Follow the adventures of two former members of an elite Special Forces unit as they navigate perilous missions after returning to civilian life. This thrilling series blends high-octane action with intricate plots, where the heroes must rely on their military training to confront global threats. Fans of military thrillers and stories of camaraderie will appreciate the fast pace and daring protagonists.
When Jonathan Payne's girlfriend is the latest in a string of people to be abducted, Jon and his best friend, David Jones, try to piece together the clues in a hunt that leads them to New Orleans and a violent and shocking secret.
A Vatican priest is found murdered - nailed to a cross in the shadow of Hamlet's castle. He is the first victim in a killing spree that spans the world. Meanwhile in the Roman Catacombs of Orvieto, an archaeologist uncovers a scroll dating back two thousand years. The scroll holds the key to a secret that will rock the foundations of the Church.
Tunnelling deep under one of the most holy cities in the world, an ambitious young archaeologist slowly works her way towards an unthinkable goal. Somewhere ahead is a chamber containing the collected fragments of an ancient scripture, a find of unimaginable significance. Meanwhile, halfway around the world, a covert military bunker holds a macabre secret. An elite special- forces officer seems to have been brutally murdered - but how, and more disturbingly, why? Any hope of solving the mystery rests on the grisly clues that remain. As the race to uncover the truth begins, a plot unfolds that could burn all of civilization in the fires of holy Armageddon. Those who live by the sword...
Carved into the towering cliffs of central Greece, the Metéora monasteries are all but inaccessible. Holy Trinity is the most isolated, its sacred brotherhood the guardians of a secret that has been protected for centuries.In the dead of night, the holy retreat is attacked by an elite group of warriors carrying ancient weapons. One by one, they hurl the silent monks from the cliff-top to the rocks below ― the holy men taking their secret to their graves….Halfway across Europe, Richard Byrd fears for his life. He has uncovered the location of a magnificent treasure. But there are those who are dedicated to protecting it, and they will stop at nothing to prevent its discovery.Hoping to save himself, Byrd contacts two colleagues, Jonathon Payne and David Jones, and begs for their help. The duo rushes to his aid and quickly find themselves caught in an adventure that will change their lives forever.
When the prophetic writings of sixteenth-century visionary Nostradamus begin to ring alarmingly true, Jonathon Payne and David Jones find themselves in a life-or-death race across the world to stop those who would use the French seer's predictions for their own dark purposes.
Bavaria, 1886 King Ludwig II, infamous for his eccentric behavior, is declared insane by his government and removed from his throne. A day later, Ludwig's corpse washes up in the shallows of Lake Starnberg. Rumours about the cause of the tragedy abound, but few people know why Ludwig was really killed. Or what secret was silenced by his death.
When Maria Pelati's research team disappears in Mexico, Jonathon Payne and David Jones embark on a perilous mission to find the missing archaeologists. The duo quickly finds a link between the group's work and its recent disappearance. Following the clues left behind, their pair try to solve one of the darkest mysteries of the new world.
A hidden collective of the world's greatest minds has developed a radical new approach to modern medicine which could change everything we know about the human body. But such knowledge does not come without risk. When their laboratory is attacked, it becomes clear that someone will stop at nothing to keep this research from reaching the masses. As more details come to light, Investigator Nick Dial realises that these scientists have been operating in the shadows for more than a century. What is more, the team was founded by none other than Albert Einstein himself. What had they learned? And why would someone want them dead? It is a mystery that draws Payne and Jones in. On a collision course with the man behind the massacre, the duo must follow the history of scientific discovery in order to stop a villain determined to use modern advancements to create his own vision of the future - a future where he alone controls who may live and who will die...
While searching for the long-lost treasure of the Knights Hospitallers, Payne and Jones cross paths with the ruthless leader of a Russian crime syndicate, who will do anything to stop them from finding the ancient hoard that has possible ties to Paul I and the Russian Empire.
