Number One bestseller Sam Bourne author of The Righteous Men delivers this page-turning political conspiracy thriller that goes right to the heart of the US establishment. Bruised by years of disappointments political advisor Maggie Costello is finally working for a leader she can believe in. She along with the rest of America has put her trust in President Stephen Baker believing he can make the world a better place. But suddenly an enemy surfaces: a man called Vic Forbes reveals first one scandal about the new president & then another. He threatens a third revelation
- one that will destroy Baker entirely. When Forbes is found dead Maggie is thrown into turmoil. Could the leader she idolizes have been behind Forbes's murder? Has she been duped by his message of change & hope? Who is the real Stephen Baker? On the trail of the truth Maggie is led into the roots of a massive conspiracy that reaches back into history
- & goes right to the heart of the US establishment...

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Detectives Regan Pescoli & Selena Alvarez have been searching for the Star Crossed Killer for months never imagining Regan will be captured by the madman she's been hunting. Regan knows exactly what he's capable of
- & avoiding the same fate will take every drop of her courage & cunning. As Selena joins forces with Regan's lover Nate to dig deeper into the case & the body count rises the truth about Regan's disappearance becomes chillingly clear. Something evil is lurking in the snow-covered mountains. With time running out the only way they can save Regan will be to get inside a killer's twisted mind & unravel a shocking message that he is revealing.
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Welcome to the Shahjahan one of Calcuttas oldest & most venerable hotels. In Chowringhee" the Shahjahans new receptionist regales his audience with stories of the people who spend their days & nights within the Shahjahans grand facade. Like Bengal itself this is a place where greed seduction & death live alongside love luxury & pride. With wit warmth & ferocious energy " Chowringhee" reveals to us an entire universe. One of the great novels of contemporary Indian literature it presents a glittering vision of a lost metropolis & an homage to an old Bengal of myth & memory." ...

One of the most remarkable
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- sporting figures in British history Chris Brasher piled unique achievement on

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Fully updated to include Sir Chris Hoy's incredible record-breaking golds at London 2012 (making him his country's greatest ever Olympian) this is the story of a sporting legend in his own words. Fully updated to include Sir Chris Hoy's incredible record-breaking golds at London 2012 (making him his country's greatest ever Olympian) this is the story of a sporting legend in his own words. This 33-year-old cycling fanatic from Murrayfield in the suburbs of Edinburgh defied the doubters who thought he would struggle when his specialist discipline the 1km time trial was dropped from the Olympics & went on to reinvent himself as a track cycling sprinter & triple Olympic gold medallist in Beijing. His return to these shores sparked unprecedented celebrations & real admiration that here was a role model who was the epitome of all things that are good in sport. What makes a champion in sport? In his autobiography Hoy returns to his roots as a child fully engaged with the BMX craze of the Eighties; when even as a seven year old his will to succeed allied to an unyielding mental strength set him apart from other youngsters of his age. A promising rower & rugby player in school it was when he joined his first local cycling club & spent most weekends of the year competing in national events from Blackpool to Bristol that the seeds of his future career were sown. With the devoted support of his family Hoy drove himself to the pinnacle of his sport at the same time as British track cycling established itself as a pioneering force on the world stage. In the wake of his unparalleled achievements at London 2012 which filled the whole country with pride there is no sporting icon better placed to demonstrate what it takes to reach the top than Chris Hoy. ...

