The mistress of sexy fiction is backï ½ Madison Castelli ï ½ beautiful, talented & street-smart journalist ï ½ is distraught after finding out her father has been hiding secrets from her all her life, & is possibly involved with the mob. To get away from it all, she flies to L.A. only to find herself held hostage by masked gunmen. Michael Castelli is being accused of murder. But has he been set up as pay-back for a deed in his past? & could his daughterï ½s life or death situation be connected? He is determined to find out what & exact his revenge. & what Michael Castelli wants, Michael Castelli gets ï ½ ...

A gripping new racing thriller from bestselling author John Francome It's summer, Royal Ascot, & life is good for young trainer Simon Waterford. He has inherited his father's top-class yard, his brilliant two-year-old has just won the Coventry Stakes & he is soon to marry his beautiful half-Brazilian girlfriend. But Mariana has a secret which would wreck her hopes of marriage
- & which Geoff has found out. & he has threatened to tell Simon. On their way back from the races, two rough-looking young men pass lewd comments about Mariana. There's not much of a brawl
- it's over too quickly & is hardly even-handed
- but it leaves Mariana in a sea of blood tending to Simon's wounded face & Geoff lies dead on the floor. It's a tragedy, of course, but Mariana can't help but feel relieved. Her secret is safe, for now...


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An explosive international thriller from the Hollywood legend & British icon Sir Michael Caine DCI Harry Taylor has no respect for red tape or political reputations – but he’s great at catching criminals. & all his unorthodox skills will be needed as an extraordinary situation unfolds on his doorstep: a metal box of radioactive material is found at a dump in Stepney, East London, but before the police can arrive it is stolen in a violent raid. With security agencies across the world on red alert, it’s Harry & his unconventional team from the Met who must hit the streets in search of a lead. They soon have two wildly different suspects, aristocratic art dealer Julian Smythe in London & oligarch Vladimir Voldrev in Barbados. But the pressure is on. How much time does Harry have, & how many more players will join the action, before the missing uranium is lighting up the sky? Deadly Game is a compelling, fast-paced novel of international intrigue & twisting suspense from a... ...

Top NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat & her partner, journalist Jameson Rook, pursue the elusive former CIA station chief who ordered the execution of her mother over a decade ago. But their quest for the old spy unearths an alarming terror plot that has already entered its countdown phase. ...

Mackenzie & Amy were best friends. Until Amy was brutally murdered. Since then, Mac's life has been turned upside down. She is being haunted by Amy in her dreams, & an extremist group called the Trackers has come to Mac's hometown of Hemlock to hunt down Amy's Killer: A white werewolf. Lupine Syndrome -- the werewolf virus
- is on the rise across the country. Many of the infected try to hide their symptoms, but bloodlust is not easy to control & the Trackers are determined to stop those with Lupine Syndrome, at any cost. Unwilling to work with the brutal Trackers, but desperately wanting to put an end to her nightmares, Mac decides to investigate Amy's murder herself. But the deeper she delves into the mystery behind Amy's death, the more secrets she discovers lurking in the shadows of Hemlock. Secrets that should have been left untold. Secrets that will change her life forever.
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Read by Janet Mc Teer. Alexander Fitzpatrick is one of the most wanted men in the Western world. His wealth runs into millions. Handsome, charismatic & supremely dangerous, operating under numerous aliases, Fitzpatrick is a drug-trafficker who has eluded arrest for more than thirty years. A fatal shooting in a notorious drug dealers' squat in north London, & the murder squad is gathering. The dead man is Frank Brandon, an ex-police officer; his body lies face down on the filthy floor, smartly dressed amid the squalor. DI Anna Travis is at the scene, her formidable new boss, DCI Carol Cunningham, impatient for results & frustrated by the total lack of credible suspects, is constantly challenging her. Determined to find answers, Anna tries to put all thoughts of her previous boss
- & lover
- James Langton far out of reach, & strikes out on her own...

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A fatal shooting in a notorious drug dealers' squat in north London, & the murder squad is gathering. Determined to find answers, DI Anna Travis tries to put all thoughts of her previous boss
- & lover
- James Langton far out of reach, & strikes out on her own. She knows that the victim had recently married, & that his grieving widow Julia is a glamorous, wealthy woman. Then Anna discovers that Julia's ex-partner was one of the most wanted drug-traffickers in the Western world, handsome, charismatic & supremely dangerous. Energized by her findings, Anna comes under increasing fire from her formidable new boss to toe the line. A new personal relationship beckons, but then into Anna's life comes the last person she ever wanted to see again...

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Winston Patrick thought he had left the law behind him. Dissatisfied with his career defending the downtrodden of Vancouver's criminal world, Winston trades in the courtroom for the classroom at a rough East Vancouver high school. Soon, Carl, a fellow teacher, seeks his legal help after a student threatens to expose a teacher-student love affair. ...

A deadly scandal surrounding a controversial land development casts a shadow over the annual Salt Spring Island theatre festival. While Constable Danutia Dranchuk searches desperately for clues surrounding an alleged suicide, nosy journalist, Arthur Fairweather comes face-to-face with another mysterious death. ...

ROYAL SWORDFISH TAKE TARANTO On the night of November 11, 1940, 21 biplanes from a Royal Navy aircraft carrier launched a surprise attack on the Italian fleet anchored in the supposedly impregnable port of Taranto. The attack gave Britain near total control over the Mediterranean & revolutionised naval warfare. This compelling programme relives the night that changed history. THE DESERT RAIDERS
- 1940-1943 Through interviews with veterans, the commentary of military scholars, rare photos & footage & previously classified information, DESERT RAIDERS tells the incredible stories of the small bands of brave men who risked their lives in the North African desert. From dangerous sabotage missions & collecting vital information about German troops to laying the groundwork for ambitious campaigns, the Desert Raiders stalked the forces of Rommel, the ` Desert Fox'. SINKING THE TIRPITZ Tirpitz was the pride of the Kriegsmarine
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