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Rogue Asset
(Hardcover)
Andy McDermott
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EVERY OPERATIVE KNOWS THE RULES. The mission comes first. You are a
deniable asset. Betrayal is punished by death. 'A writer of almost
cinematic talent' DAILY EXPRESS Alex Reeve was Operative 66. A
former special-ops soldier and one of the UK's most lethal weapons,
he was a member of SC9 - an elite covert unit with a remit to
assassinate the country's most dangerous enemies. Falsely accused
of treason, Reeve was condemned to live in the shadows as the
merciless killers he once trained alongside were ordered to
terminate the 'rogue asset'. But tricked into revealing himself,
Reeve is dragged into a deadly international conspiracy involving
the British state, shadowy Russian agents... and his own father, a
violent murderer newly released from prison. But if there's one man
who can survive... it is Operative 66. From the internationally
bestselling author of the Wilde & Chase series comes an
explosive new thriller - the perfect pulse-racing read for fans of
LEE CHILD, VINCE FLYNN and GREGG HURWITZ.
It is December of 2007 just outside Antwerp, Belgium, when
Richard Van Pelt storms out of the dining room of his father's
residence. Time is running out for their family's copper-tubing
company. With the Chinese nipping at their heels and the Brazilians
not far behind, Optitube is doomed if the family does not take
action soon. With a willing Japanese partner waiting in the wings,
it seems everything is in line for a successful merger of two
companies. Unfortunately, not everyone agrees.
In Japan, the young and beautiful Natsumi Honma anxiously awaits
the joint venture between her father's company and Optitube. She
has not only a fi nancial interest in the merger, but also a
growing love interest in Richard. As the two continue to develop a
passionate relationship across the ocean, jealousy, greed, and
ambition drive a wedge between family members and instigate the
creation of multiple plots that soon threaten both Richard's and
Natsumi's lives.
In this intriguing tale fueled by age-old confl icts and cruel
ambition, a merger hangs in the balance as Natsumi suddenly goes
missing. Now it is up to Richard to save both her and his
company-before it is too late.
My spy classmate, Andy Anderson, has written a delicious follow-on
to Greene's Our Man in Havana in his novel Sudden Recall. It is at
the same time funny, fast-paced, current and full of wisdom. It may
provoke a few flashes of indignation in Langley and on the Hill but
John Hunt's outbursts are long overdue. -Fred Hitz, Professor of
Law, University of Virginia, former Inspector General of the CIA
and author of The Great Game: The Myth and Reality of Espionage.
Andy Anderson was John Carol Kingsberry Hunt-one of the dangerously
ambitious bad-boy field case-officers who bedded their mistresses
in safe-houses and recruited high risk, dangerous spies without
prior CIA headquarter's approval.We used to say his operational
reporting reads like fiction-today it is the other way around.
-Richard W. Carlson, US Ambassador (ret.) Former Director of the
Voice of America Fact and fiction blur in this hall-of-mirrors
espionage novel by CIA spy master Andy Anderson, who lays bare the
awful truth about what went wrong-and is still going wrong-in
America's war on terror. Sudden Recall is the inside scoop. -Rick
Carroll, author of IZ Voice of The People, and former daily
journalist with the San Francisco Chronicle
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Choices
(Hardcover)
Lawrence A. Kacmarcik
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Espionage is the last thing on her mind when a young patriotic
college graduate, Abby St. Giles travels to Washington to join in
the war effort. But soon she finds herself one of the four thousand
women who make up one fifth of the cloak and dagger skullduggery of
OSS (the Office of Strategic Services), America's first central
intelligence agency of World War II. When the murder of her friend,
Suzanne, a Navy Lieutenant, implicates a suspicious French
diplomat, and a treasonous connection emerges to a prominent
Senator, a top secret search begins for Jana, code name of a German
master spy whose network of operations is disrupting the allies
efforts to destroy the German war machine. From America to Europe
she joins her OSS colleagues in the tantalizing clandestine
operations of intelligence, and discovers more about loyalty,
sacrificial patriotism, and the horrors of war than she bargained
for. But amidst the tragedy and devastation, she finds a depth of
strength and an enduring faith which carries her through. A
clinical, forensic psychologist and veteran of OSS, Dr. in and out
of each other's lives in this fascinating, riveting, fast moving
story of espionage, political intrigue, murder, treason, deception,
patriotism, and love.
"A Zhukov Evening" is a post-Cold War epic. History is resurgent,
and ambitions are flaming among contenders for dominance in
Northeast Asia in the 21st century. Vital national interests of
Russia, China, Japan and the United States are at stake. Military
confrontations emerge and the spectre of nuclear war looms.
It is the mid-1980s, and journalist Nick Gamble's girlfriend,
Natalia, is a CIA agent who works at the American consulate in
Florence, Italy. When Natalia goes missing, Nick goes on the hunt
for the woman he loves-and turns up so much more than he
expected.
Natalia has been kidnapped by Italian mobsters, under the
employment of Arab terrorists. A film is missing-one that exposes
the names of Arab terrorists trained in East Germany and sent
undercover to America in an effort to install Muslim sharia law.
