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John Purkiss, the Ratcatcher, returns in book six of the bestselling spy thriller series In a remote location on the Scottish coast, a prisoner exchange is taking place in the dead of night. An exchange so secret and so politically sensitive that only a handful of people know about it. The exchange is sabotaged in an armed attack, and both prisoners disappear. One is a Russian professor of physics. The other is one of Britain’s most notorious captives. A traitor who, almost three years earlier, came close to triggering war between Russia and NATO. His name is Richard Rossiter. John Purkiss is sent to hunt Rossiter down. For him, the mission has a personal element. Rossiter corrupted Purkiss’s fiancee, Claire, more than half a decade earlier. And he was instrumental in her death. Once before, Purkiss spared Rossiter’s life. This time he won’t make the same mistake. Purkiss finds himself in an uneasy alliance with a CIA agent and a Russian FSB operative, neither of whose motives he can fully trust. As they close in on Rossiter, it becomes clear that his escape was made possible only by leaked information from an insider. And that Rossiter’s intentions will, once again, have catastrophic consequences for the world. By turns harrowing, shocking and fraught with nerve-shredding suspense, NEMESIS is the latest and most thrilling novel in the John Purkiss series. Praise for the John Purkiss novels by Tim Stevens * "Superb spy thriller...The prose is so vivid you can almost feel the action as it takes place..." - Jeremy Duns, author of The Dark Chronicles * "A high octane, fast-paced spy thriller... superb and captivating story... a great, heart-pounding read!" James Masters, Goodreads reviewer * "[J]oins Lee Child, David Baldacci and John D. MacDonald on my list of great spinners of thrillers." Edward F. Corbin, Amazon reviewer * “This innovative thinking man’s thriller will become a classic...” D. V. Kokkinos, Amazon reviewer * "A classic page-turner... I consider Stevens one of the best writers of spy thrillers working today." - William E. Wallace, Amazon reviewer * "Outstanding spy thriller...The action is fabulous, well worthy of a blockbuster movie." - Jackie, Amazon reviewer * "The story... was riveting...[T]he ending was very surprising and one I truly did not expect." - RAC, Amazon reviewer * "An amazing tale... twists, turns and leaves you breathless... A fabulous read" - Darren Oliver-Jones, Amazon reviewer * "Excellent plot, deep character development, unanticipated twist, high paced action. What more could the reader ask?" - Preston Cox, Amazon reviewer * "[T]he new master of the genre." Fly Guy, Amazon reviewer

On a summer’s morning in the leafy, well-to-do English county of Surrey, the Home Secretary is conducting a highly secret meeting with a member of MI5, the British Security Service. A sniper takes aim, hits his target, and a chain of events is set in motion that will have momentous repercussions.John Purkiss is tasked with hunting down rogue spies within SIS, Britain’s overseas intelligence service. So when he’s asked to investigate an assassination suspected to have been the work of an agent within MI5, he refuses. The Security Service can catch its own rats.Then Purkiss is subject to a violent attack in his own home, an attack which leaves his closest friend near to death. And suddenly he has a personal reason for becoming involved.Gradually his pursuit of the truth exposes a tortuous conspiracy which reaches deep into the very heart of British counterintelligence and the body politic. Forced to enlist the help of an old enemy, a man he’d sworn to kill, and in an atmosphere of increasing paranoia and distrust, Purkiss finds himself doubting the motives of the very people closest to him, as he nears the final, climactic showdown with the killer known as the Jokerman...

JOHN PURKISS, THE RATCATCHER, RETURNS...Purkiss’s job is to track down rogue elements within British intelligence. Summoned to Amsterdam to investigate a cryptic message about one such agent, Darius Pope, Purkiss quickly discovers he’s facing an opponent of unusual ingenuity – and capable of extreme violence. Within hours Pope has disappeared, and two CIA agents are dead.In Virginia, a young musician, Nina Ramirez, finds herself haunted by watchers, men who seem to be stalking her at every turn. Are the watchers genuine, or products of her increasingly troubled mind?As the body count rises, Purkiss pursues Pope to the eastern United States, desperate to stop him while avoiding a potentially disastrous political confrontation between the CIA and British Intelligence. But Purkiss is faced with two questions: why is Pope systematically murdering CIA agents, and who will be next?With assistance from an unexpected source, Purkiss discovers he’s in a race against time before Pope’s and Nina’s destinies converge in New York City. Something he’ll be able to prevent only by uncovering the secret of a monstrous, fifteen-year-old Honduran operation known as Caliban…Darker, harder-edged and more terrifying than Ratcatcher, Delivering Caliban confronts John Purkiss in ways – physically, emotionally, and morally – he’s never yet experienced.

