Tom Wood Books

The non-stop action-packed new Victor novel from bestseller Tom Wood, master of the assassin thriller.

Full of white-hot tension and edge-of-the-seat action, The Game confirms Tom Wood as the most talented British thriller writer today, and Victor as the most unique antihero.

The brand new action-packed thriller from bestseller Tom Wood, perfect for fans of Lee Child and the Bourne novels

These three volumes of Tom Wood’s new work, Landscapes, are drawn from the artist’s extensive unseen and unpublished landscape work. The first volume concentrates on Wood’s photographs made in response to the West of Ireland, County Mayo, the landscape of his birthplace and childhood and an area he has returned to as an artist almost every year since 1975. Taken over decades, views of this wild and remote landscape, many of them glimpsed from the car, bus or train during his journeys there, are combined with fragile fragments of surviving family photographs, video stills, and intimate and affectionate portraits of day-to-day life within a rural community. The second volume consists of Wood’s landscapes predominantly made within Merseyside, where he lived and worked for 25 years, from 1978–2003. In this more urban environment, his landscapes encompass pictures of people’s homes and gardens, parks, wastelands, and the river Mersey. Wood moved to Wales in 2003 to address what he has referred to as “the matter of landscape.” His open and experimental approach to photography means he is constantly pushing its formal and conceptual possibilities. Selected from the photographs he has been making in Wales, the third volume is the most formally abstract of the three books and includes many photographs taken with a panoramic camera — complex, optically rich pictures with multiple points of view and focus.

AUTHOR OF THE BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB HIT BETTER OFF DEAD 'Terrifically fun and explosively propulsive' Gregg Hurwitz, author of Orphan X From bestselling author Tom Wood comes a unique and gasp-inducing Victor thriller that turns all your expectations on their head . . . Former CIA agent Antonio Alvarez has been tracking a vicious murderer for years, a nameless hitman responsible for numerous homicides. Once, the Agency deflected him away from his search, but now promotion has given him a second chance to right the past. Only problem is, the killer has vanished. Thousands of miles away, the professional known as Victor has stopped working - recently he began to care; he made mistakes. But there's another assassin, Raven, who needs his help - and she is hard to refuse . . . Enter a world of betrayal, tension and twists perfect for fans of Gregg Hurwitz (Orphan X, The Nowhere Man), James Swallow (Nomad, Exile) and Terry Hayes (I Am Pilgrim, Day of the Locust). 'Great, page-turning stuff' James Swallow, author of Nomad and Exile 'Very Few British writers are as good at the action thriller' Sunday Express

AUTHOR OF THE BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB BESTSELLER BETTER OFF DEAD From hot thriller author Tom Wood comes the latest breathtaking Victor novel, The Day of the Jackal meets Jason Bourne, with a thoroughly modern twist. 'Terrifically fun and explosively propulsive' Gregg Hurwitz, author of Orphan X Even a killer can be a hero If the assassin known only as Victor once had a moral compass, it is long since buried, along with his many victims. Yet some men are so evil even Victor accepts they must die for reasons other than just money. One such is Milan Rados, a former commander in the Serbian army who has escaped trial at The Hague to become a formidable criminal power. Tracking down and killing this brutal man will win Victor a reprieve for his own recent crimes on British soil. But Victor isn't the only one who wants Rados dead. A woman, whose family was butchered on the tyrant's orders, will do anything to see Rados' blood spilled on the snow of Eastern Europe. Now Victor has an unlikely ally - but an army stands between them and justice.

The action-packed, gripping, twisty new Victor thriller from Tom Wood is his best yet, and sees the mysterious assassin search for a missing mother and her child in a town full of secrets.

SOMEONE'S SET HIM UPSOMEONE'S GOING TO DIEWhen Victor is arrested for a murder that, for once, he didn't commit, escape must surely be inevitable for a hitman of his ferocity.Yet someone wants Victor put away, and he finds himself behind bars, incarcerated by police who have no idea of the monster they are dealing with and have, apparently, tamed.Quickly, however, his fellow the prisoners realise that he's not trapped in there with them: they are in a cage, with the most dangerous of enemies. And Victor has a traitor to find.

Victor, a hitman without a conscience protects a human rights lawyer in Better Off Dead, the BBC Radio 2 Simon Mayo Book Club pick. A hitman must be anonymous, amoral... and alone Victor is the face in the crowd you don't see, a perfect assassin with nothing to live for. But when an old friend turns to him for help, he finds he can't refuse. For once his objective isn't to kill, but to protect. Hunted through the streets of London by ruthless enemies, Victor needs to be more than just a bodyguard... but his every move leads danger closer to the very person he's vowed to defend. Published in the US as No Tomorrow.

