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Outlaw  by Angus Donald

Outlaw

Angus Donald

"Meet the Godfather of Sherwood Forest. When he's caught stealing, young Alan Dale is forced to leave his family and go to live with a notorious band of outlaws in Sherwood Forest. Their leader is the infamous Robin Hood. A tough, bloodthirsty warrior, Robin...

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The privateer's revenge  by Julian Stockwin

The privateer's revenge

Julian Stockwin

"In this ninth installment in the Kydd series, Lieutenant Thomas Kydd faces implacable enemies in high places as he reels from the death of his fiancée and the loss of his brig, Teazer. Framed and unfairly dismissed from his ship, he and his friend Renzi...

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Pirate  by Clive Cussler

Pirate

Clive Cussler

"An 800-year-old treasure ... An ancient cypher wheel ... A brutal murder ... And a man who will stop at nothing to claim what he considers rightfully his. Husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team Sam and Remi Fargo have gone on impossible missions before and...

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Even  by Andrew Grant

Even

Andrew Grant

"David Trevellyan is a survivor from the shadowy world of Royal Navy Intelligence. One night he's taking a lonely, late night walk back to his New York hotel when he comes across the dead body of a homeless man. As David steps forward, a police car arrives. A...

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Lords of the North  by Bernard Cornwell

Lords of the North

Bernard Cornwell

"The year is 878. Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord, has helped the Saxons of Wessex defeat the invading Danes. Now, finally free of his allegiance to the victorious, ungrateful King Alfred, he is heading home to rescue his stepsister, a...

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Trigger mortis  by Anthony Horowitz

Trigger mortis

Anthony Horowitz

"This story begins in the lethal world of Grand Prix, with an attempt by the Russians to sabotage a race at Nürburgring, the most dangerous track in Europe. Bond is in the driving seat but events swiftly take an unexpected turn, pitching him into an entirely...

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The preacher  by Nathan Burrows

The preacher

Nathan Burrows

"Dawn. The English Channel. A small boat arrives crammed with exhausted migrants, not all of whom will make land. Some of the shattered occupants have already paid for their journeys. Others have arrived with a debt still to be paid. One of the migrants isn't...

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An ocean of courage and fear  by Jerry Borrowman

An ocean of courage and fear

Jerry Borrowman

"Based on survivor accounts, this novel opens days after the attack on Pearl Harbor and details three years of sea battles that spanned between Hawaii and the shores of Okinawa with the crew of one of the most decorated ships of the Pacific War. Onboard the...

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Orphan X  by Gregg Hurwitz

Orphan X

Gregg Hurwitz

"Evan Smoak was an orphan raised in a secret government programme. When he lost faith in it, he got out and now uses his training to help the desperate and deserving who've nowhere left to run - if you can find him. But no one can escape their past for ever....

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Warriors of the storm  by Bernard Cornwell

Warriors of the storm

Bernard Cornwell

"A fragile peace reigns in Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia. King Alfred's son Edward and formidable daughter, Aethelflaed, rule the kingdoms. But all around the restless Northmen, eyeing the rich lands and wealthy churches, are mounting raids. Uhtred of...

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On Her Majesty's secret service  by Ian Fleming

On Her Majesty's secret service

Ian Fleming

"British secret agent James Bond pursues the beautiful Tracy di Vicenzo, troubled daughter of a crime lord. On the hunt for Ernst Stavro Blofeld in his heavily fortified Alpine stronghold, 007 uncovers SPECTRE's latest plot to take over the world with...

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The spy who loved me  by Ian Fleming

The spy who loved me

Ian Fleming

"James Bond has known quite a few women but the beautiful Vivienne Michel was different. Trapped in the Canadian backwoods, with two hit-men on her trail, only one man can save her from becoming the ex-Ms Michel -- James Bond: the spy who she hopes can save...

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Diamonds are forever  by Ian Fleming

Diamonds are forever

Ian Fleming

"The Spangled Mob are no ordinary American gangsters. They prey on the addictions of the wealthy and treat the poor as collateral. Their ruthless desire for power and fierce brotherly loyalty make them deadly and invincible. Now James Bond must go deep...

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From Russia with love  by Ian Fleming

From Russia with love

Ian Fleming

"British secret agent James Bond is lured into a trap using the beautiful Russian spy Tatiana Romanova as bait. She's asked for passage to Paris with Bond as her chaperone in exchange for a top secret decoding machine. To survive the train ride from Istanbul,...

