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When a man dies under mysterious circumstances at a London Underground station, Anne Beddingfeld—a courageous and curious young woman—finds herself drawn into a dangerous investigation. A single clue leads her to a mysterious stranger in a brown suit, setting off an unforgettable journey from England to South Africa. As Anne travels aboard a luxury ocean liner, she encounters secret identities, international criminals, hidden treasures, and deadly conspiracies.

Another title in the ever popular Agatha Christie series.The suave and debonair Colonel Race must solve a question, not of ‘accidental death or suicide’, but ‘murder or double murder’.Pretty, young Anne came to London looking for adventure. In fact, adventure comes looking for her – and finds her immediately at Hyde Park Corner tube station. Anne is present on the platform when a thin man, reeking of mothballs, loses his balance and is electocuted on the rails.The Scotland Yard verdict is accidental death.

A cryptic murder pulls a former soldier turned financial analyst deep into the corruption and menace that prowl beneath the opulent world of finance, in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller from David Baldacci. "A complex, high-powered thriller that will keep the reader guessing ...This...

Frank Mallory thought he’d left the violence behind. A former mob enforcer turned quiet private investigator’s assistant, he built a life with Patricia – a life he never believed he deserved. Then a professional hit meant for Frank takes Patricia instead. Now, grief burns through him like acid, stripping away the man she made him into. What’s left is what he always was – a predator who knows how to wait, watch, and kill without hesitation. As Frank hunts down the men responsible, he cuts deeper into the city’s underworld than he ever planned, uncovering old debts and darker secrets.

Don't miss Neil Lancaster's brand-new espionage thriller series! No Mercy available to buy now. ‘Grabbed me from the first page’ Ian Rankin ‘The best police procedural I’ve read in years’ Jane Casey This grave can never be opened. The head of Scotland’s most powerful crime family is...

The first Pike Logan novel from NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author BRAD TAYLOR. They call it the Taskforce. Commissioned at the highest level of the U.S. government. Protected from the prying eyes of Congress and the media. Designed to operate outside the bounds of U.S. law. Trained to exist on...

Amos Decker's life changed forever - twice. The first time was on the gridiron. A big, towering athlete, he was the only person from his hometown of Burlington ever to go pro. But his career ended before it had a chance to begin. On his very first play, a violent helmet-to-helmet collision knocked him off the field for good and left him with an improbable side effect - he can never forget anything.

After Howard's routine business trip ends with a reckless night of passion, he ends up with a gun and a mission. Meanwhile the mysterious Irishman, Tommy Morgan, seeks a buyer for a large cache of heroin. It's the early nineties, and IRA bombs continue to threaten the British mainland. When it seems like IRA has forsaken its war on drugs, Tommy takes matters into his own hands, and is plunged into a raging whirlpool of danger and deception. When their lives intertwine, can Tommy pull off the deal... and will Howard survive the dangerous, snow-covered streets of London?

Seventeen is a hitman, the best in the world, so-called because there were 16 before him, stretching back through the decades. Every government organisation in the world wants his services and every other high-level hitman has placed a target on his back. Because to be the best, you have to beat the best. When Seventeen is ordered to find and kill his predecessor, the hit goes wrong and hunter turns to hunted. An ultraviolent duel develops between two assassins at the height of their powers, but when they fight themselves to a standstill, the real target of the hit emerges.

The DIVISIBLE MAN origin story. The media calls it a "miracle" when air charter pilot Will Stewart survives an aircraft in-flight breakup, but Will's miracle pales beside the stunning aftereffect of the crash. Barely on his feet again, Will and his police sergeant wife Andy race to rescue an innocent child from a heinous abduction.

Don't miss Neil Lancaster's brand-new espionage thriller series! No Mercy available to buy now. ‘Grabbed me from the first page’ Ian Rankin ‘The best police procedural I’ve read in years’ Jane Casey This grave can never be opened. The head of Scotland’s most powerful crime family is...

Caught up in a series of hideous headline-generating crimes, Will Stewart questions whether to reveal himself or allow innocent lives to be lost. An old enemy surfaces. A vile night stalker poses a threat. And helping Andy determine the fate of a missing Essex police officer while testing the side effects of "the other thing" pushes Will to the edge...until he's accused of a crime he DID commit.

An unexpected visit from the FBI threatens Will Stewart's secret and sends Detective Andy Stewart on a collision course with her darkest impulses. A twisted road reveals how a long-buried Cold War secret has been weaponized. And Pidge shows a daring side of herself that could cost her dearly. The Essex County crew meets deadly threats with courage, invention and biting humor on a non-stop adventure that confronts rabid racists, scheming media manipulators and an international conspiracy aimed at disrupting the American political process.

A Hollywood A-list actor asks Will to pilot her on a suspicious mission. A secret meeting to reveal Will's ability to the Deputy Director of the FBI goes horribly wrong. And connections between a feared drug cartel and emerging terrorist threat point to a disaster with consequences that will shake American democracy to its core. From one end of the country to the other, Will and Andy race to stay one step ahead of security and law enforcement authorities bent on taking an international investigation down the wrong road.

Tormented by a cyber stalker, Lane Franklin's best friend turns to suicide. Lane's frantic call to Will and Andy Stewart launches them on a desperate rescue mission that turns into a battle to bring down a dark multimillion dollar scheme. When it all goes bad, Will must adapt his extraordinary ability to survive the dangerous high steel and glass of Chicago as Andy and Pidge encounter the edge of disaster.

Will and Andy are drawn deeper into the consequences of their connection to the FBI as a terrifying string of sniper killings threatens to unhinge the entire nation.

When a witness knows too much, the system isn’t enough to keep them alive. That’s when Magic Man is called. Operating outside the law with a covert unit known as the Ghost Squad, Magic Man specializes in impossible cases, witnesses hunted by killers with money, power, and no limits. No paperwork. No publicity. No second chances.

‘Recommended. I read it one breathless sitting’ Ian Rankin A gripping new standalone spy thriller, recalling the classic film Casablanca, from the winner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for Best Thriller of the Year and ‘the master of the modern spy thriller’ (Mail on Sunday). A...

BOND MUST PROVE HIS LOYALTY TO MI6 IN A DEADLY DUEL Narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Bond may have a license to kill, but “Pistols” Scaramanga has a talent for it. He’s a KGB-trained assassin who’s left a trail of dead British Secret Service agents in his wake. His weapon of choice? A...

Tom Harrison is the Tick Tock Man. He has the most dangerous job in Britain: defusing terrorist bombs. A job that demands nerves of steel and courage to match. But his skill is being tested to the limit by a new IRA bombing campaign. It's different from the others, each device more deadly and cunning than the last, each more difficult for him to neutralise. It's almost as if someone is testing him, trying to find his limits - a long-dead adversary reaching out to him from beyond the grave.