In A Conflict of Interest we follow the further adventures of Mark Ordish alias Alpha One Zero. He is still with the Kurdish Peshmerga Brigades, but this time they are working with Iraqi forces in capturing villages still in ISIS hands in their approach to Mosul. In the assult on Mosul the Kurds for political reasons are excluded from the main attack, and are tasked to seal any escape avenue to the north. To Mark, and his American colleague the various interests of the surrounding countries is only delaying the inevitable, but this is the frustration, and dangers that they face along with suicide bombers, and improvised explosive devices. This books is dedicated to all Royal Marines - past, present and future.

Jack Reeca s hurting. Wounded three times by his old enemy, psychopathic killer David Walker, hea s got his life back a " just a " with the help of two fun-loving seA+/-oritas. But when Jack starts diving for Brinks Mat gold bars in MA!laga Lakes, and is befriended by beautiful rock sensation, Caviar, his Andalusian farm attracts attention from all the wrong quarters, including David Walker. The psycho has made a fresh kill, and is now branded a the Rabbit Mana and a the Costa Killera . And then Caviar goes missinga | With the action swinging from southern Spain to the Black Sea coast of Turkey, the intimacies of kidnapping and revenge are fully explored. Ita s the Stockholm syndrome, and ita s often sexual, sometimes humorous and frequently violent. Desmond McGratha s insight into the minds of killer captive and pursuer is breathtaking, and in an epic showdown worthy of a Clint Eastwood Western, we see how an armed man whoa s frightened of nothing can harbour a secret terror a " of the beast inside himself.

You told each other everything. Then she told you too much.

Kit has risen to the top of her profession and is on the brink of achieving everything she wanted. She hasn’t let anything stop her.

But now someone else is standing in her way – Diane. Best friends at seventeen, their shared ambition made them inseparable. Until the day Diane told Kit her secret – the worst thing she’d ever done, the worst thing Kit could imagine – and it blew their friendship apart.

Kit is still the only person who knows what Diane did. And now Diane knows something about Kit that could destroy everything she’s worked so hard for.

How far would Kit go, to make the hard work, the sacrifice, worth it in the end? What wouldn’t she give up? Diane thinks Kit is just like her. Maybe she’s right. Ambition: it’s in the blood . . .

Give Me Your Hand is the latest blistering thriller from Megan Abbott.

Morgan Jones' heart-stopping thriller, The Good Sister, sees one father go further than he ever knew possible, to rescue a daughter who doesn't want to be saved. A missing daughter. A desperate father. A journey to save them both. Sofia Mounir's world is not her own. Her mother is sick, her father broken, the London they live in is dying of greed and self-obsession. So she flees, to Raqqa: heart of the caliphate, foundation stone of a just world that she will help to build. From violence and sacrifice will grow something beautiful, and she will be part of it. Her faith will be equal to everything asked of her. Until it isn't. Until it becomes clear that not all her new brothers' and sisters' intentions are as pure as her own. Until even her faith becomes a liability. Where do you turn, when the future you've longed for wants you dead?

AN ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING CRIME MYSTERY WITH A MASSIVE TWIST A murdered woman found executed by a single gunshot. And worse is to come. Detective Rachel King has two victims to deal with. The first woman was local nurse, Agnes Moore. One of the victim's friends makes contact but then disappears. Does Rachel have a serial killer on her hands? And what was Agnes really helping local girls with? Meanwhile Rachel's former lover, well-known villain Jed McAteer, come back to haunt her with his connections to the victims. Who will pay the ultimate price next?

The Overnight Kidnapper is the twenty-third Inspector Montalbano mystery, from the international bestselling author Andrea Camilleri.

After a hectic morning involving two rather irritating cases of mistaken identity, Inspector Montalbano finally arrives in his office ready find out what's troubling Vigàta this week. What he discovers is unnerving. A woman on her way home from work has been held up at gunpoint, chloroformed and kidnapped, but then released just hours later – unharmed and with all her possessions – into the open countryside.

Later that day, Montalbano hears from Enzo, the owner of his favourite restaurant, that his niece has recently been the victim of the exact same crime. Before long, a third instance of this baffling overnight kidnapping has been reported.

