend for her. For Pearl Tao, any hope of escape lies with two British spies: Trish Patterson, sidelined in disgrace, and Philip Mangan, blown and discredited - and following his own trail of corruption. Finding out the truth about Pearl will be the moTrade ReviewThe final instalment of Brookes' Mangan trilogy secures its status as a classic. (50 Best Books of 2017) * Telegraph *Cements Brookes' reputation as a superb spy novelist and draws comparisons with other espionage heavyweights including John le Carre. * Sun *Brookes's riveting and accomplished novel brings to an end his globetrotting trilogy centred on Mangan; hopefully whatever he does next will also be espionage fiction, a genre where Brookes's background as a China correspondent gives him a significant advantage over his peers. * Sunday Times *This would make a superb television spy drama. I really didn't want it to end. A terrific heart-thumping spy thriller. * Northern Crime Reviews *Blends a deep understanding of realpolitik with a sophisticated literary sensibility. For once, comparisons to John le Carre are fully warranted. * Chicago Tribune *Gripping . . . nail-bitingly tense * Irish Independent *In the tradition of Graham Greene, the book is a work of deep moral reckoning and a gripping thriller. That Brookes makes the darkest challenges his spy faces utterly believable is a testament to his skill as a novelist. * Kirkus *Another bit of top work from a man who's inching further ahead in the spy thriller stakes. * Sport *The plot is thick with intrigue and espionage and is as good a spy novel as any you will read. * Chris High *Brookes's expertly orchestrated novel couldn't be more topical . . . exhilaratingly shows how readily the old-school international spy thriller can be retooled for the era of globalisation, the internet and a superpower's emergence * Sunday Times *Authentic, taut and compelling. Brookes is the real deal * Charles Cumming *Brookes knows modern China, he seemingly knows the British secret service and, most importantly, he knows how to tell a good story. The splendid result is this rich, can't-put-it-down thriller. A terrific read. * Joseph Kanon - author of The Good German and Leaving Berlin *A nuanced and terrifying experience that will occasionally leave the reader's head spinning as they attempt to connect all the dots. Comparisons to John le Carre are inevitable but may be justified . . . he's a natural storyteller, and a thrilling new voice * Sunday Herald *Adam Brookes is the new Le Carré - without question this is the best modern spy novel I have ever read . . . Read this. It's perfect. * Manda Scott *A perfectly executed spy yarn * Sunday Express *Brookes' second novel is a multipronged spy thriller that fires on all cylinders. A smarter or more exciting mystery likely won't be released this year. * Kirkus - starred review *Brookes has separated himself from the pack: I've read a lot of very good China books by excellent journalists, but I've never before stayed up far too late on a work night to finish one, unwilling to go to sleep until I knew how it ended * Los Angeles Review of Books *Brookes shows that his impressive debut was no fluke * Publishers Weekly *Brookes, a former BBC Beijing correspondent, is on the money with this superb thriller. Fans of Martin Cruz Smith's Arkady Renko novels will love this. * The Times South Africa *

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Book SynopsisDisappearing intelligence analysts lead the Gray Man deep into a conspiracy in the latest explosive novel from number one New York Times bestseller Mark Greaney.The first agent''s disappearance was a puzzle.The second was a mystery.The third was a conspiracy.Intelligence operatives around the world are disappearing. When a missing American agent reappears in Venezuela, Court Gentry, the Gray Man, is dispatched to bring him in, but a team of assassins has other ideas. Court escapes with his life and a vital piece of intelligence.Meanwhile, CIA agent Zoya Zakharova is in Berlin. Her mission: to infiltrate a private intelligence firm with some alarming connections. The closer she gets to answers, the less likely she is to get out alive.Court and Zoya are just two pieces on this international chessboard, and they''re about to discover one undeniable truth: sometimes capturing a king requires sacrificing some pawns.Trade ReviewRemarkable. Spy thriller fans will be enthralled. * Publishers Weekly *

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Book SynopsisRyan Kaine is on the wingWhen alleged murderer, Melanie Archer, is violently assaulted and left for dead by unknown attackers, she reaches out to the only organisation who might be able to save her life, The 83 Trust. But before Ryan Kaine is willing to help her and put his team in danger, he wants to determine her guilt or innocence in person. Against the advice of his closest allies, he and his insistent partner, Lara, con their way into the lion's den the last place he'd ever be expected to go willingly. Unarmed and with no eyes or ears inside the prison, Kaine and Lara are trapped, with only a hasty disguise and a false identity preventing them from taking a permanent holiday at Her Majesty's pleasure or worse. Is Kaine willing to risk everything to save her?If you like Lee Child, Mark Dawson and Robert Ludlum, you're going to find the Ryan Kaine series compulsively addictive.

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Book SynopsisOne man, one mission, thousands of lives at stakeWhen the Doomsday Creed kidnaps the granddaughter of an influential arms dealer, Ryan Kaine faces his deadliest challenge yet. Up against fanatics building a dirty bomb and trigger-happy law enforcement in the Arizona wilderness, Kaine is at breaking point.

