Random House New Releases - Fiction - Thrillers - Historical - Between May 22, 2012 and June 21, 2013.

Escape from Paris by Carolyn Hart

2013-06-11T00:30:00-05:00

Escape from Paris
Written by Carolyn Hart

Romantic suspense amid the chaos of a world at war. The year is 1940. As England braces for invasion and the German army overruns Europe, two American sisters in Paris risk their lives to save a downed British airman from Nazi arrest. Linda Rossiter and Eleanor Masson soon realize the price they may pay when they read this ominous public notice: "All persons harbouring English soldiers must deliver same to the nearest Kommandantur not later than 20 October 1940. Those persons who continue to harbour Englishmen after this date without having notified the authorities will be shot." On Christmas Eve, the Gestapo sets a trap, and death is only a step behind the two American women.

Escape from Paris by Carolyn Hart

2013-06-11T00:30:00-05:00

Escape from Paris
Written by Carolyn Hart

The Tudor Plot: A Cotton Malone Novella by Steve Berry

2013-04-29T00:30:00-05:00

The Tudor Plot: A Cotton Malone Novella
Written by Steve Berry

In this original eBook novella by the New York Times bestselling author of The King’s Deception, globetrotting intelligence agent Cotton Malone is lured into dangerous intrigue surrounding the world’s most famous royals—and uncovers a murderous conspiracy of terrorists and traitors, all born from an ancient tale of Saxon history.

“In Malone, [Steve] Berry has created a classic, complex hero.”—USA Today

In England to participate in the trial of suspected international terrorists, Justice Department agent Cotton Malone is mysteriously summoned to an audience with the Queen of England. A cryptic call has warned of looming danger to the ailing queen’s son and grandson—the next two heirs in line for the throne. And when the source of that ominous information, a notorious tabloid publisher, dies mysteriously, the royal family has reason to fear a genuine conspiracy. But they also suspect that the enemy lies within—and no one at Buckingham Palace, or even the nation’s own Secret Intelligence Service, can be trusted. Now it’s up to Malone to discover the truth. Matching wits with a power-mad politician and a vicious royal blue blood, he must race against time through the streets of London to the forbidden reaches of Iceland, all to stop a monstrous plot to seize the monarchy—one that stretches back to the time of Arthur.

Praise for Steve Berry and his Cotton Malone series

“Malone, a hero with a personal stake in the proceedings, is a welcome respite from the cold, calculating superspies who litter the genre.”—Entertainment Weekly

“Steve Berry gets better and better with each new book.”—The Huffington Post

“Savvy readers . . . cannot go wrong with Cotton Malone.”—Library Journal

“Berry raises this genre’s stakes.”—The New York Times

“I love this guy.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child

The Deep Zone: A Novel (with bonus short story Lethal Expedition) by James M. Tabor

2013-01-29T00:30:00-05:00

The Deep Zone: A Novel (with bonus short story Lethal Expedition)
Written by James M. Tabor

“Deep-earth adventure, scintillating science, and cutthroat intrigue collide with thrilling results that left me breathless and awed. . . . Truly impressive.”—James Rollins

Burned by her own government in a trumped-up scandal, brilliant microbiologist Hallie Leland swore she’d never return to the world of cutting-edge science and dangerous secrets. But a shocking summons from the White House changes all that. A mysterious epidemic is killing American soldiers in Afghanistan—and poised for outbreak in the United States and beyond. Without the ultrarare organism needed to create an antidote, millions will die. Hallie knows more about “Moonmilk” than anyone—but it can be found only at the bottom of the deepest cave on Earth. To get there, she and her team of experts must brave a forbidding Mexican jungle crawling with drug cartels, federales, and murderous locals. And in the supercave await far greater terrors: flooded tunnels, acid lakes, bottomless chasms, mind-warping blackness—and a cunning assassin with orders to make the mission a journey of no return.

“Just like the perilous cave that serves as its backdrop, this story is dark and terrifying—but with a light at its end. The book should come shrink-wrapped with a seat belt.”—Steve Berry

“Brings a new meaning to ‘frightening.’”—The Star-Ledger

Don’t miss James M. Tabor’s short story “Lethal Expedition” and a sneak peek of his new novel, Frozen Solid, in the back of the book.

