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A Fatal Game
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Nicholas Searle
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'Think of Ruth Rendell morphing into John le Carre' Daily Express
___________________ The railway station is heaving with rush-hour
commuters when the bomb goes off. In the subsequent enquiry,
serious questions are asked of Jake Winter, the British
Intelligence Officer responsible for preventing the attack.
Especially when it transpires that the bomber was his agent. With
his conscience - and his career - in tatters, Jake's hopes rest on
his new recruit, a young British-Asian man named Rashid. Recently
returned disillusioned from the Middle East, and now enlisted into
a new terrorist plot, Rashid seems to be the answer Jake, and MI5,
have been waiting for. But how can Jake know for certain when
Rashid is his only source? Is history about to repeat itself or has
Jake lost his nerve, haunted by his last mistake? After all, who
can you trust, when you no longer trust yourself?
___________________ ***PRAISE FOR NICHOLAS SEARLE*** 'It reminded
me strongly of John le Carre ... this is high praise' Daily Mail
'Unbearably tense' Daily Telegraph 'You will have your socks
knocked, nay, blown off' Stylist
in the small town of Green Hill, all the children belong to an evil, magical, and entirely secret cult. For generations, every child in Green Hill has belonged to this cult until he reaches puberty. Then all evul, and all memory of evil acts committed, disappers. Only the children know of the ceremonies that take place on moonlit nights and in the canves that lie undneath th town's foundations.... " Remarkable.... a novel of horror that exceeds the word 'intense.' It's as if the layers of horror are being peeled away as you turn the pages." --J.N. Williamson
A compelling and distinctive thriller, this was the first novel by
celebrated writer McCarry and the introduction to his eminent
agent, Paul Christopher. Finally back in paperback, readers can
meet Christopher again--or for the first time.
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Devils Bed
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W K Krueger
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From the creator of the critically acclaimed, award-winning Cork
O'Connor mystery series comes a haunting, atmospheric, conspiracy
thriller.
When President Clay Dixon's father-in-law -- a former vice
president -- is injured in a farming accident, First Lady Kate
Dixon returns to Minnesota to be at his side. Assigned to protect
her, Secret Service agent Bo Thorsen soon falls under Kate's spell.
He also suspects the accident is part of a trap set for Kate by
David Moses, an escaped mental patient who once loved her. What Bo
and Moses don't realize is that they're caught in a web of deadly
intrigue spun by a seemingly insignificant bureaucratic department
within the federal government. Racing to find answers before an
assassin's bullet can kill Kate, Bo soon learns that when you lie
down with the devil, there's hell to pay.
The discovery of a body on a local allotment site re-opens an
unresolved cold case for Monika Paniatowski and her team. 'He was
going to have to terminate Monika, he decided. It was a pity, but
there it was.' The body has lain buried for years, and has no face
and no fingertips. Monika Paniatowski's team have no real leads,
but when they discuss the case at her hospital bedside - where she
lies paralysed - Monika begins to see possible links with a case
she closed four years earlier. Are the two cases connected? Did the
first murder make the second almost inevitable? She doesn't know,
but she does know that she is being watched by an old enemy who
will kill her if he decides there is ever any chance of her sharing
her thoughts and information with her team.
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Shock Wave
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Clive Cussler
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An Extraordinary and Death-Defying Tour of Edwardian Low Life and
High Society, accompanied by our host Lucifer Box Esq - artist,
dandy, rake ... and lethal secret agent. Lucifer Box is the darling
of the Edwardian belle monde - society's most fashionable portrait
painter is a wit, a dandy, a rake, the guest all hostesses (and not
a few hosts) must have. But few know that Lucifer Box is also His
Majesty's most accomplished and daring secret agent. Beneath
London's facade of Imperial grandeur and divine aesthetes seethes
an underworld of crazed anarchists, murder, and despicable vice,
and Box is at home in both. And so of course when Britain's most
prominent scientists begin turning up dead, there is only one man
his country can turn to. Lucifer Box ruthlessly deduces and seduces
his way from his elegant townhouse at Number 9 Downing Street (all
his father left him), to private stews of London and the seediest,
most colourful back alleys of Italy, in search of the mighty secret
society that may hold the fate of the world in its claw-like hands
- the Vesuvius Club.
