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Blue Magic, the latest designer drug linked to a rash of overdoses, might explain the needle mark on the arm of a young woman found dead in her Kansas City apartment. But when star reporter Rich Azadian digs deeper, the clues point to a far more explosive story: MaryLee Stock was a special protege of evangelical megapastor and power broker Cobalt Becker, who is poised to deliver his followers and the presidency to a firebrand right-wing senator in the next election.

Thomas Caine returns to active duty with the CIA's Special Activities Division. Under the command of Director Rebecca Freeling, Caine rushes to the Republic of Singapore to protect a vital intelligence asset. Codename: Larkspur, this mysterious contact holds the key to stopping a private terror network from corrupting America's most powerful intelligence agencies.

Detective Mary Hume is on the trail of a vicious serial killer. A killer who leaves a baffling code carved into the skin of his victims. The first victim, a young man, lies spreadeagled in his stylish Soho flat. Carved deep into his hairless chest—while he was still alive—are the numbers 1-4-3. The second victim is a vicar—murdered and mutilated in his own church, his body posed kneeling in the front pew. Etched into his torso are more cryptic numbers.

“A Pandora’s box of demons. . . . High-stakes espionage, family drama, double crosses, noble gestures . . . it’s all here.” — Kirkus Reviews “An ambitious thriller that. . . delivers a deeply satisfying conclusion. . . . Code 6 features some of Grippando's most compelling characters...

Read by Samuel West, known for his roles in Van Helsing and Notting Hill. Last Bus to Woodstock is the novel that began Colin Dexter's phenomenally successful Inspector Morse series. 'Do you think I'm wasting your time, Lewis?' Lewis was nobody's fool and was a man of some honesty and integrity...

Een oude verkrachtingszaak herleeft in deel 17 van de populaire politieserie met Anne Kramer. Een jonge studente is slachtoffer van een groepsverkrachting. De daders worden niet gepakt. Twintig jaar later krijgt de zaak een staartje. De politie heropent het onderzoek onder de codenaam Magnolia. Anne Kramer, chef recherche, heeft haar eigen sores; zij wordt gestalkt en bij haar vriend Thomas doemt een spook uit het verleden op. Toch raakt Anne Kramer op verschillende manieren bij de zaak betrokken.

Ruslan Akulov, the legendary Ukrainian assassin known as Wolf Six, wakes to find the plane he’s on plummeting, and with no real memory of how he got there. Surviving the crash, only to be detained by a small-town sheriff and accused of two murders, that for once he didn’t commit, Akulov must piece together the fragments of his concussed memory to understand how his last mission in Canada as a black asset for the CIA went so catastrophically wrong. Yet far darker forces are hunting him.

From the dark mind behind the DCI Matilda Darke series, comes the next novel in a pulse-pounding new series. Dr Olivia Winter is back. And she’s got a brand new case to solve. Are you ready to join Olivia Winter as she delves in the minds of the world’s most prolific serial killers…

Murder is no game... When an intruder ends John and Caroline Coates hopes and dreams, John turns to the Connection Agency seeking justice for what happened five years ago. In the past, Tessa's pursuit of the truth had been abruptly halted by the cold case division. Reunited with Luke and assisted by DI Eileen Haughton, an old colleague from Tessa's police years, they delve deep into the sinister world of the unseen enemy.

CIA-Agent Mitch Rapp hasst es, jemandem einen Gefallen zu schulden – erst recht, wenn dieser Jemand der mächtigste Verbrecherboss der Welt ist. Als Damian Losa ihn kontaktiert, hält er es jedoch für eine Frage der Ehre, ihm zu helfen. Ein hochgradig süchtig machendes Rauschgift, im Auftrag der syrischen Regierung entwickelt, verbreitet sich rasant in Europa und droht, Losa aus dem Geschäft zu drängen. Rapp soll im Nahen Osten für ihn das Übel mit der Wurzel ausrotten.

Twelve months ago, maverick Government Officer Sam Taylor was shot and left for dead while investigating a black-market organization. Now, the shooter—a mysterious and beautiful agent—has been found dead in Amsterdam. Sent to identify the body, Sam is reunited with old acquaintances and introduced to the lead investigator, Interpol agent Karl Vogt, a man with his own agenda. But when the group arrives at the mortuary, they discover the body has vanished…

When Alexandra May, the secretary to the British ambassador, vanishes in Berlin, Sam Taylor is sent to find her. But this isn’t just a missing person case—Alexandra’s disappearance threatens a critical deal. Soon, Sam becomes a target of Russian agents and uncovers the embassy’s betrayal runs deeper than anyone imagined. Forced to team up with the mysterious Caretaker, a deadly operative from a covert unit, Sam must navigate corrupt diplomats and brutal assassins to expose the real traitors.

Special Agent Ingrid Skyberg has settled into her life in London working out of the US Embassy. She’s got a new apartment, a new roommate, and such a busy caseload she has forgotten about her exceedingly un-busy romantic life. But then she gets a call from an old friend that catapults her into a dangerous new assignment. Devious malware has infected computer systems across the globe, and a British blogger knows more about the code than anyone else. Unfortunately, he’s disappeared just as the malware is about to activate.

Mick Hardin is back in the hills of Kentucky. He’d planned to touch down briefly before heading to France, marking the end to his twenty-year Army career. In Rocksalt, his sister Linda the sheriff is investigating the murder of Pete Lowe, a sought-after mechanic at the local racetrack. After another body is found, Linda and her deputy Johnny Boy Tolliver wonder if the two murders are related. Linda steps into harm’s way just as a third body turns up and Mick ends up being deputized again, uncovering evidence of illegal cockfighting, and trying to connect all the crimes.

During a recent undercover sting gone bad, hit man Gustavo Toro died in the arms of FBI Special Agent Daniela “Dani” Vega. But Toro had secrets he refused to take to the grave. In the event of his death, Toro left behind a video that promises to expose a mysterious mastermind who has been operating with impunity for decades. But there’s a catch. Dani’s team must follow Toro’s cryptic clues on a cross-country hunt for justice, and piecing together his past is more twisted than Dani could have imagined.

Werner Dreyer, Professor für Altertumskunde, wird tot aufgefunden. Schnell verdichten sich die Hinweise, dass Dreyer keines natürlichen Todes gestorben ist. Vor seinem Tod hatte er kryptische Nachrichten an seine Tochter Helena geschickt; in ihnen deutete er an, eine fulminante Entdeckung gemacht zu haben, die die Wahrheit über die Ursprünge der Kultur Europas enthüllen würde. Helena versucht, die geheimen Botschaften ihres Vaters zu entschlüsseln. Gemeinsam mit ihrem Freund Tim will sie die Ursache für den Tod ihres Vaters ergründen. Ihre Suche führt sie bis in die Türkei.

Ethan Jones sa che Tori Connors è la donna che vuole accanto, eppure, quando il programma Fenice è minacciato, non può far altro che mollare tutto e sparire. Tempo dopo, il destino li mette di nuovo di fronte, ma questa volta a minacciare il desiderio che continua a unirli è un misterioso assassino assoldato dai nemici della Fenice venuti a regolare i conti con il passato. Scott Thompson, un anonimo meccanico di motociclette, è in realtà un ex agente della CIA con il dono della premonizione.