Depuis la nuit des temps, la cité engloutie de l'Atlantide fascine les esprits. Nina Wilde, une jeune archéologue new-yorkaise, le sait mieux que personne : ses parents, morts en mission au Tibet, ont donné leur vie pour la trouver. Après des années de recherches, Nina est parvenue à localiser l'Atlantide. Hélas, elle est désavouée par ses pairs. Alors, quand le célèbre mécène Kristian Frost propose de financer son expédition, elle saisit sa chance. En compagnie d'Eddie Chase, un ancien agent des services secrets britanniques, et de la sublime Kari, la fille de Frost, elle s'embarque dans une folle aventure archéologique. Mais le sinistre Giovanni Qobras a juré de trouver l'Atlantide avant elle et de s'emparer du secret qu'elle recèle depuis plus de onze mille ans... Une course poursuite s'engage pour le salut de l'humanité. Ce secret, en effet, ne doit pas tomber entre de mauvaises mains...De l'Iran au Brésil, des fonds de l'océan aux sommets de l'Himalaya, la quête de l'Atlantide mène à tout. A la mort, à l'amour... aux mystères les mieux protégés !Passionné de cinéma, notamment d'espionnage et d'aventure, Andy McDermott revisite les grands mythes de l'histoire. A la poursuite de l'Atlantide est le premier opus des aventures de Wilde et Chase.« La série la plus palpitante du moment. » Daily Mirror« L'évasion à l'état pur. » Crime and Publishing « Andy McDermott est le digne héritier de Clive Cussler. » Huddersfield Daily Examiner« Indiana Jones à cent à l'heure ! » Bookseller« Andy McDermott tourne le film en même temps qu'on tourne les pages. » Daily Express« Mieux que les montagnes russes ! » Popcorn
Une arme légendaireGravée d'une énigme menant à une source inépuisable d'énergie, elle rendrait invincible quiconque la porte au combat. Voilà pourquoi Excalibur, l'épée du roi Arthur, a toujours été si convoitée. Mais elle a disparu depuis l'époque des Templiers et certains pensent même qu'elle n'a jamais existé.Des tueurs sans pitiéL'historien Bernd Rust pense l'avoir retrouvée, mais il a besoin de Nina pour financer ses recherches. D'abord sceptique, la jeune directrice de l'agence internationale du patrimoine refuse de s'engager... jusqu'à ce qu'une bande de mercenaires déterminés s'empare des travaux de l'historien.Une course contre la montreWilde et Chase n'ont plus le choix : ils doivent trouver Excalibur en premier, pour le bien de l'humanité. Des déserts de Syrie aux étendues gelées de l'Arctique, Nina et son fiancé Eddie, ancien agent des services secrets, sont lancés dans une chasse au trésor qui promet bien des dangers...
« On croirait voir le film ! » Daily Express« Andy McDermott s'impose comme un nouveau maître du genre. » Le Figaro MagazinePassionné de cinéma, notamment d'espionnage et d'aventure, Andy McDermott revisite les grands mythes de l'histoire. Le Secret d'Excalibur est la troisième aventure des fameux Wilde et Chase.
Au large de l'Indonésie, l'archéologue Nina Wilde fait une découverte explosive : la preuve de l'existence d'une communauté, plus de cent mille ans avant toute civilisation connue. Mais lorsque son navire est sauvagement pris d'assaut, il devient évident qu'une mystérieuse société secrète est prête à tout pour l'empêcher de révéler cette avancée historique.Avec son compagnon Eddie Chase, ancien garde du corps du SAS britannique, Nina se lance dans une dangereuse quête aux quatre coins du monde, des profondeurs de l'océan aux couloirs des Nations unies, en passant par l'Outback australien. Est-elle sur le point de dévoiler la plus fabuleuse légende de tous les temps ?
