New Release Books by Zoe Sharp

FOX FIVE RELOADED comprises nine highly acclaimed stories by Zoe Sharp, set all over the world. All feature ex-Special Forces soldier turned bodyguard, Charlotte 'Charlie' Fox. In small bites. With sharp teeth.

Before Charlie Fox was a bodyguard, she was a soldier. The last thing she expected, heading out on routine patrol, was to end up riding into a firefight, on horseback, with the Spice Girls...

"I loved every moment of this brilliant, mind-twisting thriller." Elizabeth Haynes She was once the best CSI in the business. She put her trust in the evidence. It betrayed her. The uncanny abilities of London crime-scene specialist Kelly Jacks to coax evidence from the most unpromising of crime scenes once earned her the nickname The Blood Whisperer. Then six years ago all that changed. Kelly woke next to the butchered body of a man, the knife in her hands and no memory of what happened. She trusted the evidence would prove her innocent. It didn't. Now released after serving her sentence for involuntary manslaughter, Kelly must try to piece her life back together. Shunned by colleagues and friends alike, the only work she can get is with the crime-scene cleaning firm run by her former mentor. But old habits die hard. And when her instincts tell her things are not what they appear at the routine clean-up of a suicide, she can't help but ask questions somebody does not want answered. Plunged into the nightmare of being branded a killer once again. On the run from police, Russian thugs and local gangsters, betrayed at every turn, she is fast running out of options. But Kelly acquired a whole set of skills on the inside. Now street-smart and wary, can she use everything she's learned to evade capture and stay alive long enough to clear her name?

FOX HUNTER: #12. 'Charlie Fox can never forget the men who put a brutal end to her army career, but swore a long time ago she would never go looking for them. Now she doesn't have a choice.'

"I highly recommend this series!" Ian Rankin 'The only thing more terrifying than fighting for your own life is fighting for someone else's.' Protecting a wayward heiress on Long Island-playground of New York's wealthy elite-is the perfect assignment for bodyguard Charlie Fox. With her partner in a coma and his shooter on the loose, she desperately needs the distraction. Staying close to Dina Willner at parties aboard luxury yachts, glittering events at the local country club, and out horse-riding along the exclusive sands is all part of the job for Charlie. But the reckless behaviour of her thrill-seeking client will put them both in real danger. The kidnappers who ransomed four other young heirs somehow outwitted any security. Now the only way Charlie can stay ahead of the game is to uncover the rich and untouchables' darkest secrets. The kind that can destroy a future-or bury someone deep. With her client's life on the line and the clock ticking, Charlie faces an impossible choice between justice and revenge. If you like Lee Child but have been looking for strong yet believable female protagonists, who will take down the bad guys without hesitation but who are still human enough to care, then bodyguard Charlie Fox is definitely for you. Readers have found books in this series action-packed thrill rides that kept them glued to the end, well-written, gritty, and hard to put down. A real page-turner. Author's Note: This is Book #9 in the Charlie Fox series. Although I've tried hard to make each of the stories stand alone, inevitably Charlie's history builds up over the course of the novels. If you are new to the series and want to know the full story of Charlie-how she began working with Sean Meyer after their time in the Army-then start at the beginning. If you're more interested in Charlie's career as a close-protection operative, then I'd recommend you begin with Book #4, FIRST DROP, when she and her teenage charge find themselves on the run during her first bodyguard job in Florida.

ABSENCE OF LIGHT: #11 Charlie Fox series. 'In the aftermath of an earthquake, Charlie's working alongside a team who dig out the living and ID the dead, and hoping they won't find out why she's really there.'

SECOND SHOT is #06 in Zoe Sharp's highly acclaimed and award-winning Charlotte 'Charlie' Fox crime thriller series. 'New England. A young child is in danger and Charlie will risk everything to keep her safe. But this time she's in no state to protect anyone, herself least of all.'

