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Black light  by Stephen Hunter

Black light

Stephen Hunter

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

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Kemp  by Jonathan Lunn

Kemp

Jonathan Lunn

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

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Warriors in the snow  by Jonathan Lunn

Warriors in the snow

Jonathan Lunn

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

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The Bin Laden plot  by Rick (Navy Commander) Campbell

The Bin Laden plot

Rick (Navy Commander) Campbell

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

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The north line  by Matt Riordan

The north line

Matt Riordan

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

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The assassin  by Tom Fletcher

The assassin

Tom Fletcher

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

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Fortune cookie  by Bryce Courtenay

Fortune cookie

Bryce Courtenay

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

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Casino Royale  by Ian Fleming

Casino Royale

Ian Fleming

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

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Full force and effect  by Mark Greaney

Full force and effect

Mark Greaney

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

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Kemp  by Jonathan Lunn

Kemp

Jonathan Lunn

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

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Hellfire  by Chris Ryan

Hellfire

Chris Ryan

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

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Raven lord  by J. C. author. Duncan

Raven lord

J. C. author. Duncan

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

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Undermoney  by Jay Hartley Newman

Undermoney

Jay Hartley Newman

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

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Spies of the Balkans  by Alan Furst

Spies of the Balkans

Alan Furst

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

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Triple  by Ken Follett

Triple

Ken Follett

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

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The flames of heresy  by Jonathan Lunn

The flames of heresy

Jonathan Lunn

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

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The eagle has landed  by Jack Higgins

The eagle has landed

Jack Higgins

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

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Extinction  by Douglas J. Preston

Extinction

Douglas J. Preston

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

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Prince of fire  by Daniel Silva

Prince of fire

Daniel Silva

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

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

Commodore Hornblower

C. S. (Cecil Scott) Forester

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

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The road to Poitiers  by Jonathan Lunn

The road to Poitiers

Jonathan Lunn

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

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The eagle has flown  by Jack Higgins

The eagle has flown

Jack Higgins

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

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You only live twice  by Ian Fleming

You only live twice

Ian Fleming

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

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Sharpe's tiger  by Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's tiger

Bernard Cornwell

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

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Pied piper  by Nevil Shute

Pied piper

Nevil Shute

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

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Santorini  by Alistair MacLean

Santorini

Alistair MacLean

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

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The wolf sea  by Robert Low

The wolf sea

Robert Low

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

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Execution of faith  by Stephen Taylor

Execution of faith

Stephen Taylor

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

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Genghis  by Conn Iggulden

Genghis

Conn Iggulden

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

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Saint Cuthbert trilogy  by John Broughton

Saint Cuthbert trilogy

John Broughton

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

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Lethal horizon by Jason Kasper

Lethal horizon

Jason Kasper

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

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Sandstorm  by James Rollins

Sandstorm

James Rollins

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

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Silent kill  by Chris Ryan

Silent kill

Chris Ryan

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

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The atlas maneuver  by Steve Berry

The atlas maneuver

Steve Berry

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

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A forgotten kill  by Isabella Maldonado

A forgotten kill

Isabella Maldonado

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

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Cobalt  by Chris Bauer

Cobalt

Chris Bauer

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

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The great zoo of China  by Matthew Reilly

The great zoo of China

Matthew Reilly

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

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Four minutes  by Brian Andrews

Four minutes

Brian Andrews

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

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The bear and the dragon  by Tom Clancy

The bear and the dragon

Tom Clancy

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

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Matterhorn  by Christopher Reich

Matterhorn

Christopher Reich

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

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2054  by Elliot Ackerman

2054

Elliot Ackerman

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

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Covert action  by David Bruns

Covert action

David Bruns

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

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Hades  by Mark (Novelist) Knowles

Hades

Mark (Novelist) Knowles

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

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Leave no trace  by A. J. Landau

Leave no trace

A. J. Landau

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

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

The Phalanx code

A. J. (Anthony J.) Tata

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

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The day of the jackal  by Frederick Forsyth

The day of the jackal

Frederick Forsyth

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

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Deception  by Rob (Thriller writer) Sinclair

Deception

Rob (Thriller writer) Sinclair

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

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Hidden order  by Brad Thor

Hidden order

Brad Thor

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

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Red storm rising  by Tom Clancy

Red storm rising

Tom Clancy

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

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The Judas gate  by Jack Higgins

