Political / legal thriller
Rough Edges Press An Eye For an Eye: An Espionage Thriller
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£12.34
Independently Published Sinful Confessions: Deceptive Judgements
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£13.89
Moreton LLC Cardiac Gap
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£16.99
Gander House Publishers JK's Code
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£20.89
Fremantle Press I Am Already Dead
Book SynopsisIn a thrilling sequel to True West, trainee private investigator Lee Southern finds himself drawn into a web of danger and deceit as he investigates a series of bribery attempts targeting a wealthy entrepreneur. Under the expert tutelage of retiring PI Frank Swann, Lee uses all of his developing skills, instincts and cunning to get to the heart of a sordid mystery. As Lee delves deeper into the case and questions the intentions of those he''s working for, he finds him the target of increasingly ominous threats and several attempts on his life. David Whish-Wilson''s I Am Already Dead is a gripping and high-paced noir novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
£18.69
Allen & Unwin In Darkness Visible
Book Synopsis'A racy, classy political thriller ...'- Jennifer ByrneIn 2005, Marin Katich, living in Croatia under an alias, is being watched. Before the year is out, he has been assaulted, arrested, charged with serious war crimes and locked up in Scheveningen Prison in The Hague, waiting for his case to come before the International War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.In Sydney, Anna Rosen, a freelance journalist, is emailed photos of a man she knows to be dead - gunned down in a brutal ambush in Bosnia over a decade ago. A man she'd once loved but who had betrayed her. Is it possible that the photos really are of Marin Katich? And if so, what the hell had happened in 1992?From Croatia to The Hague to Bosnia and Herzegovina to Sydney, Anna and Marin's intertwined history fuels her determination to tear apart, piece by piece, his secrets, while continuing to keep her own.In a dangerous pursuit of justice and revenge, navigating the murky world of national and international secret agencies and those who would still be warlords, Anna fights for what she believes in and for those she loves.Tony Jones, one of Australia's most admired journalists, blurs the lines between fiction and political reality, creating a page-turning, intriguing and gripping thriller.'A political thriller in the Robert Harris mould.' - Jennifer Byrne on The Twentieth Man'Extremely readable, fascinating and very cleverly done.' - AustralianCrimeFiction.org on The Twentieth Man
£8.54
ECW Press,Canada Thirst for Justice
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£14.41
ECW Press,Canada The Appraisal
Book SynopsisThis astute, entertaining literary thriller features an art authenticator hot on the trail of an extorted painting in Budapest, skirting the law to return it to its rightful heir.
£12.59
Inanna Publications and Education Inc. One Man Dancing
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£14.20
Inanna Publications and Education Inc. A Palace in Paradise
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£12.30
Inanna Publications & Education Where I Fall, Where She Rises
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£12.30
Guernica Editions,Canada Quill of the Dove Volume 21
Book SynopsisFrench journalist Marc Taragon is at the apex of his career in 2007. A tenacious idealist, Taragon has spent the last thirty years attempting to bring to readers the truths about the wars and political intrigues of the region. He is unsparing in his criticism of extremists and has earned many enemies. He agrees to be interviewed in Cyprus, by a young Canadian journalist, Marie Boivin, not knowing that Marie has a hidden agenda: to discover through Taragon the truth about her childhood.Before Marie finds the answers she seeks, she is enmeshed in Taragon's plan to broker peace negotiations between a left-wing Israeli politician and a dissident Palestinian leader. Taragon succeeds in persuading the two adversaries to agree to an ambitious peace plan. The action then moves quickly through Europe and the Middle East as Taragon and his associates try to stay one step ahead of deadly opponents of their initiative.Parallel to the main plot is the narrative of Taragon's early years as a journalist in war-torn Lebanon, his bonds to his partners in the peace initiative and Marie Boivin's tragic childhood.
£19.76
Guernica Editions,Canada Manhattan Meltdown: A Novella
Book SynopsisTwo men, no longer young, and friends from childhood, fly to NYC—each with a secret purpose unknown to the other. They arrive just as COVID-19 explodes across the city's 5 boroughs. One of the men (white) has come to Manhattan to confront a theater producer who has made a coercive offer to his wife. The other man (black, former All-American football star) plans to confront and take revenge on his white girlfriend from college days—who left him for a white man. As they pursue their goals they are caught up in the hunt for America's most famous criminal. The black man, seeking revenge, makes a surprising turn. The white man, who has taken his confrontation with the theater producer to criminal length, may never leave Manhattan to return to his family. Manhattan Meltdown introduces a series of inter-connected characters who, ever as their lives are impacted by lethal disease, must continue to struggle with more conventional personal crises: uterine cancer, imperiled romantic relationships, and the deteriorations of advancing old age.
£14.36
Guernica Editions,Canada Blow Up the Ashes: Vol. 2
Book SynopsisBlow Up the Ashes, Volume 2 of American Mayhem, reveals the story of Pierre Doucet, a gambler and then a killer for the New Orleans mob during World War II who at one time admires from afar a yellow-haired girl.When decades later he travels to New York, he meets KJ again. They discover she was his "yellow-haired girl". KJ learns Pierre is a killer, but instead of drawing back in horror joins him. KJ and Buckles come together at the novels' end when Buckles wreaks revenge on Big Bill.