The Columbus Affair: A Novel (with bonus short story The Admiral's Mark) by Steve Berry

2013-01-01T00:30:00-05:00

The Columbus Affair: A Novel (with bonus short story The Admiral's Mark)
Written by Steve Berry

A family’s secret, a ruthless fanatic, and a covert arm of the American government—all are linked by a single puzzling possibility:

What if everything we know about the discovery of America was a lie? What if that lie was designed to hide the secret of why Columbus sailed in 1492? And what if that 500-year-old secret could violently reshape the modern political world?

Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist Tom Sagan has written hard-hitting articles from hot spots around the world. But when one of his stories from the Middle East is exposed as a fraud, his professional reputation crashes and burns. Now he lives in virtual exile—haunted by bad decisions and a shocking truth he can never prove: that his downfall was a deliberate act of sabotage by an unknown enemy. But before Sagan can end his torment with the squeeze of a trigger, fate intervenes in the form of an enigmatic stranger. This stranger forces Sagan to act—and his actions attract the attention of the Magellan Billet, a top-secret corps of the United States Justice Department that deals with America’s most sensitive investigations. Sagan suddenly finds himself caught in an international incident, the repercussions of which will shudder not only Washington, D.C., but also Jerusalem. Coaxed into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, unsure who’s friend and who’s foe, Sagan is forced to Vienna, Prague, then finally into the Blue Mountains of Jamaica—where his survival hinges on his rewriting everything we know about Christopher Columbus.

Don’t miss Steve Berry’s short story “The Admiral’s Mark” and a sneak peek of his new novel, The King’s Deception, in the back of the book.

Three Tales from the World of Cotton Malone: The Balkan Escape, The Devil's Gold, and The Admiral's Mark (Short Stories) by Steve Berry

2012-12-03T00:30:00-05:00

Three Tales from the World of Cotton Malone: The Balkan Escape, The Devil's Gold, and The Admiral's Mark (Short Stories)
Written by Steve Berry

Steve Berry’s bestselling thrillers have mesmerized suspense fans around the world, but his novels alone can’t contain all the exciting exploits of death-defying agent Cotton Malone and his smart, sexy sidekick, Cassiopeia Vitt. Catch all the action between the blockbusters in this trio of suspenseful short stories that capture Cotton and Cassiopeia at their history-hunting, heart-stopping best. Read them as prequels to Cotton’s full-length epics or stunning stand-alone adventures. Either way, this eBook bundle packs all the punch adrenaline junkies have come to expect from the bold imagination of Steve Berry.

“In Malone, Berry has created a classic, complex hero.”—USA Today

THE BALKAN ESCAPE
Prequel to The Emperor’s Tomb

As a favor to enigmatic billionaire Henrik Thorvaldsen, Cassiopeia Vitt treks into Bulgaria’s Rila mountains in search of a buried stash of exceedingly rare artifacts from a bygone civilization: the ancient tomb of a Thracian king. But when her presence is discovered by a shadowy group of Russians secretly mining the area, she needs a way out. Whom can I trust? becomes the question, and her life depends on making the right decision.

THE DEVIL’S GOLD
Prequel to The Jefferson Key

For eight years he’s been plotting, waiting, scheming to kill Federal agents Christopher Combs and Cotton Malone, whom he blames for the loss of his career. But as rogue agent Jonathan Wyatt prepares for a final confrontation in a remote South American village, he makes a discovery that stretches back to the horrors of World War II, to the astounding secret of a child’s birth, to Martin Bormann and Eva Braun—and to a fortune in lost gold.

THE ADMIRAL’S MARK
Prequel to The Columbus Affair

Cotton Malone never cared for the shady dealings of his brother-in-law, Scott Brown. But after Scott dies while scuba diving, Malone heads to Haiti where he learns that, beneath the crystal clear waters, his brother-in-law had found the sunken wreckage of the Santa Maria, the fabled flagship of Christopher Columbus. Setting out to piece together what happened, Malone quickly realizes that he’s not the only man there with questions—and that he’ll have to fight just to get out of Haiti alive.

