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Emperor's axe  by J. C. author. Duncan

Emperor's axe

J. C. author. Duncan

"1038 AD, Constantinople. Harald Sigurdsson has risen through bravery and glory in battle to become the commander of the legendary Varangian guard, the oath-sworn protector of the Roman throne in Constantinople; The wielder of the emperor's axe. With the...

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Red metal  by Mark Greaney

Red metal

Mark Greaney

"A desperate Kremlin takes advantage of a military crisis in Asia to simultaneously strike into Western Europe and invade east Africa in a bid to occupy three Rare Earth mineral mines that will give Russia unprecedented control for generations over the world's...

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Erik Haraldsson  by Ron Briggs

Erik Haraldsson

Ron Briggs

"In a land of fierce traditions, one Norse warrior's quest for a better future will test the limits of destiny. In the harsh, unrelenting world of eleventh-century Norway, Erik Haraldsson strives to carve out his own path. Repelled by his society's wanton...

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Mayday!  by Clive Cussler

Mayday!

Clive Cussler

"Major Dirk Pitt picked up the frantic distress call as he cruised his lumbering amphibious plane over the islands of the Aegean. Brady Air Force base was under fire, its entire force of jets destroyed on the ground ...by just one First World War bi-plane! A...

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Genghis  by Conn Iggulden

Genghis

Conn Iggulden

"The mighty Mongol conqueror, Genghis Khan, wreaks a path of destruction along China's Great Wall."--Provided by publisher.

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Kings and emperors  by Dewey Lambdin

Kings and emperors

Dewey Lambdin

"Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, is still in Gibraltar, his schemes for raids along the coast of Southern Spain shot to a halt. He is reduced to commanding a clutch of harbor defense gunboats in the bay while his ship, HMS Sapphire, slowly grounds herself on...

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Shadows of the slain  by Matthew Harffy

Shadows of the slain

Matthew Harffy

"AD 652. After surviving dark intrigues at the Merovingian court of Frankia, Beobrand is finally able to undertake the mission his queen set him: to escort a party of pilgrims to the holy city of Rome. But Beobrand's life is never easy. His party includes a...

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King, ship, and sword  by Dewey Lambdin

King, ship, and sword

Dewey Lambdin

When war breaks out again in May of 1803, Capt. Alan Lewrie has fresh orders, a new frigate, and a chance to punish and pursue the French, but it's no longer for Duty or King and Country--now it's personal.

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The captain's vengeance  by Dewey Lambdin

The captain's vengeance

Dewey Lambdin

"Searching for a prize ship that has been stolen along with its crew from war-stricken 1799 Dominica, captain Alan Lewrie finds himself in the infamous pirate waters off of New Orleans and is forced to relinquish his command in order to identify the...

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Flood tide  by Clive Cussler

Flood tide

Clive Cussler

The coin of the realm for the wealthy, insatiably greedy Chinese smuggler who is Dirk Pitt's adversary in Flood Tide is human lives: much of his vast fortune has been made smuggling Chinese immigrants into countries around the globe, including the United...

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Solo  by William Boyd

Solo

William Boyd

"It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge. A seasoned veteran of the service, 007 is sent to single-handedly stop a war in the small West African nation of Zanzarim, but undergoes a scarring experience which compels him to...

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The gun ketch  by Dewey Lambdin

The gun ketch

Dewey Lambdin

Gunpowder, pirates and mortal danger on the High Seas.It's 1786 and Alan Lewrie has his own ship at last, the Alacrity. Small but deadly, the Alacrity prowls the waters of the Caribbean, protecting British merchants from pirates.A surprising turn of events...

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Spy games  by Adam (Journalist) Brookes

Spy games

Adam (Journalist) Brookes

"Fearing for his life, journalist Philip Mangan has gone into hiding from the Chinese agents who have identified him as British spy. His reputation and life are in tatters. But when he is caught in a terrorist attack in East Africa and a shadowy Chinese figure...

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Pendragon  by Peter (Financial advisor) Gibbons

Pendragon

Peter (Financial advisor) Gibbons

"Dark Age Britain crumbles. Cruel kings of Britain sit alone atop their hilltop fortresses as brutal Saxon invaders push ever forwards, greedy for plunder and weakened kingdoms to conquer.Blood feuds, jealousy, and pride keeps these Kingdoms isolated. Only the...

