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Enemies of the crown  by Peter (Financial advisor) Gibbons

Enemies of the crown

Peter (Financial advisor) Gibbons

"994AD. King Aethelred the Unready's rule falters. Policies recommended by the controlling bishops invite more attacks upon his Saxon kingdom as Sweyn Forkbeard, Viking battle-king of the Danes, grows in power, bloodthirsty for conquest. Beornoth,...

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Rogue frontier  by Jason Kasper

Rogue frontier

Jason Kasper

"Elite CIA operative David Rivers leads his paramilitary team into rural Pakistan with a critical directive - neutralize Kamran Raza, a rogue general selling nuclear secrets to the highest bidder. But when their mission is blown apart, the unit uncovers a...

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The powder of death  by Julian Stockwin

The powder of death

Julian Stockwin

"1261. Oxford, England. An envoy returns from the land of the Tartars to meet with an English scholar and share a deadly secret that touches on the future of Christianity itself. The two men vow that the knowledge of gunpowder must die with them as the...

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City of gold  by Len Deighton

City of gold

Len Deighton

"January 1942. Rommel's seemingly invincible Afrika Korps is at the gates of Egypt – perhaps soon to threaten Cairo itself. And Rommel has a spy in the city – a source so well-informed that the German commander knows in advance every movement of the allied...

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Devil's peak  by Deon Meyer

Devil's peak

Deon Meyer

"The former freedom fighter known as 'Tiny' has finally achieved his dream of a peaceful life. But then his beloved son is taken away from him. In that moment, he unleashes himself upon a corrupt South Africa. His victims are those guilty of crimes against...

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A spy at war  by Charles (Former MI6 operative) Beaumont

A spy at war

Charles (Former MI6 operative) Beau...

"Russia is struggling to defeat Ukraine on the battlefield. But can it win the war for influence? August 2022. Simon Sharman is out for revenge, pursuing the assassin of his former colleague across war-torn Ukraine. Back in London, a Russian spy ring at the...

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The snares  by Rav Grewal-Kök

The snares

Rav Grewal-Kök

"In the waning months of George W. Bush's presidency, Neel Chima, a former Naval officer and federal prosecutor, is recruited to join a new federal intelligence agency-one with greater-than-usual powers and fewer-than-usual restrictions. Neel soon finds...

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The second sun  by P. T. (Peter T.) Deutermann

The second sun

P. T. (Peter T.) Deutermann

"March 1945: After a career of commanding destroyers in the Pacific theater of WWII, Captain Wolfe Bowen is based in Washington, DC, working for the Chief of Naval Operations. Bowen receives an urgent call from the commander of the naval shipyard in...

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A duty of care  by Gerald Seymour

A duty of care

Gerald Seymour

"Jonas Merrick - a legendary intelligence analyst for MI5 - has been banished to the Post Room of Thames House. There, he is expected to pass his remaining days before inevitable retirement. In a Russian gulag, an MI6 agent has developed an unlikely passion...

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Goodbye, Mickey Mouse  by Len Deighton

Goodbye, Mickey Mouse

Len Deighton

"December 1943. A group of US fighter pilots is camped at a windswept air base in Norfolk. Their job is to escort bombers over Germany, and each mission could be their last. Among them are cocky Lieutenant Mickey Morse (nicknamed 'Mickey Mouse'), who is almost...

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The Ipcress file  by Len Deighton

The Ipcress file

Len Deighton

"A secret agent is charged with finding and returning a missing biochemist, but what begins as a straight-forward case quickly becomes a deadly conspiracy."--Provided by publisher.

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Wedgetail  by M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

Wedgetail

M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

"A Wedgetail, the most powerful surveillance platform in the sky, is down - hard. Miranda and her team race to investigate, unwittingly placing themselves in the crosshairs. From the world's greatest shipping chokepoint at the Strait of Malacca to the...

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One bullet away  by Dale M. Nelson

One bullet away

Dale M. Nelson

"For some, loyalty is a game played with loaded dice. In Miami's deceptive calm, private investigator Matt Gage is pulled into a case that cuts to the core of the city's athletic empire. Hired by sports agent Jimmy Lawson, Gage is tasked with infiltrating the...

