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Isaac Holt understands the pain of loss. He fought through the tragedy, sought vengeance for it, and in the process, built a formidable empire of both wealth and admiration. However, he had no clue how lonely he was until a brunette with a Cupid's bow and sultry curves fell at his feet. Her brown eyes held a lifetime of secrets, but with a childhood illness teaching Isaac that the weak are often misunderstood, he saw more than a timid, shy woman. She sparked his interest, and although he could have been blinded by lust, years of challenges assured him more than desire was at play.

Phillip Pliant is the wealthy opportunist plastics dealer, and CEO of Pliant Industries. He’s also a master thief—creating a pervasive threat to the manufacturing infrastructure in the Caribbean islands markets. With the cartel as his stealth client, the naïve city leaders have been seduced, enabling the production of more than 3-dimensional building materials.

Jacob Michaels, computer network security-tester extraordinaire, tries to settle into a quiet life of work to polish his cyber security skills after the death of his mother. Jacob is unaware that his growing reputation makes him a person of interest. Cyber-criminals are hunting for new recruits. They target this brilliant programmer to seduce him into joining their cause. More people are hunting him than just the Russian cyber kingpin.

When Agent Dillon Savich saves Kara Moody from a seemingly crazy man, he doesn't realize he will soon be facing a scientist who wants to live forever and is using "John Doe" to help him. But when the scientist, Lister Maddox, loses him, he ups the stakes and targets another to take his experiments to the next level. It's a race against time literally as Savich and Sherlock rush to stop him and save both present and future victims of his experiments. In the meantime, Cam Wittier and Jack Cabot must track a violent criminal through the Daniel Boone National Forest.

In the dangerous waters of the Caribbean, one man reigns supreme as the most cunning and elusive criminal of them all: Julian, the last remaining brother of a notorious dynasty. With a vast fortune, Julian's power and influence know no bounds. But now, the Enigma Heirs, R-Group, and CATS team have set their sights on bringing him down, determined to dismantle his entire operation and put an end to his illegal drug and human trafficking enterprises.

When a quiet conspiracy, bent on revenge, begins dismantling the Inspector's life, he’s forced to investigate the one case he never expected — himself. After years of loss, they want to utterly humiliate him. Knowing they cannot outsmart him, they turn their focus inward and attack his mind. Ruthless, subtle, and deceitful, they thrive on chaos. When a woman offers him something he wants, he must decide whether she’s real — or another way in. Renowned for solving impossible cases, the Inspector built his career on pattern recognition.

Em uma noite de dezembro, o sofisticado hotel Palace de Verbier, nos Alpes Suíços, é palco de um assassinato sem solução, já que a investigação do crime nunca é concluída pela polícia. Anos depois, o escritor Joël decide tirar alguns dias de férias e se hospeda nesse mesmo local. Lá, uma surpresa o aguarda: seu quarto é o 621 bis, a nova nomenclatura do agora estigmatizado 622, e a curiosidade o leva a mergulhar em uma investigação sobre o caso emblemático.

The world is almost ready for fiat currency to be replaced by a superior digital currency. The trouble is, which one and who will own it? The twists and turns of events keeps both sides struggling to stay ahead. In The Enigma Source, the tenth book within the award-winning Enigma Series, authors Breakfield and Burkey explore the future of world commerce, cryptocurrency, and the complications that arise from creating an all-digital monetary system.

Mike and Marge control ePETRO, an oil shipping business with offices in London and New York, but they don't have the same business goals in mind. Marge intends to sell the North Koreans uranium in addition to oil obtained illegally from the government sanctioned Middle East. But Mike may have other plans, mainly, keeping the profits of these sales for himself. Then there is the mysterious Steven Christopher, who oversees the AIMs, and is working several angles behind the scenes. Steven is the only one trusted by both Marge and Mike, but why?

Inexplicable drops in world commodities markets are destabilizing nations to the point of economic collapse. A conspicuous increase in production numbers for primary oil-producing companies results in a call for help from governments and a large oil distributor, ePetro. The R-Group, Jacob and Petra, are quietly engaged by ePetro amid fears that further drops in commodity values could devastate multiple economies of first-world countries.

