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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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Sharpe's sword  by Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's sword

Bernard Cornwell

"Spain, June 1812. In the beautiful city of Salamanca, Captain Richard Sharpe must hunt down and safeguard Britain's most valuable spy, 'El Mirador', before he's silenced by France's deadliest assassin - even at the risk of his own life. In the shadowy world...

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No prayers for the dying  by Dale M. Nelson

No prayers for the dying

Dale M. Nelson

"In the high-stakes game of international spycraft, the most dangerous weapon is the truth. And Matt Gage is about to unleash it. Ex-CIA operative Matt Gage believed the covert world was firmly in his rear view. But the untimely demise of a Silicon Valley...

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The hunt for Red October  by Tom Clancy

The hunt for Red October

Tom Clancy

"The hunt is on ... Silently, beneath the chill Atlantic waters, Russia's ultra-secret nuclear submarine, the Red October, is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. With all-out war only seconds away, the superpowers race across the...

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Polostan  by Neal Stephenson

Polostan

Neal Stephenson

"Born in the American West to a clan of cowboy anarchists, Dawn Rae Bjornberg is raised in post-Revolution Leningrad by her father, a party-line Leninist who re-christens her Aurora. She spends her early years in Russia but then grows up as a teenager in...

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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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Caligula  by Douglas Jackson

Caligula

Douglas Jackson

"Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, the third Roman Emperor, is better known by another name: Caligula, a name synonymous with decadence, cruelty and madness. His reign was marked by excess, huge building projects, the largest gladiatorial battles Rome...

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Takedown  by Stephen Leather

Takedown

Stephen Leather

"When a British Special Forces soldier goes rogue, carrying out an attack at a US army base in Syria leading to the death of two men, ex-MI5 controller Charlotte Button is hired to work out what his plan is and to take him down before he can carry it out. When...

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Zero sum  by John Gilstrap

Zero sum

John Gilstrap

"Jonathan Grave long ago lost faith with the so-called war on drugs, a futile campaign that enables cartels to make billions under the protection of corrupt officials on both sides of the border. But when a twelve-year-old dies after consuming fentanyl...

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White suicide  by Simon Gaul

White suicide

Simon Gaul

"White Suicide is initially set in the anni di piombo (the years of lead), the twenty years of Italian terrorism, and begins with the kidnap, and subsequent murder, of Aldo Moro in 1978, one of Italy's, and the Cold War's, visionary leaders."--Provided by...

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Into the cauldron  by Lee (Intelligence officer) Jackson

Into the cauldron

Lee (Intelligence officer) Jackson

"In the vast theater of World War II, the fate of one family weaves into the larger tapestry of the fight--even if victory asks for the ultimate sacrifice. Normandy. Sark Island. London. The Pacific. The Littlefield siblings, separated by the grim tide of war,...

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Cold trail  by Taylor Moore

Cold trail

Taylor Moore

"On leave from the DEA, Garrett Kohl is ready to settle down and build a stable foundation for his family. But that's easier said than done. In order to give his fiancée, Lacey, and adopted son, Asadi, the life they deserve, and get out from under crippling...

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The Lucifer Cut  by Matthew Hart

The Lucifer Cut

Matthew Hart

"When a mysterious gem - the Lucifer Cut - goes missing, U.S. Treasury agent Alex Turner and his lover, a billionaire Russian diamond thief, must find this jewel that holds a secret so lethal, it threatens both the world diamond trade and the national security...

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The knight's redemption  by Ethan Bale

The knight's redemption

Ethan Bale

"Europe, Spring 1486. Facing a grisly death if captured alive, veteran mercenary and Plantagenet henchman Sir John Hawker and his unlikely band of misfits return to Venice to attempt to free the woman he left behind there months before. Braving the spies and...

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Code 1990  by Ray Keipert

Code 1990

Ray Keipert

"The Iron Curtain has clanged down across post-war Europe, and the Red Army is entrenched in the very heart of Germany... Tyrannical communist rule based on state terror begins as the repressive regime launches a campaign of international espionage. Working...

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The Barbarossa secret  by Christopher Kerr

The Barbarossa secret

Christopher Kerr

"From the darkest days of the Second World War comes an incredible story of a cover-up with staggering implications. The death of a man in Bavaria in 2020 is the first in a long line of dominos to fall as a journalist searches to uncover the truth of his...