The Judas gate

Jack Higgins

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

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On the run  by Max Luther

On the run

Max Luther

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

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Executive orders  by Tom Clancy

Executive orders

Tom Clancy

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

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Mayday  by Grethe Bøe

Mayday

Grethe Bøe

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

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Warlock  by Wilbur A. Smith

Warlock

Wilbur A. Smith

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

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Battle's flood  by J. D. Davies

Battle's flood

J. D. Davies

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

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Armada's wake  by J. D. Davies

Armada's wake

J. D. Davies

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

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Sharpe's triumph  by Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's triumph

Bernard Cornwell

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

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Calypso down  by James Lindholm

Calypso down

James Lindholm

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

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Big time  by Ben H. Winters

Big time

Ben H. Winters

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

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Daughter of no one  by Maria (Writer) Lewis

Daughter of no one

Maria (Writer) Lewis

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

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A grave for a thief  by Douglas Skelton

A grave for a thief

Douglas Skelton

"Christopher Templeton is a lawyer whose conscience troubles him. He knows many of the secrets of The Fellowship, the shadowy group profiting from the civil unrest in the nation, and has intimated to the Company of Rogues that he is willing to share them. The...

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The mark of Zorro  by Johnston McCulley

The mark of Zorro

Johnston McCulley

"Beloved by generations of readers and moviegoers alike, Zorro is recognized as a symbol of justice and rebellion throughout the world. "Outside the wind shrieked and the rain dashed against the ground in a solid sheet. It was a typical February storm for...

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Destiny's tide  by J. D. Davies

Destiny's tide

J. D. Davies

"Jack Stannard has spent his whole life at sea, enduring savage beatings from his father and the furious aggression of whip-cracking storms. But a more cruel and dangerous foe is on the horizon. When Henry VIII dissolves the monasteries and wages war against...

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Pirates of Savannah  by Tarrin P. Lupo

Pirates of Savannah

Tarrin P. Lupo

"The trilogy is a historical fiction novel about the birth of liberty in the south. It takes place during pre-Revolutionary War age, truly a fascinating time in history that has been greatly ignored by other authors. At its heart, it is a tale of prisoners,...

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Invader  by Simon Turney

Invader

Simon Turney

"58 AD, Rome. Agricola, teenage son of an impoverished yet distinguished noble family, has staked all his resources and reputation on a military career. His reward? A posting as tribune in the far-off northern province of Britannia. Serving under renowned...

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The sum of all fears  by Tom Clancy

The sum of all fears

Tom Clancy

"Peace may finally be at hand in the Middle East, as Jack Ryan, Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA, lays the groundwork for a plan that could end centuries of conflict. But ruthless terrorists have a final, desperate card to play: a nuclear weapon...

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Dr. No  by Ian Fleming

Dr. No

Ian Fleming

"James Bond is put to the test against an egotistical scientist with nefarious aims. Dispatched by M to investigate the mysterious disappearance of MI6's Jamaica station chief, Bond was expecting a holiday in the sun. But when he discovers a deadly centipede...

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The danger within  by Brett Austin

The danger within

Brett Austin

"Agent Luke Barron is out-of-step with his bosses. The deputy director of the country's State Threats Division fears infiltration by Islamic jihadists. Luke says the real danger is from within - the dispossessed, malcontents and desperate politicians aligning...

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Conquest  by Julian Stockwin

Conquest

Julian Stockwin

"Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar removed the spectre of invasion and England is now free to seek conquests and colonies in the furthest reaches of the world. Captain Kydd joins an expedition to take Dutch-held Cape Town, a strategic imperative to secure the...

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Eagles in the storm  by Ben Kane

Eagles in the storm

Ben Kane

"AD 15. The German chieftain Arminius has been defeated, one of the lost Roman eagles recovered, and thousands of German tribesmen slain. Yet these successes arent nearly enough for senior centurion Lucius Tullus. Not until Arminius is dead, his old legions...

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The silent sea  by Clive Cussler

The silent sea

Clive Cussler

"December, 1941. Four brothers investigate the secrets of a treasure pit on a small island in the Pacific. But a sudden death and the coming war allow its secrets to lie forgotten... Present day. Juan Cabrillo and the Oregon team have been sent to locate the...

