The man who broke into Auschwitz. When he was captured in France in 1940 Sergeant-Major Charles Coward launched his own private war against the Germans (although he was being held as a prisoner-of-war). For several years he was the most incredible amateur espionage and sabotage agent of World War Two, opposing the Nazis while sending back vital information to England. He escaped from captivity nine times and was, eventually, sent to Auschwitz III (a labour camp just five miles from Auschwi...

When George Spencer, a salesman trouble-shooter, managed late one night to catch the last seat on a charter plane at Winnipeg, there was nothing to distinguish the flight from hundreds of others which take place all over the world every day. The fifty-odd passengers were ordinary, intelligent people out to enjoy themselves at an important ball game. The crew were well-trained and efficient. The aircraft was a four-engined luxury plane of the type you would see at any large airport.T...

This "highly personalized adventure, ultra-romantic" story tells the tale of a woman looking for adventure, only to find it in the arms a rebellious criminal (New York Times).Bored and restless in London's Restoration Court, Lady Dona escapes into the British countryside with her restlessness and thirst for adventure as her only guides.Eventually Dona lands in remote Navron, looking for peace of mind in its solitary woods and hidden creeks. She fin...

From the author of Rebecca and The Birds: a classic thriller of shipwreck and murder, "rich in suspense and surprise" (New York Times Book Review).On a bitter November evening, young Mary Yellan journeys across the rainswept moors to Jamaica Inn in honor of her mother's dying request. When she arrives, the warning of the coachman begins to echo in her memory, for her aunt Patience cowers before hulking Uncle Joss Merlyn. Terrified of the ...

A death row confession sparks an investigation that will tear Miami apart in this "engrossing thriller" from the #1 New York Times –bestselling author ( Booklist )."[Hailey] has the natural storyteller's gift of keeping a reader avidly turning the pages." — The New York Times Book ReviewDetective-Sergeant Malcolm Ainslie, a forme...

A classic work of historical fiction from the author of Rebecca and The Birds.Honor Harris is only eighteen when she first meets Richard Grenvile, proud, reckless — and utterly captivating. But following a riding accident, Honor must reconcile herself to a life alone. As the English Civil war is waged across the country, Richard rises through the ranks of the army, marries and makes enemies, and Honor remains true to him.Decades later, an ...

An ambitious woman finds romance and conspiracy as she climbs to the top of a pharmaceutical company in this New York Times –bestselling novel from a master storyteller."A pure Hailey thriller. The action is fast paced; the dilemmas are true to life. Strong Medicine is just as labeled: an exciting stimulant." — Tulsa WorldIt st...

Terrorists target a TV anchorman and his family in the #1 New York Times –bestselling author's thriller set in the high-pressure network news industry."[Hailey] has the natural storyteller's gift of keeping a reader avidly turning the pages." — The New York Times Book ReviewAnchorman Crawford Sloane, a respected reporter who made his name as a Vietnam War correspondent, t...

By chance, John and Jean -- one English, the other French -- meet in a provincial railway station. Their resemblance to each other is uncanny, and they spend the next few hours talking and drinking - until at last John falls into a drunken stupor. It's to be his last carefree moment, for when he wakes, Jean has stolen his identity and disappeared. So the Englishman steps into the Frenchman's shoes, and faces a variety of perplexing roles - as owner of a chateau, director of a failing busin...

The multi million copy bestseller that has enthralled generations of readers. A haunting tale of obsessive love. A mesmerizing psychological thriller.In Monte Carlo, our unnamed heroine is swept off her feet by the dashing widower Maxim de Winter and his sudden proposal of marriage. Orphaned and working as a lady’s maid, she can barely believe her luck.It is only when they arrive at Manderley, her husband’s cavernous estate on the Cornish coast, that she re...

The #1 New York Times –bestselling author's classic novel of life and death drama inside a major American hospital—"easy to read and hard to stop reading" ( Kirkus Reviews )."The author of Airport and Hotel has the natural storyteller's gift of keeping a reader avidly turning the pag...

Two men battle to become the CEO of one of America's largest banks in this classic thriller by a #1 New York Times –bestselling author: "A suspenseful story replete with the kind of offbeat research that only Hailey seems to be able to exhume. Remember the fascinating minutiae in Hotel and Airport . He does even better for banking!" (