£17.95
Baraka Books The Insatiable Maw: The Nickel Range Trilogy,
Book SynopsisIn this story of eco-resistance based on actual events in the heart of Canada's Nickel Range, Jake McCool, the injured hardrock miner, returns to work for the International Nickel Company (INCO) but now at its nearby Copper Cliff smelter complex. In no time, Jake finds himself embroiled in a vicious fight over health and safety and, more specifically, over the extreme levels of sulphur dioxide that poison the air in the smelter but also in the entire surrounding area. The fight takes on new dimensions as freelance reporter Foley Gilpin sparks interest at Canada's national daily Globe & Mail and as local parliamentarian Harry Wardell smells the collusion between INCO and the highest levels of Ministry of Natural Resources at Queen's Park in Toronto.
£23.07
Biblioasis The Singing Forest
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£12.34
Must Have Books The Castle
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£8.22
Breakwater Books The Beltane Massacre
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£22.52
New Internationalist Publications Ltd Integrity
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£9.49
Canongate Books From the Grave
Book SynopsisDisbarred defence attorney Edward Hall discovers that in order to win his case he has to lose in this tense and twisting legal thriller."You want me to represent the most hated man in Houston?" Disbarred Texas lawyer Edward Hall returns to the courtroom after accepting an offer from the District Attorney to represent the most obviously guilty defendant in town. It''s a poisoned chalice. Not only is his client charged with kidnapping the DA''s sister, he is already well-known for the previous kidnapping of a celebrity''s son. But if Edward handles this well, he has a chance to regain his law licence. And Edward understand that by ''handling the case well'', the DA means he needs to lose. Labouring under this impossible conflict of interest, Edward prepares for the trial with the help of his resourceful girlfriend Linda. But as the trial approaches, Edward finds himself having to solve and prove a completely different case: one of cold-blooded murder.
£20.69
Canongate Books The Apollo Deception
Book SynopsisIn 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the moon . . . didn''t they?After China announce a space mission to place their own flag next to the one US astronauts planted during the Apollo 11 mission, few people bat an eyelid. Shortly after this statement Charlie Stephens, a 74-year-old former filmmaker, is murdered. The incident is made to look like an accident, but why?Going through his father''s effects, Gary Stephens discovers reels of 35mm celluloid showing the Apollo mission was faked - there''s no US flag on the moon, and only a handful of people know it. For his own safety Gary is brought into Mission Dark Side, a government-sanctioned cover-up to send a crew to the moon to plant the flag before the Chinese reach it . . . but there are those out to sabotage the mission and cause the US a national embarrassment.
£12.34
Poolbeg Press Ltd Orchids and Lies: An intriguing Irish thriller
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£7.99
Pushkin Press Slugger
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
£8.54
Pushkin Press Death of the Red Rider: A Leningrad Confidential
Book SynopsisPraise for Punishment of A Hunter: 'The most successful retro-detective since Akunin' Literratura 'Gritty and gripping' Will Ryan 'It will pull you in and leave you breathless' Chris Lloyd 'Yulia Yokovleva's thrilling debut was a bestseller in her native Russia. It's not difficult to see why' The Times, Best New Crime Fiction ________________ On the eve of Stalin's deadly great purge, a rider and his horse mysteriously collapse in the middle of a race in Leningrad. Weary detective Zaitsev, still reeling from his last brush with the Party, is dispatched to the soviet state cavalry school near Ukraine to investigate. There he witnesses the horror of the man-made Holodomor Famine as he struggles to penetrate the murky, secretive world of the school. Why has this murder attracted so much attention from Soviet officials? Zaitsev needs to answer this question and solve the case before the increasingly paranoid authorities turn their attention to him...Trade Review"Dark humor undercuts despair and sardonic wit compensates for failure... Yakovleva captures the futility of living and working in such a blighted society, picking up the torch from Philip Kerr’s Bernie Gunther series”. — The New York Times"Yakovleva's previous novel was an international hit. The follow-up suggests her investigator may become something of a Russian Montalbano." --The Times (UK)“Brilliantly realised… devilishly cunning.” --SHOTS “Offers a brilliant interplay of Communist manipulation, Soviet terror, Tsarist survivals, military rifts and kulak opposition... A superb read, with some unexpected turns right at the end.” --Crime Book of the Month, The Critic
£9.49
Pushkin Press The Trials of Lila Dalton
Book SynopsisAn inventive and ambitious speculative courtroom thriller - Shutter Island meets The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle 'I look up to find twelve strangers staring back at me... I realise I'm the one they're waiting for.' Lila Dalton has no memory of how she got to this courtroom. The man in the docks is accused of mass murder, and she's his barrister - but she can't remember anything about the case. She can't remember anything at all. Lila is stranded on an island hundreds of miles from the UK, where the most serious crimes go to trial. The next plane out doesn't leave for days. And she's being watched. Someone keeps breaking into her hotel room to leave cryptic notes, threatening her with deadly consequences if she doesn't get her client off... Can Lila Dalton win her case and solve the mystery of her own identity?Trade Review'I found this book unputdownable from the first page. As the mystery deepens, readers will be on the edge of their seats, desperate to know what happens next' - Sophie Hannah'Stuart Turton meets Agatha Christie - a locked room puzzle with hints of the supernatural, brilliantly told through the lens of the judicial system. A truly intriguing and intelligent mystery which had me gripped from the start. Totally recommend.' - Sarah Moorhead, author of The Treatment'A strikingly clever debut and high concept legal thriller which grips from the first page and never lets up. The claustrophobic setting and fast-paced narrative make for a great story' - Guy Morpuss'Original and feverishly compulsive' - Sabine Durrant, author of Finders, Keepers'Inventive, bold and insightful, The Trials of Lila Dalton is a captivating exploration of the nature of truth. L. J. Shepherd's gripping debut transcends crime fiction and presents a speculative tale that challenges our notions of justice' - Adam Hamdy, author of The Other Side of Night
£15.29
SPCK Publishing The Thorn of Truth
Book SynopsisIt was the worst bind, and I felt panic rising up inside me, threatening to steal my breath. Anna Milburn has been a working barrister for twenty years. But when a local drug lord is implicated in the murder of a young policeman, the case shakes her very foundations and threatens what she holds most dear… her only child.
