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An espionage thriller that has been called the first great spy novel, it has sustained its popularity, being embraced by each new generation. The first in a series of five novels it features the spy Richard Hannay, an action hero with a stiff upper lip who gets caught up in a dangerous race against a plot by German spies to destroy the British war effort. When Richard Hannay offers sanctuary to an American agent seeking his help in stopping a political assassination, he takes the first step on a trail of peril and espionage.

Natalie King has been hired to do a psychiatric evaluation for the children’s court. A simple custody dispute. But nothing is ever simple. Malik claims his ex-wife, Jenna, is crazy and compulsive; Jenna claims Malik has been abusing their daughter, Chelsea. But what if all the claims are true? Or none? How can Natalie protect the child? And with both parents saying they’re desperate to keep their daughter safe - what if one of them is desperate enough to kill?

L'equipaggio del Pingarrón scoprirà, come sempre troppo tardi, di essersi cacciato in un guaio peggiore di quanto avesse immaginato, nell'epicentro di una terribile epidemia di peste nella città di Orano, e che le conseguenze delle proprie azioni potrebbero ripercuotersi perfino sull'esito della guerra che sta devastando l'Europa. Così, ancora una volta, e con la propria vita in ballo, l'insolito gruppo si vedrà costretto a scegliere se fare o no la cosa giusta.

Livet har inte gått varligt fram med Jonatan Lindbäck. Minnen och ärr från det förflutna hemsöker honom och på nätterna ser han sin älskade Malin brinna, gång på gång. Hemligheterna från förr pressar Jonatan till kanten, och över. Samtidigt sker attentat på attentat mot forskningsanläggningen Wild Energy i Tandådalen någon har gjort det till sitt öde att stoppa uppförandet av vindkraftparken på kalfjället.

In the fall of 1888, Jack the Ripper slaughtered five prostitutes in London's seamy Whitechapel District. He did not just kill - he ripped with a butcher's glee - and then, after the particularly gruesome slaying of Mary Jane Kelly, he disappeared. For 127 years, Jack has haunted the dark corners of our imagination, the paradigm of the psychotic killer. We remember him not only for his crimes, but because, despite one of the biggest dragnets in London history, he was never caught.

In the fall of 1888, Jack the Ripper slaughtered five prostitutes in London's seamy Whitechapel District. He did not just kill - he ripped with a butcher's glee - and then, after the particularly gruesome slaying of Mary Jane Kelly, he disappeared. For 127 years, Jack has haunted the dark corners of our imagination, the paradigm of the psychotic killer. We remember him not only for his crimes, but because, despite one of the biggest dragnets in London history, he was never caught.

Rome, AD 68. Nero has committed suicide. One hundred years of imperial rule by the descendants of Julius Caesar has ended, and chaos rules. His successor Galba dismisses the incorruptible Germans of the Imperial Bodyguard for the crime of loyalty to the dead emperor. Ordering them back to their...

Ein Anschlag auf das Kölner Polizeipräsidium versetzt das BKA in höchste Alarmbereitschaft. Während Ansgar David vom BKA versucht, die Hintermänner des Anschlages zu finden, überzeugt der amerikanische Geheimdienst den ehemaligen Topagenten Peter Walsh davon, einen letzten Auftrag anzunehmen, um einen gefährlichen Islamisten in Deutschland zu verhaften. Es scheint Berührungspunkte zwischen den beiden Fällen zu geben, doch zunächst ahnen Walsh und Ansgar nichts davon. Je enger sie jeder einzeln das Netz um die Verdächtigen ziehen, desto größer wird die Gefahr, in die sie sich begeben.

Four famed '60s radicals are gunned down at long range by a sniper. Under enormous media scrutiny, the FBI quickly concludes that Marine war hero Carl Hitchcock, whose 93 kills were considered the leading body count tally among American marksman in Vietnam, was the shooter. But as the Bureau, led by Special Agent Nick Memphis, bears down, Hitchcock commits suicide. But Nick is suspicious and asks his friend, the retired Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger, to examine the data.

It has been 10 years since Juliette de Marny's father asked her to swear revenge upon Deroulede for the death of her brother in a duel. At last, she finds herself in Deroulede's house, with an easy opportunity to betray him to the citizens of France for conspiring against the people. But Juliette realizes, too late, that she is in love with Deroulede.

