Following a courageous act that averted a terrorist attack, Police Sergeant David Budd, a troubled veteran with the Metropolitan Police’s Royalty and Specialist Protection Branch (RaSP), is appointed principal protection officer to the Home…

Following a further terrorist attack, the United Kingdom's threat level has been raised to severe. Home Secretary Julia Montague has convened confidential meetings with the Director General of the security service, a move that has reportedl…

The capital city trembled after the twin terrorist attacks, and specialist protection officer David Budd found himself under an unprecedented strain safeguarding Home Secretary Julia Montague. The danger to her life did little to diminish J…

The events of the past day and night had deeply shaken Detective Superintendent David Budd, casting a shadow of suspicion upon him. On the edge of collapse, he finds unexpected support from his estranged wife, Vicky, and resolves to activel…

Driven to advance the inquiry, Detective Superintendent David Budd focuses on those who oppose Home Secretary Julia Montague. As he examines Julia's political maneuvering leading up to the attack, David's suspicions of a conspiracy within t…

Principal Protection Officer David Budd has achieved a significant advance in the investigation of the Home Secretary's attack, but his inquiries have placed him in grave peril. With time running out and no one left willing to believe him, …