Joseph Beck, a German infantryman, and his men are instructed to escort a number of wagons across Russia by the orders of their army commander, General Wolfgang Alucard, to a secret location deep within the interior. Unbeknown to these soldiers, the wagons hide a group of bloodthirsty vampires, and they soon learn that General Alucard has betrayed them. Joseph witnesses the slaughter of his comrades by these vampires, and becomes obsessed with preventing Alucards mad plan for vampires to p...

The Killing Room.ByJohn MaddersonJack Hammond is a trouble shooter for a branch of the government called the Diplomatic Investigation Unit. The unit works independent of the Diplomatic Protection Service and Scotland Yard, and is responsible for the investigation of politicians suspected of wrong doings where upon Hammond is licensed to correct the situation.Hammond is called to the residence of the British Ambassador to Honduras Sir James Cartwright where his ...

The idea for Chase the Devil came about by my desire to write a story about the peninsular war between Britain and France and features the battle at Salamanca in Spain in 1812. Although factually correct in most part, I wanted to introduce some fictional characters engaged in a battle that may have taken place in the back-ground and therefore introduced Captain Robert Lockhart of the 5th of Foot the Northumberland Regiment, and the French officer, Major Philippi Duval, known to his men as ...

Things really do go bump in the night and when they do it's usually an indication that something is dangerously wrong somewhere.Ex-soldier and Newcastle nightclub bouncer Jack Hammond is an agent in a secret department of the government known as the 'Diplomatic Investigation Unit,' this unit is under the direct control of a department deep within the Home Office with direct secure links to the Foreign Office and MI6.This clandestine department is responsible for ensuring that...

The Human race was on the brink of extinction, a war more evil, more devastating than anything in living memory was about to start!The year is 2009. Alucard lord of the vampire stands on the shores of Europe; his army of hundreds of thousands of blood crazed vampires were poised to attack. Only one man knew the location and only he could stop it. Joseph Beck is a vampire, a living breathing vampire and sworn enemy of Alucard and if he fails, he would be the first to die.

Ever since the beginning of time man has raised himself up to stand on two legs and become the superior being on the planet. He has carved his way through the animal kingdom to reach the head of the food chain, to reign as king of all beasts. Now, things were about to change, a new species had arrived to challenge his strength and if the battle was lost, man would find himself the chosen food source. Only one man stood between humanity remaining the dominant species or becoming the servien...

There's a new vampire in town and his name is Blood. Alucard, lord of the vampire is ageing, his vampire parasite is nearing its thousand year life cycle and he is in need of a replacement. Joseph Beck is also a vampire, a new-breed, and sworn enemy of Alucard and must at all cost derail Alucards plans to replace his vampire parasite. Alucards plans are and always have been to rule the world through a vampire army. Meanwhile, Blood, Alucards trusted lieutenant is closing in on Joseph in a ...

A BRUTAL ACT OF VIOLENCEA body has been found dumped on the shores of Southend. Already under scrutiny following the murder of a corrupt cop, DS Frank Pearson and DC Cat Russell of the Essex Major Investigation Team are tasked with solving the case quickly, and quietly.A WOMAN TOO SCARED TO TALKWhen the victim's identity is revealed, the list of suspects begins to grow: a young woman knows more than she's letting on, but is she really...

1917, Western Front, YpresA soldier wakes up in a damp, dark basement. He can't get out. He is covered in mud.His skin is badly burned. And he can't remember anything. But his nightmare doesn't end there.He is tried and found guilty of cowardice, impersonating a fellow soldier and theft. He can barely speak, let alone defend himself. As the verdict is passed and he learns that the death sentence awaits him, he remembers two things: that he took something from a dead man in ...

**NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES – STREAMING ON CHANNEL 4**THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER (The Times), SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023'Intense, unflinchingly honest, it broke my heart a million times' MARIAN KEYES'A beautiful, devastating novel' NICK HORNBYOne by one, she undid each event, each decision, each choice.If Davy had re...

The first volume in an epic trilogy spanning four generations of a great soldering family.Colby Goff had been born to the cavalry it was in his blood and in his bones. He would live, fight, love and die as a soldier whose first allegiance was to his regiment.He was eighteen the first time he faced death. That was in 1854, at Balaclava at what would be called the Charge of the Light Brigade. It was on that day that Colby became a man.His love of ad...

Fans of David Baldacci, Stuart MacBride and Peter James will love this high-octane and utterly compelling thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick, the UK's answer to Harlan Coben.'As ever, Kernick's research is impeccable**. The plotting is** brilliant and makes for a tense, action-packed read**' --** Sunday Mirror