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Gryphon  by M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

Gryphon

M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

"With the rising threat of Russia, Sweden joins NATO for its own protection. But someone wants to make them pay-in blood. Sweden's home-built, world-class jet fighters, the Saab JAS 39E Gripen - named for the mythological Gryphon - are falling out of the...

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To the river  by Vikki Wakefield

To the river

Vikki Wakefield

"The Kelly family has always been trouble. When a fire in a remote caravan community kills nine people, including 17-year-old Sabine Kelly's mother and sister, Sabine confesses to the murders. Shortly after, she escapes custody and disappears. Recently made...

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Lone wolf  by Gregg Hurwitz

Lone wolf

Gregg Hurwitz

"Following a career in which he was always the most dangerous man in the room, ex-government assassin Evan Smoak is the last person his friends should ever have to worry about. But when Evan, formerly codenamed Orphan X, drops out of sight they're concerned....

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The chaos agent  by Mark Greaney

The chaos agent

Mark Greaney

"A car accident in Japan. A drowning in Seoul. A home invasion in Boston. Someone is killing the world's leading experts on robotics and artificial intelligence. Is it a tech company trying to eliminate the competition or something even more sinister? After...

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Union station  by David Downing

Union station

David Downing

"Los Angeles, 1953. It has been five years since British journalist John Russell struck a deal with a high-ranking Soviet official, relieving Russell of his duty as double-agent for Soviet and American intelligence. Now Russell lives a life of relative comfort...

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Dark water  by Evan Graver

Dark water

Evan Graver

"A former Navy bomb tech... A ruthless gang of pirates... A terrifying menace to the United States... When reports of piracy plaguing the Gulf of Mexico draws the attention of former Navy bomb disposal tech Ryan Weller, his mission becomes clear: track down...

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The shadow network  by Tony (Crime fiction writer) Kent

The shadow network

Tony (Crime fiction writer) Kent

"When the defence lawyer of an alleged war criminal is brutally killed, barrister Michael Devlin is brought to the International Criminal Court in The Hague to take over the case. Agents Joe Dempsey and Eden Grace are called in to investigate the murder, and...

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Clash of kings  by M. J. Porter

Clash of kings

M. J. Porter

"Can the Norse and the Scots exact their revenge over the mighty King Athelstan of the English? ... AD937. After the slaughter field of Brunanburh, a defeated Olaf Gothfrithson of the Dublin Norse and Constantin of the Scots narrowly escaped with their lives....

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Treasure  by Clive Cussler

Treasure

Clive Cussler

391 AD: Fanatics destroy the greatest storehouse of knowledge and treasure in the ancient world - the mighty library and museum of Alexandria. But a few conspirators secretly remove its most precious items and hide them deep in a specially excavated...

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Spy line  by Len Deighton

Spy line

Len Deighton

"Bernard Samson is a spy on the run. But in the murky streets of Berlin, he knows where to hide. Wanted for an act of treachery he has not commited, he must not only escape the grasp of London Central, but get to the bottom of a tangled conspiracy that is...

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Spy sinker  by Len Deighton

Spy sinker

Len Deighton

"The third novel in Deighton's 'Hook, line and sinker' trilogy. Spanning a ten year period (1977-87), Deighton solves the mystery of Fiona's defection - was she a Soviet spy or wasn't she? He also retells some of the events from the 'Game, set and match'...

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Spy hook  by Len Deighton

Spy hook

Len Deighton

"Millions of pounds have gone missing, and the Department have sent agent Bernard Samson to Washington to track them down. But this mission is just the start of something far deeper and darker. It will take him from the English suburbs to Berlin, the South of...

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Fatherland  by Robert Harris

Fatherland

Robert Harris

"It is April 1964 and one week before Hitler's 75th birthday. Xavier March, a detective of the Kriminalpolizei, is called out to investigate the discovery of a dead body in a lake near Berlin's most prestigious suburb. As March discovers the identity of the...

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The price you pay  by Nicholas Petrie

The price you pay

Nicholas Petrie

"Peter Ash's friend Lewis has helped him out of jam more times than he can count, and has saved his life more than once. So he doesn't hesitate when Lewis asks a favor. Lewis has left his criminal past behind, but a former associate may be in trouble, and he...

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Thunderball  by Ian Fleming

Thunderball

Ian Fleming

"Upon M's insistence, James Bond takes a two-week respite in a secluded natural health spa. But amid the bland teas and tasteless yogurts Bond stumbles onto the trail of a lethal man with ties to a new secret organization called SPECTRE. When SPECTRE hijacks...

