You can't kill the past.Meet a sixteen-year-old superhuman: Agent Six of Hearts. He's the strongest, most effective agent in the Deck, a team of special agents fighting to uphold justice in a completely corrupt world.Six would be invincible . . . if not for a deadly secret. He is the product of an illegal experiment by the Lab -- a ruthless division of the corporation that controls his world. When the Deck begins to investigate the Lab, Six walks a tightrope between his two worlds, trying to keep his origin secret. But then he meets Kyntak, a boy whose past equals his own.As Six's life spirals out of control, he must face his most dangerous mission yet, in this nonstop-action thriller from twenty-two-year-old debut author Jack Heath.
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “Brilliant!” —Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author “Two well-chewed thumbs up.” —Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times bestselling author An addictive debut thriller starring an FBI consultant with a peculiar taste for crime and punishment… A boy vanishes on his way home from school. His frantic mother receives a ransom call: pay or else. It’s only hours before the deadline, and the police have no leads. Enter Timothy Blake, an FBI consultant with a knack for solving impossible cases but whose expertise comes at a price. Every time he saves a life, he takes one, trying to satisfy an urge he fears he can only control for so long. And this time Blake may have met his match. The kidnapper is more cunning and ruthless than any he’s faced before. And he’s been assigned a new partner within the Bureau: a woman linked to the past he’s so desperate to forget. Because he has a secret, one so dark he will do anything to keep it hidden. For fans of Dexter and Hannibal, Hangman introduces a darkly mesmerizing character whose skill at finding criminals comes from a knowledge that can only be learned firsthand.
He's not a double agent.Everyone just thinks he is.Agent Six of Hearts, a sixteen-year-old superhuman, is in serious trouble. The Deck -- the team of special agents who employ him -- thinks he's gone rogue. Kyntak, his twin brother, has been captured by an unknown enemy. And a very strange and lethal girl is shadowing Six's every move.Who can Six trust? The Queen of Spades is after him. The King of Hearts seems unable to help. And the rest of the Deck is being turned against him.There's only one answer: Six must go solo. He must treat everyone as a threat -- and he must grab every opportunity he has to track down Kyntak, even when they come from some potentially deadly sources.As he did in The Lab, author Jack Heath starts with a bang and doesn't ever slow down as he gives us an agent on the brink of destruction and the edge of his life.
A witty, page-turning, twisty whodunit from the bestselling author of the Hangman series, perfect for fans of Benjamin Stevenson. 'A twisted and devious ride.'Hayley Scrivenor 'Kept me guessing right till the end.'Rachael Johns 'There are two brain-teasing mysteries at play here: One, an expertly crafted locked room puzzle to solve. Two . . . how is Jack Heath just so damn good?'Benjamin Stevenson Three couples, friends since high school, rent a luxurious house in the mountains for an unplugged weekend of drinking and bushwalking. No internet, no phones, no stress. On the first night, the topic of partner-swapping comes up. It's a joke - at first. Not everyone is keen, but an agreement is made. The lights will be turned out. The three women will go into the three bedrooms. The three men will each pick a room at random. It won't be awkward later, because they won't know who they've slept with - or can pretend they don't. But when the lights come back on, one of the men is dead. No one will admit to being his partner. The phones still don't work, and now the car key is missing. They're stranded. And the killer is just getting started ... 'I dare you to stop reading once you begin.' Dinuka McKenzie, author of The Torrent and Taken 'Can you trust your spouse? Can you trust your friends? Who's telling the truth, who's spinning tales? Turn off the lights at the holiday house and let's find out who's really unhinged. Kill Your Husbands is creepy, creepy, creepy—and I loved it!' Michelle Prak, author of The Rush