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Book SynopsisA former Army sniper must fall back on her Special Ops skills when a friend's death uncovers a global nuclear threat, in Steve Urszenyi''s Perfect Shot, the first in an electrifying new series featuring Special Agent Alexandra Martel.Special Agent Alexandra Martel has put her days on the battlefield behind her. Charming and disarming, relentless and lethal, she earned a reputation as one of the most renowned and decorated Army snipers in the service before stepping away. But when Alex, now an FBI special agent on loan to Interpol, learns that an old friend, an MI5 officer, has been killed under mysterious circumstances, she's pulled back into the dangerous world she left behind: a world where some people fear her, some want to recruit her, and everyone seems to want her dead.Following a trail of clues left behind by the dead woman, Alex pieces together a terrifying conspiracy that only escalates when a nuclear warhead goes missing. Dodging

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Book Synopsis''Outstanding in every way'' Lee Child''The page turned of the season'' The Times____________''Do you need my help?'' It was the first question he asked. They called him when they had nowhere else to turn. As a boy Evan Smoak was taken from an orphanage. Raised and trained in a top secret programme, he was sent to bad places to do things the government denied ever happened. Then he broke with the programme, using what he''d learned to vanish. Now he helps the desperate and deserving. But someone''s on his trail. Someone who knows his past and believes that the boy once known as Orphan X must die . . . ____________''Read this book. You will thank me later'' David Baldacci''A rival to reacher'' The IndependentIf you loved Orphan X, read the gripping follow-up The Nowhere Man and brand new seqTrade ReviewOrphan X blows the doors off most thrillers I've read and catapults the readers on a cat-and-mouse that feels like a missile launch. Read this book. You will thank me laterOrphan X is the most gripping, high-octane thriller I've read in a long, long time!Memorable as hellThe page-turner of the season is Orphan X . . . Wonderful * Times *Orphan X is his best yet - a real celebration of all the strengths Gregg Hurwitz brings to a thrillerOrphan X is the most exciting thriller I've read since The Bourne Identity ... A new thriller superstar is born!Orphan X is most exciting new series character since Jack Reacher. A page-turning masterpiece of suspenseA new series character to rival Reacher . . . anyone reading Orphan X won't be surprised that a cadre of peers, from Tess Gerritsen to Lee Child, have lined up to praise it * Independent *A masterpiece of suspense and thrills . . . Turn off the real world and dive into this amazing start to a new series * Daily Mail *'There is a pristine classicism to Gregg Hurwitz's Orphan X, which borrows from Robert Ludlum and superhero lore to bring us Evan Smoak, adopted as a child by a shadowy figure called Jack and trained to be an assassin as part of a secret US government scheme. When the Orphan programme (as it is known) is disbanded, Evan moves to California and devotes himself to good works - taking out a slum-landlord paedophile cop, for example, after his victim calls Evan's special number. However, his meticulously compartmentalised life makes him vulnerable . . . Orphan X is tight and tense in all the right places. But it wouldn't work half as well if we didn't feel Evan's pain and share his panic as the worst-case scenario unfolds: another former Orphan, with a less noble agenda, seems to be hunting him. Orphan X is weapons-grade thriller-writing from a modern master * Guardian *Pure nail-biting stay-up-all-night suspenseOrphan X is not good. Orphan X is great. Whatever you like best in a thriller - action, plot, character, suspense - Orphan X has itMind blowing! A perfect mix of Jason Bourne and Jack ReacherBond, Frodo, Paddington Bear - some of literature's greatest heroes have been orphans. Add Orphan X's Evan Smoak to the list * Shortlist *In terms of plot, characters, suspense and innovation, Orphan X is outstanding . . . I've always thought that one reason for Tom Clancy's success was the endless detail he provided about military hardware, and that the James Bond novels benefited from the loving attention Ian Fleming devoted to the martinis, expensive cars and gorgeous women he so admired. Hurwitz outdoes both writers . . . Orphan X is a smart, stylish, state-of-the-art thriller. It's also the start of a series, one that might give Lee Child's Jack Reacher books a run for their money * WASHINGTON POST *Bestseller Hurwitz melds non-stop action and high-tech gadgetry with an acute character study in this excellent series opener . . . Evan Smoak is an electrifying character * Publishers Weekly *A masterpiece of suspense and thrills . . . Turn off the real world and dive into this amazing start to a new series * Associated Press *

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Book SynopsisHe''s the only one who can stop America''s secrets from falling into enemy hands . . .Dominic Caruso, nephew to president Jack Ryan and operative for top secret intelligence agency The Campus, is working in India when a terrorist hit takes out his trainer. Caruso only just survives - barely intact.Back in Washington, they discover a mole has been leaking US secrets. Soon he is on the tail of Ethan Ross - a man who thinks he''s too smart to ever get caught.But Ross has many more secrets on a micro-drive and when he decides to run, it''s not just Caruso and the FBI on his trail. The Russians and a few angry terrorist groups will do anything to get to Ross - and the vital information he carries.So it''s up to Caruso to get to Ross first...Support and Defend is a thrilling adventure you won''t be able to put down. Praise for Tom Clancy:''There''s hardly another thrTrade ReviewExhilarating. No other novelist is giving so full a picture of modern conflict Sunday Times