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End Game
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Matt Johnson
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When the author of a book about secret government operations goes
missing - along with his agent, and the manuscript itself - Police
Inspector Robert Finlay is thrust into a complex and terrifying
investigation. The final instalment in a searingly authentic
series. 'A taut, knife-edge thriller you won't put down till the
last full stop' M R Hall 'Matt Johnson's real-life experiences
shine through in the vivid plotting and authentic action' Rob
Sinclair 'Another fast-moving and beautifully detailed page-turner
from a master thriller writer' Robert Daws ____________________
Robert Finlay has finally left his SAS past behind him and is
settled into his new career as a detective, but when the author of
a book about secret operations goes missing, along with his agent
and an explosive new manuscript, it's clear that Finlay's troubles
are far from over. With his friend and former colleague, Kevin
Jones, in trouble, and police complaints branch gunning for them
both, Robert teams up with MI5 agent Toni Fellowes to find out
who's behind the growing conspiracy. Their quest soon reveals a
plot that goes to the very heart of the UK's security services. End
Game, the final part in the critically acclaimed Robert Finlay
trilogy, sees our hero in an intricate and terrifyingly fast-paced
race to uncover the truth and escape those who'd sooner have him
dead than be exposed. ____________________ 'A compelling mix of
highly credible detail, tactics, procedures, and all striated into
the political games that the intelligence services play. Highly
Recommended' Shots Mag 'Gripping stuff' New Welsh Review 'Matt
Johnson is a brilliant new name in the world of thrillers' Peter
James 'This tense, edge-of-the-seat writing will keep fans
frantically turning the pages as they race towards the conclusion'
Amanda Jennings 'Utterly compelling and dripping with authenticity'
J S Law 'Five shining gold stars of brilliant' The Quiet Knitter
'Nothing is clear-cut in a gripping labyrinthine plot, which -
despite thrills and spills aplenty - never falls short of
believable' David Young
'This 5-star thriller is a non-stop action-packed adventure...
Reads like the latest blockbuster film... I was left breathless, my
heart pounding as I turned the last page' NetGalley review, You've
cracked the Da Vinci code, now uncover the Vatican secret... The
deepest secrets are kept in the darkest places. When ex-MI5
operative Joe Mason is sent to Rome to guard an elderly professor
and his daughter, he thinks he's in for an easy ride. But on their
first day in the Vatican secret archives, a masked assassin gains
entry, shoots Joe's client in cold blood and steals an ancient
manuscript. Giving chase, Joe can't imagine what could lie within
those pages that would make someone willing to kill. The search for
answers leads Joe and his comrades in a race against time, across
continents and into treacherous mountains. Only they have a hope of
rescuing the Vatican Book of Secrets before a centuries-old enemy
can succeed in bringing Rome - and the world as we know it -
crashing down... The Da Vinci Code meets Die Hard in this
fast-paced, adrenaline-filled, action-adventure thriller. Perfect
for fans of Lee Child and Clive Cussler, The Vatican Secret will
have you turning the pages late into the night. Readers are gripped
by The Vatican Secret: 'Cover to cover action... with the pages
flying by... A great writer... I loved this book' NetGalley review
'An absolutely thrilling adventure, a rollercoaster ride...
