Bøger af David Leadbeater

Last Man Standing (Matt Drake 8) picks up where Blood Vengeance left off, with most of the book taking place over a twenty-four hour span. Drake, Mai, Dahl and Alicia find themselves pitted against eight of the deadliest assassins on the planet - forced into an extreme tournament where just one can make it out alive. Only Matt Drake's greatest nemesis - Coyote - knows all the rules, and nothing will stop her from destroying everything he loves. Not the destruction of the unwitting town that hosts the tournament, not the demolition in combat of its biggest hotel, not the battle that rages on the edge of town. Amidst the annihilation of the Ninth Division and the emergence of the Pythians as a significant enemy, Drake and the team must fight for their lives against not only their deadliest foe, but an army of mercenaries and each other, to determine who will be. . . . . .the Last Man Standing.

The third thrilling archaeological adventure with Alicia Myles from No.1 bestselling Amazon author, David Leadbeater. Full of intense action and rich pirate history, Alicia Myles and the Gold Team follow four-hundred-year-old clues in their search for the long-lost treasure hoard of the fabled pirate, Captain Henry Morgan. An explosive quest takes them from Port Royal to Haiti, Panama City, and to an unknown island in the center of the Caribbean in pursuit of not only gold, but also a ruthless mercenary team led by an ex-SAS soldier and an army of modern-day cutthroats. With the clues unfolding and the treasure almost in sight, the greatest quest and the most dangerous battle of the Caribbean truly begins . . .

These books should be read in the correct order. In the twelfth installment of the Matt Drake series, the SPEAR team battle impossible odds deep in the Amazon rainforest. Learning that a significant terrorist's arms bazaar is being attended not only by many of the world's most wanted men but by the CIA and a "special guest" too, they must infiltrate, observe, and then do what they do best. With all the ongoing interactions, personal complexities and camaraderie that characterize the Drake series, The Last Bazaar introduces a diabolical plot where wealthy terrorists plan and pay for new styles of devastation, where government agencies pursue secret agendas, and where the team race against the clock to shut it all down. Amidst nuclear threat, conspiracy, local predators and intense action, Matt Drake and his team fight to maintain and protect the world's future in a hostile environment . . . from within the planet's worst gathering of madmen.

Returning to the Gold Team, Alicia Myles finds herself in an unusual and unique adventure, chasing a very different kind of gold than ever before. With the Star Spangled Banner stolen by terrorists, and her boss, Michael Crouch, abducted, she is thrown into an incredible, breakneck, non-stop chase across America. By road and air, by car, by helicopter and aeroplane, by speedboat across the ocean, Alicia and her team pursue two irreplaceable representations of treasure, following quirky, distinctive clues written and left by Crouch through town and city, over mountain ranges and from Washington DC, via Las Vegas, to Los Angeles. The chase finally takes them to Hawaii's North Shore, where terrorists plan to execute Crouch and burn the banner in front of millions of Americans on live television in an effort to plunge the country into chaos. Can Alicia and her team reach Hawaii in time? Can they save Crouch and the treasure? Hang on for the ride of your life . . . Alicia Myles is back!

Matt Drake encounters mystery, thrills and horror in the vast mountains of Peru. When legendary treasures from a long-lost hoard start drip-feeding through the black market, Drake and the rest of the SPEAR team are tasked to track down the mysterious seller. From Paris to Lyon and Monaco they hunt for clues through the lavish auction houses. Then everything changes. Their single-minded hunt ends in Peru where they find remote villages beset nightly by el monstruo-monster. Unable to walk away, Drake and his colleagues promise to help and find themselves embroiled in the centre of something poles apart from anything they've encountered before. As they defend the villages and search for the old Inca treasure, they are forced to confront new terrors: mountain men who abide by an ancient, ghastly practice; a desolate chateau owned by their king and an ill-advised attempt to infiltrate the depraved community's heart. Inca Kings comes fully loaded with action, archaeological adventure, team spirit, new revelations, and a remarkably different storyline, guaranteed to provoke your imagination.

Matt Drake, broken by the murder of his loved ones, betrayal, and the threat to his friends, sets out to cancel the blood vendetta imposed by the underworld linchpin, the Blood King. Revenge, terrible and personal drives Drake in his quest to stop the man who has become his nemesis. The mercenary, Boudreau, now in the hands of his enemies, sits stone-faced and unflinching as Hayden Jaye desperately tries to extract the information she needs to save the lives of hundreds. After several failed attempts she becomes painfully aware it's going to take extreme measures to make him talk. Meanwhile, the Blood King finally sets into motion his long-term plan to enter the Gates of Hell and finish something his idol, Captain Cook, could never do: discover the shocking secrets hidden within, while launching multiple terrorist attacks and an all-out war against the islands of Hawaii. With nothing more than an ancient map left behind by Captain Cook, Drake and his team must follow the Blood king through a deadly maze in the heart of a volcano. He risks everything to track down the most dangerous man of modern times and help unravel the mysteries surrounding the bones of Odin.