"I highly recommend this series!" Ian Rankin "Can you suggest one salient reason why I shouldn't follow my first instincts and rid myself of you at the earliest opportunity?" The cult known as Fourth Day is well-funded and guards its privacy. Five years ago, Thomas Witney went in to gather evidence that the cult's charismatic leader, Randall Bane, was responsible for the death of Witney's son. Witney never came out. Now, ex-Special Forces soldier turned bodyguard, Charlie Fox, agrees to go undercover into Fourth Day's California stronghold. A fast covert op-no real danger for someone with her mind-set and training. But Charlie is not prepared for the lure of Randall Bane, nor how easily he will pinpoint her weaknesses... If you like Lee Child but have been looking for strong yet believable female protagonists, who will take down the bad guys without hesitation but who are still human enough to care, then bodyguard Charlie Fox is definitely for you. Readers have found books in this series action-packed thrill rides that kept them glued to the end, well-written, gritty, and hard to put down. A real page-turner. Author's Note: This is Book #8 in the Charlie Fox series. Although I've tried hard to make each of the stories stand alone, inevitably Charlie's history builds up over the course of the novels. If you are new to the series and want to know the full story of Charlie-how she began working with Sean Meyer after their time in the Army-then start at the beginning. If you're more interested in Charlie's career as a close-protection operative, then I'd recommend you begin with Book #4, FIRST DROP, when she and her teenage charge find themselves on the run during her first bodyguard job in Florida.

This time, dynamite suspense writer Zoë Sharp’s “must-read heroine of mystery” (Ken Bruen) is down—but not out… The last person that professional bodyguard, Charlotte “Charlie” Fox ever expected to see self-destruct was her own father, an eminent surgeon. But when he admits to gross professional misconduct on a New York news program, Charlie can’t just stand by and watch his downfall. Her father has always been cold towards Charlie, and rejects her help at every turn. The good doctor has never made a secret of his disapproval of Charlie’s career—or her relationship with her boss, Sean Meyer. Now, just as Charlie and Sean are settling in to their new life in the States, her dad seems determined to go down in a blazing lack of glory. But he has not bargained on his daughter’s ruthless streak. And when the game turns deadly, Charlie will need to stake her father’s life—as well as her own—against a formidable foe…

Working as a bodyguard for the personal security agency run by her ex-lover, Sean Mayer, Charlie Fox's latest assignment, babysitting Trey Pelzer, the teenage son of a wealthy Florida computer programmer, is complicated by the disappearance of Trey's father and his entire entourage, including Sean. Reprint.

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"If Jack Reacher were a woman, he'd be Charlie Fox." Lee Child In the sweating heat of Louisiana, former Special Forces soldier turned bodyguard, Charlie Fox, faces her toughest challenge yet. Professionally, she's at the top of her game, but her personal life is another story. Her lover, bodyguard Sean Meyer, has woken from a gunshot-induced coma with his memory in tatters. It seems that piecing back together the relationship they shared is proving harder for him than relearning the intricacies of the close protection business. Working with Sean again was never going to be easy for Charlie, either, but a celebrity fundraising event in aid of still-ravaged areas of New Orleans should have been the ideal opportunity for them both to take things nice and slow. Until, that is, they find themselves thrust into the middle of a war zone. When an ambitious robbery explodes into a deadly hostage situation, the motive may be far more complex than simple greed. Somebody has a major score to settle, and Sean is part of the reason. Only trouble is, he doesn't remember why. And when Charlie finds herself facing a nightmare from her own past, she realises she can't rely on Sean to watch her back. This time, she's got to fight it out on her own. Charlie may be outnumbered and outgunned, but one thing is for certain in this fast paced page turner-she's never outfoxed. If you like strong independent female protagonists, who will take down the bad guys without hesitation but who are still human enough to care, then Charlie Fox is definitely for you. Another fantastic read in a series filled with twists and turns. Highly recommended by readers, who can't wait for the next instalment.

Bones In The River is Book 2 in the crime thriller trilogy with CSI Grace McColl and Detective Nick Weston: an absolutely gripping crime thriller full of twists. A self-contained story set in the English Lake District. 'Driving along a country road at night, you hit a child. There are no witnesses. You have EVERYTHING to lose. What do you do?'

Dancing On The Grave is the first in a new crime thriller series set in the English Lake District: an absolutely gripping crime thriller full of twists. From the author of Charlie Fox. 'A sniper with a mission... A young cop with nothing to lose... A CSI with everything to prove... And a teenage girl with a terrifying obsession...'

BAD TURN: #13. 'Charlie Fox is out of her job, out of her New York apartment and is apparently out of options. Why else would she be working for a shady arms dealer?'

A self-defence expert with a motorbike and an attitude, Charlie Fox, doesn't need to go looking for trouble. It generally finds her. When she house sits for a friend teenage gangs are running riot and an Asian boy is fatally wounded in a racial shooting.

Follows a child helping her father do chores around the house

This independent reader is part of a non-fiction reading scheme that integrates science and social studies content with literacy development.

Literacy focus: oral language in print, relationship of pictures and words, words made up of letters of different shapes, using picture cues to read words, nouns and action words. Science focus: teaches action words associated with the five senses.