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The killer's game  by Jay R. Bonansinga

The killer's game

Jay R. Bonansinga

"An action-packed thrill ride about a legendary hit man faced with a terminal diagnosis who takes out a hit on himself, only to find that he's been misdiagnosed just when an army of talented assassins are coming for him"--

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The Templar brotherhood  by James Becker

The Templar brotherhood

James Becker

"Having barely escaping the crosshairs of a deadly cult, Robin Jessop and David Mallory crisscross Europe, seeking to unlock the truth behind a conspiracy unresolved for seven hundred years - the mystery of what has given the enigmatic Templars their...

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The white raven  by Robert Low

The white raven

Robert Low

"The Oathsworn have itchy feet. Battle-hungry and tired of keeping the homestead fires burning, they are restless for action. And, being the Oathsworn, action is what they get. When their homestead is attacked by Klerkon and his men, the Oathsworn promise...

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Dragon teeth  by Michael Crichton

Dragon teeth

Michael Crichton

"The year is 1876. Warring Indian tribes still populate America's western territories even as lawless gold-rush towns begin to mark the landscape. In much of the country, it is still illegal to espouse evolution. Against this backdrop, two monomaniacal...

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Bogey spades  by Jack (Naval aviator) Stewart

Bogey spades

Jack (Naval aviator) Stewart

"Returning home a hero, TOPGUN pilot Colt Bancroft is called on to resurrect a Vietnam-era light attack squadron. Once soaring high, he finds himself on the dark side of special operations in a conflict he never saw coming. At its front lines, NCIS Special...

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Out of the dark  by Gregg Hurwitz

Out of the dark

Gregg Hurwitz

As a boy, Evan Smoak was taken from his foster home and inducted into a top secret Cold War programme. Codenamed Orphan X, he was trained to become a lethal weapon, then dispatched around the world to do whatever was required to keep his country safe. When...

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Uppercut  by Mark Dawson

Uppercut

Mark Dawson

"While working undercover John Milton finds himself in the middle of a deadly shooting where he rescues a young girl and plunges headfirst into a deadly conflict between two criminal families."--Publisher.

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Bloodlands  by Mark Dawson

Bloodlands

Mark Dawson

"n a world where loyalty is fleeting and alliances are temporary, John Milton is on a mission that will bring him face-to-face with enemies old and new. When his friend, Alex Hicks, finds himself pursued by mysterious adversaries, the two men are thrust back...

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Threat vector  by Tom Clancy

Threat vector

Tom Clancy

"Jack Ryan has only just moved back into the Oval Office when he is faced with a new international threat. An aborted coup in the People's Republic of China has left President Wei Zhen Lin with no choice but to agree with the expansionist policies of General...

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The sandman  by Mark Dawson

The sandman

Mark Dawson

"When an inmate is found unresponsive in his high security cell at Belmarsh prison, he's rushed to hospital for treatment. The prisoner is human trafficker and international fixer Tristan Huxley, a man a lot of people have good reason to want dead. But Huxley...

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The gates of Rome  by Conn Iggulden

The gates of Rome

Conn Iggulden

"The ultimate Rome story. From the spectacle of gladiatorial combat to the intrigue of the Senate, from the foreign wars that secure the power of the empire to the betrayals that threaten to tear it apart, this is the remarkable story of the man who would...

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The field of swords  by Conn Iggulden

The field of swords

Conn Iggulden

"The third volume in the acclaimed Emperor series, in which Conn Iggulden brilliantly interweaves history and adventure to recreate the astonishing life of Julius Caesar - an epic tale of ambition and rivalry, bravery and betrayal, from an outstanding new...

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The collaborators  by Michael Idov

The collaborators

Michael Idov

"Combining realistic thrills with sophisticated spycraft and witty dialogue, The Collaborators delivers a gut-punch answer to the biggest geopolitical question of our time: how, exactly, did post-Soviet Russia turn down the wrong path? Crisscrossing the globe...

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The keeper  by Nathan Burrows

The keeper

Nathan Burrows

"Where the lines between faith and science blur, a sinister conspiracy threatens to plunge humanity into an age of darkness. When Anita Delgado, a young woman desperate to escape the clutches of a fanatical religious cult known as the Adelphoi, steals vital...