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Valhalla's fury  by Donovan Cook

Valhalla's fury

Donovan Cook

"Abandoned by his people and destined for Valhalla, do not stand in the way of his fury. Ribe is lost, its hall burnt, and Charles is still missing. Sven must once more sail into dangerous waters to rescue his grandson. King Louis of East Francia, the man who...

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King's enemy  by Ian Ross

King's enemy

Ian Ross

"The Battle of Evesham has been fought and lost. The King is triumphant, Simon de Montfort is dead, and Adam de Norton is a prisoner, stripped of everything he once honoured and prized. Escaping from captivity in the grim castle of Beeston, Adam becomes a...

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Prize catch  by Alan Carter

Prize catch

Alan Carter

"When Roz Chen's wife, Niamh, is killed in a hit-and-run on a lonely Tasmanian road, the grieving widow begins to wonder if Niamh's death was an accident after all. Meanwhile, SAS veteran Sam Willard is hoping for a fresh start with a job at a salmon farm. But...

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Terra incognita  by Simon Turney

Terra incognita

Simon Turney

"61 AD. Under Emperor Nero, Rome is rich and powerful, but dissatisfaction is rife. The emperor himself schemes avidly to increase his wealth and indulge his pleasures - and slaughter his many enemies - but also seeks glory. The great River Nile, life-giver to...

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The inside man  by Jeff Abbott

The inside man

Jeff Abbott

"When Sam Capra's best customer - and friend - is murdered outside his Miami bar, Sam decides to seek justice. Determined to find out the connection between his friend's death and a beautiful stranger, Sam infiltrates the Varelas, one of Miami's most prominent...

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The Shadow Club  by Scott Blade

The Shadow Club

Scott Blade

"Annapolis. The U.S. Naval Academy. Here begins Widow's journey - a path from a promising naval career to a crossroads of life and death. Rewind to Widow's final days as a twenty-two-year-old midshipman, where a dying woman's request catapults him into a...

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White alert  by Logan Ryles

White alert

Logan Ryles

As America bleeds, one man's relentless chase for the world's deadliest terrorist begins... In the wake of gut-wrenching terrorist attacks across the American heartland, the Prosecution Force - led by relentless black ops specialist Reed Montgomery - is...

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Circus Maximus  by Anthony O'Neill

Circus Maximus

Anthony O'Neill

"THE CHAOTIC A.D. 69 When the obese and tyrannical Aulus Vitellius seizes the reins of power in Rome, the empire is the grip of a fierce civil war. But the new emperor's first priority is both personal and deeply symbolic: he plans to crush the Green chariot...

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Break every rule  by Brian Freeman

Break every rule

Brian Freeman

"Tommy Miller is a man with deadly skills, hiding in Florida under a false identity. After being set up on an overseas mission, he's on the run from terrorists--and from the government who betrayed him. So when his wife and daughter are violently abducted, it...

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The accomplice  by Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson

The accomplice

Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson

"Introducing New York-born and Texas-bred Nia Adams, who always dreamt of becoming a Texas Ranger. She knows the dangers of the job, and as the first Black female ranger, she knows the politics, but she's never encountered a criminal like Desmond Bell. A...

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Capture or kill  by Don Bentley

Capture or kill

Don Bentley

"April 2011: On a remote mountain overlooking the remains of the Iranian nuclear weapons program, Azad Ashani witnesses a Quds Force demonstration of a capability meant to up-end America's war in the Middle East. Ashani, director of the Iranian Ministry of...

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Lines of deception  by Steve Anderson

Lines of deception

Steve Anderson

"West Germany, 1949. Former actor Max Kaspar suffered greatly in the Second World War. Now he owns a nightclub in Munich-and occasionally lends a hand to the newly formed CIA. Meanwhile, his brother Harry has ventured beyond the Iron Curtain to rescue an...

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The Briar Club  by Kate Quinn

The Briar Club

Kate Quinn

"Washington, DC, 1950. Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the nation's capital where secrets hide behind white picket fences. But when the lovely, mysterious widow Grace March moves...