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Ilium  by Lea Carpenter

Ilium

Lea Carpenter

"Set in the present and the immediate past, in the dark world of international espionage in London, Mallorca, Croatia, Paris, and Cap Ferret. The young English narrator briefly tells us of her unhappy family life in London, wanting to escape, and of her...

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Battle lord  by P. W. Finch

Battle lord

P. W. Finch

"AD 1066. Cerdic is a prisoner of war. Captured after the Battle of Hastings, his fate is in the hands of the victorious Norman count Cynric, who is in no mood to feed and look after worthless Englishmen as the army moves inland. His survival depends on his...

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Enemy of Rome  by Ben Kane

Enemy of Rome

Ben Kane

"The great Carthaginian general, Hannibal, has never forgotten the defeat and humiliation of his father by Rome. Now he plans his revenge and the destruction of the old enemy. While Hannibal prepares for war, the young son of one of his most trusted military...

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Gridlock  by Byron L. Dorgan

Gridlock

Byron L. Dorgan

"Two Iranian agents hand over one million dollars to a Russian engineer for a thumbdrive. The drive contains a deadly computer virus that could shut down all electrical power in the United States at a keystroke. In rural North Dakota, a lineman is...

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Friendship bames  by Mark (professor of geography) James

Friendship bames

Mark (professor of geography) James

"An American aircraft carrier blows up and sinks in the Persian Gulf. Was it an accident? A terrorist attack? Does it matter? Maybe not. Not after decades of hostility and brinkmanship between the United States and Iran. And certainly not after a known...

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Master, Minion  by Paul Podolsky

Master, Minion

Paul Podolsky

"Nick is an ex-Army translator whose facility for language allowed him to escape a difficult childhood in rural Connecticut. His mother is a former addict, now dying and requires expensive care. Desperate for money though ambivalent about finance, Nick is...

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Condor  by James Grady

Condor

James Grady

Last days of the Condor: "Set in the savage streets and Kafkaesque corridors of Washington, DC, shot through with sex and suspense, with secret agent tradecraft and full-speed action, with hunters and the hunted, Last Days of the Condor is the bullet-paced,...

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Red storm rising  by Tom Clancy

Red storm rising

Tom Clancy

"A chillingly authentic vision of modern war. Set in the mid 1980s, it features a Third World War between the NATO countries and the Warsaw Pact forces, as the world's superpowers battle on land, sea, and air for ultimate global control. When the Soviet oil...

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King rat  by James Clavell

King rat

James Clavell

"In Changi, the most notorious prisoner of war camp in Asia, only one man in fifteen had the strength, the luck and the cleverness to survive. Food was scarce and the conditions intolerable but there were ways to ease the suffering if you knew the right man....

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Godplayer  by Robin Cook

Godplayer

Robin Cook

"The first moment pathology resident Cassandra Cassidy met brilliant cardiac surgeon Thomas Kingsley, she knew they were meant to be together. Forced by a deteriorating eye condition to switch from her chosen field to psychiatry, Cassandra needs the support...

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Mindbend  by Robin Cook

Mindbend

Robin Cook

"When young dancer Jennifer Schonberg becomes pregnant by accident, her feelings are mixed - but her husband, Adam, feels even more conflicted. As a third-year medical student already in financial straits, the loss of Jennifer's income and the cost of the...

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Fever  by Robin Cook

Fever

Robin Cook

"When his wife died of cancer and he desperately needed to know why, Doctor Charles Martel turned to research. Then his world is shattered for the second time. His daughter is admitted to hospital; his research project is cancelled. Suddenly, he's a man...

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Farewell dinner for a spy  by Edward (Novelist) Wilson

Farewell dinner for a spy

Edward (Novelist) Wilson

"1949: William Catesby returns to London in disgrace, accused of murdering a 'double-dipper' the Americans believed to be one of their own. His left-wing sympathies have him singled out as a traitor. Henry Bone throws him a lifeline, sending him to Marseille,...

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Open carry  by Marc Cameron

Open carry

Marc Cameron

"U.S. Marshal Arliss Cutter is a born tracker. Raised in the swamplands of Florida, he honed his skills in the military, fought in the Middle East, and worked three field positions for Marshal Services. When it comes to tracking someone down - or taking...

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