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A journalist in nineteenth-century New York matches wits with a
serial killer in a gripping thriller by the prizewinning author of
the Ian Hamilton Mysteries. New York, 1880. Elizabeth van den Broek
is the only female reporter at the Herald, the city's most popular
newspaper. Then she and her bohemian friend Carlotta Ackerman find
a woman's body wrapped like a mummy in a freshly dug hole in
Central Park-the intended site of an obelisk called Cleopatra's
Needle. The macabre discovery takes Elizabeth away from the society
pages to follow an investigation into New York City's darkest
shadows. When more bodies turn up, each tied to Egyptian lore,
Elizabeth is onto a headline-making scoop more sinister than she
could have imagined. Her reporting has readers spellbound, and each
new clue implicates New York's richest and most powerful citizens.
And a serial killer is watching every headline. Now a madman with
an indecipherable motive is coming after Elizabeth and everyone she
loves. She wants a good story? She may have to die to get it.
The fight for vengeance has no victors... AD 936 The great warrior,
Einar Unnsson, wants revenge. His mother's assassin has stolen her
severed head and Einar is hungry for his blood. Only one thing
holds him back. He is a newly sworn in Wolf Coat, and must
accompany them on their latest quest. The Wolf Coats are a band of
fearsome bloodthirsty warriors, who roam the seas, killing any
enemies who get in their way. Now they're determined to destroy
their biggest enemy, King Eirik, as he attempts to take the throne
of Norway. Yet, for Einar, the urge to return to Iceland is growing
every day. Only there, in his homeland, can he avenge his mother
and salve his grief. But what Einar doesn't know is that this is
where an old enemy lurks, and his thirst for vengeance equals
Einar's... Read Tim Hodkinson's newest epic Viking adventure.
PRAISE FOR TIM HODKINSON: 'A brilliantly written historical
adventure which will appeal to fans of Bernard Cornwell, George
R.R. Martin, and especially Theodore Brun' HISTORICAL NOVEL
ASSOCIATION 'A gripping action adventure like the sagas of old; and
once finished, you just want to go back and read it all over again'
MELISENDE'S LIBRARY 'An excellently written page-turner, with a
feel for the period which invites you into the era and keeps you
there' HISTORICAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION
A country in conflict. A family torn apart.
Isabella, Shasa Courtney's beloved daughter, enjoys all the freedoms London in the sixties can offer. So when a beautiful, charming man appears and sweeps her off her feet, why would she resist? But her lover is no simple admirer - he is Ramon de Santiago y Machado, a KGB operative known as Golden Fox, and his mission is to recruit her as an agent, and uncover her father's secret business dealings.
With this knowledge, Ramon and his comrades plan to end white rule in Africa, whatever the cost. Isabella must make a choice about who she will betray - her father and her country, or her son and the man she loves . . .
A #1 BESTSELLER IN KINDLE HISTORICAL THRILLERS Ancient scrolls hold
the key to the origins of Christianityabut some will stop at
nothing to hide the truth A suspicious death in Istanbul leaves one
ancient scroll and clues to finding another in the hands of Drew
Korchula, a thirty-two-year-old American expat, a Turkish dwarf
named Kadir, and Zafer, a Special Forces washout. Drew is desperate
to turn everything over to the academic community, and in the
process redeem himself in the eyes of his estranged wife, but Kadir
and Zafer are only interested in what they can get for the scrolls
on the black market. Not everyone wants to see the scrolls go
public, however, and some will stop at nothing to protect the
Church and believers around the world from the revelations embodied
in the priceless manuscripts. An action-packed intellectual
thriller unraveling the mystery of a theological cold case more
than two thousand years old, The Christos Mosaic is a monumental
work of biblical research wrapped in a story of love, faith, human
frailty, friendship, and forgiveness. Author Vincent Czyz takes the
reader through the backstreets of Istanbul, Antakya (ancient
Antioch), and Cairo, to clandestine negotiations with wealthy
antiquities smugglers andruthless soldiers of fortune, to dusty
Egyptian monasteries, on a nautical skirmish off the coast of
Alexandria, and finally to the ruins of Constantine's palace buried
deep beneath the streets of present-day Istanbul.
As King Philip of Spain prepares to invade England, Ursula heads to
Brussels on a desperate mission in this compelling Tudor mystery.
March, 1588. With England in a state of high alert as King Philip
of Spain amasses a vast fleet of warships ready to invade, Queen
Elizabeth and her advisors seek a possible alliance with the Duke
of Parma, Governor of the Netherlands. But their plans suffer a
major setback when one of their most reliable spies is found
murdered in the Hertfordshire countryside, shot dead by a crossbow
bolt as he was transporting secret correspondence between the queen
and the duke. The queen's half-sister and occasional secret agent,
Ursula Stannard, is happy not to be involved for once. But when
Ursula's ward Mildred elopes with the handsome yet mysterious
Berend Gomez, Ursula is forced to follow the pair to Brussels,
where she finds herself plunged into a hotbed of intrigue and
rumour at the Duke of Parma's court, a place where no one is to be
trusted. Can Ursula rescue Mildred, effect an alliance with the
duke, and stay alive in the process? The future of England depends
on it.
