supernatural meets serial killer in this engrossing psychological thriller

The Colour of Death

A stunning high-concept thriller from a master of the genre

A murder spree is tearing apart the city and only one woman's mind can put a stop to it, but first she must remember what she has done. A different kind of thriller from bestselling author Michael Cordy, for fans of Dan Brown and Michael Crichton. 
 
'Once you've picked it up, you won't put it down.' - ***** Reader Review 
 
'The plot is strong, the characters are very much three dimensional, and the pace never lets up.' - ***** Reader Review 
 
'Another top drawer thriller from Michael Cordy.' - ***** Reader Review 
 
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MURDER IS NEVER BLACK OR WHITE... 
 
In a residential neighbourhood of Portland, Oregon, an unknown young woman uncovers a shocking crime scene by inexplicably sensing the evil within its walls. 
 
To the police, she herself is a mystery. She appears on no government records, has no past and can't even tell the police her own name. 
 
Christened Jane Doe and suffering terrifying hallucinations, she is assigned to Nathan Fox, a forensic psychiatrist struggling with his own demons. Together they must piece together the jigsaw that is Jane's identity. 
 
Then a sequence of brutal killings terrorizes the city and Fox learns that Jane is the only cryptic link between the unrelated victims. 
 
To solve the murders, discover who Jane is and diagnose her condition, Fox must discard his black and white preconceptions, look beyond the spectrum of normal human experience and confront the dark truth of her past... and his own.

After ten years in marketing and advertising Michael Cordy gave up a lucrative career to write novels. His first, The Miracle Strain was published in 1997. Disney bought the film rights for $1.6 million and the novel reached no. 5 in The Sunday Times Bestseller list. it has since been published in more than twenty-five languages and over forty countries. The Colour of Murder is his first novel for five years. He lives in London with his wife and daughter.

A breathtaking and gripping thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat

The Source

The brilliant new thriller from the author of The Crime Code

Fans of Dan Brown and Michael Crichton will love this tense and heart-stopping thriller from bestselling author Michael Cordy. 
 
"An all singing, all dancing, cover-to-cover thrills and spills action adventure" - DAILY MIRROR 
 
"Delivers right down the line from initial conceit, through fast action to explosive finale...sheer entertainment" -- OBSERVER 
 
"Loved it. I was hooked from page one and could not put this book down." -- ***** Reader review 
 
"DaVinci meets Indiana Jones.....brilliant...just brilliant." -- ***** Reader review 
 
"A great read and such a page-turner that I read it in two installments with bedtime as the cause for the only break." -- ***** Reader review 
 
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IT'S NOT A MYTH. IT EXISTS. FIND IT. 
 
Ambitious geologist Ross Kelly has it all: a lucrative career searching for oil across the world and a beautiful, brilliant wife, Lauren, pregnant with their first child. But when Lauren, a Yale academic, deciphers the university's mysterious Voynich manuscript, which has confounded experts for centuries, everything changes. 
 
An attempt to steal her translation of the Voynich leaves Lauren hovering on the brink of death, and Ross in the depths of despair. He seeks salvation in the ancient manuscript, which chronicles the discovery of a mythic, fabulous garden: an Eden so terrible and miraculous it rewrites the book of Genesis. 
 
The possibility of the garden's existence offers Ross the only hope of saving Lauren and their unborn child and so he decides to seek the garden out before it is too late. 
 
But he is not alone. 
 
Racing against time, a lethal assassin and a fanatical priest desperate to claim the miraculous garden for his church, Ross's quest will lead him to a place that will challenge everything he ever thought about the source of life on earth.

Michael Cordy worked for ten years in marketing before giving it all up to write. He lives in London with his wife and daughter.

a tense and thought-provoking thriller that you do not want to miss

The Crime Code

The heart-stopping thriller from the author of The Messiah Code.

A gripping thriller that ventures into dark territory from bestselling author Michael Cordy. Great for fans of Dan Brown and Michael Crichton. 
 
'A storming, action packed thriller, full of big topical ideas and backed up by meticulous research' - THE MIRROR 
 
'Michael Cordy's techno-thriller is gripping and horribly believable' - MORNING STAR 
 
'Energetic and ambitious' - THE TIMES 
'My favourite Cordy thriller so far' -- ***** Reader review 
'An excellent, thought-provoking, visceral thriller' -- ***** Reader review 
 
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WHEN THE ULTIMATE SOLUTON BECOMES THE ULTIMATE CRIME 
 
The year is 2008. Violent crime has become a global epidemic, nowhere more so than in the United States. No remedy has been effective. Until now. 
 
