Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 30 countries and sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. The first book, The Spook's Apprentice, was adapted into a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore.

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Candice Fox

From the co-author of the Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller Never Never 
 
THE KILLER IS IN SIGHT, BUT WHO IS BEHIND YOU? 
 
Homicide detective Frank Bennett feels like the luckiest man on the force when he meets his new partner, the dark and beautiful Eden Archer. But there’s something strange about Eden and her brother, Eric. Something he can’t quite put his finger on. 
 
At first, as they race to catch a very different kind of serial killer, his partner’s sharp instincts come in handy. But soon Frank’s wondering if she’s as dangerous as the man they hunt. 
 
'If you like great thrillers, you'll love Candice Fox!' - Lee Child 
 
'Definitely a writer to watch' - Harlan Coben 
 
'A bright new star of crime fiction' - James Patterson

Hades

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

Eden

Chris Ryan

This all-action, high-octane thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Chris Ryan is perfect for fans of Andy McNab, Lee Child, Clive Cussler and Stephen Leather. Guaranteed to keep you hooked and get your pulse-racing... 
 
'Former SAS man Ryan knows every inch of his former regiment and uses the knowledge to excellent effect - you're left feeling you know what it's like to wear the famous winged dagger cap badge' -- Daily Mail 
'Ryan puts his technical know-how to good use in this electrifying story' -- Daily Express 
'Kept me entertained all the way from beginning to the end of the book' -- ***** Reader review 
'Chris Ryan at his best' -- ***** Reader review 
'Just could not put it down' -- ***** Reader review 
'Gripping' -- ***** Reader review 
 
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ONE MISSION. A WHOLE WORLD OF TROUBLE. 
 
Sam and Jacob Redman. Two brothers, SAS through and through. They fight alongside each other; they watch each other's backs. They are ruthlessly professional in the field of war, fiercely loyal wherever they are. 
 
But when Jacob is booted from the Regiment for a moment of madness, he disappears. Not even his family knows where he is, or even if he's still alive. All that is about to change. 
 
On his return from a brutal mission in Afghanistan, Sam is ordered to conduct another dangerous operation into an inhospitable part of the world. He soon learns, though, that his unit is not being told everything by their government paymasters; and so he is forced to choose between his duty to the men around him and his loyalty to the brother that he loves. 
 
Is Jacob part of a plan that threatens world peace? As the body count rises, only Sam can stop these events from reaching their terrifying conclusion.

Who Dares Wins

Brett Battles

In this high-octane and mesmerising action thriller bestselling author Brett Battles expertly weaves together break-neck speed action with complex plot twists, exotic locations and unforgettable characters. If you like Jason Bourne, James Bond or Jack Reacher, you will not be disappointed! 
 
'A brilliant and heart-pounding thriller...This book is a pure delight.' -- Jeffrey Deaver 
'The best word I can use to describe his writing is addictive' - James Rollins 
'Break-neck pacing, colourful locales and dizzying plot twists make the Quinn series a welcome addition to the political thriller genre.' -- Publishers Weekly 
'This was a great book, really moves fast and keeps you wanting more!' -- ***** Reader review 
'Somehow, Brett Battles brings out another book that I can't put down' -- ***** Reader review 
'Brett Battles really knows how to put a story together' -- ***** Reader review 
'A sophisticated story' -- ***** Reader review 
 
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THINK OF EVERYTHING. TRUST NO ONE. 
 
Jonathan Quinn, freelance operative and professional 'cleaner', is on a mission in Ireland - purely as an observer. 
But things go wrong when a hidden assassin kills four men and suddenly Quinn has bodies to dispose of and a clue which is to lead him on an extraordinary odyssey to Africa and back. 
 
Along with his beautiful Vietnamese colleague, Orlando, Quinn is charged with finding a disappeared UN aide worker and the child she is protecting. 
 
But as soon as he finds her, she flees - and Quinn and Orlando become involved in a terror plot so insidious that it could change the world...

