A fast-paced and explosive action thriller, perfect for fans of James Deegan. Jack Tate thought the war was over... 'Alex Shaw is one of the best thriller writers around!' Stephen Leather His worst enemy is back. Former SAS trooper Jack Tate is running a black op for MI6 when the man who killed his parents comes out of hiding. On a quest for revenge from Monaco to Qatar and into the US, Tate must stop at nothing if he is to catch the world's deadliest assassin. His worst nightmare is beginning. But the assassin is hunting too. Members of his old unit, The Werewolves, might hold the key to a new weapon - one with the power to end civilisation as we know it. And this is his last chance for revenge... As Tate tracks the Russian, the line between friend and foe, and good and evil starts to blur. Now Tate must break all the rules to avenge his family and save the world from the chaos of war... Perfect for fans of James Deegan, Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney, this is an explosive action thriller you won't be able to put down. Readers love Total Fallout! 'Another blockbuster. Non-stop action and a storyline that had me hooked from beginning to end!*****' Netgalley reviewer 'Wow! Another action-packed adventure! *****' Netgalley reviewer 'A brilliant read - I stayed up most of the night reading it! *****' Netgalley reviewer 'I couldn't put it down and didn't want it to end! *****' Netgalley reviewer

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE The start of a gripping new crime thriller series introducing ex-SAS trooper Jack Tate! ‘Looking for breakneck pace and a relentless hero? Alex Shaw has you covered’ James Swallow  Don’t miss the explosive start to the Jack Tate series. When the lights go out… British MI6 agent, and former SAS trooper, Jack Tate is trying to escape his past when he witnesses a terrorist attack of unthinkable scale. An electro-magnetic pulse knocks out the US power grid, killing anything with a computer processor, throwing the whole country into darkness. You have to escape the past. Under the cover of the blackout, a clandestine operation aims to assassinate prominent public figures on US soil. Looting and violence spreads across the country. And Jack Tate’s past comes back to haunt him. As the only intelligence operative on the ground, he is hurled into a mission that will put him – and the people he loves – in immediate danger. You have to defeat the enemy. With the fate of the United States on the line, only he can prevent the horror of a new world war. Perfect for fans of James Deegan, Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney, this is an explosive action thriller you won’t be able to put down. ‘Compelling and authentic. An explosive new series with an uncompromising hero’ Tom Wood ‘Jack Tate is a powerful character, a true Brit hero. A cracking start to a new series!’ Alan McDermott ‘Alex Shaw is a master of the action thriller. Grabbed me from the first page and never let go’ Michael Ridpath ‘Riveting thriller with an original plot and surprising twists. Tate is totally convincing as a classic Brit operative.  Great drama and characterisation’ Duncan Falconer

'Alex Shaw is one of the best thriller writers around!' Stephen Leather The target doesn't exist When cyber terrorist Fang Bao abruptly reappears after years in hiding, MI6 agent and former SAS trooper Jack Tate is sent to bring him in - but when Fang is assassinated by an unknown assailant, Tate realises he was only a pawn in a plot that threatens to put the whole world in danger. The mission is impossible Now Tate has to uncover a lethal conspiracy that stretches all the way from Germany through the United States and into the dark heart of the jungle in Myanmar. As the enemy hunt down the owners of military secrets that would make them indestructible, Tate must race to identify not only their next target, but the enemy themselves. The war is about to begin... Soon he learns the dark truth at the heart of the global conspiracy. The enemy doesn't want to just assassinate a world leader; they want to make war - and Tate is the only one who can stop them. The blockbuster new action thriller perfect for fans of James Deegan, Chris Ryan and Lee Child Readers love Alex Shaw! 'High octane and tense, this is a great book for fans of Jack Tate and Mitch Rapp' NetGalley reviewer 'An excellent read. Thoroughly recommended' NetGalley reviewer

The start of a gripping new crime thriller series introducing Intelligence officer Sophie Racine and featuring ex-SAS officer Aidan Snow! 'Alex Shaw is one of the best thriller writers around!' Stephen Leather A TRAITOR WHO CAN'T BE CAUGHT French Intelligence officer Sophie Racine is tasked with travelling into the heart of a warzone in Ukraine. Her mission is to assassinate a Russian spy who took the French secret service apart piece by piece and gave their secrets to the Kremlin. A PRISONER WHO CAN'T BE KILLED Ex-SAS trooper and MI6 Officer Aidan Snow is also in Ukraine. Sent by British Intelligence, he must extract an innocent citizen caught up in the conflict in rebel-controlled Donetsk. A WAR THAT CAN'T BE WON When their missions collide, Snow and Racine find themselves outgunned and outnumbered. Even if they make it out of the warzone alive, danger won't be far behind... Perfect for fans of Killing Eve, Chris Ryan, James Deegan and Vince Flynn, this is an explosive action thriller you won't be able to put down. Don't miss the first book in the explosive Sophie Racine thriller series! Readers love Sophie Racine! 'Literally took my breath away*****' Netgalley reviewer 'An absolute must-read powerhouse smash-hit! *****' Netgalley reviewer 'I stayed up all night reading it! *****' Netgalley reviewer 'Wow, this was a cracker of a read! *****' Netgalley reviewer

