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Eine zwielichtige Gruppe ermordet amerikanische Diplomaten. Aber wer sind diese Leute und worauf haben sie es abgesehen? Nathan Grant ist wieder gefragt. Diesmal jagt er eine Gruppe internationaler Attentäter, die versuchen, einige der ranghöchsten Diplomaten Amerikas auszuschalten. Nachdem er sich mit seinen Vorgesetzten beim CIA überworfen hat, muss Nathan dieses Rätsel auf eigene Faust lösen. Dabei deckt er eine weltweite Verschwörung auf, an der korrupte Politiker, berüchtigte Drogenkartelle und skrupellose Waffenschmuggler beteiligt sind.

David Ignatius is known for his uncanny ability, in novel after novel, to predict the next great national security headline. In Phantom Orbit, he presents a story both searing and topical, with stakes as far-reaching as outer space. It follows Ivan Volkov, a Russian student in Beijing, who discovers an unsolved puzzle in the writings of the seventeenth-century astronomer Johannes Kepler. He takes the puzzle to a senior scientist in the Chinese space program and declares his intention to solve it.

A US senator and the joint chiefs of staff are plotting a military takeover to replace an elected president. America has never actually experienced a coup...until now. The death of a congresswoman is the first evidence of a plan in the making. She had recently worked on projects with the senator...and the young woman is believed to have kept a journal. A letter from the congresswoman’s grandmother lures former CIA agent Rage Doyle and his unique group of associates to look into the young woman’s assassination.

America is politically polarized, culturally divided, and on the brink of civil war. The very foundations of American society are crumbling, and its long-cherished rights, beliefs, and values are under constant attack. In an increasingly hostile landscape, where the formerly “indivisible” United States is beset by factional violence and bitter resentments, retired CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer Dylan Morgan must confront and overcome his own personal demons, bring all his professional skills into play, face the hardest challenge of his life...and do all he can to save the woman he loves.

Fortunato es un asesino a sueldo, culto, elegante y discreto. Cuando se le encarga que elimine a una política corrupta, recuerda su infancia y juventud, cómo sintió crecer la violencia dentro y qué hizo para controlarla y usarla, según él, en beneficio propio y de los demás. Pero esta educación sentimental es solo el principio de un viaje que le llevará por los escenarios más oscuros y violentos de nuestra sociedad y le hará replantearse su papel en ella.

Der Unternehmer Dan Light wird als Held der grünen Ernährung gefeiert. Seine Firma Lightfood produziert Laborfleisch, für das keine Tiere sterben müssen, und macht Milliardenumsätze damit. Doch der Ausbruch einer weltweiten Krankheit wirft einen Verdacht auf: Geht bei Lightfood wirklich alles mit rechten Dingen zu? Als Dan Light nachforscht, stößt er in seinem eigenen Unternehmen auf ein Netz aus Korruption, Intrigen und Sabotage – und wird auf einmal selbst zum Gejagten. Ein tödlicher Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt.

1917 kehrt der 21-jährige Max Heller verletzt und traumatisiert aus dem Ersten Weltkrieg zurück. Im von Hunger, Gewalt und politischen Unruhen geprägten Dresden sucht er nach einem Weg zurück ins Leben, nach Ablenkung, nach Liebe und nach einer Aufgabe. Die Konfrontation mit brutaler Bandenkriminalität, sein großer Gerechtigkeitssinn und der Rat seines Großvaters Gustav Heller, einem Kriminalrat a.D., führen ihn in den Polizeidienst. Als frischgebackener Schupo verliebt sich Heller bei einem Elbdampferausflug in die junge Karin. Doch der Standesunterschied scheint eine Beziehung unmöglich zu machen.

När sjuåriga Alyssa blir kidnappad bestämmer vicesheriff Noah Harper sig för att göra allt för att hitta henne. För att göra det måste han gå så långt över alla gränser att det efteråt inte finns någon väg tillbaka. Trots att han lyckas rädda flickan är det inte tillräckligt. Noah förlorar både sitt jobb och sin hustru och han tvingas lämna Acacia Pines. Om han skulle våga återvända vet han att de kommer att låsa in honom och kasta bort nyckeln. Tolv år senare ringer telefonen.