The Unwanted

a fast-paced and absorbing global thriller you won’t be able to put down...

Andrew Rosenheim

1942: THE RACE IS ON TO CREATE THE ATOMIC BOMB. 
 
James Nessheim has gone back to college and thinks he has left his life as a spy behind. 
 
But the covert nuclear programme at the University of Chicago has been infiltrated by an enemy agent, and Nessheim is persuaded by the FBI to help track him down. 
 
At the same time, an old flame re-enters Nessheim’s life and he finds himself falling in love. But can it be coincidence that she appears just as he becomes a special agent again? 
 
Nessheim’s personal and professional lives grow dangerously intertwined as he struggles to protect the war’s deadliest secret – and work out who he can trust.

The Accidental Agent

Robert Harris

'A writer who handles suspense like a literary Alfred Hitchcock' Nelson Mandela 
 
April, 1964. The naked body of an old man floats in a lake on the outskirts of Berlin. In one week it will be Adolf Hitler's 75th birthday. A terrible conspiracy is starting to unravel . . . 
 
'Robert Harris has created the whole structure of a totally corrupt society in a way that makes the flesh creep' Sunday Times 
'Powerful and chilling . . . convincing in every detail' Daily Telegraph 
'Clever and ingenious . . . its breeding is by Orwell, out of P.D. James, a detective story inside a future shock' Daily Mail

Fatherland

Don Winslow

New York: Late 1958 
 
Walter Withers had given the best years of his life to the CIA, setting honeytraps and reeling in the victims of his plots. But Withers has returned to his hometown for an easier, safer life as a Private Investigator. 
 
Manhattan in the late Fifties is alive with new possibilities, new sounds and new faces, including young presidential hopeful Senator Joe Keneally. Withers is assigned to bodyguard Keneally's girlfriend at a society gathering: a simple enough job. But next morning, she's dead - and Withers is the prime suspect. 
 
To clear his name, Withers must take on his old masters from the CIA, as well as J. Edgar Hoover's FBI, all of them determined to set Keneally up. And Withers, expert hunter, becomes another disposable victim of the trap closing in on the Senator.

Isle Of Joy

Greed is an explosive story of what happens when terrorism, money, love and jealously combust - an explosively violent tale from the established master of the military thriller, multi-million copy bestseller Chris Ryan. Fans of Andy McNab, Lee Child, Clive Cussler and Stephen Leather will not be disappointed. 
 
'Hard as nails' -- Mirror 
'The SAS is to Chris Ryan what horse racing is to Dick Francis' -- Boys Toys 
'Slick, polished and gut-wrenching stuff' -- Irish Times 
'An action packed yarn from start to finish' -- ***** Reader review 
'Fantastic book: exciting, gripping, never a dull moment it it from start to finish' -- ***** Reader review 
'Keeps you on your toes' -- ***** Reader review 
'Absolutely enthralling' -- ***** Reader review 
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FIVE MEN. ONE ROBBERY. A DEADLY GAME OF GREED. 
 
Fresh out of the SAS, Matt Browning is down on his luck. He owes $500,000. If he doesn't get the money soon, he dies. 
 
From nowhere, he is offered a lifeline. A hit on al-Queda, sanctioned and helped by MI5. 
 
Matt gathers a small team of former SAS men to steal $10 million in gold and diamonds from the world's most deadly terrorist organisation. MI5 will give them all the equipment and information they need. No charges will ever be pressed. 
 
Matt thinks it's the perfect crime. Safe, quick, and patriotic. But after the money is stolen, the killing starts... Someone is taking down the members of the team one by one. 
 
A silent, expert assassin is stalking the team, gruesomely murdering both them and their families. And Matt knows that he's next.

Greed

(a Matt Browning novel): a deadly, adrenalin-fuelled thriller from multi-bestselling author Chris Ryan

Fans of Andy McNab, Lee Child, Clive Cussler and Stephen Leather will love this action-packed, all-guns-blazing, non-stop story from multi-million copy bestseller Chris Ryan, the established master of the military thriller. 
 
