Political / legal thriller

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisLose yourself in this classic 1950s Cold War spy thriller tracking a British secret agent in Communist Serbia by the celebrated of The Alexandria Quartet, perfect for fans of John le Carre.''A spellbinder ... Desperately exciting.'' Daily TelegraphMethuen is a seasoned British secret agent, weary of espionage missions and desperately in need of a break - but he can''t resist an assignment to investigate dirty dealings in the Balkans. A fellow British spy has been murdered in Serbia by a guerrilla gang of underground royalists, the White Eagles - but when Methuen arrives, he soon finds himself in a life-and-death struggle, pursued by both the royalists and Communists alike ...Inspired by Lawrence Durrell''s own experiences in the British Foreign Office, White Eagles Over Serbia is a classic Cold War espionage thriller: a white-knuckle adventure perfect for fans of John le Carre and Graham Greene.''Exceptionally wel

Read more less

Spring 2017 – Europe is at a political crossroads and the German People are about to go to the polls. As the UK suffers through the Brexit breakup and Italy embraces the Five Star Movement, there is growing dissent within the governments of other EU stalwarts, due mostly to the immigration program known as Schengen. It has become THE political issue in the German Republic and now threatens to undermine the EU itself and by extension, NATO – the military umbrella that has protected most of Europe for seventy years.When several EU delegates are murdered in German cities, the finger of blame points to a Middle Eastern nation, yet rumors also circulate about the rise of a domestic neo-nazi organization known as das Netzwerk – and one individual within its ranks in particular. At the request of German intelligence, the U.S. provides an experienced deep cover agent to determine if the claims are true. Is the neo-n

Read more less

Book Synopsis''Another outstanding geopolitical thriller in Hawksley''s excellent Rake Ozenna series . . . carefully researched, action-packed, and suspenseful'' -Booklist Starred ReviewMajor Rake Ozenna faces dangerous choices and deadly consequences in this rip-roaring political thriller that takes you from the ice islands of Finland to the bustling streets of Tokyo via Russia and the White House . . . Buckle up, this is a thrilling ride! Major Rake Ozenna''s mission is simple: gain access to the Kato family - Japan''s most dangerous crime empire - and stop the threat to America. But when the secret son of the Russian leader is executed and Rake''s target, Sara Kato, is implicated in the murder, a political crisis between Russia, Japan and the US is set in motion.It''s a race to protect Sara and earn her trust whilst escaping the inhospitable terrain of the icy Aland Islands. Meanwhile, Russia wants revenge for the murder, a catastrophic mov

Read more less

Book SynopsisHollywood, house hunting . . . and hand grenades?! Life turns explosive for New Jersey prosecutor turned LA family lawyer Sandy Moss when she takes on an unexpected new client: pre-teen millionaire Riley Schoenberg.When Riley Schoenberg strides into family lawyer Sandy Moss''s office without knocking and coolly sits down, Sandy''s more irritated than amused. She has a client meeting to prepare for, and being interrupted by an eleven-year-old girl is not on her to-do list. But then Sandy hears Riley''s pitch, and it''s a killer one: Riley''s father''s been convicted of murdering her mother . . . and the oddly intimidating pre-teen will do anything to get him out of jail.Sandy, in turn, will do anything to get Riley out of her office. Which includes agreeing to look into her dad''s case for free. A decision she regrets when it turns out Riley''s inheritance has made her a multi-millionaire.Still, Sandy''s determined to get Riley the answer

Read more less

Book SynopsisOne man is caught up in a lethal global conspiracy in this explosive spy thriller.I need your support. There is no one else I can trust. Please help her. Please help our daughter.When ex-Marine Jack Ford receives a letter containing news of a daughter he never knew he had, he feels compelled to return to China, a country he hasn''t visited since 1989 when, as a young American spy, he fell in love with a beautiful student activist and found himself caught up in the horrors of the Tiananmen Square massacre. But why has Xia got in touch now, after a thirty-year silence?On arrival in Beijing, Jack finds himself accidentally in possession of an explosive piece of information both the Chinese and American governments are desperate to get their hands on. Alone in a strange city, suspected of being a traitor by his own side, not knowing whom to trust, Jack is faced with an impossible dilemma: should he save his new-found daughter or prevent a new

Read more less

a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

Read more less

Book Synopsis'This debt was not contracted as the price of bread or wine or arms. It was the price of liberty' - Alexander Hamilton Kiah Harmon, a young Virginia lawyer, is just emerging from the most traumatic time of her life when actress Sam van Eyck walks into her office, unannounced, with the case of a lifetime. She asks Kiah...Trade ReviewPraise for Peter Murphy; 'Murphy's clever legal thriller revels in the chicanery of the English law courts of the period' - Independent; 'And Is There Honey Still For Tea? is an intelligent amalgam of spy story and legal drama' - Times; 'No one writes with more wit, warmth and insight about the law and its practitioners than Peter Murphy' - David Ambrose, playwright and novelist; 'It is to the author's credit that this fiction sometimes reads and feels like a dramatic re-telling of a real event' - Crime Review; 'Murphy paints a trenchant picture of establishment cover-up, and cannily subverts the cliches of the legal genre in his all-too-topical narrative' - Financial Times

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisA thriller set in Hong Kong

Read more less

a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

Read more less

Book SynopsisA killer in the guest room. When Michael Gresham and his wife offer to help their priest, life takes a dark turn. The holy man's has a son, illegitimate of course, and he's on a first degree murder charge. It's time for Gresham to step up, and this time it includes having the boy in their home. Neither he or his wife were prepared for what happened nextFrom million-seller John Ellsworth.