What would you do when faced with an impossible choice? An unputdownable thriller from the bestselling author of the Hangman series. 'Pure twist from start to finish' SARAH BAILEY 'twisted . . . fiendish . . . startling' GABRIEL BERGMOSER 'Survivor on steroids' GREG WOODLAND Would you kill your brother to save yourself? After months of searching, disgraced athlete Elise Glyk has finally found her missing brother, Callum. He's being held in a backyard prison by Stephanie Hartnell, a former sheep farmer with an axe to grind. But before she can free Callum or call for help, Elise is captured and locked up alongside him. Stephanie Hartnell doesn't have room for two prisoners, and she has nothing against Elise. But she needs to make sure Elise can't go to the police. So she offers her a deal: kill Callum, and you're free to go. Of course, Elise won't even consider the deal. No way. It's unthinkable. But she's running out of time to find another way out. And her brother may not have told her the whole truth ... A twisted roller-coaster of action and suspense from the acclaimed bestselling author of Hangman. 'Utterly compelling. A complex sibling relationship twisting and turning on itself . . . shades of Stephen King. Yes, it's that good . . . A wickedly delicious feast of a thriller.' SARAH THORNTON, author of Lapse
What would you do for $200 million? Would you break into a billionaire businessman's top-security skyscraper? Would you drive a priceless sports car off the roof? Would you fly a helicopter with only a handbook to guide you? And would you take on an unstoppable hitman intent on your destruction? For teen thieves Ash and Benjamin, it's a no-brainer... Money Run is a high-octane thriller, starring two unlikely heroes with a dangerous appetite for adventure...and big stacks of cash. "If you love full-on action films then you will love this book." - The Book Zone Second place Brilliant Book Award
A tense, unputdownable thriller from the author of Hangman. Timothy Blake has nothing to lose. He's headed to an isolated house in rural Texas with a hammer in his pocket and murder on his mind. His target is Fred, the ringleader of a criminal empire on the dark web. Once Fred is gone, Blake can disappear for good. But it turns out that Fred isn't alone. Five other psychopaths live in the house. They work together and call themselves the Guards. Torture, extortion and death are their business. Blake manages to convince them that he's one of their online associates. Soon they think he's a monster, like them. They're not wrong. Blake decides to pick them off one by one. But when a Guard is found with a bullet in his skull, Blake realises that someone else in the house may have the same idea - and he might be their next target. Meanwhile, who are the desperate people chained up in the building behind the house? One of them will change everything . . . A bloody, twisted roller-coaster of dark action and suspense from the acclaimed bestselling author of Hangman. 'Gloriously messed up . . . A crime series like no other.' - Gabriel Bergmoser, author of The Hunted 'Heath will make your spine tingle and your fingers flip pages.' - Candice Fox, author of Crimson Lake 'Thrilling, grisly and inventive: Jack Heath has single-handedly increased my carbon footprint through lights left on.' - Benjamin Stevenson, author of Either Side of Midnight
Timothy Blake returns in a tense, unputdownable thriller from the author of Hangman. A Chinese astronaut is found dead in a NASA training environment in Houston, Texas. No one can explain how he got there. Amid fears of a diplomatic catastrophe, the CIA dispatches Timothy 'Hangman' Blake to investigate a convicted kidnapper who works in the facility - someone Blake put away seven years ago. Blake is deeply insane, afflicted by terrible urges he can barely control - but he's also brilliant. Zara, his beautiful and deadly CIA handler, suspects a secret Chinese spacecraft is surveilling the United States, but Blake can see something much more sinister is going on. Something connected to the kidnapping seven years ago, to the technologies being developed at NASA, and to the serial killer known as the Texas Reaper. Will Blake survive long enough to uncover the truth? And if he does, will anyone even believe him? 'Dark, wild, and most importantly, fun.' - SHELLEY BURR, author of Wake 'An irresistible mystery, an insatiable antihero and shock twists galore.' - GABRIEL BERGMOSER, author of The Hitchhiker 'Thrilling, grisly and inventive: Jack Heath has single-handedly increased my carbon footprint through lights left on.' - BENJAMIN STEVENSON, author of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone 'Heath will make your spine tingle and your fingers flip pages.' - CANDICE FOX, author of Crimson Lake
Salem newspaper editor John Andrews thought his nightmares were behind him. After four long years, his wife’s murder is solved and put to rest. He is ready to move on with his life when his daughter is kidnapped by the Coven. They will stop at nothing to keep their secrets from being exposed. Andrews must continue his quest for the truth and expose the Coven’s centuries of evil practices. The bodies continue to pile up as good versus evil in Salem and throughout the international organization. His daughter’s life depends on his investigative instincts. He must expose their dark past. The witch-hunt begins.