« La série la plus palpitante du moment. » Daily Mirror« Andy McDermott fait mieux que nous divertir : il s'impose comme un nouveau maître du genre. » Le Figaro Magazine
Un héros mythique : Nina Wilde en est convaincue, les textes antiques l'attestent : Hercule, le héros mythologique, possédait son propre tombeau. Si elle le découvre, la nouvelle directrice des opérations de l'agence internationale du patrimoine remplira sa mission : protéger les trésors de l'humanité.Un trésor incroyable : Mais Wilde et son petit ami Chase ne sont pas les seuls à enquêter sur cette tombe merveilleuse. Les artefacts qu'elle contient attisent toutes les convoitises. Et, notamment, celle d'une mystérieuse cabale, prête à tout pour s'en emparer.Un ennemi mortel : De la Suisse à Shanghai en passant par Londres et le Botswana, le couple est lancé dans une course contre la montre. Ils sont prêts à tout pour éviter que le tombeau d'Hercule ne tombe entre de mauvaises mains...
Passionné de cinéma, notamment d'espionnage et d'aventure, Andy McDermott revisite les grands mythes de l'histoire. Le Tombeau d'Hercule est la deuxième aventure des fameux Wilde et Chase.
AN EXPLOSIVE NEW WILDE AND CHASE ADVENTURE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR.
'Action, adventure and mayhem aplenty' Scott Mariani
'A writer of almost cinematic talent' - Daily Express
Their days of death-defying adventure seemingly behind them, acclaimed archaeologist Nina Wilde and her husband, ex-SAS soldier Eddie Chase, live like any normal family. However, when a mythical civilisation is unearthed deep in the Antarctic ice, they are drawn into a battle for control of its astonishing power.
Dashing from New York to New Zealand, from futuristic Chinese cities to the outback of Australia, they soon confront the gravest threat they've ever faced. Pursued by ruthless mercenaries and a secret special forces unit, Nina and Eddie discover the clock is counting down to the extermination of all humanity...
Globe-trotting and breathless, this is perfect for fans of action thriller authors like Clive Cussler and Scott Mariani.
Praise for Andy McDermott:
'A writer of almost cinematic talent' - Daily Express, Scotland
'Adventure stories don't get much more epic than this' - Mirror
'McDermott raises the bar. . . non-stop high octane action' Publishers Weekly
EVERY OPERATIVE KNOWS THE RULES.
The mission comes first. You are a deniable asset. Betrayal is punished by death.
'A writer of almost cinematic talent' DAILY EXPRESS
Alex Reeve was Operative 66. A former special-ops soldier and one of the UK's most lethal weapons, he was a member of SC9 - an elite covert unit with a remit to assassinate the country's most dangerous enemies.
Falsely accused of treason, Reeve was condemned to live in the shadows as the merciless killers he once trained alongside were ordered to terminate the 'rogue asset'.
But tricked into revealing himself, Reeve is dragged into a deadly international conspiracy involving the British state, shadowy Russian agents... and his own father, a violent murderer newly released from prison.
But if there's one man who can survive... it is Operative 66.
From the internationally bestselling author of the Wilde & Chase series comes an explosive new thriller - the perfect pulse-racing read for fans of LEE CHILD, VINCE FLYNN and GREGG HURWITZ.
The ultimate duo - Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase - return in their ninth action-packed adventure.
Secrets from the past emerge to threaten archaeologist Nina Wilde and her husband, former SAS soldier Eddie Chase, when a Viking runestone is stolen by a murderous gang of raiders. The stone holds the key to an ancient evil concealed in one of Norse mythology's holiest places: Valhalla.
Travelling to Sweden, Eddie and Nina find themselves in a race against time to locate the legendary hall of the Viking warriors - before rival powers claim its deadly contents for themselves. It is a quest that will force Eddie to revisit a dark chapter from his mercenary days that he has kept hidden from everyone...including his wife.
Only Nina and Eddie can prevent the unleashing of a primordial terror from the depths of the earth. But even if they succeed, will the cost be greater than either of them could have ever imagined...
Another brilliant Wilde/Chase thriller from one of the best in the business - Andy McDermott.