Natalia will be executed if the film is not recovered, but Nick has
no clue where to start.
With the help of the American Mafia and Italy's secret police,
Nick's comfortable life as a journalist is turned upside down as he
learns the truth about terrorist cells in Europe and their horrific
plans for the future. He is driven to save Natalia, but the reality
of the Arab master plan is much more terrifying than anyone could
have expected.
An unwelcome blast from the past puts Patrick and Ingrid back in
harm's way . . . Nicholas Haldane was dead, but he wouldn't lie
down. And now Julian Hardy, the man who hired him in a bid to
destroy Richard Daws, a top official in the National Crime Agency,
is out of prison and has changed his surname to Mannering. Patrick
Gillard, working for the agency but within the Avon and Somerset
force with his wife Ingrid Langley, receives a request from MI5,
for whom he used to work, to investigate Mannering. They are then
called in when his cleaner makes a shocking discovery. Meanwhile,
an enigmatic couple calling themselves Simon and Natasha Graves
turn up in the village, intent on pestering Patrick's recently
widowed mother. Could there be a connection to Mannering? Patrick
and Ingrid are soon embroiled in a deeply personal and disturbing
case.
"This novel about the inner workings of the U.S. Congress is as
timely as today's news and as unsettling as tomorrow's
headlines--and just as intriguing."
--Robert H. Michel, former Minority Leader, U.S. House of
Representatives"
"A gripping read, "Devil in the House" provides a tantalizing
look inside Washington politics and at duplicity on Capitol
Hill."
--Milton Friedman, former senior White House speech writer"
"A powerful look at the unprincipled use of power on Capitol
Hill."
--Sidney Yudain, founder and former editor/publisher of Roll Call,
the Newspaper of Capitol Hill"
Sy Raskin is stung by the news of Bonney Herrsch's death-and
then perplexed by his obituary. Raskin had known the long-time
intelligence operative for forty years. Herrsch was Raskin's
mentor, and they'd shared risks and danger. But in all that time
Herrsch never mentioned a family. He had died in Switzerland and
been buried on an estate there-another surprise.
Herrsch led an OSS team on an operation at the time of the
Normandy invasion. Shortly after the three operatives parachuted
into eastern France, the Germans were onto them. They had been
betrayed, as had the men they'd be sent to replace. Eluding the
pursuing German troops, Herrsch made it into Switzerland. Raskin
knew about this history, but knew nothing more about a Swiss
connection.
Now Raskin is determined to uncover his friend's past. He
enlists the assistance of Fritz Kohl and Alex Fletcher, two former
CIA analysts who were briefly acquaintances of Herrsch. The trio
follows a trail that leads them to Switzerland-and to dumbfounding
revelations about Bonney Herrsch's extraordinary life.
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The Chemist
(Paperback)
Stephenie Meyer
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R536
R466
Discovery Miles 4 660
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Driving home from work on a stormy night in May, contractor Mitch
Cones witnesses a passing car plunge into the flooding waters of a
Missouri river. His hasty decision to attempt a rescue draws him
into an unfamiliar world of misconception, fear and ultimately,
pure survival. As a rapidly escalating series of consequences
resulting from his good deed unfold, he tries to make sound
decisions based on incomplete and sometimes faulty information.
With his world crumbling around him, right and wrong, good and evil
and even friend and foe become harder to ascertain. Faced with hard
choices to enigmatic questions, he is finally forced to dig deep
into his spirit to find the resolve required to deal with his
situation. The wide ranging character traits exhibited by the
people he encounters during his odyssey are testimony to the
diversity of human nature. Realizing the power of the forces
arrayed against him, he implements an unconvential plan to escape
from his dilemma.
Fit For Fate Gene Stratton is among the most erudite suspense
novelists, and his knowledge of the material always shines through.
--Robert Eversz, author of Killing Paparazzi Cornish Conundrum A
joy to read, with plenty going on, lots to perplex and please.
--Robert Barnard, recipient, Diamond Dagger Award Follows the fine
tradition of Daphne Du Maurier in offering much to savor and
entertain...in a well-researched Cornish setting. --Peter Lovesey,
recipient, Diamond Dagger Award Excellent atmosphere, good
mystery...I love it. --Paula Gosling, prize-winning mystery author
Killing Cousins Genealogy, genetics and keen detective work mesh.
--Publisher's Weekly I read Killing Cousins with enjoyment...
Stratton] writes English with a practiced fluency, tells his tale
well and] deserves a wide public. --Colin Dexter, author of the
Inspector Morse mysteries. A plague of troubles revolves around
Greek Police Director Spyro Roussos. His American opera singer
lover, Victoria, is stalked by a professional terrorist. His
superior, who plots to become dictator, schemes to replace Roussos
with a sadistic crony. and rescued by another mysterious, deadlier
group. Meanwhile, forces try to involve Greece in a Balkan War that
will start World War Three. Two men love Marilyn. The Ambassador
doesn't like one, Embassy Security Officer Bob Jensen. Marilyn
falls in love with Roussos's son with Greek-god-like features,
Dimitri, but that can have complications. In this Byzantine
atmosphere, Athens is seen in all its splendiferous, but
threatened, glory.
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