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As the first in line for the Saudi throne, Prince Tefwik Hassan cannot afford public embarrassment. So when he loses his fortune in a failed scheme to corner the world’s reserves of silver, Hassan is left scrambling. To recoup his millions, he devises an intricate plan that spans the globe and involves players from the upper echelons of both American and Soviet power: Hassan begins buying gold.

1914: Im Grandhotel Giessbach findet erneut ein Kongress der Orion Gesellschaft für Fortschrittsfragen statt. Doch die Zusammenkunft der einflussreichen Elite wird von Anschlägen überschattet: eine versteckte Bombe an Bord eines Luftschiffs, vergifteter Wein, ein Toter in einem Hotelzimmer. Amanda Ammon, die vor vier Jahren die "Giessbach-Affäre" aufgedeckt hat, soll die Verschwörer finden. Gemeinsam mit dem Journalisten Henri Burkard kommt sie einem perfiden Plan auf die Spur, der katastrophale Folgen für ganz Europa haben könnte.

The gripping new action thriller novel from the million-copy bestselling author of the Matt Drake series Ex-MI5 operative Joe Mason is on a mission to rescue a friend who has been kidnapped. Meanwhile, ancient coins – remnants of a Chinese casino buried for six hundred years – are starting...

For centuries, emperors, historians, and even the Vatican have tried to locate Ivan the Terrible's magnificent Library of Gold - a fabled archive of gilded, bejewelled scripts and lost knowledge dating back to the ancient Greeks. Now one volume, The Book of Spies, has surfaced, and along with it a shadowy cabal. When the CIA unearths a connection between the legendary library and a terrorist-funded bank account, they turn to rare books curator Eva Blake for help. Then an attempt is made on Eva's life.

Amidst the electric atmosphere of London 2012 the entire globe holds its breath. As British security forces stand vigilant against the looming spectre of terrorism, safeguarding is paramount. However, the true threat could come from a solitary figure. Brace yourself for unrelenting suspense in the second instalment of this captivating series, where danger takes on a chilling new guise.

In the heart of the Amazon, the river runs red with greed. When Caleb Saunders—known only as Corsair—agrees to protect a remote village under siege by a brutal guerrilla faction, he expects a simple rescue. What he finds is something far more dangerous: a hidden deposit of gold that ruthless men are willing to kill for—and innocent lives trapped in the crossfire.

New York Times bestselling author Alan Furst pens evocative and urbane novels of World War II espionage. Focusing on the European theater, Furst writes about ordinary people struggling to cope with the chaos of the world around them.

A cave deep in the Judean desert. A 2000-year-old list. Tantalising clues that Jesus Christ wrote a prophetic testament. The discovery galvanises the world. Does the testament still exist? If so, what will be revealed if it is unearthed? Within hours, scholars, fortune tellers, religious groups and reporters are searching for the testament. Among them are Michael Farber, leading international biblical scholar, and Judith Abramovich, an Israeli archaeologist.

The New York Times bestselling author of The Jefferson Key brings you a short story that takes readers on a perilous hunt for . . . The Devil's Gold Once he was called the Sphinx, a man so inscrutable that neither his adversaries nor fellow intelligence operatives could predict his next move...

The president orders Captain Deke Mallory to penetrate a mysterious brotherhood of Neo-Nazi billionaires. They've financed a coup d'etat in Central America to begin their takeover of the Global Monetary System.