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The trap  by Ava Glass

The trap

Ava Glass

"Emma Makepeace is headed to Edinburgh for the global G7 Summit when her team is tipped off about a high-profile assassination the Russians are planning - but they have no idea who the target is. Surrounded by the world's most powerful political leaders in a...

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Ghost soldier  by Mike Maden

Ghost soldier

Mike Maden

"A deadly war game. An adversary as hard to find as he is to kill. Weapons so sophisticated, none have seen the like before. Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon have finally met their match... When African jihadis attack a Nigerian regiment using American...

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The long sword  by Christian Cameron

The long sword

Christian Cameron

"Pisa, May 1364. Sir William Gold is looking forward to a lucrative career as a hired sword in the endless warring between Italy's city states. But when a message comes from the Grand Master of the Hospitaliers, William is forced to leave his dreams of fame...

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The Templar cross  by Paul Christopher

The Templar cross

Paul Christopher

"Retired Army Ranger John Holliday has reluctantly settled into his teaching position at West Point, when young Israeli archaeologist Rafi Wanounou comes to him with desperate news. Holliday's niece--and Rafi's financée--Peggy has been kidnapped while...

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The sword of the Templars  by Paul Christopher

The sword of the Templars

Paul Christopher

"Army Ranger Lt. Col. John Holliday had resigned himself to ending his career teaching at West Point. When his uncle passes away, Holliday discovers a medieval sword wrapped in Adolf Hitler's personal battle standard. But when someone burns down his uncle's...

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Jaws  by Peter Benchley

Jaws

Peter Benchley

"Amity is a quiet town near New York, until the day a woman goes swimming and doesn't return. The next morning, the police find her body washed up on the beach and it appears that she was the victim of a shark attack, but will anyone believe Officer...

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Two nights in Mumbai  by Ernest Walter Dempsey

Two nights in Mumbai

Ernest Walter Dempsey

For Dak Harper, tracking down lost relics for an eccentric young millionaire sounded like an easy gig, especially after years dodging bullets for the Delta Force. A way to bank some cash, travel to exciting destinations on his boss' dime, and keep under the...

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The courier  by Ernest Walter Dempsey

The courier

Ernest Walter Dempsey

"Former Special Forces operator Dak Harper needs a job. Out of work and on the run after a shocking betrayal by his brothers-in-arms, the ex-Special Forces commando hasn't stopped moving for months. He can't. Some of the same soldiers who left him for dead in...

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Enemy of the state  by Robert Swartwood

Enemy of the state

Robert Swartwood

"The world believed Daniel Burke was dead. At least, the few people in the government who knew he existed did. Once part of an elite black ops team, Burke faked his death so he could avenge his brother. Now that those responsible have been brought to justice,...

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Fire on the horizon  by Wilbur A. Smith

Fire on the horizon

Wilbur A. Smith

"South Africa, 1899 - the smouldering hostility between the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State and the British colonies of the Cape and Natal is about to burst into flame. War is coming and no one can prevent it. Colonel Penrod Ballantyne, hero of...

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The Midas legacy  by Andy McDermott

The Midas legacy

Andy McDermott

"The lost city has defined Nina Wilde's life. Her parents' obsession with Atlantis cost them their lives, but finding it brought Nina to her husband Eddie Chase and a series of archaeological treasures. A decade later, the International Heritage Agency needs...

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Fortunate son  by Andrew Bridgeman

Fortunate son

Andrew Bridgeman

"Five days before the presidential inauguration, rookie Special Agent Emma Noble is tasked with her first assignment - informing a shy young man from Boston that he is the victim of the most infamous kidnapping of the past century. Ben Danvers is not the child...

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Burn out  by Joshua Hood

Burn out

Joshua Hood

"Becoming one of the US Forest Service's elite smokejumpers has been Jake Slade's dream. Parachuting into the path of a raging fire and beating it into submission isn't a job for the faint of heart, but after four years in Folsom, he's ready to prove himself....

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No safe place  by Michael Ledwidge

No safe place

Michael Ledwidge

"Hiding out off the grid on a trout stream in the middle of rural New England, the last thing Mike Gannon is looking for is any more trouble. But then he bumps into an old girlfriend who is an investigator up from New York City looking into the mysterious...

