From the master storyteller, Ken Follett, Hornet Flight is a startling thriller set amidst the Danish Resistance.

Europe in Darkness

1941. The Nazis have Denmark in their vice-like grip, their malign presence corroding everything its inhabitants hold dear. Even the police betray their countrymen and work with the Gestapo to hunt down spies.

A Glimmer of Hope

In this hostile climate the Danish resistance discover a secret that could change the course of the war – proof of an advanced German radar installation that is causing catastrophic losses to Allied planes bringing the fight to Germany.

A Dangerous Mission

The resistance must get the information to the British and will have only one chance, using a near-derelict Hornet Moth bi-plane mouldering away in a church. If they succeed the balance of the war will be tipped in the Allies’ favour but failure will see them killed . . .

An unwelcome blast from the past puts Patrick and Ingrid back in harm's way . . . Nicholas Haldane was dead, but he wouldn't lie down. And now Julian Hardy, the man who hired him in a bid to destroy Richard Daws, a top official in the National Crime Agency, is out of prison and has changed his surname to Mannering. Patrick Gillard, working for the agency but within the Avon and Somerset force with his wife Ingrid Langley, receives a request from MI5, for whom he used to work, to investigate Mannering. They are then called in when his cleaner makes a shocking discovery. Meanwhile, an enigmatic couple calling themselves Simon and Natasha Graves turn up in the village, intent on pestering Patrick's recently widowed mother. Could there be a connection to Mannering? Patrick and Ingrid are soon embroiled in a deeply personal and disturbing case.

EVERY OPERATIVE KNOWS THE RULES. The mission comes first. You are a deniable asset. Betrayal is punished by death. 'A writer of almost cinematic talent' DAILY EXPRESS Alex Reeve was Operative 66. A former special-ops soldier and one of the UK's most lethal weapons, he was a member of SC9 - an elite covert unit with a remit to assassinate the country's most dangerous enemies. Falsely accused of treason, Reeve was condemned to live in the shadows as the merciless killers he once trained alongside were ordered to terminate the 'rogue asset'. But tricked into revealing himself, Reeve is dragged into a deadly international conspiracy involving the British state, shadowy Russian agents... and his own father, a violent murderer newly released from prison. But if there's one man who can survive... it is Operative 66. From the internationally bestselling author of the Wilde & Chase series comes an explosive new thriller - the perfect pulse-racing read for fans of LEE CHILD, VINCE FLYNN and GREGG HURWITZ.

Worth and Niccola Caivano are more than husband and wife. Long-married business-and sparring-partners, the Caivanos are always looking for the next exciting business venture. When they are invited to Cancun to meet up with Parker, a "Golden Boy" full of promises, they are exposed to more than just a sweet business deal.

While Worth, a financial and management expert, tends to approach each new venture with enthusiasm, his attorney wife relies on her intuition and skepticism to lead her decisions. After Parker tells the couple about the huge potential in strife-torn areas of West Africa, Niccola has some misgivings but is eventually lured into an innovative but complicated housing and diamond deal along with her husband. Things turn sour when one of the major investors is found beaten to death with strategically placed blows in an airport lounge and Worth, an Aikido novice, becomes a suspect.

From Houston to Tel Aviv, Africa, and Antwerp, the intrepid couple must clear Worth's name and determine the actual killer-that is, until they witness a second murder and discover that they have been placed in serious danger.

"A seriously stylish, hugely compelling mystery... I was utterly gripped." - Lucy Foley Gabriela is a senior negotiator in the Foreign Office. When she returns to her young family after a seven-month stint in Moscow, something doesn't seem right. Isobel is a journalist on the local paper in Camden. After witnessing a violent attack, she starts to investigate. But someone saw her watching, and is making themselves known in increasingly frightening ways. As Gabriela's life begins to unravel, Isobel gets closer to the truth, and the two women's lives converge in this deeply chilling examination of deceit. Reader reviews for A Double Life 'A sensational story packed full of twists. What an unbelievable book, I'm absolutely flabbergasted by the ending... it's a cliffhanger, so I hope Philby is already working on a sequel because I NEED to know what happens next' 'A riveting and tense thriller exploring the actions of two women whose lives are about to collide' 'Can't wait for book 3!' 'Great read' Amazingly brilliant' 'Loved loved LOVED! I was hooked after the very first chapter. Engrossed in the story all the way through. The end hit me like a tonne of bricks!!! CANNOT WAIT for the 3rd book!!' 'Complex, chilling, fascinating. LOVED it' 'Addictive' 'Chilling' 'Gripping' Praise for A Double Life 'I was utterly gripped' LUCY FOLEY 'I fell into the vivid, frightening world Charlotte Philby creates so skilfully and didn't resurface until long after I'd turned the last page' JANE CASEY 'A Double Life confirms Charlotte Philby as the master of a sub-genre she basically invented' ERIN KELLY 'Brilliantly executed and tense' SUNDAY TIMES 'Terribly compelling... persuasive and absorbing' OBSERVER 'A pacy, gripping read that kept us on the edge of our seats' INDEPENDENT

