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"Newly promoted to Detective Inspector, William Warwick is tasked with a dangerous new line of work: to go undercover and expose crime of another kind--corruption at the heart of the Metropolitan Police Force. Along with detectives Rebecca Pankhurst and Nicky Bailey, his team is focused on following Detective Jerry Summers, a young officer whose lifestyle exceeds his income. But the investigation risks being compromised when Nicky falls for Summers. Meanwhile, notorious drug baron Ahmed Rashidi goes on trial, defended by Booth Watson QC, while William's father Sir Julian and sister Grace lead the prosecution case"--Publisher's description.

William Warwick has been promoted to Detective Sergeant, but his promotion means that he, along with the rest of his team, have been reassigned to the Drugs Squad. They are immediately tasked with apprehending Assem Rashidi, a notorious drug dealer, who operates his extensive network out of South London.As the investigation progresses, William runs into enemies old and new: Adrian Heath, from his school days, now a street dealer who he convinces to turn informer; and financier Miles Faulkner, who makes a mistake that could finally see him put behind bars. Meanwhile, William and his fiancée Beth enjoy making preparations for their upcoming wedding, though an unpleasant surprise awaits them at the altar.As William's team closes the net around a criminal network like none they have ever faced before, he devises a trap they would never expect, one that is hidden in plain sight...

One Russian magnate's dream of restoring a nation to greatness has set in motion a chain of events which will take the world to the brink of chaos. Only Frances Coffey, the CIA's most legendary spymaster, can prevent it. But to do so, she needs someone special.Enter Argylle. His life came to a crashing halt as a teenager. Since then he has been treading water, building barriers between himself and the world. Until one moment of compassion and brilliance will bring him to the attention of the most powerful woman in the secret world.Coffey knows all about Argylle's dark past. She knows it haunts him. But she also knows it may give him the skills to join the team going up against one of the most powerful men in the world. His crash course in espionage will take him from the jungles of Thailand to the boulevards of Monaco, from the monasteries of Mount Athos to a forgotten cavern buried deep in the mountains.It is a deathly rollercoaster ride that will either make him - or break him...

Vlak voor het uitbreken van de Tweede Wereldoorlog neemt Harry Clifton dienst bij de marine om te ontsnappen aan de familiegeheimen en zijn teleurstelling dat hij nooit met Emma Barrington zal kunnen trouwen. Bij een schermutseling met de Duitsers op de Atlantische Oceaan wordt zijn schip tot zinken gebracht en slechts een handjevol overlevenden wordt opgepikt door een Amerikaans cruiseschip. Als Tom Bradshaw, een van Harry’s officieren, diezelfde nacht alsnog sterft, grijpt Harry zijn kans en neemt diens identiteit aan. Bij aankomst in New York beseft Harry dat hij een grote fout heeft gemaakt. De problemen die Tom Bradshaw bij zijn vertrek achterliet, konden wel eens veel groter zijn dan die van hemzelf, en Harry heeft geen enkele mogelijkheid meer zijn ware identiteit te bewijzen.

In the fifth installment of the bestselling I Am Number Four series, the Garde face devastating losses. Number Five has betrayed them, Eight is lost, and Ella has been kidnapped, leaving the team scattered. In Chicago, John forms an unexpected alliance with Adam, a Mogadorian defector who knows their secrets and the location of their command base near Washington, DC. However, during their assault, John discovers that the Mogadorians have initiated their ultimate invasion. Meanwhile, Six, Nine, and Marina navigate the Florida Everglades, pursuing the traitorous Five. Marina develops a new Legacy that empowers her to fight back, but her desire for revenge risks consuming her. Though the Garde appears fractured, they remain determined to resist. As long as one member stands, the battle for Earth's survival continues. This thrilling young adult series appeals to fans of action-packed science fiction, comparable to The Fifth Wave, The Maze Runner, and Ender’s Game. The fight for Earth rages on, with more adventures in the series and an exciting spin-off, Generation One, waiting to be explored.