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Tom Clancy shadow state  by M. P. Woodward

Tom Clancy shadow state

M. P. Woodward

"Jack Ryan, Jr. finds himself cut off from his comrades at The Campus just when he needs them most. He's smack dab in the middle of an international conspiracy, and this may be too much for even him to handle."--Publisher.

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Worth killing for  by Max Luther

Worth killing for

Max Luther

"Private bodyguard Alex Drayce meets with the SIO in charge of his wife Lily's reopened murder investigation. With forensic evidence linking her death to the killer of another serving police officer, it should be an open-and-shut case. When the DNA record...

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Firestorm  by Logan Ryles

Firestorm

Logan Ryles

"When tragedy strikes Reed Montgomery, revenge is the only way forward. Former Force Recon Marine and covert operator, Reed Montgomery, has finally hung up the rifle. The White House has disowned him. His team has disbanded. He's now embracing the quiet life...

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Election day  by Logan Ryles

Election day

Logan Ryles

"In less than a week, America will select her new president. Three candidates are tied in a dead heat. But one of them is about to step into a lethal trap. From twenty-four hundred yards, an invisible shooter takes an impossible shot. As the gun smoke clears...

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Total war  by Logan Ryles

Total war

Logan Ryles

"He didn't start this fight, but he's going to end it. Former Marine and professional assassin Reed Montgomery is facing the fallout of total betrayal. The shadowy organization he used to work for murdered one of his dearest friends, framed him for the...

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Smoke and mirrors  by Logan Ryles

Smoke and mirrors

Logan Ryles

"No matter how deep they are buried, some secrets never die. After declaring war on the criminal underworld, former assassin Reed Montgomery uncovered a crippling secret: the organization he's fighting was founded by his father, and Reed must confront him if...

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First strike  by Logan Ryles

First strike

Logan Ryles

"Reed Montgomery's retirement is doomed to be short-lived. After the CIA receives intelligence from deep inside North Korea of a startling new weapon, President Trousdale green-lights an illegal mission to extract the informant. Reed and his Prosecution Force...

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The queen's lies  by Oliver Clements

The queen's lies

Oliver Clements

"While working on a powerful new weapon for England, the country's first secret agent John Dee finds himself threatened from all sides. First, his secret plans are stolen, then his son is kidnapped by a vengeful enemy from his past. At the same time, Dee's...

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The protector  by Tony Park

The protector

Tony Park

"Professor Denise 'Doc' Rado is South Africa's expert on pangolins, busting poachers and freeing the endangered anteaters in elaborate undercover stings. After a risky operation backfires, Doc's life is shattered, but she still has to lead an eclectic group of...

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Overwatch  by Logan Ryles

Overwatch

Logan Ryles

"Three years ago Reed Montgomery made a decision that landed him with a one-way ticket to death row. It was there, in the dark confines of federal prison, that he made a deal with the devil: become an assassin, and complete thirty kills in exchange for his...

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Worst case scenario  by T. J. (Novelist) Newman

Worst case scenario

T. J. (Novelist) Newman

"When a pilot suffers a heart attack at 35,000 feet, a commercial airliner filled with passengers crashes into a nuclear power plant in the small town of Waketa, Minnesota, which becomes ground zero for a catastrophic national crisis with global implications....

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Angel of vengeance  by Douglas J. Preston

Angel of vengeance

Douglas J. Preston

"Constance Greene confronts Manhattan's most dangerous serial killer, Enoch Leng, bartering for her sister's life - but she is betrayed and turned away empty-handed, incandescent with rage. Unknown to Leng, Pendergast's brother, Diogenes, appears unexpectedly,...

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Sailing by Carina's star  by Katie Crabb

Sailing by Carina's star

Katie Crabb

"What the sea has drawn together, let no man tear asunder. Nicholas Jerome and René Delacroix once swore themselves inseparable. Now a lieutenant in the English Royal Navy, Jerome is tasked with catching pirates in tandem with Michel Delacroix. When a...

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Sailing by Orion's star  by Katie author. Crabb

Sailing by Orion's star

Katie author. Crabb

"In the 18th century West Indies, stories hold the ultimate power. Sailors spin yarns about pirates. Newspapers tell tales full of half-truths. Myths spread like whispered wildfire. East India Company sailor Nicholas Jerome has no patience for pirates,...

