Showing results for "George" in Thriller & Suspense

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

Bloomsbury presents The Tailor by Tim Sullivan, read by Finlay Robertson. The unfailingly shrewd and uniquely brilliant DS George Cross is back... 'One of the most iconic British fictional detectives of the 21st century.' DAILY MAIL 'One of my favourite detectives.' ELLY GRIFFITHS 'Reaffirms...

The complete collection of acclaimed BBC Radio dramas based on John le Carré's best-selling novels, starring Simon Russell Beale as George Smiley. With a star cast including Kenneth Cranham, Eleanor Bron, Brian Cox, Ian MacDiarmid, Anna Chancellor, Hugh Bonneville and Lindsay Duncan, these enthralling dramatisations perfectly capture the atmosphere of le Carré's taut, thrilling spy novels.

Bloomsbury presents The Lost Boys by Tim Sullivan, read by Finlay Robertson. Don't miss THE BOOKSELLER, the latest George Cross Mystery - available now. A short story from the George Cross Mystery series. DS George Cross's father, Raymond, always takes an annual holiday in a local care home. He...

Claire Redding, a rising star within Police Scotland, is being fast-tracked for greater things. She is transferred to "L" Division in Dumbarton and is tasked with solving a series of local burglaries which all have one thing in common: They appear to be perfect crimes. DI Redding firmly believes that there's no such thing as a perfect crime and is determined to catch the elusive thief and further enhance her career. The pressure builds on the ambitious young DI when the burglaries are linked to a murder, and she is given the opportunity of a lifetime to make her mark!

Bloomsbury presents The Bookseller by Tim Sullivan, read by Finlay Robertson. SOMEONE'S ABOUT TO TURN THEIR LAST PAGE... 'One of my favourite detectives.' ELLY GRIFFITHS THE SETTING The body of a bookseller is discovered, lying in a pool of blood in his Bristol bookshop. Police have one question...

Dr. Andy George’s New Year’s Eve takes a grim turn when he is pulled away from his personal troubles to examine a drugged, limbless corpse found on train tracks. Already struggling to survive a bad business deal with Klinger Pharmaceuticals and a straining marriage, Andy is abruptly dragged...

The suicide of William Goldacre is devastating to those left behind. But what was the cause of his tragedy and how far might the consequences reach? Is there a link between the young man's leap from a Dorset cliff and a horrific poisoning in Cambridge? Following various career-threatening...

Brought to you by Penguin. Penguin Audio presents a captivating collection of six John le Carré novels, each featuring the iconic character George Smiley. This collection includes the finest examples of le Carré's work, written between 1961 and 1979, and contains over 15 hours of unmissable...

In the old South, a haint was a ghost or evil spirit. George Haint, originally begun by Helen Diessner in 2012, takes us into the most unusual ghost story you will probably ever hear. It is not only a ghost story but a short story of murder most foul and takes place in the mid-1800s, in the Virginia City, Nevada, area during the gold- and silver-mining days. The story contains a lot of local history of the area.

The world is on the brink of apocalypse. Zero Day has come. The only thing more terrifying than millions of spiders is the realisation that those spiders work as one. But among the government, there is dissent: do we try to kill all of the spiders, or do we gamble on Professor Guyer's theory that we need to kill only the queens?

George Hunt wants to get married. The fact that he does is utterly amazing and a huge leap of faith for a man who’s always been certain that happily ever afters only happen in fairy tales. The thing is, though, ever since Christmas, when Dr. Kurt Butler, the man he loves, gave him a ring, he’s changed his mind about what’s possible.

George Hunt is certain that spending time with his boyfriend’s family over the holidays will be a disaster. How can it not? For starters, he knows nothing about families, never having had one, as for the rest…talk about pressure. What if he messes up, says the wrong thing, and ends up losing the most important person in his life? Dr. Kurt Butler is his miracle; George can’t afford any missteps. But if he’s careful and does everything right, perhaps they’ll see his good qualities instead of the lethal ones.

Bloomsbury presents The Ex-Wife by Tim Sullivan, read by Finlay Robertson. Don't miss THE BOOKSELLER, the latest George Cross Mystery - available now. An exclusive short story based on a true case. A cold case. A cremated body. A killer brought to justice. David North was convicted of murdering...

A collection of four blackly humorous crime mysteries featuring the fictional BBC Radio crime correspondent, George Cragge. Adapted from the novel by Mark Tavener, In the Red sees the anarchic George Cragge investigate a spree of bizarre murders in the world of City finance, a small political...

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Lynley series, hailed as “queen of the mystery genre” (Entertainment Weekly), brings us back to one of Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley’s earliest—and most personal—investigations. Don’t miss the upcoming BritBox streaming...

‘The best book of his career’ STEPHEN KING ‘A full-throttle powerhouse of a thriller’ T. M. LOGAN ‘Sharply drawn’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘Keeps the engine racing’ THE TIMES * * * * * It’s a deadly race against time… Tech billionaire Miles has more money than he can ever spend, but he...

Prepare to be hooked by a breathtaking, unputdownable thriller, perfect for fans of I WILL FIND YOU. ‘A page-turner… you’ll get your money’s worth out of this one’ Stephen King * * * * * WHEN IT'S LIFE OR DEATH, WHO CAN YOU TRUST? Teacher Richard Boyle certainly never thought he would...

Kriminalassistent George Cross bliver tilkaldt, da liget af en munk bliver fundet brutalt myrdet i et skovområde nær Bristol. Man ved intet om broder Dominics fortid. Hvordan kan Cross opklare forbrydelsen, når han ikke ved noget om offeret? De finder ud af, at broder Dominic ikke havde nogen fjender – eller i hvert fald ikke nogen, der er åbenlyse. Men hans fortid afslører, at han engang var en velhavende mand, og at han ofrede det hele for sin tro.

Most acts of violence are pretty random. But murdering someone and impaling their head on the railing outside the Royal Courts of Justice...that takes planning. And when the pathologist finds a page from a book rammed down the dead man's throat, DI Charlie George thinks it's safe to assume that someone, somewhere, wants to send a message. But people who have the resources to plan a murder like that also have the smarts not to get caught. So Charlie knows he has a problem.