Though only a small island on the edge of a vast continent Cape Breton has impressed its distinctive identity on the Canadian scene.This story is of some of the Yanks and Brits who like the authors came from away. They include adventurers and disbanded soldiers, entrepreneurs and hucksters, worthies and criminals who have, in their own diverse ways, added to Cape Breton's colourful history.

In 1642, the great explorer of the Dutch East India Company, Abel Tasman, commissions two of his most trusted captains, Willem van Noos and Henrick Lojren van Borsch, to investigate a previously unknown land in the South India Ocean, whereon the future nation of Borschland will be located. The two adventurers separate and quest along separate coasts, coming upon two sets of indigenous peoples who tell the same tale: a tree, blooming in the dead of winter, will provide glorious treasure whe...

**'One of the world's thriller masters' – *Daily MailZero Day* is the explosive first instalment in David Baldacci's thrilling John Puller series, featuring a gifted investigator with an unstoppable drive to find out the truth . . .* * * * ***Distinguished as a top investigator in the US government, John Puller is called in to conduct an enquiry into the brutal murders of a family in a remote area of West Virginia. It soon becomes clear that the case has wider impli...

The second title in David Baldacci's bestselling series, The Forgotten is a fast-paced action thriller, featuring the hero of Zero Day – John Puller.Criminal investigator John Puller is drawn closer to home when his aunt is found dead in her house in Paradise, Florida. The local police have ruled the death as an accident, but Puller finds evidence to suggest that she may well have been murdered.On the surface the town lives up to ...

A hard conversation between belief and truth—challenging the version of Christianity we inherited and calling readers back to the one we were given.

The Target is David Baldacci's blockbuster follow up to The Hit, the smash-hit bestseller featuring U.S. government assassin, Will Robie.A highly trained CIA assassin, Will Robie is only matched in his ability to kill by his fellow agent, Jessica Reel. They are trusted by the US government to succeed when failure isn’t an option.So when the President identifies an opportunity to take down a global menace there’s only two people he has in m...

It’s been over twenty years since government assassin Will Robie left his hometown in Mississippi. Now a trained killer used to taking down enemies of the state, he was once remembered by the local residents as a wild sports star and girl-magnet. He left a lot of hearts broken, and a lot of people angry.Now he’s back. His estranged father, Dan, who is the local judge, has been arrested for murder and Robie wonders if it's time to try to heal old wounds. A lot of bad blood has flowe...

In Simple Genius, David Baldacci returns to the main characters from bestsellers Split Second and Hour Game.Former secret service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell must overcome their personal demons to solve two new mysteries.Scarred by the past.Realizing that Maxwell is teetering on the brink of self-destruction, King arranges therapy for his reluctant partner. But is the hospital hiding its own dist...

'Baldacci is the master' – Jeffrey ArcherThe first instalment in a heart-pounding series featuring FBI Special Agent Atlee Pine. From David Baldacci, international number one bestselling author of The 6:20 Man.Escaping a monster is her past. Catching a killer is her present.FBI Special Agent Atlee Pine joined the FBI to hunt down killers. Assigned to the remote wilds of the Western United States, she has sp...

Stone Cold by David Baldacci is the third exhilarating thriller in the bestselling Camel Club series.Oliver Stone and the Camel Club are back.Set on exposing the real story behind the closed doors of America’s leaders, they draw upon their vast experience to seek justice and the truth.Now they must face their most dangerous adventure yet – a war on two fronts.Casino king Jerry Bagger is hunting Annabelle Conroy, the elite con-artist...

True Blue is a gripping ride, full of pace, action and tension from David Baldacci, one of the world’s favourite storytellers.Mace Perry was a maverick cop on the DC police force who lost everything when she was framed for a crime she didn’t commit. She spent two years in prison and now she’s trying to rebuild her life. But first she’s determined to hunt down the people who set her up. Even with her police chief sister by her side, she needs to work in the...

Redemption is the fifth heart-pounding Memory Man thriller from number one international bestseller David Baldacci.FBI consultant Amos Decker returns to the scene of a family tragedy, and is confronted by more than just painful memories . . .A felon on a mission.When Decker returns to Burlington, Ohio, he is tracked down by his first homicide arrest, Meryl Hawkins, a man who still maintains his innocence.A ro...