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For four years at Annapolis he prepared for this, pledging his youth, his ambition, and even his life. But when junior officer Dan Lenson finally gets his commission, it's an aging World War II destroyer. Now, with a mix of pride and fear, he heads into the world's most dangerous seas. As the Ryan plunges into the dark waters of the Arctic Circle at the height of storm season, Lenson and the crew pursue a mysterious and menacing enemy. But he soon discovers a foe even more dangerous within the Ryan, advancing a shocking agenda that drives the ship ever closer to disaster.

A year ago, Danny Ryan lost his wife and son in a car accident. He's still reeling from the tragedy when Michael Cohen, his friend and fellow journalist, drives into the pond in front of his house with a bullet through his gut. With Michael's death ruled a murder, Danny must work to get his name crossed off the list of suspects, and that means digging into Michael's last article, an exposé of the twisted side of Philadelphia politics.

High up on the 17th floor of a South London council block, a study circle is being held. They are studying the Koran, and Ishaq has been attending for five years now, but official interest in the group is building. With an EDL march in just a few days' time, some of them think they might be under surveillance. Ishaq is secure in his identity as British and Muslim, but as papers discuss Asian sex gangs in the North and a European politician appears on television discussing a final solution, he wonders if Britain itself sees him the same way.

Will O’Courtney is the ultimate insider. Having worked as an experienced contract lobbyist in Indianapolis for more than a decade, he knows all the ins and outs of back-room deals and trading information. Shortly after his divorce is finalized, Will resolves to turn his life around, and just when he starts to think of leaving the winning course, he lands a contract with a national tobacco company that would change his life forever. But then he discovers a scheme involving potential legislation for the monopoly of e-liquid tobacco products in the state.

Der ehemalige CIA-Operator Ryan Drake ist fest entschlossen, die finsteren Machenschaften des Circles zu beenden. Dazu kommt, dass sein Erzfeind Marcus Cain ebenfalls ein Mitglied dieser Geheimgesellschaft ist. Ohne sein Team - auf sich gestellt - hat Drake kaum eine Chance auf Erfolg. Aber er wird lieber sterben, als Cain und den Circle davonkommen zu lassen. Doch kurz bevor Drake sein Ziel erreicht hat, erhält er neue Informationen, die alles in Frage stellen, woran er glaubt. Ist es möglich, dass all seine Pläne auf Lügen basieren?

When one retired CIA analyst plunges off a cliff in his vintage Porsche, it’s an unfortunate accident. When a second and then a third turn up dead under unusual circumstances, the CIA’s suspicions are confirmed: these men were murdered. All three analysts were once assigned to the same top-secret project: an internal review of the CIA’s own involvement in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.