Terrific plot and well-drawn characters' NetGalley review 'A
dynamite premise and a tantalizing plot... Hits its stride from
page one... Definitely entertaining' Steve Berry, author of The
Kaiser's Web 'A fast-paced book with non-stop action' NetGalley
review 'An explosive cocktail of relentless action' Alex Shaw,
author of Total Blackout 'This book has it all... Action, intrigue,
suspense... with me on the edge of my seat itching to know what
would happen next' NetGalley review 'A high-octane, page-turning
thriller that has it all' Rob Jones, author of The Atlantis
Covenant 'History, excitement and plenty of action. I was totally
engrossed' NetGalley review 'You just get swept away with the
characters, the action... Magnifico!' NetGalley review
Brian Withers, a college professor, is drawn into a drug ring where
he works for the FBI. He finds himself entangled in plots that
involve murder, boat explosions, plane destructions and a
psychopathic hired killer. Brian and his wife Zannah try to get
free from this web of deception and greed but continue to be drawn
farther into the scheme.
Do not read the first line of this book until you have cleared
your calendar for the next three days.
Following the success of his first book, The New American
Revolution, Mr. Gibbons brings us another thriller: Danny Crocket,
a professional football player and the husband of a wealthy Texas
Tycoon, retired from football and decided to run for the U.S.
Senate. Because Danny was a populist in his political beliefs, the
Plutocratic Elite decided that he should not run for office. Their
efforts to derail him failed. His wife Rosalind, in the wrong place
at the wrong time, was murdered by the federal police, sent to kill
another trouble-making couple. Danny arrived on the scene before
the federal police could clean up the mess. He fled the murder
scene with another witness. The federal police decided that these
witnesses must also die to protect the government. The couple
escaped five different attempts on their lives. Danny was seriously
wounded in the last attempt and the president stepped in and saved
his life. Because of the presidents actions his own life was in
danger and the president and Danny teamed up to defeat the Elite
and restore the control of the country back to the citizens. The
Elite fought back and Danny and the president barely escape death.
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Back Blast
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Mark Greaney
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The old iron-clad Meridian steams south on her last journey under
the British flag, on route to her new home in the Chilean Navy.
Using the transfer of the ship as cover, Halfhyde and Watkiss are
on a covert operation to protect British interests in South America
from the encroaching Germans. Soon Halfhyde has an added mission:
he must help a detective from the Metropolitan Police track down
and intercept a traitorous civil servant who has escaped from
prison and is on the run for South America.
'A brilliant page-turner by one of Holland's finest investigative
journalists' Rutger Bregman, author of Humankind 'Essential . . .
What's revealed are networks of spies and criminals fighting an
invisible war that involves us all' Eliot Higgins, bestselling
author of We Are Bellingcat Summer 2017: computer screens go blank
in 150 countries. The NHS is so affected that hospitals can only
take in patients for A&E. Ambulances are grounded. Computer
screens turn on spontaneously and warnings appear. Employees who
desperately pull the plugs are too late. Restarting is pointless;
the computers are locked. And now the attackers ask each victim for
money. This is hijack software. It is just one example of how
vulnerable the digital world has made us. Based on the cases he
investigated over a period of six years, award-winning Dutch
journalist Huib Modderkolk takes the reader on a tour of the
corridors and back doors of the globalised digital world. He
reconstructs British-American espionage operations and reveals how
the power relationships between countries enable intelligence
services to share and withhold data from each other. Looking at key
players including Edward Snowden, Russian hackers Cozy Bear and
Evgeniy Bogachev, 'the Pablo Escobar of the digital era',
Modderkolk opens our eyes to the dark underbelly of the digital
world with the narrative drive of a thriller.
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Enigma
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Robert Harris
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Bletchley Park: the top-secret landmark of World War Two, where a
group of young people were fighting to defeat Hitler, and win the
war. March 1943, the Second World War hangs in the balance, and at
Bletchley Park a brilliant young codebreaker is facing a double
nightmare. The Germans have unaccountably changed their U-boat
Enigma code, threatening a massive Allied defeat. And as suspicion
grows that there may be a spy inside Bletchley, Jericho's
girlfriend, the beautiful and mysterious Claire Romilly suddenly
disappears.