Odin's Wolves (Raven: Book 3) by Giles Kristian

2012-10-30T00:30:00-05:00

Odin's Wolves (Raven: Book 3) A Novel
Written by Giles Kristian

Packed with battles, blood and thrilling adventure, the third blood-stirring chapter in the story of Raven and his fellow Viking warriors is historical fiction at its very best.

We lusted for an even greater prize... It is the one prize that can never be lost or stolen or burnt. And we would find it in Miklagard... Raven and the Wolfpack have suffered. Good men have died and the treasures they fought so hard for have been lost. But to such men as these there is something more valuable than silver. That thing is fame -- for fame is the saga-story that a Viking warrior leaves behind when he dies.

Now the sea road leads to Constantinople, which Norsemen call Miklagard, the Great City, for it is there that they might find both riches and glory. But the Great City is far away and the voyage there takes the Fellowship in to unknown waters where they face new enemies. From the wind-whipped marshes of the Carmargue to the crumbling walls and arenas of a decaying Rome, Raven must fight harder for his life than ever before. He must prove himself to others -- and he must watch his back too, for an old enemy is sharpening his treacherous claws. The young warrior with the blood-tainted eye will even challenge the Norns of fate who, it is said, have spun his doom.

But the Valkyries are stalking, eager for new heroes to take to Ódin's hall. The clash of sword and axe and spear will ring out in Miklagard and the Fellowship will pay a high price in blood for the fame they seek.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Odin's Wolves (Raven: Book 3) by Giles Kristian

2012-10-30T00:30:00-05:00

Odin's Wolves (Raven: Book 3) A Novel
Written by Giles Kristian

They came from the North and fought their way through France and Spain. Now this fearless band of brothers sets sail for the greatest city in the world.

Plunging through the living hell of Pope Leo’s shattered, perverted Rome, the dragon-faced ships of Sigurd the Lucky are manned by a strange and fearsome crew: bearded Norse raiders who sacrifice their vanquished enemies to Odin, brave Greek warriors, a Moor, and an English monk. Among the Norsemen is Raven, a young man of uncertain parentage who is able—from the depths of his blood-spotted eye—to glimpse the future. Robbed of the woman he loves, Raven is destined to play a cunning role in the boldest of attacks. For the Vikings are on their way to glimmering Constantinople to put a deposed emperor back on his rightful throne—and claim the most magnificent prize of all.

“A masterly achievement.”—Daily Express

“A great tale that held me spellbound.”—New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell

Praise for Giles Kristian’s Raven series

“Storming, magnificent . . . one of the best Viking series of all time . . . This is tale-telling at its rip-roaring best.”—Manda Scott, author of The Crystal Skull

“An all-action adventure . . . beautifully told.”—Sunday Express

The Cotton Malone Series 7-Book Bundle by Steve Berry

2012-10-08T00:30:00-05:00

The Cotton Malone Series 7-Book Bundle The Templar Legacy, The Alexandria Link, The Venetian Betrayal, The Charlemagne Pursuit, The Paris Vendetta, The Emperor's Tomb, The Jefferson Key
Written by Steve Berry

Featuring the signature character of New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry, the Cotton Malone novels fuse page-turning suspense and fascinating historical insight into one heart-stopping thriller after another.

“In Malone, Berry has created a classic, complex hero.”—USA Today

A former Justice Department operative who can’t seem to stay out of trouble, Cotton Malone has crisscrossed the globe on electrifying quests. With the smart and sexy Cassiopeia Vitt by his side, Malone faces down the world’s deadliest terrorists, assassins, and con men—and unravels some of history’s most legendary and iconic mysteries along the way. Now in one exclusive eBook bundle are the first seven novels of Steve Berry’s extraordinary series:

THE TEMPLAR LEGACY
THE ALEXANDRIA LINK
THE VENETIAN BETRAYAL
THE CHARLEMAGNE PURSUIT
THE PARIS VENDETTA
THE EMPEROR’S TOMB
THE JEFFERSON KEY

