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The last man  by Vince Flynn

The last man

Vince Flynn

"The head of clandestine operations in Afghanistan has been kidnapped, his four bodyguards executed in cold blood. With the CIA plunged into crisis mode, [Mitch] Rapp is dispatched to find his missing friend, Joe Rickman, at all costs. He isn't the only one...

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Pursuit of honor  by Vince Flynn

Pursuit of honor

Vince Flynn

"Less than a week after a series of deadly explosions devastated Washington, DC, key officials are up in arms over whether to make friends or foes of the clandestine elite counterterrorism operatives that stepped between the enemy and countless American lives....

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Executive power  by Vince Flynn

Executive power

Vince Flynn

"CIA superagent Mitch Rapp battles global terrorism in a high-octane follow-up to The New York Times bestselling Separation of Power - another chillingly authentic adventure from the master of the political thriller. Mitch Rapp's cover has been blown. After...

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The third option  by Vince Flynn

The third option

Vince Flynn

"CIA counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp falls prey to government forces with an agenda of their own after Dr. Irene Kennedy is named the successor to dying CIA Director Thomas Stansfield - a choice that enrages many inside the world's most powerful...

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Mitch Rapp novels. 03  by Vince Flynn

Mitch Rapp novels. 03

Vince Flynn

"Washington. Amid the shuffle of tourists and the brisk rush of government officials, the stately calm of the White House is shattered in a hail of gunfire. A group of terrorists has descended on the Executive Mansion and gained access by means of a violent...

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The Polaris protocol  by Brad Taylor

The Polaris protocol

Brad Taylor

"Taskforce operators Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill are used to putting their lives at risk, but in The Polaris Protocol it's Jennifer's brother and countless more innocents who face unfathomable violence and bloodshed. Pike and Jennifer are in Turkmenistan...

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Hunter  by Chris (Novelist) Allen

Hunter

Chris (Novelist) Allen

"Serbian war criminals on trial have abducted the world-famous daughter of the Presiding Judge. The very fabric of international justice is set to unravel. There's only one thing for Alex Morgan to do - hunt the bastards down. 'The safety catch is off. Return...

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Inferno  by Julian Stockwin

Inferno

Julian Stockwin

"In the 17th volume in the popular high-seas nautical adventure series, it is 1807 and Captain Sir Thomas Kydd's famous sea action aboard Tyger has snatched his reputation from ignominy. He is the hero of the hour. But though Britain's Navy remains imperious,...

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Arctic sun  by Jack Grimwood

Arctic sun

Jack Grimwood

"Kola Peninsula, 1987. High in the Soviet Arctic, a tiny village houses an apocalyptic secret. When research zoologist Dr Amelia Blackburn ventures north to investigate the ravages of the Chernobyl reactor meltdown, she stumbles on the evidence of another...

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The first 48 hours  by Simon Kernick

The first 48 hours

Simon Kernick

"The first 48 hours are critical-- and the clock is ticking. A cop needs to crack a deadly case. He's a detective hunting cold-blooded killers, but does he know more than he admits? A mother has to save her daughter. She's a lawyer who must defend a murderer,...

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The Falmouth frigate  by James L. Nelson

The Falmouth frigate

James L. Nelson

"The year 1777 is bleak indeed for the cause of American Independence, with the British army twice defeating Washington and taking the capital city of Philadelphia and the Royal Navy sweeping aside the defenses of the Delaware Bay. And for Captain Isaac...

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Under the eagle  by Simon Scarrow

Under the eagle

Simon Scarrow

"It is 42 AD, and Quintus Licinius Cato has just arrived in Germany as a new recruit to the Second Legion, the toughest in the Roman army. If adjusting to the rigours of military life isn't difficult enough for the bookish young man, he also has to contend...