'FAST-PACED, DETAILED AND BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN [FOR] FANS OF BERNARD
CORNWELL, GEORGE R.R. MARTIN AND THEODORE BRUN' HISTORICAL NOVEL
SOCIETY. Not everyone will survive, but who will conquer all in
Odin's game? AD 916. In the Orkney Isles, a young woman flees her
home to save the life of her unborn child. Eighteen years later, a
witch foretells that evil from her past is reaching out again to
threaten her son. Outlawed from his home in Iceland, Einar Unnsson
is thrown on the mercy of his Uncle, the infamous Jarl Thorfinn
'Skull Cleaver' of Orkney. He joins forces with a Norse-Irish
princess and a company of wolfskin-clad warriors to become a player
in a deadly game for control of the Irish sea, where warriors are
the pawns of kings and Jarls and the powerful are themselves mere
game pieces on the tafl board of the Gods. Together they embark on
a quest where Einar must fight unimaginable foes, forge new
friendships, and discover what it truly means to be a warrior. As
the clouds of war gather, betrayal follows betrayal and Einar
realises the only person he can really trust is himself. Praise for
Tim Hodkinson: 'An excellently written page-turner, with a feel for
the period which invites you into the era and keeps you there'
Historical Writers Association. 'A gripping action adventure like
the sagas of old; and once finished, you just want to go back and
read it all over again' Melisende's Library.
* The first historical novel about the American Civil War, written
from the perspective of real events in Liverpool at that time.
Published on the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil
War (2015). * Provides vivid insights into the significance of
Britain in the conflict and events that could have decided the
outcome of the American Civil War. * A powerful story of courage,
betrayal and love, told in the compelling voices of an escaped
slave girl and a Confederate general.
A mighty warrior A faithful friend An immortal love As Arthur
forges a union in Britain, across the sea a royal son is denied his
birthright. The Romans are gone and war is coming to Gaul. In an
age of cruelty and barbarism, Lancelot - known as Clothar - has
been raised to champion justice and righteousness, but as his
boyhood world in Gaul disintegrates, he seeks sanctuary in a new
home: Britain. There he finds Arthur Pendragon, newly crowned High
King, who, dreams, like Clothar himself, of living in a better
world. The friendship of these men, and the love they share for a
woman, will grow into Britain's most enduring legend. Discover the
most authentic telling of the Arthurian legend ever written
The second in a dystopian thriller series, where modern-day
recruits compete in an ancient fight to the death in the streets of
Edinburgh. New Season. New Rules. Same deadly game... The Pantheon
Games are the biggest underground event in the world, followed by
millions online. New recruits must leave behind their twenty-first
century lives and vie for dominance in a gruelling battle to the
death armed only with ancient weapons - and their wits. Last
season's new recruits Tyler and Lana have lived to fight another
day, but now they face a series of even more lethal clashes before
the Grand Battle that will bring the Season to a close. It's
survival of the fittest in the most brutal fashion imaginable. As
they race toward the bloody end, Lana must finally face the demons
of her past, and Tyler will have to fight with the mother of all
targets on his back... Squid Game meets The Hunger Games in this
fast-paced, action-packed thriller series. Praise for the Pantheon
series: 'The moment you ask yourself if it could just be true, the
story has you.' Anthony Riches 'Gripping and original - a terrific
read!' Joe Heap 'The Wolf Mile is a thrilling ride and a heck of a
debut. C.F. Barrington knocks it out of the park.' Matthew Harffy
'So gripping that I sometimes find myself holding my breath while
I'm reading!' Ruth Hogan 'A brilliant eccentric concept which hits
you like a fever dream.' Giles Kristian
It's 1803. The Napoleonic Wars are raging, Britain is on her heels
and His Majesty's Secret Service has just lost its best agent,
Thomas Grey. Deeply depressed by his wife's untimely death, Grey
resigns from the service and accepts an offer to join a lumber firm
in Boston. But when a sea battle with a privateer forces the ship
carrying him west to make port in neutral Portugal, Grey is
approached with a counteroffer: become a wealthy man by selling out
Britain's spy network to France. The French take Grey for a
disgruntled ex-naval officer, blithely unaware that Grey had lost
his wife to an unlucky shot from a French cannon. Now, after many
years serving King and Country, Grey seizes the opportunity to
fight a covert war of his own. He travels to Paris, and-playing the
part of the invaluable turncoat the French believe him to
be-proceeds to infiltrate the highest levels of Napoleon's
government. If he can outwit his handlers, outmatch his French
counterparts and outrun Napoleon's secret police, Grey may just
avenge his wife's death and turn the tide of war in England's
favour. Bursting with action and intrigue, Hold Fast sends readers
headlong into an unrelenting spy thriller.