£10.44
Union Bridge Books Good Hope
Book SynopsisWhen the European location for the World G8 Summit on AIDS is compromised, Cape Town is hurriedly chosen to host. But Scimitar, an impenetrable militant Islamic cell based on the tip of Africa, has other plans. Led by Sayeed Dhatri, a Cape Town-born Muslim, and advised by Tariq Dar, the key strategist and quartermaster of the global terror war against the West, the cell plots to raze the grand hotel where the world’s leaders are scheduled to gather for their final press conference. Alerted by the CIA, the National Intelligence Agency assigns its best officers, Tau Molepe and Gerry Viljoen – an African and an Afrikaner, and staunch friends and colleagues – to neutralize the threat. The two must delve into the dangerous underground world of international terror, navigating complex schemes and dedicated Muslim insurgents in an attempt to keep the leaders of the Free World safe. But no matter what they do, Tau and Gerry always find themselves one step behind their target and time is running out fast.
£9.99
Unbound The Serendipity Foundation
Book SynopsisOn an abandoned street in Old Cairo, four Brits are kidnapped. But this is no ordinary kidnapping.They are hostages of the Serendipity Foundation, a millennium-old collective with a prophecy to fulfil. They’re prepared to do whatever it takes—and they’re going to make the British government play along.As the unconventional ransom demands escalate, the Foundation’s real aims are gradually revealed: instead of inspiring fear, their mission is to repair the corrupted values of media, industry and government before it’s too late.The Serendipity Foundation is a razor-sharp and powerful satirical fable that speaks to the heart of a new political generation and asks: why do so many of us settle for a world we know we can make better?Trade Review"[Sam Smit’s] dream of a better world made fact by radical, unconventional thinking and actions is fascinating and exciting. A revolutionary cracker of a debut." -- Richard Madeley"Terrific read. Wildly imaginative, pacy, page-turning and original." -- Rosie Boycott
£11.69
Granta Books The Lodgers
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
£13.49
Elliott & Thompson Limited KILLER INTENT
Book SynopsisAs seen on ITV in the Zoe Ball Book Club; An assassin's bullet. A deadly conspiracy. But who is calling the shots?; `A twisty, action-packed conspiracy thriller. Kent knows how to bring the thrills' -- MASON CROSS, author of the Carter Blake series; When an attempted assassination sparks a chain reaction of explosive events across London, Britain's elite security forces seem powerless to stop the chaos threatening to overwhelm the government.; As the dark and deadly conspiracy unfolds, three strangers find their fates entwined: Joe Dempsey, a deadly military intelligence officer; Sarah Truman, a CNN reporter determined to get her headline; and Michael Devlin, a Belfast-born criminal barrister with a secret past.; As the circle of those they can trust grows ever smaller, Dempsey, Devlin and Truman are forced to work in the shadows, caught in a life-or-death race against the clock, before the terrible plot can consume them all.Trade ReviewA `Must-have new read for 2018’, chosen by the Sunday Express; An Irish Independent `Top Tips for 2018’ pick; “A compelling combination of political drama and lethal action. There are echoes of Michael Dobbs’s House Of Cards but there is more derring-do in Kent’s twisty tale, which has all the makings of a best-seller” -- DAILY MAIL; ***** “An astute, cleverly plotted and scarily plausible conspiracy thriller with plenty of twists” – The Daily Express; “Let’s hear some applause from thriller fans! Yes, a new star has arrived with a humdinger that could keep you up all night. I was hooked from the start. The first chapter drips with cold sweat … packs a storytelling punch, rather like early Jack Higgins” – Peterborough Evening Telegraph; “Killer Intent is not only considered but cleverly layered, unpredictable and best of all really great fun to read… My advice: Put it on your “must have” list for January.” - LIZ LOVES BOOKS; “A perfectly plotted blockbuster of a book with killer intent” -- IMRAN MAHMOOD, author of You Don’t Know Me; “This is an absolute knockout debut novel from Tony Kent and with more of Devlin and Dempsey promised, I for one can’t wait” -- Shotsmag
£11.69
Elliott & Thompson Limited KILLER INTENT
Book SynopsisAs seen on ITV in the Zoe Ball Book Club; An assassin's bullet. A deadly conspiracy. But who is calling the shots?; `A twisty, action-packed conspiracy thriller. Kent knows how to bring the thrills' -- MASON CROSS, author of the Carter Blake series; When an attempted assassination sparks a chain reaction of explosive events across London, Britain's elite security forces seem powerless to stop the chaos threatening to overwhelm the government.; As the dark and deadly conspiracy unfolds, three strangers find their fates entwined: Joe Dempsey, a deadly military intelligence officer; Sarah Truman, a CNN reporter determined to get her headline; and Michael Devlin, a Belfast-born criminal barrister with a secret past.; As the circle of those they can trust grows ever smaller, Dempsey, Devlin and Truman are forced to work in the shadows, caught in a life-or-death race against the clock, before the terrible plot can consume them all.Trade ReviewA `Must-have new read for 2018’, chosen by the Sunday Express; An Irish Independent `Top Tips for 2018’ pick; “A compelling combination of political drama and lethal action. There are echoes of Michael Dobbs’s House Of Cards but there is more derring-do in Kent’s twisty tale, which has all the makings of a best-seller” -- DAILY MAIL; ***** “An astute, cleverly plotted and scarily plausible conspiracy thriller with plenty of twists” – The Daily Express; “Let’s hear some applause from thriller fans! Yes, a new star has arrived with a humdinger that could keep you up all night. I was hooked from the start. The first chapter drips with cold sweat … packs a storytelling punch, rather like early Jack Higgins” – Peterborough Evening Telegraph; “Killer Intent is not only considered but cleverly layered, unpredictable and best of all really great fun to read… My advice: Put it on your “must have” list for January.” - LIZ LOVES BOOKS; “A perfectly plotted blockbuster of a book with killer intent” -- IMRAN MAHMOOD, author of You Don’t Know Me; “This is an absolute knockout debut novel from Tony Kent and with more of Devlin and Dempsey promised, I for one can’t wait” -- Shotsmag
