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Роман Александра Гефтера «Секретный курьер» во многом автобиографичен и повествует о полной опасностей работе белых подпольщиков в годы Гражданской войны. Роман посвящен памяти погибших секретных курьеров, «безвестных, как и их могилы». Это проникновенный рассказ об опасных похождениях моряка Балтфлота Келлера, сбежавшего из Петербурга во время революции. Его вербует британская разведка, и Келлер становится секретным курьером, осуществлявшим связь между Северной и Северо-Западной армиями Белых и белогвардейцами в Петербурге и Кронштадте.

Borys Nowak marzył o karierze asa wywiadu, ale wylądował za biurkiem w Agencji Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego. Niespodziewanie wpada na ślad terrorystów, którzy zamierzają uderzyć podczas Konkursu Chopinowskiego. Rozpoczyna się walka z czasem i nieznanym przeciwnikiem. Zostaje przydzielony do ochrony jednego z pianistów. Tymczasem zagrożenie zamachem narasta, a trop prowadzi zaskakująco blisko.

Airliners are falling out of the sky. The United States is on lockdown. The President is about to punish the country behind the atrocities. But Adam Drake knows they're making a terrible error. A lawyer and former Special Forces Tier 1 operator, Drake has evidence that it’s a false flag operation to disguise the real party behind the attacks…terrorists operating from training camps in America with ties to a traitor in the White House.

Tokyo. Un incendie criminel ravage le coeur de l'un des plus grands quartiers d'affaires au monde. L'enquête est confiée à Hayato Ishida, flic prodige mais solitaire qui tente de se reconstruire en marge de la Crim. Il est rejoint par Noémie Legrand, Franco-Japonaise décidée à briser les chaînes d'un quotidien frustrant. Sur leur chemin, un couple d'étudiants dans le besoin, à la merci d'une communauté où solidarité rime avec danger. Et, tapi dans l'ombre, celui qui se fait appeler Izanagi, bien décidé à mettre son plan destructeur à exécution.

In a world teetering on the brink of chaos, Stone's past collides with the agenda of GlobaTech Industries, the world's leading private military contractor. As war looms and a devastating terrorist attack rocks the globe, GlobaTech assembles an elite team to restore order. But when Stone's history entangles with their mission, he must decide where his priorities lie. James P. Sumner's D.E.A.D. Till I Die, the explosive first entry in the GlobaTech techno-thriller series, offers a chillingly plausible portrayal of modern warfare.

Master Mercurius has once again been summoned to The Hague by Stadhouder William of Orange. And a letter from William is never good news. King Charles II of England has died and William, with his wife Mary, is now next in line to the throne once the current king, James II dies. But Charles II's illegitimate son, the Duke of Monmouth, has put a spanner in the works. Monmouth is being encouraged to stage a rebellion and take the English throne. William needs to stop him so as not to jeopardize his own claim, but he also wants to keep Monmouth as an ally.

Connor Fitzgerald führt ein Doppelleben. In den Augen seiner Familie hat er eine bürgerliche Existenz, in Wirklichkeit ist er Spezialagent der amerikanischen Regierung und die tödlichste Waffe der CIA. Als er glaubt, seine Karriere beenden zu können, schickt ihn sein Arbeitgeber auf eine letzte Mission in das Herz des ehemaligen Todfeindes: nach Moskau. Dort gibt es einen Präsidentschaftskandidaten, der es auf eine militärische Konfrontation mit den USA abgesehen hat. Was Connor nicht weiß: Er selbst ist derjenige, der auf der Abschussliste steht.

One of Tom Clancy's most storied characters, Dominic Caruso, is the only one who can stop America's secrets from falling into enemy hands in this blockbuster new novel written by Clancy's longtime coauthor. Over the course of three decades, Tom Clancy created a world alive with prescient action...

Selbst in Slough House, dem belanglosesten Außenposten des mi5, fordert der Brexit seinen Tribut: Das ganze Haus wurde aus den offiziellen Akten gelöscht – mitsamt seinen Insassen. Mehr noch, plötzlich sterben ehemalige Mitglieder wie die Fliegen. Kein Wunder, dass Jackson Lambs Mannschaft etwas paranoid wird. Es wäre klug, sich einen sicheren Ort zu suchen. Aber für kluge Entscheidungen sind die Slow Horses nicht gerade bekannt.

