''I am no saint, no martyr, no terrorist, no madman and no murderer...I am a father. That''s my story.''Dr David Evans, a top neurosurgeon at a hospital in Washington, faces the ultimate dilemma: if his next patient leaves the operating theatre alive, his daughter will die at the hands of a psychopath. He has 55 hours to save her. But Evans'' patient is no ordinary man; he''s the most important person in the US and what happens on the operating table may well change the course of history.

A lost treasure, a Nazi war criminal, and a lifelong quest to find a missing heirloom.The discovery of a fragment of an ancient map leads Anthony Fowler, priest, CIA operative and member of the Holy Alliance, into an expedition in search of one of the most powerful ancient treasures of all.Anthony Fowler pays a visit to a war criminal living under a pseudonym because of the terrible experiments he performed on Jewish children. Fowler offers him a deal - he will not reveal the man''s true identity in exchange for a huge candle covered in fine filigree gold. But it isn''t the gold Fowler is after - it is the metallic object preserved within the wax, a missing fragment of an ancient map. Soon Fowler is involved in an expedition to Jordan set up by a reclusive billionaire who has links to the highest levels of the Catholic Church. But there is a traitor in the group - and he''s patiently awaiting the moment to strike...

''Spain''s Ken Follett'' ups his game further with a breakneck historical thriller.Gibraltar, 1940. During a horrific storm, a sea captain rescues a group of castaways - and in return is given a strange-looking emblem made of gold and diamonds. Decades later, the captain''s son receives a substantial offer for the emblem. He will not sell it, but discovers the astounding story behind this mysterious object . . .Munich, 1919. Fifteen-year-old Paul Reiner dreams of the heroic father he never knew, who died during the First World War. One night, Paul discovers a secret which turns his world upside down - and from that moment, he sacrifices everything to uncover the truth behind his father''s death.

A serial killer is on the loose in the Vatican...In the days following the death of Pope John Paul II, 115 cardinals are called to the Vatican in order to take part in the conclave and elect the new Pope. With Rome under siege to foreign press and thousands of mourners, the last thing it needs is a serial killer on the loose...Paola Dicanti is a profiler who works with the Italian police. She has been put in charge of profiling serial killers in a department of one - i.e. herself - but so far all her experience of serial killers is theoretical. This is until she is called to the church of Santa Maria in the Vatican state. A cardinal has been found murdered, his eyes destroyed, his hands cut off. It seems that this is not the first victim - another cardinal was found in similar circumstances but the authorities didn''t want a scandal. Recovering from a bitter affair with her boss, Paola begins to build her profile using information from the scene of the crime, from the autopsy, and from forensic evidence. She is helped in this by Anthony Fowler, a priest from the States. But it turns out that Fowler is no ordinary priest - he clearly has links to the CIA, and knows a lot about the serial killer than Dicanti could ever have guessed...

''I am no saint, no martyr, no terrorist, no madman and no murderer...I am a father. That''s my story.''Dr David Evans, a top neurosurgeon at a hospital in Washington, faces the ultimate dilemma: if his next patient leaves the operating theatre alive, his daughter will die at the hands of a psychopath. He has 55 hours to save her. But Evans'' patient is no ordinary man; he''s the most important person in the US and what happens on the operating table may well change the course of history.

A lost treasure, a Nazi war criminal, and a lifelong quest to find a missing heirloom.The discovery of a fragment of an ancient map leads Anthony Fowler, priest, CIA operative and member of the Holy Alliance, into an expedition in search of one of the most powerful ancient treasures of all.Anthony Fowler pays a visit to a war criminal living under a pseudonym because of the terrible experiments he performed on Jewish children. Fowler offers him a deal - he will not reveal the man''s true identity in exchange for a huge candle covered in fine filigree gold. But it isn''t the gold Fowler is after - it is the metallic object preserved within the wax, a missing fragment of an ancient map. Soon Fowler is involved in an expedition to Jordan set up by a reclusive billionaire who has links to the highest levels of the Catholic Church. But there is a traitor in the group - and he''s patiently awaiting the moment to strike...

''Spain''s Ken Follett'' ups his game further with a breakneck historical thriller.Gibraltar, 1940. During a horrific storm, a sea captain rescues a group of castaways - and in return is given a strange-looking emblem made of gold and diamonds. Decades later, the captain''s son receives a substantial offer for the emblem. He will not sell it, but discovers the astounding story behind this mysterious object . . .Munich, 1919. Fifteen-year-old Paul Reiner dreams of the heroic father he never knew, who died during the First World War. One night, Paul discovers a secret which turns his world upside down - and from that moment, he sacrifices everything to uncover the truth behind his father''s death.

A serial killer is on the loose in the Vatican...In the days following the death of Pope John Paul II, 115 cardinals are called to the Vatican in order to take part in the conclave and elect the new Pope. With Rome under siege to foreign press and thousands of mourners, the last thing it needs is a serial killer on the loose...Paola Dicanti is a profiler who works with the Italian police. She has been put in charge of profiling serial killers in a department of one - i.e. herself - but so far all her experience of serial killers is theoretical. This is until she is called to the church of Santa Maria in the Vatican state. A cardinal has been found murdered, his eyes destroyed, his hands cut off. It seems that this is not the first victim - another cardinal was found in similar circumstances but the authorities didn''t want a scandal. Recovering from a bitter affair with her boss, Paola begins to build her profile using information from the scene of the crime, from the autopsy, and from forensic evidence. She is helped in this by Anthony Fowler, a priest from the States. But it turns out that Fowler is no ordinary priest - he clearly has links to the CIA, and knows a lot about the serial killer than Dicanti could ever have guessed...