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The soldier  by Nathan Burrows

The soldier

Nathan Burrows

"Once a soldier, always a soldier. Natasha is completely alone, although she's surrounded by people. Freshly arrived in England on a train full of refugees from a vicious war in mainland Europe, she's left everything behind. Including her fourteen year old...

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The Hunter  by Nathan Burrows

The Hunter

Nathan Burrows

"Suzy and her daughter are on a bus, heading for London and safety. She knows her partner will be hunting them down. It's what he does for a living. He hunts people. But Suzy's plans go awry when armed robbers storm the bus on an isolated road and rob the...

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Firefight  by Tom Wood

Firefight

Tom Wood

"Assassin-for-hire Victor is in Bucharest, Romania, to kill two targets meeting to exchange stolen intelligence his client wants back. It should be a simple task - until he realises the second of his targets is a former ally. Even for a man of Victor's twisted...

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Out in the cold  by Steve Urszenyi

Out in the cold

Steve Urszenyi

"Special Agent Alex Martel is thrown back into a deadly world of deception when a series of attacks threaten to incite World War III in this action-packed thriller. While sailing across the Mediterranean, the megayacht Aurora is rocked with explosions, taken...

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Sea of grey  by Dewey Lambdin

Sea of grey

Dewey Lambdin

"Captain Alan Lewrie returns for his tenth roaring adventure on the high seas. This time, it's off to a failing British intervention on the ultra-rich French colony of Saint Domingue, wracked by an utterly cruel and bloodthirsty slave rebellion led by...

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A king's commander  by Dewey Lambdin

A king's commander

Dewey Lambdin

Alan Lewrie is now commander of his own ship, HMS Jester, which participates in the spectacular British victory over the French at the famous battle known as The Glorious First of June. From there Lewrie is dispatched to the Mediterranean to inform Admiral...

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The King's privateer  by Dewey Lambdin

The King's privateer

Dewey Lambdin

"1783: Officer Alan Lewrie becomes His Majesty's secret agent. Fresh from war in the Americas, Lewrie finds London a pure pleasure. Then, at Plymouth, he boards the trading ship Telesto to find out why merchantmen are disappearing in the East Indies. Between...

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The French admiral  by Dewey Lambdin

The French admiral

Dewey Lambdin

"Alan Lewrie is a scandalous young rake whose amorous adventures ashore lead to his being shipped off to the Navy. Lewrie finds that he is a born sailor, although life at sea is a stark contrast to the London social whirl to which he had become accustomed. As...

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The King's coat  by Dewey Lambdin

The King's coat

Dewey Lambdin

"1780: Seventeen-year-old Alan Lewrie is a brash, rebellious young libertine. So much so that his callous father believes a bit of navy discipline will turn the boy around. Fresh aboard the tall-masted Ariadne, Midshipman Lewrie heads for the war-torn...

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H.M.S. Cockerel  by Dewey Lambdin

H.M.S. Cockerel

Dewey Lambdin

" Yearning for the high seas, Alan Lewrie plods through his oppressive life as a gentleman farmer and family man. The year is 1793 and after four years spent ashore, Lewrie is gratified when revolutionary France threatens war and the Royal Navy beckons. All...

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The hunt  by Bear Grylls

The hunt

Bear Grylls

"1945, and the Nazis' grand plans are in disarray. Defeat is imminent, so in a last attempt to protect their legacy, the high command hides their store of uranium deep underground, ready for them to fight another day. 2018, and ex-SAS soldier Will Jaeger...

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Charity  by Len Deighton

Charity

Len Deighton

"Bernard Samson is still tormented by the mystery surrounding the cold-blooded murder of his sister-in-law, Tessa, on the streets of Berlin. With his wife Fiona back in the West and his family in tatters, Samson has nowhere to turn. Dark secrets are...

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Faith  by Len Deighton

Faith

Len Deighton

"Bernard Samson is tormented. After years on the 'other side,' his wife, Fiona, is finally back in his life. Cool and sophisticated, Fiona doesn't know that she finds Bernard caught between two women. With secret orders pulling him to the grim streets of...

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Hope  by Len Deighton

Hope

Len Deighton

"Bernard Samson is trying to readjust his life after his wife, Fiona, defected to the East. As the Berlin Wall begins to crumble, loyalties seem to change along with the freezing wind. Caught between his job and his ethics, his past and his future, and the two...