'Heart-in-mouth action' -- Mirror 
'A covert-double-crossing-twist-in-the-tale plot...intelligent and entertaining' -- Maxim 
'A helter-skelter adrenaline rush...a gripping read' -- Irish Independent 
'Plenty of insider knowledge on SAS covert procedures' -- Yorkshire Evening Post 
'Brilliant full of suspense and action' -- ***** Reader review 
'Kept me on the edge of my seat' -- ***** Reader review 
'Twists and turns to keep you hanging on for every page' -- ***** Reader review 
'Gripping to the end' -- ***** Reader review 
 
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WHO SURVIVES, WINS 
 
When Robert Maxwell is assassinated at sea by an unknown agency, it can only be a matter of time before the dark secret at the heart of the British Establishment is exposed to the light of day. 
 
SAS soldier Neil Slater has left the Army but soon it seems he is to be drawn back into the covert world. Bowing to the inevitable, he allows himself to be recruited by the Cadre, a group that applies 'the rules of war' to those who threaten the internal and external security of the State. 
 
Slater soon finds himself in a rising body count situation and asking the question: who is the real enemy?

Hit List

an explosive thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author Chris Ryan

Autumn 1941: most of the world is at war. America is hovering on the brink. 
 
Special Agent James Nessheim is stuck in Hollywood, working as an adviser to a studio making pro-FBI movies. 
 
And then one his key informants, Japanese-American Billy Osaka, asks to see him urgently. But before they can meet, Osaka vanishes. 
 
Nessheim’s search for Osaka takes him to a Mob-run gambling club, through the dense streets of LA’s Little Tokyo, from the seamy San Pedro docks to the hill-top ranch of a Communist sympathiser. 
 
As Nessheim begins to unravel Osaka’s deadly secrets, he uncovers a chilling conspiracy to push America into the war. 
 
But other people are looking for Osaka too, and are prepared to kill anyone who gets in their way. A lethal race is on.

The Informant

Ruth Rendell

From multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell, this is a strange, seductive and suspenseful psychological thriller with a cunning final twist that will get right under the skin. Perfect for fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon. 
 
'She is incapable of writing a sentence that is not invested with mystery and fear... I was totally transfixed. If you read it, you will not sleep well. And it is a marvellous piece of work' -- Today 
'Difficult to put down... she begins with the everyday, the ordinary and transmutes it into an almost Gothic tale of suspense and quiet terror' -- Daily Express 
'Probably the greatest living crime writer in the world' -- Ian Rankin 
'Ruth Rendell's mesmerising capacity to shock, chill and disturb is unmatched.'-- The Times 
'Pure genius' -- ***** Reader review 
'Gripping throughout' -- ***** Reader review 
'Possibly her best' -- ***** Reader review 
'A twisted, strange, compelling piece of brilliance' -- ***** Reader review 
 
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Safe houses and secret message drops, double crosses and defections - it sounds like the stuff of sophisticated espionage, but the agents are only schoolboys engaged in harmless play, unaware of the danger awaiting them if their messages were intercepted... 
 
 John Creevey doesn't know the truth behind the mysterious codes he is reading. To him, the messages he decodes with painstaking care are the communications of dangerous and evil men. 
 
As he comes face to face with the reality of his beloved wife Jennifer's defection, he begins to see a way to get back at the man she left him for, a man with a disturbing connection to the schoolboys... 
 
 And soon the schoolboys are playing more than just a game.

Talking To Strange Men

a compelling, dark and disturbing psychological thriller from the award-winning Queen of Crime that shows why adults should never indulge in child’s play…

A relentless, edge-of-your-seat action novel full of twists and turns from multi-million copy bestseller Chris Ryan. Fans of Andy McNab, Lee Child, Clive Cussler and Stephen Leather will not be disappointed. 
 