Fero knelt down. As he put his hands up he turned his head to look at the man pointing the gun. It was Wilt. Fero tried to look shocked. 'Dad? What are you doing here?' Everyone seems to know who Fero is - except Fero. Is he a ruthless boy soldier from Besmar, or an innocent teen recruit from Kamau? He's running out of time to decide. If he doesn't help a renegade spy steal a politician's briefcase, his two countries could end up in a full blown nuclear war - the kind that no one wins.
“A swift, intense page-turner.” —BCCB In this pulse-pounding tech-thriller, Jack Heath creates a world where everyone knows when you lie—and telling the truth doesn’t always set you free. Jarli likes to think he’s an honest guy. He’s a big believer in telling the truth, no matter what. So he develops The Truth App, a mobile application that listens in on your conversations and can tell when someone’s lying. Then his app goes viral and, suddenly, Jarli is an internet sensation. But, soon enough, Jarli realizes that being famous can be dangerous—especially when you’ve just exposed everyone’s deepest, darkest secrets. Now his entire town is out to get him: kids at school, teachers, the police, even his own family. Also, an underground network of criminals has just added Jarli to their hit list. Sometimes, exposing the truth comes with a price…
Jarli has lost a day. His missing memories may reveal the identity of Viper—who just announced a plan to DESTROY the town of Kelton. Meanwhile, Doug is trapped in Viper’s hidden prison. He’s been given up for dead by his family and friends...but he has a daring plan to ESCAPE. Jarli and his friends are close to unmasking Viper, but the master criminal has spies everywhere. Can Jarli tell his friends from his enemies in time to thwart Viper’s final, terrible scheme? The TRUTH won’t set them free...
Six of Hearts is sealed inside a torpedo, blasting his way at 300 kilometres an hour towards a warship. His mission: to steal canisters containing a weaponised strain of the SARS virus. If he fails, ChaoSonic will use the virus to wipe out an uprising that is tearing the City apart.And that is the least of Six's problems. Vanish is still on the loose. So is Retuni Lerke. And a scientist has designed a new weapon – one more dangerous than anything Six has ever seen before. One that could destroy him, the Deck, and anyone else who dares to oppose ChaoSonic. Six has to find the weapon and eliminate the threat it poses because ChaoSonic can't always control their creations. He is living proof of that.Third Transmission, the third Six of Hearts title, is the electrifying new novel from the author of The Lab, Remote Control and Money Run.
When a vengeful physicist captures Agent Six of Hearts and blasts him backwards through time, he has one chance to prevent her from unleashing a catastrophe. If he can find and destroy the components of her time machine, he can stop her from ever building it - but the components are under lock and key. Luckily, he crosses paths with teenage super-thief Ashley Arthur. Unluckily, she has her own agenda...From the award-winning author of MONEY RUN and THE LAB, CROSSOVER is a non-stop roller coaster ride through spacetime.
A robot battle turns sinister when Jarli is approached by government agents. They want him to use his lie-detector app to prove the defence minister is telling the truth. The minister may not be lying, but someone else is. A shock attack occurs and Jarli becomes the prime suspect. He can’t even use the Truth app to prove his innocence because someone has hacked it. Soon Jarli is on the run from the police, unable to trust anyone. Only one person could be behind this diabolical plan. Can Jarli stop Viper before it’s too late? The truth won’t stay buried for long . . .
