Mark Dawson crée des récits palpitants, souvent situés sur la toile de fond sombre de Londres. Ses romans se caractérisent par des personnages captivants et des intrigues pleines de suspense méticuleusement élaborées, entraînant les lecteurs dans des mondes d'intrigue et de danger. Avec un sens aigu du détail historique et de la profondeur psychologique, Dawson explore des thèmes de culpabilité, de rédemption et la lutte entre le bien et le mal. Son style dynamique et captivant en fait un maître du genre suspense.
A thrilling adventure unfolds as the After School Detective Club embarks on a quest to uncover Ragnar's gold, rumored to be hidden by a Viking warrior and protected by a fearsome demon hound. The stakes are high, as they must race against rival treasure hunters to secure the legendary hoard. With elements of mystery and folklore, the story promises excitement and danger as the young detectives navigate challenges in their pursuit of treasure.
The second book in Mark Dawson's Atticus Priest crime series. DCI Mackenzie and private investigator Atticus Priest are back, but can they work together to solve a conspiracy that cuts to the heart of the English establishment?
Book Two in the After School Detective Club series. Joe can't believe his luck when his dad rents a castle for their Easter holidays - but is devastated when his mum receives a better invitation and the trip is cancelled. Determined to have his holiday, Joe develops an elaborate plan to go with his friends instead. The castle is everything the friends had hoped for: a partially restored ruin with a moat, a Saxon chapel, spiral staircases and an ancient burial mound that gives it an air of mystery. But it's not long before they hear strange noises underground and notice yellow eyes lurking in the forest. And when Sherlock falls through some rotten boards and into an old well, they discover an ancient box, containing a 200-year-old notebook and an incomplete treasure map. The race is on. The After School Detective Club is on the trail of Ragnar's gold - a hoard of treasure said to have been buried by a Viking warrior and guarded by his demon hound . . . that is, unless someone else gets there first.
Beatrix Rose has worked her way through her Kill List. Four are dead and just two remain. Her enemies know she's coming. The hunter becomes the hunted. In a thrilling conclusion to the breakneck trilogy, Beatrix and her daughter must fight them in North Africa, New York, and finally the swamps of North Carolina. It's a lightning-paced roller-coaster of action that pits a deadly assassin against the might of the most powerful private army on the planet. It's long odds for Beatrix. And that's just how she likes it. Revised edition: This edition of Blood and Roses includes editorial revisions.
The third book in Mark Dawson's Atticus Priest crime series. Three men die and three incriminating videos are sent to a local newspaper. Atticus Priest and DCI Mackenzie Jones face a baffling case.
John Milton finds himself in deep trouble, playing the Russians against the British in a desperate attempt to save the life of his oldest friend. Some ghosts are better left alone. But these two have been disturbed and now there's going to be hell to pay.
"Ten years ago, Beatrix Rose headed an off-the-books hit squad that did the dirty work of the British Government. When she discovered that the commander of the squad was corrupt, he sent five of his assassins to rub her out. But they failed. Bad mistake. There were six names on Beatrix's Death List and now there are four. She's going to account for the others, one by one, even if it kills her. Beatrix has returned from Somalia with a fresh target in her sights. Bryan Duffy is in Iraq, surrounded by mercenaries, with no easy way to get to him and no easy way to get out. Will Duffy prove to be a challenge too far?"--Page 4 of cover.
Isabella Rose is on the run, hunted by the very people she had been hired to work for. Trained killer Isabella and former handler Michael Pope are forced into hiding in India and, when a mysterious informer passes them clues on the whereabouts of Pope's family, the prey see an opportunity to become the predators. Chased from the poverty of Mumbai's slums into the sights of a sniper's rifle amongst the lavish wealth of Shanghai, Isabella and Pope hunt fleeting shadows in a race against time. And they can't afford to lose. The Agent is the third part in a continuing story involving Isabella Rose that also includes The Angel and The Asset.
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, is the most dangerous city in the world. And when a mission to break the local cartel's grip goes wrong, Isabella Rose, the Angel, finds herself on the wrong side of prison bars. Fearing the worst, Isabella plays her only remaining card... British agent Vivian Bloom is determined to be the first to reach her, certain she will lead him to other operatives he's under pressure to hunt down. But US agents are circling too. And with the shadowy Prometheus group pulling the strings, Isabella knows that she and her mentor, the Asset, are living on borrowed time... The Assassin is the fourth part in a continuing story involving Isabella Rose that also includes Act I: The Angel, Act II: The Asset and Act III: The Agent.
When Lucy, Max, Joe, and Charlie and his faithful dog, Sherlock, spot a phantom figure on Southwold beach one winter's night, they are thrown together to unravel a mystery that none of them expected.