'Hard as nails' -- Mirror 
'Slick, polished and gut-wrenching stuff' -- Irish Times 
'Great story which keeps you on your toes throughout' -- ***** Reader review 
'Hard to put down' -- ***** Reader review 
'A real page-turner' -- ***** Reader review 
'Gripping stuff' -- ***** Reader review 
 
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IS THIS THE GREATEST TERRORIST CATASTROPHE SINCE 9/11? 
 
Three cities all lose power. No-one claims responsibility. Fears of a terrorist strike are imminent. 
 
Josh Harding is a tough SAS soldier. Yet his disregard for authority has landed him a secondment to MI6's anti-terrorism unit. In the wake of the mysterious 'Three Cities' attacks, Josh finds himself on the way to the USA, on the trail of a pair of intrepid young hackers who are out to try and make themselves a fortune, and who are in grave danger from those who would kill for the secrets they have managed to uncover: how to control the power of the Western world. 
 
But soon Josh finds himself waking up in a ditch, bloody and wounded, and with no memory of who he is, how he got there, or how he got hurt. Yet one thing is for certain - Josh is in danger. 
 
Stranded in the Wild West, Josh must rely on his instincts as a soldier and on the kindness of a beautiful stranger in order to escape those who appear intent on tracking him down and killing him - all for a secret he can't remember. 
 
His determination to discover who he is, and what he was doing there leads him into an explosive web of corporate blackmail, deceit and greed - where the stakes are high and where no-one can be trusted.

Blackout

tough, fast-moving military action from bestselling author Chris Ryan

Candace Robb

Many lies. But only one truth... 
 
Winter 1372, York: A man has drowned in the River Ouse. It soon becomes clear that his death was not an accident. But why would anyone want to kill a humble river pilot? 
 
As the crowds around the murdered man thicken, one-eyed spy Owen Archer is quickly brought to the scene by his adoptive son, Jasper. Renowned for solving many crimes, Owen is immediately drawn into the case. But right from the start he realises that it isn't a simple question of one victim, one suspect.And when a valuable cross goes missing and a woman is badly burnt in mysterious circumstances, the web of deceit widens. Then another body is found in the river. And as Owen and Jasper get closer to the truth, they find their own lives in danger...

The Guilt of Innocents

(The Owen Archer Mysteries: book IX): a captivating Medieval mystery guaranteed to have you hooked…

Attention all Jason Bourne, James Bond or Jack Reacher fans - this is the book for you! This is a thriller in every sense of the word, with double-backs and triple crosses galore. Add a razor sharp plot and you've got one hell of a ride! 
 
'Break-neck pacing, colourful locales and dizzying plot twists make the Quinn series a welcome addition to the political thriller genre.' -- Publishers Weekly 
'Battles keeps layering on the suspense until you can hardly breathe' -- Linwood Barclay 
'This book is a pure delight.' - Jeffrey Deaver 
'Who needs Lee Child when Battles is about?' -- ***** Reader review 
'Awesome - the style is crisp and the story fast paced with more twists and turns than a stream' -- ***** Reader review 
'Fabulous book, couldn't put it down' -- ***** Reader review 
'Excellent. Loved it' -- ***** Reader review 
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JONATHAN QUINN KEEPS PEOPLE'S SECRETS. NOW SOMEONE IS ABOUT TO UNCOVER HIS. 
 
Professional 'cleaner' Jonathan Quinn's latest job is a strange one: find and remove the remains of a body hidden twenty years ago inside the walls of a London building, before the building is demolished. 
 
 But Quinn and his team are being watched. 
 
Suddenly caught in the crossfire between two dangerous rivals, Quinn must unravel the identity of the body and why it still poses so great a threat even in death. Because a plot stretching from the former Soviet Union to Hong Kong, from Paris to London, from Los Angeles to Maine is rapidly falling apart. 
 
And Quinn hasn't just been hired to tie up loose ends - he is one.

The Silenced

(Jonathan Quinn: book 4)

Simon Kernick

This engrossing and unputdownable fast-paced thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick, the UK's answer to Harlan Coben, is perfect for fans of David Baldacci, Stuart MacBride and Peter James. Guaranteed to get your blood pumping - a real edge-of-your-seat ride! 
 
