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Can Joe Hunter save two kidnapped young women in time?

Hired to find a witness who can help the state put away a drug lord, private investigator Tess Grey turns to renegade ex-con Nicolas Villere for help.

When the body of Tess Grey's former university roommate is found on a rocky Maine beach, having fallen from the cliffs above, the initial verdict is suicide. But why would Chelsea Grace, who was terrified of heights, have chosen to end her life in a way that invoked her very worst fear? Tess determines to find out.

Joe Hunter and his associates are hired to provide security for an elite event in Miami. Wear a tux, stay professional, job done. But things go wrong. Hunter is drawn into what appears to be a domestic altercation. When he crosses the mysterious Mikhail however, he soon finds something altogether more sinister... Before long this chance encounter has serious repercussions for Hunter and his friends. Good people are being killed. On the run, in the line of fire, the clock is ticking.

'Po' Villere bumps into Elspeth Fuchs, an old flame, fleeing her abusive husband and takes her and her son, Jacob, in. But Jacob looks exactly like Po did when he was a child. Is Jacob really Po's son? Before they can find out Elspeth and Jacob are abducted and Po and his partner, Private Investigator Tess Grey, set out to rescue them.

This standalone sees two brothers saved from a cult as children, now grown up to become two very different adults. Both are being pursued by a serial killer hell bent on sacrificing them for their divine purpose . . . All angels are not goodness and light. In fact . . . they're some of the most murderous creatures you'll ever come across Former detective Nate Freeman just wants to be left alone as he recovers from the case that ended his career two years ago. As a child, he and his brother Will were saved from a religious fanatic compound in the US and brought to the UK. Now, as an adult, Nate has no idea where Will, or any of the other surviving 'Children of Hamor' are, until they suddenly start turning up dead - minus some skin . . . When his old boss DCI Openshaw asks him to assist in finding the serial killer who is hell bent on collecting the symbols so brutally branded onto the children's backs in the name of Berith - the Fallen Angel, Nate finds himself conflicted. As one of 'the promised' Nate is in mortal danger, and as the case builds momentum Will becomes the prime suspect. It's an intense race against time for Nate to uncover the identity of the 'angelic' serial killer and save his own skin in the process!

'Some may call me a vigilante. I think I've just got problems to fix.' The eighth Joe Hunter thriller

Accepting the task of protecting Billie Womack is a no-brainer for ex-counterterrorist soldier Joe Hunter, but it comes with its own set of complications. Billie's husband, Richard, stole thirty million dollars from some violent people. He apparently died in a car crash with Billie's daughter, Nicola, during a desperate attempt to elude his pursuers. But his enemies don't believe him dead. They think he escaped the plunge into the icy river that killed Nicola and has now decided to come back for the money. If he's alive, they believe he'll contact Billie. It doesn't take long for the bad guys to arrive at her remote farmhouse. Soon she and Joe are fugitives. Dead or alive, Richard's fate means nothing to Hunter, but he promises to do everything in his power to protect the grieving mother. Even if it means taking a bullet for her, it's a price he'll pay. It's a pledge he will come to regret, as he learns that killers are forged on the Devil's anvil.

'Hilton provides a doozy of a wham-bam finale, with Tess and Po, pitted against a platoon of highly trained operatives. Fans will eagerly await their next adventure.' Publishers WeeklyWhen an ex-cop goes on the run from his employers, his daughter seeks help from an old friend . . . Tess Grey.Ex-cop Aaron Lacey is on the run from Elite Custodian Services, a protection service of ex-military and police – and his current employers – and they will stop at nothing to track him down. His disappearance results in his daughter reaching out to her old schoolfriend, Tess Grey. But when Tess’s mother urges her to turn down helping her friend, Tess begins to question why.Is her mother simply being overprotective, or is there more to her past with Lacey than Tess realises? Why has Lacey gone underground and why are the Elite so determined to catch him?As Tess and her partner Nicolas Villere get involved, they need to figure out who can be trusted and what secrets they are hiding.

Where's Tony Vaughan? The Brogans want to know,and they don't ask nicely as Private Investigator Tess Grey finds out. 'Po'Villere and Tess enact retribution by finding Tony first, only to discover he'saided Leah Brogan - the pregnant daughter of one of the Brogans - in escapingthe family. Now Tess wants to protect Leah no matter the cost.

The story follows Joe Hunter, a former Special Forces operative, who is drawn back into action when a father seeks his help to rescue his daughter, Marianne, from her seemingly abusive boyfriend, millionaire Bradley Jorgenson. However, upon finding Marianne, Hunter realizes she appears content, complicating the rescue mission. The true threat lies with a character named Dantalion, hinting at deeper layers and challenges in this gripping narrative.

The Harvestman is back! And determined to wreak revenge on Joe Hunter.When Rink is ambushed by a team of highly skilled killers, Joe is pretty sure his friend is being used as bait. And the intended prey is Hunter himself.Joe has to go 'off radar' to rescue his friend.

