Final Bearing

From the authors of the novel Hunter Killer, now a major motion picture starring Gerard Butler and Gary Oldman.

“This team spins a great tale.” —W.E.B. Griffin

Commander Jonathan Ward and his crew on the old attack sub Spadefish are on one last mission. A US Navy SEAL team is inserted into South America. Their orders are to destroy the secret laboratories of the world’s most notorious drug cartel, and the Spadefish has been sent to provide assistance.

But Juan de Santiago, the violent billionaire drug lord, has an entire private army and a futuristic new mini-submarine of his own. He will do anything to protect his empire.

And he knows the Americans are coming…

Final Bearing is the first book in the Hunter Killer series. Drawing upon decades of experience on nuclear submarines, bestselling authors Wallace and Keith present a suspense thriller perfect for fans of Tom Clancy, Rick Campbell, and Clive Cussler.

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What readers are saying about Final Bearing and Wallace and Keith:

????? “Suspenseful, thrilling, and non-stop action!”
????? “I could almost feel the heat in the sub’s nuclear reactor!”
????? “Reminds me of the late Tom Clancy- fast paced and suspenseful. Great read.”

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Hiding the Past

‘At times amusing and shocking, this is a fast-moving modern crime mystery with genealogical twists. The blend of well fleshed-out characters, complete with flaws and foibles, will keep you guessing until the end’
Family Tree magazine

Peter Coldrick had no past; that was the conclusion drawn by years of personal and professional research. Then he employed the services of one Morton Farrier, forensic genealogist – a stubborn, determined man who uses whatever means necessary to uncover the past. With the Coldrick Case, Morton faces his toughest and most dangerous assignment yet, where all of his investigative and genealogical skills are put to the test. However, others are also interested in the Coldrick family, people who will stop at nothing, including murder, to hide the past. As Morton’s investigation leads him deeper into the Coldrick family’s dark history, he is also forced to confront his own family’s secrets, which have been buried for far too long. With powerful enemies lurking in the shadows, will Morton be able to uncover the truth before it’s too late?

This is the first book in the Forensic Genealogist series.

‘Once I started reading Hiding the Past I had great difficulty putting it down – not only did I want to know what happened next, I actually cared’
LostCousins

‘This is a must read for all genealogy buffs and anyone who loves a good mystery with a jaw dropping ending!’
Baytown Genealogy Society

‘This is a good read and will appeal to anyone interested in family history. I can thoroughly recommend it’
Cheshire Ancestor

‘Hiding the Past is a suspenseful, fast-paced mystery novel, in which the hero is drawn into an intrigue that spans from World War II to the present, with twists and turns along the way. The writing is smooth and the story keeps moving along so that I found it difficult to put down’
The Archivist
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Serenity Hunted

Shelby Alexander is at a crossroads. Is he ready to hang it up and retire for real…or does he have another season left?

The decision may not be completely up to him.

When a horrifying tragedy strikes Serenity, Shelby feels the old call to action stirring deep inside. His loved ones worry he’s too far past his prime, but he is more and more convinced that his job is actually far from done.

Will this new evil feel the power of Shelby’s seasoned fists and the lethal sting of his dead-eyed aim?

Only time will tell. One thing is for sure: time is not on his side.

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Dukes Prefer Bluestockings

Charlotte Butterworth is not looking for a husband.
She’s far more interested in numbers than suitors—and thanks to a rather dramatic (and possibly mistaken) doctor’s opinion, she’s quite certain she won’t need a husband anyway. Marriage, love, and happily-ever-after simply aren’t part of the plan.

Callum Montgomery, Duke of Vernon, has been engaged since childhood.
He’s charming, titled, and wholly opposed to marrying the daughter of the man he believes destroyed his family, betrothal or not. In need of a temporary reprieve, he proposes a marriage of convenience to Charlotte. No expectations. No future.

It seems like the perfect arrangement.
Until it isn’t.

The Black Tower

A “delicious” historical mystery featuring a Paris detective and master of disguise by the author of The Pale Blue Eye (Entertainment Weekly).

Chief of a newly created plainclothes police force, Vidocq is a man whose name sends terror rippling through the Parisian underworld of 1818—and the inconsequential life of Hector Carpentier is violently shaken when Vidocq storms into it. A former medical student living in his mother’s Latin Quarter boardinghouse, Hector finds himself dragged into a dangerous mystery surrounding the fate of the dauphin, the ten-year-old son of King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette presumed to have suffered a cruel death years earlier in Paris’s dreaded Temple. But the truth of what happened may be even more shocking—and it will fall to an aimless young man and the most feared detective in Paris to see justice done for a frightened little boy in a black tower . . . no matter what the cost.

Inspired by the colorful real-life detective who became legendary in his native France, The Black Tower showcases “all the narrative verve and sly wit—both plot twists and turns of phrase—that make [Bayard’s] books such a pleasure to read” (The Washington Post).

“Bayard reinvigorates historical fiction, rendering the nineteenth century as if he’d witnessed it firsthand.” —The New York Times Book Review

“A writer of historical thrillers in the vein of Caleb Carr, author of The Alienist, and nineteenth-century writers such as Alexandre Dumas, author of The Count of Monte Cristo.” —The Wall Street Journal

“Stellar . . . Few writers today can match the author’s skill in devising an intelligent thriller with heart.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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