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Lost kin  by Steve Anderson

Lost kin

Steve Anderson

"Occupied Munich, 1946: Irina, a Cossack refugee, confesses to murdering a GI, but American captain Harry Kaspar doesn't buy it. As Harry scours the devastated city for the truth, it leads him to his long-lost German brother, Max, who returned to Hitler's...

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The losing role  by Steve Anderson

The losing role

Steve Anderson

"In the last winter of WWII a failed German actor, Max Kaspar, is forced to join an absurdly desperate secret mission in which he must impersonate an enemy American officer. So Max cooks up his own fanatical plan--he'll use his false identity to escape tyranny...

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Liberated  by Steve Anderson

Liberated

Steve Anderson

"Can a lone American captain rescue justice in war-torn Germany? It's May 1945, the war's just over, and Harry Kaspar, an American captain in Germany, is about to take a new posting in the US occupation--running a Bavarian town named Heimgau. When Harry loses...

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Survive  by Tom Bale

Survive

Tom Bale

"Paradise is about to become hell ... On a remote island in the Adriatic, an enigmatic billionaire hosts a twisted form of entertainment to satisfy the jaded appetites of his exclusive guests. And for one unsuspecting family, the holiday of a lifetime is about...

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Leave nothing to chance  by Stephen Taylor

Leave nothing to chance

Stephen Taylor

"Your best friend's been kidnapped. How far are you prepared to go to get them back? When Danny's best friend Scott Miller vanishes from his hotel in Brazil, Danny uses his own unique skill set to track him down. The search takes him deep into Colombia and the...

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No upper limit  by Stephen Taylor

No upper limit

Stephen Taylor

"Journalist David Wallace is killed when he tries to find out the identity of an arms dealer known as the Wolf. Danny Pearson's SAS unit is also trying to stop the Wolf selling arms to the Taliban. When they get close the Wolf disappears forever, or so they...

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Command to kill  by Stephen Taylor

Command to kill

Stephen Taylor

"When anyone could be the enemy...You watch your back... An Australian Billionaire creates a global network of unwitting killers. When Scott's sister, Nicki stumbles upon her boss's secret, Danny, Scott and Nicki are drawn into a deadly world where anyone can...

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Blood runs deep  by Stephen Taylor

Blood runs deep

Stephen Taylor

"Five years ago (Vodka Over London Ice), the London mob clashed with the Russian Mafia. Death and violence escalated, putting Danny's family in danger. Danny Pearson ended the war, or so he thought. Time has passed and Yuri Volkov's daughter Annika has come of...

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Sport of kings  by Stephen Taylor

Sport of kings

Stephen Taylor

When Smudge rings from the Norfolk coast he's in big trouble. Danny and his old SAS teammate Fergus drive up to help him only to find he's vanished. When they search the holiday chalet, the only clues they can find are Smudges diving gear and a brick of...

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Alive until I die  by Stephen Taylor

Alive until I die

Stephen Taylor

"When government cutbacks threaten project Dragonfly, General Rufus McManus takes direct action to secure its future. Deep undercover with his life on the line, can Danny Pearson survive long enough to bring him to justice? After the theft of a consignment of...

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Who holds the power  by Stephen Taylor

Who holds the power

Stephen Taylor

"As a secret organization kills, corrupts, and influences its way to global domination, Danny Pearson must stop them and their deadly Chinese assassin in his most dangerous adventure to date. Still in government man Howard's debt, Danny Pearson reluctantly...

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Confessional  by Jack Higgins

Confessional

Jack Higgins

"A rogue terrorist in Northern Ireland prepares for his final deadly strike--to assassinate the pope. Trained by the KGB, the assassin known as Cuchulain has been wreaking havoc throughout Northern Ireland for over two decades, leaving a trail of bodies in his...

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Touch the devil  by Jack Higgins

Touch the devil

Jack Higgins

"Terrorist-for-hire Frank Barry has been wreaking havoc in Germany and France, with backing from the KGB. His next mission might be his deadliest, as Barry plans to steal a state-of-the-art missile and sell it to the highest bidder. Only Barry's longtime...