'Hang on tight!' - Harlan Coben 
'Full of Kernick's trademark cheerful amoral characters, it's irresistible entertainment' -- Sunday Mirror 
'A spectacularly fast moving and captivating read.' -- Lovereading 
'Wow I absolutely loved this book from start to finish' -- ***** Reader review 
'I couldn't put it down and read it within 24 hours of getting it!' -- ***** Reader review 
'Fast paced thriller with the twists and turns that keeps you enthralled from the first page to the last' -- ***** Reader review 
'Full of tension and excitement' -- ***** Reader review 
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YOU'VE SEEN TOO MUCH. NOWHERE IS SAFE NOW. 
 
THE WITNESS 
When Jane Kinnear sees her lover being murdered, she suddenly finds herself in danger. Taken to an anonymous police safe-house, it soon becomes clear that her lover was an MI5 informant with important information about an imminent terrorist attack. 
 
THE DETECTIVE 
DI Ray Mason of Counter Terrorism Command is a man with a controversial past, but his effectiveness at getting results means that he's now been given the task of preventing the attack from taking place. But can he be trusted, and does he know more about the attack than he's letting on? 
 
THE KILLER 
In the safe-house, Jane is trying to piece together a description of her lover's killer. But what she doesn't know is that the killer has already found out who she is, and where she is hiding. 
 
And now he's coming for her ...

The Witness

(DI Ray Mason: Book 1): a gripping, race-against-time thriller by the best-selling author Simon Kernick

Stella Rimington

Stella Rimington brings all her experience as the first woman Director General of MI5 to bear in a heart-stopping thriller series that takes us deep into a wilderness of mirrors where nothing is what it seems and no one can be trusted.

Former head of MI5 Stella Rimington brings the high-stakes world of intelligence to life in AT RISK – the first novel in her bestselling and much-loved series featuring MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle. 
 
'A cracking good thriller' The Observer 
'Intelligent [and] undeniably pacy' Guardian 
 
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For MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle the nagging complications of her private life are quickly forgotten at Monday’s Counter-Terrorist meeting. An invisible may have entered mainland Britain. 
 
An ‘invisible’ is a terrorist who is an ethnic native of the target country, who can cross its borders unchecked and move about unnoticed – the ultimate nightmare. 
 
For Liz this signals the start of an operation that will test her to the limit. Who or what is the target? Where and who is the invisible? With each passing hour the danger increases. 
 
But as she desperately sifts the incoming intelligence and analyses the reports from her agents she finally realises that it is her ability to get inside her enemy’s head that is the only hope of averting disaster. 
 
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At Risk

(Liz Carlyle 1)

Frederick Forsyth

Can you forgive the past? 
 
It's 1963 and a young German reporter has been assigned the suicide of a holocaust survivor. The news story seems straighforward, this is a tragic insight into one man's suffering. But a long hidden secret is discovered in the pages of the dead man's diary. 
 
What follows is life-and-death hunt for a notorious former concentration camp-commander, a man responsible for the deaths of thousands, a man as yet unpunished.

The Odessa File

Fall is the third novel in Candice Fox's acclaimed series, following Hades, winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut 2014, and Eden, winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel 2015. 
 
If Detective Frank Bennett tries hard enough, he can sometimes forget that Eden Archer, his partner in the Homicide Department, is also a moonlighting serial killer . . . 
 
Thankfully their latest case is proving a good distraction. Someone is angry at Sydney’s beautiful people – and the results are anything but pretty. On the rain-soaked running tracks of Sydney’s parks, a predator is lurking, and it’s not long before night-time jogs become a race to stay alive. 
 
While Frank and Eden chase shadows, a different kind of danger grows closer to home. Frank’s new girlfriend Imogen Stone is fascinated by cold cases, and her latest project – the disappearance of the two Tanner children more than twenty years ago – is leading her straight to Eden’s door. 
 