BORN AS TWINS RAISED AS ENEMIES BOUND BY DEATH Cass is born a few minutes after her brother, Zach. Both infants are perfect, but only one is a blessing; only one is an Alpha. The other child must be cast out. But with no discernible difference, other than their genders, their parents cannot tell which baby is tainted. Perfect twins. So rare, they are almost a myth. But sooner or later the Omega will slip up. It will eventually show its true self. The polluted cannot help themselves. Then its face can be branded. Then it can be sent away.

Cinque ex agenti dei servizi di Gheddafi devono essere eliminati per evitare che rivelino informazioni riservate sul conto del defunto dittatore, informazioni che potrebbero risultare imbarazzanti per le democrazie occidentali. Jack Ryan jr, figlio del Presidente degli Stati Uniti, ha già concluso la missione quando scopre di essere stato filmato. Chi lo sta facendo pedinare? Chi vuole ricattarlo? Intanto il clima politico fra Stati Uniti e Cina si fa sempre più teso. C’è chi, sfruttando come pretesto i problemi di confine nel mar della Cina, trama per scatenare uno scontro senza esclusione di colpi. E una serie di attacchi informatici mina la sicurezza dell’America e la sua stabilità anche economica. Fra dirottamenti di droni militari, centrali nucleari in surriscaldamento, mezzi navali e aerei in transito sulle zone calde del pianeta, in una frenetica caccia all’uomo che si dipana tra Washington e Hong Kong, Miami e Canton, Mosca e Istanbul, l’attualità si intreccia con la fantasia per evocare lo spettro di un futuro fin troppo probabile.

The third Antichrist is here, just as Nostradamus predicted--and Adam Sabir is the only man who can prevent hell from reigning on earth, in the final Nostradamus installment Five centuries ago, Nostradamus wrote of three Antichrists. Two, Napoleon and Hitler, have already bathed the world in blood--but it is the third who will bring the Apocalypse. And his time has come. In the mountains of Moldova, a ruthless tyrant is hailed as the Second Coming of Christ. In the gypsy camps of Romania, a woman's unborn child could change the course of the world. In a polluted sinkhole in Mexico, four siblings pledge themselves to vengeance. Only scholar Adam Sabir, guardian of the lost prophecies of Nostradamus, knows what will happen when these destinies collide. He alone has decoded the identity of the Third Antichrist. He alone knows the one who can prevent this tyrant's rise. The fate of the world is in his hands. The countdown to Armageddon has begun.

Gideon Davis must race against the clock to bring in a rogue agent and save the world from disaster in this debut from the executive producer of 24.

Siamo arrivati in nove. Vestiamo come voi, parliamo come voi, viviamo come voi. Ma non siamo affatto come voi. Siamo in grado di fare cose che voi non potete neanche sognare. Abbiamo poteri che voi non riuscite nemmeno a immaginare. Siamo più forti, più veloci e più abili di qualsiasi essere vivente del vostro pianeta. Avete presente i supereroi dei fumetti e dei film? Una cosa del genere, ma noi siamo reali.

Sullo sfondo dei drammatici eventi scatenati dallo scoppio della Prima guerra mondiale e dalla Rivoluzione russa, i destini di cinque famiglie si intrecciano inesorabilmente attraverso due continenti. Dalle miniere di carbone del Galles ai candelabri scintillanti di palazzi sontuosi, dai corridoi della politica alle alcove dei potenti, da Washington a San Pietroburgo, da Londra a Parigi, il racconto si muove incessantemente fra drammi nascosti e intrighi internazionali. Ne sono protagonisti ricchi aristocratici, poveri ambiziosi, donne coraggiose e volitive e sopra tutto e tutti le conseguenze della guerra per chi la fa e per chi resta a casa. Primo grande romanzo di "The Century", la nuova trilogia di Ken Follett incentrata sulla storia del ventesimo secolo, La caduta dei giganti è uno straordinario affresco storico, un'opera epica.

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...

