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Brought to you by Penguin. Read by award-winning narrator Jeff Harding. **NOW A MAJOR PRIME TV SERIES STARRING ALAN RITCHSON** After an epic and interrupted journey all the way from the snows of South Dakota, Jack Reacher has finally made it to Virginia. His destination, the closest thing to a...

A killer is changing the rules. One murder at a time. You wake up all alone, in the middle of a forest, miles from anywhere. Beside you lie five objects - a lighter, grease, picture-frame wire, a piece of silk, a bottle of water - which you will need to use if you want to survive. You’ve been taken by the Whispering Man, and there is no escape. He makes the rules, and nobody ever gets out alive. Enigmatic investigator Colter Shaw is fighting to stop the murders. But another victim has been snatched from her family, and he’s running out of time.

In the quiet town of Lewiston, Montana, Jack Noble arrives with a single mission: to find Reese McSweeney. As he navigates the town’s tight-knit community, he finds himself drawn into a labyrinth of secrets and lies, all seemingly tied to a woman’s sudden disappearance.

Harry Barnett thought he had left his military career behind, so he is startled when two figures from his past turn up on his doorstep after 50 years. An old friend has organised the reunion to end all reunions: a weekend in the Scottish castle where the ex-comrades took part in a psychological experiment many years before. They haven't seen each other since. As they set off on their all-expenses-paid jaunt to Aberdeen, the old friends are in high spirits. But the cheerful atmosphere is quickly shattered by the apparent suicide of one of their party.

Vacant homes in a new housing development are erupting into flames in broad daylight with no apparent cause. It’s a perplexing mystery for dogged arson investigator Walter Sharpe and his restless new partner, Andrew Walker, an ex-US marshal who craves action. But as they puzzle over the blazes, another home miles away burns to the ground, leaving a man’s corpse in the ashes and homicide detectives Eve Ronin and Duncan Pavone demanding answers.

Sometimes your past catches up with you. But John Milton has decided to catch up with his past. Eighteen years ago, on a mission in Iraq, Captain John Milton made a reckless decision with serious consequences. But it was Major Connor Gordon who really paid the price. Now Milton is on a different...

For ex-SAS and current MI5 Officer Dave Lomu, Fiji was his childhood home. Leaving under a cloud and not looking back for 20 years means there is little left for him in paradise. But when his family call for help, he returns to a world of ruthless developers, police and government corruption, and the murder of a boy and the disappearance of the half-sister he never knew he had. Lomu has a particular set of skills and is determined to get answers.

‘It's said that a Jack Reacher novel is bought every four seconds somewhere in the world… Lee Child's genius has been to create a tough guy hero that men will envy and women will adore’ Daily Express After an epic and interrupted journey all the way from the snows of South Dakota, Jack...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Don’t miss the hit streaming series Reacher! Never Go Back is a novel of action-charged suspense starring “one of the best thriller characters at work today” (Newsweek). Former military cop Jack Reacher has arrived at the headquarters of the 110th MP, his...

John Milton is used to operating in the shadows, weaving his way through dangerous places behind a fake identity. Now, to avenge the death of a close friend, he must wear his mask of deception once more. Beau Baxter was brutally murdered by a drugs cartel but that doesn’t stop Milton from blaming himself for his friend’s death. With the help of a trusted team of undercover experts and Beau’s son, Milton is determined to track down the killers. And he isn't just after the man who gave the order. He’s heading right for the top.

Lainey Frost finds herself embroiled in a dark mystery, one where choosing who to believe is paramount and putting her faith in the wrong person could turn out to be a fatal mistake. Can Lainey trust her haunted heart, or will that trust be buried deep in the cold, iron-hard ground to be hidden forever by the never-ending silent fall of white? After all, some secrets are never to be told.

British Intelligence's maverick agent Paul Chavasse has been forgotten. Now his country needs him and he's back! After a botched mission in Albania, Paul Chavasse has been put out to grass. The Bureau figured their best agent was finished. But for Chavasse it is far from all over, as he seeks to...

She needs nothing short of a miracle . . . Sister Agatha lies on her deathbed. But as she takes her final breath, the 124–year–old nun experiences a vision. At the Pearly Gates, St Peter will only allow her entry into heaven if she can atone for her past wrongdoings. And so, the Irish nun is...

Can't get your fill of Columbo? Then sink your teeth into 19 adventures that the show almost filmed. From the author of the best-selling Shooting Columbo comes this unique, behind-the-scenes peek at the unmaking of episodes that were shot down-and why.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Don’t miss the hit streaming series Reacher! Never Go Back is a novel of action-charged suspense starring “one of the best thriller characters at work today” (Newsweek). Former military cop Jack Reacher has arrived at the headquarters of the 110th MP, his...

King David was determined to claw his way out of the mean streets of New York City any way he could. It didn't matter if that meant battering and robbing old people, conning the innocent, or even killing a kid's mother. Lacing cocaine with battery acid for revenge was acceptable, too. Ultimately, it meant leaving town. Now King's made it big and made his way back, flush with cash and a Cadillac. But he hasn't been forgotten - or forgiven. And when payback time hits, he's only got one wish - not to die alone. 

The rift is breaking. The city is drowning in shadows. And Isla Crowley is running out of time. After everything she has fought for, everything she has lost, Isla thought she was finally free of the Void’s grasp. But the darkness isn’t done with her yet. As the Severed rise in greater numbers and Malachai’s forces spread chaos through Manchester, Isla and her team are left chasing false leads, desperate for a way to end the Hollow One’s reign before there’s nothing left to save.

A year ago, Solomon Drift was the main enforcer for a multi-national crime organisation calling itself "The Group". He had it all, everything a man could want—status, wealth, and power. But then he met Connie Turner, "Connie bloody Turner" who turned his world inside out and upside down.

When a covert deal goes sideways in Athens, Agent James Burke is thrust into a pulse-pounding mission to recover a briefcase packed with explosive secrets. Teamed with the fierce and fearless Lyndsey Archer, Burke must navigate betrayals, ambushes, and a shadowy terrorist organization with global ambitions. From heart-stopping cliffside infiltrations to explosive showdowns in the ancient streets of Athens, Burke battles enemy agents in a game where trust is scarce—and survival is never guaranteed.

Detective Mark Weller was just another passenger on a turbulent flight—until the woman beside him leaned in and whispered a confession: I killed someone. Her voice was steady. Her eyes were certain. And in that moment, Mark knew nothing about his life—or hers—would ever be the same. What began as a near-death exchange in a storm-tossed cabin unravels into a tense, morally tangled investigation. As Weller chases the ghost of her words through city streets and shadowed memories, he’s forced to confront questions the badge can’t answer. Was she telling the truth… or crafting the perfect lie?