Aidan Snow thought he could escape his past. But now it's back, with a vengeance. Now an MI6 operative, Snow must locate and rescue an old SAS colleague before an Al-Qaeda splinter cell can carry out acts of unprecedented horror. But who is covertly funding these new attacks and why? Aidan Snow finds himself caught in a maelstrom involving East, West and Middle East which could have catastrophic results. Praise for Alex Shaw: 'Meet Aidan Snow, an ice-cold operative in a red-hot adventure' Stephen Leather 'Sizzles across the page like a flame on a short fuse!' Matt Hilton 'A perfect blend of spy fiction and political thriller' Matt Lynn Readers love the Aidan Snow books: 'A superb, pulse-racing read' Online reviewer 'Exciting and fast-paced' Online reviewer 'Immensely enjoyable and tightly written' Online reviewer

The clock is ticking. Will Aidan Snow be able to save the world, before it's too late? In Ukraine, MI6 operative Aidan Snow rescues a British national held by Russian insurgents. In the United States, a terrorist attack is thwarted by a man who does not exist. In Russia, a notorious Chechen terrorist escapes from the nation's most secure prison In Afghanistan, a Red Army soldier long given up for dead delivers a chilling message: Al-Qaeda has an RA-115A. As the connection between these separate events begins to become clearer, MI6 and the CIA must attempt to prevent the world's first act of nuclear terrorism. And Aidan Snow faces his biggest challenge yet . . . Praise for Alex Shaw: 'Meet Aidan Snow, an ice-cold operative in a red-hot adventure' Stephen Leather 'Sizzles across the page like a flame on a short fuse!' Matt Hilton 'A perfect blend of spy fiction and political thriller' Matt Lynn Readers love the Aidan Snow books: 'A superb, pulse-racing read' Online reviewer 'Exciting and fast-paced' Online reviewer 'Immensely enjoyable and tightly written' Online reviewer

Aidan Snow thought he could escape his past. But now it's back, with a vengeance. Ten years ago, SAS Trooper Aidan Snow was left fighting for his life after a mission went wrong and ever since he has been haunted by the image of the man with green eyes. The man who should have killed him. Now, Snow is finally living a peaceful life in Ukraine... Until Taurus Pashinski, the green-eyed man, returns. As Snow's past catches up with him he finds himself thrown back into the world of espionage with a vengeance. Praise for Alex Shaw: 'Meet Aidan Snow, an ice-cold operative in a red-hot adventure' Stephen Leather 'Sizzles across the page like a flame on a short fuse!' Matt Hilton 'A perfect blend of spy fiction and political thriller' Matt Lynn Readers love the Aidan Snow books: 'A superb, pulse-racing read' Online reviewer 'Exciting and fast-paced' Online reviewer 'Immensely enjoyable and tightly written' Online reviewer

"I'm delighted to share the pages with some of the most exciting and talented thriller writers around. Death Toll 2 rocks " - Matt Hilton International bestselling author of the Joe Hunter thriller series. 'DEATH TOLL 2: Hard Targets' is a powerful, pulse-pounding, crime thriller anthology that brings together nine exceptional authors: Stephen Leather, Matt Hilton, Alex Shaw, JH Bogran, Stephen Edger, Liam Saville, Harlan Wolff, Milton Gray and Scott Lewis. Hard Targets is a mission into the dangerous, deadly, elite world of cold-blooded killers, SAS troopers, KGB agents, private detectives, corrupt police officers, rogue robbers and ruthless revenge. Hard Targets is the best short thriller fiction from nine of today's best thriller authors. DEATH TOLL 2: Hard Targets includes: 'The Able Man' - An exclusive tale of a Ranger's ruthless revenge - MATT HILTON 'Kill Zone' - A classic Spider Shepherd SAS short story - STEPHEN LEATHER 'Kyiv Rules' - Crime, corruption & the Ukrainian Intelligence Service - ALEX SHAW 'Absolution Withheld' - A thief's strange encounter at confession - JH BOGRAN 'The Perfect Tonic' - A murderous tale of the unexpected - STEPHEN EDGAR 'The Commuter' - A writer & a serial killer meet -LIAM SAVILLE 'Bangkok Shuffle' - A Bangkok PI on the case of two scams - HARLAN WOLFF 'The Four Shades of Black' - A special police unit investigates a special crime -MILTON GRAY 'Widows Dance' - A Ukrainian militia officer unearths a shocking secret - SCOTT H LEWIS Nine thrilling stories, nine thrilling reads. Death Toll 2: Hard Targets

