OVER 40 NEW STORIES FROM BRITAIN’S LEADING CRIME WRITERS Leading editor and reviewer Maxim Jakubowski has compiled another beguiling collection of the year’s best new short crime fiction from the UK. Ian Rankin’s perennially popular Edinburgh cop, Inspector Rebus, makes an unexpected comeback in a short, but intriguing story, ‘The Very Last Drop’, and the collection closes with another Rankin story, ‘Driven’. Making their first appearance in the series are many luminaries such as Kate Atkinson, Louise Welsh, Stephen Booth, Christopher Brookmyre, Colin Bateman, A. L. Kennedy, Sheila Quigley, Lin Anderson, Simon Kernick and David Hewson. Also represented are exciting up-and-coming...

Англичанка Зоэ Шарп — не только автор блестящих остросюжетных романов, которые принесли ей славу. За свою бурную жизнь она освоила множество профессий (вплоть до водителя-дальнобойщика!) и экстремальных хобби, таких как парусный спорт, спортивная стрельба и гонки на мотоциклах. Ее героиня Чарли Фокс — телохранитель, бывший спецназовец, сильная женщина, равно способная хладнокровно мыслить, тонко чувствовать и безжалостно убивать, — давно завоевала любовь и уважение поклонников жанра. С 2001 года книги Шарп не покидают списки бестселлеров в Великобритании и Америке. «Второй выстрел» начинается с выстрелов. Чарли тяжело ранена на задании. Ей поручено сопровождать в Штаты клиентку,...

An anthology of stories edited by Maxim Jakubowski Leading crime critic Maxim Jakubowski presents this year's must-have collection of British crime fiction. This latest volume of the acclaimed annual collection presents over 20 short stories of murder mystery, selected from the very cream of new British crime fiction. Contributors include Lee Child, Colin Dexter, Val McDermid, Mark Billingham, Len Deighton, John Harvey, and many more. This is an ideal present for anyone who has ever enjoyed a good murder-mystery. A page-turning compendium of British talent to capture the imagination of readers around the world.

“Take it from me, getting yourself shot hurts like hell.” When the latest assignment for ex-Special Forces soldier turned bodyguard Charlie Fox, ends in a bloody shootout in a frozen forest of New Hampshire, she's left fighting for her life, with her client dead. Simone Kerse had just become a lottery millionaire but never lived long enough to enjoy her riches. Charlie was supposed to keep Simone's troublesome ex-boyfriend at bay and accompany her on a trip to track down the father Simone had never really known-a relatively low-risk job. But Simone's father has secrets in his past that are about to come back and haunt him, and the arrival of his long-lost daughter may be the catalyst that...

The Thrilling Thirteen includes ten thrilling novels, two page-flipping novellas and an action-packed short story collection from the minds of today’s bestselling and award winning authors. That’s nearly 750,000 words for just a buck. These thrillers have received more than 500 five-stars and over 1,000 reviews. A Touch of Deceit (Nick Bracco Series) — Gary Ponzo Russian Hill (Abby Kane FBI Thriller) — Ty Hutchinson Arctic Wargame (Justin Hall Series) — Ethan Jones Look For Me (Rachel Scott Adventure)- Traci Hohenstein The Last Horseman — Frank Zafiro The Diplomat (Justin Hall Series) — Ethan Jones The Recruiter (A Thriller) — Dani Amore Mark Taylor:...

This time, dynamite suspense writer Zoë Sharp’s “must-read heroine of mystery” (Ken Bruen) is *down—but not out… *The last person that professional bodyguard, Charlotte “Charlie” Fox ever expected to see self-destruct was her own father, an eminent surgeon. But when he admits to gross professional misconduct on a New York news program, Charlie can’t just stand by and watch his downfall. Her father has always been cold towards Charlie, and rejects her help at every turn. The good doctor has never made a secret of his disapproval of Charlie’s career—or her relationship with her boss, Sean Meyer. Now, just as Charlie and Sean are settling in to their new life in the States,...

New in paperback, the fierce and charismatic Charlie Fox must choose between her duty to her client or her desire to avenge her lover’s attacker. With the life of her lover, Sean, still hanging in the balance, former Special Forces soldier turned bodyguard, Charlie Fox, throws herself into her only means of escape—her work.             On Long Island, the playground of New York’s wealthy and privileged, she is tasked with protecting the wayward daughter of rich businesswoman, Caroline Willner. It seems that an alarming number of the girl’s circle of friends have been through kidnap ordeals, and Charlie quickly discovers that the girl herself, Dina, is fascinated by the clique formed...

ROAD KILL is the fifth in Zoë Sharp’s highly acclaimed Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Fox crime thriller series, now available in e-format for the first time, complete with author’s notes, excerpt from the next Charlie Fox – SECOND SHOT. “If you stay involved with Sean Meyer you will end up killing again,” my father said. “And next time, Charlotte, you might not get away with it.” Still bearing the emotional scars from her traumatic first bodyguarding job in the States, Charlie Fox returns to her former home to try and work out both her personal and professional future. Instead of the peace for which she's been hoping, Charlie is immediately caught up in the aftermath of a fatal bike...

Charlie Fox is a bodyguard hired to protect spoiled and surly teenager Trey Pelzner. Charlie accompanies her boss (and lover) Sean, from England to South Florida for what appears to be a low-key security job. Not exactly. Her trip to Florida begins in an amusement park, where Charlie and Trey are ambushed. Whisking Trey to safety just in time, Charlie learns that she can trust no one—not even those who hired her—and goes on the lam with the boy, killing a few bad guys and becoming one of America's most wanted in the process.