Colin Forbes

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Title: Deadlock: Description:
A thriller in which six fresh graves in an isolated Norfolk church yard mark the start of a man hunt. Tweed is commissioned to find a Russian master planner who has disappeared without trace and possessing enough explosive power to destroy a large city

Title: The Janus Man: Description:
A Cold War thriller in which a member of the SIS hunts a killer, the Janus man, working on Moscow orders across the borders of Europe and back to England.

Title: The Power: Description:
In this thriller, Tweed, Paula Grey and Bob Newman face the most professional enemy they have ever encountered. Subjected to overwhelming and murderous pressure, Tweed's desperate task is to identify this mysterious opponent before it is too late. A nightmare scenario unfolds

Title: The Precipice: Description:
Rejecting terrorist involvement, Tweed senses the danger but cannot identify the source. His search drives Paula Grey, Bob Newman and Philip Cardon underground in Europe, tracked by the sinister MOVAK. And Philip is trapped in an emotional situation with a strange woman, who could be the vital key

Title: Rhinoceros: Description:
Tweed, Paula Grey and Bob Newman are on the trail of five heads of state who are conspiring to cause massive civil unrest throughout the western world. Dictatorsip will be the only acceptable form of government. Tweed knows the identity of four of the ringleaders, but who is the fifth?

Title: Terminal: Description:
When international new corresppondant Newman gets a tip off abut a mysterious package smuggled across an eastern border its yet another link in a chain of sinister incidents

Title: By Stealth: Description:
Paula Grey has her first inkling of danger when a boat vanishes in fog off Lymington, its sole occupant drifts ashore, dead. Then a British naval commander warns Tweed that vessels are disappearing. How are these and other factors related?

Title: The Stockholm Syndicate: Description:
Jules Beaurain is Commander of Telescope, an elite strike force, which is confronted by The Syndicate, a group which uses blackmail, bribery and terror to gain control of the economy of the West. Beaurain must locate and eliminate its leaders, but The Syndicate have already issued a death order against him. From the author of FURY.

Title: The Stone Leopard: Description:
Adventure

Title: The Power: Description:
Adventure

Title: Rhinoceros: Description:
No one is what they seem to be... Who is Lisa Trent, mysterious redhead who warns Tweed of impending catastrophe? Aides to top statesmen in Washington, London, Paris, Berlin are murdered by the invisible Mr Blue. Tweed, Paula and Newman race to East Sussex to view the second victim, then back to London which, mercifully, the reach alive. Tweed meets slippery Gavin Thunder, flamboyant Oskar Vernon, the devious Mrs France, murderous Delgado. Lisa - fleeing for her life - keeps reappearing. Pursuing the secret Elite Club, Tweed and his team fly to Hamburg, meet the key informant - just before he is also murdered. The frenetic pursuit leads to ancient Flensburg on the Danish border, the team always under attack. But who is Rhinoceros? Could it be urbane Victor Rondel, partner in the world's richest bank? The startling climax errups whithout warning on remote Berg island - in the Baltic.

Title: Shockwave: Description:
'Brace yourself. I'm going to be accused of murder and rape. A beautiful young girl i've never seen before...' Target of a ruthless frame-up, Tweed is forced to flee into snow-bound europe. Paula Grey insists on accompanying him on his journey into the unknown. The relentless manhunt is directed by Lance Buckmaster, newly appointed Minister for External Security. Europe's top security chiefs, once Tweed's friends, are alerted to arrest the fugitive. The unknown enemy hires Armand Horowitz, Europe's top assassin. His mission: kill Tweed. Racing down Germany's authobahns, Tweed and Paula face lethal ambushes. Why is it vital Tweed never returns alive? Is the key to these bizarre events Shockwave, sheet anchor of Western Europe's defence? Transported abroad the Lampedusa, sailing Britain, the giant computer could guarantee the safety of the world. And Tweed was in charge of its uninterupted passage. Joined by foreign correspondent Bob Newman, Tweed seeks desperately to elude his mysterious pursuers. Arriving at his Swiss sanctuary via the ice-cole Black Forest, Tweed hears of the catastrophe. The Lampedusa has been hijacked...Colin Forbes 'has no equal' Sunday Mirror

Title: Cross Of Fire: Description:
When an SIS agent investigating a paramilitary organization in Bordeaux is strangled it can only spell trouble for Tweed and Paula Grey. Tweed faces imminent catastrophe as one murder follows another, and savage riots break out in France, the mob active in Lorraine. By the author of "By Stealth

Title: The Cauldron: Description:
Paula Grey and Bob Newman discover a woman's body floating on the Californian coast, her identity unknown. At the same time, a ship disappears into the fog. Sensing an impending catastrophe, Tweed hurtles across the globe, as a continent begins to slide into the ocean.

