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In a secret laboratory in the Zagros Mountains of Iran, scientists, under the auspices of the group who calls themselves The Sword of Cyrus, have just developed a nanotech nuclear weapon so small it could fit into a mobile phone, yet it has the destructive power of 7 Hiroshima bombs. This is the world’s most powerful and technologically advanced weapon, developed with the explicit goal to wipe out Western civilization.

Sara Dunn is an Irish registered nurse working at a busy ICU in Portland, Oregon. When a German man is admitted to her unit after nearly dying on a transatlantic flight from Tokyo, doctors are confused and don't understand how to treat the man. Before he dies that evening, he tells Sara a sequence of numbers that mean nothing to her. Soon the FBI is questioning her about the murdered man, she's put on administrative leave, and her house is trashed

Sword of Shame is the second collaboration by five of the UK's finest historical mystery writers. Each brings their own characters to these interlinked tales, which tell the story of a cursed Norman sword. From its first arrival in Britain, with the Norman forces of William the Conqueror, violence and revenge are the cursed sword's constant companions.

Dupa zece ani in care a luptat ca mercenar in Filipine, John Rain revine in Tokio, unde i se cere sa-l elimine pe ruso-japonezul Victor, care controleaza lumea asasinatelor din capitala Japoniei. Pentru a se apropia de acesta, intra in echipa lui si este trimis sa ucida un politician japonez. Rain vrea sa afle cine il dirijeaza pe Victor si de ce doreste moartea politicianului, dar dupa ce intra intr-o relatie sentimentala cu sotia celui din urma, lucrurile incep sa se precipite.

William Franklyn stars as Sexton Blake, with David Gregory as his assistant, Tinker, in four original BBC Radio dramatisations from 1967. Lost from the BBC archives for over 40 years, these rediscovered episodes are presented for the very first time. Includes 'The Eight Swords', 'A Murder of Crows', 'Double and Quit' and 'You Must Be Joking'.