Autumn 1960. Nikita Khrushchev is politically adept, visionary, and
locked in a fight with the Politburo and a battle with Mao and the
Chinese. His country and his political future are in trouble
because he has opened doors to the West and espoused the doctrine
of peaceful coexistence. Meanwhile, the arms race is crushing the
Soviet economy and there is unrest throughout the Communist empire.
Changes are imperative. The army must be reduced, money redirected
to a consumer economy, and the US neutralized. But the old boars of
the Red Army will not be easily displaced; its leaders are intent
on saving their country from Khrushchev. A cabal of senior Red Army
patriots are led by a man who the world thinks is Khrushchev's
unswerving toady. The game is treason, and the tools are Albania's
mad-dog leaders, for whom assassination is second nature. What
begins subtly soon turns brittle. A rocket technician disappears
before a major accident at the Soviet Space Center. In Belgrade a
psychotic CIA agent escapes an ambush, vows revenge, and
disappears. Khrushchev turns to the Special Operations Group, the
elite hunting team featured in the author's prequel, THE BERKUT. In
Washington the Bay of Pigs invasion is in the final planning
stages, and its timing is tied to the missing CIA agent. He must be
found. Two teams, one from Russia and one from the United States,
begin a desperate hunt that leads them on an inward spiral toward
each other and to a lethal showdown at the 1961 summit in Vienna.
There they find themselves in an uneasy alliance as they race to
find the American renegade and the Albanian death team, both groups
pawns in a global chess game. With a vast canvas of disparate
characters and events, The Domino Conspiracy is a coruscating tour
de force. Breathtakingly suspenseful, it lays open the myths of the
Soviet monolith and reveals the delicate seeds of glasnost and
perestroika, movements that were not to flower until three decades
later. Readers know how the Soviet story ended; now they will see
how it all began.
Readers LOVE Terry Lynn Thomas: 'Intriguing and page-turning.' 'I
really enjoyed this fascinating historical thriller.' 'an absorbing
novel' 'a marvellous historical suspense that had me engrossed from
the start.' 'I read it in just one sitting.' When Sarah takes a job
with occult expert Dr Matthew Geisler, he promises to help her
understand the sorrowful spirit that seems to have attached itself
to her. As Sarah struggles to cope with the ghostly presence, she
runs into Zeke, the man who left her six months earlier and is
recovering from injuries suffered in an alleged accident. But Zeke
has secrets of his own, and when an attempt is made on Geisler's
life, Sarah finds herself caught in a struggle between the living
and the dead. Unsure who she can trust, Sarah must solve the
mystery of the soul determined to haunt her, and save Dr Geisler
and herself from an unknown threat. This book was previously
published as WEEPING IN THE WINGS Get ready for another gripping
read from USA Today bestselling author of THE SILENT WOMAN! Readers
LOVE Terry Lynn Thomas: 'Intriguing and page-turning.' 'I really
enjoyed this fascinating historical thriller.' 'an absorbing novel'
'a marvellous historical suspense that had me engrossed from the
start.' 'I read it in just one sitting.'
FOR RELEASE IN JANUARY 2013: Victor Robert Lee s provocative debut
spy thriller introduces a protagonist to rival the most memorable
espionage heroes. Cono is a startling young man of mixed and
haunting heritage who has been gifted or cursed with a hyper-fast
neurological system. An orphan and a loner, he acts as a freelance
spy, happy to use his strange talents in the service of dubious
organizations and governments until, in Kazakhstan, on a personal
mission to rescue a former lover, he is sucked into a deadly
maelstrom of betrayal that forces him to question all notions of
friendship and allegiance. Relevant to our times, PERFORMANCE
ANOMALIES explores the expansion of Beijing s imperial reach into
Central Asia, and the takeover of Kazakhstan. Cono s main adversary
is a brutal Beijing agent whose personality has been twisted by the
Cultural Revolution s devastation of his family. Victor Robert Lee
s topical depiction of a Beijing government pursuing territorial
expansion resonates with the current tensions over China s claims
on the entire South China Sea. PERFORMANCE ANOMALIES travels from
Brazil and Stanford to Almaty and the Tian Shan mountains, covering
a jarring emotional landscape along the way. The fate of an
oil-rich nation the size of Western Europe is at stake. So, too, is
a hidden stockpile of weapons-grade uranium. The Beijing agent
craves Cono's suffering; a jihadi cell wants him dead. As the human
cost of his mission escalates, Cono realizes that he must turn his
strange talents toward higher deeds in the future if by his guile
he can survive the explosive present.