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Ted Bell's monarch  by Ryan Steck

Ted Bell's monarch

Ryan Steck

"Following a successful but costly mission to destroy an enemy outpost in Antarctica, Alex Hawke is looking forward to some quiet time at Teakettle Cottage, his home in Bermuda, along with his family. But he's not a man who can avoid trouble. Former Chief...

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A merciful sea  by Katie Daysh

A merciful sea

Katie Daysh

"Arthur Courtney is a commander without a ship and without purpose. So when old friend Captain Henry Harrison offers him a place onboard HMS Lion, bound to join Nelson's fleet in the Mediterranean, he is eager for the opportunity. But onboard discipline has...

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The flame bearer  by Bernard Cornwell

The flame bearer

Bernard Cornwell

"Britain is in a state of uneasy peace. Northumbria's Viking ruler, Sigtryggr, and Mercia's Saxon Queen Aethelflaed have agreed on a truce. And so England's greatest warrior, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, at last has the chance to take back the home his traitorous...

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Daggers  by Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

Daggers

Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

"It's been a year of peace. Now it's over. A vicious and mysterious assassin surfaces in the tiny town of Millinocket, and there's only one conceivable reason for their presence. As King and Slater watch those they know added to the body count, their world...

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Monsters  by Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

Monsters

Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

"Heidi Waters, CEO of billion-dollar startup Vitality+, is all the rage in Silicon Valley. Her company's promises to roll out a neurochemical cure for caffeine-related anxiety are set to change the game, a godsend for anyone who's ever got the jitters from...

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Hunters  by Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

Hunters

Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

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The defection of A.J. Lewinter  by Robert Littell

The defection of A.J. Lewinter

Robert Littell

"American scientist A.J. Lewinter has been a cog in the machine for a long time. Stuck studying ceramic nose cones for ballistic missiles, he has spent most of his academic career being overlooked. When he rushes into the Russian Embassy offering to defect,...

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The once and future spy  by Robert Littell

The once and future spy

Robert Littell

"The general consensus at the CIA is that Carroll and Francis are done for. The Sisters Death and Night, as some minor Whitman connoisseur once named them, had been prodigies, sure, but few people know what their job at the Company is anymore. Their masterful...

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The amateur  by Robert Littell

The amateur

Robert Littell

"Charlie Heller is an ace cryptographer for the Company. He's a quiet man with a quiet job in a back office. But when terrorists shoot his fiancée in cold blood and Heller learns that the Agency has decided not to pursue those responsible, his life takes an...

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The Beijing betrayal  by Joel C. Rosenberg

The Beijing betrayal

Joel C. Rosenberg

"Can Marcus Ryker and his team of elite operatives stop a secret plot to unleash the most devastating sneak attack on the U.S. and her allies in history--before millions of Americans die? In the pulse-pounding final installment of the Marcus Ryker series, the...

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The ghost  by Robert Harris

The ghost

Robert Harris

"A body washes up on the deserted coastline of America's most exclusive holiday retreat. But it's no open-and-shut case of suicide. The death of Robert McAra is just the first piece of the jigsaw in an extraordinary plot that will shake the very foundations of...

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Tinker tailor soldier spy  by John Le Carré

Tinker tailor soldier spy

John Le Carré

"A Russian mole has infiltrated the British establishment - and the spymaster Smiley must dig them out...George Smiley, formerly of the Secret Intelligence Service, is contemplating his new life in retirement when he is called back on an unexpected mission....

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Red chaos  by Edwin D. Fuller

Red chaos

Edwin D. Fuller

"As the Arctic ice melts, Russian President Nicolai Gorshkov edges closer to gaining control over the world's oil industry and key shipping routes. With the global economy and national security at stake, one man--Dan Reilly, a State Department and CIA...

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Heroes  by Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

Heroes

Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

"Trapped in self-imposed exile, Will Slater prepares for the fight of his life. Two months ago, he challenged the Director of the CIA to war, and it's been radio silence since. Unable to return to the family he loves, he steels himself for the first strike,...

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Legends  by Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

Legends

Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

"Moving north to wintry Maine, King and Slater get three days of rest before they're barrelling straight back to Boston with their hearts in their throats. Something they left behind has blown up in their faces, and suddenly they're vulnerable, exposed. It's...

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Rogues  by Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

Rogues

Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

"Two abduction attempts on separate sides of the city. A van tries to snatch Tyrell, and two men approach Violetta and Junior in a public park. All at once, it's Code Red. King and Slater don't know who's targeting them, or why, but they have an endless list...