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Kraken rising  by Greig Beck

Kraken rising

Greig Beck

"In 2008, a top secret US submarine went missing on its test voyage off the coast of Antarctica. After years silent, its emergency beacon is suddenly activated, but strangely, the beacon is emanating from a point miles below the ice sheets of the frozen...

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The Templar secret  by Scott Mariani

The Templar secret

Scott Mariani

"A set of symbols scratched on the wall of a crypt in southern France. A flag bearing a red cross on a castle fortress high on a stone ledge. And deep in the heart of the Vatican, a team of agents charged with making sure no one discovers what connects them...

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Hotel Lucky Seven  by Kōtarō Isaka

Hotel Lucky Seven

Kōtarō Isaka

"Bullet Train's hapless underworld operative and his handler are back. In Bullet Train, underworld operative Ladybug was tasked by his handler Maria with retrieving a suitcase from a high-speed train in Japan. The job did not go according to plan, to the...

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Bombproof  by Michael Robotham

Bombproof

Michael Robotham

"Sami Macbeth is not a master criminal. He's not even a minor one. He's not a jewel thief. He's not a safe-cracker. He's not an expert in explosives. Sami plays guitar and wants to be a rock god but keeps getting side-tracked by unforeseen circumstances....

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The ghosts of August  by Peter Watt

The ghosts of August

Peter Watt

"It is 1914, and the storm clouds of war are building on the horizon. In Sydney, Josiah Steele is the new head of the family and grappling with his two very different sons - David, upstanding, decent and heir to the family enterprises; and Benjamin, wayward,...

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White cargo  by Stuart Woods

White cargo

Stuart Woods

"Tech millionaire Wendell "Cat" Catledge has taken two years off to sail around the world with his wife and eighteen-year-old daughter. And he's never been happier-until an impromptu stop for repairs and supplies in Santa Marta, Colombia, turns into a...

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The red patch private  by Darrell Duthie

The red patch private

Darrell Duthie

"Sicily, July 1943. After nearly four years of war, Hitler's Fortress Europe is under siege. An invasion fleet of 3,000 ships, thousands of men, supported by countless aircraft is heading for the shores of Sicily. Newly-demoted Private Archie Atwell yearns for...

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Death stake  by Andrew Mayne

Death stake

Andrew Mayne

"Retired intelligence operative Brad Trasker heads security at a remote aerospace facility when there's a major breach. A photo of their top-secret AI-designed hydrogen engine has surfaced online. Trasker's investigation into who did it soon leads to a...

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First strike  by Stephen Leather

First strike

Stephen Leather

"MI5 analyst David White has always tried to be a good father, so when his daughters want to go to a music festival in Israel, he agrees to take them. But his world falls apart when his daughters are killed in the Hamas massacre that left 1,200 innocent...

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The deceiver  by Frederick Forsyth

The deceiver

Frederick Forsyth

"SIS is under attack and time is running out... Sam McCready is The Deceiver, one of the Secret Intelligence Service's most unorthodox and most valued operatives, a legend in his own time. But someone wants to push him out, and they're willing to expose every...

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Desolation code  by Graham Brown

Desolation code

Graham Brown

"When Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala investigate a mass stranding of aquatic life in the Indian Ocean, they accidentally uncover a much deeper mystery. A strange figure soon steals NUMA's findings, forcing a high-speed chase - someone really didn't want them...

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Thin ice  by Michael (Screenwriter) Davies

Thin ice

Michael (Screenwriter) Davies

"It was a simple job, they said: just collect a package in Vienna. But when Bill Kemp's contact washes up dead on the frozen banks of the Danube, where the Iron Curtain falls across the map of Europe, he's thrown into the heart of a dangerous conspiracy that...

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The enigma girl  by Henry Porter

The enigma girl

Henry Porter

"Slim Parsons is all but burned. Her last deep cover job for MI5 ended with a life-and-death struggle on a private jet that caused her to go on the run from both the deadly target and her angry bosses in the Security Service. They say that violence comes too...

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Revenge of Rome  by Simon Scarrow

Revenge of Rome

Simon Scarrow

"AD 61. Britannia is divided. The rebel horde has been defeated. But the leader, Boudica, and her remaining warriors are still at large. With them is the eagle standard of the Ninth Legion, taken in ambush, flaunted as proof that Rome can yet be beaten. The...