The first book in the Chris Ryan Extreme series. Former SAS Warrant Officer Joe Gardner has fought the Regiments deadliest enemies in some of the most desolate places on earth. & hes always won. Now hes about to face his toughest challenge yet. After losing his hand whilst on a covert operation in Afghanistan Gardner is forced to stand down from active duty. Now he lives off the grid. But trouble finds him in the shape of a phone call from an old friend. Ex-Regiment legend John Bald is trapped in a bullet-ridden favela in Rio de Janeiro & a violent gang is out to kill him. Unless Gardner helps Bald is a dead man. What begins as a simple rescue mission soon descends into a desperate struggle for survival as Gardner finds himself caught up in a conceit that stretches from the slums of Brazil to the frozen steppes of Siberia. Stalked by elusive MI6 agents & ruthless ex-Blades Gardner must draw on all his training & instincts to hunt down the hardest target of all
- before disaster strikes... The Chris Ryan Extreme books take you even further into the heart of the mission with more extreme action more extreme language & more extreme pace. Like Call of Duty or Medal of Honor youll feel part of the team. Chris Ryan Extreme: Hard Target has already been published as four separate shorter missions on ebook. This print edition features a new prequel mission that hasnt been published in ebook.
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The first book in the Chris Ryan Extreme series. Former SAS Warrant Officer Joe Gardner has fought the Regiment's deadliest enemies in some of the most desolate places on earth. & he's always won. Now he's about to face his toughest challenge yet. After losing his hand whilst on a covert operation in Afghanistan Gardner is forced to stand down from active duty. Now he lives off the grid. But trouble finds him in the shape of a phone call from an old friend. Ex-Regiment legend John Bald is trapped in a bullet-ridden favela in Rio de Janeiro & a violent gang is out to kill him. Unless Gardner helps Bald is a dead man. What begins as a simple rescue mission soon descends into a desperate struggle for survival as Gardner finds himself caught up in a conceit that stretches from the slums of Brazil to the frozen steppes of Siberia. Stalked by elusive MI6 agents & ruthless ex-Blades Gardner must draw on all his training & instincts to hunt down the hardest target of all
- before disaster strikes... The Chris Ryan Extreme books take you even further into the heart of the mission with more extreme action more extreme language & more extreme pace. Like Call of Duty or Medal of Honor you'll feel part of the team. Chris Ryan Extreme: Hard Target has already been published as four separate shorter missions on ebook. This print edition features a new prequel mission that hasn't been published in ebook.
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The first book in the Chris Ryan Extreme series. Former SAS Warrant Officer Joe Gardner has fought the Regiments deadliest enemies in some of the most desolate places on earth. & hes always won. Now hes about to face his toughest challenge yet. After losing his hand whilst on a covert operation in Afghanistan Gardner is forced to stand down from active duty. Now he lives off the grid. But trouble finds him in the shape of a phone call from an old friend. Ex-Regiment legend John Bald is trapped in a bullet-ridden favela in Rio de Janeiro & a violent gang is out to kill him. Unless Gardner helps Bald is a dead man. What begins as a simple rescue mission soon descends into a desperate struggle for survival as Gardner finds himself caught up in a conceit that stretches from the slums of Brazil to the frozen steppes of Siberia. Stalked by elusive MI6 agents & ruthless ex-Blades Gardner must draw on all his training & instincts to hunt down the hardest target of all
- before disaster strikes... The Chris Ryan Extreme books take you even further into the heart of the mission with more extreme action more extreme language & more extreme pace. Like Call of Duty or Medal of Honor youll feel part of the team. Chris Ryan Extreme: Hard Target has already been published as four separate shorter missions on ebook. This print edition features a new prequel mission that hasnt been published in ebook.
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The second book in the Chris Ryan Extreme series. Former SAS hero John Bald is a man at war with himself & fighting a losing battle with the bottle. But then he is reluctantly thrust back into battle... In the race to develop ever more powerful weapons technology has become the new frontline in global terrorism. & when one of America's most cutting-edge defence contractors suspects a sleeper cell operating in its midst the Firm reaches out to its most cold-blooded son. Bald's mission: kill the sleeper before they can smuggle top-secret weaponry into the hands of the West's deadliest enemies. But the mission goes sideways & Bald is the fall guy. Now he must pursue the sleeper from the ghettos of Florida to the war-torn streets of Tripoli in a relentless hunt for the technology & the truth. Shadowed every step of the way by a ruthless CIA hitman Bald soon finds that the lines between friend & enemy are blurred & he'll have to call on all his warrior instincts to stay alive... The Chris Ryan Extreme books take you even further into the heart of the mission with even more extreme action more extreme language & more extreme pace. Like Call of Duty or Medal of Honor you'll feel part of the team. Chris Ryan Extreme: Night Strike has already been published as four separate shorter missions on ebook. ...

The second book in the Chris Ryan Extreme series. Former SAS hero John Bald is a man at war with himself & fighting a losing battle with the bottle. But then he is reluctantly thrust back into battle... In the race to develop ever more powerful weapons technology has become the new frontline in global terrorism. & when one of America's most cutting-edge defence contractors suspects a sleeper cell operating in its midst the Firm reaches out to its most cold-blooded son. Bald's mission: kill the sleeper before they can smuggle top-secret weaponry into the hands of the West's deadliest enemies. But the mission goes sideways & Bald is the fall guy. Now he must pursue the sleeper from the ghettos of Florida to the war-torn streets of Tripoli in a relentless hunt for the technology & the truth. Shadowed every step of the way by a ruthless CIA hitman Bald soon finds that the lines between friend & enemy are blurred & he'll have to call on all his warrior instincts to stay alive... The Chris Ryan Extreme books take you even further into the heart of the mission with even more extreme action more extreme language & more extreme pace. Like Call of Duty or Medal of Honor you'll feel part of the team. Chris Ryan Extreme: Night Strike has already been published as four separate shorter missions on ebook. ...