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Tyrants  by Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

Tyrants

Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

"Will Slater is on the hunt. Three months ago he found a list belonging to drug-slinging gangster Dwayne Griggs. A collection of blackmail, pictures of unspeakable horrors. He's not going to stop until the men in the photos are dead and buried. He's already...

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Fathers  by Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

Fathers

Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

"On the same day Jason King is set to become a father, Will Slater sees a twelve-year-old boy on a street corner. There's nothing particularly alarming about the kid, but Slater has a sixth sense when someone needs help, so he steps in to protect. After his...

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Messiahs  by Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

Messiahs

Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

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Sharks  by Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

Sharks

Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

"Hunting the leftover scum from a human trafficking operation, King and Slater dig up the name of a bank used to wash the dirty money leaving Vegas. It brings them to an offshore tax haven in the Bahamas and a narcissistic psychopath who runs an airtight...

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Ghosts  by Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

Ghosts

Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

"King and Slater are independent operators, outlawed from their government for good, free to deliver vigilante justice to those who need it most. In Las Vegas, they offer their services to a woman about to serve a decade in prison for a crime she didn't...

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Outlaws  by Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

Outlaws

Matt (Thriller writer) Rogers

"Black operations killer Will Slater has a choice to make. Continue putting his life on the line for his country despite the unrest brewing below his stoic exterior... or get out. Muster the courage to tell his employers how he feels, accept that he's rapidly...

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Nuclear nation  by Logan Ryles

Nuclear nation

Logan Ryles

"In a world on the brink of nuclear war, one man stands between peace and global chaos. Following the devastating aftermath of a nuclear detonation in the Panama Canal, the world teeters on the edge of war. The Russian president's claims about a hidden Soviet...

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Sharpe's honour  by Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's honour

Bernard Cornwell

"Major Richard Sharpe awaits the new campaign with grim expectancy. Victory depends on the fragile alliance between Britain and Spain, an alliance to be maintained at any cost. Pierre Ducos, the wily French Intelligence officer, sees a chance to destroy the...

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The protector  by Dan Latus

The protector

Dan Latus

"Frank Doy never wanted a fight. But he can't walk away from this one. Not now his oldest friend is under threat. It starts like any other day . . . Frank's out walking on the beach, when a motor boat comes speeding into view. Closing in fast. "You! In the...

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Playing dirty  by Dan Latus

Playing dirty

Dan Latus

"Frank Doy has had enough of playing nice. This time, he's playing by his own rules. Frank gets a visit from a young man with a big problem. A ten-million-pound problem. Jason just hit the jackpot in the lottery. Unfortunately, someone else has plans for the...

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The hitman's assassin  by Dan Latus

The hitman's assassin

Dan Latus

"Frank Doy can't even go to the shop without getting ambushed by hitmen. He's followed into the supermarket car park. A sharply dressed man and a young woman corner him. They want to know where Frank's old friend Malky Malkovich is. But Frank has no idea, and...

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Last resort  by Dan Latus

Last resort

Dan Latus

"'You're the best man for it, Jake.' How often has Jake Ord heard that line? This time it's his old boss Sir Giles Henderson asking him to babysit a Russian fugitive, of all things. Yuri Bortsov was involved in a failed coup and the American rescue attempt...

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Red ultimatum  by Gary H. Grossman

Red ultimatum

Gary H. Grossman

"A former U.S. President's plane is brought down in the Atlantic. Revolutionary forces attack Cairo. The U.S. Secretary of State is kidnapped in Panama. A North Korean ballistic missile submarine tracks toward America's West Coast. A sleeper cell spy awakens...

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Dead centre  by Andy McNab

Dead centre

Andy McNab

Indonesia, January 2005. Nick Stone is working undercover, to retrieve incriminating material from amongst the tsunami-ravaged chaos of a devastated landscape. His team is attacked and a man dies -- but not before he makes an agonising promise that will return...

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Sorrow's anthem  by Michael Koryta

Sorrow's anthem

Michael Koryta

"Once Lincoln Perry and Ed Gradduk were friends. Then Perry became a cop, Gradduk turned dangerous, and their friendship imploded. Now, Gradduk is dead. And Perry wants to use his PI license to prove that whatever else his childhood friend might have been, he...