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Caribbee  by Julian Stockwin

Caribbee

Julian Stockwin

"As the captain of the 32-gun frigate L'Aurore, Kydd is claimed by the Leeward Islands station, exchanging the harsh situation in South America for the warmth and delights of the Caribbean. It's a sea change for Kydd, who revisits the places and people that...

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Deadly game  by Michael Caine

Deadly game

Michael Caine

"DCI Harry Taylor has no respect for red tape or political reputations - but he's great at catching criminals. And all his unorthodox skills will be needed as an extraordinary situation unfolds on his doorstep: a metal box of radioactive material is found at a...

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When the eagle hunts  by Simon Scarrow

When the eagle hunts

Simon Scarrow

"Britain 43 AD: after a series of bloody battles, Camulodunum (modern-day Colchester) has fallen to the invading Roman army. The Emperor has returned to Rome, leaving the fearless Centurion Macro and his young Optio, Cato, to rest and regroup, along with the...

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French kiss  by Eric Lustbader

French kiss

Eric Lustbader

"In the French countryside, a man is brutally murdered. In a Connecticut church, a priest is sacrificed. All in pursuit of an artifact rumored to possess mystical powers-- The three-bladed weapon known as the Prey Dauw will make its owner the most feared man...

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The shadow King  by Harry Sidebottom

The shadow King

Harry Sidebottom

"Alexander of Macedon was just twenty years old in 334BC when he set out with a small army to challenge Persia, the largest and most powerful empire in the world. The Macedonians marched East into the unknown, won battles against overwhelming odds, stormed...

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Secret smile  by Nicci French

Secret smile

Nicci French

"It's bad enough when an ex-lover won't let go. But what if he's a murderer? You have an affair. You finish it. You think it's over. You're dead wrong-- Miranda Cotton thinks she's put boyfriend Brendan out of her life for good. But two weeks later, he's...

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The Tudor deception  by Scott Mariani

The Tudor deception

Scott Mariani

"An unsolved historical mystery. A brutal bomb attack. Only one man can track down the killers that link them both. It's 2005: Ben Hope, recently retired from the military, is living in Ireland and using his SAS skills to find and rescue missing children. But...

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Kings of war  by M. J. Porter

Kings of war

M. J. Porter

"Can the King of the Scots and the Dublin Norse triumph against a united England? AD934: King Athelstan of the English has been successful in uniting the many kingdoms of Britain against one enemy, the Viking raiders. But men who are kings don't wish to be...

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King of kings  by M. J. Porter

King of kings

M. J. Porter

"In the battle for power, there can be only one ruler. AD925: Athelstan is the king of the English, uniting the petty kingdoms of Wessex, Mercia, the Danish-held Five Boroughs and York following the sudden death of his father, King Edward. His vision is to...

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Coma  by Robin Cook

Coma

Robin Cook

"They called it 'minor surgery,' but Nancy Greenly, Sean Berman and a dozen others - all admitted to Boston Memorial Hospital for routine procedures - were victims of the same inexplicable, hideous tragedy on the operating table. They never woke up. Susan...

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Pasha  by Julian Stockwin

Pasha

Julian Stockwin

"An Admiralty summons to England cuts short Thomas Kydd's service in the turquoise waters of the Caribbean. While the crew of L'Aurore can look forward to liberty and prize money, a shadow hangs over their captain: the impending court martial of his one-time...

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Order of battle  by David Bruns

Order of battle

David Bruns

"A conflict in Ukraine threatens to escalate into a global power struggle between the United States and Russia. When mercenaries attack in eastern Ukraine, the world is thrust into turmoil. Russian President Luchnik is quick to respond, launching a full-scale...

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The mantis  by Kōtarō Isaka

The mantis

Kōtarō Isaka

"Kabuto is an ordinary guy: stressed with work, hassled by his wife and disrespected by his son. No wonder he visits his doctor so often. Except the 'Doctor' is actually his handler, and Kabuto is a hired assassin. The 'prescriptions' the Doctor hands over are...

