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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Adventure / thriller > Espionage & spy thriller
"The White Train"
A secret train - carrying nuclear missiles and protected by the
most lethal anti-terrorist devices available - has vanished without
a trace.
The President receives a fax in the Oval Office, the contents of
which carry an impact of icy terror. His efforts to place nuclear
warheads in the hands of an unfriendly Third World nation, to
achieve a strategic advantage for the United States, has started to
unravel.
The fax, signed by a mysterious militant group, has a simple
ransom demand - one the President can neither meet nor
acknowledge.
The President must rely on a shady cast of unscrupulous advisors
and ruthless agents to effect the return of the train to its
mission, without going public, alarming the American people or
incurring the wrath of the Congress of the United States.
All that stands in the way of this highly illegal and
clandestine mission's success is a strange alliance between an Air
Force special operative, an investigative reporter for the
"Washington Post" and a world-renowned anthropologist.
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Catherine Coulter
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"Sammy cocked the revolver, and squeezed his eyes shut. He willed
his finger to pull the trigger. He saw darkness-a darkness so
intense, it was shot through with streaks of its opposite, like
emergency flares. He couldn't bear the darkness. It was terrifying.
His eyelids popped open. He drank in the evening light-blue and
heavy as if saturated with crystals in solution. How beautiful it
was And he was a coward." Growing up in a tough neighborhood in the
outskirts of Miami, three friends from very different backgrounds
travel the roads of childhood and adolescence together until the
paths they chose changed their lives forever. "Broken Windows"
takes the readers through the depths of human emotion. This is an
unforgettable novel about friendship betrayal and life altering
choices. A must-read action-packed novel that entangles the reader
in a web of life lessons.
Eric Striker is the head of his own prestigious architectural firm.
He is a brilliant, but devious business man who is self-centered,
cunning and lacking a sense of morals. Aside from gambling and
women, he takes pleasure in blackmailing a few good people who have
strayed from the righteous path. Mark, a kind hearted soul, has an
intense two million dollar grudge against Striker from their past
history, vows to even the score. He enlists four friends to help
him carry out a plan they develop together. These friends come
together as a team determined to help Mark retrieve the original
two million dollars plus enough to pay back those Striker
blackmailed. What follows is action, intrigue, suspense and romance
all sprinkled with a touch of humor.
A Communist coalition force, spearheaded by the displaced
Soviets, are preparing to attack the United States and free world
aided by their spies in the US Senate, National Security Agency
(NSA), CIA, FBI, and Secret Service.
General Ashford Bardolph, the Communist Commander and Assistant
Director of NSA, commits a fatal error by attacking the one man in
the US arsenal, Retired Military Intelligence operative Skip
Daggard, who could destroy the Communists' manifest destiny of
world domination.
'Cleverly written. Powerful, shocking, totally believable'
Bestselling author Sheryl Browne The perfect daughter... Jess
Harper has spent her whole life trying to make her mum, Abigail
happy and proud. And everything Jess does, from the clothes she
wears, the job she has, the men she dates, are all approved by
Abigail first. The perfect boyfriend... So when Jess announces that
she has a new man in her life - plumber Adam - Abigail is less than
impressed. 'A plumber? Really, Jessica....' Adam encourages Jess to
break free from her mum's manipulation, can't she see what's
happening? The perfect mother.... But Abigail is only doing these
things to keep Jess safe, to protect her from getting hurt
again...isn't she? Or the perfect liar? Jess, caught in the middle,
doesn't know who to believe or trust. And then Adam vanishes
without trace. Now Jess is the police's prime suspect and they want
to know if Jess really is as perfect as she seems.... A gripping
new psychological thriller for fans of Sue Watson, Shalini Boland
and S.E.Lynes Chillingly Compelling 5 Bestselling author Diane
Saxon A brilliant debut 5 Bestselling author Erin Green Fantastic
read 5 Life coach and author Lisa Phillips
'A fast-paced thriller . . . An impressive debut' - FINANCIAL TIMES
The incredible thriller about a codeword, an extraordinary murder -
and the detective who must solve both to stop a deadly plot fifty
years in the making. Geiger is the perfect read for fans of I Am
Pilgrim by Terry Hayes and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg
Larsson. __________________ The landline rings as Agneta is waving
off her grandchildren. Just one word comes out of the receiver:
'Geiger'. For decades, Agneta has always known that this moment
would come, but she is shaken. She knows what it means. Retrieving
her weapon from its hiding place, she attaches the silencer and
creeps up behind her husband before pressing the barrel to his
temple. Then she squeezes the trigger and disappears - leaving
behind her wallet and keys. The extraordinary murder is not Sara
Nowak's case. But she was once close to those affected and, defying
regulations, she joins the investigation. What Sara doesn't know is
that the mysterious codeword is just the first piece in the puzzle
of an intricate and devastating plot fifty years in the making . .
. Praise for Geiger: 'Exciting, extremely clever, incredible. An
instant classic' - TOM MARCUS, author of SOLDIER SPY 'An
astonishing, assured and terrifying debut . . . Remarkable' - DAVID
YOUNG, author of STASI CHILD 'Tense enough that your muscles will
ache by the end' - HELEN FIELDS, author of PERFECT REMAINS 'An
intriguing masterpiece that keeps you guessing right to the end' -
Jo, Netgalley Reviewer *Translated from Swedish by Ian Giles*
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