Read more less

Book SynopsisA deadly arms shipment, a rigged trial in Russia. Can Michael Gresham navigate a labyrinth of deception to save his clients from execution?When two CIA operatives uncover evidence of a massive weapons shipment entering the U.S., their investigation takes a perilous turn. Arrested in Moscow and facing trumped-up charges, they need a miracle to escape a Russian firing squad. Enter Michael Gresham, a brilliant American lawyer tasked with defending the accused in a hostile foreign court. As the trial descends into a sham of justice, Gresham finds himself embroiled in a web of corruption, secrets, and lies. With the odds stacked against him and the lives of his clients hanging by a thread, Gresham must outwit the KGB and expose the truth, even as the judge threatens to lock him up for challenging the system. In a pulse-pounding legal thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page, bestselling author John Ellsworth takes readers on a wild ride through the shadows of international espionage and the perils of the Russian legal system. Can Gresham beat the odds and save his clients, or will he become another victim of a deadly conspiracy?_________________________________________________________________What they said about the Michael Gresham thrillers:5.0 out of 5 stars - I didn't want this book to end. 5.0 out of 5 stars - Wow! This book just doesn't slow down! Once you start reading, be sure you have time because you're going for a roller coaster ride. 5.0 out of 5 stars - This book has so many twists and turns I got car sick reading it. 5.0 out of 5 stars - Kept me reading long into the night5.0 out of 5 stars - I could not put this book down. It has so many twists, turns and curves that even if you thought you knew what was going on, you would be wrong. 5.0 out of 5 stars stars - Captivating from page one.

Read more less

Book SynopsisDoctor Jenny Ipswich had the perfect life, until the day her husband died. Devastation turns into shock when his two-million-dollar life-insurance policy is set to pay out half to another woman. Jenny discovers the secret family in Paris and comes face-to-face with Elise, who is demanding her half of the fortune. Over Jenny's dead body will she hand over a cent to that imposter. As the wives square off, Jenny is arrested for her husband's suspicious death. Criminal attorney Michael Gresham is on the case, but disturbing texts, emails, and a horrifying discovery suddenly turn the case personal. ________________________________________________________________A page-turning legal thriller from three-million-selling John Ellsworth________________________________________________________________What they say about the Michael Gresham thrillers:5.0 out of 5 stars - I didn't want this book to end. 5.0 out of 5 stars - Wow! This book just doesn't slow down! Once you start reading, be sure you have time because you're going for a roller coaster ride. 5.0 out of 5 stars - This book has so many twists and turns I got car sick reading it. 5.0 out of 5 stars - Kept me reading long into the night5.0 out of 5 stars - I could not put this book down. It has so many twists, turns and curves that even if you thought you knew what was going on, you would be wrong. 5.0 out of 5 stars stars - Captivating from page one.

Read more less

Book Synopsis'Scott Turow is master of the legal thriller' – The GuardianSet in a world of corporate conspiracy, money and murder, Pleading Guilty is Scott Turow's third Kindle County legal thriller. His first Kindle County thriller, Presumed Innocent, is now a major TV series from Apple TV+ starring Jake Gyllenhaal.Meet Mack Malloy. Ex-cop, not-quite-ex-drunk, and partner-on-the-wane in one of the country's most high-powered law firms. A long-time ally of the wayward, Mack is on the trail of a colleague: his firm's star litigator, who has vanished with more than five million dollars of a client's money.It’s a trail that will take him into the enthralling and ominous heart of a city, as Mack desperately fights to reinvent himself from the depths of his own shattered soul . . .Praise for Scott Turow:'Head-and-shoulders above others in the legal thriller genre he created' &Trade ReviewTurow's prose is powerful . . . a tough, vivid urban poetry, singing of ambition and corruption . . . an arresting performance. * New York Times *

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis''The locale is brought to life . . . the plot keeps you guessing'' The Times''A slow-burning, tense and brooding thriller'' The Herald Scotland''Tom Benjamin''s debut novel blows the lid off a political cauldron in which Leftist agitators, property moguls, the police and city elders struggle for survival and dominance'' Daily Mail''It''s an immensely promising debut, which leaves the reader feeling they really know the city.'' Morning StarBologna: city of secrets, suspicion . . . and murderWhen the body of a radical protestor is found floating in one of Bologna''s underground canals, it seems that most of the city is ready to blame the usual suspects: the police.But when private investigator Daniel Leicester, son-in-law to the former chief of police, receives a call from the dead man''s lover, he follows a trail that begins in the 1970s and Trade ReviewThe locale is brought to life, the characters come formed by their environment and history, and the plot keeps you guessing - even when you think you know what's coming. Promising start to a Bologna-set series * The Times *Benjamin gloriously evokes the porticoes and palazzos of the medieval city, along with its radical tradition and the corruption in the police, in a slow-burning, tense and brooding thriller which boasts the atmosphere and attention to detail that could only spring from a genuine love of the location * The Herald Scotland *A gritty page-turner . . . an absorbing read * Italia! *