£11.69
Elliott & Thompson Limited No Way to Die: ’Orphan X meets 007’
Book Synopsis‘Like sitting down in front of the best action movie you’ve seen this year. A brilliant, gripping thrill ride.’ Cass Green, author of The Killer Inside A deadly threat. A ghost from the past. And time is running out... When traces of a radioactive material are found alongside a body in Key West, multiple federal agencies suddenly descend on the crime scene. This is not just an isolated murder: a domestic terrorist group is ready to bring the US government to its knees. The threat hits close to home for Agent Joe Dempsey when he discovers a personal connection to the group. With his new team member, former Secret Service agent Eden Grace, Dempsey joins the race to track down the terrorists’ bomb before it’s too late. But when their mission falls apart, he is forced to turn to the most unlikely of allies: an old enemy he thought he had buried in his past. Now, with time running out, they must find a way to work together to stop a madman from unleashing horrifying destruction across the country. ‘A thrilling journey across America that channels Baldacci and Crais, all leading up to the classic ticking clock climax. Terrific.’ Mason Cross, author of What She Saw Last Night ‘What an absolute belter of a book. Dempsey reminds me of an amalgam of 007 and Orphan X. A blistering, two-fisted thriller you won’t want to put down until you’re done.’ Neil Lancaster, author of Dead Man’s Grave ‘A pulsating action thriller’ Sunday Times
£8.54
Elliott & Thompson Limited No Way to Die
Book SynopsisThe new action-packed international thriller from a crime fiction star: Richard & Judy and Zoe Ball Book Club author, TONY KENT.Trade Review‘Like sitting down in front of the best action movie you’ve seen this year. A brilliant, gripping thrill ride.’ Cass Green, author of The Killer Inside ‘A thrilling journey across America that channels Baldacci and Crais, all leading up to the classic ticking clock climax. Terrific.’ Mason Cross, author of What She Saw Last Night ‘What an absolute belter of a book. Dempsey reminds me of an amalgam of 007 and Orphan X. A blistering, two-fisted thriller you won’t want to put down until you’re done.’ Neil Lancaster, author of Dead Man’s Grave ‘A pulsating action thriller’ Sunday Times
£15.29
Elliott & Thompson Limited The Shadow Network: ‘The British Jack Reacher’ –
Book Synopsis‘Tony’s books are always absolute belters’ IAN RANKIN ‘The British Jack Reacher’ The Sunday Times ‘Packed with deception and espionage … Kent has become the British Baldacci, and there can be no higher praise.’ Daily Mail Don’t miss Book 5 from criminal barrister and crime author Tony Kent: THE SHADOW NETWORK How do you take down an enemy when no one believes they exist? When the lawyers of alleged war criminal Hannibal Strauss are caught up in a terror attack in The Hague, barrister Michael Devlin immediately suspects all is not what it seems. Teaming up once more with Agent Joe Dempsey, they must find who’s behind it all before any more innocent lives are lost. With their key witness on the run and assassins on their tail, their only lead is a codename: the Monk, a legendary and mysterious foreign agent with a fearsome reputation. But what is his stake in this dangerous game? And just who is part of his shadowy network of spies? Caught in a complicated web of lies, secrets and double agents, there’s no one Dempsey and Devlin can trust but themselves. PRAISE FOR THE SHADOW NETWORK ‘What a ride! The very definition of a fast-paced thriller … Tony Kent’s best yet.’ IMRAN MAHMOOD, AUTHOR OF ALL I SAID WAS TRUE ‘I couldn't put it down!’ STEPH BROADRIBB, AUTHOR OF DEATH ON THE BEACH ‘A blistering, bruising and utterly addictive thriller that never misses.’ NEIL BROADFOOT, AUTHOR OF UNMARKED GRAVES ‘Unrelenting tension, nerve-shredding action, and lightening pace. Joe Dempsey is this decade's Jack Bauer.’ NEIL LANCASTER, AUTHOR OF BLOOD RUNS COLDTrade Review‘At the heart of this crackling political thriller, packed with deception and espionage, lies a shadowy organisation determined to overthrow the world order. … Tense and fast paced, it has a fierce edge that questions whether the world as we know it can survive. Kent has become the British Baldacci, and there can be no higher praise.’ Daily Mail 'The latest Dempsey and Devlin offering starts with a literal bang, before continuing apace like the proverbial runaway train, switchbacking between Europe and America, conspiracy and murder, shadowy villains and deftly drawn heroes. A rollicking good thriller.' VASEEM KHAN, AUTHOR OF DEATH OF A LESSER GOD ‘Perfectly plotted, this adrenaline-fueled, action-packed thriller has high stakes and emotional punch in equal measure. I couldn't put it down!’ STEPH BROADRIBB, AUTHOR OF DEATH ON THE BEACH ‘Totally fantastic… Unrelenting tension, nerve-shredding action, and lightening pace. Joe Dempsey is this decade's Jack Bauer.’ NEIL LANCASTER, AUTHOR OF BLOOD RUNS COLD ‘Tony Kent is an outstanding thriller writer. The Shadow Network starts with a bang and draws you into a story with more action-packed twists and turns than a nitro-charged rollercoaster. Kent had me hanging on every word until the very end.’ ADAM HAMDY, AUTHOR OF WHITE FIRE ‘What a ride! The very definition of a fast-paced thriller. Great characters. Bang up to date plotting. Tony Kent’s best yet.’ IMRAN MAHMOOD, AUTHOR OF ALL I SAID WAS TRUE ‘A blistering, bruising and utterly addictive thriller that never misses.’ NEIL BROADFOOT, AUTHOR OF UNMARKED GRAVES 'A thriller of such physicality and pace that you’ll feel bruised after reading The Shadow Network. Another knockout from the British Baldacci.’ PAUL WATERS, AUTHOR OF BLACKWATERTOWN ‘Superb . . . The characters are brilliant, the plotting is top notch, the pacing is great – you find yourself taking a breath and digesting what’s happened but also absolutely not wanting to put it down… this book is really going to get under your skin!’ FIONA SHARP, INDEPENDENT BOOK REVIEWS ‘Jam packed with tension and action from the off, this book had me in its thrall immediately and did not let me go until I read that very last page. A tale of corruption, conspiracy and bloody brilliant misdirection’ JEN LUCAS, JEN MED’S BOOK REVIEWS ‘A pulsating page turner, that will leave you breathless . . . this is an outstanding read, a high-octane thriller which combines all the right elements, plot, character, storytelling, pure action scenes . . . Tony Kent has taken the thriller to another level, I cannot recommend The Shadow Network enough.’ AMWBooks ‘Wow, wow, wow. This is a very fast paced, thoroughly enjoyable read with a great multi layered plot line and is full of suspense, thrills and action … one of my best reads this year.’ Netgalley reader ‘Tony’s books are always absolute belters’ IAN RANKIN ‘As an action thriller this bears comparison with the work of Lee Child and David Baldacci, with fight scenes ranging from shootouts and unarmed combat to a helicopter attack.’ John Dugdale, The Sunday Times
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Spy Across the Water
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 ever 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 with many friends, but still alone. 'A thoughtful and detailed novel of statecraft and spycraft, recommended for fans of le Carré' Ian Rankin 'Naughtie writes sophisticated, complex spy novels, rich in character and incident. The Spy Across the Water is perhaps his finest yet.' Charles Cumming Praise for James Naughtie: ‘As convincing as any of John le Carré’s’ Independent ‘Beautifully written, deftly plotted, skilfully paced, imaginatively conceived’ Robert Littell ‘An involved and beautifully plotted spy story’ Allan Massie 'Hugely gripping and atmospheric' Mail on Sunday 'Complex and psychologically detailed' Charles Cumming 'A tour de force' Kate MosseTrade ReviewA splendidly gripping and atmospheric evocation of this febrile period * The Daily Telegraph *Intelligent, thoughtful and very emotional * The Herald *The best kind of thriller - resonant, intelligent, suspenseful - and plausible * Lee Child *A thoughtful and detailed novel of statecraft and spycraft, recommended for fans of le Carré * Ian Rankin *The plot is driven by the engaging portrayals of its central characters, and when the focus shifts to Scotland, Naughtie's description of the Highlands is positively lyrical * Promoting Crime Fiction *Naughtie writes sophisticated, complex spy novels, rich in character and incident. The Spy Across the Water is perhaps his finest yet. * Charles Cumming *
£19.00
Transworld Publishers Ltd Blackout: The addictive international bestselling
Book Synopsis'Fast, tense, thrilling - and timely: this will happen one day. Highly recommended' LEE CHILD 'A dazzling debut' Marcel Berlins, The Times THE TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH THE GLOBAL MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER***************************************Tomorrow will be too late.A cold night in Milan, Piero Manzano wants to get home.Then the traffic lights fail. Manzano is thrown from his Alfa as cars pile up. And not just on this street – every light in the city is dead. Across Europe, controllers watch in disbelief as electricity grids collapse. Plunged into darkness, people are freezing. Food and water supplies dry up. The death toll soars. Former hacker and activist Manzano becomes a prime suspect. But he is also the only man capable of finding the real attackers. Can he bring down a major terrorist network before it’s too late?************************'Part Dan Brown–style chase and part eco-thriller, this debut—a bestseller in Germany—will get people talking' — Booklist USTrade ReviewFast, tense, thrilling - and timely: this will happen one day. Highly recommended. * LEE CHILD *A dazzling debut -- Marcel Berlins * The Times *Part Dan Brown–style chase and part eco-thriller, this debut - a bestseller in Germany - will get people talking. * Booklist US *What makes this novel so compelling: it is not unrealistic. Quite the opposite. * Handelsblatt *Blackout is a thriller resembling those of Frank Schatzing - it combines suspense with meticulous research * Emotion *
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Transworld Publishers Ltd American By Day: Shortlisted for the CWA Gold
Book Synopsis'This book reminds me of the things that crime fiction can do when it works well … Miller isn’t afraid to write characters who are opinionated. They don’t hold their tongue about what they believe in, they let rip. People are angry, people are passionate. I love the unorthodoxy of it, I suppose. It’s not what you expect it to be." Val McDermidShe knew it was a weird place. She’d heard the stories, seen the movies, read the books. But now police Chief Inspector Sigrid Ødegård has to leave her native Norway and actually go there; to that land across the Atlantic where her missing brother is implicated in the mysterious death of a prominent African-American academic.America. And not someplace interesting, either: upstate New York.Plunged into a United States where race and identity, politics and promise, reverberate in every aspect of daily life. To find her older brother, she needs the help of the local police who appear to have already made up their minds about the case. Working with - or, if necessary, against — someone actually named Sheriff Irving 'Irv' Wylie, she must negotiate the local political minefields and navigate the back woods of the Adirondacks to uncover the truth before it's too late...Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award 2019Trade ReviewA superb novel on all levels...Miller is a classy satirist of American mores -- Marcel Berlins * The Times *Derek B Miller writes the kind of crime fiction the world needs right now. Principled, but not afraid to get down and dirty - and shot through with some of the sharpest humour you're likely to find. * Joseph Knox, bestselling author of Sirens *Not to be missed...A subtle crime story peopled with beautifully drawn characters -- Geoffrey Wansell * Daily Mail *A witty and intelligent fish-out-of-water tale * Sun *American By Day is a terrific book - a high-class thriller with a neat Norwegian twist. You won't forget Sigrid, an Oslo detective on a mission in upstate New York; her outsider's take on American society gives this page-turner a unique and compelling sensibility. -- Erica Wagner
