Can intuition help when you are faced with violence?Legally, do you have to wait for someone to strike first before you can defend yourself? What are the best techniques to use if your assailant is stronger and more skilled than you are? And what about defending against weapons and even gang attacks?Drawing from more than two decades of international experience – including providing security to aid workers in Iraq and teaching his own system of self-defence...

Three stories, brought together in one ebook, from 'crime-writing genius' Michael ConnellyIn the title story, a fatal accident on Mulholland Drive turns out to be part of an ingenious plot - but is it too ingenious? In Two Bagger, a dedicated cop working for the Gang Intelligence Unit finally gets the payoff he's worked so hard for - but it's not what he's expecting. In Cahoots, a team of scam artists meet for a high-stakes poker game but who is s...

Published as an ebook, a long short story from thriller master Lee Child about the teenage Reacher, now also available in No Middle Name: the Collected Jack Reacher Stories.July 1977. Jack Reacher is almost seventeen, and he stops in New York on his way from South Korea to visit his brother at West Point. The summer heat is suffocating, fires are raging in the Bronx, the city is bankrupt, and the mad gunman known as Son of Sam is still on the loose.

THIS TIME IT'S PERSONAL.Ed Rogan, tough as nails and twice as sharp, is a private investigator of malfeasance in the corporate world. The enigmatic case he's working on in A MURDER TOO PERSONAL takes on a very personal aspect when he searches for the murderer of his ex-wife. Someone has put a bullet in the back of her head and Rogan is driven by the twin demons of guilt and revenge to find her killer. His quest leads him through the netherworld of Wall Street and corporate board roo...

Sunday Times bestseller Lisa Gardner's first novella, THE 7TH MONTH, takes readers into an eventful day in the life of Boston Detective D.D. Warren. Featuring an extract from CATCH ME.D.D. should be taking it easy in the seventh month of her pregnancy. Instead, she accepts a small consulting role on the set of a serial killer film, thinking that serving as a police expert and making a little extra money may make her feel more useful than she's felt for a while. A s...

A Jack Reacher short story, published exclusively as an ebook: now also available in the new Reacher short story collection, No Middle Name.The tiny town of Naismith has nothing going for it - except the start of a wilderness trail through Maine's ancient forests. But one day the trail is suddenly closed by county police.No reason is given. Rumours start - is there something in the woods that no one must see? That no one must even know about?Then Jac...

CPA Kevin "Rocky" Collins needs his formidable sense of humor more than ever. He's still reeling from the sudden death of his charismatic but demanding and disappointed father, and his caustic wit and quirky Boston Irish personality have cost him his job. They've also sparked dangerous run-ins with a huge Mafia hit man and a biker strongman, and fostered a decided lack of way with women.Fortunately, Rocky's old friends from the neighborhood-a power-lifting bouncer, an alcoholic Vie...

"A WORLD I NEVER MADE is an outstanding first novel, and a wonderful thriller…. I'm looking forward to James LePore's next work; this one was a gripping read that I would recommend to anyone."– Blogcritics"The key to this exciting thriller is the cast…fans will enjoy this one sitting suspense thriller."– The Mystery Gazette"Nothing could have torn my attention away from this story. A WORLD I NEVER MADE by James LePore is a must read for thriller fans!"–...

What if the best morning of your life suddenly turned into your worst nightmare? Sam Case is about to find out. Saving Rachel is the story of what happens when killers force a man to choose between his wife and his mistress...and the one he rejects must die. "If Dean Koontz collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock at the circus, this would be their brain child." –Vintage DM Book Reviews

In this all-new short story from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci, worlds collide when government assassin Will Robie is caught in the crossfire with Oliver Stone and the Camel Club.Will Robie is closing in on his next target when he finds himself in the middle of a bank heist--and he's taken hostage alongside Oliver Stone. But is this just a simple bank job, or are the robbers after something even more valuable--and dangerous--than the ...

Someone has kidnapped the Honorary Consul of Ireland in El Salvador and is demanding a big ransom. Ed Rogan, a tough-as-nails private investigator, is hired to find the victim before the man's heart medication runs out. In his quest for the dark answers to the puzzle, Rogan enters a deadly jungle of intrigue, deceit and treachery. The rebels are after Rogan, the military is after him and a beautiful woman is trying to kill him. The action in this fast-paced thriller moves between New York ...

A fantastic Maeve Binchy - written specially for the World Book Day Quick Reads promotion.'Her storytelling ability is second to none' SUNDAY EXPRESS'It's little wonder that Maeve Binchy's bewitching stories have become world-beaters' OK MAGAZINE'Maeve Binchy is a master storyteller' NEW YORK TIMESDee loves her children very much, but now they are all grown up, shouldn't they leave home?Rosie moved o...