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Glasgow 1977 - A young Trotskyite, Richard Slater, comes up with the idea that if he hid in deep cover until he was in a position of responsibility, he could unleash a devastating act of sabotage capable of starting a revolution. Party activists develop the plan - code name Zima - and lie in wait.... London 2013 - Richard is in London, working for a financial software company. He has held onto the Zima plan all this time and has been signalling he can activate it. Is anyone listening? Have others stayed true to the ideology?

The Confessions of Gabriel Ash, a literary Cold War thriller with echoes of John Le Carre and A Gentleman in Moscow, alternates between the glittery backdrop of 1980s New York and the sinister grottoes of Eastern Europe. The story UN Ambassador Gabriel Ash has to tell—in a voice that's sardonic, self-delusional, and uniquely his own—will result either in his release from captivity or the loss of his life.

Officiellement, Bastien Hernandez est économiste. En réalité, c'est un agent dormant des services secrets français en poste au Maroc. Il mène une vie en apparence anodine dans une villa isolée, sur les hauteurs de Tanger. Soudain, son existence est bouleversée par un attentat qui frappe New York. Les services de renseignement sont placés en alerte maximum. Un banal prospectus est glissé dans sa boîte aux lettres : l'agent dormant est réveillé.

As a boy, Ray Walker is recruited by the Culper Spy Ring, the modern-day iteration of George Washington's personal spy network. Steered through early adulthood, Ray finds himself leading two lives: one as an ordinary businessman, the other as a spy for the Culper Spy Ring. Owning a travel agency provides the ideal cover for his other life as a spy. Ray is no James Bond, but in his own rugged, down-to-earth Brooklyn way, has a profound love of country, for which he is willing to risk everything.

Une île privée et recluse, cinq prétendants à un mystérieux héritage, aucune issue... Après un premier polar et près de 30.000 lecteurs conquis et un deuxième rapidement N. °1 des ventes, Florian Dennisson signe son troisième thriller à suspense. Plongez dès à présent dans le suspense haletant du 2ème épisode de cette série qui commence comme un huis-clos oppressant et vous emmène sur les traces d'une intrigante conspiration.

Based on facts reported from an anonymous whistle blower in Washington (a former member of the United States Congress). In late January 2021, a special meeting took place. Upon entering the meeting, we were given a small sealed package and handed a special mask. We were instructed to wear the mask, covering both mouth and nose. The speaker that night informed us "an accident in China" had occurred and a virus that in time would be known as COVID-19 would affect many Americans.

In the year 2067, political correctness has run amok in America. Political correctness is now the law of the land and anyone who runs afoul of the law can be arrested by the PC Police. Once used as nothing more than a slang term, the PC Police is now an actual profession and the PC Court of Appeals is an actual, physical building where criminals are indicted for their affronts to politically correct thought, speech, and behavior.

Mentire, intimidire, nascondere e scoraggiare coloro che interferiscono. Europe Connection racconta l'ascesa al vertice e la successiva ripida caduta di un lobbista. Partendo da una storia reale, l'autrice traccia un viaggio in dieci sequenze, in un continuo monologo interiore del protagonista. L'altra faccia della politica europea, in cui si è burattini nelle mani degli altri. Benvenuti nel mondo di un lobbista.