Mary Valone is thinking about resigning from her position as medical secretary at Valleyview General Hospital. A saga surrounds the hospital and its executive director, whose swift rise to power has left countless bitter enemies in its wake. As her devoted son John urges her to retire early, Anthony DeTorrio is busy proving that he always gets what he wants. When Mary begins experiencing back pain, her doctor diagnoses her with a serious infection-a decision that propels John and his mother into a web of deceit, misdiagnoses, and vindictiveness directed by none other than DeTorrio himself. As John attempts to reignite a romantic relationship he lost once before, he realizes that someone wants his mother dead and decides nothing will stop him from finding vengeance for the inhumane treatment she has received. His journey to the truth takes him from western Pennsylvania to the glamour of fabulous Las Vegas and back again, leading him to answers no one would have ever expected. "Perceptions of Morality" is a strikingly candid tale of medical malpractice and retribution encompassing unscrupulous doctors, a corrupt hospital administration, and a civil case like no other.

Lee Robert Jackson's ability to detect spoken lies by the odor emitting from the speaker brings a rush of federal agents to Farmers Mill in an effort to hire the young farmer or to prevent him from being used against their agencies. Seedy characters mingle with FBI agents and CIA operatives in a battle of wits.

Fear of lie detecting creates conspiracies from the White House to Congress. Bureaucrats fear the orderly function of their activities hangs in the balance.

Jackson must earn money to regain Four Oaks, Lucy Crabtree's family farm before the fiery redhead will agree to marry him. CIA's beautiful McCoy twins set a trap for him as Sherry, the judge's daughter initiates a campaign of her own to acquire Four Oaks for herself.

Michael Dayne is accused of murder; he had motive and opportunity. Now he has control of a chemical weapon. The CIA, Yakuza, and North Korean agents want it. Forced on the run halfway around the world, his problems really begin.

Set during the outbreak of the Second World War, Night Over Water is about a perilous journey across the Atlantic to escape Britain, from the number one bestseller and master of the historical thriller, Ken Follett.

The Eve of War

Britain has just declared war against Nazi Germany. In Southampton, the world’s most luxurious airliner, the Pan American Clipper, takes off on its final flight to neutral New York – a haven for those fleeing the conflict.

A Disparate Group Flees

The passengers aboard the plane each have their own reasons for leaving Britain. Amongst them are an English aristocrat fleeing with his family and a fortune in jewels; a German scientist running away from the Nazis; a murderer returning under FBI escort; a wife escaping her controlling husband; and a devious thief determined to keep his spoils.

A Journey into Danger

Trapped on the plane, with only their fellow passengers for company, their journey over the Atlantic becomes increasingly fraught. Especially when it becomes apparent a plot is unfolding that may endanger all of their lives . . .

A renowned research biochemist is murdered. Nuclear material is stolen and an extremely deadly bio-chemical agent is compromised. A group of international terrorists, presumed to have been terminated years before, are confirmed to be alive and operating within the boarders of the United States. Now they have the capability to unleash weapons of mass destruction within the United States and their third world conspiracy to successfully undermine the stability of the U.S. Government looks to be inevitable. Brent Martin, a former U.S. Intelligence agent once tasked with the terrorists' destruction, is summoned back to the agency to counter their plan and preserve the safety of millions."Emerald Rain" is a suspense thriller which pits European and Middle East terrorists and global conspirators against the United States of America. The story brings to light how unprepared the United States, as a whole is able to combat overt acts of terrorism within the boundaries of our nation. At the same time it depicts the resiliency of our countries resolve to improvise, adapt and overcome any obstacle of freedom and defeat the terrorists at their own game.

