Book 1

The Plantation

by Chris Kuzneski

Published 1 December 2000
When Jonathan Payne's girlfriend is the latest in a string of people to be abducted, Jon and his best friend, David Jones, try to piece together the clues in a hunt that leads them to New Orleans and a violent and shocking secret.

Book 2

Sign of the Cross

by Chris Kuzneski

Published 26 September 2006
On a Danish shore, a Vatican priest is found--hanging on a cross. The next day, the same crime is repeated...this time in Asia and Africa. Meanwhile, deep in the legendary catacombs near Orvieto, Italy, an archeologist unearths a scroll dating back two thousand years, revealing secrets that could rock the foundations of Christianity. Its discovery makes him the most wanted criminal in all of Europe. But his most dangerous enemies operate outside the law of man...

Book 3

Sword of God

by Chris Kuzneski

Published 1 September 2007
Tunnelling deep under one of the most holy cities in the world, an ambitious young archaeologist slowly works her way towards an unthinkable goal. Somewhere ahead is a chamber containing the collected fragments of an ancient scripture, a find of unimaginable significance.

Meanwhile, halfway around the world, a covert military bunker holds a macabre secret. An elite special-forces officer seems to have been brutally murdered – but how, and more disturbingly, why? Any hope of solving the mystery rests on the grisly clues that remain.

As the race to uncover the truth begins, a plot unfolds that could burn all of civilization in the fires of holy Armageddon.

THOSE WHO LIVE BY THE SWORD...

Book 4

The Lost Throne

by Chris Kuzneski

Published 30 October 2008
Hewn into the towering cliffs of central Greece, the Meteora monasteries are all but inacessible. The Holy Trinity is the most isolated, its sacred brotherhood the guardians of a long-forgotten secret.

In the dead of night, the sanctity of the holy retreat is shattered by an elite group of warriors, carrying ancient weapons. One by one, they hurl the silent monks from the cliff-top - the holy men taking their secret to their rocky graves.

Halfway across Europe, a terrified academic fears for his life. Richard Byrd has nearly uncovered the location of one of the Seven Ancient Wonders - the statue of Zeus and his mighty throne. But Byrd's search has also uncovered a forbidden conspiracy, and there are those who would do anything to conceal its dark agenda...

Book 6

The Secret Crown

by Chris Kuzneski

Published 30 September 2010

WHITE-KNUCKLE ADVENTURE AND MAGNIFICENT MYSTERY FROM INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR CHRIS KUZNESKI

Bavaria, 1886
King Ludwig II, infamous for his eccentric behavior, is declared insane by his government and removed from his throne. A day later, Ludwig's corpse washes up in the shallows of Lake Starnberg. Rumours about the cause of the tragedy abound, but few people know why Ludwig was really killed. Or what secret was silenced by his death.

Germany, present day . . .
Hidden among the crates in a newly discovered Nazi bunker are documents stamped with a black swan, the insignia of the murdered king. As a favour to a friend, Jonathon Payne and David Jones fly to Bavaria to protect the documents, but soon face a life-or-death battle against an unknown enemy. From the depths of the Black Forest to the water canals underneath Ludwig's castles, the duo must solve the mystery behind the king's death or share his tragic fate.

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Praise for Chris Kuzneski

Excellent! High stakes, fast action, vibrant characters . . . Not to be missed! - Lee Child

Think Indiana Jones and The Da Vinci Code and you're in Kuzneskiland - Sunday Sport

Makes you wish it would never end - Clive Cussler


Book 7

The Death Relic

by Chris Kuzneski

Published 29 September 2011

THE HAIR-RAISING SUSPENSE-FILLED THRILLER FROM INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR CHRIS KUZNESKI

The New World, 1545...


Vanquished by the Spanish Empire, little remains of the Aztec and Mayan civilizations. From the ashes of their cities, a unified legend emerges: the Christians who conquered them possessed a mysterious object, an artifact so powerful-so deadly-that it was known throughout the Americas as "the death relic."

Yucatan Peninsula, present day...

When Maria Pelati's research team disappears in Mexico, Jonathon Payne and David Jones embark on a perilous mission to find the missing archaeologists. The duo quickly finds a link between the group's work and its recent disappearance. Following the clues left behind, the pair try to solve one of the darkest mysteries of the new world, but their quest for the relic might cost them their lives.

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Praise for Chris Kuzneski

Excellent! High stakes, fast action, vibrant characters . . . Not to be missed! - Lee Child

Think Indiana Jones and The Da Vinci Code and you're in Kuzneskiland - Sunday Sport

Makes you wish it would never end - Clive Cussler


Book 8

The Einstein Pursuit

by Chris Kuzneski

Published 7 July 2015

Book 9

The Malta Escape

by Chris Kuzneski

Published 9 November 2018

Payne and Jones return in this electrifying thriller from internationally bestselling author Chris Kuzneski.

A lab destroyed.
An explosion in Stockholm claims the lives of an elite collection of scientists. Evidence suggests the blast was designed to eliminate all traces of their research.It's up to Interpol director Nick Dial to uncover the truth about the lab and the attack.

A scientist on the run.
When Dr Mattias Sahlberg learns of the incident, he knows his life is at risk. He turns to the only men he can trust: ex-Special Forces operatives Jonathon Payne and David Jones. Together, they must save Sahlberg from the unknown forces that want him dead.

A miraculous discovery.
As Dial's case intertwines with Sahlberg's past, Payne and Jones uncover hidden truths and secret agendas involving the world's greatest minds. But there are some who are desperate to keep such radical advances in the dark and will stop at nothing to have their way.

The new adrenaline-charged Payne & Jones adventure from the international bestseller.
High-octane action. Brilliant characters. Classic Kuzneski.