John Rain, killer di professione, non può dire di no alla CIA. Aveva deciso di chiudere con la morte ed era fuggito in Brasile per far perdere le proprie tracce. Ma la sua abilità nel mascherare gli omicidi da morti naturali e la capacità di agire inosservato sullo scenario asiatico l'hanno reso indispensabile. L'incarico è di quelli che scottano, ad altissimo rischio: eliminare Achille Belghazi, spietato trafficante d'armi, implicato nel terrorismo islamico in Medio Oriente. Rain accetta, ma promette a sé stesso che questa sarà l'ultima missione. Quando arriva a Macao, sulle tracce di Belghazi, capisce che qualcun altro ha preso di mira il suo bersaglio. Ma per chi lavora? E che cosa nasconde la bella moglie della vittima designata? Possibile che l'intera operazione sia una messinscena? Dalle luci scintillanti dei casinò di Macao, ai vicoli bui di Hong Kong, Rain diventa la pedina di un gioco troppo insidioso, dove il confine tra cacciatore e preda è sottile e pericoloso.

A Boston heiress who has it all, a penniless Ibizan boy toiling in a hotel laundry, a billionaire with a mysterious past. They all share a dream, to own the most successful hotel in the world.

Beautifully written and charged with a sublime wit, the novel brings to vibrant life a cast of characters that no reader will forget. After a mysterious fall from his New York City apartment, Philip Chase has moved back home with his mother, Charlene, a bitter woman who has never fully accepted the death of her younger son, Ronnie, five years earlier. Numb from watching too much television, rereading a tragic biography, and trading snipes with his mother, Philip is in stasis. But everything changes late one windy February night when Ronnie's high school girlfriend shows up on their doorstep. A sad young woman who still bears the scars of the accident that took Ronnie's life on the night of their prom, Melissa has unexpectedly found hope. She is nine months pregnant. And the father, she claims, is Ronnie. So begins this startling tale, which moves from one breathless surprise to another as Philip and his mother confront not only Melissa's past but their own. Their desperate search for answers takes them on a poignant and emotional journey, ultimately placing them in the path of murder and revenge. At once a moving story of redemption and a heart-stopping work of suspense, Strange but True confirms John Searles's place among the most gifted voices of his generation. Beautifully written and charged with a sublime wit, the novel brings to vibrant life a cast of characters that no reader will forget.

Revealed in 2006, The Secret is an international phenomenon, giving people the power to live happier, more prosperous lives through the Law of Attraction. In the same vein as Breaking the Da Vinci Code , The Secret of "The Secret" takes an independent look at the people and the ideas behind the bestseller and examines what made The Secret so successful. Some of the revelations include: - The birth of the secret: the story behind the creation of the book and the film - Culture of hope: what draws our culture to seek answers and change our destiny using the power of the mind and the universe? - The ideas behind the secret: how do history, science and religion play major roles as underpinnings of The Secret ? - The people behind the secret: from Beethoven and Shakespeare to Thomas Edison and Andrew Carnegie, their quotes pepper The Secret – so who are these people and did they really use The Secret ?

Set in our nation’s capital, here is a chillingly realistic tale of people caught in the collision of science, technology, and the consequences of global warming. When the storm got bad, Frank Vanderwal was in his office at the National Science Foundation. When it was over, large chunks of San Diego had eroded into the sea, and D.C. was underwater. Everything Frank and his colleagues feared had culminated in this disaster. And now the world was looking to them to fix it. But even as D.C. bails itself out, a more extreme climate change looms. The melting polar ice caps are shutting down the warm Gulf Stream waters—meaning Ice Age conditions could return. And the last time that happened, eleven thousand years ago, it took just three years to start.…