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Book SynopsisDISCOVER WHAT HAPPENS NEXT AFTER THE MAJOR FILM RED SPARROW STARRING JENNIFER LAWRENCE . . . Urgent, topical and shot through with insider knowledge, the final thriller in the Red Sparrow trilogy is writing on a grand scale ''Matthews beguilingly blends the fun and sexiness of Ian Fleming with the more procedural, information-rich approach of John le Carre and Frederick Forsyth'' Sunday Times ''A provocative and timely novel exploring the notion of Russian influence in the US''s corridors of power'' Guardian _______ Russian counterintelligence chief Colonel Dominika Egorova has been an asset of the CIA for over seven years. She has also been in a forbidden and tumultuous love affair with her handler Nate Nash, mortally dangerous for them both. In Washington, a new administration is selecting its cabinet members, where Dominika hears whispers of a Russian operation to place a moleTrade ReviewA provocative and timely novel exploring the notion of Russian influence in the US's corridors of power * The Guardian *Matthews beguilingly blends the fun and sexiness of Ian Fleming with the more procedural, information-rich approach of John le Carre and Frederick Forsyth * The Sunday Times *The finale to the Red Sparrow Trilogy is both timely and timeless; an espionage tale that takes the reader behind and beyond the headlines of Russia's assault on America. If anyone doubts that we are in the midst of Cold War II, The Kremlin's Candidate will erase those doubts, page by eye-opening page. Matthews's writing is elegant and self-assured, and we know we are in the capable hands of a man who is writing about what he knows and who he knows. Twenty-first-century spy novels don't get any better than this. * Nelson DeMille *Matthews spins a mighty operational web replete with exacting tradecraft. His descriptive precision is breathtaking; the sparring between his vividly realized characters is devilishly clever. With nail-biting suspense, scorching eroticism, dark wit, lashing contempt for politicians dismissive of intelligence work, and fury over Russia's disinformation campaigns, this is a riveting and knowing dramatization of today's clandestine geopolitical conflicts * Booklist *A stellar conclusion... races to a heart-pounding and unexpected resolution. * Publishers Weekly *Matthews beguilingly blends the fun and sexiness of Ian Fleming with the more procedural, information-rich approach of John le Carre and Frederick Forsyth * The Sunday Times *Dominika Egorova, of the Russian Intelligence Service, is one of the most complex and compelling heroines to grace the espionage genre ... Matthews's scene-setting is superb, and he has a fine eye for telling details ... Palace of Treason shimmers with authenticity * New York Times *Taut, fast-paced and authentic. A great American spy novel * Charles Cumming *Sublime and sophisticated ... a fast-paced thriller ... as noteworthy for its superior style as for its gripping depiction of a secretive world * Washington Post *A primer in 21st-century spying... terrifically good * New York Times Book Review *The best espionage novel you've ever read * Huffington Post *There is much to relish, from its revival of the sexy spy (this time female) to its mischievous portrayal of Putin -- John Dugdale * The Sunday Times *As authentic a spy novel as you are ever apt to read, rendered in exciting prose by a master who helped craft the rules by which spying is conducted. A ten-cloak, ten-dagger read * Washington Times *Matthews is the insider's insider. He knows the secrets. And he is also a master storyteller -- Vince FlynnThe world of a spy is unique and claustrophobic, but this bold tale captures its every nuance with expert precision. A tantalizing premise, and a heroine who's an alpha female, forge a solid piece of entertainment that does not disappoint * Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Patriot Threat *A sequel that's every bit as good as his début . . . Authentic tradecraft, a complex plot that steadily builds tension, and credible heroes and villains on both sides make this a standout * Publishers Weekly *The tough and talented Egorova is a brilliant creation - her adventures make for a dazzling thrill-filled journey across the globe. Matthews spent 30 years as a CIA agent so this is the real deal. Thrilling, absorbing and brilliantly descriptive ... you won't fail to be won over * Sunday Mirror *Egorova could well turn out to be the greatest ever female character in spy fiction * The Sunday Times Magazine *

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Book SynopsisPRE-ORDER THE EXPLOSIVE NEW KURT AUSTIN ADVENTURE FROM UK NO. 1 BESTSELLER CLIVE CUSSLERKurt and his crew are in a deadly race against time to stop the sea rising. A mission deep inside the swirling Pacific. Their objective? To save the world.The world''s sea levels are rising at an alarming rate. So fast that nobody can explain it. It''s up to Kurt and the NUMA team to find out why, before it''s too late.Their search for answers sends them racing around the world, from the high-tech streets of Tokyo, to a forbidden secret island. But it''s in the East China Sea that they discover a secret underwater mining operation, and a plot more dangerous than they could have ever imagined . . . The world is drowning and fast - but has Kurt Austin arrived in time to save the day? Praise for Clive Cussler:''The Adventure King'' Sunday Express''Just about the best in the busTrade ReviewPraise for Clive Cussler * - *The Adventure King * Sunday Express *Cussler is hard to beat * Daily Mail *Just about the best in the business * New York Post *Oceanography's answer to Indiana Jones. Exotic locations, ruthless villains, and many narrow escapes - Cussler's fans come for swashbuckling and he delivers * Associated Press *Nobody does it better . . . nobody! -- Stephen Coonts

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Book SynopsisDISCOVER THE EXPLOSIVE THRILLER IN THE BESTSELLING JACK RYAN SERIESA NOOSE IS TIGHTENING AROUND PRESIDENT JACK RYAN''S AMERICA . . .______A container ship from Shanghai explodes on its approach to Seattle.A US spy vessel in the South China Sea tangles with the Chinese navy.A stolen USB stick recovered in Texas exposes a terrorist conspiracy.______As America is outmaneuvered by an increasingly bold President Zhou of China, Jack Ryan depends on the operatives of the Campus secret intelligence agency to plug the gaps between diplomacy and negotiation.But as an international summit approaches, Ryan must face Zhou alone.What he doesn''t know is that the secret mastermind plotting conspiracy and destruction has had the leader of the free world in his sights all along . . .Praise for Tom Clancy:''He constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers andTrade ReviewExhilarating. No other novelist is giving so full a picture of modern conflict. * Sunday Times on Tom Clancy *Fascinating characters with action off-the-charts. Masterful * Steve Berry on Marc Cameron *