BOOK 4 IN THE BESTSELLING JOHN PURKISS SPY ACTION THRILLER SERIES John Purkiss, the Ratcatcher, returns in his most dangerous mission yet...A retired British Intelligence operative, Frank Wyatt, has surfaced as a research scientist at a remote outpost in the bleak, inhospitable tundra of north-eastern Siberia. But there’s strong evidence that Wyatt was a double agent working for the Soviet KGB and its successor organisation, the FSB... so what is he doing at Yarkovsky Station? John Purkiss is sent to investigate. In the guise of a journalist, Purkiss arrives at the research station and finds himself among an eccentric group of personnel, many of whom appear to be harbouring secrets. His attempts to delve more deeply are met with increasing degrees of suspicion, hostility and outright obstruction. And during a field excursion into the tundra, an attempt is made on Purkiss’s life. When a member of the station’s personnel is brutally murdered, and the communication links with the outside world are sabotaged, Purkiss and the rest of the staff are trapped hundeds of miles from human contact, in an atmosphere of growing mistrust, intrigue and danger. After more killings, and with a deadly team of Russian military closing in on the station with orders to terminate both its operations and its personnel, Purkiss is forced to confront not only his human enemies, but also the terrible, primal power of the tundra itself... TUNDRA is the fourth thriller in the the highly acclaimed John Purkiss series, which began with RATCATCHER and continued with DELIVERING CALIBAN and JOKERMAN. Praise for the John Purkiss novels by Tim Stevens * "Superb spy thriller...The prose is so vivid you can almost feel the action as it takes place..." - Jeremy Duns, author of The Dark Chronicles * "A high octane, fast-paced spy thriller... superb and captivating story... a great, heart-pounding read!" James Masters, Goodreads reviewer * "[J]oins Lee Child, David Baldacci and John D. MacDonald on my list of great spinners of thrillers." Edward F. Corbin, Amazon reviewer * “This innovative thinking man’s thriller will become a classic...” D. V. Kokkinos, Amazon reviewer * "A classic page-turner... I consider Stevens one of the best writers of spy thrillers working today." - William E. Wallace, Amazon reviewer * "Outstanding spy thriller...The action is fabulous, well worthy of a blockbuster movie." - Jackie, Amazon reviewer * "The story... was riveting...[T]he ending was very surprising and one I truly did not expect." - RAC, Amazon reviewer * "An amazing tale... twists, turns and leaves you breathless... A fabulous read" - Darren Oliver-Jones, Amazon reviewer * "Excellent plot, deep character development, unanticipated twist, high paced action. What more could the reader ask?" - Preston Cox, Amazon reviewer * "[T]he new master of the genre." Fly Guy, Amazon reviewer   

John Purkiss, the Ratcatcher, returns in a new short storyPurkiss is on the sun-soaked island of Malta, taking in its ancient history and culture and contemplating his future as a hunter of renegade spies. When he comes across a man from his past, a known gun runner, Oleksander Motruk, Purkiss feels duty bound to inform the local British Intelligence station. But why do they seem unsurprised, and unconcerned, by Motruk's presence on the island? Investigating further, Purkiss finds himself drawn into a dangerous conspiracy involving an undercover intelligence operation and Sicilian mobsters, in which the roles are blurred and nobody can be fully trusted. In the process, he's forced to confront his own motivations for leading the life he's chosen. By turns fast-paced and suspenseful, and packed with twist upon unpredictable twist, HAVEN is the latest Purkiss adventure by the author of the acclaimed RATCATCHER and DELIVERING CALIBAN. Praise for Ratcatcher, also by Tim Stevens** "Superb spy thriller...The prose is so vivid you can almost feel the action as it takes place..." - Jeremy Duns, author of The Dark Chronicles "A high octane, fast-paced spy thriller... superb and captivating story... a great, heart-pounding read!" James Masters, Goodreads reviewer *** "[J]oins Lee Child, David Baldacci and John D. MacDonald on my list of great spinners of thrillers." Edward F. Corbin, Amazon reviewer