Archaeologist Nina Wilde's life has fallen apart. Her husband, ex-SAS soldier Eddie Chase is on the run, falsely accused of murder, and her only distraction has been investigating the origin of three strange statues stolen from her just before Eddie's disappearance. When Nina discovers they may be relics from the lost civilisation of Atlantis, it's clear that she has to get her head back in the game, and fast. Eddie, meanwhile, tries to stay ahead of the authorities as he hunts the man responsible for his fugitive status across the globe. A mysterious benefactor offers the information he needs - but the price will put him in direct conflict with his wife. When Nina learns that a Japanese industrialist has obtained the statues on the black market she immediately heads to Tokyo meet him, unaware that Eddie is already on his way. Their arrival unleashes a chain of events that could have devastating consequences for the world, setting Nina and Eddie on their most dangerous quest ever - with the future of humanity itself at stake...
From the author of THE HUNT FOR ATLANTIS, comes an electrifying new novel - prepare yourself for an adrenalin-fuelled ride.
An ancient warrior
For archaeologist Nina Wilde it's the opportunity of a lifetime. Her studies of an ancient text have convinced her that a tomb containing the remains of legendary warrior Hercules may actually exist. If she can locate it, it will be the most important historical find ever to be unearthed.
An incredible treasure
As Nina and Eddie Chase, her ex-SAS bodyguard, begin their search it's clear that others want to find the tomb - and the unimaginable riches contained within. Then Chase's attention is diverted by the re-appearance of a face from his past...
The third thrilling adventure thriller featuring archaeologist Nina Wilde, in which Nina must find Excalibur, King Arthur's beloved sword.
Said to make whoever holds it unstoppable in battle, the sword Excalibur has been coveted across the ages, and thought lost for over a thousand years. With a cryptic message to archaeologist Nina Wilde, this may be about to change.
Historian Bernd Rust believes he can locate Excalibur... and that the sword is the key to harnessing an incredible source of energy. Nina is sceptical - until she and Rust are attacked by mercenaries determined to steal his research.
Nina and her boyfriend, ex-SAS soldier Eddie Chase, are soon propelled into a deadly race to find Excalibur. From the deserts of Syria to the arctic wastes of Russia, Nina and Chase must battle a merciless enemy who plans to use the sword's powers to plunge the world into a new era of war...
Full of his trademark action, thrills and humour, this is Andy McDermott's 10th novel featuring his brilliant series leads, Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase.
1943 - Occupied Greece
The mission was simple: round up any hidden Jews. But beneath an isolated farmhouse, one SS unit finds a far greater bounty - a shrine to Alexander the Great and a water-filled urn possessing mysterious qualities. Taking the treasure, the Nazis disappear...
Present Day - Los Angeles
Archaeologist Nina Wilde and her husband Eddie Chase encounter a young man, desperate to warn Nina about a raid on Alexander's newly-discovered tomb. But before he can explain, he is assassinated by a Nazi war criminal - who has barely aged in seventy years.
As Nina and Eddie search for answers, they discover that the most evil regime in history is threatening to rise again. And this time they are on the hunt for the greatest prize of all - immortality...
Available together for the very first time, these are the first three novels in Andy McDermott's brilliant Wilde and Chase series.
The Hunt for Atlantis
Archaeologist Nina Wilde believes she has found the location of the lost city of Atlantis and now she wants the opportunity to prove her theory. With the help of ex-SAS bodyguard Eddie Chase and beautiful heiress Kari Frost, Nina faces a breakneck race against time around the world, pursued at every step by agents of the mysterious - and murderous - Brotherhood of Selasphoros. From the jungles of Brazil to the mountains of Tibet, from the streets of Manhattan to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, the hunt for Atlantis leads to a secret hidden for 11,000 years - which in the wrong hands could destroy civilization as we know it...
The Tomb of Hercules
Studies of an ancient text have convinced archaeologist Nina Wilde that a tomb containing the remains of legendary warrior Hercules may actually exist. As Nina and Eddie Chase, her ex-SAS bodyguard and now boyfriend, begin their search it's clear that others want to find the tomb - and the unimaginable riches contained within.
Nina and Chase are soon following a violent trail of corruption and conspiracy around the globe. From Switzerland to Shanghai, Botswana to London, it's a race against time to find the Tomb of Hercules before it falls into the most evil of hands...