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The gemini contenders  by Robert Ludlum

The gemini contenders

Robert Ludlum

"Salonika, Greece: December 1939. In the dead of night, a clandestine order of monks embarks on a desperate mission: to transport a mysterious vault to a hiding place high in the Italian Alps. The sinister cache, concealed for centuries, could rip apart the...

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The Scarlatti inheritance  by Robert Ludlum

The Scarlatti inheritance

Robert Ludlum

"Her weapons: Money and Power. Her target: The most dangerous man in the world - her son. Elizabeht Wyckman Scarlatti has a plan - a desperate, last-minute gamble - designed to save the world from her own son, Ulster, an incalculably dangerous man who is...

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The Holcroft covenant  by Robert Ludlum

The Holcroft covenant

Robert Ludlum

"The Fourth Reich is waiting to be born. The only man who can stop it is about to sign its birth certificate. In 1945 the children of the Third Reich were secretly hidden all over the world-to be concealed until the 1970's, when they would come of age. Then...

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Hell Island  by Matthew Reilly

Hell Island

Matthew Reilly

"It is an island that doesn't appear on any maps. A secret place, where classified experiments have been carried out. Experiments that have gone terribly wrong. Four crack special forces units are dropped in. One of them is a team of Marines, led by Captain...

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Devil may care  by Sebastian Faulks

Devil may care

Sebastian Faulks

"Bond is back ... a continuation of the James Bond legacy, [this novel] picks up right where Ian Fleming left off - at the height of the Cold War, with a story of almost unbearable tension. ... An Algerian drug runner is brutally executed on the desolate...

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Wolf six  by Alex Shaw

Wolf six

Alex Shaw

"Meet Ruslan Akulov. In the shadowy world of assassins for hire, he is known as 'Wolf Six'. A Ukrainian raised in Moscow, conscripted into Russia's most covert Special Forces unit 'The Werewolves', Akulov is full of loathing for the country that built and then...

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Enigma  by Robert Harris

Enigma

Robert Harris

"March 1943, the war hangs in the balance, and at Bletchley Park Tom Jericho, a brilliant young codebreaker, is facing a double nightmare. The Germans have unaccountably changed their U-boat Enigma code, threatening a massive Allied defeat. And as suspicion...

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Damascus station  by David McCloskey

Damascus station

David McCloskey

"A CIA officer and his recruit arrive in war-ravaged Damascus to hunt for a killer. CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad. The two fall into a forbidden relationship, supercharging Haddad's...

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The Venetian betrayal  by Steve Berry

The Venetian betrayal

Steve Berry

"For ex-field agent Cotton Malone the stakes have never been higher: a deadly virus that could wipe out civilisation as we know it - and a cure that lies buried in the past. A secret international coalition has created a lethal biological weapon. Whoever...

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Run  by Jeff Abbott

Run

Jeff Abbott

"Ben Forsberg is an ordinary guy, leading an ordinary life. Everything changes the day two government agents appear at his door. Ben's business card has been found in the wallet of an assassin who has just been killed. Whoever killed him has now set their...

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Command authority  by Tom Clancy

Command authority

Tom Clancy

"Decades ago, when he was a young CIA analyst, President Jack Ryan, Sr. was sent on what was supposed to be a simple support mission to investigate the death of an operative who had been looking into suspicious banking activities at a Swiss bank. Ryan's dogged...

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Woden's spear  by Donovan (Novelist) Cook

Woden's spear

Donovan (Novelist) Cook

"Banished by those he loved; how far would he go for redemption? 449 AD Old Saxony. Octa, the son of a mighty Saxon warlord, stands in the shield wall for the first time, eager to make a name for himself. But instead of the promised battle glory, fear...

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Devil's gate  by Clive Cussler

Devil's gate

Clive Cussler

"A Japanese cargo ship cruises the eastern Atlantic near the Azores - when it bursts into flames. A gang of pirates speeds to take advantage of the disaster - when their boat explodes. What is happening in that part of the world? As Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala,...

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The Columbus affair  by Steve Berry

The Columbus affair

Steve Berry

"Tom Sagan is staring down the barrel of a gun - literally. He has lost everything he ever loved: his job, his wife, his daughter, his reputation. And - what hurts most - he knows the story which ruined his career as a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist was a...

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The Jefferson key  by Steve Berry

The Jefferson key

Steve Berry

"Cotton Malone has been called on to defend his country's safety in many exotic locations around the world, often using his knowledge of history to get to the heart of mysteries and conspiracies stretching back for centuries. But never has the danger been...

