The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (Pink Carnation, #1)
by Lauren Willig
Nothing goes right for Eloise. The one day she wears her new suede boots, it rains cats and dogs. When the subway stops short, she’s always the one thrown into some stranger’s lap. Plus, she’s had more than her share of misfortune in the way of love. In fact, ever since she realized romantic heroes are a thing of the past, she’s decided it’s time for a fresh start.Setting off for England, Eloise is determined to finish her dissertation on that dashing pair of spies, the Scarlet Pimpernel and the...
Guy Sinclair is an insurance agent. But not just any agent. When the company director invites him to a restaurant to talk about his doubts concerning the firm's world renowned business partners, the last thing he expects to be is the target of a suicide bomber. Miraculously surviving, he flies to Saudi Arabia to investigate a routine claim that turns out to be anything but routine. Accepting yet another invitation he should have turned down, Sinclair attends a party turned surreal. Witnessing a...
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare (100 Bestsellers) (Readitnow)
by G K Chesterton
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare is a novel by G. K. Chesterton, first published in 1908. The book is sometimes referred to as a metaphysical thriller.In Edwardian era London, Gabriel Syme is recruited at Scotland Yard to a secret anti-anarchist police corps. Lucian Gregory, an anarchistic poet, lives in the suburb of Saffron Park. Syme meets him at a party and they debate the meaning of poetry. Gregory argues that revolt is the basis of poetry. Syme demurs, insisting that the essence of po...
The Gulf War is over -- and all at the cost of a handful of allied casualties. As the West congratulates itself on the restoration of Kuwait, investigative journalist Wesley Keogh begins to rake over the war's dying embers, discovering the story of the decade. That the war may have been fought to a pre-arranged script. That the West's finest hour may well have been a sham. Alerted to Keogh's investigations, MI5 despatch a young MI5 agent -- Sarah Moreton -- to rein him in. But what kind of press...
Pilgrim Solomon and John Solomon, Retired (John Solomon, #8)
by H Bedford-Jones
Conspiracy Theory, Book Two of the Fractured series, is a mystery and espionage thriller that continues the story of April Bekkons and Annaliese Braun; damaged, but not broken by events no young girl should have knowledge of. They raise themselves to do what is necessary to save themselves, others, and eventually their country, from destruction. The book picks up directly from the last line of Inner Sanctum, and introduces Michael. From the apparent ramblings of this crazy man, the plot coalesc...
When a skiller-you know, shorthand for serial killer-tries to kill our hero, he has no choice. He has to defend himself. But he doesn't know his own strength and soon the man who called himself Grandson-of-Barney is dead. When our hero goes through his wallet, he finds news clippings detailing Grandson's work and a mysterious personal ad from a Chicago paper, asking Grandson to join the party. But the strangest thing is that the ad is from Errol Flynn. And isn't he dead?What begins with pas...
*THE SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH**A THE TIMES BEST THRILLER FOR APRIL**OPTIONED FOR TELEVISION IN A SEVEN-WAY AUCTION*'Delightful' THE TIMES'Enthralling' THE SUNDAY TIMES'A serpentine thriller' SPECTATOR'A pure delight' NEIL GAIMAN'All the hallmarks of a modern classic' ADAM KAY'Two great masters join forces to explosive effect' RICHARD OSMAN'Huge fun - gripping and very clever. I didn't want it to end' PETER JAMES'A beautiful magic trick in itself - wonderful' DERREN BROWN'I absolutely l...
L'Espion Du Pr sident (L'Espion Du Pr sident, #1)
by Christian Marjal
Only four men in the whole of the US could have known when the shipment of ten millions dollars to the IRA was scheduled. One of those four must be responsible for the slaughter of the couriers and hijacking of the funds. Only one man is trusted by the terrorists to go after the money. Their best assassin; the man they call Jig - deft at killing, nimble at eluding capture. But hot on his trail is Frank Pagan, British counter-terrorist agent, who will hunt his prey to the ends of the earth. The p...