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Thor's revenge  by Donovan Cook

Thor's revenge

Donovan Cook

"A kingdom without a crown. A boy forsaken by his God. A warrior bent on revenge. After the bloody Battle of Jelling, Denmark's throne lies empty and chaos reigns as Jarl's jostle for power. Sven survives the bloodshed only to return home to find Ribe sacked...

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Odin's betrayal  by Donovan Cook

Odin's betrayal

Donovan Cook

"Two kingdoms destined for war, one boy caught in the eye of the storm... Francia AD853. After a failed Viking raid on the Frankish coast over 20-years-ago, Jarl Sven the Boar is forced to leave his only son, Torkel, as a hostage and warned never to raid...

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Sword of the War God  by Tim Hodkinson

Sword of the War God

Tim Hodkinson

"436 AD. The Burgundars are confident of destroying Rome's legions. Their forces are strong and they have beaten the Romans in battle before. But they are annihilated, their king killed, his people scattered. Their fabled treasure is lost. For Rome has new...

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The infiltrator  by T. R. Hendricks

The infiltrator

T. R. Hendricks

"One year after the clash with his former students in upstate New York, retired Marine Warrant Officer and SERE instructor Derek Harrington is the tip of the FBI's spear in their mission to eradicate the domestic terrorist group known as Autumn's Tithe. After...

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The Devil to pay  by Katie Daysh

The Devil to pay

Katie Daysh

"In 1802, The Treaty of Amiens brings the French Revolutionary Wars to an end. After the drama of the past few years, Lieutenant Arthur Courtney returns home to England where he hopes to spend a blissful summer with his close friend, Hiram Nightingale. But...

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Honour among spies  by Merle Nygate

Honour among spies

Merle Nygate

"At the heart of London's spy operations, Mossad head of station Eli carries the scars of a past disaster while grappling with the turbulent political landscape back home. His resolve to uphold his duty and keep his job is tested like never before. Desperate...

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The lion conspiracy  by Peter Hain

The lion conspiracy

Peter Hain

"From South Africa to Zanzibar, from Kenya to Britain, activists are battling to save lion prides, today more threatened by extinction than rhinos and elephants, as a result of illegal wildlife trading. Having thwarted murderous poachers in The Elephant...

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The survivor  by Gregg Hurwitz

The survivor

Gregg Hurwitz

"Nate Overbay is looking down over the ledge of the eleventh floor of an LA building, readying himself to drop, when he hears gunshots. Pulling himself back to life, he peers through the window and sees a terrifying scene unfolding. Ruthless masked robbers are...

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Kemp  by Jonathan Lunn

Kemp

Jonathan Lunn

"There's no way out this time. Haunted by guilt and his sins, archer Martin Kemp is in Scotland to collect on a debt when war breaks out afresh. The border erupts in bloody violence. Stalked through heather and forest by French men-at-arms sent to stir up the...

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Kemp  by Jonathan Lunn

Kemp

Jonathan Lunn

"It is 1347 and the French, after a crushing defeat at Crécy, are licking their wounds while their king raises a new army. Locked into a fruitless siege, the English are camped in the marshes around Calais. Among them is foot soldier and archer Martin Kemp,...

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Black light  by Stephen Hunter

Black light

Stephen Hunter

"Only one thing stands between a son and his father's killer: forty years of lies ... On a remote Arizona ranch, a man who has known loss, fear, and war weeps for the first time since he was a child. His tears are for the father taken from him four decades...

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Kemp  by Jonathan Lunn

Kemp

Jonathan Lunn

"When Kemp joins the English army in order to avoid the hangman, he may just be delaying the inevitable. While he remains hopeful that at least there's the chance for some heroics, the reality is very different. Kemp's war is instead a terrifying odyssey...

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Warriors in the snow  by Jonathan Lunn

Warriors in the snow

Jonathan Lunn

"Isolated, frozen to the bone and with no way out... Kemp is back. 1356. Burnt Candlemas. King Edward III invades Scotland in the dead of winter to punish the Scots for their recent attack on Berwick. When the fleet bringing supplies for his army is scattered...

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The Bin Laden plot  by Rick (Navy Commander) Campbell

The Bin Laden plot

Rick (Navy Commander) Campbell

"A U.S. destroyer is torpedoed by an Iranian submarine and Captain Murray Wilson of the U.S.S. Michigan is flown to the Pentagon to meet with the Secretary of the Navy (SecNav). There, Wilson learns that the Iranian submarine is just a cover story. One of the...