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Book SynopsisA stunning thriller in the internationally bestselling series that inspired the smash-hit Amazon Prime TV Show JACK RYANJack Ryan Jr is in an assassin''s sights . . .Sent to the Balkans on an analytical mission, Jack Ryan Jr visits Sarajevo to meet Aida, the girl his mother saved in the war. He finds a selfless, attractive woman helping refugees in a restless country where a new war is brewing.Coming to her aid, Jack is soon tangling with the Serbian mafia while dodging assassins from the mysterious Iron Syndicate. Alone and defying recall orders, he believes this is more than just local trouble.Has someone lit the fuse on the next world war?Is Jack endangering Aida trying to find out?And what can he alone do to stop it?Praise for Tom Clancy: ''He constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an engrossing tale'' New York Times

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Book SynopsisJoin Juan Cabrillo and the Oregon team as they battle a global criminal conspiracy . . .When the Oregon team uncover a ship full of contraband, smuggling turns out to be the tip of a very deep (and dark) iceberg.Because the Oregon''s crew have just stumbled on the Pipeline - a vast criminal network stretching across the globe. Smuggling weapons and drugs, this ruthless syndicate has been passed down the line from father to son. Now greed and a haunting, generations-old grudge means they are embarking on their most dangerous scheme yet. If they can get hold of a devastating weapon, they will enact a terrible revenge - and millions will die.Only Cabrillo and the Oregon crew stand between the Pipeline and huge destruction. But this is the place they work best . . .''The Adventure King'' - Sunday Express''Just about the best in the business'' - New York Post''Cussler is hard to beat'' - Daily Mail

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Book SynopsisDuring WW2 there was a rumour that German spies were landing by parachute in Britain, dressed as nuns...''Spy-masterful storytelling'' Sunday Post''Delightfully old-fashioned and prudent of prose, McCall Smith unspools his tales'' Daily Mail''[Adds] another treasure to McCall Smith''s already glittering library'' New York Journal of BooksConradin Muller was an unusual spy. He was recruited in Hamburg in June 1943, much against his will, and sent on his first, and only, mission in late September that year. He failed to send a single report back to Germany, and when the War came to an end in May 1945, he fell to his knees and wept with relief.From a highly reluctant German spy who is drawn to an East Anglian nunnery as his only means of escape, to the strange tale of one of the Cambridge spy ring''s adventures with a Russian dwarf, these are Alexander McCall Smith''s intriguingTrade ReviewSpy-masterful storytelling * Sunday Post *Marvellous... shows off Alexander McCall Smith's accomplishment as a storyteller as its very best * Undiscovered Scotland *There's nothing not to like about Alexander McCall Smith when you read his latest collection of six short stories on the business of spying... These are a half dozen beautifully shaped, delicious morsels, which I devoured even faster than McCall Smith could write them... full of character and detail * Australian *Massively entertaining and thought-provoking * Booklist (starred review) *Based on extensive research and with a fine grip on the slippery nature of the world of espionage, these underhand dealings range from Algeria in 1924 to a modern-day clerical cabal in the Vatican... Delightfully old-fashioned and prudent of prose, McCall Smith unspools his tales * Daily Mail *Taken together, the two parts echo each other. Each story provides a unique cast of characters and distinctly different plots, each offers a gentle portrait of people and society. And each is guided by the mastery of a consummate storyteller, offering another treasure to his already glittering library * New York Journal of Books *

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Book SynopsisA heart-stopping global thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling master storyteller...On Parrish Island, off the coast of Virginia, there is a little-known and never visited psychiatric facility where the government stores former intelligence employees whose psychiatric state makes them a danger to their own government. One of these employees is former agent Hal Ambler. But there''s one difference between Hal and the other patients - Hal isn''t crazy. Hal pulls off a daring escape, and now he''s out to discover who stashed him there and why. But the world he returns to has changed. No one remembers him, there are no official records of Hal Ambler and, when he first looks in the mirror, the face he sees is not his own...Trade ReviewA writer who bests the bestsellers * DAILY TELEGRAPH *The real titan of the genre is Robert Ludlum * GQ *Olympic style, all-out espionage * DAILY EXPRESS *Ludlum stuffs more surprises into his novels than any other six-pack of thriller writers combined * NEW YORK TIMES *

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Book Synopsis'Alan Judd's special magic is to mix contemporary events as they break over our heads with the codes and crafts of the secret world on whose special traits he is always uncannily up to date' Peter Hennessy'Plotting in the best le Carré tradition' Mail on Sunday From the author of Legacy, now a major BBC Film, and The Kaiser's Last Kiss comes a brilliant new novel for fans of John le Carre and Charles Cumming Brexit looms and Charles Thoroughgood, Chief of MI6, is forbidden for political reasons from spying on the EU.  But when an EU official volunteers the EU’s negotiating bottom lines to one of his officers, Charles has to report it.   Whitehall is eager for more but as the case develops Charles realises that it may not be quite what it appears.  At the same time, he finds he has a family connection with a possible terrorist whom MI5 want checked out. 

