Jan Wojcik wasn't supposed to be the first man to set foot on Mars. Verena Meier wasn't supposed to be expecting the first child to be born off-world. They are on an alien planet, assaulted by storms and meteorites, where nothing is going to plan.The pioneers are divided by grudges and suspicion while the first arrivals struggled to win a toehold on the Red Planet. The first team resents the easier arrival of those in the second ship and Verena discovers they have a derogatory new n...

Yesterday, a girl named GiGi emerged from brutal imprisonment. She grew up to be an accomplished aeronautical engineer. In the near future, Miles will inherit a fortune after his father's jet crashes in strange circumstances. When GiGi is called on to help Miles, she discovers that he has far more ambitious plans than repairing the jet.Initially GiGi dismisses Miles' ideas as the whim of a rich young man. But when her friends are overwhelmed by the latest of many superstorms, she a...

Leo's daughter, Demetria is second generation. She learns of a signal from Earth and, with her friends, she plots the exploration of the planet her grandparents left, forty years earlier.They are not the only second generation...'Second Generation' is the sequel to 'Seconders,' the story of the colonisation of Mars.

Adam is the last human being, a clone of the last man sent into space over two and a half centuries ago, following Earth's demise. A distant son.While his AI guardians prepare for arrival at a habitable planet where humanity can be restarted, Adam is struggling to feel anything, let alone engage with The Mission. When the AIs hand Adam the next generation he is surprised to learn there are twins, a boy and a girl, who stir unexpected emotions. While grappling with difficult questio...

The world is at war. And time is running out…London, 1940. Britain is gripped by the terror of the Blitz, forcing Nell Spelman to flee the capital with her young daughter – leaving behind her husband, Arthur, the clockmaker who keeps Big Ben chiming.When Arthur disappears, Nell is desperate to find him. But her search will lead her into far darker places than she ever imagined…New York, Present Day. When Ellie disco...

A splendid thriller of skullduggery and smuggling, politics and passion, in the Carribean waters, with a twentieth-century Sharpe at the helm.

BOOK 14 IN THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S SERIES, FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER JODI TAYLOR.⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐'Brilliant, hilarious, keeps you on your toes' Reader review'The characters make me come back time and time again' Reader review'I have not found another author who can tell a story involving time travel as well' Reader review⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐St Mary's is under investigation. Their ...

Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'Written in Dick Francis inimitable style, this fast-paced thriller leaves the reader gasping for breath' 5***** Reader Review'Fast paced action with a hero you can relate to . . . You can't put the book down!' 5***** Reader Review______Matt Shore is a pilot down on his luck. Once he'd flown big jet...

"Oh, you live on a boat? That must be really cold in the winter. . ." Or, "Oh, you live on a boat? It must be great being so close to nature . . ." Or, "Oh, you live on a boat? It must be fantastic to be able to go wherever you like, whenever you like . . ."Narrow Escape sets out to dispel these commonly held public myths.From how to avoid assassination by ninja stealth ducklings, through definitive proof that kittens are aliens and the best way to sleep at forty-five degre...

In this "impossible to stop reading" suspense thriller from a New York Times bestseller, a bomb scare lands a pilot in midst of a horse racing crime ( The Telegraph).Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.Hired to fly four racing buffs to the track, pilot Matt Shore expects it will be the kind of job he likes: quick and easy. That is until he's f...

A BRAND NEW heart-pounding, high-concept locked-room thriller from bestselling author DE White, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley.‘A full-on, heart-belting disaster movie right there on the page!’ Rachel Sargeant, bestselling author of The Perfect NeighboursEveryone is trapped. Someone is lying.A luxury hotel in the heart of London. A routine journey to the twenty-ninth floor. The lift shudders… and stops.Insi...

Peace and tranquillity. For once nothing terrible is happening. After years of dodgy moorings, ankle-deep mud, exploding toilets and all the other normalities of live-aboard life, the Brownes now seem to have found the perfect spot in which to park Minerva, their aging narrowboat. Marie and family finally find the time to work on the outside of the boat and even take a holiday or two. It looks as though life has finally taken a turn toward 'normal'.Not a chance.From the bal...