And, as Frank knows all too well, asking too many questions about Eden Archer can get you buried as deep as her past …

Fall

It's the late 1930s in an America slowly pulling itself out of the Depression. War is threatening in Europe, but in America, with forty million citizens of German ancestry, there is great pressure to stay out of the fight. 
 
Jimmy Nessheim, a young Special Agent in the fledgling FBI, is assigned to infiltrate a new German-American organisation known as the Bund. Ardently pro-Nazi, it is conspiring to sabotage President Roosevelt's efforts to stop Hitler's advance. But as Nessheim's investigation takes him into the very heart of the Bund, it becomes increasingly clear that something far more sinister is at work, something that seems to lead directly to the White House. Drawn into the centre of Washington's high society, Nessheim finds himself caught up in a web of political intrigue and secret lives. But as he moves closer to the truth, an even more lethal plot emerges, one that could rewrite history in the most catastrophic of ways... 
 
Set in the tense years before the Second World War, Fear Itself offers a rich depiction of history as it was - and as it might have been. A compelling thriller, it tells the riveting story of a plot that had the potential to change the world

Fear Itself

From the New York Times bestselling co-author of Never Never comes an ingenious and edgy suspense novel that will keep you guessing to the very last page . . . 
 
12.46: 13-year-old Claire Bingley stands alone at a bus stop 
 
 12.47: Ted Conkaffey parks his car beside her 
 
 12.52: The girl is missing . . .Six minutes - that’s all it took to ruin Detective Ted Conkaffey’s life. 
 
Accused but not convicted of Claire’s abduction, he escapes north, to the steamy, croc-infested wetlands of Crimson Lake. 
 
Amanda Pharrell knows what it’s like to be public enemy no.1. Maybe it’s her murderous past that makes her so good as a private investigator, tracking lost souls in the wilderness. Her latest target, missing author Jake Scully, has a life more shrouded in secrets than her own - so she enlists help from the one person in town more hated than she is: Ted Conkaffey. 
 
But the residents of Crimson Lake are watching the pair’s every move. And for Ted, a man already at breaking point, this town is offering no place to hide . . .

Crimson Lake

Taylor Stevens

Fearless heroine, Vanessa Munroe - brilliant, intelligent and utterly ruthless - is here to sort out the bad guys in this gripping series.Think Jason Bourne, meets Lara Croft and you're halfway there…

Information specialist Vanessa ‘Michael’ Munroe has a global reputation for getting things done, often dangerous and violent things. 
 
But her reputation has brought her dangerous enemies. 
 
On a busy Dallas street, Munroe is kidnapped by an unseen opponent and thrust into an underground world where women and girls are merchandise and a shadowy figure known as The Doll Maker controls her every move. 
 
Now everything pivots on one simple choice: Munroe must use her unique set of skills to deliver a high-profile young woman into the same nightmare that she once endured, or condemn to torture and certain death the one person she loves above all else.

The Doll

(Vanessa Munroe: Book 3)

Full of intrigue and twists and turns, this is a compelling and captivating murder mystery written by Candace Robb - expertly skilled at weaving suspense with a real sense of history. Fans of Ellis Peters, S J Parris, Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell will not be disappointed! 
 
'Meticulously researched, authentic and gripping' -- Yorkshire Evening Post 
'As full of intrigue as a Deighton or a le Carré' -- Guardian 
'Keeps you turning the pages in anticipation!' -- ***** Reader review 
'I love The Owen Archer Series and I intend to read everyone of them. I am hooked!' -- ***** Reader review 
'Great story with lots of twists and turns' -- ***** Reader review 
'An excellent story, well written and keep you in suspense' -- ***** Reader review 
'My lack of sleep over the past few days has had more to do with wanting to stay glued to the story than insomnia' -- ***** Reader review 
 
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ONE FAKED DEATH; ONE MURDER; ONE MYSTERIOUS YEAR... 
 