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The north line  by Matt Riordan

The north line

Matt Riordan

"Everyone believes Adam to be something he's not. Sometimes that's because he's told them a story. Sometimes he's told himself one. But when Adam joins an Alaskan fishing crew that's promising quick money, the dangerous work and harsh lifestyle strip away all...

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The assassin  by Tom Fletcher

The assassin

Tom Fletcher

"Having been made High Commissioner in Nairobi, Ed Barnes is keeping his head down and staying out of trouble. But when his daughter, Sophie, is kidnapped following a security crisis for which he is blamed, his attempts at normality fall apart once again. He...

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Fortune cookie  by Bryce Courtenay

Fortune cookie

Bryce Courtenay

"Simon Koo is an ambitious Australian-born Chinese who goes to Singapore in the mid-sixties to work for Samuel Oswald Wing, an advertising agency. But the Wing brothers, who run the agency, are not what they seem. There is soon trouble when Simon falls in love...

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Casino Royale  by Ian Fleming

Casino Royale

Ian Fleming

James Bond is despatched to the dangerous arcade of Casino Royale, where nothing is ever as it seems, to gamble a decadent Soviet operative known as "Le Chiffre" into oblivion in a winner-take-all game of Baccarat. But the unexpected lurks behind every corner,...

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Full force and effect  by Mark Greaney

Full force and effect

Mark Greaney

"A North Korean ICBM crashes into the Sea of Japan. A veteran CIA officer is murdered in Ho Chi Minh City, and a package of forged documents goes missing. The pieces are there, but assembling the puzzle will cost Jack Ryan, Jr. and his fellow Campus agents...

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Kemp  by Jonathan Lunn

Kemp

Jonathan Lunn

"France, 1351-2: Kemp and his men are captured in a skirmish near Calais, and subsequently imprisoned in a French castle. All attempts at escape are punished with death. Then Sir Hugues de Beauconray comes to Kemp with an offer: escort a Dominican friar on a...

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Hellfire  by Chris Ryan

Hellfire

Chris Ryan

"On the Syria/Iraq border a British hostage is beheaded by IS terrorists. The executioner is a young British extremist. A masked figure watches him. This mysterious person is treated with a mixture of respect and terror. They call him the Caliph. In Nigeria...

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Raven lord  by J. C. author. Duncan

Raven lord

J. C. author. Duncan

"Mercenary. Exile. Warlord. At the edge of the world, the clouds of war are gathering... 1034 AD. Cast out from the Kyivan Rus, Harald Sigurdsson's quest for fame and fortune takes him to the far reaches of Europe; the lands of the Eastern Roman empire. The...

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Undermoney  by Jay Hartley Newman

Undermoney

Jay Hartley Newman

"When a U.S. airdrop of billions of dollars disappears in the desert sands of Syria, only a small group of military operatives knows its ultimate destination or why it has been stolen. Their goal is no less than the restoration of Americas geopolitical...

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Spies of the Balkans  by Alan Furst

Spies of the Balkans

Alan Furst

"As war approaches northern Greece, the spies begin to circle--from the Turkish legation to the German secret service. In the ancient port of Salonika, Costa Zannis, a senior police official, head of an office that handles special 'political' cases, risks...

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Triple  by Ken Follett

Triple

Ken Follett

"1968. The fledgling nation of Israel is threatened when the intelligence services find out that Egypt is only months away from developing nuclear weapons. An untimely end awaits the young nation unless a source of uranium for Israeli bombs can be obtained in...

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The flames of heresy  by Jonathan Lunn

The flames of heresy

Jonathan Lunn

"The Count of Targères has seized control of Cazoulat. Determined to stamp his authority on the district, he is playing divide and rule, convincing the townsfolk that only he can crush the heretics in their midst. Medieval archer Martin Kemp arrives on the...

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The eagle has landed  by Jack Higgins

The eagle has landed

Jack Higgins

"It was to become known as the most daring enemy mission of the entire war: Operation Eagle, Himmler's audacious plan to kidnap Winston Churchill on British soil. But, despite spectacular secrecy, there was to be no surrender without a fight..." --Publisher...

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Extinction  by Douglas J. Preston

Extinction

Douglas J. Preston

"Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Frances Cash investigates after a billionaire's son and his new wife are kidnapped and murdered by a gang of eco-terrorists at a park where extinct animals are brought back through genetic manipulation."--Provided by...

