Thriller
Letters for a Spy
In April 1943, the British set up Operation Mincemeat with the aim of fooling the Germans into thinking that…
The Secret War
In the aftermath of the battle of Waterloo, Captain William Saxon and Lieutenant Kieran Harte are wounded and battle-weary –…
The Hidden Oasis
The Hidden Oasis brings together a group of priests who hide a mysterious object in the desert in the year…
The Little Stranger
Editors' choice
There is a fundamental enigma at the heart of this excellent novel set in England in the austere and grim…
The House of Special Purpose
When Georgy Jachmenev inadvertently stops a bullet meant for the Tsar’s uncle, his life is changed forever. It is 1916…
Secretum
The sequel to Imprimatur, a novel that outraged the Vatican and is still banned in Italy, sees the return of…
Blood & Ice
Photo-journalist Michael Wilde, tormented by guilt and grief, takes on an assignment in the Antarctic, a chance to abandon the…
Cold Blood
As the Bolsheviks seize power, Charlie Doig, half-Scot, half-Russian, sets off in pursuit of personal vengeance. Acquiring an armoured train…
Hammer
Set in Victorian London and concerning a young woman pursued by a master criminal with murder on his mind, this…
Apocalypse 2012
Gary Jennings, author of many historical thrillers including Aztec, died in 1999, leaving behind notes of ideas for further stories.…
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