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The Company has a special secret operation planned for one of their top agents: the leaders of the Taliban and al-Qaeda terrorist groups are hiding out in Pashtun country, and they must be eliminated. The job falls to a man they have named Frank Morganan agent who stood out as a recruit at Quantico and whose skills resemble those of the legendary Vietnam assassin. The other soldiers claim Frank’s abilities as a sniper and a tracker border on the supernatural and are more than willing to complete this mission with him.

"Iron...and...salt," whispers the old man. The dead old man. "Hurry or it will be too late...." In a bid to escape the stresses of city life, Brian Roy moves his family out into the country, a decision that will forever thrust him into the chilling world of ghosts.... This digital box set contains all of the six thrilling supernatural novels in this best-selling series.

Shane Ryan returns to his hometown of Nashua, and the childhood memories that have haunted him throughout his life. Something sinister prowls the shadows of his family home. And a darkness threatens to destroy all he holds dear.

Retired to a small Colorado mountain town, former Denver homicide detective Woodrow “Mountain” Bell yearns only to fade away. He has failed in so many ways—as a father, a husband, friend, and cop—he fears he wasted his chance at a meaningful life. When Bell stumbles across a long-forgotten, unsolved child murder, his first impulse is to let it lie—but he can’t. He is drawn into the macabre mystery when he realizes the killer might still be near.

Someone is murdering high-ranking Vietnamese government officials, so the head of Saigon's homicide division, Captain Chyang Fang, a troubled Chinese Vietnamese man, is given the task of finding the killer. Hated by almost everyone in Saigon and an outcast in both Chinese and Vietnamese circles, Fang has to rely on his wit, biting sarcasm, and not-so-capable assistant, Sergeant Phan - a man who would rather play on his smartphone than work - to find the killer who leaves toy cobras on the bodies of his victims.

Don't Mean Nuthin' tells the story of Frank Morgan, a young college grad raised on army discipline who begins his career as a Phoenix Program assassin in Vietnam believing in his country. The audiobook starts with Morgan on the Freedom Bird to 'Nam in 1969, sitting next to a grizzled grunt. It's Morgan's first hint of what may be in store.

John Quarry is on vacation with his small son, Nate, when a tragedy occurs: During an overnight stop in the Fraser Canyon, the child disappears and is presumed lost to the river. The coroner's verdict is death by drowning, although the body is never recovered. While the authorities consider the matter closed, a provocative dream convinces John that his son is not dead, but stolen. With little hope and only a single clue, John sets out on a desperate search.

Two men, each unaware of the other, share a common family secret: They were sold for adoption by their American father shortly after their births in the Philippines. Three alternating stories interweave the experiences of father Andrew Breszky and the two sons who try to connect and piece together the puzzle of their reckless, impulsive father. One lives in New York and the other grows up in the south of France, later traveling all over Asia as a documentary filmmaker. Both will discover that their relationships somehow echo that of the young man whose history eludes them.

During the scorching hot summer of 1988, Michael Dukakis leads George Bush senior in the polls. And while political conventions and campaigns continue to be in session, Hawk and the rest of the "button gang" sell their buttons first to Democrats in Atlanta, then Republicans in New Orleans. As always, the gang sells to either side of any persuasion, offering a unique underview of the American political process, amoral hucksterism, and a corrupted form of capitalism.

Frisch verheiratet beschließt der selbsternannte Hobbydetektiv Ron Schröder, die Detektei aufzugeben und stattdessen mit seiner Frau Simone das Leben zu genießen. Außerdem steht noch eine Hochzeitsreise an. Doch dann werden Körperteile vor ihrem Haus im Westerwald gefunden. Anschläge auf ihre Freunde werden verübt. Will sich jemand an ihnen Rächen ? Trotz der Bitte seines Freundes Hauptkommissar Bruckmann weiter im Ausland zu bleiben, machen Ron und Simone sich langsam auf den Heimweg.

Nach einem Stadtfest wird Hauptschullehrer Mommsen tot im Park gefunden. Ron und Simone werden vom Vater des Toten beauftragt den Mord aufzuklären. Schnell stellt sich heraus, das der Lehrer einige Geheimnisse hatte. Auch Simone hat gerade eigene Ideen, was nicht überall auf Freude stößt.

Eher aus Langeweile forscht Privatdetektiv Ron Schröder in der Vergangenheit seiner Haushälterin. Das geht mächtig daneben. Plötzlich ist er allein und merkt das er zu weit gegangen ist. Bevor er aber seinen Fehler berichtigen kann, findet eine Entführung statt, die ihm und seinen Freunden alles abverlangt.

Das dritte Abenteuer des Möchtegern Detektivs Ron Schröder und seiner Haushälterin Simone. Dieses Mal sind sie Augenzeuge eines Unfalls bei einer Rallye in Südtirol. Sofort wittert Ron ein Verbrechen. Simone hingegen versucht ihre Reize einzusetzen um bei ihrem Chef Mauern einzureißen.

Im zweiten Fall schickt der selbsternannte Hobbydetektiv Ron Schröder seine Haushälterin Simone in einen Erholungsurlaub. Die lernt dort eine junge Frau kennen, die plötzlich verschwunden ist. Simone wittert ein Verbrechen und schon sind die Beiden bei der Arbeit. Natürlich wieder mit eigenen Methoden und dem gewissen Knistern.

Nach dem letzten Abenteuer will Hobbydetektiv Ron mit seiner Haushälterin Simone noch ein paar Tage Urlaub machen. Auf dem Campingplatz werden Camper vermisst. Wilde Geschichten um Geister und verschollene Soldaten aus dem Krieg machen die Runde. Genug um neugierig zu werden. Schnell wird es gefährlich für die Beiden. Zudem stürzt Simone ihren Chef in Gewissenskonflikte.

A Civil Action is the searing, compelling tale of a legal system gone awry—one in which greed and power fight an unending struggle against justice. Yet it is also the story of how one man can ultimately make a difference. Representing the bereaved parents, the unlikeliest of heroes emerges: a young, flamboyant Porsche-driving lawyer who hopes to win millions of dollars and ends up nearly losing everything, including his sanity.

From the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling award-winning author of Serena and The Cove, thirty of his finest short stories, collected in one volume. No one captures the complexities of Appalachia—a rugged, brutal landscape of exquisite beauty—as evocatively and indelibly as author and...

In dit boek geven advocaten Bart Vosters, Christophe Bielen en Janou Riemis een onthullende kijk achter de schermen van justitie. Ze bespreken de meest beklijvende strafzaken waarin ze zelf een rol hebben gespeeld. Ze fileren elk dossier tot op het bot en leggen diverse pijnpunten van het strafsysteem in België bloot, van het politieonderzoek tot in de rechtszaal. Elke zaak gaat over schuld en boete, maar de grens tussen een veroordeling en de vrijspraak is soms flinterdun.

Will Alexander is the sheriff in a small town in southern Appalachia, and he knows that the local thug Holland Winchester has been murdered. The only thing is the sheriff can find neither the body nor someone to attest to the killing. Simply, almost elementally told through the voices of the sheriff, a local farmer, his beautiful wife, their son, and the sheriff's deputy, One Foot in Eden signals the bellwether arrival of Ron Rash, one the most mature and distinctive voices in Southern literature.

Eigentlich wollte Simone nur Grillfleisch holen. Metzger Kruse erzählt ihr von Blut in einem abgelegenen Forsthaus. Sie wird neugierig und obwohl der selbsternannte Hobbydetektiv Ron ganz andere Sachen im Kopf hat, überredet sie ihn Nachforschungen anzustellen.