The discovery of the Achilles gene by Ahmad Sharif at the Middle East Centre for Cancer and AIDS Research (MECCAR), recently opened in Jordan's remote Wadi Rum desert, had stunned Western scientists. Each gene having the potential to destroy its own cell should it ever become cancerous, the discovery had promised a universal cure for the disease. But there was a hitch. Although every one of our cells has the gene, only those of a unique Bedouin tribe have the extra piece of DNA needed to t...

When a mysterious mosquito-borne virus wipes out a community of indigenous Hawaiians on the tiny Pacific island of Ni'ihau, it has all the hallmarks of a field test of a state-sponsored biological weapon on unwitting human guinea-pigs. Eager to make his mark, the director of MECCAR's new sister centre in Indonesia solicits Giles's help to identify the perpetrators. Fiona's laboratory skills show it to be a Mexican strain of the West Nile virus, a common and usually innocuous species, engin...

After returning to a hero's welcome in Magdalen College, the drama of Stockholm behind him, Giles is tormented by doubts. Was Ahmad Sharif's death in Sorrento really an accident, as the Carabinieri concluded, or was the truth more sinister? Were the two girls with Stephen Salomon at the symposium his latest research fellows, as he claimed, or there for a very different purpose? And what of Fiona's long-held suspicions about their young assistant Aram? Given what she'd just found in her lap...

The trial of a lifetime is about to begin . . .At the center of Phantom Money lies Declan Collins, a brilliant criminal defense lawyer, who writes a screenplay woven around an ingenious money laundering scheme. The script is nothing more than an artistic dalliance until Matt Esposito, Collins’ best friend, gives it to Blackpool Studios, a new movie studio with big money. A week later, Collins and Esposito find themselves on a private jet to Mexico to meet ...

Never has Dr. Jeremy Fishleder forgotten the massive creature he glimpsed as a child, staring back at him from the edge of the Florida wilds. Strange and terrifying, the encounter would go on to inform his dual careers: one, as a professor of zoology, the other as a less formal researcher of the weird, probing the obscure landscape where Bigfoot and any other half-mythic beast might just be hiding.Then, prompted by a health scare and an academic shake-up, Jeremy takes a long-overdu...

"This exceptional debut melds ancient Egyptian religious belief and practice with court intrigue to produce a riveting mystery." — Publishers Weekly, starred reviewThe body of a much-hated scribe has been found in the sacred place of embalming, and the resulting outrage could threaten the reign of Tutankhamun. So the boy king tasks his investigator, Lord Meren, to look into the crime. The quest will take Meren into the worlds of nobles, slaves, and schemer...

**SHE’S WATCHING YOU,BUT WHO’S WATCHING HER?**From the bestselling author of Dead North, a tense, claustrophobic psychological thriller perfect for fans of Lucy Foley, Claire McGowan and Clare Mackintosh.Meet Polly.Meet Emily.Meet Belinda.They're all me.My name is Lisa and I’m an identity thief. If I’m not inside your system stealing your money, I’ve probably already stolen it. I’m your friend. I’m your enemy. I’m in control.

Hani is set to investigate thefts from the king's household that turn out to be related to a more sinister attempt on the king's life. Meanwhile, witnesses to the crown prince's dodgy birth begin to die, and Hani fears for his daughter and her friend, who were also present. More secrets emerge about the prince's identity, and Hani finds himself caught between the government and the radical revolutionaries who want to restore Amun-Ra by civil war, among them the queen, whom Hani has sworn t...

A young woman forced to fight for her beliefs. A chaplain with a secret that could determine the fate of a kingdom.England, 1452. Under the reign of King Henry VI the country is on the brink of civil war after the Hundred Years’ War.Young mystic Lady Isabelle d’Albret Courteault’s family is forced to flee the Duchy of English Gascony for a new and unforeseeable life in England. While they become established in the courts, Lady Isabelle discovers dark secret...

THE SINGULARITY TRANSFER: Thomas Parker must save people he promised to keep alive, while giving adversaries a new age of warfare. In his world of secrets, no one can be trusted. If Parker fails, and everyone who he cares about dies, including FBI Special Agent Kate Morgan. Book 2 in the Singularity Series, The Singularity Transfer is an intricate thriller with a scientific edge. “Devilishly clever, and good, this is Dan Grant.” – Pacific Book Rev...

Drone: a rebel CIA director takes on China and almost turns a trade war into a real one.Thunderbolt: a US senator’s scam has North Korea prepping their nukes.Condor: a shot at the intelligence jackpot of a lifetime occurs, deep in the heart of Russia.At the center of all three? Miranda Chase: air-crash genius investigator for the NTSB, team leader, and high-functioning autistic.What’s at risk if she doesn’t solve the crash and the ...

Is "Confessions of Eden" drawn from today's headlines, or are the headlines drawn from what little is visible of Eden's highly classified footprints?> WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award - Best Spy Thriller> WINNER: Literary Titan Book Awards - Gold Medal“Confessions of Eden is told in a powerful voice, featuring streams of consciousness that plunge readers into the protagonist’s turmoil. Fast-...