From the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling
novel, THE ALICE NETWORK, comes another fascinating historical
novel about a battle-haunted English journalist and a Russian
female bomber pilot who join forces to track the Huntress, a Nazi
war criminal gone to ground in America. In the aftermath of war,
the hunter becomes the hunted... Bold and fearless, Nina Markova
always dreamed of flying. When the Nazis attack the Soviet Union,
she risks everything to join the legendary Night Witches, an
all-female night bomber regiment wreaking havoc on the invading
Germans. When she is stranded behind enemy lines, Nina becomes the
prey of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress, and only
Nina's bravery and cunning will keep her alive. Transformed by the
horrors he witnessed from Omaha Beach to the Nuremberg Trials,
British war correspondent Ian Graham has become a Nazi hunter. Yet
one target eludes him: a vicious predator known as the Huntress. To
find her, the fierce, disciplined investigator joins forces with
the only witness to escape the Huntress alive: the brazen, cocksure
Nina. But a shared secret could derail their mission unless Ian and
Nina force themselves to confront it. Growing up in post-war
Boston, seventeen-year-old Jordan McBride is determined to become a
photographer. When her long-widowed father unexpectedly comes homes
with a new fiancee, Jordan is thrilled. But there is something
disconcerting about the soft-spoken German widow. Certain that
danger is lurking, Jordan begins to delve into her new stepmother's
past-only to discover that there are mysteries buried deep in her
family . . . secrets that may threaten all Jordan holds dear. In
this immersive, heart-wrenching story, Kate Quinn illuminates the
consequences of war on individual lives, and the price we pay to
seek justice and truth.
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Berlin Game
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Len Deighton
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'Masterly ... dazzlingly intelligent and subtle' Sunday Times
'Deighton's best novel to date - sharp, witty and sour, like
Raymond Chandler adapted to British gloom and the multiple
betrayals of the spy' Observer Embattled agent Bernard Samson is
used to being passed over for promotion as his younger, more
ambitious colleagues - including his own wife Fiona - rise up the
ranks of MI6. When a valued agent in East Berlin warns the British
of a mole at the heart of the Service, Samson must return to the
field and the city he loves to uncover the traitor's identity. This
is the first novel in Len Deighton's acclaimed, Game, Set and Match
trilogy. A BERNARD SAMSON NOVEL
Time: World War II Place: England - the summer's heat wave, 1944
Young widow and mother Valerie Sinclair is a candidate for British
Naval Intelligence when she is handpicked for a treacherous
assignment and personally approved by Winston Churchill because of
the unique way her mind works. After a brutal training program and
an elaborate scheme to hide her true identity, she will meet the
challenge of her life on Operation GOLDILOCKS, an ultra-secret
mission scheduled for launch behind German lines, into Occupied
France. Transformed by surgery, and disguised as a French
schoolgirl, the purpose of Valerie's mission will be to effectively
transfer the secrets of the first Atomic Bomb from German labs, via
German and British banking partners, for the postwar benefit of the
London Financial District. To succeed she must avoid a faceless
pursuer. Fitting his movements to hers like a hand to a glove, is
The Spy, the eerie mysterious figure who haunts her dreams. Moving
with relentless resolve, The Spy becomes an uncanny part of the
weavings in this startling revelation of international intrigue.
Based on the memoirs of the real life British espionage agent
Valerie Sinclair, this is the story of a war for information that
affects the national prosperity of England and the United States
for years to come.
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