When an African dictator seizes a U. S. Navy frigate, the U. S. President has a choice. Does he pay the terrorists a ransom or does he fight back? He decides to fight back.

A masterclass in cat-and-mouse espionage suspense - and the last lost novel - from the iconic Number One bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES 'Ian Rankin is a genius' Lee Child It always starts with a small lie. That's how you stop noticing the bigger ones. After his friend suspects something strange going on at the launch facility where they both work - and then goes missing - Martin Hepton doesn't believe the official line of "long-term sick leave"... Refusing to stop asking questions, he leaves his old life behind, aware that someone is shadowing his every move. The only hope he has is his ex-girlfriend Jill Watson - the only journalist who will believe his story. But neither of them can believe the puzzle they're piecing together - or just how shocking the secret is that everybody wants to stay hidden... A gripping, page-turning suspense masterclass - experience the brilliance of the iconic Ian Rankin.

While on assignment in Africa, New York investigative journalist Mark Reynolds learns of a disaster in Nigeria. He is the first foreign journalist to arrive at the site of an industrial chemical leak that has killed hundreds. Digging through a cover of foreign subsidiaries, Reynolds learns that the principal shareholder of the industrial chemical plant is a large U.S.-based corporation, Martinelli Global, Inc. MGI fits perfectly as the poster child for Reynolds' series of articles on the negative consequences of globalization. But the low profile MGI is much more than just another aggressive multinational corporation doing business in developing countries. MGI has for decades invested in operations in some of the world's riskiest places to do business using corruption as their business model. To mask their illegal activities from Western regulatory scrutiny, they have structured a Byzantine web of foreign subsidiary corporations and offshore tax-haven shell companies. Parallel to these illicit business dealings is the real possibility that MGI-affiliated operations may be involved in a nuclear weapons proliferation scheme involving Iran. As Reynolds probes deeper, MGI retaliates with its considerable power and influence. The intimidation and violence ratchet up- ward, threatening Reynolds and those helping him.

An action filled political thriller set in Vienna, Moscow and Budapest. The suspense and intrigue combines foreign agents and terrorists with unique creditability. The story leaves the reader wondering if such events actually do take place in today's world.

FBI informer and novice bounty hunter Richard Stern returns in this explosive second novel of the Richard Stern Series.

A terrorist attack at the nuclear power plant in Perry, Ohio, ends when a bomb prematurely explodes, killing three female terrorists. The authorities believe all of the criminals in this particular terrorist cell have been accounted for, but further investigation proves them wrong: the possibility of an additional attack occuring on American soil is dangerously real.

The FBI calls in Richard Stern. Blessed-or perhaps cursed-with the ability to give the FBI invaluable information through his alcohol-induced psychic dreams, Stern tells them that Washington, DC may be the terrorists' next target. When it turns out that Stern's information may be credible, the FBI assigns two beautiful agents to guard him.

Stern's alcohol problem and bumbling antics land the threesome in one difficult situation after another. But when Stern uncovers the recent revival of a previously thought dormant terrorist cell, the fate of Washington, DC rests on his ability to force his demons into submission before the nation's capital succumbs to a horrific attack.

French billionaire Jean Luc Lafarge has conquered the world of business; now he is determined to conquer the world of international power politics. His goal is nothing less than the restoration of France to its former glory as a world power--at the expense of the United States. Assisted by the merciless soldier-of-fortune Paul Rennard, Lafarge sets out to isolate and humiliate America using a campaign of shocking terrorism, massive economic subversion, and manipulation of public opinion on a global scale. his schemes, hijacks the diplomatic process to solve the problem of disarming North Korea, and undermines the United States in the UN. Three intelligence operatives form an unlikely alliance to foil Lafarge's schemes: Maria, the beautiful CIA agent; Moshe, the brilliant Israeli Mossad spy; and Daniel, the French expert on international financial crimes. A global summit meeting is scheduled which will shift the balance of world power away from the United States. As America suffers crushing blow after blow, the three spies race to uncover the plot--but will they be on time?

In the midst of listening to Elvis Presley's rock and roll and the soulful tunes of Ray Charles, Americans in 1962 must deal with the grim possibility of nuclear war. Fear hovers across the land, especially when President John F. Kennedy advises the nation to build bomb shelters and stockpile food.

Known only to a few is the highly experimental American surveillance aircraft, the Blackbird. In order to protect the country, despite the uncertainty of the Blackbird's capabilities and the dangerous location of its destination, the American Security Council commits U.S. spy pilot Paul Hammond to fly the Blackbird and crack Russia's Iron Curtain.

But the Soviets have a secret defense, one they're willing to use even if it means a nuclear clash with the Unites States. It's up to Hammond to penetrate their defenses and save the world from nuclear holocaust.

Caught in between is Rachel Cummins a Washington insider who is actually Oksana Pavlodar-a Russian spy.

David Nellis is a motor cop living in a four-story loft by the river in the Old Market neighborhood downtown.

Terri Lowe is just passing time in postgraduate studies, living with her father in an affluent part of the city.

Fate brings them together at a busy intersection when Terri is a victim of car jacking. David chases down the thieves, shooting one in the process.

Terri soon discovers that her newly found friend is drawn to violence like metal to a magnet.

David accepts his lot in life as he is drawn into kidnapping and murder investigations with Terri by his side all the way.

Their destinies are now the same; both drawn to violence like metal to magnets.

A secret army weapon development in Utah is infiltrated by enemy agents. An inspecting General is killed, so the FBI is activated to solve the case.

The Modigliani Scandal is a high-speed, high-stakes thriller from Ken Follett, the bestselling author of The Pillars of the Earth.

A Priceless Artwork

When art historian Dee Sleign hears of a lost painting by Amedeo Modigliani, one of the greatest artists to have ever lived, she becomes determined to reclaim it so it can be viewed by the world.

A Desperate Race

However there are others who also want to claim it for their own corrupt motives; Dee’s Uncle Charles Lampeth, for whom art is a commodity to be traded; Julian Black, the broke owner of an art gallery; and Peter Usher, a struggling artist who spies an opportunity to get revenge against those in the art world who have unfairly wronged him.

A Deadly Victory

So begins an epic chase around Europe, from the streets of London to the Italian countryside, in an effort to claim one of the great lost artworks of the twentieth century. A dangerous hunt that could have deadly consequences for all involved.

Jack Kalman was very good at what he did. Counter-terrorism was a dirty business and he understood he had to play dirty to win.
He liked what he did when politics didn't get in the way. Agents couldn't always play by the rules and Jack usually didn't.
This time the Bureau was dead wrong. He knew it. The truth was better than the phony P.R. and Jack was going to prove it even if it ended his career.

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