MEET JOE VENN. THE OMEGA DOG. Joe Venn is down on his luck. A Marine and police detective lieutenant, he was kicked off the Chicago force for getting a little heavy-handed while cleaning up the streets. Now he’s eking out a living as a private eye in downtown Manhattan, on a road to nowhere. His life’s about to get a whole lot worse… When Venn is arrested for a murder he didn’t commit, he’s given a choice. Track down a missing professor of neurochemistry, in an operation that’s so politically sensitive even the FBI can’t be allowed to touch it. Or face life in prison. Dr Beth Colby is having a bad day, too. She’s used to dealing with death, in her job as a physician at one of New York City’s busiest hospitals. But two people she knows have just died mysteriously in the space of twenty-four hours. And before the day’s out, Beth herself will become the target of a shocking attack. Events conspire violently to throw Venn and Beth together, and soon they’re locked into a desperate race against time to uncover the secret of Professor Lomax’s disappearance. What’s the connection with the research he’s conducting into groundbreaking neuromodulatory drugs? And why are Venn and Beth being hunted by not one but two professional assassins – as well as by the most powerful organized crime family in New York? As the chase spreads from Manhattan to New England and back again, and the net closes relentlessly in on Venn and Beth, each of them must use their unique set of skills to the maximum. Not just to uncover the terrible secret so many people are desperate to keep hidden. But also simply to stay alive… Relentless in its action, terrifying in its suspense, and riddled with twist upon shocking twist, OMEGA DOG is a heartstopping rollercoaster ride that will thrill and chill you in equal measure. Tim Stevens is the author of the highly acclaimed thrillers RATCATCHER, DELIVERING CALIBAN, JOKERMAN, SEVERANCE KILL and ANNIHILATION MYTHS.

John Purkiss, the Ratcatcher, returns in book 5 of the bestselling action thriller seriesOn a grey morning in October, a Turkish Airlines flight explodes over Germany minutes after taking off from Frankfurt Airport. All 184 passengers are killed. As the world reacts with outrage to this act of terrorism, John Purkiss, hunter of rogue spies, finds himself responding in a more personal way. His employer, mentor, and friend, Quentin Vale, was on board the flight... Cut off from his usual support system, Purkiss goes on the run, the target of a deadly assassin known as the Ferryman who will stop at nothing to achieve his aim. With assistance from his old ally, the damaged and unstable Tony Kendrick, and two unexpected - and possibly untrustworthy - other sources, Purkiss uncovers a terrifying conspiracy called Cronos, which is intertwined inseparably with Purkiss's own past, and which leads him via the Cycladean islands to Athens for a last, nerve-shredding showdown. Spanning an entire continent, and three decades of murky history, CRONOS RISING is the latest and most epic adventure so far in the acclaimed John Purkiss espionage series. Praise for the John Purkiss novels by Tim Stevens* "Superb spy thriller...The prose is so vivid you can almost feel the action as it takes place..." - Jeremy Duns, author of The Dark Chronicles * "A high octane, fast-paced spy thriller... superb and captivating story... a great, heart-pounding read!" James Masters, Goodreads reviewer * "[J]oins Lee Child, David Baldacci and John D. MacDonald on my list of great spinners of thrillers." Edward F. Corbin, Amazon reviewer * “This innovative thinking man’s thriller will become a classic...” D. V. Kokkinos, Amazon reviewer * "A classic page-turner... I consider Stevens one of the best writers of spy thrillers working today." - William E. Wallace, Amazon reviewer * "Outstanding spy thriller...The action is fabulous, well worthy of a blockbuster movie." - Jackie, Amazon reviewer * "The story... was riveting...[T]he ending was very surprising and one I truly did not expect." - RAC, Amazon reviewer * "An amazing tale... twists, turns and leaves you breathless... A fabulous read" - Darren Oliver-Jones, Amazon reviewer * "Excellent plot, deep character development, unanticipated twist, high paced action. What more could the reader ask?" - Preston Cox, Amazon reviewer * "[T]he new master of the genre." Fly Guy, Amazon reviewer

The fourth Joe Venn thriller

JOE VENN RETURNS IN BOOK 5 OF THE BESTSELLING CRIME THRILLER SERIESWhen Detective Lieutenant Joe Venn of the NYPD's Division of Special Projects is called to investigate a homicide in the wealthy Westchester district of Scarsdale, he finds himself under pressure to produce a result.Martha Ignatowski, millionaire widow and socialite, has been beaten to death in her home. And her murder has sent shock waves through New York society.One man holds the key to the mystery. Wayne 'Blowfly' Cronacker is a journalist who's going places. He was stalking Martha Ignatowski for a paparazzi picture the night she was killed.And he may just have photographed her killer.Venn's investigation is thrown into turmoil when a leading Manhattan artist is subject to a devastating attack by the Shadow Dragons, one of the newest and most ruthless Triads operating out of Chinatown. But what's the link between the Shadow Dragons and the Ignatowski murder?Venn is in a race against the clock to solve the mystery before his suspects are hunted down and eliminated. By the Triad... or by an old enemy from Venn's own past...Relentlessly exciting, and packed with twists, EPSILON CREED is Joe Venn's latest, and most frenetic, adventure.