To the outside world, Siena McMahon has a fairy-tale life. Born into a great Hollywood dynasty-granddaughter of movie legend Duke McMahon, daughter of billionaire producer Pete McMahon-she is blessed with beauty, brains, and wealth...a proverbial princess. Yet behind the wrought-iron gates of the sprawling McMahon mansion in Hancock Park, her life is far from idyllic. The McMahons are bound together not by love but by infighting and ambition. When a gold-digging English aristocrat, Caroline Berkeley, worms her way into their lives and their home, the family's potent mix of jealousy and wealth explodes. Packed off to school in England, Siena starts making plans to leave the moment she arrives. She is determined to become a Hollywood star in her own right-just as her grandfather had said she would be. And once back in L.A., the rejections, betrayals, and failures she'll face will only make her stronger and tougher than ever before. But at what price? In the utterly dysfunctional landscape of her life-among friends, lovers, and family-she must find the people who will help her survive, help her become the person she was meant to be, help her be truly Adored. Set in the most glamorous cities of the world-L.A., London, Paris, and New York-Tilly Bagshawe's debut novel is like the real-world Hollywood it mirrors: deliciously escapist, wickedly sexy, and always irresistibly compelling.

Het begint onschuldig: een neef van de minister van Marine meldt zijn oom dat hem iets vreemds is opgevallen op de marinewerf waar hij werkt. De minister vraagt Joe DeMarco, een jurist die vaak undercover klusjes opknapt voor de voorzitter van het Huis van Afgevaardigden, om eens onopvallend poolshoogte te nemen. Maar nog voordat DeMarco met zijn onderzoek kan beginnen, is de neef van de minister al dood. DeMarco ontdekt dat, hoewel de bouwtekeningen en handleidingen van de atoomschepen extreem goed beveiligd zijn, er toch informatie wordt gestolen. Ren iedereen met wie hij spreekt, wordt vermoord….

Tempe Brennan interrompe le sue indagini sugli antichi resti scheletrici navajo al Jeffersonian Institute di Washington quando l'agente speciale Seely Booth le chiede aiuto. Booth, il cui caso su una famiglia mafiosa di Chicago è giunto a un punto morto, ha trovato una busta di plastica piena di resti scheletrici e una messaggio inquietante. Tempe scopre che le ossa provengono da diversi scheletri, suggerendo la presenza di un serial killer. Un sospettato viene rapidamente identificato, ma Tempe non riesce a scrollarsi di dosso un senso di inquietudine: qualcosa non quadra. Quando il caso mafioso di Booth esplode in una spirale di minacce, attacchi e omicidi, e le prime tracce portano al killer più temuto di Chicago, Tempe capisce che deve rivelare la vera storia di queste ossa dimenticate, o rischiare di perdere tutto.

Een gloednieuwe Amerikaanse onderzeeër wordt in het zuidpoolgebied geramd door een Chinese onderzeeër; een speciaal interventieteam wordt vanuit de Verenigde Staten ingezet.

The Los Angeles Police Department's famed 5-2 squad boards a commuter train in an attempt to take a cold-blooded killer into custody. John Barron, the newest and youngest member of the elite LAPD unit, learns quickly that the 5-2 has their own deadly system of justice, and that even the slightest protest will result in his suffering the same swift fate. Thus begins a dark, explosive struggle between good and evil—pitting Barron's squad against an exceedingly imaginative and brutal killer. Suddenly the game widens when John flees to London with his sister, Rebecca, and they are thrown into a race against time. Pursuing them is a baroness, beautiful and cruel, who will stop at nothing to protect her family, her fortune, and her global ambitions. Her secret—spanning oceans, continents, the collapse of the USSR, even the death of the Tsars—is a stunning revelation that could catapult her to the pinnacle of world power.

John Rain si e operato agli occhi per assomigliare ancora di piu a un orientale. Durante la guerra del Vietnam ha lavorato per la CIA. Tornato in Giappone, e diventato un killer. Lavora su commissione. Non importa chi lo paga, la sola cosa che conta e andare a segno. La sua specialita omicidi che sembrano morti naturali utilizzando tecnologie d'avanguardia. Riceve l'incarico di eliminare Yasuhito kawamura, un corrotto funzionario governativo: lo segue in metropolitana e grazie a un sofisticato sistema elettronico gli provoca un arresto cardiaco e la morte. La settimana successiva incontra per caso la figlia della sua vittima, Midori, una giovane e bella pianista jazz. Ma nel frattempo qualcuno sta iniziando a cercarlo.