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The Helsinki affair  by Anna Pitoniak

The Helsinki affair

Anna Pitoniak

"Amanda Cole is a brilliant young CIA agent, following in the footsteps of her father, Charlie. But Amanda's posting in Rome is a sleepy one. She's listless and looking for action when, on a hot summer day, it walks right through the door of her office. A...

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Sharpe's command  by Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's command

Bernard Cornwell

"If any man can do the impossible it's Richard Sharpe. And the impossible is exactly what the formidable Major Sharpe is asked to do when he's dispatched on an undercover mission behind enemy lines, deep in the Spanish countryside. For a remote village is...

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Command and control  by Marc Cameron

Command and control

Marc Cameron

"President Jack Ryan travels to Colombia to support the president who is facing a challenge from autocratic forces. What seems like an ordinary opportunity to preach the values of democracy quickly turns into a nightmare when a full-blown military coup erupts....

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The Corsican shadow  by Dirk Cussler

The Corsican shadow

Dirk Cussler

France, May 1940. As the German army blitzes Europe, a curator must take a mysterious cargo out of the country. When his intended ship sinks, his cargo's uncertain fate rests on a decrepit steamer, sailing under German fire. Decades later, a diving expedition...

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Pike Logan thriller. 11  by Brad Taylor

Pike Logan thriller. 11

Brad Taylor

"Fifteen years ago, in order to win a contract in the Kingdom, a desperate defense contractor used a shell company to provide a bribe to a wealthy Saudi businessman. Now a powerful player in the defense industry, he panics when the Panama Papers burst onto the...

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Forging kingdoms  by Robert Fabbri

Forging kingdoms

Robert Fabbri

"Forging Kingdoms is the fifth book in a huge, brutal and bloodthirsty series about the fight to regain Alexander the Great's empire after his untimely death. From the shattered empire, five kingdoms are emerging. Seleukos, triumphant in the capture of...

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The edge  by David Baldacci

The edge

David Baldacci

Retired from the Army's most prestigious special ops force, Travis Devine is now part of an elite undercover team in Homeland Security. But when he's brought in by DC Emerson Campbell to investigate the murder of a young woman, he quickly learns that this case...

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An empty coast  by Tony Park

An empty coast

Tony Park

"Sonja Kurtz--former soldier, supposedly retired mercenary - is in Vietnam carrying out a personal revenge mission when her daughter sends a call for help. Emma, a student archaeologist, on a dig at the edge of Namibia’s Etosha National Park has discovered a...

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The forgotten soldier  by Brad Taylor

The forgotten soldier

Brad Taylor

"A Special Forces soldier is killed on an operation in Afghanistan. Complicit in the attack is a government official. While the US administration wants to forget the casualty, one Taskforce member will not. When he sets out to avenge his brother's death, his...

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The insider threat  by Brad Taylor

The insider threat

Brad Taylor

"The United States has anticipated and averted countless attacks from terrorist groups - thanks in large part a counterterrorist unit known as the Taskforce. But now a much more insidious evil is about to shatter the false sense of safety surrounding civilized...

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Days of rage  by Brad Taylor

Days of rage

Brad Taylor

"Intent on embroiling the U.S. in a quagmire, Russia passes a weapon of mass destruction to Boko Haram, an extreme Islamic sect in Nigeria. The Russians believe the relic of the Cold War has deteriorated and is no longer effective, but they are wrong. Boko...

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Two graves  by Douglas J. Preston

Two graves

Douglas J. Preston

"In the 91 hours following the brutal kidnapping of his wife, FBI agent Pendergast does everything in his power to find her. But it's too late. And a shattered Pendergast retreats to his New York home where he shuts the world out. Then a string of bizarre...

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Ghosts of war  by Brad Taylor

Ghosts of war

Brad Taylor

"The Taskforce has stopped countless terrorist threats across the globe, operating outside of US law to prevent the death of innocents. But now, along the fault lines of the old Iron Curtain, the danger is far greater than a single attack. With Russia...

