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This is a box set that contains books one to three of the Corps Justice Series: Corps Justice, Council of Patriots, and Prime Asset. Three action thriller books that are sure to keep you listening on late into the night.

Alternate history—1116 AD. Three hundred years of cruel Viking raids have finally united Christian Europe against the pagan Northlands. A great crusade has been called to pacify the wild Norse kingdoms. The banner of the cross has been raised against the North, and all the power and fury of the West rides under it. Ordulf, a talented young German swordsmith, is ripped from his comfortable life and cast into the bloody chaos of the crusade. As fate deals him a cruel blow in the lands of his enemies, he will have to forge a new path through the chaos or be consumed by it.

Ex-military operative Rex Dalton's quest for a new identity in Thailand takes a treacherous turn when his captivating language teacher, Sunstra, disappears during a catastrophic tsunami. As Rex and his loyal K9 companion Digger race against time to rescue her from ruthless kidnappers demanding a ransom of her father's land, they must navigate treacherous family dynamics and confront shadows from Rex's past. With time running out and Sunstra's life hanging in the balance, Rex is forced to face his own demons as he races to uncover the truth behind her abduction.

At the close of the 24th century, a series of revolutions has caused the galaxy to descend into chaos. With the Galactic Union’s army stretched thin, mercenary units have arisen for those who have the need - and the means - to hire them. Captained by former Detached Guerrilla Forces Colonel R. A. "Rags" Cutter, the Cutter Force Initiative is one of the best. A specialized team consisting of both aliens and humans, the Cutters offer services ranging from combat training and protection to extraction and assassination - as long as the target deserves it and their employer makes good on payday.

In a struggle to escape his past, Rex Dalton is unleashed against those who prey on the innocent. To stay alive, Dalton must live as though he’s dead, and fleeing to India with his military dog, Digger, is the ideal escape. Heading for Kapal Mochan, Dalton wants more than just refuge. He intends to dip his hand in the sacred spring, a powerful act of purification aimed at shedding his violent past once and for all.

Shaking off this label, a shy and lonely 17-year-old, Horatio Hornblower, embarks on a memorable career in Nelson's navy on HMS Justinian. In action, adventure, and battle he is forged into one of the most formidable junior officers in the service.

In the depths of a sweltering summer, amid the waves of heat shimmering off golden sand, the games of Sunja's Pit have assumed a new attitude. One of bitterness and betrayal. Of sweat and desperation. Corruption and cheating rule this season, and there's no end in sight. And outside the arena, battles between bitter rival houses could completely reshape everything.

In this new adventure, Hornblower is overjoyed to discover his next task is to serve aboard the mighty HMS Renown. After witnessing some unsettling scenes however, he soon finds himself struggling to serve under the captain, James Sawyer, whose unsound mind leads him to treat his crew with extreme suspicion and contempt.

1915. The Atlantic. The Kaiser U-boats prowl the seas. Only the Royal Navy stands in their way. The relentless threat of German U-boats has forced the Royal Navy to deploy its most secret weapon: heavily armed and cunningly disguised merchant vessels—the Q-ships. Commander Gordon Campbell, a seasoned officer in His Majesty's Navy, commands the Farnborough, a tramp steamer converted into a Q-ship. Under his leadership, the Farnborough becomes a deadly decoy, luring German U-boats into range for a brutal strike.

On a critical mission to Afghanistan to investigate the opium trade, Rex Dalton stumbles across spine-chilling deceit and corruption that snakes through the highest echelons of power in Afghanistan, America, and Europe. When urgent requests to his superiors to eradicate the drug empire fall on deaf ears, Dalton, with his military dog, Digger, at his side, takes matters into his own hands, stirring up a hornet's nest so deadly that even he, one of the world’s most lethal assassins, might not survive.

When Rex Dalton’s family is killed in the Madrid train bombings on March 11, 2004, he emerges from the shadows with one purpose: to hunt the perpetrators who shattered lives that fateful day. Fueled by revenge, Dalton will stop at nothing to take down the criminals targeting innocents. Known by whispered names—El Gato, Alshaytan, the Ghost—he becomes a sniper with unparalleled precision, a master of disguise, and a lethal force in close combat.

