**THE TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARA FINANCIAL TIMES TRANSLATED FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARAN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR**__________It is 1941, and Antwerp is in the grip of Nazi occupation. Young policeman Wilfried Wils has no intention of being a hero - but war has a way of catching up with people.When his idealistic best friend draws him into the growing resistance movement, and an SS commander tries to force him...

A Richard & Judy Book Club pick, End Game is the fifth book in the thrilling Will Robie series by bestselling author David Baldacci.Will Robie, highly trained assassin and the US government’s most indispensable asset, is called to London.An imminent terrorist attack threatens the Underground and with the US next in line, Robie is the perfect choice to stop it before it begins.He knows he has one chance to succeed. One chance to save London....

We overhear Jesus' prayer in the garden of Gethsemane--"not my will, but thine be done"--but have trouble honestly making it our own. (from the Introduction)Most people think of God's will as something to be found or as the receiving of guidance from God when making decisions. We assume that if we just knew what God wanted, we'd do it. Too often, however, the problem is not that we don't know what God desires for our lives, but rather that we just don't want to do what we already ...

The Hit is David Baldacci's blockbuster follow up to The Innocent, the smash-hit bestseller featuring U.S. government assassin, Will Robie.YOU SEND A KILLER TO CATCH A KILLER.Government hitman Will Robie is an elite killer. Called on by the US authorities to assassinate enemies of the state, his formidable skill set makes him an irreplaceable asset to his employers. But when he’s given his next target, he knows he’s about ...

It’s been over twenty years since government assassin Will Robie left his hometown in Mississippi. Now a trained killer used to taking down enemies of the state, he was once remembered by the local residents as a wild sports star and girl-magnet. He left a lot of hearts broken, and a lot of people angry.Now he’s back. His estranged father, Dan, who is the local judge, has been arrested for murder and Robie wonders if it's time to try to heal old wounds. A lot of bad blood has flowe...

The Target is David Baldacci's blockbuster follow up to The Hit, the smash-hit bestseller featuring U.S. government assassin, Will Robie.A highly trained CIA assassin, Will Robie is only matched in his ability to kill by his fellow agent, Jessica Reel. They are trusted by the US government to succeed when failure isn’t an option.So when the President identifies an opportunity to take down a global menace there’s only two people he has in m...

The New York Times bestselling novel from John Green, the author of multi-million bestseller The Fault in Our Stars, and David Levithan.One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, Will Grayson crosses paths with . . . Will Grayson. Two guys with the same name, running in two very different circles, suddenly find their lives going in new and unexpected directions, and culminating in epic turns-of-heart and the most fabulous musical ever t...

The Innocent is another action-packed thriller from David Baldacci, one of the world's most popular writers.He could no longer remember the names of all the people whose lives he had ended . . .Master assassin Will Robie is the man the US government call to eliminate their most ruthless enemies at home or abroad. He never questions his orders, and he never misses his mark.He’s just returned from a covert assignment...

BASED ON THE LONG-RUNNING BBC RADIO 4 McLEVY DRAMA SERIES...WHILE THE STREETS OF LONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR JAMES McLEVYELEGANT AND CONVINCING' The Times | 'ASHTON IS THE DIRECT HEIR TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON' Brian Cox | 'EXCELLENT' The Sherlock Holmes Society | 'DRIPPING WITH M...

De Verenigde Staten hebben vijanden die de politie, de FBI en zelfs het leger niet kunnen tegenhouden. Voor zulke personen doet de regering een beroep op Will Robie, een kille huurmoordenaar die nooit twijfelt en altijd zijn doelwit uitschakelt. Maar Will Robie zou weleens de eerste en laatste fout in zijn carrière kunnen hebben gemaakt… Het begint met een aanslag die in het honderd loopt. In eerste instantie lijkt het een eenvoudige klus die geen problemen zou moeten opleveren: de elimina...

Will Robie is de beste huurmoordenaar die de Verenigde Staten in dienst hebben. Tot nu toe… Waar ook ter wereld, wie het beoogde slachtoffer ook is, elke dreiging wordt door Will Robie op efficiënte wijze onschadelijk gemaakt. Maar wanneer hij tijdens een buitenlandse missie plotseling niet in staat is om zijn doelwit uit te schakelen, stort zijn wereld in. En om de unieke kwaliteiten die hem de beste maken terug te krijgen, moet hij de confrontatie aangaan met datgene wat hij twintig jaar...

This book sets out to solve one of modern history's most baffling mysteries. Before the start of World War One, Adolf Hitler was living rough on the streets of Vienna. During four years of fighting he never rose above the rank of lance corporal. His superior's did not believe he had the personality to ever lead.Yet, by 1933, he was on his way to becoming the one of the world's most ruthless, yet charismatic, leaders. What happened to transform him from a purposeless drifter into a m...