An atmospheric literary thriller set during the devastating North
Sea flood of 1953, in which a love triangle turns murderous. Her
heart beat hard. There was a crazed beauty to the storm. It was
almost miraculous, the way it took away the mess of life, sweeping
all in its path... No-one could have foreseen the changes the
summer of 1952 would bring. Cramming for her final exams on her
family's farm on the Norfolk coast, Verity Frost feels trapped
between past and present: the devotion of her childhood friend
Arthur, just returned from National Service, and her strange new
desire to escape. When Verity meets Jack, a charismatic American
pilot, he seems to offer the glamour and adventure she so craves,
and Arthur becomes determined to uncover the dirt beneath his
rival's glossy sheen. As summer turns to winter, a devastating
storm hits the coast, flooding the land and altering everything in
its path. In this new, watery landscape, Verity's tangled web of
secrets, lies and passion will bring about a crime that will change
all their lives forever. Praise for The Night of the Flood:
'Evocative, glorious and tragic' Melanie Golding 'A taut,
impressive debut' Neil Hegarty 'Atmospheric and haunting' Emma
Stonex 'A compelling story about love and friendship, secrets and
betrayal' Anna-Marie Crowhurst
Plymouth 1570 Drake's ship, The Swan, sets sail for the New World
with a crew of pirates hell-bent on Spanish treasure. Among them is
Will Doonan seeking both his fortune and revenge for the loss of
his brother. But unbeknown to all, young Ellyn Cooksley has stowed
away. And her presence aboard ship will prove to be more tempting
to Will than gold . . .
*The brand new novel in the global bestselling series, SHARPE'S
ASSASSIN, is available to buy now* Spain, August 1810 The English
army faces ruin in Spain - and the Duke of Wellington is desperate
for money to fund the war. Only a cache of hidden Spanish gold can
save them. And only Captain Richard Sharpe has the cunning to
capture it. In the treacherous terrain of the Portuguese hills,
with rain sweeping the peninsula, a powerful guerrilla leader holds
possession of the gold. And risking everything for the ultimate
prize - for his honour, for his army's fate - is Sharpe . . . 'A
master storyteller' DAILY TELEGRAPH
Warrior and combat medic, Titus Cervianus, must lead a legion and
quell the uprisings in Egypt in this thrilling Roman adventure from
Simon Turney. Titus Cervianus is no ordinary soldier. And the
Twenty Second is no ordinary legion... Egypt. 25 BC. A former
surgeon from the city of Ancyra, Titus Cervianus is now a capsarius
- a combat medic. He is a pragmatist, a scientist - and deeply
unpopular with his legion, the Twenty Second Deiotariana. The
Twenty Second have been sent to deal with uprisings in Egypt.
Founded as the private army of one of Rome's most devoted allies,
their ways are not the same as the other legions', which sets them
apart and causes friction with their fellow soldiers. Marching into
the unknown, Cervianus will find unexpected allies: a local
cavalryman and a troublesome lunatic. Both will be of critical
importance as the young medic marches through the searing sands of
the south, finding forbidden temples, hidden assassins, and worst
of all, the warrior queen of Kush... Reviews for The Capsarius
'Brings a whole new dimension to the genre... Recommended'
Historical Novel Society 'A blistering epic brimming with tension,
mystery and adventure!' Gordon Doherty Reviews for Simon Turney 'A
page turner from beginning to end... A damn fine read' Ben Kane
'First-rate Roman fiction' Matthew Harffy
The final book in The Song of the Shattered Sands series closes the
epic fantasy saga in a desert setting, filled with rich
worldbuilding and pulse-pounding action. The plans of the desert
gods are coming to fruition. Meryam, the deposed queen of Qaimir,
hopes to raise the buried elder god, Ashael, an event that would
bring ruin to the desert. Ceda and Emre sail for their ancestral
home to bring the traitor, Hamid, to justice. To their horror, they
discover that the desert tribes have united under Hamid's banner.
Their plan? A holy crusade to annihilate Sharakhai, a thing long
sought by many in the tribes. In Sharakhai, meanwhile, the blood
mage, Davud, examines the strange gateway between worlds, hoping to
find a way to close it. And King Ihsan hunts for Meryam, but always
finds himself two steps behind. When Meryam raises Ashael, all know
the end is near. Ashael means to journey to the land that was
denied to him an age ago, no matter the cost to the desert. It now
falls to Ceda and her unlikely assortment of allies to find a way
to unite not only the desert tribes and the people of Sharakhai,
but the city's invaders as well. Even if they do, stopping Ashael
will cost them dearly, perhaps more than all are willing to pay.