THRILLER / SUSPENSE. Joe Hunter vs Luke Rickard, a killer who has stolen his identity and committed a vicious double murder. His motive? Revenge. His method? A blade. His mission? Kill anyone Hunter holds dear.It is a deadly duel of wits that takes Hunter from the streets of Miami to the squalid barrios of Colombia to the jungle hideaway of a drug baron. And brings him face to face with his past. Revenge is a dish best served cold and Joe needs a cool head if Rickard is not to cut and run.CUT AND RUN - the fourth high-octane adventure for Joe Hunter, the man whose mission is to rid the world of bad guys.

Ex-counterterrorist soldier Joe Hunter has been called to Mexico to bring an end to a cartel that preys on the people they smuggle across the US border. Once the mission's ended, however, Joe's mission leader and mentor, CIA Black Ops director Walter Hayes Conrad, confesses that the bloody mission is not the real reason Joe has been summoned south of the border. For years, Walter has kept the details of his private life - especially his family - secret from everyone, even his closest friends. But disaster has struck: his great-grandson Benjamin has been abducted, kidnapped by Walter's sworn enemy, the leader of one of Mexico's largest drug cartels.

Andrew Clayon's wife has been murdered and, worse, he's a suspect. But when people start vandalising his house, he needs to protect his son. A kind detective says she knows just the man. Joe Hunter can certainly see why the police suspect Clayton, but takes the job anyway. Yet who is he protecting the young boy from? And why? Clayton knows more about his wife's murder, but he isn't saying. And when his silence places everyone, including the boy, in the killer's sights, nowhere is safe... A pulse-pounding thriller, perfect for readers of Lee Child, Mark Dawson and Alan McDermott. Praise for Matt Hilton "Hard-hitting and fast-paced, I was hooked from start to finish' Simon Kernick 'Electrifying' Daily Mail 'Taut, thrilling, tense - I loved it!' Richard Hammond

After a plane crashes in the Great North Woods and three biologists claim there were only two bodies found, Tess Grey is sent to investigate by an insurance firm when a rumor is heard there was a survivor. But Tess and her team are not the only ones heading to the scene of the crash. Who else is sniffing around the site and did the biologists lie?

After tracking down a missing girl, private investigator Tess Grey feels duty bound to protect the girl and her friends when thugs threaten to extort them. But what have the girls got themselves caught up in? Tess and her fianc� Po Villere have no idea the extent to which the thugs will go to get their money, and how deadly the events will become.

Joe Hunter is giving Jack Reacher a run for his money

Ex-con Nicolas returns home to reconcile with his mother. But he isn't prepared to discover he has a younger sister, whom he's never met. But she's missing, and he isn't the only one looking for Emilia. If he has any chance of finding her alive, he must join forces with his enemy to prevent Emilia becoming the victim of a cannibalistic killer.

Hodder's biggest fiction launch of 2009: Matt Hilton's debut introducing series character Joe Hunter, Britain's best vigilante - fighting America's worst criminals

The third action-packed thriller in the compelling series featuring Joe Hunter, rival to Lee Child's Jack Reacher.

Danni has seen more in her eight years on this planet than most people see in a lifetime. The sole survivor of a motorway pile-up which took her mother's life, she is now safe and thriving with her adoptive family. Until the day the bad people come knocking. Forcing Danni to face the memories she has done such a good job forgetting . . . Josie's quiet life is dismantled with a knock at the door. When she and her daughter are violently kidnapped, Josie must act fast to survive. Danni has very little memory of the day her mother died, but these people are hell-bent on finding the money her mother stole before her death, and they think Danni knows more than she's letting on. Grace arrives at her big sister's house to find her partner Pete beaten and tied up and her sister and niece taken. Josie has been her protector her entire life - but now she needs to be the strong one. Enlisting the help of a friend with the combat experience and skills she needs, Grace will stop at nothing to get her family back home . . .

Private investigator Tess Grey and her ex-con partner Po investigate the disappearance of a troubled young woman in this fast-paced action thriller. PI Tess Grey and her partner Nicolas 'Po' Villere have been hired by Margaret Norris to find her granddaughter, Jasmine Reed, who has been missing for sixteen days. But if Tess is to have any chance of finding Jazz, she needs to know the truth about the young woman's troubled past. What is it that Margaret Norris isn't telling her? Tess and Po aren't the only ones looking for Jazz. With shady local businessman Daryl Bruin and his henchman John Trojak also on her trail, as well as a mysterious - and violent - stranger, Tess prays, for Jasmine's sake, that she and Po find her first. But it's only when Tess uncovers a link to several other missing girls that she begins to make headway in the investigation - and finds herself in a desperate race against time to track down Jazz before it's too late.

A mother and her children murdered. A nanny on the run. A killer in pursuit. Ex-nanny Joanne Mason is running out of options. Tess Grey and her partner Nicolas 'Po' Villere are tasked with bringing her in safely, but they're not the only ones: the real murderer is also hot on Joanne's trail...