When a young nun, Joanna Calverley, dies of fever in the town of Beverley, they waste no time in burying her, fearing the plague. 
 
But nine months later a woman turns up claiming to be Joanna, saying she faked her own death. 
 
When murder follows close on her heels, John Thoresby, Archbishop of York, knows he must enlist the help of his favourite detective, Owen Archer. While Owen sets off for Leeds and Scarborough to speak with the Percy family and Geoffrey Chaucer, who is spying for the King, his wife Lucie tries to discover from Joanna the events of her missing year. 
 
Soldiers fleeing to France, relic-trading and incest are just a few of the secrets which emerge. 
 
Can Archer unravel the mystery surrounding this nun?

The Nun's Tale

(The Owen Archer Mysteries: book III): an evocative and enthralling historical mystery set in Medieval York that will have you gripped from page one…

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From the Sunday Times #1 bestselling author 
 
'Complex, human characters, and a dark, meaty story, and fine writing, and a great sense of place — this is one of the best crime thrillers of the year. Sign me up as a big-time Fox fan!' LEE CHILD, author of the Jack Reacher series 
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When former detective Ted Conkaffey is wrongly accused of abducting a teenage girl, he hopes the Queensland town of Crimson Lake will be the perfect place to disappear. 
 
But nowhere is safe from the girl’s devastated father. Dale Bingley plans to take brutal revenge – and if Ted can't find the real abductor, he’ll be the first casualty. 
 
Meanwhile, on the beer-soaked floor of a nearby roadside shack, two young bartenders lie dead. As the homicide investigation unravels, Ted and his unlikely ally private detective Amanda Pharrell are brought in to assist on the case. 
 
While Ted fights to clear his own name, their hunt for the killer draws them into a violent dance with evil. 
 
They have one shot at redemption. It just might cost them their lives… 
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Steeped in tension, REDEMPTION is an absorbing crime thriller from an award-winning writer which will hold you in its grip to the final page. 
 
'If you like great thrillers, you'll love Candice Fox!' - Lee Child

Redemption

Anthony Horowitz

Secrets can kill. 
 
Smooth-tongued divorce lawyer Richard Price is bludgeoned to death at his London home. 
 
Scrawled on the wall beside the body: the number 182. 
 
What does it mean? And who was at his front door just minutes before he died and while he was still talking on the phone? 
 
Confronted with this most baffling of mysteries, the police are forced to turn to private investigator Daniel Hawthorne. 
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'EASILY THE GREATEST OF OUR CRIME WRITERS'Sunday Times 
 
'My favourite literary hero at the moment is Anthony Horowitz' Shari Lapena 
 
'Pure pleasure for readers ... A must-read delight.' WALL STREET JOURNAL 
 
'Sheer genius ... A joy from start to finish' INDEPENDENT

The Sentence is Death

A mind-bending murder mystery from the bestselling author of THE WORD IS MURDER

'A brilliantly constructed spy novel' Observer 
 
'Grips from start to finish ... Superb' Mail on Sunday 
 
MUNICH, SEPTEMBER 1938 
 
Hitler is determined to start a war. Chamberlain is desperate to preserve the peace. 
 
They will meet in a city which forever afterwards will be notorious for what is about to take place. 
 
As Chamberlain's plane judders over the channel and the Fuhrer's train steams south, two young men travel with their leaders. Former friends from a more peaceful time, they are now on opposing sides. 
 
As Britain's darkest hour approaches, the fate of millions could depend on them - and the secrets they're hiding. 
 
Spying. Betrayal. Murder. Is any price too high for peace?

Munich

Christopher Reich

Doctor Jonathan Ransom thought he knew everything about his wife Emma until she was killed in a tragic skiing accident in the Swiss Alps. They had been married for eight years, eight blissful years in which they had travelled the world together. But the day after her death a mysterious letter addressed to her arrives at their hotel. When he opens it, his beliefs begin to unravel -- fast. . 
 