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Argo
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Mark Knowles
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An action-filled reimagining of the famous Greek myth, Jason and
the Golden Fleece, brilliantly told by classicist Mark Knowles. He
has come to take what is yours... Iolkos, Thessaly. 1230 BC. King
Pelias has grown paranoid, tormented by his murderous past and a
prophecy of the man who will one day destroy him. When a stranger
arrives to compete in the Games of Poseidon, Pelias is horrified,
for this young man should never have grown to manhood. He is Jason,
Pelias' nephew, who survived his uncle's assassins as a child. Now
Jason wants his revenge - and the kingdom. But Pelias is cunning as
well as powerful. He gives his foe an impossible challenge: to
claim the throne, Jason must first steal the fabled Golden Fleece
of Colchis. Jason assembles a band of Greece's finest warriors.
They are the Argonauts, named for their trusty ship. But even with
these mighty allies, Jason will have to overcome the brutal
challenges hurled his way. His mission and many lives depend on his
wits - and his sword. PRAISE FOR ARGO AND MARK KNOWLES: 'Mark
Knowles has taken the legend of Jason and the Golden Fleece, and
stripped it down to its bare bones... What is left is a deeply
researched historical epic, so brilliantly brought to life I could
taste the salt air on my tongue... Epic battles, well-rounded
characters sailing through a brilliantly described world' Adam
Lofthouse, author of The Centurion's Son 'What a spectacular
triumph! Knowles has taken a reassuringly familiar legend and
elevated it into a new, realistic and engrossing story' Sam Taw
'[Knowles] has teamed his love of learning classics and childhood
love of sword-and-sandals epics to accomplish something remarkable'
Boarding Schools' Association 'Knowles has combined historical
realities with sure-footed imagination... brilliant' Dr Paul
Millett, Cambridge University (on The Consul's Daughter)
The Roman Empire is on the brink of civil war... Only Maxentius,
tyrant of Rome, stands between the emperor Constantine and supreme
power in the west. Aurelius Castus is now a tribune in
Constantine's army. But great honour brings new challenges: Castus
is tormented by suspicions that his young wife has been unfaithful.
And as Constantine becomes increasingly devoted to Christianity, he
is forced to ask himself whether he is backing the wrong man. The
coming war will decide the fate of empire. But Castus's own battle
will carry him much further...
IF YOU DON'T KNOW SIMON SCARROW, YOU DON'T KNOW ROME! THE EAGLE IN
THE SAND is the action-packed seventh novel in Simon Scarrow's
bestselling Eagles of the Empire series. Essential reading for fans
of Bernard Cornwell. 'Scarrow's [novels] rank with the best'
Independent Judaea in AD 46. Roman centurions Cato and Macro have
been posted to Judaea for a 'hearts and minds' operation. The
Empire needs to win over the locals after some of their religious
figures have started revolts - and since the Romans crucified the
last charismatic Judaean leader, the natives' rebellions have
become bolder. Not only are these small villages causing trouble,
but there are also thousands of Parthians eager to fight Rome. With
the threat of suicide attacks and even all-out war, Cato and Macro
have their peace-keeping work cut out...
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Wieland
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Wieland (1798) is a novel by American author Charles Brockden
Brown. Considered the first American Gothic novel, this a story of
psychological horror and occult mystery based on the real-life
James Yates Murders. The novel follows the Wieland family, whose
father immigrated to the American colonies prior to the
Revolutionary War in order to found a fanatical religious sect.
Following his mysterious death, his children attempt to build
normal, prosperous lives-Theodore marries his sister's childhood
friend Catharine Pleyel, and together they have four children,
while Clara begins to imagine a life with Henry, Catharine's
brother. After several years, however, they begin to hear voices
compelling them to do bizarre and terrible things. Amidst this
inexplicable terror, a man named Carwin-who has the gift of
multiple voices-appears, changing their lives forever. Wieland by
Charles Brockden Brown is a masterpiece of horror and Gothic
fiction with emotional depth and psychological intensity, and
remains a landmark work of American literature. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of Charles Brockden Brown's Wieland is a classic of American
literature reimagined for modern readers.
Richard Sharpe, abandoned in enemy territory, has to trust in
assistance from a hostile American privateer. The invasion of
France is under way and the British Navy has called upon the
services of Major Richard Sharpe. He and a small force of riflemen
are to capture a fortress and secure a landing on the French coast
- one of the most dangerous missions of his career. Through the
reckless incompetence of a naval commander, Sharpe finds himself
abandoned in the heart of enemy territory, facing overwhelming
forces and the very real prospect of defeat. He has no choice but
to trust his fortunes to an American privateer - a man who has no
love for the British invaders. Soldier, hero, rogue - Sharpe is the
man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the
army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage.
He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles whose
green jacket he proudly wears.
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