Former SAS Trooper turned MI6 Operative Aidan Snow returns in a short story preceding the release of the third Aidan Snow thriller. As an ex-pat Brian Webb has a great life, a sexy wife and a perfect daughter. But all this is put in jeopardy when on his way home from a night of heavy drinking he is chased by a group of armed assailants. Who are his pursuers, what do they want from him and why are they shooting? Webb would rather not hang around to find out. Crashing a stolen car in an attempt to escape Webb is blooded, cornered and out of options...left with no other choice he calls the only person who would never let him down. He calls Aidan Snow. Arriving in Kyiv, Snow takes the law into his own hands in an attempt to find and rescue one of his oldest friends. With the ghosts of the past on his shoulders Snow must again rely on his SAS training and will not stop until he discovers the truth.

The Government made him Deadly, Vampires made him Immortal... A new hero and a new genre from Kindle bestselling author Alex Shaw. Brad Black, call-sign 'Peter Pan' is a member of America's elite Delta Force unit. Tasked to recon a tunnel network in use by the Taliban it is just another day in the sandpit for the Delta Boys until something attacks them in the darkness. Presumed Killed in Action, Black is abducted by a shadowy figure before being forced to cross the inhospitable Afghan wilderness to be reunited with what is left of his team. Meanwhile a General from Russian Military Intelligence (GRU) arrives at Firebase Python brining news of a Cold War weapons experiment so shocking that its existence has until now remained secret. Horrific secrets buried in the Afghan mountains for a quarter of a century are about to be unleashed.

"Nothing excites me more than discovering new writing talent, and this book is bursting with it " - Stephen Leather "Action, violence and cold-blooded ruthlessness, this compilation of thrillers has it all. Six authors, six different styles, one great read." - Jack Silkstone "You have a real treat in store for you here, my friends. These guys tell great stories; stories that feel so real you'll be looking over your shoulder. They just do it in an extraordinarily economical way." -Jake Needham DEATH TOLL is a powerful, pulse-pounding, thriller anthology introduced by international bestselling crime author Jake Needham that brings together Stephen Leather, Alex Shaw, JH Bogran, Stephen Edger, Liam Saville, and Howard Manson. DEATH TOLL takes you on an expedition into the dangerous, deadly world of assassins, spies, corrupt police officers, cold-blooded killers, rogue robbers and ruthless revenge. DEATH TOLL is the best short thriller fiction from six of today's best thriller authors. DEATH TOLL includes: Hiatus - STEPHEN LEATHER Hetman: Donetsk Calling - ALEX SHAW The Assassin's Mistress - JH BOGRAN Best Served Cold - STEPHEN EDGER Goodbye Maria, Sorry - HOWARD MANSON Predator Strike - LIAM SAVILLE Under Cover of Death - HOWARD MANSON Breaking In - STEPHEN LEATHER

When it comes to football chants, British fans surely must be top of the league. Througout the country every weekend, football stadiums ring with the sound of hundreds of thousands of supporters singing the praises of their favourite players, rubbishing the opposition, having a go at the ref and waxing lyrical about past legends. From lengthy ballads reminiscing about club glory to spontaneous chants - often with extremely amusing results - football fans across the nation revel in the opportunity to make themselves heard. Chants can spring from deep-rooted rivalries - Arsenal and Spurs, Celtic and Rangers or Manchester United and Liverpool - or simply from the fact that a player (or in the case of the Neville brothers, their dad) has a funny name. Plundering the pop charts for tunes to set their ditties to, fans have come up with hundreds of hilarious, moving, clever and often downright scandalous songs. Altogether now...!

When it comes to football chants, British fans surely must be top of the league. Throughout the country every weekend, stadiums ring with the sound of hundreds of thousands of supporters singing the praises of their favourite players, rubbishing the opposition, having a go at the ref and waxing lyrical about past legends. From lengthy ballads reminiscing about club glory to spontaneous chants - often with extremely amusing results - football fans across the nation reveal in the opportunity to make themselves heard.