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The widow's strike  by Brad Taylor

The widow's strike

Brad Taylor

"Invented by nature and genetically manipulated by man, a highly lethal virus has just fallen into the wrong hands. Angered by sanctions placed against its nuclear program, a rogue state is determined to release the virus. The only thing standing in its way is...

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All necessary force  by Brad Taylor

All necessary force

Brad Taylor

"Charged with stopping an imminent terrorist attack, the Taskforce pursues leads to Egypt, where Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill find themselves in charge of a mission involving a weapon of unprecedented destruction."--Publisher.

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One rough man  by Brad Taylor

One rough man

Brad Taylor

"They call it the Taskforce. Their existence is as essential as it is illegal. Commissioned at the highest level of the U.S. government. Protected from the prying eyes of Congress and the media. Built around the top operators from across the clandestine,...

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Sword song  by Bernard Cornwell

Sword song

Bernard Cornwell

"In the fourth novel about Alfred the Great, Alfred wants to defend the kingdom of Wessex, and London, from Viking raiders. He looks to Uhtred, a fierce warrior, to hold steady in his loyaty to Alfred and help defeat the Vikings."--Publisher.

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The man from St Petersburg  by Ken Follett

The man from St Petersburg

Ken Follett

"It is just before the outbreak of World War I and Britain must enlist the aid of Russia. Czar Nicholas's nephew is to visit London for secret naval talks with Lord Walden, who has lived in Russia and has a Russian wife, Lydia. But there are other people who...

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Crescent dawn  by Clive Cussler

Crescent dawn

Clive Cussler

"NUMA director Dirk Pitt searches for the connections among newly discovered Roman artifacts, the rise of a fundamentalist movement, and the existence of a mysterious long-lost "manifest, " which, if discovered again, may change the history of the...

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Shout at the devil  by Wilbur A. Smith

Shout at the devil

Wilbur A. Smith

"An ivory poacher enters German-occupied territory in East Africa and incites international hostilities. Set in German East Africa in the dark days before World War I, this novel follows two adventurers, one British and the other American, as they find that...

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The diamond hunters  by Wilbur A. Smith

The diamond hunters

Wilbur A. Smith

"Johnny Lance, taken in by the Van Der Byls when he was an orphaned boy, has always done everything to please the Old Man and his adoptive siblings: jealous Benedict and smart, beautiful Tracey. But a terrible misunderstanding means the Old Man has spent...

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On target  by Mark Greaney

On target

Mark Greaney

"Four years ago, assassin Court Gentry was betrayed by his handlers in the CIA. Now, an old comrade returns to haunt him - and to force him on a mission against his will. With his ruthless employers on one side, his former friends on the other and a doomed...

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Black wind  by Clive Cussler

Black wind

Clive Cussler

"In the final days of World War II, the Japanese launch two submarines carrying a new strain of a deadly virus to the west coast of the United States, but years after the subs are lost at sea, someone plots to use their deadly cargo."--Publisher.

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Tiger's Claw  by Dale Brown

Tiger's Claw

Dale Brown

"When China launches the first successful test of its deadly new Dong Feng-21D antiship ballistic missile, President Phoenix finds himself facing up to a terrible reality: he has just slashed the military budget to reduce the national debt. But without funds...

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Satori  by Don Winslow

Satori

Don Winslow

"Trevanian's Shibumi was a landmark bestseller. Now, chosen by Trevanian's heirs, Don Winslow returns with an irresistible prequel: Satori. It is the fall of 1951 and the Korean War is raging. Twenty-six-year-old Nicholai Hel has spent the last three years in...

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The burning shore  by Wilbur A. Smith

The burning shore

Wilbur A. Smith

"The passionate love of a beautiful French aristocrat for a courageous South African aviator is begun and extinguished in the blazing skies of war-torn France. But Centaine de Thiry is bent on realizing some of the dreams which she and Michael Courtney had...

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When the lion feeds  by Wilbur A. Smith

When the lion feeds

Wilbur A. Smith

"Natal, 1860: the Courtney twins are born. Heirs to their father's fortune, destiny divides the boys from the start - Garrick is eager to stay indoors with a book and escape the hardships of cattle-rearing, while Sean, strong and much-loved, wants to try his...

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Eagle in the sky  by Wilbur A. Smith

Eagle in the sky

Wilbur A. Smith

"David Morgan, heir to a family fortune, rebels and becomes a jet fighter pilot. Meeting Debra, an Israeli writer, he follows her to her homeland and becomes involved in her country's war for national survival, at a terrible cost to both Debra and...

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Greed  by Chris Ryan

Greed

Chris Ryan

"Fresh out of the SAS, Matt Browning is down on his luck. He owes 500,000 pound and if he doesn't get the money soon he dies. From nowhere he is offered a lifeline. A hit on al-Queda, sanctioned and helped by MI5. Matt gathers a small team of former SAS men to...

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Tyranny's bloody standard  by J. D. Davies

Tyranny's bloody standard

J. D. Davies

"Legendary warriors, devastating sea battles, and a chance, finally, for vengeance. After a daring escape from a British prison, Philippe Kermorvant returns to France and gains command of a frigate in the Mediterranean, where France is trying to rebuild its...

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The heathen horde  by Steven A. McKay

The heathen horde

Steven A. McKay

Heavy is the head that wears the crown.Northumbria, AD 864. Viking warlord Ragnar Lothbrok is captured and killed in brutal fashion, an event that will shape the future of the nation for decades to come.Mercia, AD 868. Alfred, son of Wessex and heir to the...

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Cold vengeance  by Douglas J. Preston

Cold vengeance

Douglas J. Preston

Devastated by the discovery that his wife, Helen, was murdered, Special Agent Pendergast must have retribution. But revenge is not simple. As he stalks his wife's betrayers-- a chase that takes him from the wild moors of Scotland to the bustling streets of New...

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Reliquary  by Douglas J. Preston

Reliquary

Douglas J. Preston

"Hidden deep beneath Manhattan lies a warren of tunnels, sewers, and galleries, mostly forgotten by those who walk the streets above. There lies the ultimate secret of the Museum Beat. When two grotesquely deformed skeletons are found deep in the mud off the...

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Iceberg  by Clive Cussler

Iceberg

Clive Cussler

"A huge iceberg adrift in the Atlantic is a floating tomb. Embedded in its mass is a ship, completely sealed in. For Major Dirk Pitt, top troubleshooter for the National Underwater and Marine Agency, its the first link in a chain of events which will lead him...

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Treachery  by Julian Stockwin

Treachery

Julian Stockwin

"Kydd finds life increasingly difficult when he is framed and dismissed from his beloved ship Teazer. He and his close friend Renzi venture to Guernsey, where Renzi becomes embroiled in covert operations and Kydd accepts command of a privateer"--

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The devil colony  by James Rollins

The devil colony

James Rollins

"In the Rocky Mountains, a horrible massacre ensues. Bodies are found purposefully positioned to form two symbols. One man recognises the warning behind the gruesome murders: Painter Crowe, director of SIGMA, has seen these symbols before and knows the deaths...

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The year of the locust  by Terry Hayes

The year of the locust

Terry Hayes

"If, like Kane, you're a Denied Access Area spy for the CIA, then boundaries have no meaning. Your function is to go in, do whatever is required, and get out again - by whatever means necessary. You know when to run, when to hide - and when to shoot. But some...

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The bone labyrinth  by James Rollins

The bone labyrinth

James Rollins

"In the remote mountains of Croatia, an archaeologist makes a strange discovery: a subterranean Catholic chapel, hidden for centuries, holds the bones of a Neanderthal woman. In the same cavern system, elaborate primitive paintings tell the story of an immense...

