Fast Paced Thrillers

In the Shadow of Ancient Secrets, a Deadly Game Unfolds... Four years after a nightmare summer shattered her academic life, Dr Livia Huntingdon-Jones believes the sinister Pelican Society is a dark chapter best left buried. But when a brilliant young poet at St. Augustine's, Julian Agrawal, is courted by a mysterious and exclusive group, Livia's hard-won peace is threatened. As Julian is drawn deeper into a shadowy world of arcane rituals, hidden knowledge, and powerful figures operating within the ancient walls of Cambridge, Livia realizes the Pelican Society is far from dormant. A cryptic...

The Great Gatsby meets A Game of Thrones in the One Hundred Years of War series. ONE MISTAKE IS ALL IT TAKES TO CHANGE THE COURSE OF HISTORY. It’s 1973. Oil wars, terrorist attacks, Watergate... Senator Temple has his hands full, maneuvering political turmoil at home and the powder keg that is the Middle East. His mistake allows a criminal businessman to seize control of the world’s energy sector. Powerful oil dynasties—the Kingsleys, the Sheppards, and the Barronses—could help Temple fix things, but greed and old grudges threaten the alliance. Three families, their fates ...

CAN YOU HEAR THE SCREAMS? A rainy day reveals a horrible secret. An alien plague runs wild throughout the Old West. A song promises immortality. A man dreads a phone call from his friend. In Tombstone Serenade, you'll experience these horrors and more! Erik Handy, the author of The Horror and dRain, brings you 11 stories that continue the genre-bending short fiction legacies of H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King. May your screams join the chorus of the damned!

A former MI6 senior field officer, now a private contractor to the underworld, heads to Spain to investigate the gangland slaying of an important client, only to discover the dead man was the father who abandoned her as a young child. When an old-time British villain and his crew meet their end in a bloody shoot-out on the Costa del Sol, it's of little concern to most. After all, gangsters get killed. It's what happens in their line of work. Allegiances change. Men die. It's the way of things. However, when Mary Lawson a.k.a. 'The Accountant', a former MI6 agent turned independent ...

The nightmare returns. Harley, the cunning serial kidnapper, escapes prison transport, and Samantha's world teeters on the brink of destruction. But what drives his sinister game? Delve into Harley's twisted past and the dark forces that fuel his obsession. A page-turner that will take your breath away! A daring escape from the prison transport, and Harley is back again! As the law enforcement chases him, Samantha worries for her and her family's life. Will he find them and destroy them? Can she save her family? Finally, Harley's past is revealed. The shocking truth behind the rhyme. One, ...

Oliver was always a jerk. Now that he’s dead, he’s downright terrifying. Augie Doyle eats, sleeps, and breathes horror. Vampires? Real. Werewolves? Absolutely. Zombies? Don’t get him started. His best friend, Ethan, thinks it’s all nonsense—until Oliver Hackl shows up to school. Five days ago, Oliver fell off the Old Mill Bridge and broke his neck. The paramedics pronounced him dead. Now he’s back. Pale. Slow. Wrong. Augie’s convinced it’s the zombie apocalypse. Ethan’s sure there’s a logical explanation. Then Oliver’s friends start dropping like flies. One vanishes, ...

REAL POWER IS THAT WHICH IS EXERCISED BEHIND THE SCENES AND BEYOND SCRUTINY. The last decade of the millennium. Communism is gone, only to be replaced by the tyranny of a new breed of robber barons. An assassin’s bullet leaves Temple, former American president, unable to communicate. Lilah, Temple’s chosen ruler for the oil empire he built, is accused of treason and is in hiding from every dictator she ever rubbed the wrong way, every terrorist group she outmaneuvered. The clout of the Kingsleys now extends throughout the world. No matter who occupies the White House, Godwin Kingsley ...

USA Bestselling Author May McGoldrick writing as Jan Coffey A nuclear submarine cuts silently through the waters of the North Atlantic, commandeered by two-dozen armed terrorists. The target: New York City. Fighting for their lives aboard the hijacked submarine, Commander Darius McCann and Ship Superintendent Amy Russell have only one hope for survival. With the lives of millions at stake, they must play a dangerous game of cat and mouse where capture would mean certain death. On land, two NCIS investigators are working feverishly to learn the details of the hijacking in time to stop the ...

After messing up a live fire exercise, Sam Willet is hauled before the squadron leader for punishment. Her career as a fighter pilot appears to be over before it really began. Then, without warning, the enemy launches a major attack. Against this overwhelming force, every pilot is needed... Sam included. Now is her chance to redeem herself. Now is her chance to fight back. But the enemy's ambitions go far beyond the destruction of a second-string training base. If their bold plan succeeds, it could change the entire course of the war.