Ash and Benjamin are teenage mercenaries. They find stolen artefacts and return them to the owners - for a fee. But when they are hired to rescue an imprisoned girl, they realise they're in over their heads. Because there are others looking for the girl too: corrupt governments ruthless corporations, rogue assassins.
Salem News Editor, John Andrews is looking for a simpler way of life, leaving his television network career behind him. His work comes to a standstill when his wife is killed in their small New England town. He lives each day from one bottle to the next and his world is spinning out of control. His reality is questioned when he is visited by an apparition, an ancestor that leads him down a path that questions his life as he knows it. Is he losing his mind? Was his wife’s death an accident or murder? Andrews confronts a sinister battle that has been brewing in Salem for hundreds of years. The terrifying truth threatens to destroy the town and everyone he knows and loves.
I was mind blown... I ended up finishing the book at 2:30am on a workday - need I say more?!' Reader review, 5 stars 'Whoa baby, this was a WILD ride! A brilliant page turner' Reader review, 5 stars Some couples would kill for a weekend away... It was supposed to be a fun trip. Three couples, friends since high school, arrive at a remote mountain retreat ready to unwind and catch up. When an innocent remark of swapping partners is made, they laugh it off as a joke. But after a few glasses of wine, it doesn't sound like such a bad idea. With the lights off, it's not really cheating when you don't know who you're with, right? As the lights flicker back on, what started out as a night of fun quickly descends into horror when one of the husbands is discovered dead. Suspicion grows between the friends, but no one is willing to come forward and confess what they know. With no phone service and the car keys missing, they're now stranded on the mountain with no way down. And the killer is just getting started... An absolutely unputdownable and fast-paced crime thriller that will keep you guessing with each new page, never knowing what to expect next. Fans of Clare Mackintosh, Sarah Pearse and Lucy Foley will enjoy this gripping locked-room thriller from Jack Heath set in the Australian bush. *First published as Kill Your Husbands, an Audible Original title* Authors and readers are GRIPPED by The Wife Swap: 'AMAZING... you need to read this book asap! Put down your current read, pick this one up! You won't be disappointed!!' Reader review, 5 stars 'A twisted and devious ride... I loved it!' Hayley Scrivenor, author of Dirt Town 'Could. Not. Stop. Reading. An absolutely brilliant, well-crafted, sophisticated tale of intrigue, lust, betrayal, and sheer creepiness... Warning: don't read before bed or you will be up late wondering 'what the hell happened'? and 'who the hell did it'?' Reader review, 5 stars 'A deviously clever locked-room mystery that had me nailed to the page till the very end. I dare you to stop reading once you begin' Dinuka McKenzie, author of The Torrent and Taken 'I had to read this with the lights on! ...it sucks you in before it ramps up the dial to spine-chillingly terrifying! This is an addictive, turn the page, locked-room thriller that I found impossible to put down' Reader review, 5 stars
When a seemingly unoccupied plane crash lands in the middle of Kelton, Jarli's attempts to lay low and out of Viper's criminal crosshairs crash lands along with it. The cause of the accident is a mystery until his Truth App uncovers a dangerous secret at the crash site--a secret Viper will do anything to keep buried"--
After thwarting a robbery, Nolan Hawker is invited to the world’s most dangerous school. At The Peak, he learns to crack codes, fly planes and deceive enemies so he can someday infiltrate the deadly anarchist group known as Swarm. But someone at the Peak secretly works for Swarm, and they have a plan—the kind no one walks away from. Can Nolan find the traitor before it’s too late?
Lukas once did something terrible. Ever since, he's been taking Care - a drug which gives him a conscience. When Lukas gets kidnapped, his supply is cut off. He's Carefree. Who is his captor? And what will she do when he becomes a monster? Ink, Inc. is a gripping thriller from the award-winning author of Money Run.