Read more less

Book SynopsisTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SEVEN DEVILS''GOLDILOCKS GRABS YOUR ATTENTION AND DOESN''T LET GO - A THOUGHT-PROVOKING, IMAGINATIVE CALL-TO-ARMS'' Katie Khan, author of Hold Back the Stars''BOLD, FEMINIST SCI-FI FROM A SINGULAR, VISIONARY TALENT'' Waterstones OnlineThis is The Martian by way of The Handmaid''s Tale - a bold and thought-provoking new high-concept thrillerDespite increasing restrictions on the freedoms of women on Earth, Valerie Black is spearheading the first all-female mission to a planet in the Goldilocks Zone, where conditions are just right for human habitation. It''s humanity''s last hope for survival, and Naomi, Valerie''s surrogate daughter and the ship''s botanist, has been waiting her whole life for an opportunity like this - to step out of Valerie''s shadow and really make a difference.But when things start going wrong Trade ReviewGoldilocks grabs your attention from the first page and doesn't let go - a thought-provoking, imaginative call-to-arms featuring brilliant female characters and a terrifying premise -- Katie Khan, author of Hold Back the StarsThrough the novel's fascinating premise Lam gives us plenty of food for thought about gender dynamics in our own world. The image of five women taking back what's rightfully theirs from five less-qualified men, and literally freezing them in time to do so, is a symbol that will stick with me for some time. The viral pandemic that plays out off-page also feels eerily prescient * USA Today *The end of our world is well-trod territory for science fiction but Golidlocks tackles it with startling relevance, fusing together our social and political anxieties in a tense, taut adventure with rich characterization and care. Interstellar's brain with The Handmaid Tale's heart -- Chuck Wendig, author of WanderersLooking for a thrilling ecofeminist sci-fi space opera to keep you glued to your seat during this pandemic? You've found it with this Handmaid-esque journey through space where five women attempt to save the human race * Ms. Magazine *A compelling, character-led science fiction tale. With a perfect balance of beauty, thrills and hope, Goldilocks conjures up the twisty claustrophobia of space-travel, untrustworthy relationships and what we're doing to the planet. -- Nick Clark Windo, author of The FeedI was rooting for them the whole way, even as secrets and alternate motives corroded the mission. I couldn't help but feel like this was the way the real-life Mercury 13 story should have really gone, and it was satisfying to watch these women take what they knew they deserved * Chicago Review of Books *Lam makes the personal political in this tense near-future family drama that's fuelled by the climate crisis. Lam expertly evokes the claustrophobia of both tight spaces and taut relationships in the evolving struggle between Naomi and Valerie for the soul of the mission... [A] deeply felt space opera. * Publishers Weekly *A fascinating cast of characters, which from the very start of the story hook you in. Surprisingly dark. -- James Oswald, author of the Inspector McLean seriesThe unexpected ending will leave satisfied readers searching for read-alikes in its wake. A slow-burning fire of a novel that begs the reader to keep turning the page. * Kirkus (starred) *A more beautiful than usual work of science fiction. Come for the superbly researched escape from a dying plane, stay for the cast of characters and the emotional heart. -- Rhys Thomas, author of The Unlikely Heroics of Sam HollowayMasterful science fiction. An absolutely stunning and compelling story. -- K. B. Wagers, author of A Pale Light in the BlackIt's bold and explosive, equal parts heartfelt and harrowing. Lam's unflinching prose interrogates you, asking what prices you'd be willing to pay for the future of humanity. It's a book that demands your attention. -- Alex White, author of A Big Ship at the Edge of the UniverseGoldilocks is an excellent, character-led space epic filled with well-researched science, moral ambiguity, and - in place of stereotypes and easy answers - the kind of science fiction that makes me keep reading -- Fran Wilde, author of Updraft and The Jewel and Her LapidaryUltimately hopeful . . . grim and thriller-tense, with plenty of twists and turns * Booklist *If The Martian and The Handmaid's Tale had a book baby, this feminist environmental sci-fi thriller would be the incredible result... The book is full of The Martian's 'science the shit out of this' attitude as well as the spacefaring intimacy of Becky Chambers's To Be Taught, If Fortunate. If you've been looking for your next favorite science fiction novel, this is it * Book Riot *A thought-provoking and relevant tale of morality and oppression * Culturefly '8 of the Best Books to Read this April' *The author of the bestselling The Pantomime returns with a bold and chilling high-concept thriller . . . Dark and stirring, Goldilocks depicts the slow decay of trust in a race against time * Waterstones: April's Best Books *Smooth prose weaves a tale to support humanity's survival, along with the shades of gray of scientific decisions. Lam's (Seven Devils) exciting SF thriller proves intellectual and entertaining for all * Library Journal (Starred Review) *Goldilocks belongs on the shelf right between The Martian and The Wanderers, the hyper-mechanical and the ultra-psychological novels about deep space ... Its greatest strength is its ability to reflect on the political realities of the modern world * Nerd Daily *If The Martian and The Handmaid's Tale had a book baby, this feminist environmental sci-fi thriller would be the incredible result... The book is full of The Martian's "science the shit out of this" attitude as well as the spacefaring intimacy of Becky Chambers's To Be Taught, If Fortunate. If you've been looking for your next favorite science fiction novel, this is it * Book Riot *Goldilocks is a terrifyingly contemporary variation on the Dying Earth sci-fi subgenre, a timely commentary on society's treatment of women, a reiteration of the hope that the stars can save us, and a very human story where even the grandestof schemes can be brought low by human foibles. Best of all, it manages to be all these things at the same time and, like the planetary habitable zone its title references, it gets the balance just right. -- Andrew Marshall * Starburst *

Read more less

Book SynopsisSet in the technological underbelly of the 21st century, and taking the reader between London, Berlin, Athens and Los Angeles, THIS IS GOMORRAH is an ultra-modern thriller for fans of I AM PILGRIM and James Swallow.Trade ReviewChatfield pulls off a beguiling blend of riveting hacker lore, sharp dialogue and inventive action scenes * The Sunday Times *A techno-thriller with wit and style. It reminded me of Chris Brookmyre, and praise doesn't come higher than that. -- Mick HerronGripping, intelligent and stylish. -- Sophie HannahPunchy, powerful and one hell of a wild ride, this is thriller writing at its absolute best -- Chris WhitakerA sharp thriller that takes us deep into the digital underworld. Taut and tense . . . a well told, fast-paced story packed with contemporary relevance -- Adam HamdyA tight, fast-moving thriller. Like Three Days of the Condor for the internet age -- Mason CrossIf espionage today is all about hack and counter-hack, which it clearly is, then Tom Chatfield has just written the classic twenty-first century spy thriller. Move over James Bond: Azi Bello has hacked your smartphone and he owns you. -- Michael RidpathFast and funny, dangerous and blinding-bright . . . an adrenaline-rush of a book for our menacing times -- Paul Codya seething knot of spies, hackers, terrorists, tech and humans: absolutely brilliant. -- Carl MillerAccomplished and chilling . . . Chatfield writes with real skill, intelligence, and, despite the grim story, humor * Publishers Weekly *I read this from behind the sofa... I can't think of a better way to learn about hacking and the dark web . . . Halfway between a TED talk and rollercoaster! -- Philippa PerryA rollicking good cyber thriller - one to make William Gibson proud -- Madison Smartt BellA swift and spiky view of modern espionage -- James SwallowFans of THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING won't want to miss this one -- James Patterson