VAMPIRES DIE HARD The second book in the Bad Boogeymen series sees D trapped in a skyscraper with vicious bloodsuckers. He's out of bullets and daylight. Will he survive the night? Erik Handy, the New King of Horror, brings you Blood, the last word in supernatural suspense! It's more than a horror novel - it's a thrill ride you've never experienced before!

Previously published as I'll Be Back: Samantha Raven Book #3 by Robins, Bobbie (AUTHOR). Meet Samantha Raven, a woman on the run from her past. Haunted by a faceless stalker and plagued by her past, her life teeters on the edge of chaos. When two men enter her world, Samantha's search for safety becomes a complex game of trust and deception. As abduction attempts escalate and shocking truths emerge, she must navigate a tangled web of lies and hidden agendas. With each twist, Samantha's desperate fight for survival intensifies. Will she find refuge with the mysterious protector or the ...

As Andrew and Sarah race to unravel a convoluted web of subterfuge and exploitation, they discover there is more at stake than even they knew. And somewhere, at the heart of it, lurks a faceless enemy, who is prepared to use everything—and everyone—at his disposal.

Ellen was just trying to help a stranger. That was how it started: giving a few minutes respite to a flustered young mother sitting opposite her on the train. A few minutes holding her baby while the mother makes an urgent call. The weight of the child in her arms making Ellen's heart ache for what she can never have. Five minutes pass. Ten. The train pulls into a station and Ellen is stunned to see the mother hurrying away down the platform without looking back.

A man who fights for synthetic rights. A quarter-million-credit bounty. When the tables turn, can he endure life on the run? NU-USA, 2125. Dhata Mays’s anger is primed to erupt. When an old friend on the force clues him in to a mysterious murder gone cold, the mercenary sleuth allows his obsession to take control. But no sooner does he dive into the details of the case than he barely survives an ambush by unknown assassins. Too bitter about the murder to back off, the cynical detective ignores the price on his head and pursues the organization he’s certain is responsible. But when he ...

From the bestselling author of War of the Roses, soon to be a major motion picture: The Roses, starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch. A respected lawyer has it all - a successful career and a shot at becoming the President of a major university. But his past could shatter everything. The former President was fired for sexual misconduct with a student, and the lawyer fears his history of extramarital affairs could be exposed during the vetting process. He races against time, contacting women from his past to keep them silent, but one is missing. As he digs deeper into her ...

When amateur ghost investigator Luke stumbles upon a crumbling old gamekeeper’s cottage set deep within the woods, he thinks he’s uncovered yet another forgotten story of the past. But when he ventures inside, he unearths a chilling secret that resonates closer to the bone than he could ever have imagined, one which forces him to confront the darkest corners of his soul. Will this journey into the supernatural lead to his redemption or eternal damnation? Tamsin is a gripping tale of redemption, where the boundaries of life and death blur, and the past is never truly laid to rest. ...

A brutal crime. A broken man. A choice that will change everything. 
Expat John Hayes is living the dream—an exciting career in India, a beautiful wife, and a perfect life. 
Until the unthinkable happens. 
When his wife is savagely attacked and left for dead, John turns to the police for justice. But in a country where corruption runs deep and the powerful walk free, he’s met with silence and indifference. 
With no one to turn to, John must make an impossible choice: walk away—or take matters into his own hands. 
If you love gritty vigilante thrillers, fast-paced action, and...

MAN IS THE WORST BOOGEYMAN D and Leigh, the heroes of Apocalypse and Blood, go on a vacation, leaving the bad boogeymen of Orchid City behind, but not forgotten. Their destination is Mount Flora, a small town that prides itself on its beauty and serenity. However, all is not peaceful. D and Leigh are going to discover the hard way that the wicked never rest!

THE CREEPING CITY IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE! Reality has broken down, allowing the spirit world to bleed into our own. The source of this chaos, an ancient demon, stalks the streets, rallying his strength for a final confrontation with the young woman who has the power to stop it and to save our world. Erik Handy, the author of She Never Dies and dRain, brings you an urban fantasy epic that will stretch your imagination . . . and make your skin crawl.

TICK TOCK A warehouse of abandoned things. A video recording of a place that doesn't exist. A family vacation that never ends. A cure for dementia. In The Clocks in the Cemetery, you'll experience these horrors and more! Erik Handy, the author of The Mummy Kills The Brides and Macabre, brings you 12 stories that continue the genre-bending short fiction legacies of H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King. It's time for true terror!