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Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo, and Diesel - The Vipers. Their deals are as sordid as their business, and their reputation is enough to bring a grown man to his knees, forcing him to beg for mercy. They are not people you mess with, yet my dad did. The old man ran up a debt with them and then sold me to cover his losses. Yes, sold me. They own me now. I’m theirs in every sense of the word. But I’ve never been meek and compliant.

“A thrilling adventure, full of twists and turns, gripping from the first page to the last. Hugely enjoyable. The perfect book to meet Zig & Nola.” — Alex Michaelides, New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer is back with his...

Eine Mythologie entspringt der Wahrheit, spiegelt sie aber nicht wider! Seit einem Jahr wird der Archäologe Edward Turner vermisst. Als er im Jahre 1900 für Tod erklärt wird, verlieren seine Kinder Claire und Francis die Grundlage ihrer Existenz. In einer wagemutigen und verzweifelten Reise nach Ägypten versuchen sie die Spuren der letzten Expedition ihres Vaters zu verfolgen und begeben sich dabei in den Tempel von Edfu. Schon bald muss Claire erkennen, dass hinter dem Verschwinden ihres Vaters ein großes mystisches Geheimnis steckt.

Their second chance at love turns lethal when a man from her past is determined to see her dead. Navy Chief Cooper Talon is on leave to clean out his dad's house and shut the door on the abuse he suffered there. He takes a break to go camping with a buddy, never expecting to run into his friend's younger sister, Ginny - the girl he secretly adored 12 years ago. With an upcoming deployment, he can't make a play for her heart. But when someone stalks her, his protective instincts kick in.

Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo und Diesel – die Vipern. Ihnen gehört diese Stadt und jeder, der sich darin befindet – auch ich. Ihre Geschäfte sind schmutzig und allein ihr Ruf reicht aus, um die stärksten Männer um Gnade winseln zu lassen. Mit ihnen legt man sich nicht an, doch genau das hat mein Vater getan. Der alte Mann hatte Schulden bei ihnen – und hat mich an sie verkauft. Ganz genau, er hat mich verkauft. Jetzt besitzen sie mich.

Don Mann and Ralph Pezzullo's shockingly authentic military thriller sends Thomas Crocker and his SEAL Team Six brothers to confront a notorious ISIS general, The Viper, during the occupation of Aleppo, Syria. Despite the efforts of the Assad government and its Russian and Turkish allies, Syria...

Ruby vit sa vie comme ses missions : sans attaches. Même avec Diamond, son partenaire du FBI, elle refuse tout engagement malgré leurs nuits passionnées et des sentiments évidents. Mais une nouvelle mission déterminante va bouleverser leur équilibre. Les États-Unis soupçonnent l’existence d’un programme secret russe : des agents formés depuis l’enfance pour s’infiltrer dans la société américaine. Leur cible : Noa, un de ces espions présumés qu’ils doivent démasquer par tous les moyens. Ruby accepte de le séduire, certaine de pouvoir garder le contrôle.

The Earth's growing population has finally been controlled. Lifespans are limited to 80 years, except for those who make an extreme choice: to become a commune. Five minds sharing one body, living for four hours at a time. But with a combined lifespan of nearly 150 years. Alex, Kate, Sierra, Ben and Mike are a commune. They have already spent 25 years together, arguing, reconciling, alliances shifting and re-forming. They travel to a Death Park where games are played in which extra lifespan can be gambled like money. The plan is to win time to upgrade their next host body.

To solve Rhode Island's budget crisis, the state's colorful governor, Attila the Nun, wants to legalize sports gambling, but her plan has unexpected consequences. Organized crime, professional sports leagues, and others who have a lot to lose - or gain - if gambling is made legal flood the state with money to buy the votes of state legislators.

From the second I saw her, I knew she’d be my ruin. Sitting all alone at the bar, she looked like an angel. Eurydice in human form; her beauty eclipsed by demons. Now, I’m one of them. The ghost she’s tried for years to escape. Thinking I wouldn’t be able to find her. But I never stopped trying, and now that I have, her past sins should be the least of her worries.

When Dr Nell Ward stumbles across a woman's body amongst the purple heather on Furze Heath, she was on the lookout for nests of poisonous adders. But something is lurking out here far more dangerous than vipers. A cold-blooded killer is on the loose and this is not his first victim. As DI James Clark begins to investigate, a pattern emerges pointing towards this being the work of a serial killer. Every victim shares the same physical characteristics - all of which are a match to Nell herself.

‘I need your help. Call me.’ Ex-intelligence agent James Ryker receives a coded message through a secret drop point, a means of communication known only to him and one other person. The problem is, that person is his ex-boss...and he’s already dead. But the cry for help is real, and it’s a request Ryker can’t refuse. Travelling to New York alone and without official sanction, Ryker has a single goal in mind, yet even he couldn’t have bargained for the violent world he’s soon embroiled in.

Librarian Maggie Kincaid yearns for excitement but being accused of espionage is not what she had in mind. Wanted by the police, the FBI and the criminal element, Maggie goes on the run–and runs straight into sexy Luke Fletcher. Unfortunately, when Luke pulls out the handcuffs, it's not because he has something kinky in mind...

As fierce fighting across Poland and the Baltics captures the world's attention, a single squadron of American F-16 pilots deployed to Ukraine must battle against overwhelming odds and impossible conditions to take the war to the Russians. Shot down behind enemy lines on a dangerous sortie in the skies over Kiev, rookie pilot Steve "Lone Wolf" McQuade is rescued by a group of Ukrainian refugees who are on a mission to rally patriotic resistance against the Russian invaders. With time fast running out, McQuade decides to help the refugees on their perilous journey.

Six nights a week the cast of the smash-hit play Daughter of the Revolution performs to a sold-out audience. A thrilling story of forbidden marriage and a secret love child, the critics say it'll run for years. That is until one night the third act ends not in applause but in death, when leading lady Alexandra Dyce is beheaded live on stage.

Pera Sinclair was nine the day the pilot intentionally crashed his plane into her family's grand home, killing everyone inside. She was the girl who survived the tragedy, a sympathetic oddity, growing stranger by the day. Over the decades she rebuilt the huge and rambling building on the original site, recreating what she had lost, each room telling a piece of the story of her life and that of the many people who died, both before and after the disaster. And while she doesn't believe in ghosts, she's not above telling a ghost story or two to those who come to visit Sinclair House.

Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo i Diesel–Żmije. To oni rządzą tym miastem i wszystkimi mieszkańcami. Zawierane przez nich układy są tak nikczemne, jak cały ich biznes, a ich reputacja wystarczy, by rzucić dorosłego mężczyznę na kolana i zmusić go do błagania o litość. To nie są ludzie, z którymi się zadziera, a jednak mój ojciec to zrobił. Stary narobił u nich długów, a potem sprzedał mnie, żeby pokryć straty. Tak, sprzedał mnie. Teraz jestem ich własnością.

Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo, et Diesel... Les "Vipers". Ils dirigent cette ville et tous ses habitants. Les marchés qu'ils passent sont aussi sordides que leur entreprise. Leur réputation seule, suffit à mettre un homme à genoux pour implorer pitié. Mieux vaut ne pas les chercher. C'est pourtant ce que mon père a fait : endetté jusqu'au cou, il m'a vendue en contrepartie. Oui, vendue. Je leur appartiens désormais.