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The Charlemagne pursuit  by Steve Berry

The Charlemagne pursuit

Steve Berry

"A mysterious manuscript discovered in the tomb of Charlemagne sends Cotton Malone on a perilous international quest that takes him and twin sisters with their own agenda from an ancient German cathedral to the harsh, unforgiving world of Antarctica in pursuit...

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Dead before dying  by Deon Meyer

Dead before dying

Deon Meyer

"Mat Joubert, once a rising star of the South African police force, had it all. Then his wife was murdered, and his hopes died with her. Alcoholic, depressed and overweight, he is a shadow of his former self. Then a new killer appears on the streets of Cape...

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Long road to mercy  by David Baldacci

Long road to mercy

David Baldacci

"It is thirty years since FBI special agent Atlee Pine's twin sister, Mercy, was taken from the room they shared as young children. Notorious serial killer Daniel James Tor, was caught and convicted of other murders, and while there's no proof, Atlee believes...

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Adrenaline  by Jeff Abbott

Adrenaline

Jeff Abbott

"Sam Capra - brilliant CIA agent, loving husband, expectant father - loses everything that matters to him in a horrifying moment in London. An unknown enemy has set him up as a traitor. But that enemy has targeted the wrong man. Escaping from the CIA, Sam goes...

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Patriot games  by Tom Clancy

Patriot games

Tom Clancy

"As an American in London on vacation with his family, Jack Ryan never imagined his quick thinking would prevent an assassination attempt on Britain's royal family and earn him the gratitude of an entire nation, and the scorn of an ultra left-wing faction of...

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The third secret  by Steve Berry

The third secret

Steve Berry

"In 1917, an apparition of the Virgin Mary shares a secret prophecy with Fatima, a Portuguese peasant girl. Over 80 years later, the Vatican finally reveals the secret, but many believe this is far from the whole truth. Father Colin Michener is sent to...

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Burn to shine  by Jonathan Maberry

Burn to shine

Jonathan Maberry

"Rogue Team International joins Joe Ledger in a new, tension-filled mission to stop a wave of bioterrorism from devastating the country in the fourth installment of bestselling author Jonathan Maberry's ongoing series... A covert group is infiltrating the...

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Rescue run  by John Winn Miller

Rescue run

John Winn Miller

"Capt. Jake Rogers returns to the North Atlantic as commander of a U.S. Liberty ship with some of his crew from the sunken 'Peggy C.' But disaster strikes, and they end up shipwrecked in Ireland. There, Rogers learns from Dutch sailors that the Nazis have...

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Winter warrior  by Richard (Novelist) Cullen

Winter warrior

Richard (Novelist) Cullen

"England, 1069. King William has finally stamped his authority on this conquered kingdom. His lands are held in the grasp of Frankish lords, and their castles dominate the skyline. But a rebellious few still lurk on the fringes, and they will not fade quietly...

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The Bancroft strategy  by Robert Ludlum

The Bancroft strategy

Robert Ludlum

"When Todd Belknaps's best friend goes missing, it seems that a mysterious figure, known only as 'Genesis', is responsible. Meanwhile, hedge fund analyst Andrea Newton gets an unexpected call. She has been left a fortune by a cousin she's never met - on the...

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Floodgate  by Alistair MacLean

Floodgate

Alistair MacLean

"AMSTERDAM AIRPORT HAS DISAPPEARED. BLACKMAIL: The mass of water in its place is the work of the FFF - an Irish terrorist group who want to force Britain's hand. SUBTERFUGE: The Dutch call in Detective Lieutenant van Effen - feared interrogator and undercover...

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San Andreas  by Alistair MacLean

San Andreas

Alistair MacLean

"Suddenly, just before dawn, the lights went out aboard the San Andreas. For the British hospital ship sailing the deadly, U-boat-patrolled Norwegian waters, a nightmare of violence and betrayal has begun - a terrifying game of sabotage in which an unknown...

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The satan bug  by Alistair MacLean

The satan bug

Alistair MacLean

"Behind the locked doors of the Mordon Research Centre, a scientist lay dead, and a new toxin of terrifying power had vanished. Gripping and tense story of secret agents, even more secret government facilities, and a deadly virus. Mordon Chemical Research...