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The pride and the anguish  by Douglas Reeman

The pride and the anguish

Douglas Reeman

"NOVEMBER 1941. Lieutenant Ralph Trewin, D.S.C., arrives at Singapore as second-in-command of the shallow-draught gunboat, H.M.S. Porcupine. To Trewin, still shocked from wounds received during the evacuation of Crete, the gunboat and her five elderly consorts...

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Eye of the raven  by Tim Hodkinson

Eye of the raven

Tim Hodkinson

"Alone in a foreign land, Viking warrior Einar must choose his loyalties in the face of war. For the first time, Einar and the Wolf Coats find themselves divided, on opposing sides in a time of warfare: the Wolf Coats in Ireland, and Einar in the Saxon domains...

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Karla's choice  by Nick Harkaway

Karla's choice

Nick Harkaway

"It is spring in 1963 and George Smiley has left the Circus. With the wreckage of the West's spy war with the Soviets strewn across Europe, he has eyes only on a more peaceful life. And indeed, with his marriage more secure than ever, there is a rumour in...

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Angel of death  by Rob (Thriller writer) Sinclair

Angel of death

Rob (Thriller writer) Sinclair

"Ismail Karaman is one of the deadliest terrorists in recent history. So why is he free to float around the Persian Gulf on his luxury yacht? Ex intelligence agent James Ryker thinks he knows why, and the answer lies at the corrupt heart of the SIS. Ryker...

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Rebellion  by Richard (Novelist) Cullen

Rebellion

Richard (Novelist) Cullen

"1213AD. King Richard the Lionheart is dead, and his brother, John Lackland, sits uneasily upon the throne of England. Across the sea, Prince Louis, heir to the powerful King Philip Augustus of France, looks to King John's crown with a covetous eye. But King...

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Assassin's silence  by Ward Larsen

Assassin's silence

Ward Larsen

"When it comes to disappearing, David Slaton has few equals. Police in three countries have written off trying to find him. His old employer, Mossad, keeps no forwarding address. Even his wife and son are convinced he is dead. So when an assault team strikes,...

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Scarecrow and the army of thieves  by Matthew Reilly

Scarecrow and the army of thieves

Matthew Reilly

"An old Soviet weapons installation in the Arctic has fallen into disrepair. Known as Dragon Island, the facility is home to a next-generation weapon with the potential to unleash a destructive force upon the world that was developed during the Cold War and...

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Cradle  by Chris Bauer

Cradle

Chris Bauer

"Max Fend's world orbits around the marvels of the stars above. As an integral cog in the imminent Artemis moon mission and the heartbeat of Fend Aerospace, he's accustomed to challenges that stretch beyond the Earth's atmosphere. Yet he's entirely unprepared...

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The pirate's secret  by LynDee Walker

The pirate's secret

LynDee Walker

"Carter Mosley is thrust into an unexpected adventure when his childhood friend and former dive partner, Jeff Shelton, leaves him a cryptic message. Carter is hesitant given his friend's shadowy past, but loyalty draws him in. Joined by Avery Turner, he heads...

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Absolute friends  by John Le Carré

Absolute friends

John Le Carré

"The friends of the title are Ted Mundy, a British soldier's son born in 1947 in a newly independent Pakistan, and Sasha, the refugee son of an East German Lutheran pastor and his wife who have sought sanctuary in the West. The two men meet first as students...

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High water  by Douglas Reeman

High water

Douglas Reeman

"With his own boat, the motor yacht Sea Fox, former naval officer Philip Vivian had hoped to earn a living free from the petty restrictions of everyday life, close to the sea he loved. Now, however, his dream is threatened by financial difficulties. So when a...

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King's gambit  by Anders M. Hansen

King's gambit

Anders M. Hansen

"The Danish government is determined to secure victory in the upcoming general election. The war on terror has been positioned as the central theme of the vote, but the administration soon gets entangled in a web of political turmoil as Islamist terrorists...

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The mistress and the key  by Ben Mezrich

The mistress and the key

Ben Mezrich

"Card shark Hailey Gordon and ex-con Nick Patterson - fresh off uncovering one of the biggest secrets of the Revolutionary War alongside American history professor Adrian Jensen - now find themselves in Philadelphia, immersed in the history of Benjamin...