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The sixth extinction  by James Rollins

The sixth extinction

James Rollins

"A remote military research station in Utah sends out a frantic distress call, ending with a chilling final command: Kill us all! By the time help arrives every living thing for fifty miles has been annihilated. And blight is spreading. To halt the inevitable,...

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Osprey  by M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

Osprey

M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

"Russia teeters on the brink of collapse, spoiling for a battle to end all wars. All it needs? One thin excuse. World War I began with the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. World War II launched with the invasion of Poland. As for Russia's invasion of...

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The sunbird  by Wilbur A. Smith

The sunbird

Wilbur A. Smith

"Dr Ben Kazin has only a blurred photograph and a gut instinct that there is a lost city to uncover somewhere beneath the Botswana cliffs. Soon, a whispered curse and a chance encounter with a local tribe lead him to discover much more than city foundations....

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Sharpe's prey  by Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's prey

Bernard Cornwell

"Denmark, 1807. When Lieutenant Richard Sharpe arrives in Copenhagen on a secret mission to help stop a war, he finds a city swarming with spies and deceit. Yet the French forces are gathering, their eyes on the Danish navy's impressive battle fleet: one that...

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A spy alone  by Charles (Former MI6 operative) Beaumont

A spy alone

Charles (Former MI6 operative) Beau...

"Everyone knows about the Cambridge Spies from the Fifties, identified and broken up after passing national secrets to the Soviets for years... But no spy ring was ever unearthed at Oxford. Because one never existed? Or because it was never found? 2022: Former...

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The doomsday key  by James Rollins

The doomsday key

James Rollins

"At Princeton University, a famed geneticist dies inside a biohazard lab. In Rome, a Vatican archaeologist is found dead in the heart of St. Peters Basilica. In Africa, a US Senator's son is slain within a Red Cross camp in Ghana. These three murders on three...

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A falcon flies  by Wilbur A. Smith

A falcon flies

Wilbur A. Smith

"She heard another movement pass behind her turn shoulder, a whisper of sound, yet so chilling that she felt all power of movement drained from her legs. He was here, very close in the blackness, toying with her, cruel as a cat. He had smelt her out. Now he...

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Bloodline  by James Rollins

Bloodline

James Rollins

"A yacht bearing a young American couple is attacked by Somali pirates, leading to bloodshed and the violent kidnapping of the pregnant woman on board. To aid in her rescue from the lawless and war-torn jungles of coastal Africa, Sigma Force enlists the aid of...

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Black order  by James Rollins

Black order

James Rollins

"A fire in a Copenhagen bookstore ignites a relentless hunt across four continents. Commander Gray Pierce dives headlong into a mystery that dates back to Nazi Germany - and to horrific experiments performed in a now-abandoned laboratory buried in a...

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Cathedral  by Nelson DeMille

Cathedral

Nelson DeMille

"St. Patrick's Day, New York City. Everyone is celebrating, but everyone is in for the shock of his life. Born into the heat and hatred of the Northern Ireland conflict, IRA man Brian Flynn has masterminded a brilliant terrorist act -- the seizure of Saint...

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Red earth  by Tony Park

Red earth

Tony Park

"An assassin is on the loose and a baby has gone missing in South Africa - it's up to a vulture researcher and a helicopter pilot track down the innocent and stop the guilty. How will they know the difference? On the outskirts of Durban, Suzanne Fessey fights...

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Son of Mercia  by M. J. Porter

Son of Mercia

M. J. Porter

"Tamworth, Mercia AD825. The once-mighty kingdom of Mercia is in perilous danger. Their King, Beornwulf lies dead and years of bitter in-fighting between the nobles, and cross border wars have left Mercia exposed to her enemies. King Ecgberht of Wessex senses...

