Jake Ord, ex-spook, is awakened from his quiet life in Northumberland by bullets from an early morning sniper that narrowly miss. It feels like his old life is catching up with him. In the nearby village, MI5 agent Anna Mason catches his eye as he hunts for people and things that shouldn't be there. She's on duty, but won't say why until he gets to know her a whole lot better. Jake thwarts an ambush and decides he needs help. He summons Dixie, a resourceful female warrior, ex-colleague, and best friend of his late wife, Ellie. Together, with Anna's help, they unravel an assassination plot that has political implications and come face to face with the man they both hold responsible for Ellie's untimely death.

Never Look Back

LATUS, DAN

Literature & Fiction

Robert_Hale

Out of the Night

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

British counter-intelligence officer Harry Gibson finds the murdered bodies of his three colleagues in their safe house in Prague and knows he has to get out, before he becomes the fourth. The uncertainty of the attacker’s identity ensures Harry can trust no one. Seeking sanctuary back in the UK, there is no peace, with so many unanswered questions, and the knowledge that someone dear to him has been left behind. Harry must return to Prague, submersing himself in the changing and dangerous landscape if he is to uncover the far-reaching conspiracy in the ranks of his own service. In this exciting thriller, Dan Latus has produced another must-read book for his fans.

Run for Home

Frank Doy is troubled when he finds a body in heavy seas off the South Gare breakwater at the mouth of the River Tees. His mood deteriorates further when he learns that the drowned man was the greatly-respected local MP, and he realizes he had seen the men who had put him there—still alive. Now Frank himself is in trouble: he's the only witness. But he can't just walk away. He needs to protect himself, and he wants justice for the murdered man. Aided by a young woman who was a close friend of the victim, herself now in jeopardy, he unravels a plot by sinister industrial interests backed by global money.

A Death at South Gare

<div> When old friends Anne and Josh Steele ask Frank Doy to look after their son, Tom, Frank can't say no; he is in terrible danger. After a drink-driving incident that took Tom's friend's life, the victim's gangster father holds him responsible and wants him dead. Frank takes his charge to an isolated cottage in wintry Northumberland, but trouble soon follows. As the lonely village is held siege during a blizzard, Frank fights to protect Tom. In the process he unravels a story at odds with the Steeles' version of events--of a dangerous business partnership turned sour, and a young man placed in jeopardy by family loyalty. The struggle returns to Teesside, where the Steeles' business empire is based. On a sinking ship off the River Tees, Frank must negotiate a deal to keep Tom--and his parents--alive. </div>

Living Dangerously

Thrillers & Suspense

John Tait finds his wife and son missing when he returns home from a business trip. Meanwhile, new intelligence brings American George Riley to England, to avenge the death of a colleague murdered in Europe. Lying in wait is Yugov, who knows that Tait's wife holds the key to something he wants very badly. A deadly pursuit ensues. One man seeks to save his family, another to avenge a colleague, and a third to obtain control of weapons that no man should ever hold.

And Then You're Dead

PI Frank Doy's short-break holiday in Prague is rudely interrupted when he steps into a street fight outside his boutique hotel and helps a man being badly beaten in an attempted abduction. The unfortunate victim is Leon Podolsky, a wealthy Russian dissident based in the city. He and his two sisters run a global business empire and publish an online Russian-language newspaper critical of the Kremlin. Frank meets the Podolskys at a time when they are under siege. A grateful Leon offers Frank security work, partly back in England where the family have acquired a ruined country mansion, The Chesters, in Northumberland. But first he wants him to provide back-up at peace talks in Montenegro. The talks don't go well. Leon's assassination is narrowly averted. And security arrangements at The Chesters fail to stop a devastating arson attack. Beset by betrayal and intolerable pressure, the job is turning out to be far more than Frank had envisaged. It is time to change tack and go on the offensive. And where better to start than Prague, where it all began?

One Damn Thing After Another

Robert Hale Fiction

One headless body, on the beach near Frank Doy's home on the Cleveland coast, was regrettable, two more were disturbing. But when an uncommunicative woman arrives at his house in the dead of night, only to disappear again, Doy is involved in something worrying. His search for her uncovers a mysterious man with a private art collection and some Russian emigres. Led deeper into the strange events occurring in Port Holland and nearby Meridion House, Frank tries to unearth the secrets surrounding him and save the life of his desperate female visitor...

Out Of The Night

Ulverscroft Softcover

British counter-intelligence officer Harry Gibson finds the murdered bodies of his three colleagues in their safe houses in Prague and knows he has to get out before he becomes the fourth. The uncertainty of the attacker's identity ensures Harry can trust no one. Seeking sanctuary back in the UK, there is no peace with so many unanswered questions and the knowledge that someone dear to him has been left behind. Harry must return to Prague and submerse himself in the changing and dangerous landscape if he is to uncover the far-reaching conspiracy in the ranks of his own service.

Run For Home

Private investigator Frank Doy makes an off-duty visit to the South Gare, the breakwater at the mouth of the River Tees, anticipating a spectacular high tide in that wild, windswept place. Instead, he sees a man in the sea with no hope of rescue or survival - and, on the breakwater, three men who may have put him there... Frank soon discovers that the man was a greatly-respected local MP. As the only witness to this crime, he himself is now in deep trouble. But he can't just walk away. Though he needs to protect himself, he wants justice for the murdered man...

A Death At South Gare

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