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Arkangel  by James Rollins

Arkangel

James Rollins

"The execution of a Vatican archivist within the shadow of the Kremlin exposes a conspiracy going back three centuries--to the bloody era of the Russian Tsars. Before his murder, he manages to dispatch a coded message, a warning of a terrifying threat, one...

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Act of defiance  by Brian Andrews

Act of defiance

Brian Andrews

"US intelligence says there's something going on in Russia. While their land forces have been decimated by corruption and incompetence, the Navy seems to be pouring money into some secret project. Analysts are stumped, until the knot is untangled by one...

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Shadow of doubt  by Brad Thor

Shadow of doubt

Brad Thor

"A mysterious cargo plane, flanked by a squadron of Russia's most lethal fighters, has just taken off from a remote airbase. Closely monitored by the United States, no one inside the Pentagon has any idea where it's going or what it's carrying. A high-level...

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The fireman  by Stephen Leather

The fireman

Stephen Leather

"Sally is a young, talented journalist living life to the full. So why would she leap fifteen floors to her death? When the Hong Kong authorities decide it was suicide, Sally's brother, a London-based crime reporter, begins his own investigation to find out...

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Loki unbound: A thrilling Viking adventure of berserkers and raiding  by S. J. A. Turney

Loki unbound: A thrilling Viking adventure of berserkers and raiding

S. J. A. Turney

"The Wolves of Odin must bring a rogue Viking chief to heel, in the rolling Yorkshire Dales... AD 1044. Fleeing the machinations of William the Conqueror in France, the Wolves of Odin set sail for Britain.They make for the north of the country, heading to...

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Honour this day  by Alexander Kent

Honour this day

Alexander Kent

"In a daring raid on the Spanish Main, Bolitho leads the dawn attack against the enemy mortars in La Guaira. In Antigua once more, he is roused from his darkness of soul by the rediscovery of a passion that defies convention and risks his...

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Robert Ludlum's The Bourne dominion  by Eric Lustbader

Robert Ludlum's The Bourne dominion

Eric Lustbader

"Jason Bourne is searching for an elusive cadre of terrorists planning to destroy America's most strategic natural resources-and needs the help of his longtime friend, General Boris Karpov. Karpov, the newly appointed head of Russia's most feared spy agency,...

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Relentless  by Michael Maloof

Relentless

Michael Maloof

"On the eve of her five-year wedding anniversary, a devastating terrorist attack in Paris thrusts former CIA analyst Kate Preacher into a lethal cat-and-mouse game of kill or be killed... Kate's husband, retired Navy SEAL Jake Church, is the right man in the...

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Hunted  by Abir Mukherjee

Hunted

Abir Mukherjee

"It's a week before the presidential elections when a bomb goes off in an LA shopping mall. In London, armed police storm Heathrow Airport and arrest Sajid Khan. His daughter, Aliyah, entered the USA with the suicide bomber, and now she's missing, potentially...

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A death in Cornwall  by Daniel Silva

A death in Cornwall

Daniel Silva

"When an old friend asks art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon for help with a baffling murder investigation, Gabriel finds himself pursuing a powerful and dangerous new adversary. The victim is Charlotte Blake, a celebrated professor of art history...

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The last Reich  by Brian Klein

The last Reich

Brian Klein

"A heinous, co-ordinated plot to attack a series of prominent synagogues, located across five different continents, is scheduled to take place on Yom Kippur - the Jewish Day of Atonement. For that one day of the year, celebrated prayer houses will be packed to...

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The recruiter  by Gregg Podolski

The recruiter

Gregg Podolski

"An action-packed debut from Gregg Podolski, The Recruiter is a thrilling and unique adventure through the European underworld. When bad guys need good help, they call Rick Carter. He's a criminal recruiter, searching for contract killers, cyber hackers, gun...

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Lucy  by Paul Pickering

Lucy

Paul Pickering

"A naked, burning man runs up a hill of rubble on the last day of the Second World War in Berlin. In one hand are fragments of a white flower and he whispers "Ich liebe Sie alle," I love you all. He is saved by a young Irish-American colonel, Kells. Certain...