John Rain is back. And “the most charismatic assassin since James Bond” ( San Francisco Chronicle) is up against his most formidable enemy yet: the nexus of political, military, media, and corporate factions known only as the Oligarchy. When legendary black ops veteran Colonel Scott “Hort” Horton tracks Rain down in Tokyo, Rain can’t resist the offer: a multi-million dollar payday for the “natural causes” demise of three ultra-high-profile targets who are dangerously close to launching a coup in America. But the opposition on this job is going to be too much for even Rain to pull it off alone.

Tensions are at a breaking point. The Western markets that once relied on Russian gas have turned to Israel for their energy needs. Furious at this interference in its control over the West, Russia demands that Israel stop its defensive military strikes against Iranian weapons transported into Syria. Weapons Israel knows are meant for the annihilation of their country.

In the aftermath of a NASA rocket launch gone terribly wrong, Captain Calli Chase comes face-to-face with her missing twin sister - as well as the startling truth of who they really are. Now, a top secret program put in motion years ago has spun out of control, and only Calli can redirect its course. Aided by cutting-edge technologies, the NASA investigator and scientist turned Space Force pilot sets out on a frantic search for the missing link between the sabotaged rocket launch and her predetermined destiny…a search that someone else seems very interested in stopping.

BARRY AWARD WINNER Heralding the arrival of a brilliant new heroine, Mr. Churchill’s Secretary captures the drama of an era of unprecedented challenge—and the greatness that rose to meet it. “With any luck, the adventures of red-haired super-sleuth Maggie Hope will go on forever...

Crispin the mosaicist wants to concentrate on his art. Rustem of Kerakek, a physician, is also on his own journey of self-discovery. But no man may withdraw from society that easily, and both men soon find themselves drawn into the deadly webs of Sarantium. Lord of Emperors is the sequel to Sailing to Sarantium.

Rex Obano has written for the stage, television, radio and film. His plays have twice been shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award and he received the Roland Rees Bursary in 2018. He is part of the writing team for the BBC Radio series Faith, Hope and Glory and his TV credits include Shakespeare & Hathaway. Included here are five of his acclaimed dramas, as well as a fascinating discussion programme, Black Tudors.

Er wünscht sich nichts so sehr wie Frieden, doch dafür muss er töten. 1968. Der Kalte Krieg ist auf seinem Höhepunkt. Auch im Nahen Osten spitzt sich die Lage zu, als der Mossad erfährt, dass Ägypten die Atombombe entwickelt - eine tödliche Bedrohung für Israel. Um selbst nukleare Waffen zu produzieren und damit das Gleichgewicht wiederherzustellen, fehlt dem Land jedoch das Wichtigste: Uran. Nat Dickstein hat den Auftrag, mehrere Hundert Tonnen davon für Israel zu stehlen.

Lieutenant James Shelley and his squad of US Army soldiers were on a quest for justice when they carried out the unauthorized mission known as First Light. They returned home to America to face a court-martial, determined to expose the corruption in the chain of command that compelled their actions. But in a country still reeling from the nuclear terrorism of Coma Day, the courtroom is just one battlefield of many.

Beatrix Rose is looking for her daughter, Isabella. The Triad overlord Michael Yeung knows where she is but he needs her to do a small job first. Beatrix is sent to the jungles of Venezuela and an illegal goldmine run by the loathsome Aurelio Rincon. The task seems easy enough – find a local bandit who has been wreaking havoc at the mine and kill him. But there is a sinister secret hidden deep within the jungle and Beatrix quickly finds herself at war with a private army as she is caught between corrupt government officials and local rebels who believe she has been sent to save them.

Brought to you by Penguin. A thrilling novel of espionage and murder in the dark heart of Westminster, from the UK's most exciting new spy writer A Russian defector is found brutally murdered in a London hotel. Only four people knew he had turned - the four most important and powerful figures in...

A family in England is massacred, the father left holding the shotgun. PC Lucy Davies is convinced he's innocent. A sleeper agent in Moscow requests an urgent meeting with Dan Forrester, referencing their shared past. His amnesia means he has no idea whom he can trust. An aging oligarch in Siberia gathers his henchmen to discuss an English accountant. It's Dan's wife.