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisFormer law professor Tom McMurtrie has brought killers to justice, and taken on some of the most infamous cases in Alabama’s history. Now he’s tackling his greatest challenge. McMurtrie’s old nemesis, Jack Willistone, is found dead on the banks of the Black Warrior River. Willistone had his share of enemies, but all evidence points to a forgotten, broken woman as the killer. At the urging of the suspect’s desperate fourteen-year-old daughter, McMurtrie agrees to take the case. But as seasoned as McMurtrie is, even he isn’t prepared for how personal and dangerous this case is going to get. With the trial drawing near and his sharp young partner, Rick Drake, dealing with a family tragedy, he recruits his best friend, Bocephus Haynes, to help investigate. As key witnesses disappear and old demons return, time becomes McMurtrie’s most fearsome opponent. Soon loyalties will be tested and the boundaries of law will be broken as McMurtrie fights to save his legacy—and his client’s life—before the truth is buried forever in the muddy waters of the Black Warrior.Trade Review“Take a murder, a damaged woman, and a desperate daughter and you have the recipe for The Last Trial, a complex and fast-paced legal thriller. Highly recommended.” —DP Lyle, award-winning author

Read more less

Book SynopsisNow a major television series on All4 and CBC, The Coroner is the first gripping installment in Matthew Hall's twice CWA Gold Dagger nominated Coroner Jenny Cooper series. Death is her living . . . When lawyer Jenny Cooper is appointed Severn Vale District Coroner, she’s hoping for a quiet life and space to recover from a traumatic divorce, but the office she inherits from the recently deceased Harry Marshall contains neglected files hiding dark secrets and a trail of buried evidence. Could the tragic death in custody of a young boy be linked to the apparent suicide of a teenage prostitute and the fate of Marshall himself? Jenny’s curiosity is aroused. Why was Marshall behaving so strangely before he died? What injustice was he planning to uncover? And what caused his abrupt change of heart? In the face of powerful and sinister forces determined to keep both the truth hidden and the troublesome coroner in check, Jenny embarks on a lonely and dangerous one-woman crusade for justice which threatens not only her career but also her sanity.The Coroner is followed by the second book in the Coroner Jenny Cooper series, The Disappeared.The Jenny Cooper novels have been adapted into a hit TV series, Coroner, made for All4, CBC and NBC Universal starring Serinda Swan and Roger Cross. Trade ReviewIt's a tribute to the author's skill that I read this book supposing it to be autobiographical . . . He really gets under the skin of his heroine . . . Good and imaginative writing (and some political implications) to make an outstandingly interesting first novel * The Literary Review *A compelling debut * Sainsburys Magazine *This big, well-executed debut novel by screenwriter and producer Matthew Hall has meaty characters and a chewy plot in the Lynda La Plante style * Guardian *A brilliant, original and gripping crime novel – I can't wait for Matthew Hall's next one! -- Sophie HannahUnputdownable debut introducing a fantastic, feisty and convincingly flawed heroine * Woman & Home *Congratulations to new crime fiction author Matthew Hall . . . A refreshing take on a historic office . . . Convincing and compelling * Daily Mail *A fast paced debut thriller * The Times *There’s much to like here, including the unusual viewpoint, the strong narrative, and the solidly researched background * Spectator *A gripping debut novel * Daily Express *Hall’s heroine is believable enough to care about, and it’s good to see a novel niche being carved in the crowded realm of whodunits. Perhaps it’ll do for coroners’ courts what CSI did for forensic science * Observer *

Read more less

Book Synopsis'Remarkedly assured debut ... the advent of a real talent...One to watch' Sunday Times'Immersive, intriguing, and intelligent - incredibly impressive, up there with the best in the genre' Lee Child________________________It is the summer of 1961 and the brutal Cold War between East and West is becoming ever more perilous.Two young prodigies from either side of the Iron Curtain, Yulia and Michael, meet at a chess tournament in London. They don't know it, but they are about to compete in the deadliest game ever played.Shadowing them is Greta, a ruthless resistance fighter who grew up the hard way in the forests of Lithuania, but who is now hunting down some of the most dangerous men in the world.Men who are also on the radar of Vassily, perhaps the Soviet Union's greatest spymaster. A man of cunning and influence, Vassily was Yulia's minder during her visit to the West, but even he could not foresee the consequences of her meeting Michael.When the world is accelerating towards an inevitable and catastrophic conflict, what can just four people do to prevent it?Epic in scope, The Partisan is a thrill ride like no other, taking you from the hallowed halls of Cambridge to the grimy depths of the Moscow underworld, from 1960s London to the Eastern Front in the Second World War.Trade ReviewImmersive, intriguing, and intelligent - incredibly impressive, up there with the best in the genre * Lee Child *A taut, sophisticated, and hugely satisfying thriller. With a multi-layered and ingenious plot, this is a superb and immensely enjoyable read from an excitingly fresh and original new voice. Wartime resistance, Cold War espionage, a world on the cusp of nuclear catastrophe and a cast of deftly drawn and believable characters combine to make this a hugely compelling, unputdownable and fast-paced read that takes the reader on a journey from the forests of Lithuania, to the Kremlin and back streets of Moscow, to the jazz bars of early 1960s London and the colleges of Cambridge to the bleak realities of the GDR and post-war Vienna. * James Holland *Patrick Worrall has produced a constantly fascinating and emotionally authentic thriller that moves effortlessly and atmospherically from one decade to another and one location to another as the story's devious secrets are revealed. * Robert Goddard *Fast-paced, intriguing and deeply atmospheric. The Kremlin sequences in particular are mighty evocative. * Tom Bradby *A dazzlingly confident debut...Whether he's evoking the Spanish Civil War, the scheming and counter-scheming in Khrushchev's Kremlin or two brainy teenagers falling in love, Worrall rises impressively to every challenge * The Sunday Times (Thriller of the Month) *