L'ultima opera di Tom Clancy esplora l'esercito degli Stati Uniti, concentrandosi sul generale Fred Franks, che ha svolto un ruolo cruciale nella Guerra del Golfo. Questo primo volume di una serie esamina la trasformazione dell'esercito, dai suoi problemi in Vietnam al successo nel Golfo Persico. Nel 1972, l'esercito affrontava sfide significative, tra cui mancanza di disciplina, addestramento e attrezzature adeguate. Nei 15 anni successivi, queste problematiche sono state affrontate, portando a un notevole cambiamento. I lettori interessati alle operazioni militari troveranno l'analisi dettagliata affascinante. Tuttavia, la narrazione si illumina attraverso le esperienze personali di Franks. Un "carro armato" che ha perso un piede durante l'invasione della Cambogia, incarna coraggio e integrità. Il peso emotivo del suo viaggio è palpabile, soprattutto quando si confronta con il commento di un civile che mette in discussione i sacrifici fatti. Quest'opera cerca infine di guarire le ferite lasciate dal Vietnam, sottolineando che la Guerra del Golfo avrebbe avuto un esito diverso. Clancy offre un'esplorazione perspicace della guerra di manovra, portando i lettori nel cuore di uno dei principali impegni militari americani. Il libro rivela una guerra che rimane in gran parte invisibile, fornendo una profonda comprensione delle complessità coinvolte.

The bleak coast of East Anglia serves as the backdrop for a gripping mystery involving St. Anselm’s, a small theological college perched on low cliffs. The body of a young ordinand, son of the flamboyant businessman Sir Alred Treves, is discovered buried beneath sand. Treves insists that Commander Adam Dalgliesh investigate his son’s death, despite the apparent lack of leads. Dalgliesh, motivated by fond memories of summers spent at the college, agrees to take on the case. However, his arrival coincides with a shocking and sacrilegious murder that shatters the college’s calm. As Dalgliesh delves deeper, he becomes ensnared in a complex web of violence and intrigue. P. D. James masterfully weaves a classic detective story with rich psychological and emotional depth, showcasing her unparalleled talent for crafting intricate plots filled with suspense and horror. The novel features unforgettable characters and vividly captures the East Anglian landscape and its religious context. In this work, James reaffirms her status as a master of the crime genre and one of the finest contemporary novelists.

Quando un giorno di sole Roger Gordian, capo della multinazionale di telecomunicazioni UpLink, sviene mentre lavora nel giardino di sua figlia, tutti intorno a lui pensano inizialmente che sia dovuto a un eccesso di lavoro. Solo il suo costante deterioramento della salute convince gli altri della gravità e dell'urgenza della situazione. Nel frattempo, il caposquadra delle pulizie del mattino, Palardy, smette di presentarsi al lavoro. Dopo alcuni giorni, il corpo di Palardy viene trovato e nel suo e-mail di UpLink i dipendenti scoprono un messaggio cifrato che lui stesso si era inviato. L'e-mail viene decifrata e rivela che Palardy ha infettato Gordian con un virus mortale, sviluppato da un pericoloso gruppo terroristico. Inizia una vera corsa contro il tempo per il capo di UpLink, che culmina in scontri violenti tra le montagne canadesi. Omicidi politici, laboratori genetici, tecnologie all'avanguardia e strutture opache delle organizzazioni terroristiche sono gli ingredienti principali di questo quarto capitolo della serie Power Plays.