Lethal assassin Victor lands in the middle of a Guatemalan cartel war in the latest nonstop thriller from the international bestselling author of The Final Hour. KEEP YOUR ENEMIES CLOSE... Victor is the killer who always delivers...for the right price. And Heloise Salvatierra, patron of Guatemala's largest cartel, is ready and willing to pay him just that to eliminate the competition: her sister. Heloise has been battling Maria for control of the cartel in an endless and bloody war. Now Victor decides who survives. An easy job if it weren't for the sudden target on his back. ...AND THEIR ENEMIES CLOSER. Victor's not the only one on the hunt. Someone else has Maria in the crosshairs and will do anything to get the kill. In the middle of cartel territory with enemies closing in from all sides, Victor must decide where to put the bullet before one is placed in his head....

He is darkness. She wants him dead. In a city starved of light, she might just succeed. She moves like a shadow; she kills silently: Raven. This elegant assassin has been on the run for years. This time though, she has picked the wrong target. The hitman known only as 'Victor' is as paranoid as he is merciless, and is no stranger to being hunted. He tracks his would-be killer across the globe to, aiming not only to neutralise the threat, but to discover who wants him dead. The trail leads to New York...And then the lights go out. Over twelve hours of unremitting darkness, Manhattan dissolves into chaos. Amid looting, conspiracy and blackout, Victor and Raven play a vicious game of cat and mouse that the city will never forget.

His name is a cover He has no home And he kills for a living Victor is an assassin, a man with no past and no surname. His world is one of paranoia and obsessive attention to detail; his morality lies either dead or dying. No one knows what truly motivates the hunter. No one gets close enough to ask. When a Paris job goes spectacularly wrong, Victor finds himself running for his life across four continents, pursued by a kill squad and investigated by secret services from more than one country. With meticulous style, Victor plans his escape . . . and takes the fight to his would-be killers. In this first novel in the explosive Victor the Assassin series, it's not about right and wrong - only about who lives and who dies.

Your husband isn't who he says he is, say the people at your door. Come with us. Don't trust them, says a voice on the phone. Run. Who would you believe? In this terrifying first psychological thriller by bestselling author T.W. Ellis, will one woman goes on the run and is forced to question everything she held dear . .

Anna's Boy is the saga of the grandson of an American slave's journey from Harlem; To become the first black member of a major U.S. bank board of directors, when he became a member of the Chase Manhattan Bank board of directors under the chairmanship of David Rockefeller. To become the first black in the U.S. to take his company "public", selling its shares "over the counter". To his computer programming company making a significant contribution in the U.S. Apollo Space Landing. To winning a major international lawsuit against a foreign government. This is a story of the challenges Tom Wood encountered in overcoming the "headwinds" of his century, as well as the many dilemma's he faced in his business and personal life. A truly American story of a black man's walk through "the winds, the rains, and the sunshine of change" in the 20th century.

Beginning in 1985, the Manchester-based Documentary Photography Archive (DPA) commissioned photographers to capture aspects of British society in northern England. Tom Wood’s work focuses on the life and demise of two significant institutions near Liverpool: Rainhill Psychiatric Hospital and Cammell Laird shipyard. Established in 1851 as a lunatic asylum, Rainhill became the largest hospital complex in Europe by 1936. Wood began photographing there in the 1980s when UK policy shifted towards “Care in the Community.” By then, Rainhill had diminished, with wards combining various patients. The DPA and mental-health charity Mind, which criticized conditions at Rainhill as “wholly unacceptable,” asked Wood to document the hospital’s closure and the transition of its patients into the community. Cammell Laird shipyard, with a history dating back to the 1820s, was known for building famous warships and aircraft carriers, including HMS Ark Royal. When Wood photographed the yard, it was facing closure, with a demoralized workforce striving to save their jobs as HMS Unicorn, the last Upholder-class submarine, was completed. The main volumes of Wood’s work include historical archive material related to both institutions, while a third volume features late nineteenth-century photographs of Rainhill patients. Together, they document a period of upheaval in Liverpool marked by industrial decline, community breakdown, and evolving healthcar