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A perfect spy  by John Le Carré

A perfect spy

John Le Carré

"Magnus Pym, ranking diplomat, has vanished, believed defected. The chase is on- for a missing husband, a devoted father, and a secret agent. Pym's life, it is revealed, is entirely made up of secrets. Dominated by a father who is also a confidence trickster...

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The Bourne deception  by Eric Lustbader

The Bourne deception

Eric Lustbader

"Jason Bourne's nemesis Arkadin is still hot on his trail and the two continue their struggle, reversing roles of hunter and hunted. When Bourne is ambushed and badly wounded, he fakes his death and goes into hiding. In safety, he takes on a new identity and...

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Red alert  by Alastair MacNeill

Red alert

Alastair MacNeill

"A deadly virus has been stolen, and the thieves plan to use the hundred million pound ransom to fund terrorist armies. When the mission looks impossible, the world calls upon UNACO. The Italian Red Brigades raid the US-owned Neo Chem laboratory between Rome...

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Borrowed time  by Hugh Miller

Borrowed time

Hugh Miller

"With Mike Graham and Sabrina Craver's working relationship as volatile as ever, they are plunged into an investigation that requires all their courage. When they arrive in the Vale of Kashmir, they find the priest brutally murdered, and an ex-trained assassin...

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The enemy within  by Rob (Thriller writer) Sinclair

The enemy within

Rob (Thriller writer) Sinclair

"Ex-intelligence agent James Ryker has done many things in the past he'd prefer to forget. The last time he saw Gregor Minko - son to one of Ukraine's most dangerous and politically influential arms dealers - Gregor was a scared 6-year-old boy in need of...

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Goodbye California  by Alistair MacLean

Goodbye California

Alistair MacLean

"'Earthquake country,' said the Professor. 'San Francisco is geologically and seismologically a city that waits to die. Los Angeles is ringed by earthquake centres - seven massive quakes so far. We have no idea where the next, the monster, will hit...'...

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The Golden Gate  by Alistair MacLean

The Golden Gate

Alistair MacLean

"A rolling Fort Knox is how the journalists describe the Presidential motorcade as it enters San Francisco across the Golden Gate. Even the ever-watchful FBI believe it is impregnable -- as it has to be with the President and two Middle-eastern potentates...

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Breakheart Pass  by Alistair MacLean

Breakheart Pass

Alistair MacLean

"The Rocky Mountains, winter 1873. One of the most desolate stretches of railroad in the West. Travelling along it is a crowded troop train, bound for the cholera-stricken garrison at Fort Humboldt. On board are the Governor of Nevada, the daughter of the...

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Circus  by Alistair MacLean

Circus

Alistair MacLean

"Bruno Wildermann of the Wrinfield Circus is the world's greatest trapeze artist, a clairvoyant with near-supernatural powers and an implacable enemy of the East European regime that arrested his family and murdered his wife. The CIA needs such a man, and...

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Puppet on a chain  by Alistair MacLean

Puppet on a chain

Alistair MacLean

"Paul Sherman of Interpol's Narcotics Bureau flies to Amsterdam on the trail of a dope king. With enormous skill the atmosphere is built up: Amsterdam with its canals and high houses; stolid police; psychopaths; and above all - murder."--Provided by publisher.

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Caravan to Vacarres  by Alistair MacLean

Caravan to Vacarres

Alistair MacLean

"From all over Europe, even from behind the Iron Curtain, Gypsies make an annual pilgrimage to the holy shrine of their patron saint in Provence. But something is different about this year's gathering; this year people are dying. Cecile Dubois and Neil Bowman...

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The dark crusader  by Alistair MacLean

The dark crusader

Alistair MacLean

"Eight job advertisements. Eight jobs. Eight specialists in modern technology required. Eight scientists to fill them. Applicants to be married, with no children, and prepared to travel. Highly persuasive salaries. One criminal mastermind. Eight positions...

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The guns of Navarone  by Alistair MacLean

The guns of Navarone

Alistair MacLean

"Twelve hundred British soldiers isolated on the small island of Kheros off the Turkish coast, waiting to die. Twelve hundred lives in jeopardy, lives that could be saved if only the guns could be silenced. The guns of Navarone, vigilant, savage and...