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Book SynopsisA HIGH-OCTANE NEW WILDE & CHASE ADVENTURE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHORWorld-renowned archaeologist Nina Wilde and her husband, former SAS soldier Eddie Chase, now lead a quiet life - the only real danger posed by their rebellious teenage daughter. Until, on a visit to a newly discovered temple, they''re suddenly engulfed in a deadly hunt for an ancient weapon which threatens the entire globe.From the bustling streets of Mexico City to the mountainous jungles of Guatemala, Nina and Eddie - with daughter Macy in tow - are the only ones who can prevent an apocalyptic evil seizing control of an unstoppable power.Battling special operations soldiers and blood-thirsty cults, Nina and Eddie must once again risk their lives to save the world. . .Praise for Andy McDermott:''Action, adventure and mayhem aplenty'' SCOTT MARIANI''A writer of almost cinematic talent'' DAILY EXPRESS''Adventure stories don''t get much m

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Book SynopsisFugitive Billy Houston, keen to bring about a Nazi-run Britain, needs money. Intent on burglary, his victim has in his possession the entire anti-invasion plans for Southern Britain. Billy must get the plans to the German delegation. Will he succeed? If he does, Hitler will lead Britain to a German invasion.

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Book SynopsisJon Reznick is a “ghost”: a black-ops specialist who takes his orders from shadowy handlers, and his salary from the US government. Still mourning the loss of his beloved wife on 9/11, he’s dispatched to carry out a high-level hit. Reznick knows only that it must look like suicide. It’s textbook. But the target is not the man Reznick expected. The whole setup is wrong. In an instant the operation is compromised, and Reznick is on the run with the man he was sent to kill. A man wanted by the FBI, and by a mysterious terrorist organization hell-bent on bringing the United States to its knees. FBI Assistant Director Martha Meyerstein is determined to track him down, and to intercept whatever it is Reznick was sent to do. When Reznick’s young daughter becomes a pawn in the game, he has to use more than his military training to stay one step ahead of those responsible. Meanwhile, he is the only person who knows the true extent of the threat to national security—and has the stealth and determination to stop it. Revised edition: This edition of Hard Road includes editorial revisions.Trade Review“Turner has written a book which combines the paranoid conspiracy of Three Days of the Condor with the relentless action of the Reacher thrillers.” —Crime Fiction Lover “A great addition to the thriller genre, with all the necessary ingredients required to deliver the goods: tension, drama, thrills and a cast of tough, no-nonsense characters.” —Shots Magazine “It’s a cliche to say ‘the action never stops’ but in Hard Road, it really NEVER stops and the number of destroyed vehicles gets close to Fast and Furious levels. But it’s all completely believable and totally engrossing. I read it straight through and enjoyed every page.” —Terry Irving, author of Courier and Warrior

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Book SynopsisA dedicated CIA agent becomes an unexpected ally to a woman haunted by the kidnapping of her family in Suspects, a thrilling novel from international number one bestselling author Danielle Steel.Theodora Morgan is fashion royalty. Founder of a wildly popular online shopping service, she is one of the most successful businesswomen in the world, although she prefers to keep a low profile, especially in recent months. It was a year ago when the unthinkable struck her family: her husband, industry mogul Matthieu Pasquier, and their son were kidnapped and held for ransom – a nightmare that ended in tragedy.The case has gone cold, despite evidence linking the crime to Matthieu’s foreign competitors. Theo has reluctantly gone back to work running her company. On the flight to a launch party for one of her highly anticipated pop-up shops in New York City, she crosses paths with high-society ‘networkist’ Pierre de Vaumont. Theo politely invites him to her event – unaware that Pierre has been flagged by the CIA.Senior supervising CIA operative Mike Andrews investigates Pierre’s suspicious foreign contacts and clears him to enter the country but, when he realizes that Theodora Morgan is on the same flight, he becomes concerned for her safety. Posing as a lawyer, Mike begins a covert mission – starting with Theo’s opening party. When Mike and Theo meet, their connection is instant, but Theo is completely unaware of Mike’s true objective or identity . . . or that the life she is rebuilding is in grave danger.Find yourself gripped by Suspects, a story of wealth, fear, revenge and love, by the world's favourite storyteller.