As far as Montalbano can tell, there is no link between the attacker and the victims. So what exactly is this mystery assailant gaining from these fleeting kidnappings? And what can he do to stop them? Montalbano must use all his logic and intuition if he is to answer these pressing questions before the kidnapper finds his next victim . . .

'You Haunt me like a beautiful jewel, hung in ghastly night' - William Shakespeare Sam had kept his final promise to his late wife Annie, but sitting on the steps outside the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London, he can hear a woman shouting behind him; their meeting will alter the direction of their lives forwver. But was their meeting by accident? Or had fate, or a force beyond their control, drawn them together? Both bear scars from their past: Sam's due to a betrayal of love and trust - caustic memories that eat away at his soul; Penny's because of guilt from early childhood, loney and friendless - blame which won't allow her to believe in herself. When their friendship takes on a momentum of its own, Sam becomes drawn into her life as an actress - and the lives of her two meddling, eccentric aunties. But behind the scenes, simmering revenge and betrayal is being acted out .... a plot that could not only destroy Penny's career and sanity, but Sam's reputation as a man who, come hell or high water, never ever turns his back on friends.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door and Not a Happy Family "The End of Her will keep you guessing right up to the end . . . once you pick it up, you will not want to put it down." -USA Today "[Shari Lapena is] the queen of the one-sit read" -Linwood Barclay A long-ago accident-and a visitor from out of the blue. . . Stephanie and Patrick are adjusting to life with their colicky twin girls. The babies are a handful, but even as Stephanie struggles with the disorientation of sleep deprivation, there's one thing she's sure of: she has all she ever wanted. Then Erica, a woman from Patrick's past, appears and makes a disturbing accusation. Patrick had always said his first wife's death was an accident, but now Erica claims it was murder. Patrick insists he's innocent, that this is nothing but a blackmail attempt. Still, Erica knows things about Patrick--things that make Stephanie begin to question her husband. Stephanie isn't sure what, or who, to believe. As Stephanie's trust in Patrick begins to falter, Patrick stands to lose everything. Is Patrick telling the truth--is Erica the persuasive liar Patrick says she is? Or has Stephanie made a terrible mistake? How will it end?

A vengeful killer is intent on his quest to shame the religious perpetrators of his childhood abuse in care and his betrayal in the theatre world. Young women snatched from the street are the instruments of his trade. DI Mike Kendrick seeks to stop the slaughter which threatens to wreak havoc with his troubled mind. His inner turmoil hides a secret that will test his sanity as he grapples with an adversary whose own secret could destroy him.

Before he dies, an IS jihadist warns the West of a planned attack in London. The terrorist operation is going to strike at the very heart of British democracy on an unprecedented scale and MI6 agent Daniel Rankin is tasked with trying to prevent it. But unexpected forces are working against him. Retired detective, Charlie Watts, joins Daniel and together they find themselves pitted not only against the terrorists and a powerful financier but also the American NSA. And somewhere deep inside MI6 is a traitor determined to stop them. In the worlds of corporate finance, spies and counter-espionage everyone has their own hidden agenda and Daniel doesn't know who to trust. He has little information and many questions. If Daniel is to find the answers, he must confront the secrects from his own past. Immensely readable and with its surprising twists, this fast-paced adventure in the Daniel Rankin series is the most exciting yet.

From International Number One Bestseller Andrew Gross, The Last Brother is the thrilling historical novel about three brothers and the Mafia in 1930s New York.

1930s New York City. Three brothers grow up poor on the Lower East Side, until the death of their father forces them to find work to support their family. Each brother takes a different path.

Twelve-year-old Morris Rabishevsky apprentices himself to a garment manufacturer with the aim of running the business. Sol, six years older, heads to accounting school but is forced to drop out. Scarred by a family tragedy, Harry falls under the spell of the charismatic Louis Buchalter, who in a few short years becomes the most ruthless mobster in town. Morris convinces Sol to go into business with him, but Harry can't be lured away from the glamour, power and money of the mob.