'It's a bad girl's world, sweetie, and I'm way badder than you.' Crusader Gold is Alicia Myles' second outing with the Gold team, and brings her up against two ruthless new enemies. Kenzie is an ex-Mossad relic smuggler without an ounce of conscience. Daniel Riley is the worst of Michael Crouch's past: a British soldier become a terrorist. Thousands of years ago two great treasures were lost, beginning their fateful and blood-soaked journey through history. Contested for and owned by emperors, kings and generals they became legendary playthings for the rich. Now, as new clues are unearthed and a quest undertaken, Alicia and her team must embark on their most puzzling, dangerous and action-packed adventure yet. From Istanbul and the Hagia Sophia to Venice, from the Louvre to London's Hyde Park, they battle two enemies as they pursue an ancient trail that leads to the greatest single lost treasure in history.

The Lost Kingdom is the latest in the breathtaking Matt Drake series, packed with enough action to keep you reading long into the night. These books should be read in the correct order. In 1945 China's greatest treasure, the ancient fossilised remains of the Peking Man, disappeared, last known location: Singapore. At the same time a US submarine torpedoed and destroyed a Japanese sub, the Awa Maru, even though it was sailing as a hospital ship and carrying billions of dollars of gold and other strategic valuables. Now, a secret mountain vault and the Smithsonian archives are being raided by a crazy Irish gang known as the 27 Club, working for a powerful global secret enemy. Ancient treasures are stolen, including the indecipherable Niven Tablets, once thought to show the way to a lost kingdom even greater than Atlantis. Matt Drake and his team are beset on two fronts. Desperate, he races with Torsten Dahl and Alicia Myles to Japan as the deadly Yakuza organisation is hours away from executing Mai Kitano--a heroic, last-ditch rescue attempt their only chance. With the quest for the Lost Kingdom underway, and the Chinese government being blackmailed for a cutting edge, all-empowering hacking device that could bring the civilised world to its knees, the entire SPEAR team, the Yakuza and the 27 Club finally stand ready to meet on the top floor of a wealthy hotel in Hong Kong in a battle that could bring the world to its knees. The latest Matt Drake adventure and its overpowering finale guarantees you will lose sleep!

FAMILY THREATENED ON VACATION. HUNTED AND WITH NO CHANCE OF RESCUE. HOW WOULD YOU SURVIVE? An idyllic family vacation in Barbados goes terribly wrong when Torsten Dahl is spotted by the one man with reason to hate him most in all the world. With his marriage already crumbling and his defenses down, Dahl is finding it hard to switch between the soldier's discipline and a family unit. When their hotel is attacked by gunmen they are forced to flee blindly with no phones, no ID, and no money. It gets worse when Dahl realizes his wife, two daughters and himself are being singled out and hunted down by a dangerous army that includes local paid-off authorities. As the chase continues through Barbados's darkening streets, aboard a pirate cruise ship, and amidst a festive carnival parade, Dahl realizes there are even deeper nightmares abroad tonight. The island's prime minister is under threat. The leader of one of the world's most violent drug cartels has arrived. And though instincts say run, hide, just survive, there is only one thing a man like Dahl will do when his wife and daughters come under direct threat. Stand His Ground.

Book 4 in the Matt Drake series. Recommended for those who love an escapist action adventure. Praise for 'The Bones of Odin' - a UK #1 Bestseller "Bond meets The Da Vinci Code but with higher stakes!" "If you like Andy McDermott or Matthew Reilly, get this book." 'Either heroes will rise to save the world or villains will end it...' In the epic conclusion of the initial 4 part series Matt Drake races against time to prevent Odin's horrifying doomsday device from being unleashed upon the world. From the destruction of an LA skyscraper to a desperate battle on board a Swiss train, from a crazy car chase through Hollywood to a covert assault on a secret SAS base, Matt Drake and his team ignite a blazing trail of destruction as they chase madmen and traitors across the globe. On a furious, action-packed battlefield, alongside soldiers ready to fight and die for their cause, Matt Drake and his entire team join together and charge fearlessly into the jaws of death.