Read more less

Book Synopsis'Ryan never fails to nail the target with a well-aimed burst of rapid-fire realism.' - Crime ReviewEx-SAS heroes Bald and Porter take on the Deep State in the nail-shredding new Strike Back thrillerIn a world run by rich and powerful men, Julian Cantwell is more powerful than most. A ruthless political consultant, Cantwell has manipulated elections around the world, bribing opponents and blackmailing political rivals. Doing whatever it takes for his clients to win. But when a freelance journalist threatens to expose his alleged involvement in a terrifying conspiracy, Cantwell suddenly finds himself under threat. Backed into a corner, he is forced to take drastic action. Meanwhile in London, former Regiment hero John Porter and ex-SAS vagabond John Bald are drafted in by their MI6 paymasters for a highly secretive - and dangerous - mission. A respected British academic has been arrested in chaos-stricken Venezuela. Accused of spying for the British government, she is being held captive by the President's notorious security forces. Working alongside a team of ex-Navy SEALs, Bald and Porter are tasked with infiltrating Venezuela and rescuing the academic before she caves in to her interrogators. But as they get closer to their target, Bald and Porter begin to uncover a terrifying plot. A conspiracy that goes right to the very heart of power. To survive, they must face down their deadliest enemy yet, in a desperate fight to the death. In the battle between the SAS and the Navy SEALs there can be only one winner. Will Bald and Porter prevail? Or have our heroes finally met their match?Trade ReviewPraise for Chris Ryan * : *Ryan chooses fiercely up-to-the-minute plots, and laces them with an exceptional eye for detail and insider knowledge ... Fearsome and fast-moving * Daily Mail *A shockingly authentic tale to keep your adrenaline pumping as fast as the blood on the pages. * The Sun *Nobody takes you to the action better than Ryan, because he's the real deal, and this muscle-and-bone thriller will have fans' blood pumping. * Evening Standard *

Read more less

Book SynopsisLoved House of Cards?Terribly gripping, ***** Cedrick'Utterly fascinating.' ***** Perlustra'Absolutely brilliant.' ***** BertrandHe thought the worst was behind them. The primaries done and dusted. The Presidency within arm's reach.He couldn't have been more wrong.Not only were the primaries rigged; they had revealeda web of lies that was but the tip of a huge iceberg.But where there's a will, there's a way...

Read more less

Book SynopsisLive Aid, July 1985. The great and the good of the music scene converge to save the world. But the TV glitz cannot disguise ugly truths about Thatcher's Britain.Jon Davies and Suzi Scialfa have moved on since the inquest into the death of Colin Roach, but they're about to be drawn back into the struggle ­­­- Jon by his restless curiosity and Suzi by the reappearance of DC Patrick Noble.Noble's other asset, the salaried spycop Parker, is a pawn in a game he only dimly comprehends. First, he's ordered to infiltrate the Broadwater Farm Estate in Tottenham; next will come Wapping, ground zero of a plot to smash the print unions. But who is Noble working for, and how far can he be trusted?The Iron Lady is reforging the nation, and London with it. Right to Buy may secure her votes, but who really stands to benefit? Corruption is endemic and the gap between rich and poor grows wider by the day. Insurrection seems imminent - all that's needed is a spark.REVIEWS FOR WHITE RIOT, A SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH'Rpresents everything that is good and important about the crime fiction genre' Irish Times'Enthralling' Sunday Times 'Gripping' The Times 'Propulsive' GuardianTrade ReviewThe second chapter in Thomas's epic trilogy of policing and corruption in 1980s East London . . . Juggling storylines like a box-set drama rather than a conventional thriller, Thomas builds up an absorbing portrait of a time when everything was in the balance -- John Williams * Mail on Sunday *

Read more less

Book SynopsisA man in prison for murder. One woman wants him freed. One woman wants him dead. Mick McFarland is stunned when he’s arrested for murdering business tycoon Edwin Hanson, brother to David Hanson—one of Mick’s former clients. Mick is even more shocked when he’s confronted with the incriminating evidence: surveillance footage of him stalking the victim and pulling the trigger. As Mick’s legal team fights against windmills trying to beat the prosecution in court, his wife, Piper, journeys across the country, trying to win her husband’s freedom by going after the man she is convinced is out to destroy Mick and David both. What she doesn’t anticipate is that David’s wife, Marcie, is on a similar mission to shelter her own husband. And the two women may not be on the same side. Piper has it all right…and all wrong. And her time is running out. Will she be able to save her husband from conviction and clear his name?

Read more less

Book SynopsisA sinister private detective agency, a shady shell corporation, and a dead friend— Rick Cahill is on his most dangerous mission yetPrivate investigator Rick Cahill has been running from his past and chasing the truth his whole life. But his past is relentless— and so is his CTE, a disease caused by repeated head traumas that has attacked his body and his mind. As his CTE progresses, he realizes that the disease not only threatens his life, but it also endangers his family’ s wellbeing.As Rick struggles to keep his family together, he does a favor for Sara Bhandari, a business contact. Then, Sara is murdered, and the police believe her to be yet another victim of a serial rapist who has been terrorizing greater San Diego. But Rick has reason to question their theory. Determined to find the truth at any cost, and against his wife’ s warnings, he investigates on his own.Along the way, he bumps up against a sinister private investigative agency and a shady shell corporation that may be hiding more than company secrets. As Rick digs for the truth about Sara’ s death, he risks his own life and the lives of countless innocents caught in his relentless crusade.