30 dangerous paths. 30 minutes to escape. YOU choose the path to survive! You are swimming though the ocean when an explosion rips out from the shoreline and a massive wave flings you close to a giant shark. The shark is stunned, but alive. You don't have much time, and you need to get to shore. Do you keep swimming or do you climb onto the shark's back and try to surf to shore? This is an edge-of-your-seat, seat-of-your-pants survival story. Make the wrong choice and risk being: eaten by a crocodile, flattened by a boulder, buried in sand, dragged into treetops while floating in a hot air balloon (made out of tents), crushed by a falling oil platform, swept away by a tsunami, overrun by zombies, flattened by a gum tree or the first to discover the blue wire was not the correct one to cut. Choose cleverly -- escape by hovercraft, or by cutting the red wire instead -- and live to choose your next awesome adventure.
Fero isn't a spy. But he looks exactly like someone who is: Troy Maschenov - a ruthless enemy agent. But what starts as a case of mistaken identity quickly turns into a complicated and dangerous plan. Fero is recruited to fight for his country. He will have to impersonate Troy, enter enemy territory, hunt down a missing agent and bring her home in time to prevent a devastating terror attack. Fero is in way over his head. Hastily trained, loaded up with gadgets and smuggled across the border, he discovers the truth about espionage. Getting in is easy. Getting out alive is hard.
30 dangerous paths. 30 minutes to escape. YOU choose the path to survive! You are hanging out with your friend Kyle who makes a quick stop at the bank . . .only to find yourselves plunged into the middle of a high-stakes heist. But is it money that the robbers -- Miss Scarlet, Mr. Sharp, Mr. Signet and Silver Tooth -- are after? Or is there a larger, more sinister plot behind their takeover of the bank? And what do nanotechnology and a silver ninja have to do with anything? The latest installment of this choose-your-own-adventure series cranks up the adrenaline as you make split-second decisions and try to save the world! Choose wrong and risk being nibbled by nanobots, chopped by a helicopter or stomped by an artificial rhino. Or do you swing to freedom Tarzan-style, escape through a festering sewer, or partner with a clone of yourself and live to choose another day? YOU DECIDE!
Starting now, I was on my own. Nolan Hawker has been training at The Peak, a secret spy school that dispatches elite operatives to protect the innocent. His first mission is to go undercover at Blu Xpanse, an oceanic lab where a brilliant geneticist is making creepy, super-sized cockroach-like creatures. Her creations have the potential to save the world. But Nolan isn’t the only one with a secret identity. Someone at Blu Xpanse is an assassin, working for the deadly anarchist group known as Swarm. Will Nolan identify them in time?
Brad has fallen into an enclosure filled with hungry lions. Charith has to take the wheel of an out-of-control bus after an explosion. Tak's class is being hunted by an experimental military robot. How will they save themselves? This fast-paced collection of 10 linked short stories stars everyday young heroes who must fight to survive . . . in only 40 minutes! A clock on every page counts down the seconds.
10 stories. 10 dangerous situations. 10 brave kids. 50 minutes to escape. Bobby wakes up somewhere dark, cold, and enclosed. Has he been buried alive, or is something else going on? Ella's trapped in quicksand, and sinking fast. Will she escape, or will one of the predators roaming the jungle find her first? Kelsey has infiltrated a top-secret science lab, where a giant remote-control crocodile is being prepared to attack the city... Jack Heath's ten more nail-bitingly dangerous short stories will fascinate and terrify during each full 50-minute countdown, as the dangerous situations play out right down to the last crucial moment. 50 minutes of danger, in 30 minutes* of reading time! *Based on average reading speed
ARMED MERCENARIES invade a hospital and start taking hostages. Some school students barricade themselves in a surgical theatre. But the mercenaries are HUNTING an injured man... and he’s in there with them. Jarli, creator of the Truth app, is one of the students TRAPPED in the hospital. All the phones are jammed. The building is locked down. No help is coming. The mercenaries work for Viper, a ruthless and deadly criminal. Jarli and his friends have outwitted Viper before—can they do it again? The TRUTH is deadly...
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