Neapolis, 22 a.C. Dalla vasca delle murene di una lussuosa villa situata nella meravigliosa località di Pausilypon affiora una carcassa umana. È del ricco e spregevole eques romano Lucio Popilio Lepido, ospite del proprietario della villa, il cavaliere Publio Vedio Pollione, più feroce del morto. Pollione e Lepido non sono gli unici equites di Pausilypon: altri cinque loro sodali, con cui hanno sancito un patto segreto, si sono dati appuntamento nella dimora per un simposio. A pochi giorni – non è un caso – dall'arrivo in città dell'imperatore Augusto. Accanto al corpo di Lepido, un messaggio oscuro.

Nic Morgan non aveva passato dei bei mesi, ultimamente. Anzi, poteva ritenerli un vero schifo. La moglie Lucy, l’amore della sua vita, era morta in un incidente d’auto a soli ventotto anni. E, quel che era peggio, non era sola; alla guida, infatti, c’era il suo amante. Per Nic, il modo più tragico di scoprire un tradimento. Oltre al danno, la beffa: i suoi problemi personali si ripercuotono sul lavoro e, di colpo, Nic viene allontanato da San Francisco, destinazione Corno d’Africa, dove la situazione che si trova a fronteggiare è a dir poco critica.

A sexy regency romance that's perfect for fans of Sarah MacLean, Elizabeth Boyle, and Tessa Dare. The earl doth protest ... For businessman Heath Hextall, inheriting an earldom has been a damnable nuisance. The answer: find a well-bred, biddable woman to keep his life in order and observe the...

Un caso di spionaggio industriale per Ralph Core. A Ralph Core, ora direttore del Worldwide Chronicle, la vita al quotidiano londinese comincia ad andare stretta. Ogni giorno che passa fa crescere in lui la voglia di tornare a viaggiare per il mondo a caccia di materiale per i suoi libri e i suoi reportage. Purtroppo l’occasione di partire gli si presenta quando una persona a lui vicina scompare nel nulla. Inizia così un’indagine in crescendo che lo porterà da Guadalupa a Panama, fino a Merida, in Messico.

THE UNITED STATES MAY SEEM SAFE FROM WITHIN BUT BEYOND ITS BORDERS, A NEW ENEMY RISES An American ship has vanished. The president has tasked the new cyber-intelligence agency, Net Force, with finding out what happened to the vessel. But their investigation reveals a plan that could trigger a...

Jenny Bowen is going home. Following an acrimonious split from her husband, she is quitting her job and moving back from London to the small town in the Scottish Highlands where she grew up. After tying up some last-minute loose ends, she rushes to Euston and boards the Caledonian Sleeper, headed north on a 500 mile, 10-hour journey through the night. As Jenny is getting settled in her cabin, she hears a commotion outside in the corridor.

Does size matter? Is bigger better? That’s no small question to Tom Little - the circus midget with giant dreams. Tom may be king of the midgets, but he’s got far grander ambitions - to become the muscleman at the top, the ringmaster. Now, drawing on some dark ancient secrets and mystic texts, he’s about to get his wish.... Assuming another man’s identity, Tom discovers he must also take on his sins, debts, and enemies. He may be living large - but now there are those who want to make him pay for the big man’s sins.

La nuova serie thriller I Tredici di G. L. Barone: riuscirà il procuratore Lorenzo Fossati a sventare una minaccia globale proveniente dal cielo ma ben radicata sulla terra? Venezia. Due terribili delitti sconvolgono il mondo dello spettacolo: prima il regista Dante Bertoletti, possibile vincitore del Festival del Cinema, viene trovato senza vita nel suo albergo. Poi, anche lo sceneggiatore Steven Lucas viene ucciso sull’isola di Poveglia. Il procuratore Lorenzo Fossati viene incaricato di seguire le indagini: perché il regista sembra aver inserito nel film indizi che presagivano la sua morte?

NOW A NATIONAL BESTSELLER The return of the cutting-edge thriller series Net Force, created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik and written by Jerome Preisler. The number one threat to our nation’s security is in cyberspace. The new US president wants to tackle the urgent problem head-on and...

1296 AD: the whole of Western Europe trembles on the brink of war. South of the Pyrenees, the Christian and Moorish kingdoms fight and scheme against each for control of Hispania. To the north, the rival kings of England and France feverishly enlist allies as they battle for supremacy on the Continent. Even as the armies clash, spies and double agents fight their own bloody war in the shadows. From the safety of old age, En Pascal of Valencia recalls his own exploits in this brutal and treacherous era.