Read more less

Book SynopsisA blistering, timely and gripping novel set at Cambridge University, centring around an all-male dining club for the privileged and wealthy.Hans Stichler's uncomplicated German childhood ends abruptly when his aunt invites him to study at Cambridge, where she teaches. She will ensure his application is accepted, but in return he must help her investigate an elite university society, the Pitt Club, which has existed for centuries, its long legacy of tradition and privilege largely unquestioned. But there are secrets in the club's history, as well as in its present, and Hans soon finds himself in the inner sanctum of an increasingly dangerous institution, forced to grapple with the notion that sometimes one must do wrong to do right.Trade ReviewA cunning, sinuous tale, Takis Würger's The Club is so wildly entertaining that, at first, it's easy to miss its deeper mysteries. But, as it unfolds, brutal truths about class and gender and violence emerge, take hold and shudder through the novel's final pages. -- Megan AbbottA guilty pleasure, but one we can leave sitting out on our coffee tables without a whiff of embarrassment. * New York Times Book Review *Filled with love, sorrow, and beauty - from the cover to the final sentence. * Elle (Germany) *Würger artfully circles the dark secret of the university campus . . . His language is so transparent that the story is never weighed down with a sense of its significance . . . Skillfully choreographed. * Die Zeit *An enthralling book. * Welt am Sonntag *Refined, gripping, and elegant all at once. Würger's language is precise and impressive in its clarity and concision. * Weser-Kurier *The Club, Takis Würger's exquisite debut, is a novel as rare as a phoenix, a story both beautifully told and white-knuckle thrilling. A tale of pain, privilege and revenge, The Club reads like something both mythical and modern, a fable whose pages demand to be turned. -- Christopher J. Yates, author of BLACK CHALK and GRIST MILL ROAD

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisA critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller when it was published in the 90s, THE INTRUDER returns to print with urgency of today’s headlines. Can a good man go too far to protect his family? That is the question underlying this gripping tale, which pulls the reader into its stranglehold of terror in the tradition of Dennis Lehane, Thomas Harris, and James Patterson, who called it “ the best novel I’ve read in years.” Jacob Schiff is a product of a tough city neighborhood who’s managed to carve out a successful life with a loving family and a thriving law practice. But all of that is threatened when his wife, Dana, a psychiatric social worker, offers help and hope to a mentally disturbed homeless man named John Gates. When the patient decides Dana’s family has somehow stolen the life he was meant to have, Gates begins to stalk them, generating violent confrontations and threats. The police offer no real solutions and so Schiff makes the mistake of his life: he recruits a day-laborer/street enforcer, Philip Cardi, to warn the homeless man off. That sets off a series of violent confrontations and escalating consequences that upend the lives of all the characters.

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisNew York Times Best Thriller of 2023New York Times Editors' Pick 2023For seventeen years, small-town public defender Andy Hughes has been underpaid to look after the poor, the addicted, and the unfortunate souls who constantly cycle through the courts, charged with petty crimes. Then, in the summer of 2020, he’s assigned to a grotesque murder case that brings national media focus to rural Patrick County, Virginia—Alicia Benson, the wife of a wealthy businessman, is murdered in her home. The accused killer, Damian Bullins, is a cunning felon with a long history of violence, and he confesses to the police. He even admits his guilt to Andy. But a simple typographical error and a shocking discovery begin to complicate the state’s case, making it possible Bullins might escape punishment. Duty-bound to give his client a thorough defense, Andy—despite his misgivings—agrees to fight for a not-guilty verdict, a decision that will ultimately force him to make profound, life-and-death choices, both inside and outside the courtroom. With its unforgettable characters, spot-on blueprint of the justice system, intricate plotting, and provocative, no-holds-barred ending, The Plinko Bounce demonstrates once again why Martin Clark has been called “the thinking man’s John Grisham” by The New York Times and praised as “hands down, our finest legal-thriller writer” by Entertainment Weekly.Trade ReviewPRAISE FOR THE PLINKO BOUNCE"Terrific. Clark brings an insider's knowledge of the intricacies of the courtroom and an evenhanded, unflashy authority to his writing."—The New York Times"Martin Clark injects life into a topsy-turvy murder case in rural Virginia as only he can in this propulsive tour de force, which had me riveted from beginning to end."—Beth Macy, author of Dopesick and Raising Lazarus "What I love about the novels of Martin Clark is how smart they are — about the law, of course: The Plinko Bounce is a legal thriller, after all. But he’s just as smart about people, their attachments and losses, and what drives us to assume our roles in the murky moral mess that’s life."—Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish and This Isn’t Going to End Well"The Plinko Bounce is jam-packed with crime, murder, old wounds, new thrills, disillusionment and the mayhem that ensues when dumb mistakes are made by well-meaning people. What a gift to readers on Judge Clark's 23rd anniversary in literary show business! We remain agog at his skill, mastery, and moxie. Martin's canon, which dredges the reader in heartbreak and roils us in hilarity, has a permanent place of honor in American Literature. Martin Clark is a master craftsman who exalts the genre of legal thriller to heavenly heights. Ain't nobody following him that will ever do better. That right there would be impossible. Trust me."—Adriana Trigiani, author of The Good Left Undone and Big Stone Gap“Martin Clark is back stronger than ever. With all the legal tomfoolery of Better Call Saul and the dutiful heart of Longmire, The Plinko Bounce underscores why I’ve been an ardent Clark fan since the beginning. The man can write, he’s funny as hell, and his words stand tall with hard-won integrity.”—Matthew Quick, New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook and We Are the Light“The Plinko Bounce is a masterful take on crime and the court system that’s imbued with rich characterization and resonant circumstance. More than a high-stakes legal drama, it’s a story of attorney and client, father and son, man and woman, heart and head...and few people have the capacity to capture this more powerfully than Martin Clark.”—Criminal Element “Clark knows how to write a riveting, page-turning legal thriller, with a surprise or two for his readers. Andy Hughes [is] a character sure to linger in readers’ minds long after the last page.” —Southern Literary ReviewPRAISE FOR MARTIN CLARK“Clark is not only the thinking man’s John Grisham but, maybe better, the drinking man’s John Grisham.” —The New York Times “Hands down, our finest legal-thriller writer.” —Entertainment Weekly“Completely original. Martin Clark knows how to write and spin a great yarn.” —Nelson DeMille“Clark has a diabolical imagination, which he employs brilliantly. To his unconventional thrillers, he brings a keen understanding of high principles as well as the realistic nuts and bolts of the legal profession.” —Greensboro News and Record“A truly original writer.”—David Baldacci“Martin Clark is the new standard against which other works of legal fiction should be judged.” —Winston-Salem Journal“A bold new voice in thrillers.” —Los Angeles Times"This is writing at its best—for this genre or any other—and one is almost tempted to urge the author to discard his black robe as a real-life circuit court judge and devote himself full-time to writing.” —Charlottesville Daily Progress“Astonishing literary skill. Clark [is] a master of dialogue and a brilliant scene painter.” —St. Louis Post-Dispatch“Clark’s trademark is witty prose and mind-bending legal plotting.” —The Seattle Review of Books“Master of colorful legal thrillers.” —BOOK CITY Roanoke“If you order a ‘Martin Clark’ at your local library or bookstore, be prepared: It packs a wallop. It’s so intoxicating that it doesn’t just dazzle Clark’s reviewers, it inspires them.” —Raleigh News and Observer “Part John Grisham, part Hunter S. Thompson and part sheer grit…” —Denver Post“If you’re a fan of legal thrillers and don’t know the name Martin Clark, it could be considered negligent, if not a criminal offense, in some circles.” —Criminal Element