When old-school journalist William Carver is tipped off by a trusted Whitehall source that climate scientists have begun to go missing in suspicious circumstances, his gut instinct tells him to follow the story. It rapidly becomes clear that scientists, green campaigners and well-intentioned politicians are in the firing line; William Carver and his colleagues must move fast to find out who is behind the disappearances. They know the journalist's job is to speak truth to power - but first you must uncover that truth and this time it's buried deeper than ever.

It's 1977. Ike and Lucy, Senator Charlie and Margaret Marder's kids, are grown up—and in trouble. US Marine Ike has gone somewhat off the grid, working on Evel Knievel's pit crew in Montana, when—after a bar fight—he has to flee a neo-Nazi gang and seek refuge in the woods with a group of Vietnam veterans. Lucy, a reporter, has become the star of the brand-new Washington DC tabloid, the Sentinel, and is breaking all sorts of stories about a serial killer and falling in with the Lyons, the wealthy family that owns the newspaper.

Before he was considered a CIA superagent, before he was thought of as a terrorist's worst nightmare, and before he was both loathed and admired by the politicians on Capitol Hill, Mitch Rapp was a gifted college athlete without a care in the world...and then tragedy struck.

The action begins six days after a series of explosions devastated Washington, D.C., targeting the National Counterterrorism Center and killing 185 people, including public officials and CIA employees. It was a bizarre act of extreme violence that called for extreme measures on the part of elite counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp and his trusted team member, Mike Nash.

Mitch Rapp and his protege, Mike Nash, may have met their match. The CIA has detected and intercepted two terrorist cells, but a third is feared to be on the loose. Led by a dangerous mastermind obsessed with becoming the leader of al-Qaeda, this determined and terrifying group is about to descend on America.

Beim russischen Präsidenten wird ein unheilbarer Hirntumor diagnostiziert. Statt seinen Rücktritt zu erklären, klammert er sich verzweifelt an die Macht. Zu Anfang begnügt er sich damit, seine Gegner töten zu lassen, doch als sich sein Gesundheitszustand verschlimmert, greift er zu drastischeren Mitteln: Er erklärt dem Westen den Krieg.

Jahrelang war Court Gentry auf der Flucht vor der CIA. Inoffiziell wieder rehabilitiert, soll er nun einen jungen chinesischen Cyberhacker finden, der aus der Volksrepublik nach Hongkong desertiert ist. Die Amerikaner wollen den Flüchtling lebend, die Chinesen wollen ihn liquidieren, weil er alle Schwächen ihrer geheimsten Computernetzwerke kennt. Aber was will der Computercrack? Und warum ist er überhaupt geflohen? Hongkong ist nur der Beginn einer gnadenlosen Hetzjagd durch Südostasien.

The story begins with Eli, a Mossad agent, delivering a letter from his dying grandfather to the Israeli prime minister, revealing a plot by the Muslim Brotherhood to exterminate Jews. Eli and the prime minister set out to save Eli's grandfather, who possesses a book about the Nazis hiding Hitler's death in Argentina. They find the book and discover a secret room with information about the Nazis' activities.

The Klimmings family has built an empire in both the political and business worlds. As the United States faces a crushing recession, Peter Klimmings struggles to find a balance between running the country and guiding his family, who are not without problems of their own. When his son’s marriage is pushed to the brink, Peter is faced with no choice but to take drastic actions that will affect everybody around. While the country and the rest of the world watch, the Klimmings family faces outside forces that put the family dynasty at risk of collapse.

When former Navy SEAL, John Ryder, stumbles upon a secret cabal determined to manipulate global events, he embarks on a relentless quest to expose their insidious operations. Assisted by his mentor, Thomas Roberts, and a team of dedicated allies, Ryder finds himself entangled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse, battling against powerful enemies who will stop at nothing to protect their hidden agenda.

When Lance Spector quit the CIA, he swore he was out for good. One more government lie and he would go off the deep end. They could find someone else to do their dirty work. As far as he was concerned, Washington, Langley, the Pentagon could all go to hell.

Henchmen of a vicious drug syndicate have snatched ten missionaries in a remote area of Venezuela and are holding them for ransom. The high-priority rescue op comes as a personal plea from FBI Director Irene Rivers, who has a very special interest in one of the hostages. The mission is strictly off the books, and there can be no international incident. Just get in and get out—and keep the precious cargo safe.