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Book SynopsisA stunning, apocalyptic standalone sequel to The Stranger.The Terrorist Guy Fowle, known as the Stranger, escapes from prison. A mysterious Russian hacker is murdered in London and his thumb cut off.At the heart of government, the Chancellor of the Exchequer is desperate to keep a secret.It's a puzzle that Jude Lyon of MI6 must solve, and quickly.If he doesn't the world will literally go up in flames.*****'Violent, authentic and alarmingly believable story about modern spying' - Sun'There's a healthy crop of younger spy writers ripening just now, and Simon Conway is among the pick of the bunch' - The Times'A superb writer, with great imagination, inventiveness and the ability to portray events with simplicity and urgency' - Michael Jecks, author of Act of Vengeance'Conway has created, with Jude Lyon, a very modern hero, and one who will run for many more stories, I hope. Basically, if you are going to read any thriller this year, make it this one' - Shots MagazineTrade ReviewGripping political thriller . . . Conway mixes bloody action scenes in Syria with a wider story about loyalty and even love * Financial Time, Best books of 2021: Thrillers *Spy wars -- for real -- by the man who knows * Tom Mangold *A superb writer, with great imagination, inventiveness and the ability to portray events with simplicity and urgency * Michael Jecks, author of Act of Vengeance *Conway has created, with Jude Lyon, a very modern hero, and one who will run for many more stories, I hope. Basically, if you are going to read any thriller this year, make it this one * Shots Magazine *His military background renders the action scenes bloodily and the novel's apocalyptic scenario plausibly * The Times *Violent, authentic and alarmingly believable story about modern spying * the Sun *Brilliantly written, this sequel manages to be even more exciting and nail-bitingly intense than the original * Irish Independent *The most brilliant spy thriller * Charlotte Philby, author of A Double Life *This'll keep readers up all night. It's a hugely entertaining read, featuring the nastiest, most charismatic villain of recent years, and barely pauses for breath throughout * Mick Herron, author of Slough House *The Saboteur takes his storytelling to a new level * Financial Times *A very fast-paced thriller that smoothly moves through one explosive set-up after another. Conway keeps his foot firmly on the accelerator as the body count mounts and the book rockets to the large scale climax * Deadly Pleasures magazine, Best of 2021 *You just know when a book has been penned by a knowledgeable hand . . . this explosive thriller is alarmingly authentic * Scottish Field *This spy thriller had me holding my breath every few pages, desperate to know how things were going to pan out. A perfect festive read for anyone who loves spy novels and pacey thrillers * Dumfries & Galloway Life *

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Book SynopsisFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The End of Power comes an edge-of-your-seat political thriller about rival spies, dangerous love, and one of history’s most devastating revolutions. Venezuela, 1992. Unknown colonel Hugo Chávez stages an ill-fated coup against a corrupt government, igniting the passions of Venezuela’s poor and catapulting the oil-rich country to international attention. For two rival spies hurriedly dispatched to Caracas—one from Washington, DC, and the other from Fidel Castro’s Cuba—this is a career-defining mission. Smooth-talking Iván Rincón of Cuba’s Intelligence Directorate needs a rebel ally to secure the future of his own country. His job: support Chávez and the revolution by rallying the militants and neutralizing any opposing agents. Meanwhile, the CIA’s Cristina Garza will do everything in her power to cut Chávez’s influence short. Her priority: stabilize the greatest oil reserves on the planet by ferreting out and eliminating Cuba’s principal operative. As Chávez surges to power, Iván and Cristina are caught in the fallout of a toxic political time bomb: an intrepid female reporter and unwitting informant, a drug lord and key architect in Chávez’s rise, and personal entanglements between the spies themselves. With everything at stake, the adversaries find themselves at the center of a game of espionage, seduction, murder, and shifting alliances playing out against the precarious backdrop of a nation in free fall. A thrilling fictional story based on unimaginable real-life events.Trade ReviewPraise for Two Spies in Caracas A New York Times Globetrotting Pick! An Amazon Best Book of the Month: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense “Naím wields his experiences as an international affairs writer and former Venezuelan economic cabinet member to provide authoritative insights into the severe economic downturns and rises in violence stemming from the power plays of external actors seeking to exploit a vulnerable nation in turmoil. This is a must for anyone who wants to explore this tumultuous and often strange period in modern Latin American history.” —Publishers Weekly Praise for The End of Power “A remarkable new book by the remarkable Moisés Naím.” —Richard Cohen, Washington Post “Naím is a courageous writer who seeks to dissect big subjects in new ways.” —Wall Street Journal “[A] highly original, interdisciplinary meditation on the degeneration of international power…The End of Power makes a truly important contribution.” —Washington Post “This fascinating book…should provoke a debate about how to govern the world when more and more people are in charge.” —Foreign Affairs “After you read The End of Power, you will see the world through different eyes. Moisés Naím provides a compelling and original perspective.” —Arianna Huffington “[Naím] makes his case with eloquence.” —Financial Times “A timely and timeless book.” —Booklist “Having served as editor in chief of Foreign Policy and executive director of the World Bank, Naím knows better than most what power on a global scale looks like…[A] timely, insightful, and eloquent message.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “The End of Power will change the way you read the news, the way you think about politics, and the way you look at the world.” —William Jefferson Clinton “In my own experience as president of Brazil, I observed firsthand many of the trends that Naím identifies in this book, but he describes them in a way that is as original as it is delightful to read. All those who have power—or want it—should read this book.” —Fernando Henrique Cardoso

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Book SynopsisHarry Tate has one rule: you don''t abandon your friends. When he learns that former colleague Rik Ferris has had a breakdown and disappeared, allegedly in possession of highly sensitive secrets from MI6''s archives, he agrees to look for him and, if possible, bring him back in. But where to begin? Rik could be anywhere in the world.All Harry knows is, if he doesn''t find Rik, others will be sent out instead. And they won''t play by the same rules.What Harry doesn''t know is that Rik is being held prisoner and tortured for information relating to a high-level mole in the British establishment. If he doesn''t tell his captors what he knows, it will result in a devastating cyber attack designed to bring the UK to its knees.