Dr. Xavier Pekoni, a rich evil scientist, is working on his underground Fountain of Youth project. Using nanotechnology and DNA mapping, he is desperately close to extending life 10-fold, which has driven him to extreme research methods. The R-Group is called in by government agencies to locate Pekoni, verify his unethical practices, and stop him at all costs.

Random events at a Brazilian hydroelectric plant, Irish financial institution, and Texas winery seem connected by an insidious virus hack which attacks system vulnerabilities then vanishes without a trace. Are these all a glimpse of the new viral danger of the Ghost Code designed for devastation on a personal and industrial level? A new mysterious pair of cyber pirates, known only as Mephisto and Callisto, seems to be behind the plot to deliver these destructive payloads for computer domination.

L’ispettore Iachino, collega del commissario Mariani, è in coma a seguito di un agguato. Mariani passa ore all'ospedale a parlargli dei casi in corso, i medici hanno assicurato che può servire. Il commissario indaga nella convinzione che scoprendo gli autori dell’agguato Iachino possa uscire dal coma. Ma a incombere ci sono anche le indagini di routine: un antiquario, Livio Oliveri, ucciso nella sua bottega, nessun indizio, nessuna colpevole.

As NYPD Detective William Johnson searches for an escaped killer on the streets of New York, internal affair agents are watching his every move. Rumors that he’s having an affair with a female co-worker is threatening to destroy his career, as well as his marriage. Just when he thought things couldn’t get any worse, a triple suicide leaves three prominent men dead on the front steps of the police station.

Julie and Juan’s cyber assassin technology services team or CATS find themselves immersed in outrageous cyber-crime events in multiple locations. They send their feet-on-the-street teams to investigate the causes of the mayhem. Unexpectedly, they find the culprits are holding international cities, big businesses, air traffic, and even emergency systems hostage to terrifying digital ransom demands.

Profiteers are preying on displaced souls who seek freedom, sacrificing everything. Wanting to give their children hope and a future, but they wrongly trust on a roll of loaded dice. Teens are picked off and sold into slavery. Cartels offer the choice to strong, young men to move illegal drugs over the border or die. The R-Group and CATS team leaders want to end Mateo's inhuman business model. The heroes must derail the human exploitation and opioid epidemic, killing people in increasingly dramatic numbers. If they can save even a few from the jaws of death, they win.

An artist, Mr Ruxton, is seeking an ideal model for a planned sculpture of Antigone. He travels to the Beech Grove estate in search of his model and encounters Miss Hurd, who is employed at the house. He is overwhelmed by her beauty and feels compelled to pursue her. However, he quickly finds that he has a rival for the lady's affections, a man of great wealth and power. Miss Hurd takes flight, but Ruxton is unable to forget her. When he later sees her again on a streetcar in New York he finds himself drawn into a mysterious web of tragedy and evil.

Jeannie Loomis, the newly appointed Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's San Francisco bureau, is thrust into a high-stakes investigation involving one of America’s most elusive treasures—Confederate gold, lost since the Civil War. When rogue FBI agents uncover the location of the gold, they set off a deadly game of cat and mouse, leaving a trail of violence and betrayal.

In Haven City, a bizarre cry for help ensnares me, Detective Jack Fulton. A coded message linked to a feared murderer. My mind races in an obsessive video rewind. The chaos triggers a dark pursuit. Mira Elias—an enigmatic outsider with secrets so deep they echo the city's shadiest corners. We plunge into a chilling conspiracy, guided by cryptic clues. Every twist leads us to a puppeteer, Samantha Young, whose insidious mind spins a lethal game. A trail blazed by a mysterious professor, using shadowy brilliance to carve their path. Corruption whispers in every shadow, keeps us on our toes.

È una delle estati più calde degli ultimi anni, e neanche la Riviera Ligure scampa a quell'afa che mozza il fiato. A Villa Moncalvo, il conte regge tra le mani il suo bene più prezioso. Suo padre gliel'aveva detto: "È un ritratto preso di profilo e t'inganna. Tu credi di poterlo guardare senza essere visto, in realtà è lui che legge dentro di te." Ma ora che la fine è imminente, il vecchio, senza moglie né figli, non deve rendere conto a nessuno. Forse solo a quel tesoro che nasconde da una vita, e che ora vorrebbe proteggere da mani avide.