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Knife Edge: the gripping Sunday Times bestseller
Book Synopsis'The best kind of thriller - step by all-too-plausible step we're sucked into frantic, breathless action ... Perfect." LEE CHILDYou never know where danger may come from... 6.45am. A sweltering London rush hour. And in the last 27 minutes, seven people have been murdered.In a series of coordinated attacks, seven men and women across London have been targeted. For journalist Famie Madden, the horror unfolds as she arrives for the morning shift.The victims have one thing in common: they make up the investigations team at the news agency where Famie works. The question everyone’s asking: what were they working on that could prompt such brutal devastation?As Famie starts to receive mysterious messages, she must find out whether she is being warned of the next attack, or being told that she will be the next victim...Trade Review'The best kind of thriller - step by all-too-plausible step we're sucked into frantic, breathless action ... Perfect." * Lee Child *Mayo proves unfailingly good at dialogue...an overwhelming powerful spell Knife Edge casts while you're reading it * Reader’s Digest *Simon Mayo is clearly a force to be reckoned with in the thriller world ... Smart and tense [with] some highly ingenious twists * The Times *Another gripping read ... you'll be on a knife edge * Sunday Express *Tense, taut and splendidly twisty * Heat *
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Transworld Publishers Ltd The End of October: A page-turning thriller that
Book SynopsisA DEADLY VIRUS. QUARANTINE. A WORLD IN LOCKDOWN. THE THRILLER THAT PREDICTED IT ALL. THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Flies thrillingly, eerily close to reality' Guardian'This page-turner... is riveting and spookily anticipates much that has unfolded in reality' Sunday TimesA race-against-time thriller, as one man must find the origin and cure for a new killer virus that has brought the world to its knees.At an internment camp in Indonesia, forty-seven people are pronounced dead with a mysterious fever. When Dr Henry Parsons - microbiologist and epidemiologist - travels there on behalf of the World Health Organization to investigate, what he finds will soon have staggering repercussions across the globe.As international tensions rise and governments enforce unprecedented measures, Henry finds himself in a race against time to track the source and find a cure - before it's too late . . .***WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:'If you have a desire to really understand what is going on in the world right now, this is a novel that you cannot afford to miss!''Well-written and fast-paced. Most of all utterly, scarily, believable.'Trade ReviewAn eerily prescient novel about a devastating virus that begins in Asia before going global . . . A page-turner that has the earmarks of an instant bestseller. * New York Post *Eerily prescient. Too bad our leaders lack his foresight. * The New York Times *Featuring accounts of past plagues and pandemics, descriptions of pathogens and how they work, and dark notes about global warming, the book produces deep shudders . . . A disturbing, eerily timed novel. * Kirkus Reviews *A compelling read up to the last sentence. Wright has come up with a story worthy of Michael Crichton. In an eerily calm, matter-of-fact way, and backed by meticulous research, he imagines what the world would actually be like in the grip of a devastating new virus. * Richard Preston, author of THE HOT ZONE *This timely literary page-turner shows Wright is on a par with the best writers in the genre. * Publishers Weekly *
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Quercus Publishing Retribution
Book SynopsisOn a warm Autumn afternoon, Tivoli Gardens - Denmark's largest amusement park - is devastated by a terrorist attack. 1,241 people are killed. The unknown bomber is blown to bits; the security forces have no leads. One year later, the nation is still reeling, and those behind the attack are still at large. Amidst the increasingly frustrated police force, Superintendent Lene Jensen is suffering the effects of tragedy closer to home. Everyone is aware the terrorists may soon strike again. Then Lene receives a strange call. A young desperate Muslim woman needs her help, but by the time Lene reaches her she's already dead - supposedly suicide. Already suspicious, Lene's initial investigations suggest that the woman was unknowingly part of a secret services research project. Silenced by her superiors, Lene turns to her old ally Michael Sander to dig deeper. But with even her allies increasingly adamant her actions are a risk to national security, Lene begins to understand that finding the truth might be the most dangerous thing of all.Trade ReviewExceptionally good . . . Sublime plotting, superb characterization, a nod to the sociopolitical climate and a real sense of location all knitted together in a truly gripping thriller - Raven Crime Reads
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Vintage Publishing The 7th Function of Language