“Steve Berry gets better and better with each new book.”—The Huffington Post

“Berry has become the king of intrigue. You don’t just read a Steve Berry novel. You live it.”—James Rollins

“Berry raises this genre’s stakes.”—The New York Times

“I love this guy.”—#1 internationally bestselling author Lee Child

Sons of Thunder (Raven: Book 2) by Giles Kristian

2012-09-25T00:30:00-05:00

Sons of Thunder (Raven: Book 2) A Novel
Written by Giles Kristian

In the heart of the ninth century, ferocious men wielding swords and gleaming axes dare face a massive Crusader force. And in Giles Kristian’s thrilling series, history comes alive as vividly as the crash of clashing steel.

The Norsemen have come across the Channel, up a winding river in the land of the great Frankish emperor. In the belly of their fearsome dragon ship, beneath warriors and weapons, is a book wrapped in cloth, guarded by an English monk who alone knows the true worth of his prize. And by the side of their leader is Raven, with a blood spot in his eye and magic in his soul. Accompanied by the woman he loves, Cynethryth, runaway daughter of an English king, Raven is plunging into an epic clash of men and faiths.

"A brilliant story, beautifully told.”—Sunday Express

“Impressive ‘world-building’ . . . The pace of the novel is unrelenting. . . . The series is among the best adventure historical fiction today.”—Fantasy Book Critic

“An excellent read which compares favourably with writers like Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.”—Historical Novels Review

“Gripping . . . splendidly conjures up the sounds, sights, and smells of Dark Age Britain.”—Harry Sidebottom, author of the Warrior of Rome series, on Raven: Blood Eye

From the Paperback edition.

Sons of Thunder (Raven: Book 2) by Giles Kristian

2012-09-25T00:30:00-05:00

Sons of Thunder (Raven: Book 2) A Novel
Written by Giles Kristian

Blood Eye (Raven: Book 1) by Giles Kristian

2012-08-28T00:30:00-05:00

Blood Eye (Raven: Book 1) A Novel
Written by Giles Kristian

A Viking adventure, packed with battles, blood and gore, Raven is historical fiction at its very best, and marks the debut of an outstanding new talent.

For two years Osric has lived a simple life, apprenticed to the mute old carpenter who took him in when others spurned him. But when Norsemen from across the sea burn his village, Osric is taken prisoner by these warriors. Their chief, Sigurd the Lucky, believes the Norns have woven this strange boy’s fate together with his own, and Osric begins to sense glorious purpose among this fellowship of warriors.

Immersed in the Norsemen’s world and driven by their lust for adventure, Osric proves a natural warrior and forges a blood bond with Sigurd, who renames him Raven. But the Norsemen’s world is a savage one, where loyalty is often repaid in blood and where a young man must become a killer in order to survive. When the Fellowship faces annihilation from ealdorman Ealdred of Wessex, Raven chooses a bloody and dangerous path, accepting the mission of raiding deep into hostile lands to steal a holy book from Coenwolf, King of Mercia.
There he will find much more than the Holy Gospels of St Jerome. He will find Cynethryth, an English girl with a soul to match his own. And he will find betrayal at the hands of cruel men, some of whom he regards as friends.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Blood Eye (Raven: Book 1) by Giles Kristian

2012-08-28T00:30:00-05:00

Blood Eye (Raven: Book 1) A Novel
Written by Giles Kristian

In a thrilling adventure of brotherhood, warfare, and treachery, Giles Kristian takes us into ninth-century England, a world of darkness, epic conflict, and an unforgiving God served by powerful priests. On ships shaped like dragons, bristling with oars and armor, Jarl Sigurd and his fierce Norsemen have come in search of riches. And riches they are promised, by an English ruler who sends Sigurd and his wolves to steal a holy manuscript from another kingdom. Osric, an orphan boy, sees beyond the terror of these warriors, and somehow knows the heathens’ tongue. Renamed Raven, rechristened in blood, he will join them. They are his people. And they will be his fate.

