Titoli in Spionaggio e politica

The city of Vukovar, situated on Croatia's easternmost periphery, across the Danube River from Serbia, was the site of some of the worst violence in the wars that rocked ex-Yugoslavia in the early '90s. It is referred to only as "the city" throughout this taut political thriller from one of Europe's most celebrated young writers.

Für ein streng geheimes Programm hat die Regierung einen Waisenjungen rekrutiert und ihn zu einem Auftragskiller gemacht. Sein Name: Evan Smoak. Auch bekannt als "Orphan X." Nachdem er die Organisation hinter sich gelassen hat, lebt er nun außer Sicht- und Reichweite seiner ehemaligen Arbeitgeber. In einem Café in Nordkalifornien trifft Evan zufällig auf eine junge Frau, die seine Hilfe braucht. Ein sehr mächtiger, gefährlicher Mann hat sie brutal misshandelt und kontrolliert jeden ihrer Schritte. Die Frau weiß, dass sie sterben wird, wenn sie nicht flieht.

Bird is a woman on the run. One minute, she's in a meeting in her office in Birmingham - the next, she's walking out on her job, her home, her life. It's a day she thought might come, and one she's prepared for - but nothing could prepare her for what will happen next. As she flees north using multiple disguises, Bird has to work out who exactly is on her trail, and who - if anyone - she can trust. Like many people, she has fantasised about escape for a long time, but now it's actually happening. Is her greatest fear that she will be hunted down, or that she will never be found?

Die Psychologin Zivar Kurz und ihr Mann Henry Kurz werden im März 1999 in ihrem Haus in der hessischen Kleinstadt Rödermark-Ober-Roden brutal ermordet. 23 Jahre später ist der Fall noch immer nicht geklärt und verharrt in den "Cold Case"-Akten der Kriminalpolizei Offenbach unter Leitung von Hauptkommissar Eric Schwab. Dann ist da die junge Rödermärker Biologiestudentin Sarah Winter. Sie leidet plötzlich unter grässlichen Bauchschmerzen. Die Schulmedizin ist ratlos.

Isabella Rose, der Engel, ist Überraschungen gewöhnt, aber entführt zu werden, ist ein unerfreuliches Novum. Sie verlässt sich darauf, dass Michael Pope, Leiter der streng geheimen Gruppe fünfzehn, sie befreit. Als dann zusätzlich ISIS ins Spiel kommt, wird die Lage noch düsterer. Isabellas Entführer werden nun ihrerseits entführt, und sie sitzt plötzlich in Raqqa fest, der Hauptstadt des selbsternannten Kalifats.

“American Spy updates the espionage thriller with blazing originality.”—Entertainment Weekly “There has never been anything like it.”—Marlon James, GQ “So much fun . . . Like the best of John le Carré, it’s extremely tough to put down.”—NPR ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE...

Former close protection officer Mickey Bale has a dangerous skillset. One that many men—good and bad—want to make use of. That's why a powerful Russian oligarch wants to hire Mickey to protect him. And with his wife gone and his track record with the Met in tatters, Mickey doesn't feel he has a choice. But when a terrorist attack kills a police firearms team, MI5 suspect that Mickey's new client and the Russian GRU are involved. The bomb was a Sunburn missile warhead, military-grade and able to vaporise everything in its blast radius. And there are more warheads out there.

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.

Med "Under bordet" vender Dennis Lehane tilbage til gaderne fra New York Times-bestselleren "Mystic River". Marv bestyrer en bar, der fungerer som bank for mafiaen. I baren arbejder Bob, som redder en sølle hundehvalp og møder en arret kvinde. Kun en tåbe ville finde på at røve den bar, hvor New Englands hårdeste gangstere kanaliserer penge - under bordet - i den underverden, som hersker i Bostons barmiljø. Historien skydes i gang med høj kaliber, da to tåber røver Marv's Bar, og den skrider med stor hast over isen i Bostons grå, urbane snelandskab.

Christina MacKinnon is secretly relieved to be a widow. She is equally desperate to distance herself from the clan of her dead husband, but as the heir to his estate—one she needs in order to support her siblings—she must first stave off both the advances and threats of the man next in line to inherit. It seems the only person she can turn to is a nearby stranger who seems inclined to help her. But he has a request….

They were the beautiful dreamers. From a hidden city deep in the Ural mountains, they walked the world as the coldest of Cold Warriors, under the command of the Kremlin and under the power of their own expansive minds. They slipped into the minds of Russia's enemies with diabolical ease, and drove their human puppets to murder, and worse. They moved as Gods. And as Gods, they might have remade the world. But like the mad holy man Rasputin, who destroyed Russia through his own powerful influence... in the end, the psychic spies for the Motherland were only in it for themselves.

Desperate to save his vineyard from financial collapse, criminal defense attorney Joe Hennessy agrees to defend Bernard Palin, an accountant accused of embezzling millions of dollars from a children's charity—a shameful and scandalous crime. Promised a hefty payday that could fund his retirement, Hennessy dives into the case, fighting against corrupt law enforcement, hardened criminals, and shadowy powerbrokers. Unraveling decades of corruption, deceit, and betrayals, Hennessy risks everything to win the case for his client.

The bombing of Pearl Harbor and the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy were among the most stunning moments of the 20th century. Imagine that there was evidence proving the US, at its highest levels, knew the intent of both events - ahead of time.

Prague in the 1950s is a city of numerous small terrors, of political tyranny, corruption, and surveillance. There is no way of knowing whether one's neighbor is spying for the government, or what one's supposed friend will say under pressure to a state security agent. A loyal party member might be imprisoned or executed as quickly as a traitor; innocence means nothing for a person caught in a government trap.

The invaders had cut the United States virtually in half at the Mississippi, vaporized Washington, D.C., devastated much of Europe, and held large parts of the Soviet Union under their thumb. But humanity would not give up so easily....