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Prince of fire  by Daniel Silva

Prince of fire

Daniel Silva

"Recalled to service in Israel after terrorists steal secrets about his past, art restorer and sometime spy Gabriel Allon finds himself stalking an elusive master terrorist in a deadly cat-and-mouse game."--Provided by publisher.

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Commodore Hornblower  by C. S. (Cecil Scott) Forester

Commodore Hornblower

C. S. (Cecil Scott) Forester

"Horatio Hornblower returns to sea with the rank of Commodore in command of a small squadron during the Napoleonic wars, and the fate of Europe hangs on the outcome of his mission."--Publisher.

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The road to Poitiers  by Jonathan Lunn

The road to Poitiers

Jonathan Lunn

"Two kingdoms clash in one of the greatest battles of the Hundred Years War. September 1356. Martin Kemp and his troop of archers ride with the Black Prince's army as it burns and plunders its way across France. When they find all the bridges across the Loire...

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The eagle has flown  by Jack Higgins

The eagle has flown

Jack Higgins

"The breathtaking sequel to the all-time classic, The eagle has landed. The greatest World War Two story of all time - is not over ... By the end of 1943, all evidence of the abortive German attempt to assassinate Winston Churchill has been carefully buried in...

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You only live twice  by Ian Fleming

You only live twice

Ian Fleming

"On the brink of becoming a security risk after the death of his wife, Secret Service agent 007 is sent to Japan and encounters an old enemy."--Provided by publisher.

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Sharpe's tiger  by Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's tiger

Bernard Cornwell

"Richard Sharpe avoids the tyrannical Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill and endeavours to rescue a British officer from under the nose of the Tippoo of Mysore. But in fleeing Hakeswill, Sharpe enters the exotic and dangerous world of the Tippoo. An adventure that...

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Pied piper  by Nevil Shute

Pied piper

Nevil Shute

"During John Howard's holiday in France, the Nazis invade and he is forced to try to escape back to England with the two small children of some friends. The roads become impassable and Howard also comes across five more children who need his help. He ends up...

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Santorini  by Alistair MacLean

Santorini

Alistair MacLean

"In the heart of the Aegean Sea, a luxury yacht is on fire and sinking fast. Minutes later, a four-engined jet, with a fire in its nose cone, crashes into the sea. Is there a sinister connection between these two tragedies? And is it an accident that there is...

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The wolf sea  by Robert Low

The wolf sea

Robert Low

"A band of brothers, known as the Oathsworn, committed only to each other, feared by many, rises again, setting sail on the wolf sea in search of vengeance and glory. Washed up in a hostile city, battle-weary and out of luck, the Oathsworn lie waiting for...

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Execution of faith  by Stephen Taylor

Execution of faith

Stephen Taylor

"Terrorists and mercenary killers plot to change the balance of world power. Can Danny Pearson stop them or will this be his downfall. Since leaving the SAS, Danny Pearson passes time doing freelance security jobs. Still mourning the loss of his wife and son,...

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Genghis  by Conn Iggulden

Genghis

Conn Iggulden

"Genghis Khan was born Temujin, the son of a khan, raised in a clan of hunters migrating across the rugged steppe. Shaped by abandonment and betrayal, Temujin endured, driven by a singular fury: to survive in the face of death, to kill before being killed, and...

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Saint Cuthbert trilogy  by John Broughton

Saint Cuthbert trilogy

John Broughton

Heaven in a wild flower : "Aella is a leatherworker living in 7th century Northumbria. After surviving the war against the Picts, the king becomes his godfather, and Aella befriends Bishop Cuthbert. Aware of Aella's skills, the monks of Lindisfarne commission...

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Lethal horizon by Jason Kasper

Lethal horizon

Jason Kasper

"For David Rivers and his team, the mission was supposed to be simple-retrieve a defecting militia leader and deliver him to CIA interrogators. But nothing is simple in Yemen, where vast swaths of terrain are controlled by Houthi and Al Qaeda fighters. When...

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Sandstorm  by James Rollins

Sandstorm

James Rollins

"Lady Kara Kensington's family paid a high price in money and blood to found the gallery that now lies in ruins. And her search for answers is about to lead Kara and her friend Safia al-Maaz, the gallery's brilliant and beautiful curator, into a world they...