“Astonishing and riveting, a powerful, lightning-paced tale.”—New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell

“A gripping tale that splendidly conjures up the sounds, sights and smells of Dark Age Britain.”—Harry Sidebottom, author of the Warriors of Rome series

“[Kristian] compares favorably with writers like Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.”—Historical Novels Review

“A rip-roaring Viking saga . . . fine, powerful, thrilling stuff.”—Manda Scott, author of The Crystal Skull

Random House New Releases - Fiction - Thrillers - Historical - Between May 22, 2012 and June 21, 2013.

Escape from Paris by Carolyn Hart

Escape from Paris Written by Carolyn Hart

Escape from Paris by Carolyn Hart

Escape from Paris Written by Carolyn Hart

The Tudor Plot: A Cotton Malone Novella by Steve Berry

The Tudor Plot: A Cotton Malone Novella Written by Steve Berry

The Deep Zone: A Novel (with bonus short story Lethal Expedition) by James M. Tabor

The Deep Zone: A Novel (with bonus short story Lethal Expedition) Written by James M. Tabor

The Columbus Affair: A Novel (with bonus short story The Admiral's Mark) by Steve Berry

The Columbus Affair: A Novel (with bonus short story The Admiral's Mark) Written by Steve Berry

Three Tales from the World of Cotton Malone: The Balkan Escape, The Devil's Gold, and The Admiral's Mark (Short Stories) by Steve Berry

Three Tales from the World of Cotton Malone: The Balkan Escape, The Devil's Gold, and The Admiral's Mark (Short Stories) Written by Steve Berry

Odin's Wolves (Raven: Book 3) by Giles Kristian

Odin's Wolves (Raven: Book 3) A NovelWritten by Giles Kristian

Odin's Wolves (Raven: Book 3) by Giles Kristian

Odin's Wolves (Raven: Book 3) A NovelWritten by Giles Kristian

The Cotton Malone Series 7-Book Bundle by Steve Berry

The Cotton Malone Series 7-Book Bundle The Templar Legacy, The Alexandria Link, The Venetian Betrayal, The Charlemagne Pursuit, The Paris Vendetta, The Emperor's Tomb, The Jefferson KeyWritten by Steve Berry

Sons of Thunder (Raven: Book 2) by Giles Kristian

Sons of Thunder (Raven: Book 2) A NovelWritten by Giles Kristian

Sons of Thunder (Raven: Book 2) by Giles Kristian

Sons of Thunder (Raven: Book 2) A NovelWritten by Giles Kristian

Blood Eye (Raven: Book 1) by Giles Kristian

Blood Eye (Raven: Book 1) A NovelWritten by Giles Kristian

Blood Eye (Raven: Book 1) by Giles Kristian

Blood Eye (Raven: Book 1) A NovelWritten by Giles Kristian

Escape from Paris
Written by Carolyn Hart

Escape from Paris
Written by Carolyn Hart

The Tudor Plot: A Cotton Malone Novella
Written by Steve Berry

The Deep Zone: A Novel (with bonus short story Lethal Expedition)
Written by James M. Tabor

The Columbus Affair: A Novel (with bonus short story The Admiral's Mark)
Written by Steve Berry

Three Tales from the World of Cotton Malone: The Balkan Escape, The Devil's Gold, and The Admiral's Mark (Short Stories)
Written by Steve Berry

Odin's Wolves (Raven: Book 3) A Novel
Written by Giles Kristian

Odin's Wolves (Raven: Book 3) A Novel
Written by Giles Kristian

The Cotton Malone Series 7-Book Bundle The Templar Legacy, The Alexandria Link, The Venetian Betrayal, The Charlemagne Pursuit, The Paris Vendetta, The Emperor's Tomb, The Jefferson Key
Written by Steve Berry

Sons of Thunder (Raven: Book 2) A Novel
Written by Giles Kristian

Sons of Thunder (Raven: Book 2) A Novel
Written by Giles Kristian

Blood Eye (Raven: Book 1) A Novel
Written by Giles Kristian

Blood Eye (Raven: Book 1) A Novel
Written by Giles Kristian