Matt Drake's eighteenth adventure sees the team catapulted into a rip-roaring archaeological romp that, unbeknown to them, began when they first discovered the Bones of Odin. The Weapons of the Gods were stolen from the countless tombs that Drake and his team uncovered; then sold on, coveted and killed for. Now, the new promise of their combined power has unleashed a formidable force who will stop at nothing to own them all. Thrown into the new quest against their will, Team Spear face incredible odds-they are being hunted by their own government whilst trying to weed out highly placed traitors, and stop global mercenary and terrorist forces from causing worldwide mayhem. The team battle from Texas to Greece, from deserted islands to London, from Syria to Washington DC, as they identify the traitors that disavowed them and join an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime battle where a force made up of hundreds of elite Special Forces soldiers takes on a vast army of terrorists in Syria.

An unrelenting chase. An archaeological quest. A devastating betrayal. Matt Drake returns with a vengeance! From Paris to Barcelona, from Zurich to London, and with a thrilling finale in New Orleans, Matt Drake and his team track down the clues, the traitors, and the criminals in their most gripping and cryptic quest yet. The legend of Saint Germain has never been solved. Friend to kings and commanders. Virtuoso? Alchemist? Immortal? Ascended Master? Did he discover the Philosopher's Stone and the Elixir of Life? Tyler Webb thinks so. He'll stop at nothing and leave nobody alive in the final pursuit of his life's dream. Matt Drake leads the chase through museums and libraries, laboratories and palaces, and finally to the vibrant streets of New Orleans and the famous banks of the Mississippi, where all hell breaks loose and the SPEAR team find themselves in the most desperate battle of their lives.

Matt Drake and the SPEAR team return. In Egypt, close to the Giza Pyramids, a newly discovered pharaoh's tomb is about to be opened to the public, setting in play a deadly, adrenaline-charged archaeological quest to find an ancient doomsday weapon. Matt Drake and the team return amidst mounting danger, disavowed by America and now hunted by Luther: America's most lethal, old-school asset, a man saved only for the most extreme missions. Dodging death, dealing with calamity, they pull together as only the SPEAR team can to solve the seven seals curse and prove their innocence to the President of the United States. FrameHub-a toxic mix of the world's most potent cyber-criminals-form an alliance and pit three countries against each other, holding them to ransom; the losers to be hit in terrible, spectacular fashion by virtual warfare, their infrastructures shattered. Forced to work on their own, Matt Drake and his team must rely on their extraordinary-and expert-set of skills to survive the scorching sands of Egypt; battles in the Valley of the Kings, at Luxor, Thebes and Giza; and the most severe and excessive arena combat they've ever witnessed, to prevent the doomsday weapon falling into the nightmarish hands of rogue nations, terrorists and worse. Bit by bit, they begin to understand that there is a deeper, more insidious power at work behind their disavowing; a power that runs deep inside America and its highest levels of government that has also burned dozens of other Special Forces teams, a power determined to gather all the weapons of the gods together for one final strike.

The Ghost Ships of Arizona is the eleventh installment of the fast-moving, action-packed Matt Drake series. These books should be read in the correct order. A fabulous journey to find the fabled ghost ship of the desert. A breakneck chase to prevent cutting edge technology from plunging America's west coast into a catastrophic darkness. A fully-fledged battle and Alicia Myles' devastating breakdown amid the worst storm of the decade. Matt Drake and his SPEAR team cast off the technology and go old-school in their quest to find a lost pirate galleon believed to contain a vast treasure hoard and attempt to stop West Coast electrical substations from assault by organised enemy forces. As time runs out, as lights go dim and the storms gather, it will take the best team in the business, the deepest loyalty and the greatest trust, to make it through the darkest night.

Aztec Gold, starring Alicia Myles, the tempestuous heroine of the bestselling Matt Drake novels, kicks off a rip-roaring new archaeological adventure series from David Leadbeater. One of the world's most famous treasures, hunted for over 500 years. . . The legendary Aztec Gold, a nation's greatest prize and possession, spirited away from under the noses of the conquering Spaniards, finally comes within reach when an old mystery is solved and new clues arise. An all-action mission against deadly enemies. . . With the treasure map in their possession and the mysterious clues to the legendary Wheel of Gold - the inspiration for the fabled Pieces of Eight - waiting to be solved, soldiers, friends and enemies set out on a thrilling quest to find the hidden tombs and a fortune in gold and jewels. From Mexico to Arizona and Nevada, and in style of the Matt Drake series, the action comes fast and furious as Alicia's new team chases one of the most sought-after prizes in history.