Durante una cena alla Casa Bianca, il presidente ha uno strano comportamento e la first lady rivela a Paul Hood, capo del segretissimo OP-Center e suo vecchio amico, che teme per la sanità mentale del marito. Intanto a Baku, capitale dell'Azerbaigian e importantissimo centro petrolifero del Caspio, un pericoloso terrorista ha ucciso due agenti della CIA e ha scatenato un attacco contro una piattaforma petrolifera iraniana, facendo salire alle stelle la tensione fra Iran, Azerbaigian e Russia. Ma l'obiettivo e le menti dell'attacco si trovano a Washington e solo Paul Hood e le tecnologie e il coraggio degli uomini di Op-Center potranno sventare il colpo di stato che minaccia l'America.

Het is 2010. Het Internet is uitgegroeid tot het centrale zenuwstelsel van de wereld en is het slagveld van internationale terroristen geworden. Een nieuwe organisatie is opgericht om hen te bestrijden: Net Force. Binnen Net Force is de Internet-divisie actief in de virtuele wereld., terwijl de Net Force Strike Teams altijd paraat staan om de strijd tegen de misdaad voort te zetten in de echte wereld. In Washington komt Steve Day, hoofd van de pas opgerichte Net Force, bij een bloederige aanslag om het leven. Het zou een vergeldingsactie van de maffia kunne nzijn,want in zijn vorige functie heeft Day de georganiseerde misdaad een zware slag weten toe te brengen. Wellicht heeft de hoogste baas van de maffiafamilies, Ray Genaloni, de opdracht tot deze liquidatie gegeven. Of is deze moord slechts een afleidingsmanoeuvre? Steeds sterker wordt het vermoeden dat het gevaar wel eens uit een heel andere hoek sou kunne nkomen. Uit de virtuele wereld... Voor Days opvolger, Alexander Michaels, telt nu elke minuut. Hij ziet zich geplaatst tegenover een onbekende tegenstander, die erop uit is om via het Net chaos op wereldschaal te creëren. Een geduchte oppnent, die zo briljant opereert dat hij zelfs alle experts van Net Force te slim af lijkt te zijn...

Gedramatiseerd verslag van de opbloeiende handel in derivaten, die oorzaak is van de huidige turbulentie op de financiële markt.

The story follows Israeli espionage agent Eytan Eckstein, whose mission to eliminate terrorist Amar Kamil goes horribly wrong when they mistakenly kill an innocent man. This blunder ignites a deadly cat-and-mouse game, as Kamil seeks revenge by systematically targeting Eckstein's team. As the tension escalates, Kamil's ultimate goal becomes clear: an assassination plot aimed at the Israeli Prime Minister, leading to a thrilling race against time to prevent catastrophe.

Autobiografie van de Amerikaanse musicus (1940-1993).

Een ontsnapte moordenaar die aan het syndroom van Korsakoff lijdt, treedt in contact met de geest van een meisje uit de achttiende eeuw en brengt zo een hele reeks van bizarre gebeurtenissen op gang.

Mack, hoogleraar psychiatrie aan de universiteit van Harvard, werkt sinds enkele jaren met mensen die beweren door buitenaardse wezens te zijn ontvoerd. In dit boek beschrijft hij uitvioerig het geval van een tiental van deze mensen, mannen en vrouwen, uit alle lagen van de bevolking. Zij maken "veelal onder hynose" melding van ruimteschepen, kleine grijze wezens en een onwaarschijnlijke hoeveelheid seks. Staat Mack aanvankelijk nog sceptisch tegenover hub verhalen, uiteindelijk kan hij niet anders dan concluderen dat de ervaringen van deze getraumatiseerde mensen berust op ware gebeurtenissen, en niet veroorzaakt door hallucinaties of waanideeën, De auteur besteedt veel aandacht aan de spirituele aspecten van de ontvoeringservaring. Vrijwel allen maken melding van persoonlijke groei en bewustwording van menselijke vernielzucht en de ecologische crisis op aarde.Mack ziet dit alles als een mogelijk signaal van een "hogere"intelligentie" om de vernietigende kracht van het menselijk ras te keren.

Een psychotherapeut toont hoe de mens, door gebruik te maken van de onbegrensde mogelijkheden van zijn geest, kan komen tot een hoger bewustzijn.