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Silent kill  by Chris Ryan

Silent kill

Chris Ryan

"Northern Ireland, 1993. For high-flying MI5 officer Avery Chance the real war has only just begun. When Chance is abducted by the IRA's notorious Nutting Squad, her hopes lie in the hands of a young SAS recruit who must risk everything to bring her home....

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The atlas maneuver  by Steve Berry

The atlas maneuver

Steve Berry

"1945. In the waning months of World War II, Japan hid vast quantities of gold and other stolen valuables in boobytrapped underground caches all across the Philippines. By 1947 some of that loot was recovered, not by treasure hunters, but by the United States...

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A forgotten kill  by Isabella Maldonado

A forgotten kill

Isabella Maldonado

"FBI Special Agent Daniela 'Dani' Vega was seventeen when her mother murdered her father. Ten years after Dani's own damning eyewitness testimony sealed her mother's fate, she's starting to have doubts. What if she got it all wrong? A veteran NYPD homicide...

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Cobalt  by Chris Bauer

Cobalt

Chris Bauer

"A high-stakes battle erupts over a game-changing cobalt deposit in small-town America. When billionaire Max Fend and his hacker girlfriend Renee LeFrancois are enlisted by the FBI and CIA to search for a cobalt deposit in rural Pennsylvania, they're plunged...

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The great zoo of China  by Matthew Reilly

The great zoo of China

Matthew Reilly

"It is a secret the Chinese government has been keeping for forty years. They have proven the existence of dragons - a landmark discovery no one could ever believe is real, and a scientific revelation that will amaze the world. Now the Chinese are ready to...

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Four minutes  by Brian Andrews

Four minutes

Brian Andrews

"Special Operations Chief Tyler Brooks might not know quantum mechanics, or have an eidetic memory, but he is the very best in the world at one thing: leading covert ops. When an unpredictable enemy causes the catastrophic loss of his entire SEAL team, Brooks...

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The bear and the dragon  by Tom Clancy

The bear and the dragon

Tom Clancy

"Jack Ryan, newly elected as President, faces domestic pitfalls around every corner. But in Moscow, someone may have tried to take out the chairman of the SVR - the former KGB - with a rocket-propelled grenade. Even more disturbing is the potential identity of...

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Matterhorn  by Christopher Reich

Matterhorn

Christopher Reich

"Robbie Steinhardt lives a peaceful life. A fixture of his small alpine village, he tends cattle, minds his own business, and doesn't dwell on his former life and the family and lover he left behind - back when he was Mac Dekker, CIA. But when he learns his...

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2054  by Elliot Ackerman

2054

Elliot Ackerman

"The year is 2054. It is twenty years after the nuclear war between the United States and China that brought down the old American political order. The new American Dream Party has emerged in the US and held power for over a decade. Many fear the president...

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Covert action  by David Bruns

Covert action

David Bruns

"Following their military defeat in the Battle of Taiwan, China opens a new front in the struggle for geopolitical supremacy.As China's Belt and Road Initiative brings together the final pieces of a 1000-mile rail and road connection between China and Tehran,...

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Hades  by Mark (Novelist) Knowles

Hades

Mark (Novelist) Knowles

"Decades after the voyage of the fabled Argo, the last remaining Argonauts are scattered to the corners of the Greek world, old men living on past glories.The great victory at Troy is naught but a memory. The gods have abandoned Greece. The last vestiges of...

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Leave no trace  by A. J. Landau

Leave no trace

A. J. Landau

"In a daring, brutal act of terrorism, an explosion rocks and topples the Statue of Liberty. Special Agent Michael Walker of the National Park Service is awakened by his boss with that news and sent to New York as the agent-in-charge. Not long after he lands,...

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The Phalanx code  by A. J. (Anthony J.) Tata

The Phalanx code

A. J. (Anthony J.) Tata

"Garrett Sinclair escapes from prison to rescue his team from the manipulations of two tech moguls and learns of a devastating family secret in the process. Influential tech magnate Mitch Drewson calls on Sinclair and the Dagger team to protect his Project...

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The day of the jackal  by Frederick Forsyth

The day of the jackal

Frederick Forsyth

"The Jackal. A tall, blond Englishman with opaque, gray eyes. A killer at the top of his profession. A man unknown to any secret service in the world. An assassin with a contract to kill the world's most heavily guarded man. One man with a rifle who can change...

