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Following many years of war with Rome, Carthage is exhausted. Yet the trouble is not yet over. As mercenaries land in Carthage to claim payment for services rendered, they do not receive what they expect. Lacking a shared culture, structure and even language, this band of warriors has taken up...

Inspired by the eighteenth-century legend of the Beast of Gévaudan, The Red Winter is a lusty, dark, queer fantasy – perfect for fans of The Witcher and Susanna Clarke. ‘Charming, haunting, ambitious’ – T. KINGFISHER, author of Nettle & Bone A devastating love story. A bewitching twist...

For 150 years, women have been going missing. And all of the investigators who went in search of them have disappeared, too. Now Sam Speedman, a most unique private detective, is on the case. Brilliant, direct and disarming, Sam is ... not your average detective. But then again, this isn't your...

In this gripping thriller from the bestselling author of The Town, the right hand man of one of the most infamous mob bosses in American history goes on a dangerous mission. "Masterly." —New York Times Book Review In the late 1970s, The Outfit, led by Tony Accardo, has the entire city of...

Incorporating original, never-before-published material from 007 creator Ian Fleming, New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz returns literary legend James Bond to his 1950s heyday in this exhilarating and dashing thriller. The world's most famous spy, James Bond, has just returned...

A bold and intriguing fabulist novel that reimagines two of the most legendary characters in American literature—Captain Ahab and Ishmael of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick—from the critically acclaimed Edgar and World Fantasy award-winning author of The Girl in the Glass and The Shadow Year...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE SIXTH GEORGE SMILEY NOVEL George Smiley, now acting head of the Circus, must rebuild its shattered reputation after one of the biggest betrayals in its history. Using the talents of journalist and occasional spy Jerry Westerby, Smiley launches a risky operation...

An epic NEW historical crime story of treachery and bitter rivalry between Yorkshire's tough smuggling gangs 💥 Perfect for the fans of Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series, House of Guinness and Peaky Blinders 🩸⚔️ 'A thrilling adventure of high stakes and high seas.' - MJ Porter Can one...

Houston, 1975. A new Apollo mission launches into orbit, on course to dock with a Russian Soyuz craft: three NASA astronauts and three cosmonauts, joining to celebrate a new dawn of Soviet-American cooperation. But as NASA Flight Controller Kaz Zemeckis listens in from Earth, a deadly accident...

In rugged Calabria, historian Carmen Nero is drawn into a perilous hunt for the lost tomb of Alaric I, the Visigoth king who looted ancient Rome. As Carmen teams up with Cesco Rossi, a charismatic conman with a fierce thirst for revenge against the same Mafia, their search draws the attention of Israeli archaeologist Zara Gold, determined to recover the fabled Menorah, rumoured to be hidden alongside Alaric's treasures. Soon, Carmen, Cesco, and Zara are swept into a dangerous web of organised crime, international intrigue, and ancient mysteries.

Forty breathtaking short stories of gripping adventures, secrets and strange conspiracies. 'The Dust That Was Barren' by P. C. Wren. 'The Deserter' by Stacy Aumonier. 'The Lighthouse on Shivering Sand' by J. S. Fletcher. 'The Secret of the Smoked Spectacles' by William Le Queux. 'The 39 Steps' by John Buchan. 'Three Pennyworth of Luck' by Basil Murray. 'The Secret of Dr. Vaux’s Intrigue' by William Le Queux. 'A Thread of Scarlet' by J. J. Bell. 'How I Became a Secret Agent' by Dr. A. K. Graves.

London, 1938. With a world war on the horizon, a shocking crime begins to unfold – and one reporter knows too much to be allowed to survive. An absorbing and gripping mystery from the critically acclaimed author of SNOW HILL. November, 1938. Europe is teetering on the edge of...

1940, England. After a series of run-ins with his superiors, Flying Officer Angus Mackennelly is posted to Squadron 696—the Maverick unit full of misfits and outsiders. Angus has just returned from gunning down enemy aircraft when he is given a shocking top-secret mission. A spy is in their midst, feeding information to the Germans, and Angus is tasked with exposing him. MI6 pin their suspicions on one of the squadron's foreign pilots, but Angus is not convinced. He needs to get closer to the men in his unit to try and unravel their secrets.

Das gleiche Ereignis, das einst Atlantis zerstört hat, bedroht jetzt unsere heutige Welt. Auslöser dafür glaubt die Archäologin Billie Swan zu sein, da sie versucht hat, das Rätsel der einstigen Katastrophe zu lösen. Als sie dann auch noch entführt wird, müssen Sam Reilly und seine Freunde alles daran setzen um Billie zurück zu holen und die Welt vor ihrem Untergang zu retten … Nur einige wenige Menschen wissen heute, was die Bewohner des historischen Atlantis einst getötet hat und wo sich dieser mysteriöse Ort befindet.

The next epic, thrilling instalment in MJ Porter's The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles series Icel is a lone wolf no more... Tamworth, AD830 Oath sworn to Wiglaf, King of Mercia and acknowledged as a member of Ealdorman Ælfstan’s warrior band, Icel continues to forge his own destiny on the path to...

A thrilling new historical crime novella from #1 bestseller S. J. Parris, perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Hilary Mantel Venice, 1576. Giordano Bruno, heretic, philosopher and spy, is on the run from the Inquisition. He flees to Venice, but the beautiful city proves no safe haven. The...

Don't miss the first epic instalment in Adam lofthouse's Shadow of Rome series 🔥 An action-packed, immersive military adventure for fans of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell ⚔️ 'Up there with the best in the genre' - Matthew Harffy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rebellion is in the air...

An action-packed, epic historical adventure! Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden ⚔️'Classic Jecks — and that's as good as it gets!' SUSANNA GREGORY ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1346. Calais. Berenger Fripper and the men of his Vintaine are stationed near the ancient...

It is the year 2007, and the Chinese are poised to challenge America's superiority on the open sea and upset the delicate balance of oil power in the Middle East and the free passage of the world's giant tankers. The Chinese Navy, in partnership with Iran, has laid a minefield clean across the...

'One of the finest historical fiction writers in the world' Ben Kane Pisa, May 1364. Sir William Gold is looking forward to a lucrative career as a hired sword in the endless warring between Italy's city states. But when a message comes from the Grand Master of the Hospitaliers, William is...