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Fine-art aficionado. Master of disguise. Jewelry expert. Historian. Gentleman. Burglar. Arsene Lupin is all of these and more. In 1905, Maurice Leblanc introduced his gentleman-burglar in the story "L'Arrestation d'Arsène Lupin". Shortly thereafter, the stories were collected as one single volume. In these charming adventures, Lupin orchestrates a myriad of extravagant heists in the very face of the determined Inspector Ganimard.

Before The Company, Robert Littell made a name for himself with The Defection of A.J. Lewinter. Hailed as "a perfect little gem" and a "concise, smart, and funny [novel that] turns Cold War spy cliches on their head," A.J. Lewinter tells the story of an insignificant American scientist whose defection to the Soviet Union becomes a terrifying political chess match of deceit and treachery. Not to be missed!

A seemingly simple case for the World's greatest detective turns into a nightmare; is his worst enemy still alive? Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are faced with International intrigue, assassins, murder, and other dangers in this new story. Bread and butter for these two.... or is it?

After the 17-year-old Kelly Winters went missing in Florida, Ava James worked tirelessly on the case, only to reach a dead end. She had lost hope of finding the truth behind Kelly’s mysterious disappearance. Until she received a shocking call. In the middle of the Oahu rainforest, physically battered, but with an unbreakable determination, Kelly Winters pushed her body to the limit to escape her captors. Upon hearing the young girl’s story, Ava makes a promise to Kelly that she will follow through until all the other victims are found.

Part riveting police thriller, part spellbinding mystery, Crimson Park is a cleverly crafted, must-listen, tale of savage revenge and retribution. Nothing is as it seems in this novel rife with stolen identities, two-faced witnesses, and headless torsos. Following their spectacular success in solving California’s worst serial killer case, a case that had languished unsolved for 15 years, Sacramento’s newly formed cold-case division detectives - Stan Wyld and Jake Steiner with I.T. expert Mallory Dimante - find themselves the toast of the town.

Join Jack and Shay as they go International to take down a worldwide sex trafficking ring. During this challenging and dangerous mission, they will also attempt to recover a valued member of their team and the younger sister of another team member. During their mission, the team will suffer a tragic loss. Will this loss be the end of the Omega group? Follow the team as they uncover how all three missions are intricately linked.

A mystical object brings the CIA, Mossad, crime syndicates, and the Holy Roman Church into conflict. A father and son get caught in the middle as forces collide.

Using advanced technology to produce credible but false news stories, cells of anarchists are fanning the flames between people at the liberal and conservative extremes of society. Their goal is to provoke violence in the streets to destroy America and her allies.

When his Agency contact, Pitt Waters, goes missing, Horse's desperate efforts to find his only friend lead him to a Buddhist ashram on the shores of Lake Titicaca. There Horse uncovers his friend's involvement with a group of Gaia-worshipping terrorists who want to kill off the human "disease" infecting the earth. Can Horse find his friend in time? And when he does - will he want to stop him?

Jane Barnaby thought she'd planned the perfect Christmas vacation. She'd invited her father and his fiancée to join her in Spain at her archaeological dig. They'd see her work, meet her mentor and enjoy a few days of sunny Mediterranean beaches in the dead of winter. What could go wrong?

Jane has it all: a prestigious internship at the Museum of Natural History, a fantastic Upper West Side apartment, and the esteemed duty of helping plan her best friend's wedding. A casual lunch with her friend's controlling fiancé sets off alarm bells, and sends her digging into his dark and mysterious past. When her search for answers leads Jane and her on-again, off-again boyfriend to the English countryside, they are thrown into a suspenseful quest.

Former archaeologist and single mother Bernadette Mallow is on her first assignment with Let’s Travel magazine, covering a Maya Cultural Tour deep in the Yucatan jungle. After years of transcribing her former professor’s dry academic notes, this is her dream job, but she has to do a good job if she wants more work with the magazine.

When a string of murders sends shockwaves through the Washington, DC, mafia, some suspect something far more sinister is taking place. Former mobster Franklin Holt is dragged back to a world he’d sworn to leave behind forever. As the death toll mounts, he reluctantly risks everything to uncover the truth. He teams up with an estranged ex-partner and his federal agent ex-wife, plunging headfirst into the heart of the criminal underworld, reigniting old passions and battling familiar pains. But as they dig deeper, they uncover a sinister threat simmering beneath the surface.

A sinister organization has burst out of nowhere, their roots forged in old Russia, but with a modernized ideology and global aspirations. Violence and destruction are unleashed, plunging the world into disarray and revealing powerful connections. Those in the intelligence community scramble to catch up, as some of their own were unveiled as sympathizers.

With this cold case vigilante thriller, Mo Harris takes on a Mexican cartel, the FBI, and his own demons to solve a 20-year-old case.

Finn is retired after a 20-odd-year career with an unnamed government agency, but he still handles a contract job for them once in a while. The series begins in Puerto Rico with Assassins and Liars, when Finn meets Mary.

This tale, set in 1978, introduces listeners to naïve Anna McKenna. Anna lost both of her parents at an early age. When Anna was seven, her Italian American mother, Gina, was fatally hit by a truck. Anna's hard-drinking, Irish American father, Patrick, died of a heart attack two years later. She ends up living with her mother's parents, Maria and Carmelo Gallo, along with her younger brother, Joey. Joey suffers from numerous medical problems, including "learning issues" and bad eyesight. Then, Natasha Burns, owner of Top Form Management, pulls into the Gallos' farm stand.

When Finn learns that the fire which killed his family was arson, he and Mary expose a criminal enterprise which began over 50 years earlier. The trouble begins when his daughter asks Finn about her grandparents. Finn visits the ruins of his childhood home to refresh his memory. While there, Finn meets an old friend who gives him a sealed letter from Finn's father, claiming that he was killed by a fellow veteran, a man he investigated for crimes in the Vietnam War. As Finn and Mary sail to the Caribbean in pursuit of the killer, they discover an empire built on crime and corruption.

Harry is drawn back into the Quandary orbit when his restaurant partner goes missing, and a dead North Korean RGB agent is found murdered on Benten Island under the torii gate of the Itsukushima Shrine, near Matsumae Castle in Hokkaido, Japan. A Japanese Naicho CIRO agent, a Mossad Kidon agent, and twin brother casino operators join Harry and his Quandary colleagues to unravel the latest attempt by the Chinese and North Koreans to disrupt the financial institutions in the West.