In the envelope is a railway baggage check to a suitcase that reveals an Emma far removed from the down-to-earth nurse who has been his constant and loyal companion all those years. In it he discovers the clues to a double life. Was she having an affair? When is your wife not your wife? And when she is not your wife, who is she? 
 
The answers begin right outside the train station where two policeman are waiting - to kill him. There are more answers as Jonathan escapes and the action sweeps him through Switzerland on a quest to discover the truth abut Emma. He is pursued by ruthless killers, entangled in an international conspiracy that touches all the world's Security Services and which will end in a denouement which is as breathtaking as it is totally unexpected.

Rules of Deception

A New York Times bestseller, The Informationist introduces Vanessa Michael Munroe, a brilliant new heroine, in a thriller for fans of Lisbeth Salander, Jack Reacher and Jason Bourne. 
 
 
'One of the best thrillers of the year!' Tess Gerritsen 
 
Vanessa Munroe deals in information - covert information. With an extraordinary intellect, a physique that allows her to pass as either male or female, and ruthless martial arts skills, she offers a unique service to anyone - government or individual - who'll pay her. 
 
Now a Texas oil billionaire has hired her to find his daughter, who vanished in Africa four years earlier. Where international investigators have tried and failed, Munroe follows a cold trail far into the lawless lands of central Africa. 
 
And then things spin out of control. 
 
Pulled deep into the mystery of the missing girl, Munroe finds herself cut off from civilisation and left for dead. Her only hope of discovering the truth - and of getting out of Africa alive - is to face up to the violent past that she's fought so hard to forget.

The Informationist

(Vanessa Munroe: Book 1)

It is six months since Jonathan Ransom foiled the attack on an Israeli jet that threatened to plunge the world into war. He has spent the last six months in hiding in South East Asia avoiding having to confront his wife's double life and the lie that was their eight-year marriage. 
 
Now Emma has initiated a reconciliation which Ransom reluctantly goes along with. They meet in London and vow to start over with no more secrets between them. 
 
But only minutes after they reunite, they bear witness to a terrible act of violence. A band of gunmen ambush a convoy of limousines carrying the U.S. Secretary of State and the Saudi Arabian Oil Minister to a secret meeting. Caught in the midst of the attack, Jonathan and Emma take matters into their own hands. When the violence subsides, the Saudi Minister has been killed, all of the terrorists are dead, and Emma is missing. Despite their actions, Jonathan and Emma fall under suspicion. 
 
Pursued by MI5, Jonathan knows that his only path to freedom lies in tracking down his wife. To do so, he must learn once and for all the truth behind her identity, and whether she has renounced her ways as a spy. Or if he, Jonathan Ransom, is the ultimate pawn in a game far beyond his imagining.

Rules of Vengeance

Vanessa Michael Munroe – the fearless heroine of the New York Times bestseller The Informationist – returns in a gripping thriller sequel for fans of Lisbeth Salander, Jack Reacher and Jason Bourne. 
 
Eight years ago, a man walked five-year-old Hannah out the front doors of her school and spirited her over the Mexican border, taking her into the world of a cult known as The Chosen. 
 
Now, after years of searching, childhood survivors of the group have found the girl in Argentina. But getting her out is a whole new challenge. 
 
For the rescue they need someone who is brilliant, fearless and utterly ruthless. 
 
They need Vanessa Michael Munroe. 
 
Because the only way to get Hannah out is for Munroe to go in …

The Innocent

(Vanessa Munroe: Book 2)

Alex Berenson

CIA agent John Wells has been undercover so long that his bosses are no longer sure he's still loyal - or even still alive. 
 
For years Wells has been building his cover in the mountains of Afghanistan, his existence known only to a few senior CIA officials. But now he's coming home - and no one, including his CIA minder Jennifer Exley, knows what to expect. 
 
He is a man alone, used by two adversaries and trusted by neither. And as terrorists prepare to unleash the most devastating attack in history, Wells knows he is the only man who can stop them. With or without the government's approval...

The Faithful Spy

Spy Thriller

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