Howard Linskey

Someone knows where the bodies are buried...Little Susan Verity went missing during the heatwave of 1976. An unprecedented amount of police resource went into finding her, but to no avail. Until now.Convicted serial killer Adrian Wicklow was always the prime suspect. In the past, he's repeatedly lied to the police about where Susan's body is buried - playing a sick game from behind bars. But this time, he says, he'll tell the truth. Because Adrian Wicklow is dying.Detective Ian Bradshaw works with investigative journalists Helen Norton and Tom Carney to find the body. However, this is Wicklow's life's work. Would a murderer on death's door give up his last secret so easily...?* * * * *Praise for Howard Linskey-'One of the best new writers around and this is a must-read' Mark Billingham'Linskey delivers a flawless feel for time and place, mixed with unrelenting pace' The Times(Top Five Thrillers of the Year)'Immensely satisfying, utterly compelling' Eva Dolan'Compelling ... If you like Val McDermid's thrillers, you'll love this' Mark Edwards'A new master of the gritty thriller' Paul Finch'Gripping and convincing' Kimberley Chambers%%%**Preorder the new novel from Howard Linskey now!**Someone knows where the bodies are buried...Little Susan Verity went missing during the heatwave of 1976. An unprecedented amount of police resource went into finding her, but to no avail. Until now.Convicted serial killer Adrian Wicklow was always the prime suspect. In the past, he's repeatedly lied to the police about where Susan's body is buried - playing a sick game from behind bars. But this time, he says, he'll tell the truth. Because Adrian Wicklow is dying.Detective Ian Bradshaw works with investigative journalists Helen Norton and Tom Carney to find the body. However, this is Wicklow's life's work. Would a murderer on death's door give up his last secret so easily...?Praise for Howard Linskey'Linskey delivers a flawless feel for time and place, mixed with unrelenting pace' The Times 'Linskey is one of the most commanding crime fiction practitioners at work today' The Financial Times'Linskey has taken a sharp swerve towards the big time ... he has elevated his writing to a level of complexity and humanity seldom approached by British writers previously' Maxim Jakubowski

The Search

Journalist Tom Carney returns to his village in the north-­east after being suspended by his London tabloid. Helen Norton is a reporter doing Tom's old job on the local newspaper. Together, they investigate a string of disappearances of young girls in the area. Struggling DC Ian Bradshaw works the same case, fearing that the only thing he will unravel is himself. When a body is found, it's not one of the girls, but a decades-­old corpse. They all search for answers to a murder buried in the past, while in the present-­day an unstoppable killer must be brought to justice.

No Name Lane

PRE-ORDER THE SPINE-TINGLING NEW THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF ALICE TEALE IS MISSING 'Dark, creepy and compelling, with the claustrophobic sense of a killer waiting around every corner' T.M. LOGAN ________ Eriston is a small town. Where everyone knows your name - and your secrets. Rebecca hasn't been back in years, but she grew up in the shadow of a dark local legend: the countless unexplained deaths. Her father Sean had always warned her of the dangers. And when Rebecca returns, she discovers that her father wasn't willing to let the legend lie. He was on the verge of uncovering the town's darkest truth. He thought he was on the trail of a killer. Sean knew too much. Now he's dead. Rebecca could accept her father's death. Or she could risk her life by carrying on his work . . . ________ 'Dark, sinister, clever and creepy. Keeps you guessing right to the very end' Neil Lancaster PRAISE FOR HOWARD LINSKEY 'From the brilliant first chapter to the heart-in-mouth ending, Howard Linskey has created a dark, clever and engrossing tale that will grip crime readers the world over' CL Taylor 'This story will cause nightmares, it is that good' Daily Mail 'Dark and creepy with intrigue galore - an exceptional page-turner that I raced through' Mel Sherratt

Don't Let Him In

Eva Dunbar wakes in a large metal box. She has no idea who has taken her. She has no way out. She isn't the first young woman to disappear. And with no leads Detective Ian Bradshaw has precious little time. When at last a body is found, the police hope the tragic discovery might at least provide a clue that will help them finally find the kidnapper. But then they identify the body - and realise the case is more twisted than they ever imagined . . . __________________ 'THIS STORY WILL CAUSE NIGHTMARES, IT IS THAT GOOD Daily Mail 'DARK, CLEVER AND ENGROSSING' C. L. TAYLOR 'I WAS HOOKED FROM START TO FINISH' LJ ROSS

The gripping crime thriller you won't want to miss

The Chosen Ones

David Blake is no gangster, or so he likes to think. He's a white-collar criminal, working for gangster Bobby Mahoney, enjoying the good life while the money keeps on pouring in. Trouble is, a big chunk of that money has just gone missing along with Geordie Cartwright - and Blake is getting the blame. Has Geordie done a runner with the drop or has he been killed by a rival gang? In a desperate and bloody finale, Blake has to make an agonising choice and someone has to pay the ultimate price...

The Drop

Behind Dead Eyes

Loathed by his own commanding officer, haunted by the death of his closest friend and trapped in a loveless marriage, Harry Walsh is close to burn out when he is ordered to assassinate the man behind the ME 163 Komet, Hitler's miracle jet fighter. If Walsh fails, there is no prospect of Allied victory in Europe. Harry Walsh is ruthless, unorthodox and ungentlemanly. He is about to wreak havoc.

Ungentlemanly Warfare

OȘTENIREA POATE FI A EI... DACĂ PRINDE CRIMINALUL. DOAR CĂ AU TRECUT PESTE 30 DE ANI DE ATUNCI. „Un roman de acțiune plin de suspans.” STEVE BERRY, autorul bestsellerului New York Times „Ungentlemanly Warfare” „Un thriller magistral, cu persoane dispărute, personaje grozave și o mulțime de răsturnări de situație – un roman pur și simplu minunat.” STEVE CAVANAGH, autorul bestsellerului „Thirteen” Sarah nu știe multe despre mătușa ei, Evelyn. Așa că, atunci când Evie moare, Sarah este șocată când află care au fost ultimele ei dorințe. Evie vrea ca Sarah să-i moștenească averea. Dar îi pune o condiție: trebuie să prindă un criminal.

Moştenirea

Lee Sansum

This is the story of 'the real' Bodyguard, Lee Sansum, ex-Royal Military Policeman, martial arts champion, private military contractor and expert in close protection. In being part of Mohamed and Dodi al-Fayed's protection team, Lee also had to protect the most famous woman in the world, Princess Diana. He formed a close bond with Diana and the young princes, particularly Harry, and it was only by a stroke of luck that he was not in the car the night Diana died. That night proved to be the turning point in his own life. Over the course of his career, Lee has worked with the rich and famous, such as Hollywood stars Tom & Nicole, Pele and Sylvester Stallone, and he gives a candid account of what it's like to work in such a high-pressure job where lives are literally at stake.

Real Stories of Close Protection from Tom Cruise to Princess Diana

The Bodyguard

What an entire army couldn’t do, two men must: take out the Butcher of Prague. Operation Anthropoid has been engaged. 1941. The Third Reich is at its zenith. Its protector is Reinhard Heydrich, the most merciless senior figure in Hitler’s inner circle, and the Fuhrer’s eventual successor. Under Heydrich’s oppressive command, thousands of lives have already been erased in Czechoslovakia’s capital. It’s only Heydrich’s first ruthless step in service to the German people. Heydrich’s ultimate endgame is the Final Solution. But under the cloak of night, the resistance conspires as well. Trained in subterfuge by the British Special Operations, Josef Gabcik and Jan Kubis are unfailingly dedicated soldiers. Now, as committed allied agents they’ve been tasked with an audacious and seemingly impossible mission: parachute into an occupied city in lockdown, rally the remaining Czech rebels, and assassinate one of the most dangerous men alive. Outmanned against insurmountable odds, Gabcik and Kubis have no choice but to succeed. The fate of Europe and the world is in their hands. High Acclaim for Ungentlemanly Warfare “A stellar novel of high-octane action, adventure and suspense.” —Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author “Reads like the new The Day of the Jackal—swift, deadly, game over!” —John Ellsworth, USA Today bestselling author of The Point of Light “A heart-pounding thriller from cover to cover. I couldn’t put it down.” —James D. Shipman, author of Task Force Baum “A perfect companion for fans of the great Ken Follett.” —Chuck Driskell, author of Final Mission: Zion

Hunting the Hangman

TWO MEN. . . ONE MISSION. . . TO KILL THE MAN WITH THE IRON HEART Bestselling author Howard Linskey's fifteen year fascination with the assassination attempt on Reinhard Heydrich, the architect of the holocaust, has produced a meticulously researched, historically accurate thriller with a plot that echoes The Day of the Jackal and The Eagle has Landed. 2017 marks the 75th anniversary of the attack on a man so evil even fellow SS officers referred to him as the 'Blond Beast'. In Prague he was known as the Hangman. Hitler, who called him 'The Man with the Iron Heart', considered Heydrich to be his heir, and entrusted him with the implementation of the 'Final Solution' to the Jewish question: the systematic murder of eleven million people. In 1942 two men were trained by the British SOE to parachute back into their native Czech territory to kill the man ruling their homeland. Jan Kubis and Josef Gabcik risked everything for their country. Their attempt on Reinhard Heydrich's life was one of the single most dramatic events of the Second World War, with horrific consequences for thousands of innocent people. Hunting the Hangman is a tale of courage, resilience and betrayal with a devastating finale. Based on true events, the story reads like a classic World War Two thriller and is the subject of two big-budget Hollywood films that coincide with the anniversary of Operation Anthropoid.

A gripping historical thriller inspired by the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich

David Blake leitet die Geschicke des organisierten Verbrechens im nordenglischen Newcastle, und er weiß genau, dass er diesen Job nicht kündigen kann. Denn aufhören kann man nur als Toter. Und langsam wird es eng für David. Die Polizei sitzt ihm im Nacken, russische und serbische Syndikate, die vor keiner Brutalität zurückschrecken, machen ihm sein Territorium streitig. Es geht ums Ganze – und vor allem ums Überleben ...

Thriller

Killer Instinct

A missing woman, a disfigured corpse, a chillingly persuasive serial killer. A gripping crime thriller perfect for fans of LJ Ross, Mel Sherratt and Mark Billingham True-crime writer Tom Carney receives a letter from a convicted murderer who insists he is innocent. His argument is persuasive - but psychopaths are often said to be charming. Across the city, Detective Ian Bradshaw has a murder case on his hands. But he can't catch the killer if he can't ID the victim, and this woman's identity has been extinguished in the most shocking manner imaginable. And meanwhile, journalist Helen Norton is one step away from uncovering a massive criminal conspiracy. Soon, she will learn the price of the truth. Three crimes. One chilling connection. A gripping crime thriller that will keep you turning the pages long into the night. SEE WHAT BESTSELLING AUTHORS ARE ALREADY SAYING ABOUT BRITAIN'S BEST NEW CRIME AUTHOR 'One of the best new writers around. This is a must-read series' Mark Billingham 'Gripping and convincing.' Kimberley Chambers 'A new master of the gripping, gritty thriller. Howard Linskey takes you right to the heart of it' Paul Finch 'An emotional, gripping, and pulse-pounding crime novel to start what is certain to be a brilliant new series from Howard Linskey' Helen Fitzgerald

*PRE-ORDER THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF DON'T LET HIM IN TODAY* You will inherit everything. The house. The money. There's just one condition. You have to catch a killer first... Sarah doesn't know much about her estranged aunt, the famous novelist Evelyn Moore. So when Evie dies, Sarah is shocked to hear she's been included in the will. Evie wants Sarah to inherit her vast fortune, including a foreboding mansion on the outskirts of a small Northumberland town. But that's not all she wants. For most of her life, she'd been haunted by a cold case. Many years ago, her childhood friend Jane, went missing. She was last seen in the house Evie has now left to Sarah. Evie spent years searching for the truth, desperate to find out what really happened the night Jane disappeared. Now, her final wish is for Sarah to go back to the house where it all began, and uncover the truth. If she does, she will inherit everything - money beyond her wildest dreams. But the closer Sarah gets to the truth, the more dangerous she becomes to those who wish to keep it buried. She is determined to bring the truth to light. But will her inheritance cost Sarah her life? PRAISE FOR HOWARD LINSKEY: 'Dark, creeping and compelling, with the claustrophobic sense of a killer waiting around every corner' T.M. Logan 'A triumph - Linskey is a consistently excellent and versatile writer' Trevor Wood 'Tense, chilling and refreshingly original, I devoured it in two wide-eyed gulps' Isabel Ashdown

The Inheritance

Overcome the stresses and strains of a complicated, anxiety-ridden life by rediscovering the ancient art of Pintfulness. More recent, fashionable but unproven ideas, such as Mindfulness, have pushed Pintfulness into an under-appreciated niche. The Little Book of Pintfulness proves that rediscovering the ancient art of imbibing pints can help every generation to chill the hell out and regain a sense of equilibrium, while imparting a great deal of beer-related knowledge along the way. Full to the brim with useful tips on drinking etiquette and fascinating facts, this celebration of the world’s third-most favourite drink will turn you into a well-rounded beer expert – but not a beer bore. Many truths can be found at the bottom of a pint glass.

The Little Book of Pintfulness

Nobody loses crime boss Bobby Mahoney's money and keeps all his vital organs. Well, white-collar gangster David Blake has just returned from vacation to the news that Mahoney's money has gone missing under his watch. The man who last had the drop has also vanished. David has forty-eight hours to track down the cash … or face bloody consequences. Packed with action and attitude, The Drop is a gripping gangland thriller for fans of the hit films The Town and Goodfellas.

A David Blake Thriller

There's a thought that keeps me awake at night; I have to be lucky every time, they only have to get lucky once.' David Blake is a worried man. He should be enjoying the high life now he's Newcastle's 'Top Boy', the man who controls everything in the city that's worth controlling. He lives in exiled luxury, while his brother Danny and trusted right-hand men, Palmer and Kinane, take care of business and make sure no one steps out of line. The money keeps on rolling in and Blake is sharing his life with the girl that he loves, Sarah Mahoney. Shame he had to murder her father to save his own skin but at least she doesn't know anything about that. Blake never wanted to be boss but who else is savvy enough to deal with all of the firm's problems; like Braddock, the rogue drug dealer, who's keeping too much of the take, and 'The Turk', Blake's new source of 'product' who's taken a million Euros down-payment on a shipment that never arrives. Newly-crowned Glasgow crime lord, Alan Gladwell, wants to do business with the firm and the deal makes sense but can Blake really trust the man whose brother he brutally murdered. Then there is his obsession with the beautiful but troubled Simone, who chooses to work in one of the firm's massage parlours when she is so much better than that. From the heroin-laced high rises of Newcastle to the seedy back streets of Bangkok, in a world of contract killers, corrupt politicians, bent detectives, coke snorting footballers, fixers, hookers and pimps, Blake is in a race against time to find his potential assassin and discover the truth in The Damage.

The Damage

David Blake is back in Newcastle, running three cities, top boy. Life is sweet until his bent accountant is arrested for murder. The money man is nailed on for a life sentence until he puts five million pounds out of Blake's reach. Now Blake faces an agonising choice; fix the acquittal of a child killer or run out of the cash he needs to bankroll his empire. Meanwhile Serbian gangsters are slowly taking over his territory and a crazed Russian Oligarch wants to use Blake's drug supply line for his own ends. Back at home, the Police are closing in, determined to take David Blake off the streets of Newcastle forever, and Blake's girl Sarah is asking awkward questions about the death of her father that he really doesn't want to answer. As he fights for his life, David Blake slowly uncovers a shocking truth about his own past, turning over stones until he finally reveals a secret known only to The Dead. 'This is another rollicking, read-in-one-sitting read from Tyneside's finest' - Book Noir 'The Dead is razor-sharp Brit Grit that positively leaps off the page and confirms Linskey's status as one of the genre's rising stars' - Nick Quantrill Look out for the other books in Howard Linskey's David Blake series, The Drop and The Damage, as well as his Second World War thrillers: Hunting the Hangman and Ungentlemanly Warfare

The Dead

Geordie' Cartwright has disappeared, along with Bobby Mahoney's money. I have to find him and fast, or it's going to be my face staring into the business end of a nail gun' David Blake is no gangster, or so he likes to think. He's a white-collar criminal, working for gangster Bobby Mahoney, enjoying the good life while the money keeps on pouring in. Trouble is, a big chunk of that money has just gone missing, along with Geordie Cartwright, and Blake is getting the blame. Has Geordie done a runner with The Drop or has he been killed by a rival gang? As Blake goes deeper into the Newcastle underworld, a seedy and violent place filled with dodgy clubs, pubs, lap-dancing bars and brothels, he slowly starts to uncover the truth; there's a rat in Bobby's crew and someone else is planning a take-over. Meanwhile the Serious Organised Crime Agency and an ambitious DI are both closing in on Bobby. It's just a matter of time before he's finally nicked for good. Blake must uncover the truth before it's too late for them all. If that were not enough, he has to choose between his girlfriend, the beautiful lawyer Laura and the impossible-to-resist Sarah, his boss's gorgeous young daughter. Sarah might just be the most dangerous person in his life right now, if her dad finds out. In a desperate and bloody finale, Blake has to make an agonising choice and someone has to pay the ultimate price in The Drop.

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