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The Baltic gambit  by Dewey Lambdin

The Baltic gambit

Dewey Lambdin

"1801. Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, known as "St. Alan the Liberator" for freeing (stealing!) a dozen black slaves on Jamaica to man his frigate years before, is at last being brought to trial for it, with his life on the line. At the same time, Russia,...

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Ivory  by Tony Park

Ivory

Tony Park

"Alex Tremain is a pirate in trouble. All he really wants is to reopen his parents' five-star hotel on the Island of Dreams, off the coast of Mozambique. But instead he's facing a mounting tide of debt, his crew of modern-day buccaneers is getting restless,...

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The Delta  by Tony Park

The Delta

Tony Park

"Retired mercenary Sonja Kurtz is recruited to blow up a dam that threatens the existence of Botswana's premier wildlife area, the Okavango Delta. A coalition of environmentalists and safari lodge owners, including Sonja's former lover, Stirling Smith, are...

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Men of men  by Wilbur A. Smith

Men of men

Wilbur A. Smith

"Zouga was left alone, as alone in spirit as he had ever been in any of his wanderings across the vast African continent. He had spent almost the last penny he owned on these few square feet of yellow earth at the bottom of this hot and dusty pit. He had no...

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Map of bones  by James Rollins

Map of bones

James Rollins

"When a group of parishioners are burned to death in a German cathedral, the U.S. sends in the Sigma force. The tragedy is more than a case of arson; someone has stolen the priceless treasure stored in the cathedral's golden reliquary: the bones of the...

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Wild fire  by Nelson DeMille

Wild fire

Nelson DeMille

"A group of Vietnam Vets who still keep in touch: the Custer Hill Club. They are prepared to attack foreign countries if America is attacked and their current rule is that if an Islamic country attacks America, then all Islamic countries will be nuked - thus...

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Radiant angel  by Nelson DeMille

Radiant angel

Nelson DeMille

"When Vasily Petrov, a colonel in the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service posing as a diplomat with the Russian U.N. Mission, mysteriously disappears from a Russian oligarch's party in Southampton, it's up to Corey to track him down. What are the Russians up...

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A quiet end  by Nelson DeMille

A quiet end

Nelson DeMille

"After a showdown with the notorious Yemeni terrorist known as The Panther, John Corey has left the Anti-Terrorist Task Force and returned home to New York City, taking a job with the Diplomatic Surveillance Group. Although Corey's new assignment with the DSG...

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The Cuban affair  by Nelson DeMille

The Cuban affair

Nelson DeMille

"Daniel 'Mac' MacCormick has a good life. Aged thirty-five and a decorated US Army veteran, he whiles away his life in stunning Key West, Florida, running a forty-two-foot charter fishing boat The Maine. A ladies' man and rule-breaker, Mac has it all, apart...

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Loki's deceit  by Donovan (Novelist) Cook

Loki's deceit

Donovan (Novelist) Cook

"A king, old and frail. A challenger filled with vengeance. A kingdom's fate at stake. Sven the Boar is Jarl of Ribe once more. He and Charles try to settle into their new lives, but trouble and treachery are never too far away. Tormented by recent events,...

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Eagle of Mercia  by M. J. Porter

Eagle of Mercia

M. J. Porter

"Tamworth AD831. Icel's profile continues to rise. Lord of Budworth and warrior of Mercia, he's acknowledged by King Wiglaf and his comrades to keep Mercia safe from the ravages of Wessex, the king-slayer of the East Angles, and the Viking raiders. But, danger...

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Wolf of Mercia  by M. J. Porter

Wolf of Mercia

M. J. Porter

"Icel is becoming a warrior of Mercia, but King Ecgberht of Wessex still holds the Mercian settlement of Londonia and its valuable mint. King Wiglaf of Mercia is determined that the last bulwark be reclaimed from his sworn enemy to complete his rehabilitation...