Title: The Sisterhood: Description:
Paula Grey "witnesses" the murder of a key German statesman in Vienna, and a veiled woman leaves the building. Is she a member of the insidious Sisterhood? As more assassinations occur, Tweed fears an Eastern power - not Russia - is planning to take over the Continent.

Title: The Cell.: Description:
Is Al-Qa'eda about to attack London? Tweed, back in his role as shrewd detective, is convinced of this. He skilfully avoids Government security forces who believe that he is wrong. The village of Carpford, catches his attention. With its strange assortment of inhabitants - could this be a staging post for terrorists? Key informants start to disappear

Title: Blood Storm: Description:
Tweed and his dynamic team face one of their biggest challenges yet. Not even the most sophisticated security systems nor the most experienced counter-terrorist czars can stand up to a force that threatens the whole of Europe. Tweed rarely experiences fear or doubt, but is almost overwhelmed when he has to make a seemingly impossible decision about one of his own team. Loyalties are tested to the limit in this topical, fast-paced, highly tense new thriller from Colin Forbes.

Title: The Greek Key: Description:
"He will be assassinated - the general took the decision last night." Murder - committed over forty years ago, is the detonator which triggers off Tweed, Paula Grey and Newman in their quest for The Greek Key. On Exmoor live three former Commandos who raided the island of Siros during World War 2. What is the secret which binds the trio in a state of terror years later? When agent Harry Masterson is found dead in Greece, Tweed marshals his forces, including the ruthless, cynical Marler, to hunt down the killer. But what is the connection linking Athens with Exmoor and an unsolved murder case over forty years old? What part is played by the mysterious Christina? And why are so many terrified of identifying The Greek Key? Trapped in a vortex of violence and death, Tweed begins to uncover a diabolical plot to destroy detente. As time runs out, only Tweed can neutralize catastrophe - if he isn't already too late..."Colin Forbes 'has no equal'" - "Sunday Mirror".

Title: The Fury: Description:
Following the murder of the wife of a senior member of Tweed's staff, Tweed, Paula and Newman must find her vengeful husband. Meanwhile, the shadow of Gabriel March Walvis, international manipulator, looms over unfolding events and a mysterious female assassin eliminates those who know the truth.

Title: Rhinoceros: Description:
Tweed, Paula Grey and Bob Newman are on the trail of five heads of state who are conspiring to cause massive civil unrest throughout the western world. Dictatorsip will be the only acceptable form of government. Tweed knows the identity of four of the ringleaders, but who is the fifth?

Title: Sinister Tide (windsor Selection): Description:
Evil millionnaire mastermind determined to destroy the west; Tweed (I have no first name, yet no one ever mentions it) and his indestructible paper-thin posse; mysterious women who may be good, may be evil; an assassin who kills in a "different" way (read: garrot); many foreign countries for the hell of them, with the heroes staying in posh hotels because they'd never be expected to even though for nearly 20 books previously they've done just that. And so on.

Title: Whirlpool: Description:
Tweed returns to face a desperate enemy in this follow-up to "Shockwave". Glasnost is being blown to pieces as Europe is engulfed in a wave of terror. But who is the new enemy? This book travels from England, Sweden and Finland, through to a mysterious institute in Lapland.

Title: This United State: Description:
The Prime Minister has been assassinated and Britain is in danger. Is a giant power out to absorb Britain into its own system? The trail leads Tweed and his team to Switzerland and into the Black Forest. The climax takes place on Romney Marsh as a hostile naval task force approaches Britain.

Title: Targe Five Cover Story (omnibus Edition): Description:
Omnibus TARGET FIVE - In the weird world where huge ice islands rotate round the North Pole, Soviet submarines still prowl beneath the ice cap. Top Russian oceanographer Michael Gorov, flees from his Soviet base to hand the West secrets which would neutralize the East's potential stranglehold. COVER STORY - It was the last message his wife ever sent, foreign correspondent Bob Newman knew she was dead. The killers had sent a film of her murder to London with the warning - tell other people to keep away from Procane.... (a top Washington official).

Title: The Cell: Description:
Tweed faces the most frightening challenge of his career as London becomes the next terrorist target in the wake of September 11th. Is Al-Qa'eda about to attack London? Who is the traitor in Britain, manipulating his opponents mercilessly? Time has run out. This Tweed does know. But what is the target? When and where will the attack be launched? Panic grips Whitehall and Tweed is road-blocked by bureaucrats at every turn.