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Shadow lives  by Neil A. author. White

Shadow lives

Neil A. author. White

"Kharkiv, Ukraine, 2019: Ongoing clashes between Ukrainian nationalists and pro-Russian activists make this city a deadly destination. However, Matt Latham - Australian foreign correspondent and reluctant spy for ASIS (Australia's secret service) - isn't too...

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Under fire  by W. E. (William Edmund) Butterworth

Under fire

W. E. (William Edmund) Butterworth

"When Captain Ken McCoy is asked to leave the Corps after his report on probable North Korean hostilities displeases his superiors, he is hired by the CIA and must join with other veterans to retaliate against Korea's invasion of the 38th...

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Outlaw  by Jack (Naval aviator) Stewart

Outlaw

Jack (Naval aviator) Stewart

"A missing CIA officier. A rogue terrorist faction. A bioweapon more devastating than anything ever seen...And that's just the beginning. When a rogue miliatry faction in China kidnaps a CIA case officer, global tensions ignite. Desperate to forestall the...

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Bad river  by Marc Cameron

Bad river

Marc Cameron

"In the Inupiaq village of Wainwright on the Arctic Ocean, two teenagers discover a frozen body in the permafrost wall of their family's cellar. They recognize the face through the ice. It is the face of a young woman who went missing--two years ago... In...

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The die  by Jude Berman

The die

Jude Berman

"In the democratic nation of California, Darah discovers the game she's working on in a Silicon Valley tech company has been tampered with and turns to a hacker friend, Jedd, for help. The mind-control plot Jedd and his friends soon uncover is a bigger threat...

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Final traitor  by Andy McDermott

Final traitor

Andy McDermott

"Every operative knows the rules. The mission comes first. You are a deniable asset. Betrayal is punished by death. Alex Reeve - OPERATIVE 66 - is a former special-ops soldier and one of the UK's most deadly weapons. Once a member of SC9, a covert...

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The spy  by Clive Cussler

The spy

Clive Cussler

"Isaac Bell is on the hunt for the killer of some of America's finest minds ... 1908. When a brilliant American battleship gun designer kills himself, his grief-stricken daughter is deeply suspicious. She turns to the legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency where...

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Coded to kill  by Marschall Stevens Runge

Coded to kill

Marschall Stevens Runge

"After a decade of development, Drexel Hospital's cutting-edge Electronic Health Records system is about to become the national standard and revolutionize health care. Housing the real-time medical records of every American, the EHR system will enable doctors...

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Ember  by Brian Andrews

Ember

Brian Andrews

"After surviving the most dangerous mission of his career, John Dempsey is back at Ember. But Ember has changed - and so has he. Meanwhile, a new adversary sees an opportunity to rise. As Dempsey and Vice President Jarvis soon discover, the world stage is...

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Octopussy  by Ian Fleming

Octopussy

Ian Fleming

"A thrilling collection of stories that pushes Bond to his limits. In "Octopussy," a former operative in the Second World War must face the consequences of past sins when James Bond knocks on the door of his Caribbean fortress, and in "The Property of a Lady"...

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The killing room  by Robert Swartwood

The killing room

Robert Swartwood

"While on vacation in Las Vegas, a businessman wakes up in a strange hotel room to find a dead woman in the bathtub. Panicked, he runs. But before he can get far, a pair of detectives stop him. Desperate, he tells them that he's innocent. That there's no way...

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Commander-in-chief  by Mark Greaney

Commander-in-chief

Mark Greaney

When Russian President Valeri Volodin's ambitions are foiled in Dagestan, he faces a difficult choice. The oligarchs who support him expect a constant flow of graft, but with energy prices cratering, the Russian economy sputters to a virtual halt. A floating...

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The cursed shore  by J. D. Davies

The cursed shore

J. D. Davies

"A looming invasion. A doomed voyage... There's blood in the water. Philippe Kermorvant, unfairly dismissed from the French Revolutionary Navy, accepts command of a privateer from its enigmatic owner. Having ignored his early misgivings, the mission quickly...

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Robert Ludlum's the Bourne shadow  by Brian Freeman

Robert Ludlum's the Bourne shadow

Brian Freeman

"It's been over a decade since Nash Rollins recruited a brilliant, talented, but disaffected young man named David Webb to join Treadstone. Webb became the agent known as Cain-and later took on the identity of Jason Bourne. That violent winter-which included...

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