Project Conscience promises to be the solution; gene therapy to treat male criminals and cure violent crime, favoured by scientists, politicians and senior law-enforcement. But among their number are those with a more sinister agenda, who would turn the dream of Project Conscience into the nightmare of Crime Zero. 
 
Luke Decker, a criminal psychologist disillusioned with the growing dependence on genetic science, is on the verge of resigning from the FBI when a death-row killer's whispered revelation threatens everything he believes in and catapults him into the heart of the conspiracy. 
 
Crime Zero is a terrifyingly credible thriller based on technological developments that are already with us. At its core is the story of one man's desperate fight for self-determination and free will in a world where such qualities are in danger of imminent extinction . . .

Michael Cordy worked for ten years in marketing before giving it all up to write The Miracle Strain (now published as The Messiah Code), which has since sold in over twenty-five countries. He is also the author of The Lucifer Code and The Venus Conspiracy. Michael Cordy lives in London with his wife, Jenny.

a taut, tense and captivating thriller that will have you hooked

The Venus Conspiracy

A brilliant conspiracy thriller which combines breathtaking storytelling with fascinating research

Fans of Dan Brown and Michael Crichton will love this breath-taking, mesmirising thriller from bestselling author Michael Cordy where even human emotions can be bought and where true love can be faked... 
 
"A taut, gripping thriller" - THE TIMES 
"Michael Cordy has given the British thriller a much needed adrenalin injection...Our answer to Michael Crichton" - THE MIRROR 
"A well constructed thriller, one that delves right down the line from initial concept, through fast action to explosive finale...A masterclass in how it's done...Sheer entertainment..." - OBSERVER 
"A ... fascinating read. Only one word can describe it, incredible. Buy it now." -- ***** Reader review 
"A great writer" -- ***** Reader review 
 
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HOW CAN A DRUG THAT MAKES PEOPLE FALL MADLY IN LOVE BE A BAD THING? 
 
So thinks Professor Bacci when he inadvertently unlocks the biochemical key to falling in love, and develops a drug capable of creating emotions indistinguishable from the real thing. 
 
Determined that the world should benefit from his discovery, he seeks funding and business advice from a private Swiss bank, owned by the secretive Kappel family. 
 
Unknown to Bacci, however, Helmut Kappel sees love as a sickness to be exploited, and has his own plan for abusing the drug's power - a cynical nightmare of breathtaking arrogance far removed from Bacci's naive dream of spreading love around the world...

Jurassic Park meets the quest for the Holy Grail meets Raiders of the Lost Ark

Michael Cordy has given the British thriller a much needed adrenalin injection...Our answer to Michael Crichton

A well constructed thriller, one that delivers right down the line from initial concept, through fast action to explosive finale...A masterclass in how it's done...Sheer entertainment

gripping, taut and intelligent; a thriller set apart from the rest

The Lucifer Code

The cutting-edge thriller from the author of The Messiah Code.

An all singing, all dancing, cover-to-cover thrills and spills action adventure with a thought provoking idea at its core. What more could you ask for?

A well constructed thriller, one that delivers right down the line from initial conceit, through fast action to explosive finale...a master class in how it's done...sheer entertainment

An intriguing, thought provoking finale that will leave you wrestling with a horrifically credible religious dilemma...Thank God it's only fiction

Michael Cordy worked for ten years in marketing before giving it all up to write He lives in London with his wife, Jenny, and their daughter.

What happens to us when we die? 
 
Oblivion.Or so believes Dr Miles Fleming, a brilliant, young neuroscientist who has developed a device capable of reading human brainwaves. But when his own brother contacts him after being certified dead for six whole minutes, Fleming wonders if he's got it all wrong. 
 
His search for the truth uncovers a terrifying religious conspiracy to stage the most ambitious experiment the world has ever seen - to prove beyond doubt the existence of a heaven or a hell. As the world awaits the final judgement, Fleming must confront his own demons to save not only his own soul but that of all humanity. 
 
