Showing results for "State of a Union" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

An einem kalten Januarmorgen erwachen die Vereinigten Staaten und entdecken, dass ein längst tot geglaubter Feind aus seinem Grab gekrochen ist, um das Land zu zerstören. Nach mehreren Morden an US-Agenten verdichten sich die Hinweise, dass der Killer ein berüchtigter Ex-KGB-Doppelagent ist. Geheimdienstagent Scot Harvath wird eingeschaltet. Zusammen mit der schönen russischen Agentin Alexandra Ivanova startet Harvath eine adrenalingeladene Jagd. Sie geraten mitten in eine teuflische Verschwörung, die die Vereinigten Staaten in die Knie zwingen soll.

President Cappuano has been working for months on his first State of the Union address, his highest profile moment yet as the country’s new president. He’s dealing with a wide array of complex issues and is counting down to the televised speech before a joint session of Congress. While he tries to strike the right tone to assure the American people that their new president is hard at work on their behalf, his wife, Metro Police Lt. Sam Holland is faced with one of the most confounding cases of her career and juggling some complex issues at home with the couple’s children.

Eigentlich waren die Weihnachtstage als dringend benötigte Auszeit für die Familie von Lieutenant Sam Holland und ihrem Mann US-Präsident Nick Cappuano gedacht. Stattdessen sieht sich Sam mit einem Serienvergewaltiger konfrontiert, der die Frauen in ihrer Stadt bedroht. Zusätzlich schlägt sich die Mordkommission weiter mit den Konsequenzen der aufgedeckten Skandale innerhalb der Washingtoner Polizei herum, deren Auswirkungen sie alle betreffen könnten. Währenddessen bereitet sich Nick auf den bisher wichtigsten Moment in seiner Amtszeit als Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten vor.

Our marriage may look like a fairytale, but outside forces threaten to tear us apart. Don't they realize that nothing will keep me apart from Charlotte? Not my family. Not hers either. What started out as a relationship in name only has evolved into something much more. Something deeper. And when Charlotte is taken from me, I launch into action, determined to rescue her. She's mine. Nothing is going to stop me from being with her. Not a damn thing.

From one of the most beloved Western authors comes an epic historical tale of adventure and romance in the great wilderness. Against the epic backdrop of the building of the Union Pacific Railroad across plains and deserts and through the mountains to meet up with the Southern Pacific in Utah comes a sprawling, historical tale. Warren Neale is a brilliant civil engineer who is constantly confronted with construction problems. He is sided by Larry Red King, a Texas gunfighter and friend.

There is growing evidence that Trump has spent decades cultivating ties to corrupt Russians and the post-Soviet state. In Trump/Russia: A Definitive History, Seth Hettena chronicles the many years Trump has spent wooing Russian money and power. From the collapse of his casino empire - which left Trump desperate for cash - and his first contacts with Russian deal makers and financiers, on up to the White House, Hettena reveals the myriad of shady people, convoluted dealings, and strange events that suggest how indebted to Russia our 45th president might be.