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisBeing gay in 2036 America is treacherous: same-sex marriage is again illegal, homosexual teachers are banned from classrooms - merely being outed will ruin your social responsibility score, your career, and probably your life. But that''s not enough, according to the Reverend Jimmy Goodfellow and his Christian Kingdom. For him, only Project Exodus, and its fabricated threat of a mutated AIDS pandemic, can purge the homosexual menace once and for all.Telegenic young senator Chaise Landon is anointed by Goodfellow and the three leaders of the nation''s mega-corporations, an alliance known as "the Quad," to become the next President of the United States. Fearing that boiling resentment over both inequality and faded opportunity will imperil their tightly controlled surveillance state, the Quad has turned to Landon as the kinder, more reasonable façade they need to maintain a grip on power.There''s just one problem - none of them knows Landon himself is gay.When Exodus launches, U.S. troops force a million gay Americans into detention camps. Second Amendment militias help with the round-up and patrol the streets. And in response, illegal protests fill town squares across the land.Meanwhile, Landon, his nomination by the ruling Republican Party firmly in hand, blazes his own path on the campaign trail, imploring his countrymen to reject hatred and embrace hope.Will Chaise''s optimism prevail in a society paralyzed by fear? When the Quad learns Landon is gay, how do they stop the new threat posed by their ill-chosen political savior? Will the gay underground, which doesn''t yet know the senator''s true self, stop him even before the Quad? And can anyone undo Reverend Goodfellow''s maniacal project?The choices are about more than simply power itself, more than the future of the nation - they are about what truly is the common good. And for many, the outcome is a matter of life and death itself.Using his experience with presidential campaigns, as a debate partner and surrogate speaker for a U.S. senator, as a health care attorney, and as a gay man, Truscott Jones probes the homosexual experience, beyond romance, to the struggles, uncertainties and fears of simply being gay in a country of fluctuating acceptance - exploring what grows in the cultural petri dish of an "Us" versus "Them" society.

Read more less

Book SynopsisA BEST NEW BOOK OF 2023 (THE NEW ARAB)A NOTABLE AFRICAN BOOK OF 2023 (BRITTLE PAPER)An unforgettable and eviscerating novel of human frailty, brutality, and resistance as told through the first-person prison narratives of a man and a womanHistory of Ash is a fictional prison account narrated by Mouline and Leila, who have been imprisoned for their political activities during the so-called Lead Years of the 1970s and 1980s in Morocco, a period that was characterized by heavy state repression. Moving between past and present, between experiences lived inside the prison cell and outside it, in the torture chamber and the judicial system, and the challenges they faced upon their release, Mouline and Leila describe their strategies for survival and resistance in lucid, often searing detail, and reassess their political engagements and the movements in which they are involved. Written with compassion and insight, History of Ash speaks to human brutality, resilience, and the power of the human spirit. It succeeds in both documenting the prison experience and humanizing it, while ultimately holding out the promise of redemption through a new generation.Trade Review"Intense and intimate, Marouazi writes with explicit detail, compassion, and urgency. While this is a fictional account, the realities of this era of heavy state repression in Morocco and the anguish of those unjustly imprisoned are felt acutely in her brilliant prose."—The New Arab"An exceptional book. The author probes a forbidden, hidden world, traversing the realities of women political activists and the atrocities Arab women witnessed as they worked alongside political and cultural elites."—Samar Yazbek, author of Planet of Clay and The Crossing“Khadija Marouazi’s History of Ash tells a powerful story of erasure and loss. Her weapon is dark satire—the peasant who does not know he belongs to a secret organization, the women who after bravely fighting for their civil rights can still poke fun at themselves despite the cruelty of their incarceration, and the mouse who sits atop a list of a secret organization's personnel. This book is like an open wound, but it is woven together with love and passion. And it is well worth reading.”—Youssef Fadel, author of A Rare Blue Bird Flies with Me"Marouazi's novel shows a bold willingness to lay bare a harsh Morocco that we hope we have left behind, keenly and thoughtfully exposed by Elinsons’s sensitive translation.”—Yassin Adnan, author of Hot Maroc"Unique and compelling"—R. Shareah Taleghani, author of Readings In Syrian Prison Literature"Path-blazing"—Brahim El Guabli, Williams College"History of Ash does not disappoint. In this devastating, lyrical novel of struggle, two prisoners in Morocco, a man and a woman, narrate their journey of resistance, imprisonment, and release during the 'Lead Years' of the 1970s and 80s."—CrimeReads"A tragicomedy that challenges the silence of the darkness, the hissing of cold walls, the creaking of rusty doors, and the restlessness of keychains in the morning and at sunset." —Elfikr"Not only does the author lay bare the suffering which goes on in prison, but she also writes about the repercussions of arrest on others as a group and as individuals." —Al-Hewar