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South by Java Head  by Alistair MacLean

South by Java Head

Alistair MacLean

"February, 1942: Singapore lies burning and shattered, defenceless before the conquering hordes of the Japanese Army. The last boat escapes out of the harbour into the South China Sea, and on board are a desperate group of strangers, each with a secret to...

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Night without end  by Alistair MacLean

Night without end

Alistair MacLean

"Six men and four women survive an airline crash in temperatures forty degrees below zero. For the members of a remote scientific station who rescue them, there are some sinister questions to answer - the first of which is who shot the pilot before the...

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Hostage tower  by John Denis

Hostage tower

John Denis

"They answer to no one - officially they don't exist. Created to battle a growing army of super-criminals and international terrorists, the United Nations Anti-Crime Organization comprises elite specialsists from around the globe. Their assignment: stop an...

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Prime target  by Hugh Miller

Prime target

Hugh Miller

"An American government employee is murdered in cold blood on a London Street, and a list of names, all German, all male, is found in her hotel room. It appears that two of the men have also met with violent deaths. Carver and Graham must crack the lethal...

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Dead halt  by Alastair MacNeill

Dead halt

Alastair MacNeill

"The discovery of an arms cache bound for the IRA leads two agents to a terrifying cartel of arms dealers, the Mafia and international power-brokers all hellbent on destabilising the West. When the mission looks impossible, who do you call? UNACO."--Publisher.

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Time of the assassins  by Alastair MacNeill

Time of the assassins

Alastair MacNeill

"The African state of Zimbala has a new leader, but someone wants him dead - and the only man who knows details of the hit is being hunted by UNACO's top agent on an illegal mission of personal vengeance. Can UNACO stop their top assassin from killing his...

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Death train  by Alastair MacNeill

Death train

Alastair MacNeill

"In Europe a train carrying a deadly cargo has been hijacked. When the mission looks impossible, the world calls upon UNACO... Somewhere in Europe a train is carrying a deadly cargo of plutonium-IV packed in six reinforced steel kegs. But one of the kegs has...

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Enemy action  by Leo J. Maloney

Enemy action

Leo J. Maloney

"Defend freedom. Prevent Armageddon. That's the Zeta maxim when the nefarious Ares organization plots to destabilize world powers on triple fronts across the globe. In Antarctica, Dan Morgan goes on a very personal mission and finds something in the ice that...

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The night manager  by John Le Carré

The night manager

John Le Carré

"In le Carre's first post-Cold War novel, an ex-soldier helps British Intelligence penetrate the secret world of ruthless arms dealers At the start of it all, Jonathan Pine is merely the night manager at a luxury hotel. But when a single attempt to pass on...

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Call for the dead  by John Le Carré

Call for the dead

John Le Carré

"An apparent suicide. A deepening mystery. A letter from a dead man...Secret agent George Smiley is in trouble. A Foreign Office civil servant, Samuel Fennan, has killed himself, and Smiley realises that Intelligence head Maston is going to set him up to take...

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The spy who came in from the cold  by John Le Carré

The spy who came in from the cold

John Le Carré

"Alex Leamas is tired. It's the 1960s, he's been out in the cold for years, spying in Berlin for his British masters, and has seen too many good agents murdered for their troubles. Now Control wants to bring him in at last but only after one final...

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Our game  by John Le Carré

Our game

John Le Carré

"The Cold War is over and retired secret servant Tim Cranmer has been put out to pasture, spending his days making wine on his Somerset estate. But then he discovers that his former double agent Larry - dreamer, dissolute, philanderer and disloyal friend - has...

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The looking glass war  by John Le Carré

The looking glass war

John Le Carré

"When the Department - faded since the war and busy only with bureaucratic battles - hears rumour of a missile base near the West German border, it seems like the perfect opportunity to regain some political standing in the Intelligence market place. The Cold...

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The silver wolf  by Jacky Colliss Harvey

The silver wolf

Jacky Colliss Harvey

"Amidst the chaos of the Thirty Years' War, Jack Fiskardo embarks upon a quest that will carry him inexorably from France to Amsterdam and then onto the battlefields of Germany. As he grows to manhood will he be able to unravel the mystery of his father's...

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State of fear  by Michael Crichton

State of fear

Michael Crichton

"An intelligence agent travels to such exotic locations as Tokyo, Iceland, Antarctica, and the Solomon Islands in a desperate attempt to prevent a global environmental catastrophe."--Provided by publisher.

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