As their business grows, Buchalter sets his sights on the unions that control the garment maker's factories, setting up a fatal showdown that could bring them together or shatter their family forever.

From the number one bestselling author, Peter James, comes an explosive standalone thriller that will grip you and won't let go until the very last page.

Investigative reporter Ross Hunter nearly didn’t answer the phone call that would change his life – and possibly the world – for ever.

‘I’d just like to assure you I’m not a nutcase, Mr Hunter. My name is Dr Harry F. Cook. I know this is going to sound strange, but I’ve recently been given absolute proof of God’s existence – and I’ve been advised there is a writer, a respected journalist called Ross Hunter, who could help me to get taken seriously.’

What would it take to prove the existence of God? And what would be the consequences?

This question and its answer lie at the heart of Absolute Proof, an international thriller from bestselling author Peter James.

The false faith of a billionaire evangelist, the life’s work of a famous atheist, and the credibility of each of the world’s major religions are all under threat. If Ross Hunter can survive long enough to present the evidence . . .

In the third instalment in the life of Detective William Warwick, following on from Hidden in Plain Sight, international bestseller Jeffrey Archer once again displays his mastery at the art of storytelling.

Detective Inspector William Warwick is tasked with a dangerous new line of work, to go undercover and expose corruption at the heart of the Metropolitan Police Force.

His team focuses on Detective Sergeant Jerry Summers, a young officer living an extravagant lifestyle. But Summers develops a personal relationship with a WPC on William’s team and the investigation hangs in the balance.

As his undercover officers draw the threads together, William realizes that the corruption may go far higher than his initial assessment, and that more of his colleagues than he thought possible might be willing to turn a blind eye . . .

n Opwindende nuwe spanningsverhaal deur die skrywer van Skoenlapper. Journalis Alex Derksen verdwyn terwyl hy 'n storie oor 'n mynsindikaat dek. Sy hacker vriendin, Sarah, spoor Ranna Abrahamson in Indie op en oorreed haar om na Suid-Afrika terug te keer. Sarah hou vol dat sy Alex slegs met Ranna se hulp kan opspoor. Haar motiewe is egter nie heeltemal suiwer nie. Ranna moet die traumatiese aand van haar pa se dood onthou om die buit van ’n lank vergete rooftog kan opspoor en so Alex se lewe te red.

Meet DI HILLARY GREENE, a policewoman struggling to save her career and catch criminals. Wayne Sutton is found dead by a stream in a beautiful meadow. His head has been bashed in and a red paper heart left on his body. The handsome young artist had a reputation as a ladies' man. DI Hillary Greene discovers that many wealthy married women were buying his paintings and taking 'private' art lesson from him. It appears that several of them might have wanted him dead. Hillary also has a new detective sergeant, Gemma Fordham. Seemingly efficient and pleasant, she harbours a secret agenda. Can Hillary get to the bottom of a complex case involving jealousy, love, and cold-blooded murder?

The ancient city of Petra was devastated by a violent earthquake in 363 AD. It had been built by the Nabataeans some thirteen hundred years before. It had been fashioned from threee red sand stone ridges and some of the temples they constructed still partially survive today. Our story concerns the adventures of four archaeologists, who have been invited by the Jordanian Government to look through the ruins and see what they can uncover. A Jewish theologian is also there but he pursues a life time ambition to find the last resting place of Moses. He believes that with Moses is alos entombed the Ark of the Covenant, which is said to contain the tablets of stone inscribed with the Ten Commandments. Read on and enjoy some of the history of the past that is about to be incovered and some that perhaps is not.

Em has lived a quiet life with her complicated mother and is now looking for love and a potential escape from her small hometown. When a masked man kidnaps her in the dark of night, though, she is drawn into a terrifying world.

Jodie has been trying to forget a troubling time in her life, pouring her trauma into her work and out of her mind. Until one night her daughter is kidnapped and Jodie is dragged back into the violence.

As Em and Jodie race into the darkness, the agony of the past rushes up to meet them. It will take all their devotion and courage to escape this night alive.

Bold, vivid and heart-racingly intense, The Long Night is the darkest and most exhilarating novel yet from bestselling author Christian White.