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisA unique political coming of age story, now in English for the first timeAn NYRB Classics OriginalWalter Ferranini has been born and bred a man of the left. His father was a worker and an anarchist; Walter himself is a Communist. In the 1930s, he left Mussolini’s Italy to fight Franco in Spain. After Franco’s victory, he left Spain for exile in the United States. With the end of the war, he returned to Italy to work as a labor organizer and to build a new revolutionary order. Now, in the late 1950s, Walter is a deputy in the Italian parliament. He is not happy about it. Parliamentary proceedings are too boring for words: the Communist Party seems to be filling up with ward heelers, timeservers, and profiteers. For Walter, the political has always taken precedence over the personal, but now there seems to be no refuge for him anywhere. The puritanical party disapproves of his relationship with Nuccia, a tender, quizzical, deeply intelligent editor who is separated but not divorced, while Walter is worried about his health, haunted by his past, and increasingly troubled by knotty questions of both theory and practice. Walter is, always has been, and always will be a Communist, he has no doubt about that, and yet something has changed. Communism no longer explains the life he is living, the future he hoped for, or, perhaps most troubling of all, the life he has led.

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisIt's summer in Stockholm, and the city is sweltering in the grip of a rare heatwave while fascists and communists beat each other bloody in the streets. Harry Kvist has had enough. It's time for him to leave. But first he has some business to take care of. His old friend and ex-lover, Reverend Gabrielsson, has been murdered, and the police are more interested in anti-Semitic rumours than finding the truth. Kvist investigates the only way he knows how, with his fists, uncovering a Nazi terrorist plot and a cabal of corrupt cops. Before long he finds himself caught in the middle of a turf war between two of the city's most brutal gangs. Can he fight his way out of one last corner and find a way to freedom, or has Kvist finally taken a punch too many?Trade ReviewLonglisted for the 2019 CWA International Dagger Award"Excellent series… gripping finale." — Crime Review "Holmén’s sharp dialogue and unerring eye for the grim details of everyday life are still there, as in ‘Clinch’ and ‘Down for the Count’, lending huge power to the story and adding a dimension that lifts this novel head and shoulders above the noir canon." — Thriller Books Journal"Holmén is an author on the cutting edge of an art form, pushing deeper into the myre opened up by Jean-Claude Izzo, Derek Raymond and Massimo Carlotto. There is something genuinely cathartic about this reading experience." — New Books Magazine (5 out of 4 stars)"Tragic and moving, with a spectacular denouement, it’s a fitting ending to a superb trilogy." — Guardian Praise for The Stockholm Trilogy: 'Sin City meets Raymond Chandler in this atmospheric and compulsive series' - Attitude'A brilliant new talent' - Sunday Times Crime Club'A dark, atmospheric, powerful thriller, the best debut novel I've read in years' - Lynda La Plante'Holmén has Raymond Chandler's rare ability to evoke a character in a few deft strokes' - Mail on Sunday, best crime reads of 2016'Ferociously noir... If Chandler and Hammett had truly walked on the wild side, it would read like Clinch' - Val McDermid'Gritty stylish Scandinavian noir from one of Sweden's hottest emerging authors' - Booklover'Atmospheric Scandi retro, but Chandleresque to its core' - The Sunday Times Crime Club

Read more less

Book Synopsis'What it said to me was that I was here again, I was back, back from the great nowhere of somewhere else, returned, all too officially, to the whereabouts of Moffa.' After a year away, a woman arrives back in her hometown to keep an eye on her wayward mother, Moffa. Living in a precarious sub-let, she is always on edge, anticipating a visit from the landlord or the arrival of the other resident. But her thoughts also drift back to the rented room she has just left, now occupied by a new lodger she has never met, but whose imagined navigations within the house and home become her fascination. The minor dramas of temporary living are prised open and ransacked in Holly Pester's irreverent reckoning with those who house us. This is a story about what it means to live and love within and outside of family structures. It is also a stunning first novel from a writer already hailed as one of the best poets of her generation.Trade ReviewHolly Pester is a genius and The Lodgers gets into everything that matters -- Kate BriggsThere is no one better than Holly Pester at communicating the eerie, sometimes hilarious and often hallucinatory experience of modern precarity. This is a novel for the age and for generation rent: a captivating and unforgettable account of how economic circumstance can lead to a feeling of being only half alive -- Nathalie OlahWith tang and pith in every sentence, The Lodgers speaks to a generational epidemic of rootlessness and porous selfhood with vital wit and utter originality -- AK BlakemoreA sad strange lyrical story of shame and displacement but whose strength will not let you go -- Sheena Patel

Read more less

Book SynopsisA schoolboy accused of a brutal murder. A retired lawyer with secrets to hide"A taut thriller" - The Times; "First-rate" - Daily Mail; "The unexpected twist is a jaw-dropper" - Saga MagazineA 15-year-old schoolboy is accused of the murder of one of his teachers. His lawyers, the guarded veteran, Judith, and the energetic young solicitor, Constance, begin a desperate pursuit of the truth, revealing uncomfortable secrets about the teacher and the school. But Judith has her own secrets which she risks exposing when it is announced that a new lie-detecting device, nicknamed Pinocchio, will be used during the trial. And is the accused, a troubled boy who loves challenges, trying to help them or not?The Pinocchio Brief is a gripping, very human thriller which confronts our assumptions about truth and reliance on technology.Trade Review"A first-rate courtroom drama" - Daily Mail; "Silver's taut thriller provides ample food for thought" - The Times; "A good read and an excellent first novel" - Literary Review; "A quirky and charming debut novel that combines modern technology with a good old-fashioned courtroom drama" - Irish Independent; "A legal thriller with a neat angle and loads of twists: I cannot tell a lie, this is an excellent read" - Sunday Sport; "The unexpected twist is a jaw-dropper" - Saga Magazine; "An exceptionally accomplished debut novel" - WI Life

Read more less