Victor ist der perfekte Jäger. Er taucht auf, um zu töten, und verschwindet wieder, ohne Spuren zu hinterlassen. Doch jetzt wird er selbst gejagt – von einem hochrangigen Mitarbeiter des amerikanischen Geheimdiensts: Antonio Alvarez ist entschlossen, den Mann zu fassen, den er für zahlreiche Morde an CIA-Agenten verantwortlich macht. Und der ihm immer entwischt ist. Als er Victor gefährlich nahe kommt, gibt es für diesen nur eine Chance: Eine brillante Auftragsmörderin, deren Leben er einst gerettet hat, soll nun seines retten. Doch dazu muss sie ihn töten …

Ein Victor-Thriller der Extraklasse – Victor zeigt Gefühle. Gefühle, die ihn fast umbringen. Ein Mann kommt in eine Stadt. Unscheinbar. Schweigsam. Nach einem erfolgreich erledigten Job taucht der Auftragskiller Victor in einem kleinen Motel jenseits der Grenze - in Kanada - unter. Nur ein paar Tage, dann wird er wie ein Geist verschwinden – doch dann ändert eine Begegnung alles. Victor lernt eine Mutter und ihren Sohn kennen, die ihn an seine eigene schmerzvolle Kindheit erinnern … Und als die beiden plötzlich wie vom Erdboden verschluckt sind, scheint nur ihn das zu interessieren. Bei seiner Suche gerät Victor mit den Kriminellen der Stadt aneinander. Für sie ist er nur ein schweigsamer Mann, der die falschen Fragen stellt. Doch Victor bleibt. Und schon bald müssen seine Feinde erkennen: Ein schweigsamer Mann ist ein gefährlicher Mann. Der actiongeladene, fesselnde und facettenreiche neue „Victor“-Thriller des Bestsellerautors Tom Wood lässt den mysteriösen Auftragsmörder in einer Stadt voller Geheimnisse nach einer verschwundenen Mutter und ihrem Kind suchen – genial und absolut spannend! "Unfassbar unterhaltsam, mit einer explosiven Sogwirkung!" Gregg Hurwitz

Victor is een freelancer, een professional, een killer - de beste die er is. Hij is ijskoud, efficiënt en trefzeker. Hij leeft alleen, hij werkt alleen en niemand kent zijn achtergrond of zijn echte naam. Voor hem is iedere opdracht een zuiver zakelijke transactie: hij schakelt het doelwit uit en hij krijgt betaald, klaar. Wanneer hij in Parijs is om een routineklus op te knappen voor een anonieme klant, loopt hij in een hinderlaag en moet hij ineens vechten voor zijn eigen leven, een rol die volkomen nieuw voor hem is. Hij heeft geen idee wie zijn vijanden zijn, maar één ding is zeker: ze deinzen nergens voor terug. Victor slaat op de vlucht door Europa terwijl de autoriteiten hem proberen te dwarsbomen en hij op de hielen wordt gezeten door huurmoordenaars en geheime diensten. Maar Victor is geen gemakkelijk doelwit, en hij is minstens zo meedogenloos als zijn achtervolgers. Hij zal niet rusten voor hij weet wie er tegen hem samenspannen...

Thriller je nabitý napětím, sexappealem a smrští dech beroucích akcí. Mistři svého řemesla nedávají svůj život lacino, ať už jsou to zločinci nebo agenti ruských výzvědných služeb. Když jde o ztracený arsenál, který by mohl zničit svět, je možné úplně všechno. Kdo je tu padouch a kdo hrdina?

Zabiják s krycím jménem Tesseract se pod tlakem okolností rozhodl dát se zapsat na výplatní listinu někdejšího nepřítele. Pro začátek dostane od CIA za úkol odstřelit jiného nájemného vraha, který má zlikvidovat vlivného ruského obchodníka se zbraněmi. A tím se celý kolotoč roztočí. Dva nejbohatší světoví překupníci zbraní se náhle pouštějí navzájem do války. Přesně podle scénáře CIA, která jimi hýbe jako loutkami. Jenže jakou roli v tom hraje Tesseract? To ani on sám neví jistě. Jako obvykle jsou ale ve hře brutalita, smrt a zrada. Ať už je to v Bukurešti, v Berlíně nebo v Minsku, všude budeme bez dechu přihlížet neuvěřitelným akcím. A přestože na zabíjení lidí není vůbec nic obdivuhodného, nejspíš se kupodivu přistihneme, že tomuhle geniálnímu padouchovi se specifickým humorem bůhvíproč držíme palce a přejeme štěstí.

Množstvo stratégií a študijných zručností, ktoré podnietia študentov spoľahlivo a úspešne zaznamenávať a zapamätať si informácie, spomenúť si na ne a zopakovať si ich. Vybrali sme ju pre vás lebo sa zaoberá praktickými technikami učenia.