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Dark forces  by Stephen Leather

Dark forces

Stephen Leather

A violent South London gang will be destroyed if Dan 'Spider' Shepherd can gather enough evidence against them while posing as a ruthless hitman. What he doesn't know is that his work as an undercover agent for MI5 is about to intersect with the biggest...

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Dead line  by Stella Rimington

Dead line

Stella Rimington

"MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle is summoned to a meeting with her boss Charles Wetherby, head of the Service's Counter-Espionage Branch. His counterpart over at MI6 has received alarming intelligence from a high-placed Syrian source. A Middle East peace...

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Safari  by Tony Park

Safari

Tony Park

"An increasingly volatile Zimbabwe and the jungle-clad mountains of the Democratic Republic of Congo is where a dangerously charged game of cat and mouse plays out in Africa's wildlife wars. Canadian researcher Michelle Parker cannot resist the opportunity to...

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Committed  by Chris Merritt

Committed

Chris Merritt

"Former CIA undercover operative Ellen McGinley is battling to overcome PTSD when she stumbles upon a domestic terror plot. The deadly attack is due to take place in six days and will strike at the very heart of her homeland. For Ellen, it's a chance to find...

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Nowhere to hide  by Max Luther

Nowhere to hide

Max Luther

"When the witness protection program fails catastrophically, Sarah Bennett is forced to go on the run, narrowly escaping with her life as she is hunted across London by the organised crime group she is imminently due to testify against. With the National Crime...

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Call me Hunter  by Jim Shockey

Call me Hunter

Jim Shockey

"The single greatest work of art in the world is not in the Louvre or The Met, or in any private collection. In fact, its whereabouts are unknown. Once in a long while, a child is born possessing the rarest of gifts, the innate ability to feel impossible...

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The scent of death  by Andrew Taylor

The scent of death

Andrew Taylor

"In 1778, New York is home to a tide of refugees seeking justice from the British crown. Edward Savill arrives from London to investigate the claims of dispossessed loyalists and becomes embroiled in a murder."--Publisher.

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Assegai  by Wilbur A. Smith

Assegai

Wilbur A. Smith

"For King and Country. No matter the cost. With the backing of his uncle, General Penrod Ballantyne, young Leon Courtney joins the King's Rifles of Nairobi. When he becomes discouraged by the dishonesty of army life, his uncle recruits him for a special...

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A sparrow falls  by Wilbur A. Smith

A sparrow falls

Wilbur A. Smith

"General Sean Courtney returns from the horrors of the Great War in France, his mind on his heirs and his legacy. He is watching three potential successors: his beautiful but spoiled daughter, Storm: his corrupt, disgraced son Dirk; and his new young...

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Lie down with lions  by Ken Follett

Lie down with lions

Ken Follett

"When Jane is caught in a deadly love triangle between rival spies Ellis and Jean-Pierre, she becomes entangled in a web of lust, hatred and deception, which sweeps all three of them from terrorist conspiracies in Paris to all-out guerrilla warfare in...

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Power of the sword  by Wilbur A. Smith

Power of the sword

Wilbur A. Smith

"Centaine de Thiry Courtney has more than just survived the many challenges of her life. She thrived and became a successful businesswoman with two sons: Shasa Courtney, the heir to the Courtney Mining and Finance Company, and Manfred de la Rey, Shasa's...

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Quarterdeck  by Julian Stockwin

Quarterdeck

Julian Stockwin

"After being promoted during the Battle of Camperdown, acting Lieutenant Thomas Kydd finds himself aboard the U.S.S. Constellation operating out of Halifax during the first days of the American Navy."--Publisher.

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Blue horizon  by Wilbur A. Smith

Blue horizon

Wilbur A. Smith

"Jim sprang back on to the truck of the violently rocking wagon, and stared across at Manatasee. She saw him and pointed her assegai at his face. Then he saw the length of slow-match had been exposed across the last yard of trampled earth below the mound on...

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