The legendary exploits of Lawrence of Arabia are the starting point for this captivating World War I suspense novelAs the future of Europe is being decided in the muddy trenches of the Western Front, Lieutenant Thomas Edward Lawrence is thousands of miles away, toiling in the map room of the British Army's general headquarters in Cairo. But the young intelligence officer has big ideas—none bigger than his vision of a unified Arabia free of its Ottoman rulers.

A daughter's quest to find the father she never knew exposes deadly intrigue within the Italian Resistance in this spellbinding novel of World War IIOn the occasion of his only daughter's first birthday, Australian bomber pilot Bill Carr writes her a letter. Later that day, he takes off on a mission over the mountains of Northern Italy and is never heard from again.Twenty years later, Lindy Carr arrives in Italy to find out what happened to her father. Her gu...

Three post–World War II adventure novels inspired by real events—from an acclaimed British author who "skillfully blends fact with fiction" ( Time Out London).After Midnight: Ryan's novel, based on a true story, begins with a letter from Australian bomber pilot Bill Carr to his daughter on her first birthday in 1944. That same day, he takes off on a mission over the mountains of Northern Italy and is never heard from again. Twenty years later, Lin...

Three World War II novels of intrigue and romance inspired by real events—from an acclaimed British author who "skillfully blends fact with fiction" ( Time Out London).Early One Morning: In the Roaring Twenties, William Grover-Williams and Frenchman Robert Benoist were teammates and rivals on the Bugatti racing team. Locked in a fierce competition for the world championship, they also raced to win the heart of the gorgeous Eve Aubicq. Then the war...

A "damn near irresistible" novel of friendship, fast cars, and spying for the Resistance in occupied France—based on a true story ( Time Out London).On a crisp autumn night in the twenty-first century, a car is pulled from the depths of an Austrian lake. A skeleton grips the wheel. Finally, an answer: William Grover-Williams, the premier English race-car driver of his generation and a hero of the French Resistance, met his end at the bottom of a mountain l...

A pulse-pounding thrill ride from the tunnels of Vietnam to a secret world underneath the sidewalks of SeattleSeattle burned to the ground in 1889 and a new city was built on top of the old. A century later, the original Seattle remains: empty streets, crumbling sidewalks, and pitch-black passageways, twelve feet beneath the modern metropolis.When a stickup goes horribly wrong, Hilton "Rabbit" Babcock and his eight-year-old hostage, Ali, tumble through the ...

A trio of gripping historical novels from an acclaimed British author who "skillfully blends fact with fiction" ( Time Out London).Empire of Sand: The legendary exploits of Lawrence of Arabia are the starting point for this captivating World War I suspense novel. In the British Army's general headquarters in Cairo, a young intelligence officer, Lt. Thomas Edward Lawrence, must contend with a notorious German spy, Wilhelm Wassmuss. Local tribes are...

A stunning Dr Watson thriller from the bestselling author of Dead Man's Land, The Dead Can Wait and A Study in Murder.The skies above London hum with danger. And in the Channel enemies lie in wait...Autumn, 1917. London is not the city that Dr John Watson and Sherlock Holmes once bestrode like giants. Terror has come from the sky and Londoners are scurrying underground in fear.Then a twin tragedy strikes Watson. An old friend, Staff Nurse ...

An edge-of-your-seat caper based on one of the most sensational crimes in British historyIn August 1963, a Royal Mail train traveling between Glasgow and London was forced to make an unscheduled stop. Led by a charismatic jewel thief, a gang of fifteen unarmed men boarded the train, incapacitated the driver, and made off with more than £2 million. Divided equally, it was more than enough money for them to disappear forever—if they could all keep quiet.Incen...

In this Cold War spy thriller based on actual case files, a beautiful young woman is willing to do whatever it takes to bring her sister homeIn the darkest days of World War II, Laura McGill and her sister, Diana, were willing to go behind enemy lines on behalf of Britain's Special Operations Executive. They knew the risks and were willing to take them for king and country. What they did not expect was that their government would forget all about them once the war w...

Two all-American families are plunged into the nightmare of human trafficking in this spine-chilling noirWhen he isn't playing softball or coaching Little League, Jim Barry is quizzing his five-year-old on batting averages. He is a persuasive ambassador for America's pastime, so much so that a foreign neighbor asks him to teach his son how to play. One tragic swing of the bat later, the boy is dead and Jim's whole world is reduced to an impossible choice: hand over...

The tragic story of Robert Falcon Scott's quest for the South Pole is brought to sparkling new life in this adventure novelIt is one of the most famous quotes in the history of exploration: "I am just going outside. I may be some time."The story of how former cavalry officer Lawrence Oates came to deliver his brave last words, before walking bootless into a Antarctic blizzard so that Robert Falcon Scott and the other members of the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedi...