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Joe can't believe his luck when his dad rents a castle for their Easter holidays—but is devastated when his mum receives a better invitation and the trip is cancelled. Determined to have his holiday, Joe develops a plan to go with his friends instead. The castle is everything the friends had hoped for, but it's not long before they hear strange noises underground and notice yellow eyes lurking in the forest. And when Sherlock falls through some rotten boards and into an old well, they discover an ancient box, containing a 200-year-old notebook and an incomplete treasure map.

John Milton is a ghost. He was Number One. The most dangerous assassin in Group Fifteen, the black-ops organisation that solves problems when diplomacy has failed. Now Milton is Her Majesty's most wanted fugitive - an anonymous loner with a deadly set of skills. So when he is arrested following a brawl in a Texas bar, the last person he expects to bail him out is a glamorous operative from the Russian Secret Service.

Nine months ago, Beatrix Rose had her family brutally taken from her. Now all that matters is getting her daughter back. And Beatrix is no ordinary mother - she’s a skilled assassin who will do whatever it takes to find her child. Danny Nakamura deserted his post in Vietnam and disappeared into Hong Kong’s Walled City, vowing never to go home again. Decades later, his health failing, he’s suddenly found a reason to return to LA: the discovery of a daughter he never knew he had. But getting home won’t be easy....

Rio de Janeiro. Brazilians call it Cidade Maravilhosa - the Marvellous City - but crime festers in its favelas like cancer. John Milton is visiting an old friend who runs a close protection business guarding the city's elite. Milton offers to stand in when one of his bodyguards doesn’t turn up for work. The job? Take the wife and daughter of an anticorruption judge to a school recital and bring them back again. Simple? Not so much. The girl is snatched off the street, and Milton is nearly killed. As he recovers at a Group Fifteen safe house, he decides on two objectives.

Beatrix Rose has worked her way through her Kill List. Four are dead and just two remain. But now her enemies know she has them in her sights. The hunter becomes the hunted. In a thrilling conclusion to the breakneck trilogy, Beatrix and her daughter must fight them in North Africa, New York and finally in the swamps of North Carolina. It's a lightning-paced roller-coaster of action that pits a deadly assassin against the might of the most powerful private army on the planet.

Is John Milton on the path to redemption or the road to revenge? John Milton has done some bad things in his life. Very bad things. Now he’s looking for ways to make amends. But trouble always seems to be looking for him. Heading from San Francisco to Las Vegas, Milton’s solo road trip takes an unexpected turn when he picks up Jessica Russo, a young woman in distress at the side of the road. She urgently needs a ride and he’s happy to help her out. But what starts out as a simple favour quickly becomes something more sinister....

John Milton is used to operating in the shadows, weaving his way through dangerous places behind a fake identity. Now, to avenge the death of a close friend, he must wear his mask of deception once more. Beau Baxter was brutally murdered by a drugs cartel but that doesn’t stop Milton from blaming himself for his friend’s death. With the help of a trusted team of undercover experts and Beau’s son, Milton is determined to track down the killers. And he isn't just after the man who gave the order. He’s heading right for the top.

New York isn't ready for Britain's most dangerous ex-assassin.... John Milton has finally found a place to escape the bloodshed: off-season Coney Island. No tourists. No special ops. Just peace and quiet. But when a local boy witnesses a grisly murder, Milton can't resist investigating. Milton uncovers a vicious drug kingpin and a group of crooked cops from a notorious precinct known as The Alamo. Against such dangerous foes, Milton's quest for redemption could come to an end.

Eighteen years ago, on a mission in Iraq, Captain John Milton made a reckless decision with serious consequences. But it was Major Connor Gordon who really paid the price. Now Milton is on a different mission: to atone for his past sins. A human rights activist has vanished without a trace and his dying mother is desperate to know the truth. When the mysterious disappearance leads Milton all the way to the Western Isles of Scotland, he sees an opportunity to find his old friend Connor and finally make amends. Milton is determined to track both men down, wherever his search may lead.

Isabella Rose is living in Cairo. She's found work as a contractor - removing people for money, but only if they meet her very exacting set of criteria. She's given the details of a pilot suspected of helping corrupt regimes evade sanctions and told to eliminate him.

Two writers. One just starting out. The other a best-selling indie author. Join James Blatch and Mark Dawson and their amazing guests as they discuss how you can make a living telling stories. There’s never been a better time to be a writer.

Mark Dawson talks about his career as a self-published author. Providing an insight into not only his books and the marketing behind them but the process of getting them onto the Audible site. Mark also discusses the challenges of writing a crime series, how he keeps it original and how he keeps consistency throughout his work.

John Milton är ett spöke. Han brukade vara Nummer ett. Det farligaste lönnmördaren i Grupp Femton, gruppen som tog över när diplomati inte längre gav resultat. Nu är Milton Hennes majestäts mest jagade person – en anonym ensamvarg med dödliga förmågor. När han arresteras efter ett slagsmål på krogen i Texas så är den sista han förväntar sig ska hjälpa honom med borgen en glamorös agent från den ryska säkerhetstjänsten. Milton utpressas till att jaga rätt på sin föregångare i gruppen, den förre Nummer ett.

Der MI6 hat ihn geschaffen. Jetzt wollen sie ihn töten. John Milton arbeitet als Killer für die britische Regierung, aber er ist alt und müde und möchte aussteigen. Leider ist das unmöglich. Milton weiß zu viel. Diesen Job verlässt man nur in einer Kiste. Auf seiner Flucht lernt Milton eine junge Mutter kennen, die seine Hilfe braucht. Ihren Sohn lockt das Leben in einer glanzvollen Gang mit einem charismatischen Anführer. Milton muss den Jungen herausholen - bevor es zu spät ist.

Han redder uskyldige for at sone sine synder. Men han kan ikke flygte fra sin blodige fortid. Lejemorderen John Milton har holdt sig under radaren i et halvt år. Men nu dukker han op i Mexico, i Ciudad Juárez, en af verdens allerfarligste byer ved grænsen til USA, og han bliver inddraget i en brutal krig mellem de to narkokarteller, der styrer grænseområdet. En ung, idealistisk journalist står til at blive henrettet, og for at redde hende må Milton smugle hende til Texas.

John Milton är en mästare, som förfinat sina talanger – i att mörda. Det är honom den brittiska regeringen anlitar för att röja undan de allra värsta: rikets fiender, de som varken M15 eller militären kan få stopp på. Men år av mördande i rikets tjänst tär på en. Milton plågas av mardrömmar ­– spöken från hans förflutna hemsöker honom om natten. Han bestämmer sig för att nästa uppdrag ska vara hans sista, innan han påbörjar sin botgöring för allt han orsakat.

John Milton lebt seit sechs Monaten unter dem Radar. In Ciudad Juárez, Mexiko, taucht er wieder auf und gerät unversehens in eine wütende Schlacht zwischen den Narco-Gangs, die das Grenzland kontrollieren. Milton bewahrt eine idealistische junge Journalistin vor der Hinrichtung. In Sicherheit kann er sie nur bringen, wenn er sie über die Grenze nach Texas schmuggelt. Mit Hilfe des einzigen unbestechlichen Polizisten in der Stadt und einem Kopfgeldjäger mit unklaren Motiven muss Milton sie beschützen, bis der Grenzübertritt möglich ist.

Vor zehn Jahren stand Beatrix Rose an der Spitze eines geheimen Todeskommandos, um die schmutzige Arbeit für die britische Regierung zu machen. Als sie herausfand, dass der Leiter des Kommandos korrupt war, sandte dieser fünf Auftragsmörder, um sie auszulöschen. Aber sie scheiterten. Schwerer Fehler. Auf Beatrix’ Todesliste standen sechs Namen. Um zwei hatte sie sich schon gekümmert und jetzt hatte sie Nummer drei im Visier.

Im Stil von Jason Bourne und Jack Reacher stellt der actiongeladene Thriller "Kaltblütig" den Lesern Beatrix Rose vor, eine aufregende Heldin auf einem tödlichen Rachefeldzug. Als gefährlichste Auftragskillerin in einem Todeskommando der Regierung ist Beatrix nicht die Art Mensch, die du gegen dich aufbringen solltest. Von ihrem Team betrogen und in einen Hinterhalt gelockt, ist sie in den Untergrund getrieben worden und plant ihre Rache.

John Milton kann wieder hoffnungsvoll in die Zukunft blicken.Er hat einen Job als Taxifahrer in den Straßen von San Francisco. Er lebt anonym und zurückgezogen. Unsichtbar zu sein, ist eine behagliche Gewohnheit geworden. Er will nicht gefunden werden. Aber als ein Mädchen, das er zu einer Party fährt, verschwindet, macht Milton sich Sorgen, erst recht, als dann zwei Leichen gefunden werden und die Polizei ihn als ihren Hauptverdächtigen behandelt.