Book 7 of the Matt Drake series. In the pivotal novel of the Matt Drake series, everything changes. Matt Drake's team is torn apart around him. The President of the United States is abducted. America and the world sit before their TV screens, shuddering in disbelief as Washington DC itself comes under attack. The Blood King is back! The night has never been so dark, the dawn so far out of reach. Who will live and who will die? Mai Kitano's long-lost parents are being held captive by her old clan in Tokyo. The stakes couldn't be higher as she fights to save their lives. The SPEAR team struggle on through their own losses, battling through the Capitol's nightmare streets to save the President until at last they are faced with an army of the Blood King's men. They mount the battlements of a castle in Death Valley to make a last stand-determined to make the last good fight of their lives truly epic.

Book 2 in the Matt Drake series. The third - The Gates of Hell - is out now! Recommended for those who love an escapist action adventure. Praise for 'The Bones of Odin' - a UK #1 Bestseller "Bond meets The Da Vinci code but with higher stakes!" "If you like Andy Mcdermott or Matthew Reilly, get this book." In this much awaited sequel to The Bones of Odin, Matt Drake takes his thirst for adventure to an even higher level when an incredible device dating back millennia is salvaged from Blackbeard's ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge. With the answer to the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle in their hands, America is attacked on its own soil by the Blood King - an underworld figure so powerful his very existence is a mere myth: a man who coerces people at the highest levels of government and society; a man who sends an army to first storm a USS Destroyer, guarded by hundreds of marines and Special Forces soldiers, and then to steal the secret of the Bermuda Triangle - a source of power that will allow its owner to hold any civilised government to ransom. Matt Drake and his friends must follow a treasure trail through rich pirate history that leads beyond the death of Blackbeard himself, through modern sea battles and warfare on the streets of Key West, to a show-down with the most dangerous, well-connected and feared man in the world - the Blood King.

Book 6 in the Matt Drake series. These books should be read in the correct order. A last stand is coming - a battle of battles. Matt Drake and the SPEAR team return in a brand new action-packed adventure! When Drake is captured and sent to a remote Russian prison, little does he know that the last remaining member of the Shadow Elite has already set in motion a reckless, uncompromising plan to control or destroy all life on Earth. The battle for the survival of the human race begins in ancient Babylon, where Alexander the Great discovered and warned of a second way to activate Odin's doomsday device. His solution was to forge seven swords of Babylon and connect them to the Tower of Babel. Drake's team enter a deadly race to find and discover how to use these swords to combat the catastrophically powerful weapon of the gods before it's too late. If they fail and the doomsday device is activated, the world will burn. Through high camaraderie, betrayal, and endless twists and turns, the team launch a rescue attempt for Drake, then face skirmishes in Russia's Red Square, and fights among the ruins of Babylon until they come to a final desperate battle where all three tombs and the darkest black hole in existence - the ancient Pit of Babylon - have to be assaulted simultaneously. The fate of the world hangs in the balance.

Part 13 of the Matt Drake series. These books should be read in the correct order. A horrifying plan. A race against time. An intention to unleash the worst hell upon New York City. Without time to catch their breath the SPEAR team are launched into a breakneck sprint against the clock. Rival teams seek to delay and deter them, at all costs. With warfare in the streets, enemies at every corner, and one of their number held captive Matt Drake and his colleagues must thwart a multi-layered plan to bring the world, and its most influential city, crumbling down to its knees. With unrelenting action, surprising twists and edge of the seat thrills THE EDGE OF ARMAGEDDON will leave you breathless and craving more.

A UK #1 BestSeller in Thriller and Action/Adventure. Recommended for those who love an escapist action adventure. Reviews "Original! Fascinating! Breathtaking. . .Leadbeater really adds to the genre!" JOHN PAUL DAVIS, author of The Templar Agenda, a top 3 UK thriller. Did ancient Gods like Odin and Zeus and Thor once really exist? The time has come for a grand adventure filled with high excitement and explosive action. Matt Drake, a retired SAS officer, must unravel a mystery older than time in his search for the Nine Pieces of Odin. Though scattered aeons ago, it is believed that once the Pieces are reunited they will show the way to the Tomb of the Gods- the greatest archaeological find of all time. From a rocket attack on the Louvre to a battle in a Swedish cavern, from a daring helicopter raid on New York's National History Museum to an assault on a gangsters mansion in Hawaii, Matt Drake must find the world's oldest treasure in one of the wildest places on earth, searching for the very bones of the Gods with the spoils of victory being the entire world. Reader reviews: "can't wait for another Matt Drake adventure!!" "Bond meets The Da Vinci code but with higher stakes!" "if you like Andy Mcdermott or Matthew Reilly, get this book." "Another gem of a novel from this inventive writer." "this book is so full of life!"

The gripping new action thriller novel from the million-copy bestselling author of the Matt Drake series

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