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No Mercy

Neil Lancaster author Max Connor author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:5th Jun '25

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The brand-new gripping thriller, full of action, adventure and revenge to read in 2025

A brand new espionage thriller series from Neil Lancaster, the author of the best-selling Max Craigie series. No Way Out, Book 2 in the series, available to order now!

'Feels like a blockbuster movie… Amazing, authentic characters, some of the best dialogue I've read' HELEN FIELDS

'Brilliant! Mark Billingham meets Guy Ritchie. A hugely entertaining, compelling read’ C.L. TAYLOR

'Pulse-pounding new thriller' THE MIRROR

ONE LAST MISSION TO AVENGE THE FALLEN

The old unit will reunite to complete one last mission in honour of their fallen comrade.

When retired Royal Marine Frankie Chapman is killed during a home invasion, his valuable military medals are stolen. The medals resurface on the black market, and members of the 11/06 club discover they might have fallen into the hands of a wealthy billionaire who dabbles in human trafficking.

They may be old hard-cases living on past glories from the Falklands but they're still an elite group of ex-military operatives. Each one owes Frankie their life and will stop at nothing to repay their debt, so they come together for one final mission – to steal the medals back.

And Frankie's daughter, Josie, wants in on the action. But Josie wants more than just her dad's medals. She wants revenge…

Readers love No Mercy:

'Sensational – a high-octane, two-fisted spy thriller that fizzes with a rare authenticity’ TONY PARSONS

‘Buckle up for a wild ride!' PETERBOROUGH TELEGRAPH

'A classic heist tale with a twist from a master of the police procedural, the genius fingerprints of the author’s real identity – Neil Lancaster – are all over this book' TONY KENT, THE DAILY EXPRESS

'An enjoyable, fast-paced read' SCOTTISH FIELD

'Unputdownable read. The subplots all come together with an explosive conclusion' Reader review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Excellent new characters and great story' Reader review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A very enjoyable rollercoaster of a read. Action packed and gripping' Reader review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Feels like a blockbuster movie…Amazing, authentic characters, some of the best dialogue I've read… It's got both heart and guys in bucket loads.' HELEN FIELDS

'Brilliant! Mark Billingham meets Guy Ritchie. A hugely entertaining, compelling read’ C.L. TAYLOR

'Pulse-pounding new thriller' THE MIRROR

'Sensational – a high-octane, two-fisted spy thriller that fizzes with a rare authenticity’ TONY PARSONS

‘Buckle up for a wild ride!' PETERBOROUGH TELEGRAPH

'A classic heist tale with a twist from a master of the police procedural, the genius fingerprints of the author’s real identity – Neil Lancaster – are all over this book' TONY KENT, THE DAILY EXPRESS

'An enjoyable, fast-paced read' SCOTTISH FIELD

Praise for the author:

'Brilliant! Mark Billingham meets Guy Ritchie. A hugely entertaining, compelling read’ C.L. TAYLOR

'Pulse-pounding new thriller'THE MIRROR

'Non-stop action, breakneck pace, deliciously suspenseful… When Shadows Fall was my first DS Max Craigie book and won’t be my last – I loved it.' Andrea Mara

'Superb reading. Neil is the master of the crime mystery. His serial killer "pusher" is the creepiest villain I think I've met this century…' Jeremy Vine

'Bone-chilling and full of so many twists' The Sun

'A good old police procedural… I was pleasantly terrified' The Guardian

‘As hard as it is to believe, these books just get better and betterTony Kent

A wickedly clever and riveting thriller’ Graham Bartlett

‘Neil Lancaster just gets better and better. This is a gripping read that feels entirely authentic, seasoned with lovely flashes of humour' Cass Green

‘Neil Lancaster is one of the most exciting, innovative crime writers in the UK right now… One of the best police procedurals I’ve read in a long time. Consider me a fan’ M. W. Craven

'A spine-chilling concept, despicable villains, a propulsive narrative. As satisfying as crime fiction gets.' Paul Finch

ISBN: 9780008751548

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 32mm

Weight: 290g

416 pages