Book Synopsis'One of the funniest, most riotously inventive and enjoyable novels you’ll read this year' - ObserverRoland Barthes is knocked down in a Paris street by a laundry van. It’s February 1980 and he has just come from lunch with Francois Mitterrand. Barthes dies soon afterwards. History tells us it was an accident. But what if it were an assassination? What if Barthes was carrying a document of unbelievable, global importance? A document explaining the seventh function of language – an idea so powerful it gives whoever masters it the ability to convince anyone, in any situation, to do anything. Police Captain Jacques Bayard and his reluctant accomplice Simon Herzog set off on a chase that takes them from the corridors of power to backstreet saunas and midnight meetings. What they discover is a worldwide conspiracy involving the President, murderous Bulgarians and a secret international debating society.Trade ReviewEstablishes Laurent Binet as the clear heir to the late Umberto Eco, writing novels that are both brilliant and playful, dense with ideas while never losing sight of their need to entertain... One of the funniest, most riotously inventive and enjoyable novels you’ll read this year -- Alex Preston * Observer *A hugely entertaining novel, taking delight in its own twists and turns -- Nicholas Lezard * Spectator *Lively, earthy, experimental, ambitious, clever and endlessly entertaining… Smart, witty, direct, cool -- Hal Jensen * The Times Literary Supplement *The premise is a stroke of genius. Roland Barthes did not die following an accident in 1980; he was murdered… The strands of the plot are skilfully interwoven through a dual process of fictionalisation of the real and realisation of the fictional -- Andrew Gallix * Financial Times *An almost filmic detective romp, taking in glamorous international locations, killer dogs, Bulgarian secret agents, several varieties of sex and wild car chases -- Andrew Hussey * Literary Review *A smart spoof thriller, cheekily taking as its cat the most famous Parisian intellectuals in the scene in 1980… It’s all fun and games, ever so clever, and highly self-congratulatory for those of us who wasted years studying the abstruse and ultimately worthless theories of these French thinkers -- David Sexton * i *Laurent Binet is possessed of something like Superman’s X-ray vision combined with a million lasers. When he gets something in his sights, that thing is dead. And what he kills in his new novel is literary theory, in all its fake unuseful stupidity…. Reading Binet gives you that rare pleasure of feeling that you’re losing your grip on reality… What Binet can do with a scene, a paragraph, is beyond belief… One suspects Binet will make, or perhaps already has made, a lot of enemies with his jaw-droppingly disrespectful, extremely witty and – yes – heartfelt book. But one thing’s for sure, he’ll know how to handle them -- Todd McEwan * Herald *Incredibly timely ... very entertaining, like a dirty Midnight in Paris for the po-mo set -- Lauren Elkin * Guardian *On one level it’s a nostalgic look at a period in which French thinkers spent less time brooding on national identity… And on another it’s an exercise in pure intellectual slapstick of the kind that French humourists do well… It’s possible that his novel shares a few shreds of DNA with Zoolander -- Christopher Tayler * London Review of Books *
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Cornerstone Target: Alex Cross: (Alex Cross 26)
Book SynopsisSOON TO BE AN ORIGINAL AMAZON PRIME SERIES____________________________________'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.' LEE CHILD'Alex Cross is a legend.' HARLAN COBEN______________________________TARGET: HEAD OF STATEAlex Cross and his family join men and women from across the nation lining the streets of Washington, DC to mourn the unexpected death of the president.TARGET: UNITED STATES CABINETWith the country still in shock, the assassination of a prominent senator strikes another devastating blow to the heart of the nation's capital.TARGET: ALEX CROSSCross is called on to lead the FBI investigation to find America's most wanted criminal. But what follows will plunge the country into chaos, and draw Cross into the most important case of his life.______________________________THE BEST ALEX CROSS YET?Here's what the fans say:'It's been a while since I last read a James Patterson Alex Cross novel and I had forgotten what a good series this is. A fabulous read''Another winner for Alex Cross and the great J. P.!''Once again, the author produces a very readable book. It is fast moving and the plot develops at a real pace. I thoroughly enjoyed this and recommend it to all.''Target: Alex Cross is from page 1 till the last one a warm bed for every thriller lover. Snuggling down, on a rainy day, and this book in your hands, you'll forget the rest of the world.''Multiple story lines woven into one keeps you interested and will make you hate yourself for finishing this book in one go. Where's number 27??? I want it now.''I've been following Alex Cross since Along Came A Spider and I'm not ready for his story to end yet! This was a fast, fun ride and it did not disappoint.'_______________________________________'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer . . . Simply put: nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' MICHAEL CONNELLY'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' PATRICIA CORNWELL'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' IAN RANKINTrade ReviewAs fast-paced and twisty as everFast-paced, action-packed and intricately plotted, it’s another winner from the prolific author.It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: Nobody does it better.Behind all the noise and the numbers, we shouldn't forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.James Patterson is The Boss. End of.I wrote, "Along Came a Spider is the best thriller I've come across in many a year. It deserves to be this season's no. 1 bestseller and should instantly make James Patterson a household name." A household name, indeed.James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged.[Alex Cross] has become one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time, a character for the ages.Alex Cross is a legend.Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind
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Cornerstone #taken: Wrong time. Wrong place. Wrong girl.