Political and social infighting threaten to destroy the world. Rancor and hatred only grow stronger, engulfing entire nations. And each day moral and economic strife brings embroiled countries ever closer to war. But hope is not dead. Everywhere, pockets of honor and compassion continue to persevere. Where human lives are cherished and valor endures. And one small, extraordinary group fights to save us all. A team in possession of the mother of all secrets. The one secret - the one discovery - that could bring the world back from the brink.

On the eve of Shiloh, one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, a mysterious visitor appears at General William Tecumseh Sherman’s camp. Without family or home, with only a uniform and the name of Jesse, this prepossessing stranger is an intriguing mix of naiveté and wisdom, ignorant of...

In Der Bericht des Squad Leaders Kingsley von Christoph Elias Wild tauchen wir ein in eine düstere und mysteriöse Welt. Als er und sein Team einen Einsatz durchführen, stoßen sie auf eine Reihe von unheimlichen und unerklärlichen Phänomenen, die sie an den Rand des Wahnsinns treiben. Diese Geschichte ist eine Mischung aus Spannung, Horror und psychologischem Drama, die den Leser bis zur letzten Seite fesselt.

Das Leben der amerikanischen Ärztin Samantha O'Neal gerät jäh aus den Fugen, als eines Nachts fünf schwerbewaffnete Araber in der Notaufnahme des Krankenhauses auftauchen und ihre medizinische Hilfe erzwingen. Um ihre Flucht nicht zu gefährden und die Versorgung ihres Verletzten zu gewährleisten, nehmen sie Samantha als Geisel und verschleppen sie in den Jemen. Einzig und allein der geheimnisvolle Abdul, der ebenfalls zu den Entführern zählt und zu dem sie sich magisch hingezogen fühlt, steht ihr bei.

Afghanistan. Hitze, Staub – und Verrat. Wir schreiben das Jahr 2010: Der deutsche Offizier und Gebirgsjäger Kris Jäger begleitet eine Einheit der afghanischen Armee als Berater. Doch ein scheinbar routinierter Einsatz eskaliert, als einer der afghanischen Soldaten das Feuer auf seine deutschen Ausbilder eröffnet – ein tödlicher „Green on Blue"-Angriff. Bald steht fest: Der Angreifer handelte nicht allein. Es gibt ein Leck in den eigenen Reihen – ein Maulwurf, der sensible Informationen an die Taliban verrät.

In the pulse-pounding final installment of the Marcus Ryker series, the leaders of Communist China are secretly plotting to invade Taiwan and challenge American supremacy in the Pacific. And no one in Washington has any idea what’s coming. Marcus Ryker has been tasked with hunting down Abu Nakba, the most wanted terrorist in the world. The latest intel sends him and his team to Pakistan. There, they discover a horrifying secret inside a state-of-the-art lab. Marcus orders the lab rigged with explosives, but the plan goes bad, and a massive explosion rocks the city.

Horatio Hornblower sails South American waters and comes face to face with a mad revolutionary in a novel that ripples with risk and gripping adventure. Throughout his escapades, Forester's hero remains resourceful and courageous.

Steve and the other survivors in the UK have rebuilt and healed after the brutal end to the reign of Richards. But removing a dictator was only the beginning.... Years after a mistake of compassion and humanity, an enemy thought long gone returns to bring down a rain of violence and terror the likes of which they have never seen before. Their society, a peaceful one of trade and cooperation, has moved on from the bloody aftermath of the collapse, but that evolution blunts their teeth to be able to combat the new threat.

Terror stalks the campus of a Minnesota university, where two professors working on classified military research have been brutally murdered. Student Karen Butler fears for her life after her adviser is killed, realizing she's the only one left with detailed knowledge of a new nerve gas defense system plus a terrible nanotech weapon. Karen and her boyfriend, Jack Nelson, a member of the elite military group Eagle Squad, play a dangerous game with an enemy who claims the secrets belong to them. As the pressure mounts, the pair are terrorized by an implacable foe.