A post 9-11 America sees a wave of suicide bombings by the members of the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization, who have slipped through the cracks and remain in the country. The Federal Government, facing the pressures of political correctness and dissent amongst enforcement means, has its hands tied. President Dobson leans on his old friend Todd Fox, who is a professor at the University of Virginia.

Fox, already in the planning stages with an intelligence shadow known as Jefferson, commissions a collection of hand-picked students at the University. This collection, known as "the Liberators," moves in an expeditious manner to train, mask and prepare for surgical operations aimed at rooting out the remaining Al-Qaeda cells in the country, and freeing America of the festering explosions of evil.

By 1933, life in Vienna is in chaos. The Nazis have taken over just north of the border; the rail workers are threatening to strike, and the economy is in shambles. Jean Louis Stein has completed his engineering studies, but jobs are scarce. Worse yet, his mother has not heard from his brother Franz in nearly two years. Frantic, she asks Jean to travel to the United States to search for him. Jean has no choice but to agree-he will do anything to stop his mother from crying-but his decision is about to lead him into a trap between two warring worlds.

Jean's ship docks in New York as the threat of war looms in the distance. After he finally connects with Franz, it is not long before his world turns dark once again-his mother has been captured and placed in a concentration camp along the Danube River. Through a network of operatives, Jean is soon coerced into spying for the Germans in order to keep his mother alive.

But as World War II breaks out and pandemonium envelops both the United States and his homeland, Jean is forced to make a life-altering decision once again.

At the end of the Cold War, Jack Cash finds himself sitting in a prison with no hope of parole. It appears that this super spy and international bounty hunter's days of intelligence gathering are over. Nicknamed Parthian Stranger by his inmates, Jack spends his days trying to figure out how to escape the prison where he has been hidden for the last twenty years. Everything is about to change for Jack when he awakens one morning to discover he is alone in the penitentiary. With no guards in sight, Jack makes his way up the prison walls and out to freedom. Now on the run, Jack is in a fight for his life and will stop at nothing-even if it means murdering anyone who gets in his way. But after he meets Sara Sanders, a victim of a stalker who enlists his help, he has no idea that the CIA is closing in an attempt to help him. Suddenly the life of a Parthian Stranger turns in an unexpected direction that leads him straight into a dangerous situation where he must pull out all the stops to not only save his own life, but also the lives of others.

Growing up in a family of eight in an Irish neighborhood ghetto in Boston, Massachusetts, is not an easy life. Cody realizes early on that a kid from this neighborhood can only become a priest, a cop, or a criminal. Cody chooses the latter. He quickly adapts to living on the streets. He desires the life of a criminal and is mentored by some of the most reputable gangsters known around Boston.

A career criminal, Cody pleads guilty to murder in the second degree and enters one of the harshest maximum correctional institutions in the country. But incarceration doesn't stop Cody; he adjusts easily to prison life. During his sentence, he escapes twice and commits several murders. With assistance from other inmates, he's accused of forming execution squads to maintain power. He helps organize a prison takeover while plotting to commit more murders. Death has been his best friend all of his life.

Cody has other friends in some strategic positions within the Massachusetts justice system. He's not the average man nor is he the average criminal. Although Cody never had a problem escaping prison, he realizes that he can never escape his past.

"The gray haired tramp was on the run. It took only seconds for the younger man to reach out, knowing his grasp would pull the ghost rider down, but just as his glove latched onto a bony shoulder, the phantom traveler twisted free. With incredible agility, he hit an open boxcar, and like some strange insect disappeared inside. Curly was right behind him, climbing into darkness. Suddenly, there was a scraping, banging sound as the cargo door opened on the other side of the train. For one split second, Curly saw the billowing of a ragged shirt as the hobo jumped into light and was gone. By the time Curly reached the sunlit opening, the train lurched forward and he grabbed instinctively to the side of the sliding door. As the locomotive pulled its hanger-ons out of the station, the gypsy looked for his ghost but he had vanished. It would be an easy drop to the ground, only a short walk back to the depot and home."