Book Synopsis‘Tense and human’ LEE CHILD ‘Brilliant stuff’ PETER JAMES‘A cracking read’ PIERS MORGAN_____________________#taken in the nightThey thought they were kidnapping the mistress of one of London’s most powerful gangsters. But they’ve taken the wrong woman. And crossed the wrong detective.#taken undergroundDetective Max Wolfe's hunt for the missing woman takes him from New Scotland Yard’s legendary Black Museum to the glittering mansions of career criminals, from sleazy strip joints to secret sex dungeons – and to unspeakably dark deeds committed decades ago.#taken to the limitIt’s a world of family secrets, sexual jealousy, and a lust for revenge – which might also become Wolfe’s grave…_____________________'A cracking read’ ITV, Good Morning Britain ‘Eye-widening twists’ SOPHIE HANNAH‘A must-read’ JEFFERY DEAVER'Whip-fast, twisting like a moped in a traffic jam.' THE SUN'Pages that stick to the fingers' SHOTS MAGAZINE'Fast-paced, twisty ... will have you hooked from start to end.' CULTUREFLYTrade ReviewWhip-fast, twisting like a moped in a traffic jam. * The Sun *Parson’s work stands out because he creates memorable characters. * Peterborough Evening Telegraph *Pages that stick to the fingers ... as haunting as it is engaging * Shots Magazine *
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Random House Paradise
Book SynopsisFour young women are brutally attacked near an all-black town in rural Oklahoma.The inevitability of this attack, and the attempts to avert it, lie at the heart of Paradise. Spanning the birth of the Civil Rights movement, Vietnam, the counter-culture of the late 1970s, deftly manipulating past, present and future, this novel reveals the interior lives of its American citizens with astonishing clarity. It is through their eyes we see the clashes that have defined a nation.''When Morrison writes at her best, you can feel the workings of history through her prose'' Hilary Mantel, Spectator''Morrison almost single-handedly took American fiction forward in the second half of the 20th century, to a place where it could finally embrace the subtleties and contradictions of the great stain of race which has blighted the republic since its inception'' Caryl Phillips, GuardianBY THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF BELO
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Legend Press Ltd Dangerous to Know: A Psychological Thriller
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Zaffre Accused
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Collective Ink Cowards
Book SynopsisCowards recounts the collapse of the painstakingly constructed life of a family in a society split between formal European and Saskatchewan-style pragmatic socialism. Lora and Leon Chaulieu, the former a respected judge and the latter a blacklisted writer, manage to keep their family on the right side of the law and the prospects of their two teenage daughters open until Lora is reassigned from the capital, where the family lives, to a small prairie city. This forces Leon to become the central parental figure, making it impossible to keep up the wall between his subversive activities and his home life. Without the balancing influence of Lora, the turmoil caused by the meeting of these two worlds leads the whole family down a path of increasing lawlessness.
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Collective Ink Chernobyl Privileges, The
Book SynopsisWhat is the half-life of a secret? Arriving at midlife with a string of failed jobs behind him, Anthony Fahey knows he's lucky to be given a last chance as a radiation monitor at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde, where Britain's Trident nuclear weapons are kept. Already struggling to keep his marriage together after the death of his wife's father, Anthony finds himself at the centre of an emergency when an accident on a Trident submarine throws the base into crisis. But as the situation worsens old memories and buried secrets from his childhood reach into the present, and Anthony begins to understand that it isn't only radiation that has a half-life. Inspired by real events, The Chernobyl Privileges is a searing psychological drama that depicts the traumatic experience of surviving disaster. Both heart-warming and tragic, it explores the consequences of decisions we are forced to make and that shape our lives. "...a compelling, well-wrought and sharply intelligent book." Nicholas Royle, author of novel An English Guide to Birdwatching
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