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In ROGUE ASSET (Book #9), the airwaves hum with danger when a once-silent Cold War radio station, now pulsing with life, signals the awakening of dormant threats. Caught in a race against time across nations and decades-old secrets, Troy Stark confronts reactivated Soviet sleeper agents on the precipice of crippling NATO defenses.

A passenger jet is attacked in Northern Africa by terrorists wielding RPGs, resulting in an enormous loss of life. Yet US intelligence reports this is merely a distraction, a prelude to a worse terror incident. A cargo ship is pirated off the African coast, and terrorists are puzzled to find in its vast hold just one mysterious crate. It contains a weapon they do not understand - one of vital interest to al Qaeda. It is a weapon, we learn, that will inflict catastrophic damage on the US if not stopped in time.

Discover the possible origins of Doctor Who with this dramatized audiobook of the 1905 vintage sci-fi novel, Doctor Omega. Despite being written nearly 60 years earlier, the startling similarities start with 'the Doctor', and his two companions in the Cosmos are clear and continue with their fantastic voyage to the planet Mars! This unabridged audiobook is read by John Guilor, who portrayed William Hartnell's first doctor in the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who.

Six months have passed since Denver Moon, P.I., smashed The Minds of Mars into the red planet, destroying the ship’s horrific cargo and delaying the alien danger of human mind control. Now, in the dark underbelly of Mars City, Denver and her faithful AI-installed pistol, Smith, are hot on the trail of a suspect they believe is responsible for the disappearance of numerous citizens in Red Tunnel.

When Paris falls prey to a ruthless bio-terrorist, Secret Service Agent Jake Mercer must race against time to prevent a deadly pandemic, and to protect world leaders—including the President of the United States.

When the President's motorcade is ambushed by a rogue drone strike, Secret Service Agent Jake Mercer is thrust into a lethal game of cat and mouse. With the nation's leader in his charge, will Mercer’s wit be enough to save the leader of the free world?

After a brazen theft from the basement of the Louvre, a terrorist organization holds a mysterious, un-catalogued relic for ransom. When a pyramid is destroyed—and hundreds killed—the stakes escalate, with other high-profile targets—and civilian lives—in their sights. With lives on the line, Jacob Snow, elite soldier-turned-CIA agent, must team up with his mysterious archeologist partner to figure out what they stole, who they are—and how to stop them before it’s too late.

Daisy and Frederica Linden have tracked their missing father to Bodie, the most dangerous town in the Wild West, where bad men murder without guilt and single ladies are as rare and valuable as gold. Here they must depend upon the help of the society of absent friends, that secret network of boardinghouse keepers who know everyone's business - and make secrets their stock in trade.

When terrorists threaten to blow up a major dam, threatening one of the worlds most important archeological sites, Jacob is summoned to find them and stop them before its too late. But in a series of never-ending twists and turns, Jacob learns that finding them wont be as easy as it seems and that their ultimate target may be even worse than thought

All it takes is one fateful flight for Jake Mercer's day to shift from standard protection detail to a full-blown survival mission.

When the President of the United States or his family are threatened, it is up to Jake Mercer, former Marine sniper turned Secret Service agent, to protect them from dangers—both foreign and domestic. A diplomatic tour turns deadly when Secret Service Agent Jake Mercer uncovers an assassination plot against the President in the Middle East. Outgunned and outnumbered, can Jake shield those he swore to protect?

Detective Ace Sloan ( The Red Planet Murders) returns in this exciting and compelling murder mystery from author William Graham. Set in the Martian colonies in the 22nd century, Detective Sloan must solve the murders of two immigrant women found buried in the Martian dunes and of a famous college professor. What is the connection between the murders? Sloan and his rookie colleague Detective Kate Hammer uncover a secret political conspiracy as they try to solve the crimes.

En este debut tan anticipado de una épica serie de suspenso y espías, del bestseller número 1 Jack Mars, los lectores son llevados a un thriller de acción por toda Europa. Kent Steele como presunto agente de la CIA, perseguido por terroristas, por la CIA y por su propia identidad, deberá resolver el misterio de quién lo persigue, del blanco pendiente de los terroristas - y de la hermosa mujer que sigue apareciendo en su mente. Ellos están convencidos de que Kent es el espía más letal que la CIA haya conocido. Él está convencido de que ellos tienen al hombre equivocado.

After the long exile on Earth, John Carter finally returned to his beloved Mars. But beautiful Dejah Thoris, the woman he loved, had vanished. Now he was trapped in the legendary Eden of Mars -- an Eden from which none ever escaped alive.

My name is Benedict Thompson and I'm a superhero. With one touch I can see that object's past. I can see who used that pen before you, I can see what went into making that shoe and I can see everything that happened in that hotel room or that public washroom. Not every power is a blessing. Ever since Ben returned home from Iraq Ben hasn't been the same. He'd seen horrifying things, had his leg pumped full of shrapnel and watched his friends vanish before his very eyes. Now he lives alone, shut off from his family, with only his TV to keep him company.

In MAXIMUM FORCE (Book #2), when an elusive terrorist cell commandeers cutting-edge military tech for heists across Europe, Grant Valor and the elite team must thwart their plans to seize a nuclear vehicle. Valor's chase leads them through a labyrinth of high-speed pursuits and clandestine warfare, where every corner turned could lead to global catastrophe.

In Book 1, "Blood Red Mars", while Dalton and the gang are filming at the Mars Research Base in the Arizona desert, a visiting student is found dead under highly mysterious circumstances. Dalton and his crew must investigate if they want to get their movie back on schedule!

Inspecteur Cecilie Mars heeft altijd de grenzen van de wet opgezocht. Maar als zij eigen onderzoek doet na een brute aanval op een jong meisje, drijft dit haar recht in de armen van Lazarus. Deze mysterieuze psychopaat heeft geen ontzag voor de wet en is van plan de wereld op brute wijze te ontdoen van seriemoordenaars en -verkrachters. Cecilie Mars is het wapen waarop hij gewacht heeft.

Eines späten Nachts trifft die frischgebackene Hauptkommissarin Cecilie Mars eine fatale Entscheidung, die weitreichende Konsequenzen hat. Ihr Fehltritt wurde beobachtet und gefilmt, und jetzt droht ihr eine anonyme Person, alles auffliegen zu lassen, wenn sie nicht seine Furcht einflößenden Agenda befolgt. Cecilie wird in einen unheimlichen Plan von Selbstjustiz hineingezogen, der zum Nachdenken zwingt, wie weit sie zu gehen bereit ist, um für Gerechtigkeit zu sorgen.

Tarzan of the Apes, Jason Gridley, and the crew of the airship O-220 return to Pellucidar, the world at the Earth’s core, on a wartime mission to stop the Nazis from obtaining a powerful superweapon. But when the Lord of the Jungle’s murderous adversaries partner with the Mahars - Pellucidar’s routed reptilian overlords - and his adventurous granddaughter Suzanne goes missing on a reconnaissance mission, can Tarzan prevent the conquest and enslavement of all humanity in both the inner and outer worlds?