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Art restorer, assassin, spy—Gabriel Allon returns in The Fallen Angel, another blockbuster espionage thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva. The acclaimed author of Portrait of a Spy, Silva (“a world class practitioner of spy fiction” —Washington Post) is an...

Prescient and chilling, DeMille's #1 New York Times bestselling novel takes us into the heart of a new Cold War with a clock-ticking plot that has Manhattan in its crosshairs. After a showdown with the notorious Yemeni terrorist known as The Panther, John Corey has left the Anti-Terrorist Task...

When a two-thousand-year-old jewel of Cleopatra’s is discovered in a Brooklyn construction zone, Annja, Roux, and Garin team up to hunt for the missing tomb of Cleopatra. From the sand dunes of The Sudan, to the misty avenues of London, and the ruins of ancient Alexandria beneath the Mediterranean Sea, Annja uncovers Egyptian mysteries. The great pyramids on the River Nile have secret chambers, mummies, and tombs full of endless gold.

Dr Max Hunter, Special Agent Amy Fox and the rest of the HARPA Team are on the most important mission of their lives to rescue their teammate Quinn Mosley, HARPA Director Jim Gates and his wife Susanna, and Hunter's UNESCO manager Professor Juliette Bonnaire who have all been kidnapped by a mysterious organisation claiming to be the Illuminati. The group's leader, Oriax, says he will trade their friends' lives for the Sword of the Archangel Michael and gives them a 24 hour deadline to meet his demands.

“If you love historical drama…then look no further.” —Boston Globe The magnificent sequel to A Crowning Mercy, Fallen Angels reunites New York Times bestseller Bernard Cornwell—whom the Washington Post calls, “perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today”—with...

Now in a special holiday edition, the hilariously deranged tale of Santa, fruitcakes, angels, and Kung fu. . . . “Christopher Moore writes novels that are not only hilarious, but fun to read as well. He is an author at the top of his craft.—Nicholas Sparks ’Twas the night before Christmas...

Former Blackhawk pilot Luke Angel wants nothing more than to enjoy the easy life he’s found in coastal Florida. He’s got a seaplane business, a well-trained dog, and a loyal and lovable crew to throw back margaritas with. But when a plane belonging to a friend goes missing from Luke’s airport, local detectives are understandably baffled. Clues are scattered from the Keys to the far side of the Gulf of Mexico, and Luke may be the only one with the connections to piece the puzzle back together.

Adam Whistler has spent his entire life within the shadowy region populated by government operatives and contract killers - first those employed by his father, and then in the service of his own country under the sinister Felix Aubrey. At the age of 34, he has put that life behind him and to ensure he will walk away unharmed, he has taken as security Aubrey's ledger containing a list of prominent people who received money from illegal search-and-seizures.

A rushed rescue mission doesn't go as planned for retired Marine Jesse McDermitt and the crew of Gaspar's Revenge. The two kidnap victims are rescued, but they'd rather be taken back to the Jamaican drug runners who were hired to kill them than return home to laid-back Beaufort, South Carolina, and give the man who wants them dead the chance to hire someone more competent. Crisscrossing hundreds of miles of open Atlantic Ocean, with a weather eye on a powerful hurricane, Jesse and his crew come up with a plan to lure out the man behind the double murder plot.

Prescient and chilling, DeMille's #1 New York Times bestselling novel takes us into the heart of a new Cold War with a clock-ticking plot that has Manhattan in its crosshairs. After a showdown with the notorious Yemeni terrorist known as The Panther, John Corey has left the Anti-Terrorist Task...

In this highly anticipated conclusion, Madison is hired by a famous magician to find a rare 16th-century book on angel magic and the former assistant who stole it 35 years ago. Madison's quest leads him from the great mosques and churches of Istanbul to the ruins of Pergamon and the temples of the ancient Near East, where he discovers the true location of the Garden of Eden, the nature of angels, and the dark story of his birth.

Luke Angel is on a routine cargo flight in the Bahamas, anticipating an icy beer waiting for him on the far side, but when a distress call diverts him into a watery landing in the turquoise Caribbean waters, he ends up with a dead pilot and a mysterious unconscious woman on his hands. The island town of Hooper’s Haven is a refuge for the wealthy and glamorous. And their secrets.

Angus Russell, un poderoso hombre millonario aparece muerto en su mansión de Harrow Hill con la garganta cortada de lado a lado. Las huellas dactilares y el ADN encontrado en la escena del crimen señalan como culpable a Billy Tate, un bicho raro del pueblo relacionado con temas de brujería y con un conocido rencor contra la víctima. Pero hay un problema. Tras caer desde un tejado, Tate fue declarado muerto el día anterior al asesinato de Russell.

A year has passed since the Kimball clan nearly annihilated the polygamous community of Blister Creek in the largest terrorist attack since 9/11. After the death of his father, Dr. Jacob Christianson takes reluctant leadership of the community as enemies gather against their desert sanctuary, threatening another murderous attack. When Jacob’s adopted son Daniel begins suffering disturbing visions, Jacob fears the worst.

Los autores Fernando Ángel Moreno y Gabriel Díaz ponen patas arriba el género del thriller franquista con esta obra de apariencia sobrenatural en la que un agente del gobierno en el Madrid de los años sesenta intenta desentrañar el misterio de la inexplicable muerte de un niño. En su investigación se cruzarán desde conspiraciones a espías en una historia tan negra y ácida como la propia España que fue y sigue siendo.

Este thriller tecnológico de Ángel Vallecillo haría las delicias de Alex Garland y William Gibson. Una científica superdotada aparece muerta; le han extraído el cerebro. La teniente encargada de investigar el caso se las verá tanto con la multinacional donde trabajaba la científica como con el algoritmo de increíbles poderes que estaba investigando, llamado El Resplandor.

En Ben Beckwitt és una estrella de cinema retirada que viu a Roses amb la cuinera i el xofer, distanciat de la seva família. També té a prop la Judit Morató, una assistenta a qui confia les seves obsessions. El seu fill, en Samuel, és un artista d’èxit que treballa a Londres, i el seu nebot, en Melvin, ve d’Estats Units a passar uns dies i es guanya la vida en el món del sexe. Són tres generacions d'una família incomunicada i incapaç de canviar aquesta situació.

Alberto huye desesperadamente de unos compañeros de instituto que le persiguen en sus motos. Casi sin aire, logra refugiarse en una fábrica en ruinas sobre la que abundan historias siniestras. Ahí conoce a un mendigo con una gran cicatriz que le habla del secreto que esconde el lugar, algo que supera con creces cualquier leyenda que el muchacho haya escuchado jamás y que dará un vuelco a su vida.

Una aventura que va acabar en assassinat al principi dels anys 80 és la clau del retrobament fortuït d’uns personatges molt diferents entre ells en un bar que aleshores simbolitzava la llibertat, el Rainbow. Com a centre neuràlgic de la tragèdia, al Rainbow és on tornen a trobar-se al cap dels anys per compartir els seus records i entrellaçar el passat i el present, ja que tot no és sempre el que sembla. Quina relació tenen aquestes persones amb el que va passar? I entre elles? Què és veritat i què és mentida del que expliquen?

Vor der einzigartigen Kulisse Venedigs erzählt David Hewson eine mitreißende Geschichte von Widerstand, Liebe und Zivilcourage. Als der fünfzehnjährige Nico Uccello seinen Großvater Paolo im Krankenhaus besucht, vertraut ihm der todkranke Mann ein Manuskript an, das Nicos Leben und seinen Blick auf den geliebten „Nonno“ radikal verändern wird.