Stephen Coonts Ordine dei libri

Set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, this narrative chronicles the intense air campaign aimed at dismantling Ho Chi Minh's "Invincible" bridge. It highlights the strategic challenges and dramatic events faced by pilots during this pivotal operation, showcasing the complexities of warfare and the determination of those involved. The book captures the high stakes and bravery of the airmen as they navigate one of the most significant aerial battles in history.

A terrifying thriller drawn from real-life headlines and depicting a story that's frighteningly close to reality.

Ein Feuerwerk für die zahllosen Fans! Kompromisslos setzen sich Jake Grafton und Tommy Carmellini auf die Fährte des Meisterstrategen der Al Quaida. Dabei verfügen die beiden CI-Agenten über einen Köder, dem Abu Quasim nicht widerstehen kann – seine Tochter! Doch der Terrorist hat einen tödlichen Trumpf in der Hinterhand, einen Plan, den er seit Jahren akribisch vorbereitet hat ... Tommy Carmellini und Jake Grafton erneut als unschlagbares Team! Ein atemberaubender AgentenThriller – explosiv wie ein Pulverfass!

In this new novel by the New York Times bestselling author, Stephen Coonts, Iran is weeks away from acquiring nuclear weapons and has every intention of using them to strike first— only Tommy Carmellini and Jake Grafton can stop a nuclear nightmare Iran is much closer to having operational nuclear weapons than the CIA believes, and Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has a plan. Iran will become a martyr nation, and Ahmadinejad will lead the united Muslims of the world in a holy war against the non-believers. But the Americans have a secret weapon in a group of Iranian dissidents, including a brother and sister determined to avenge the death of their beloved grandfather at the hands of the religious police. They are funneling information to Carmellini. They want to stop the attack before their leader launches a new world war. But will the U.S. government believe the information they are providing, and can the Americans prevent the Israelis from taking matters into their own hands, which could prove disastrous? Returning to the kind of military and espionage story that made Cuba one of his most successful novels, Coonts weaves an unforgettable tale of men and women at war, with the sort of dramatic military action and undercover technology for which Coonts is known.

Ruthless al Qaeda leader Abu Qasim has escaped from the grasp of the Americans and is plotting his next move. International commanders aim to destroy Qasim and his inner circle before he can strike again. But after the mysterious death of a high-ranking official, it soon becomes clear that there's a leak within the ranks of the Westerners…and that Qasim has turned the tables on his rivals. Now he's the one targeting them—and his aim is to kill. Admiral Jake Grafton dispatches special agent Tommy Carmellini to infiltrate the terrorist plot. He tracks the gorgeous and seductive Marisa Petrou, a Frenchwoman who may be Qasim's daughter and who may or may not wish him dead. Who is behind the assassinations of the wealthy and powerful Western vigilante team? Will Qasim slip the noose once again? As the stakes grow higher, and top brass face greater risk than ever before, it's up to Carmellini to put a stop to a master of terror—before he unleashes even more death across the globe.

residente; era la loro pedina, e lo era stato fin dall’inizio. Era lì perché ve l’avevano messo loro. Perché erano sicuri che avrebbe fatto quello che gli avrebbero chiesto. Washington. Ha dovuto abbandonare precipitosamente gli Stati Uniti e una brillante carriera nella polizia di Los Angeles, e iniziare, come Nicholas Marten, una nuova vita in Inghilterra. Poi arriva la telefonata di Caroline, il grande amore della sua vita, che ha un disperato bisogno del suo aiuto. Ha perso il figlio e il marito – un influente membro del Congresso – in un incidente aereo ed è ricoverata in fin di vita. Prima di morire mormora a Nicholas frasi sconnesse, in cui accenna a una mano omicida... Sentendo che nelle ultime parole di Caroline ci sono troppi misteri, Marten decide di indagare. Ma non immagina l’orrore che lo aspetta e, soprattutto, chi sarà al suo fianco in un’avventura ad altissimo rischio. Madrid. Il presidente degli Stati Uniti, in Europa per un importante vertice Nato, scopre che nel suo entourage si annidano pericolosi nemici della democrazia e della pace. I membri del complotto si ispirano a un’appendice segreta del Principe di Machiavelli, un documento custodito da cinquecento anni, come un testo sacro, dalla confraternita di Aldebaran, la setta più spietata che il mondo abbia mai conosciuto. Il presidente è in pericolo e non può fidarsi di nessuno. Ma si ricorda di Nicholas Marten...

Die Welt hält den Atem an! Die Top-Agenten Jake Grafton und Tommy Carmellini auf der brisantesten Mission ihres Lebens! Dem französischen Geheimdienst ist es offenbar gelungen, einen Maulwurf ins Netzwerk von Al Qaida einzuschleusen. Als Washington Grafton und Carmellini beauftragt, die Erkenntnisse dieses Spions anzuzapfen, machen sie eine entsetzliche Entdeckung: Die Terroristen stehen kurz vor einem verheerenden Vernichtungsschlag gegen den gesamten Westen. Und damit stecken die beiden CIA-Männer in der Zwickmühle: Wird es ihnen rechtzeitig gelingen, die Verschwörung zu zerschlagen – ohne dabei den einzigen Agenten auffliegen zu lassen, der Al Qaida ein für alle Mal zu Fall bringen könnte? Ein Feuerwerk für die Fans: Tommy Carmellini und Jake Grafton erstmals als unschlagbares Team!

Adventure fiction. Two novels from Stephen Coonts in the same volume.

Bestselling author Stephen Coonts took fans by surprise with the phenomenal and heart-pounding tale of Saucer. Now Rip Cantrell and Charley Pine are back for seconds with with Saucer: The Conquest.Someone is using top-secret information about saucer technology, information that comes from the mysterious top-secret region in Nevada known as Area 51. Meanwhile, Charley takes up flying space planes to the moon for the French lunar base project. There she discovers a madman and a world-threatening antigravity beam…When Charley sees how high the stakes are, she needs the kind of help that only Rip can bring her—by prying his saucer out of the hands of the U.S. Government and hurtling it toward the moon...A furious duel is in the offing between a megalomaniac bent on the conquest of Earth and a handful of runaway heroes. As a plot that reaches back 50 years explodes, a horrific weapon is trained on the Earth's cities; humankind is dragged to the brink and offered a fearsome choice: surrender or death...

The death of a French intelligence agent on an Air France flight to Amman, Jordan, is the trigger that launches Tommy Carmellini's latest adventure. Within the European Union, the national espionage agencies are fiercely competing for supremacy against each other--and against the CIA. When the Americans discover that the director of the French spy agency has secret investments in the Bank of Palestine, alarm bells go off. To investigate, the Americans send Jake Grafton, who has been brought back from retirement to unravel a tangle of espionage, terrorism and murder. And of course, the man Grafton wants on the point is Tommy Carmellini. Together they uncover an elaborate strategy to infiltrate the highest levels of Al Qaeda with a top-level plant--but who is playing whom? As Carmellini delves deep undercover he finds he is running for his life. Grafton and Carmellini uncover a horrifying plan to shake the West as never before--and a catch 22: can they stop the conspiracy without compromising the intelligence source that could bring down Al Qaeda once and for all?