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Deception  by Rob (Thriller writer) Sinclair

Deception

Rob (Thriller writer) Sinclair

"James Ryker knows the ghosts of his dark and violent past are never far away. Yet he's still taken aback when he sees Leia Devereaux's face at his door. Even more surprising is that the woman he knows to be a lethal assassin claims she's not there to hurt...

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Hidden order  by Brad Thor

Hidden order

Brad Thor

"When a string of high-profile kidnappings in Washington, D.C., escalate upon the discovery that the victims are being murdered, an eventual ransom demand triggers terror throughout the country and covert counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath is summoned to...

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Red storm rising  by Tom Clancy

Red storm rising

Tom Clancy

"Three Muslim terrorists striking a blow for freedom, destroy the Soviet Union's largest petrochemical plant. What they have done, unknowingly, is fire the first shots in World War III. NATO's forces develop Red Storm - a dazzling master plan of diplomatic...

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The Judas gate  by Jack Higgins

The Judas gate

Jack Higgins

"A disturbing tape has made its way to British intelligence, and from them to the new President of the United States: battlefield chatter from an ambush in Afghanistan, in which twelve U.S. Army Rangers and a British medical team died. Most of the Taliban...

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On the run  by Max Luther

On the run

Max Luther

"Private bodyguard Alex Drayce is on assignment in the States, tasked with protecting a wealthy businessman under threat of assassination. He is presented with the opportunity to make some quick cash for a week's work, aiding one Carlos Garcia in finding his...

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Executive orders  by Tom Clancy

Executive orders

Tom Clancy

"A thriller in which Jack Ryan is faced with crushing responsibilities when he becomes the new President of the US after a jumbo jet crashes into the Capitol Building in Washington, leaving the President dead, along with most of the Cabinet and Congress."--

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Mayday  by Grethe Bøe

Mayday

Grethe Bøe

"Fighter pilot Ylva Norvahl has returned to her hometown, Bodo, in Norway's frozen north where tension is escalating across the border with Russia. NATO has launched the 'Arctic Blizzard' excercise, mobilising 60,000 soldiers, many of them American. All it...

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Warlock  by Wilbur A. Smith

Warlock

Wilbur A. Smith

"In his long life, Taita has gone from slave to warlock, and now his wisdom and abilities are known throughout the kingdom. But even his immense skills cannot protect those close to him from the evil that lurks at the heart of Egypt: Lord Naja, self-proclaimed...

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Battle's flood  by J. D. Davies

Battle's flood

J. D. Davies

Captain Jack Stannard showed his worth in the Battle of the Solent. Little did he know how his actions there would change his life forever. After a lucky escape at sea, he is drawn to Elizabeth I's spymaster Francis Walsingham, who sets Jack on an...

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Armada's wake  by J. D. Davies

Armada's wake

J. D. Davies

"1588: The greatest naval force of its age bears down upon England. As a devastating battle looms, a nation holds its breath. Jack Stannard, grandson of the original Jack, is stationed on Drake's warship Revenge. His father, Tom, commands his own vessel and...

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Sharpe's triumph  by Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's triumph

Bernard Cornwell

When a bitter English officer defects from the East India Company to join the mercenary forces of the Mahratta confederation, Richard Sharpe hunts down the turncoat and is hurled into the battle of Assay alongside the Duke of Wellington.

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Calypso down  by James Lindholm

Calypso down

James Lindholm

"Indomitable marine biologist Chris Black arrives in Florida intending to assist young aquanauts on an internationally funded mission to Calypso, the new undersea laboratory deployed on the edge of a coral reef. But as online trolls jeopardize the integrity of...

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Big time  by Ben H. Winters

Big time

Ben H. Winters

" What if time could be taken from us - the minutes, the hours, the years of our lives, extracted like organs taken for transplant? What would it mean for the world? And what would it do to the person from whom it's taken? Grace Berney is a mid-level...

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Daughter of no one  by Maria (Writer) Lewis

Daughter of no one

Maria (Writer) Lewis

"Cairo, 824 - In the bowels of prison, escape is out of the question. The best Roshan can hope for is a quick death. She certainly doesn't expect a second chance offered by a cloaked stranger who says Roshan is exactly what they need: Someone who can...

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