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Book Synopsis"Much With Body is modern and approachable, with an undercurrent of irony. All in all, a powerfully potent reading experience" Buzz Magazine"I was moved by this collection which places the joy of nature alongside the lived experience of those who suffer, the wild and free next to images of confinement and inaccessibility. Atkin has crafted poems in both traditional and highly experimental forms with huge success." - London Grip"This collection is a keeper, I can''t recommend it highly enough."- Caroline Bracken Atkins splits her collection into three unique parts. Atkins begins with refreshing perspective on the innocence and light-hearted descriptions of her experience with her local wildlife in Cumbria. Her next section is focused on ignored poetry from Dorothy Wordsworth, taking on an experimental style to share Atkins'' struggle with lockdown, weather and illness. In her final section, Atkins highlights the ableism she experiences, linking the medical to the personal and her identity as a long-term sufferer from a chronic illness.

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Book Synopsis'Wonderfully imaginative' Bernard Cornwell, author of The Last Kingdom. The thrilling second instalment in the series. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Bernard Cornwell.The Iberian Peninsula, 1809. French troops led by one of Napoleon's best generals are massing on the border. Wellington's outnumbered force needs to pick off the smaller French units if they are to stand their ground. For that they need information, which is where Captain James Keane and his company of reformed scouting officers come in. But it soon becomes apparent that someone high up in Wellington's headquarters is a spy for the French...and Keane's enemies within the army are quick to point the finger. Keane must defend his crew against their accusers - or root out the traitor himself.Keane's Challenge draws a fascinating picture of a disparate group of men brought together in a Peninsular War adventure that sees maverick hero Keane ride again.Trade ReviewRichard Sharpe would be delighted to have James Keane on his side! Iain Gale's creation is a wonderfully imaginative addition to the fascinating tales of Britain's defiance of Bonaparte - Bernard CornwellThis exciting military adventure is ideal for any fans of Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe books - The Good Book Guide

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Book Synopsis'One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written' LEE CHILDSummer 1942. When Bernie Gunther is ordered to speak at an international police conference, an old acquaintance has a favour to ask. Little does Bernie suspect what this simple surveillance task will provoke... One year later, resurfacing from the hell of the Eastern Front, a superior gives him another task that seems straightforward: locating the father of Dalia Dresner, the rising star of German cinema. Bernie accepts the job. Not that he has much choice - the superior is Goebbels himself. But Dresner's father hails from Yugoslavia, a country so riven by sectarian horrors that even Bernie's stomach is turned. Yet even with monsters at home and abroad, one thing alone drives him on from Berlin to Zagreb to Zurich: Bernie Gunther has fallen in love.Trade ReviewStill streets ahead of most other historical thrillers in its blend of wit, careful plotting and the kind of detail that brings the past to life -- Nick Rennison * Sunday Times *Bernie Gunther is one of the more interesting and original private eyes in thriller fiction... as the other nine Bernie Gunther novels show, Kerr thoroughly researches the period he writes about. In particular, he excels in his atmospheric portrayal of Berlin... -- Marcel Berlins * The Times *...a return to form for Kerr: it will keep diehard admirers of the Gunther novels happy and will also garner new supporters. As an alternative view of the Nazi world order, it's hard to beat. The Lady * The Lady *...a satisfying slab of hardcore historical thrills... fans of the sleuth will happily add this to their growing bookshelves, but it will win over other genre-lovers too. * Weekend Sport *Kerr's novels are modern classics -- Simon Sebag MontefioreThe best crime novels around today -- Malcolm ForbesThe good detective trying to do his best within a corrupt regime, few writers have tackled the theme with the rigour of Philip Kerr * Independent *Still streets ahead of most other historical thrillers in its blend of wit, careful plotting and the kind of detail that brings the past to life -- Nick Rennison * Sunday Times *Bernie Gunther is one of the more interesting and original private eyes in thriller fiction... as the other nine Bernie Gunther novels show, Kerr thoroughly researches the period he writes about. In particular, he excels in his atmospheric portrayal of Berlin... -- Marcel Berlins * The Times *...a return to form for Kerr: it will keep diehard admirers of the Gunther novels happy and will also garner new supporters. As an alternative view of the Nazi world order, it's hard to beat. The Lady * The Lady *...a satisfying slab of hardcore historical thrills... fans of the sleuth will happily add this to their growing bookshelves, but it will win over other genre-lovers too. * Weekend Sport *Kerr's novels are modern classics -- Simon Sebag MontefioreThe best crime novels around today -- Malcolm ForbesThe good detective trying to do his best within a corrupt regime, few writers have tackled the theme with the rigour of Philip Kerr * Independent *

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Book SynopsisFrom one of our most treasured BBC broadcasters, The Spy Across the Water is the third instalment in James Naughtie''s brilliant spy series, woven around three brothers bound together through espionage.We live with our history, but it can kill us.Faces from the past appear from nowhere at a family funeral, and Will Flemyng, spy-turned-ambassador, is drawn into twin mysteries that threaten everything he holds dear.From Washington, he''s pitched back into the Troubles in Northern Ireland and an explosive secret hidden deep in the most dangerous but fulfilling friendship he has known.And while he confronts shadowy adversaries in American streets, and looks for solace at home in the Scottish Highlands, he discovers that his government''s most precious Cold War agent is in mortal danger and needs his help to survive.In an electric story of courage and betrayal, Flemyng learns the truth that his life has left him a man wi