THE LUCIFER CODE pits the faith of religion against the certainty of science in a heartstopping thriller which explores our deepest fears.

taut and gripping - a phenomenon of a thriller

The Messiah Code

An international sensation, a phenomenon of a thriller.

An international bestseller and sensation: fans of Dan Brown and Michael Crichton will love this jaw-droppingly captivating and compelling thriller from bestselling author Michael Cordy. 
 
"Jurassic Park meets the quest for the Holy Grail meets Raiders of the Lost Ark" -- MAIL ON SUNDAY 
"Michael Cordy has given the British thriller a much-needed adrenalin injection..." -- MIRROR 
"Engrossing and intelligent" -- SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE 
"Loved every minute of this book. I couldn't put it down..." -- *****Reader review 
"Un-Put-Downable!" -- *****Reader review 
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AFTER TWO THOUSAND YEARS, THE WAIT IS OVER... 
 
At the moment of his supreme triumph, a man of science dodges an assassin's bullet and loses everything that truly matters in his life. Now only a miracle can save Dr Tom Carter's dying daughter: the blood of salvation shed twenty centuries ago. 
 
In the volatile heart of the Middle East, amid the devastating secrets of an ancient brotherhood awaiting a new messiah, Tom Carter must search for answers to the mysteries that have challenged humankind since the death and resurrection of the greatest Healer who ever walked the Earth. 
 
Because suddenly Carter's life, the life of his little girl, and the fate of the world hang in the balance...

'Jurassic Park meets the quest for the Holy Grail meets Raiders of the Lost Ark'

'Michael Cordy has given the British thriller a much-needed adrenalin injection...Our answer to Michael Crichton'

'A well constructed thriller , one that delivers right down the line from initial concept, through fast action to explosive finale..A masterclass in how it's done...Sheer entertainment'

Michael Cordy worked for ten years in marketing before giving it all up to write. He lives in London with his wife, Jenny, and their daughter.

An international bestseller and sensation: fans of Dan Brown and Michael Crichton will love this jaw-droppingly captivating and compelling thriller from bestselling author Michael Cordy. 
 
"Jurassic Park meets the quest for the Holy Grail meets Raiders of the Lost Ark" -- MAIL ON SUNDAY 
"Michael Cordy has given the British thriller a much-needed adrenalin injection..." -- MIRROR 
"Engrossing and intelligent" -- SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE 
"Loved every minute of this book. I couldn't put it down..." -- *****Reader review 
"Un-Put-Downable!" -- *****Reader review 
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AFTER TWO THOUSAND YEARS, THE WAIT IS OVER... 
 
At the moment of his supreme triumph, a man of science dodges an assassin's bullet and loses everything that truly matters in his life. Now only a miracle can save Dr Tom Carter's dying daughter: the blood of salvation shed twenty centuries ago. 
 
 In the volatile heart of the Middle East, amid the devastating secrets of an ancient brotherhood awaiting a new messiah, Tom Carter must search for answers to the mysteries that have challenged humankind since the death and resurrection of the greatest Healer who ever walked the Earth. 
 
Because suddenly Carter's life, the life of his little girl, and the fate of the world hang in the balance...

Michael Cordy

Michael Cordy has given the British thriller a much-needed adrenalin injection...Our answer to Michael Crichton

A master class in how it's done...sheer entertainment.

THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS JUST SAID GOODNIGHT 
 
On the anniversary eve of the 9/11 terror attack, New York swelters under a heat dome of record temperatures. Even the global leaders assembled at the UN HQ are forced to admitthat the climate crisis has reached boiling point and the world’s time is running out. 
 
That same day, at precisely 5:25 p.m., everyone on Manhattan Island – every man, woman and child, including all the world leaders at the UN – falls unconscious. Everyone that is, except for Samantha Rossi, a single mother reeling from devastating personal news and Nick Lockwood, a wounded NYPD detective who wakes from a coma just as the City That Never Sleeps falls into one. 
 
Rossi’s first concern is her daughter. Lockwood’s is his city. As night draws in, they must work together to unravel the mystery of what has happened and why. Each must decide how far they will go and what lines they will cross to save what matters most to them. 
 
Manhattan Down is a pulse-pounding contemporary thriller which dares to imagine the unimaginable, a leaderless world being held to ransom by forces unknown for reasons unknown. The questions it asks are terrifying – and so are some of the answers.

Manhattan Down

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