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Murder Island  by James Patterson

Murder Island

James Patterson

"When professor turned crime-fighter Brandt 'Doc' Savage and his girlfriend Kira Sunlight land on a desert island in the middle of the Atlantic, they think they've found a perfect utopia. An escape from their tumultuous pasts. But they don't have long to enjoy...

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Vindolanda  by Adrian Keith Goldsworthy

Vindolanda

Adrian Keith Goldsworthy

"AD 98, Vindolanda. A fort on the edge of the roman world. The bustling army base at Vindolanda lies on the northern frontier of Britannia and the entire Roman world. In just over twenty years time, Emperor Hadrian will build his wall. But for now defences are...

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The innocent  by Ian McEwan

The innocent

Ian McEwan

"Into a Berlin wrenched between East and West, comes twenty-five-year-old Leonard Marnham, assigned to a British-American surveillance team. Though only a pawn in an international plot, Leonard uses his secret work to escape the bonds of his ordinary life. The...

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Hard duty  by J. B. Turner

Hard duty

J. B. Turner

"Black-ops specialist Jon Reznick is hoping for some well-earned down time under the Florida sun when he gets a surprise call from the CIA. An embittered US counterintelligence expert is about to sell a career's worth of state secrets to the Russians, and the...

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Admiral  by Julian Stockwin

Admiral

Julian Stockwin

"1814: Ashore on leave, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd learns of a dismal harvest and general hardship among the population. In Germany, Napoleon Bonaparte is celebrating victories that once again make his name feared throughout Europe. An armistice is signed and...

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House of spies  by Daniel Silva

House of spies

Daniel Silva

"Four months after the deadliest attack on the American homeland since 9/11, terrorists leave a trail of carnage through London's glittering West End. The attack is a brilliant feat of planning and secrecy, but with one loose thread."--Back cover

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The Elias network  by Simon (Novelist) Gervais

The Elias network

Simon (Novelist) Gervais

"Caspian Anderson is a translator for the United Nations--or so he's led everyone to believe. No one suspects that mild-mannered Caspian, with his baggy clothes and sensible car, is actually an elite assassin for the US government. And that's just how he wants...

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Crossfire  by Andy McNab

Crossfire

Andy McNab

"While Nick Stone is acting as a bodyguard for a TV crew in Basra, one of the journalists saves his life. When the journalist is later kidnapped, Stone is asked by the Intelligence Service to find him, following a trail that leads him through Iraq, London,...

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Ghosts in the fog  by Nathan Best

Ghosts in the fog

Nathan Best

"Damien Hunter has escaped to the frigid and untamed Russian-controlled Arctic, leaving behind the Taipan Organisation. Scarred and traumatised, Damien conceals himself among the offshore workers on the Nevzgody gas platform. For the glory of Chechnya,...

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The restless wave  by James Stavridis

The restless wave

James Stavridis

"Scott Bradley James arrives in Annapolis, Maryland, as a plebe in the class of 1941 without a terribly good idea why he wants to be a naval officer, other than that his father was a sailor, and he wants to see the world, whatever that means. Scott and his...

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The seventh floor  by David McCloskey

The seventh floor

David McCloskey

"Six CIA officers. Dear friends and cherished enemies. For a quarter century they have stolen other people's secrets. Now they must steal each other's. A Russian arrives in Singapore with a secret to sell. When the Russian is killed and Sam Joseph, the CIA...

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The puzzle box  by Danielle Trussoni

The puzzle box

Danielle Trussoni

"It is the Year of the Wood Dragon, and the ingenious Mike Brink has been invited to Tokyo, Japan, to open the legendary Dragon Box. The box was constructed during one of Japan's most tumultuous periods, when the samurai class was disbanded and the shogun lost...

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The blue  by Lucy Clarke

The blue

Lucy Clarke

"They found paradise ... what would they do to keep it? [A] spine-tingling adventure novel about a group of friends whose journey around the world on a yacht turns from a trip to paradise into a chilling nightmare when one of them disappears at sea. Lana and...

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Claudius  by Douglas Jackson

Claudius

Douglas Jackson

"Emperor of Rome, Conqueror of Britain ... The year is 43 AD. In Southern England, Caractacus, war chief of the Britons, watches as the scarlet cloaks of the Roman legions spread across his lands like blood. In Rome, Emperor Claudius, newly risen to the...

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