The Secret of Excalibur
Said to make whoever holds it unstoppable in battle, the sword Excalibur has thought lost for over a thousand years. With a cryptic message to archaeologist Nina Wilde, this may be about to change.
Historian Bernd Rust believes he can locate Excalibur... and that the sword is the key to harnessing an incredible source of energy. Nina is sceptical - until she and Rust are attacked by mercenaries determined to steal his research.
Nina and Chase are soon propelled into a deadly race to find Excalibur. From the deserts of Syria to the arctic wastes of Russia, the pair must battle a merciless enemy who plans to use the sword's powers to plunge the world into a new era of war...
The brilliant new Wilde/Chase novel from bestseller Andy McDermott - in their eleventh adventure Nina and Eddie must go on a desperate search to find the truth behind the Book of Revelation, as they try to deal with the most momentous change to their lives to date - Nina's pregnancy... For fans of Cussler, Mariani and Rollins, the Daily Express says McDermott's novels 'explode off the page'.
2002 - Southern Iraq
A CIA covert operation in the desert uncovers ancient ruins concealing a humanoid statue, with six wings and the face of a lion. Team member Ezekiel Cross is convinced that it represents one of four angels prophesied in the Book of Revelation, and when the agents are attacked by Iraqi forces, leaving Cross the only survivor, he steals it to begin his own mission from God ...
Present Day - New York
Depressed following the death of a friend, Nina Wilde has been focusing her energies on her pregnancy, rather than the archaeological discoveries for which she is renowned. But adventure still finds her - when she's kidnapped by religious cultists intending to force her to locate the remaining angels!
Held prisoner in a strange village, Nina engages in a battle of wits against her captors, knowing her only hope of rescue is for her husband Eddie Chase to find the other statues first. But with a ruthless maniac determined to fulfil Revelation's prophecy, time is running out. Only by keeping the angels out of the cultists' hands can Nina and Eddie prevent the coming apocalypse ... but what price will they have to pay?
A HIGH-OCTANE NEW WILDE & CHASE ADVENTURE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR . . . coming soon.
World-renowned archaeologist Nina Wilde and her husband, former SAS soldier Eddie Chase, now lead a quiet life - the only real danger posed by their rebellious teenage daughter. Until, on a visit to a newly discovered temple, they're suddenly engulfed in a deadly hunt for an ancient weapon which threatens the entire globe.
From the bustling streets of Mexico City to the mountainous jungles of Guatemala, Nina and Eddie - with daughter Macy in tow - are the only ones who can prevent an apocalyptic evil seizing control of an unstoppable power.
Battling special operations soldiers and blood-thirsty cults, Nina and Eddie must once again risk their lives to save the world. . .
Praise for Andy McDermott:
'Action, adventure and mayhem aplenty' SCOTT MARIANI
'A writer of almost cinematic talent' DAILY EXPRESS
'Adventure stories don't get much more epic than this' MIRROR
Join Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase in a digital exclusive short story from the international bestseller Andy McDermott. Also contains an exclusive extract from THE REVELATION CODE, the next in the Wilde & Chase series
Nina Wilde is pregnant and feeling very alone. Reeling from the events of her last mission, in which a close friend died in their attempt to stop a resurgent Nazi force from stealing a great archaeological treasure, all Nina can do is try and find solace in her work.
But there is one last survivor. A man determined to take his revenge on Nina for all that befell his brethren. Now he is in New York, waiting for his chance. Can Nina's husband, former SAS soldier Eddie Chase, stop him?
The standalone thriller from bestselling author, Andy McDermott. For fans of Tom Clancy and Matthew Reilly.
Adam Gray is the ultimate spy.
As the lead agent of the US government's top-secret Persona project, he is its most valuable weapon in the War on Terror. Experimental technology enables him to take on the personality - and memories - of anyone; be it a Russian arms dealer, a high-stakes gambler or a nuclear scientist. Whatever secrets they know, he knows.
But the most dangerous secrets of all... are his own.
When Adam hunts a terrorist plotting to murder millions, he begins to realise that, although he can delve into the minds of others, his own memories are a mystery. Hidden in his past is the key to a deadly conspiracy - and its masterminds will stop at nothing to conceal their crimes...