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Book SynopsisThe second instalment in the Archer & Bennett series, from the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author, Candice Fox.Most police duos run on trust, loyalty, and the desire to see killers in court. But Detective Frank Bennett’s partner, the enigmatic Eden Archer, has nothing to offer him but danger. Eden doesn’t mind catching killers – but it’s not in the courthouse where her justice is served.And now she is about to head undercover and it’s up to Frank to watch over her. But as the darkness around Eden gathers, Frank begins to ask himself: is Eden saving lives, or taking them? Frank is about to find out…

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Book Synopsis'A fascinating switchback roller-coaster of a plot' GuardianNovember 1989. The fall of the Berlin Wall. One man is caught between East and West...The Stasi was among the most sophisticated intelligence organisations in the world, but by the end of the 1980s the Orwellian state of East Germany was collapsing around it.In the last few paranoid weeks of the Communist world one man will carry out one last desperate mission under the very noses of the Stasi. Dr Rudolf Rosenharte is an academic from Dresden and agent for MI6; his controller is Robert Harland. When Rosenharte's security is compromised he is faced with a stark choice: to defect to the West, leaving his beloved family to the mercies of the Stasi, or return to East Germany to carry out the most dangerous assignment of his career. November 1989 will mean the end of communism. But will it mean the end of Rosenharte?As an eyewitness to the incredible scenes of November 1989, Henry Porter brings the fall of the Berlin Wall to vivid life. Now, 30 years on, immerse yourself in a gripping read and allow yourself to be transported back to 'the end of history'.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 Synopsis''An espionage story of high literary calibre'' Strong Words Magazine''A dramatic and thoroughly immersive account of loyalty, ideology and betrayal'' Guardian''A terrific new voice in spy fictionA complex, action packed portrait of a continent in ferment' Mail on Sunday''In remarkably granular detail, Worrall conjures up a Fifties Paris where historical and fictional characters coexist'' Sunday Times________________It''s 1951 and the servants of Stalin are closing in on the occupied nations of eastern Europe. As the Red Army tightens the net, Greta - best and bravest of freedom fighters - is told to escape to the West and undertake a dangerous mission.Greta''s task is to find a missing girl: the precious daughter of a partisan general who was sent into exile in the final days of the war.But the so-called Free World is no place for vulnerable young refugees. Europe is in rui

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Book SynopsisThe new blockbuster thriller from Graham Hurley, The Blood of Others is part of the SPOILS OF WAR Collection, a thrilling, beguiling blend of fact and fiction born of some of the most tragic, suspenseful, and action-packed events of World War II. Dieppe, August 1942. A catastrophe no headline dared admit. Plans are underway for the boldest raid yet on Nazi-occupied France. Over six thousand men will storm ashore to take the port of Dieppe. Lives will change in an instant – both on the beaches and in distant capitals. Annie Wrenne, working at Lord Mountbatten’s cloak-and-dagger Combined Operations headquarters, is privy to the top secret plans for the daring cross-Channel raid. Young Canadian journalist George Hogan, protege of influential Lord Beaverbrook, faces a crucial assignment that will test him to breaking point. And Abwehr intelligence officer Wilhelm Schultz is baiting a trap to lure thousands of Allied troops to their deaths… Three lives linked by Operation Jubilee: the Dieppe Raid, 19 August 1942. Over six thousand men will storm the heavily defended French beaches. Less than half of them will make it back alive. The blockbuster SPOILS OF WAR non-chronological collection features compelling recurring characters whose fragmented lives mirror the war that shattered the globe. For fans of Philip Kerr and Robert Harris. What reviewers are saying about The Blood of Others: 'Hurley’s depiction of the period is as enticing as ever.' The Times 'A masterful and fascinating historical thriller. ' LoveReading ‘There is far more to this novel than sheer military action, though that is, as usual, superbly done… Historical fiction of the highest order.’ Mike Ripley, Shots Reviews for Graham Hurley: 'Tense, absorbing and faultlessly plotted' Sunday Times 'Beautifully constructed... This is one of Hurley's finest' Daily Mail 'Capable and understated characterization' Publishers WeeklyTrade ReviewOutstanding...Hurley's depiction of the period is as enticing as ever * The Times *A superb blend of fact and fiction that shows the chaos of war and arrogance of the men planning it. * The Sun *An evocative sense of wartime atmosphere, peppered with plenty of sex, makes for an enthralling read * Financial Times *'A masterful and fascinating historical thriller set around the catastrophic events of the Dieppe Raid in 1942. ' -- Liz Robinson * LoveReading *A compelling retelling of an Allied disaster and makes for a gripping read * Historical Novel Review *REVIEWS FOR GRAHAM HURLEY 'Tense, absorbing and faultlessly plotted, this thoughtful thriller weaves it all together' Sunday Times Crime Club (Star Pick) 'A penetrating, compelling, and skilfully vivid slice of historical fiction set as the war-torn fight for survival and their future. Fascinating yet thrilling, stimulating yet shattering, this riveting read opens a path into the very nature of humankind... The Spoils of War series is one of my favourites, its epic scale from the intimacy of the chosen few highlights the searing and hidden tragedy of conflict. If you've not yet met these books, do introduce yourself as this is a series not to be missed.' LoveReading Expert Review 'Hurley brings an almost noirlike sensibility to the surprising finale' Booklist 'So well-written you can smell the sweat and taste the fear' Peter May 'Beautifully constructed, the result is compelling and richly entertaining' Daily MailAn atmospheric and stylish thriller... a fascinating exploration of the best and the worst of human nature, and the devastating effects of war. * Aspects of History *

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