Books published by publisher Silverado Books

In the last city on Earth, death is just a step into the trees.Readers' Favorite ✭✭✭✭✭: "The Gilded King is an amazing tale of adventure, friendship, and loyalty with a tone reminiscent of fairy tales and a unique fantasy spin on vampires in a journey so complex and addictive you'll immediately want the next one."In the Blue, the world’s last city, all is not well.Julia is stuck within its walls. She serves the nobility from a distance until she meets Lucas, who believes in fairytales that her world can’t accommodate. The Blue is her prison, not her castle, and she’d escape into the trees if she didn’t know that contamination and death awaited humanity outside.But not everyone in the Blue is human, and not everyone can be contained.Beyond the city’s boundaries, in the wild forests of the Red, Cameron has precious little humanity left to lose. As he searches for a lost queen, he finds an enemy rising that he thought long dead. An enemy that the humans have forgotten how to fight.One way or another, the walls of the Blue are going to come down. The only question is what side you’ll be on when they do.✭✭✭✭✭ It blurs the lines between so many sub-genres of SFF: dystopian, post-apocalyptic, quest fantasy, zombies, vampires, romance, mystery… I loved it. – A Cat, A Book and A Cup of Tea✭✭✭✭✭ Jaffrey manages to put a compelling new twist on vampire myth. – Lozzy’s Things✭✭✭✭✭ It is a fantastic read, rich with colourful and diverse characters, incredible imagery and powerful storytelling. – Crown of Ice and Roses

'THE BIG SHOW is as close as you'll ever get to fighting for your life from the cockpit of a Spitfire or Typhoon. Perhaps the most viscerally exciting book ever written by a fighter pilot.' Rowland WhitePierre Clostermann DFC was one of the oustanding Allied aces of the Second World War. A Frenchman who flew with the RAF, he survived over 420 operational sorties, shooting down scores of enemy aircraft while friends and comrades lost their lives in the deadly skies above Europe.THE BIG SHOW, his extraordinary account of the war, has been described as the greatest pilot's memoir of WWII. ‘A truly remarkable book … the most gripping descriptions of aerial combat I have ever read’ New York Times‘A thrilling read … ranks among the finest accounts of war’ Guardian‘A magnificent story’ Daily Telegraph‘A classic … gripping, ripping, full of action’ Economist‘Vividly captures the spirit of air combat’ The Times'The relentlessness of the flying is extraordinary and the casual loss of life chilling. It really is one of the very best war memoirs ever written: exhilarating, exciting, deeply moving and a book that lingers in the mind long after the last page has been turned.' James Holland

'Sometimes you think you know a place, and then along comes a book like this that really opens your eyes.' Charlie LeDuff, author of Detroit: An American AutopsyWhen Michael Matthews first visited Detroit, he was grimly fascinated by the place. The sheer scale of the crime and desolation was unlike anything he had seen before. He was hooked, and returned whenever he could. Over dozens of visits, he got to know the people – cops, reporters and gang members as well as ordinary Detroiters trying to live their lives in peace – and formed deep bonds with them, which led him into places and situations no writer has ever seen before.AMERICAN RUIN is the story of Michael’s journey into the soul of this broken city, a shocking, violent and heart-breaking portrayal of a modern tragedy.Detroit was once the richest city in America, celebrated around the world for its prolific car production and flourishing music scene – the American Dream come true.Then came its fall. Detroit became the deadliest place in America, with more murders per capita than any other major city in the country. With drugs and guns rife on the streets and its administration riddled with corruption, the city was dying and anyone who could was getting out...AMERICAN RUIN is an explosive portrait of a city trying desperately to get back on its feet and the people prepared to give everything for their home. ***What readers are saying about AMERICAN RUIN...'Like something out of a Hollywood movie''Raw and real''Of all the 'police' themed volumes I've read over the years AMERICAN RUIN is up there amongst the best''A pointilist image of a city in agony and a police department trying to rescue it''If I could give this book 10 stars I would'***Michael Matthews was a police officer in London, UK, for more than twenty years. He spent fourteen working in Specialist Operations, including eight years at Scotland Yard. He has travelled extensively across the US, spending time with a large number of police departments and law enforcement agencies, and has vast experience with many different aspects of policing. He is considered an expert on US and UK policing, and has appeared on television and radio around the world. American Ruin is Michael’s third book. His first, We Are the Cops, is a collection of stories gathered from American police officers. His second, The Riots, is a fast-paced account of the devastating 2011 English riots, told from the point of view of frontline police officers. Michael now lives in Canada but continues to spend time in the US and UK.