After KING SOLOMON'S CURSE comes Andy McDermott's newest Wilde and Chase novel, in which the intrepid pair find themselves in a race against time - before modern civilization is brought to its knees...
Wilde and Chase are back in a quest to find a legendary weapon lost since the fall of Atlantis...
World-famous archaeologist Nina Wilde and her husband, ex-SAS bodyguard Eddie Chase, believe their days of danger are behind them. But when Nina is framed for the theft of a priceless artefact in a daring raid on a luxury cruise ship, she has no choice but to flee.
On the run, Nina discovers that a shadowy group is searching for an ancient Atlantean weapon with destructive power beyond comprehension. Eddie - helped by a multi-talented team of friends - must risk his own life to learn who is pulling the strings.
In a continent-crossing race against time, hunted by enemies with deadly ambitions, only Nina and Eddie can unearth the truth before a devastating force is unleashed on the world...
'A writer of almost cinematic talent' DAILY EXPRESS
EVERY OPERATIVE KNOWS THE RULES.
The mission comes first. You are a deniable asset. Betrayal is punished by death.
Alex Reeve - OPERATIVE 66 - is a former special-ops soldier and one of the UK's most deadly weapons. Once a member of SC9, a covert assassination unit, Reeve was framed for treason and now works as a mercenary - while the cold-blooded killers he trained with continue their ruthless pursuit.
To be reunited with the woman he loves, Reeve must bring down SC9 - but only a lone British politician can help expose them. As SC9's Operatives close their lethal net, Reeve and those he has to protect are plunged into terrible danger.
Reeve must rely on his instincts and expert training to have any chance of survival. But if there's one man that can never be underestimated . . . it is Operative 66.
In Andy McDermott's brilliant fifth novel, Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase are on the hunt for the lost pyramid of Osiris... Discredited, jobless and broke, archaeologist Nina Wilde and ex-SAS soldier Eddie Chase have problems of their own - until Macy's plea for help sends them on a deadly quest across the globe as they try to reach the mysterious pyramid before Khalid Osir, the charismatic leader of the Osirian Temple. But is the cult's motive purely greed... or something more sinister?
In the brilliant fourth book from Andy McDermott, Nina Wilde must battle the Covenant of Genesis if she is to find the world's greatest archaeological treasure...
Off the coast of Indonesia, archaeologist Nina Wilde makes an explosive find: evidence of a settlement that existed over a hundred thousand years before any previously known civilisation. But when her ship is attacked, it becomes clear that the clandestine religious group calling itself the Covenant of Genesis will stop at nothing to prevent her from revealing this knowledge.
With her fiancé Eddie Chase, Nina embarks upon a dangerous worldwide search to expose the Covenant of Genesis - and the incredible secret they will kill to conceal.
The sixth brilliant book from Andy McDermott - Clive Cussler's heir apparent.Witnesses to the latest daring robbery, archaeologist Nina Wilde and former SAS soldier Eddie Chase are forced into a treacherous hunt across the world to discover the vault before its secrets fall into dangerous hands. The vault's prize is a treasure beyond price, but it may also be the catalyst for global annihilation...
Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase are back for their seventh blockbusting adventure by the bestselling author of THE HUNT FOR ATLANTIS, Andy McDermott.
When archaeologist Nina Wilde and her husband, ex-SAS soldier Eddie Chase, are given the chance to work on an Interpol investigation into smuggled artefacts, they are stunned to realise that the artefacts hold clues to the location of a lost Inca settlement hidden somewhere in South America. As Nina and Eddie dig deeper, it soon becomes clear that finding the settlement may only be the start of their incredible quest. One which, astonishingly, may lead them to one of the greatest legends of all time: El Dorado -- the mythical city of gold. Nina and Eddie are desperate to locate the fabled city. But they are not alone in their search. Deep in the jungles of Venezuela, they face corrupt soldiers, murderous revolutionaries and ruthless drug lords who will stop at nothing to obtain the city's treasures. With so much at stake, what price will they pay for the greatest of fortunes?
