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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Adventure / thriller > Espionage & spy thriller
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.
"The gray haired tramp was on the run. It took only seconds for the
younger man to reach out, knowing his grasp would pull the ghost
rider down, but just as his glove latched onto a bony shoulder, the
phantom traveler twisted free. With incredible agility, he hit an
open boxcar, and like some strange insect disappeared inside. Curly
was right behind him, climbing into darkness. Suddenly, there was a
scraping, banging sound as the cargo door opened on the other side
of the train. For one split second, Curly saw the billowing of a
ragged shirt as the hobo jumped into light and was gone. By the
time Curly reached the sunlit opening, the train lurched forward
and he grabbed instinctively to the side of the sliding door. As
the locomotive pulled its hanger-ons out of the station, the gypsy
looked for his ghost but he had vanished. It would be an easy drop
to the ground, only a short walk back to the depot and home."
Tyrone Meehan, a man vilified as an informer, ekes out his days in
Donegal, waiting for his killers to come. Return to Killybegs,
translated from the French, by prize-winning novelist Sorj
Chalandon, tells the story of a traitor to his tribe, the Catholic
community of Belfast, emerging from the white heat of a prolonged
war during the 70s and 80s in Northern Ireland. This powerful work,
lauded by critics, shortlisted for the Prix Goncourt and awarded
the Grand Prix de Roman de l'Academie Francaise, is on a subject
that touches a nerve for most Irish people: the all-too-human
nature and circumstances of betrayal and survival. It is an
authentic and extraordinary read.
In all wars the battles sometime continue long after the last shots
are fired; when the veteran's return home forces a family to
glimpse the trials of war through the haunting memories and alien
behavior of their loved one. branch, fully expecting to serve his
tour of duty as a domestic counterintelligence agent stationed in
the Boston area. However, a personality clash with his boss rapidly
resulted in his assignment to the recently formed Phoenix Program
and into a lair of C.I.A. operatives and covert action in Vietnam.
quickly propelled him to a sleep deprived, delusionary, fatal act
that would demand a cover-up of his deed and his clandestine
evacuation to hospitals in Vietnam and Japan. with cold
indifference, and Scott decided to bolt the door on his memories
and remain mute on his time in 'Nam. The gnawing digestion of his
wartime participation haunted him for ten more years until the day
he received a startling phone call; leading to a shocking
re-acquaintance. As a result of this meeting, Scott's discovery
ended years of tormented speculation, but left in its wake a raft
of thought provoking and bone chilling conclusions
'A fast-paced, keenly observed, savage indictment of deceit and
betrayal through the corridors of Washington, with electrifying
surprises right up to the last page!"
-"-Saul Zaentz, producer of 'The English Patient," 'Amadeus," and
'Unbearable Lightness of Being""
'Unrelentingly suspenseful!"
-"Chicago Tribune"
'Deft characterizations. Karman knows how to build suspense. If a
political thriller is your meat and potatoes, this fast-paced novel
is for you!"
-"Newsday"
'An unusually lively political thriller."
-"Publishers Weekly"
'Karman has the gift. Like watching the sharpest big-screen
thriller you can imagine."
-"Cleveland Plain Dealer"
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Blowback
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Lisa Hughey
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"A beguiling tale of espionage." -- Pam Jenoff, author of The
Orphans Tale and The Lost Girls of Paris A twisting, sophisticated
World War II novel following a spy who goes undercover as a part of
MI5-in chasing the secrets of others, how much will she lose of
herself? Evelyn Varley has always been ambitious and clever. As a
girl, she earned a scholarship to a prestigious academy well above
her parents' means, gaining her a best friend from one of England's
wealthiest families. In 1939, with an Oxford degree in hand and war
looming, Evelyn finds herself recruited into an elite MI5
counterintelligence unit. A ruthless secret society seeks an
alliance with Germany and, posing as a Nazi sympathizer, Evelyn
must build a case to expose their treachery. But as she is drawn
deeper into layers of duplicity-perhaps of her own making-some of
those closest to her become embroiled in her investigation. With
Evelyn's loyalties placed under extraordinary pressure, she'll face
an impossible choice: save her country or the people who love her.
Her decision echoes for years after the war, impacting everyone who
thought they knew the real Evelyn Varley. Beguiling and dark, An
Unlikely Spy is a fascinating story of deception and sacrifice,
based on the history of real people within the British intelligence
community.
Stolen from his mother at an early age and trained at the Compound,
Adam's abilities and skills are developed and honed until he
becomes the perfect field operative. He is able to play any role
and become whomever the Agency needs him to be. Until one day when
a small band of desperate people recruit him to help find a group
of genetically enhanced individuals that can visually decode other
people's thoughts. Adam not only discovers his parents were part of
the experiment but unearths the true nature behind the Agency. As
he battles to stop it from destroying more lives, he struggles to
comes to terms with his own past involvement. Adam soon realizes
that evil cannot be excused even if it is for the greater good.
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Laura B. Wright
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R766
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A secretary like no other... In an epic spanning 40 years.
All Hanna Fischer ever wanted to do was to study physics under the great Albert Einstein. But when, as a teenager in 1919, her life is suddenly turned upside-down, she is catapulted into a new and extraordinary life - as a secretary, a scientist, a sister and a spy.
From racist gangs in Berlin to gangsters in New York City, Nazis in the 1930s and Hitler's inner circle during the Second World War, Hanna will encounter some of history's greatest minds and most terrible moments, all while desperately trying to stay alive.
She is a most unique secretary and she will work for many bosses - from shrewd businessmen to vile Nazis, to the greatest boss of them all, Mr Albert Einstein...
Spanning forty years, this is the thrilling tale of a young woman propelled through history's most dangerous times.
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Dare
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Ken Rand
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R532
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A dangerous and often fatal pursuit, collecting pieces of bombs is
a prime activity for boys in London during WWII in the early 1940s.
Young Tom Sloan is no exception. While investigating one ravaged
building, he finds more than he expects-an injured German pilot,
Hauptman Heinrich Leuzinger, who had ejected from his plane.
Leuzinger begs Tom not to turn him in to authorities, but rather to
help him see his wife and children again. Tom understands this is a
dangerous dilemma for which there could be serious consequences.
More than a thousand miles away in the North African desert, the
boy's father, Major Bernie Sloan, a British officer and the
commandant of a German and Italian POW camp, meets captured German
Colonel Hans Dieter Reichmann who tells an unbelievable story.
Sloan, a Jewish man, harbors a deep hatred for Germany and its
people. Sloan finds it difficult to believe that Reichmann may have
actually saved a Jewish family by smuggling them out of Germany.
Both father and son are about to discover that in war, as in life,
things are not always as they appear, and people can't always be
judged by the uniforms they wear. Or can they?
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Burned
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Lisa Hughey
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R727
R656
Discovery Miles 6 560
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