FOUR GRIPPING THRILLERS IN ONE MUST-READ BOX SET.If you like TOM CLANCY, FREDERICK FORSYTH, ANDY MCNAB OR CHRIS RYAN, then you’ll love MIKE LUNNON-WOOD.This specially-priced box set includes:BOOK 1: LET NOT THE DEEPA crippled cargo ship drifts helplessly in the face of an oncoming hurricane-force storm. On board, a passenger whose presence means the world is watching. Only the skill, determination and raw courage of a lifeboat crew and the British military forces despatched to save them offer any hope of survival. But set against the savagery of the Atlantic even that might not be enough...BOOK 2: KING'S SHILLINGAs a powerful insurgent army closes on Liberia’s capital, London is forced to act, and HMS Beaufort is despatched to West Africa to pull British nationals from the teeth of encroaching danger. But when the volatile situation ashore unravels, the frigate’s crew must draw deep on reserves of skill, ingenuity and sheer bloody mindedness to save it. And with time running out Beaufort’s Captain makes the decision to take his ship up river...BOOK 3: LONG REACHWhen Belize is invaded by a powerful neighbour it’s Britain that must spring to the defence of this old outpost of empire. But intervening in distant Central America will test the limits of the former colonial power. And in the end the outcome will turn on the skill, boldness and heart-bursting bravery of handful of British forces already in country...BOOK 4: CONGO BLUEWhen a group of missionaries get caught up in bloody African civil war London is forced to act. For the men of 40 Commando, Royal Marines, it should be a quick in and out. A nice clean operation. But what awaits them will test them like never before. And, facing overwhelming odds, this time the skill and raw courage of these legendary fighting men may not be enough..*Note: Congo Blue was previously published as Heraklion Blue.What everyone is saying about Mike Lunnon-Wood’s books:‘Mike Lunnon-Wood is a great thriller writer’ -- Rowland White, author of Vulcan 607‘Absolutely Magnificent! Never has a book twisted my emotions as much as this book has. What a brilliant author Mike Lunnon-Wood is.'‘Storytelling at its best. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing.’ ‘I have just finished reading Congo Blue after reading Let Not The Deep, King's Shilling and Long Reach all in sequence and almost without a break. I just could not stop. I see completely why Rowland White praised these books. I recommend anyone to read them all.’‘These four books are probably the best series I've read.’‘The quality of his writing and the depth of his characters are brilliant.’‘I was lost from the world while reading this and books like that don't come along too often.’Mike Lunnon-Wood’s books are perfect for fans of Red Storm Rising, Sniper One or Bravo Two Zero or movies like Red Dawn, Dunkirk or The Siege of Jadotville.

When Michael Matthews first visited Detroit, he was grimly fascinated by the place. The sheer scale of the crime and desolation was unlike anything he had seen before. He was hooked, and returned whenever he could. Over dozens of visits, he got to know the people - cops, reporters, and gang members as well as ordinary Detroiters trying to live their lives in peace - and formed deep bonds with them, which led him into places and situations no writer has ever seen before. American Ruin is the story of Michael's journey into the soul of this broken city - a shocking, violent, and heartbreaking portrayal of a modern tragedy. Detroit was once the richest city in America, celebrated around the world for its prolific car production and flourishing music scene - the American dream come true. Then came its fall. Detroit became the deadliest place in America, with more murders per capita than any other major city in the country. With drugs and guns rife on the streets, and its administration riddled with corruption, the city was dying, and anyone who could, was getting out. American Ruin is an explosive portrait of a city trying desperately to get back on its feet and the people prepared to give everything for their home. For fans of The Wire and readers/listeners of Don Winslow, Edward Conlon, David Baldacci, and James Ellroy.

This book is fiction. The story that inspired it was not. In 1990, a box of very old documents was found on a small farm in the west of Ireland. They had been stored for well over a hundred years and told an incredible story of suffering, of love and of courage. In 1846, a young couple met during the worst days of the Great Irish Famine. The Killing Snows is a way to imagine what led to their meeting and what followed from it.

THE THRILLING #1 BESTSELLING STORY OF ONE OF THE GREATEST COMBAT MISSIONS EVER FLOWNShoulder to shoulder with Strategic Air Command B-52s throughout the Cold War, the big delta-winged Vulcans of the Britain's V-bomber force faced down the Soviet threat to the West. In 1982 they were just months from retirement when they flew in anger for the first time.It was a to be a record-breaking mission of breathtaking audacity: a single bomber launched from a remote island airbase to carry out what would be the longest-range air attack in history. An eight thousand mile round trip. Her crew of six would be flying into a hornet's nest of modern weaponry: radar-guided anti-aircraft guns and missiles. There would be no second chances.Vulcan 607 tells the gripping true story of that legendary raid for the first time - an operation that many thought would turn out to be a real life Mission Impossible.'A masterwork of narrative history' Clive Cussler'Vulcan 607 deserves to become an aviation classic' Len Deighton'White's gripping narrative reads like a suspense thriller, yet every word is true' Stephen Coonts'I read the book in one sitting ... an utterly compelling war story, brilliantly written' Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman

'Sometimes you think you know a place, and then along comes a book like this that really opens your eyes.' Charlie LeDuff, author of Detroit: An American AutopsyWhen Michael Matthews first visited Detroit, he was grimly fascinated by the place. The sheer scale of the crime and desolation was unlike anything he had seen before. He was hooked, and returned whenever he could. Over dozens of visits, he got to know the people – cops, reporters and gang members as well as ordinary Detroiters trying to live their lives in peace – and formed deep bonds with them, which led him into places and situations no writer has ever seen before.AMERICAN RUIN is the story of Michael’s journey into the soul of this broken city, a shocking, violent and heart-breaking portrayal of a modern tragedy.Detroit was once the richest city in America, celebrated around the world for its prolific car production and flourishing music scene – the American Dream come true.Then came its fall. Detroit became the deadliest place in America, with more murders per capita than any other major city in the country. With drugs and guns rife on the streets and its administration riddled with corruption, the city was dying and anyone who could was getting out...AMERICAN RUIN is an explosive portrait of a city trying desperately to get back on its feet and the people prepared to give everything for their home. ***What readers are saying about AMERICAN RUIN...'Like something out of a Hollywood movie''Raw and real''Of all the 'police' themed volumes I've read over the years AMERICAN RUIN is up there amongst the best''A pointilist image of a city in agony and a police department trying to rescue it''If I could give this book 10 stars I would'***Michael Matthews was a police officer in London, UK, for more than twenty years. He spent fourteen working in Specialist Operations, including eight years at Scotland Yard. He has travelled extensively across the US, spending time with a large number of police departments and law enforcement agencies, and has vast experience with many different aspects of policing. He is considered an expert on US and UK policing, and has appeared on television and radio around the world. American Ruin is Michael’s third book. His first, We Are the Cops, is a collection of stories gathered from American police officers. His second, The Riots, is a fast-paced account of the devastating 2011 English riots, told from the point of view of frontline police officers. Michael now lives in Canada but continues to spend time in the US and UK.

"Oh, Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling......"Annie sang quietly, holding Derek's baby blue cardigan and trying to detect a familiar smell. The same cardigan he was supposed to wear at his christening.Annie and her friends leave Ireland in 1926 young and optimistic, hoping to find a better life in Liverpool. Only things do not turn out the way they had imagined. Annie falls in love, marries and starts a family of her own. But with the onset of World War Two comes tragedy and loss. testing Annie's strength to the limit.Little does she realise that salvation of her loved ones lies with a German woman named Hilde, whose life and situation mirrors Annie's own.'Liverpool Connection' is the second book of a trilogy and is based on a true story. The first book 'The Night I danced with Rommel', tells Hilde's story. The third book 'Cuckoo Clock-New York' is Esther's story. a young doctor, fleeing Germany after the Kristallnacht 1938. The books are historical novels based on facts and tell the writer's family history.Liverpool Connection has been awarded The B.R.A.G medallion, a readers award

Birgitte’s War is the story of a young, innocent Danish girl who watches Hitler’s troops storm into her town in the spring of 1940. Within hours, Birgitte’s safe, secure world is turned into a nightmare landscape of brutality, murder and betrayal. Birgitte is outraged by the Nazi occupation of her town, but what can she do? She’s only 15! Then one of her favorite teachers is arrested and tortured. And then Birgitte gets even more ominous news: the Nazis are coming to arrest and deport the family of Nathan Meyer, the handsome, brilliant Jewish boy who is Birgitte’s closest pal. Consumed by anger and fear for Nathan and his family, Birgitte makes the decision that will transform her life and loves: she joins the Danish Resistance.

'THE BIG SHOW is as close as you'll ever get to fighting for your life from the cockpit of a Spitfire or Typhoon. Perhaps the most viscerally exciting book ever written by a fighter pilot.' Rowland WhitePierre Clostermann DFC was one of the oustanding Allied aces of the Second World War. A Frenchman who flew with the RAF, he survived over 420 operational sorties, shooting down scores of enemy aircraft while friends and comrades lost their lives in the deadly skies above Europe.THE BIG SHOW, his extraordinary account of the war, has been described as the greatest pilot's memoir of WWII. ‘A truly remarkable book … the most gripping descriptions of aerial combat I have ever read’ New York Times‘A thrilling read … ranks among the finest accounts of war’ Guardian‘A magnificent story’ Daily Telegraph‘A classic … gripping, ripping, full of action’ Economist‘Vividly captures the spirit of air combat’ The Times'The relentlessness of the flying is extraordinary and the casual loss of life chilling. It really is one of the very best war memoirs ever written: exhilarating, exciting, deeply moving and a book that lingers in the mind long after the last page has been turned.' James Holland