'Five-star turbo-charged, non-stop action thriller... It reads like a movie reel... Needs to be on every thrill seeker's reading list' NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Don't miss the next instalment of the Joe Mason series, from million-copy bestselling author David Leadbeater. In this high-stakes battle of survival, the rules are simple: kill or be killed. When ex-MI5 operative Joe Mason gets a call from the Vatican, he knows it is bad news. Marduk, crazed leader of The Amori cult, has escaped from a fortress-like prison in Milan, and he's hell-bent on revenge. His target? None other than Joe Mason himself. Fuelled by an unrelenting hatred for Mason, Marduk launches a burning vendetta: to not only destroy his nemesis but annihilate the very foundations of the church itself. As the cult's sadistic assassins close in, Joe and his team embark on a treacherous pursuit of Marduk across Europe in a life-or-death race against time to unravel his conspiracy. Both Joe and Marduk are out for blood –...

The gripping new action thriller novel from the million-copy bestselling author of the Matt Drake series Ex-MI5 operative Joe Mason is on a mission to rescue a friend who has been kidnapped. Meanwhile, ancient coins – remnants of a Chinese casino buried for six hundred years – are starting to surface in Japan's clandestine underworld. Mason knows the coins and kidnapping are linked. Someone has finally unearthed the long-buried ancient casino, and its riches – both financial and archaeological – are now up for grabs. But hidden forces are desperate to conceal the discovery and take it for themselves, kidnapping and killing to silence anyone in their path. In a high-stakes battle to reveal the casino to the world, Joe and his team race across the region, from high-rise Hong Kong to Tokyo's bustling markets to the covert gambling rings of Osaka. But they are being hunted by elite forces – and it's only a matter of time before the target on their back catches up with them. In this...

The Plagues of Pandora is the outstanding new Matt Drake adventure from Kindle international bestseller David Leadbeater Featuring characters from the Matt Drake, Alicia Myles and Disavowed series, this is his first ‘crossover’ event. In London, Paris and Los Angeles old plague pits are being raided by a deadly new enemy intent on world domination. When the history of the Greek gods and Pandora’s Box is added to the mix Matt Drake finds himself embroiled in a brand new, action-packed archaeological mystery. From Mount Olympus to Washington DC, Drake’s wildest adventure yet unfolds as he chases down a new form of bubonic plague, finally culminating in a high-stakes finale in Niagara Falls, where the three greatest military teams alive join forces to take on an army of enemies and prevent the unleashing of an ancient and terrible disease. The fate of the world hangs in the balance. . .   

Last Man Standing (Matt Drake 8) picks up where Blood Vengeance left off, with most of the book taking place over a twenty-four hour span. Drake, Mai, Dahl and Alicia find themselves pitted against eight of the deadliest assassins on the planet – forced into an extreme tournament where just one can make it out alive. Only Matt Drake’s greatest nemesis – Coyote – knows all the rules, and nothing will stop her from destroying everything he loves. Not the destruction of the unwitting town that hosts the tournament, not the demolition in combat of its biggest hotel, not the battle that rages on the edge of town. Amidst the annihilation of the Ninth Division and the emergence of the Pythians as a significant enemy, Drake and the team must fight for their lives against not only their deadliest foe, but an army of mercenaries and each other, to determine who will be. . . . . .the Last Man Standing. About the AuthorThe Matt Drake series is a constantly evolving action-packed romp based firmly in the escapist Action/Adventure genre. The books should be read in order as follows:...The Bones of OdinThe Blood King ConspiracyThe Gates of HellThe Tomb of the GodsBrothers in ArmsThe Swords of BabylonBlood VengeanceLast Man Standing