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Thomas Caine has finally tracked down the corrupt CIA director who framed him and had his partner killed. But the cost of revenge may prove too high. His target reveals that Caine's partner had a son, now a young man named Sean. And Sean is in terrible danger. To save him, Caine must travel to the People's Republic of China. There, he and Sean find themselves tangled in a vast conspiracy. A deadly double agent is stalking them both from the shadows.

Phoenix detective Veranda Cruz has vowed to bring the Villalobos crime family to justice, but when a wave of violence in the city escalates, she is forced to confront her darkest fear. Adolfo Villalobos is a crime boss who's determined to stake his claim. To prove that he's ready to run his family's sprawling criminal empire, he devises a plan to silence his siblings and destroy Veranda, leaving a trail of destruction through downtown Phoenix that makes national headlines.

Meet The Phoenix—rescued from a watery grave and given a new identity, this stone-cold killer is an ideal fit for the Olympus Project, a secret organisation fighting injustice. In this first story, he undertakes three solo missions to prove he can match the Project's high standards. Always a loner, can Phoenix then work as part of a team to prevent a terrorist attack in Central London?

Brace yourself for The Phoenix Awakening, a masterful saga that drags you through the turbulent transformation of Dawn as she's forced to face adulthood head-on in ways that will shock and captivate you.

After Jessica Leeds—wife of a prestigious, wealthy Florida landowner—is brutally raped, three Vietnamese immigrants are charged with the crime. After the trial results in their acquittal, Jessica's husband Stephen vows vengeance. Then, the three immigrants are found savagely murdered. When all of the evidence ties Stephen Leeds to the grisly killings, Jessica turns to Florida lawyer Matthew Hope. He takes the case—and discovers a situation far more complex and explosive than he, or his client, imagined.

The Olympians and the Titans are in a power struggle. A traitor inside Larcombe Manor must be uncovered. The Phoenix needs all his skill and intelligence to keep his colleagues and loved ones safe. If the final battle is lost the Project will be taken in a darker direction with the ultimate aim of overthrowing democracy in the UK.

Spenser is forced by loyalty into an alien world where violence is a way of lie and outsiders enter at a lethal risk. When Spenser's cohort Hawk is hired by the tenants of a gang-plagued Boston housing project known as "Double Deuce," he enlists his friend's aid. A friend's girl and her infant daughter have been gunned down. Though the act at first appears to be an accidental drive-by shooting, it soon becomes clear that it was premeditated murder.

In the wake of a covert military operation gone wrong, Sean Donovan, a former elite government operative turned vigilante, finds himself in the crosshairs of the Phoenix Syndicate—a powerful and secretive organization pulling the strings behind global corruption, terrorism, and cyber warfare. When an enigmatic figure known as The Architect begins to move dangerous assets into play, Donovan is drawn back into a life he thought he left behind.

Heroine and renowned FBI profiler Karen Vail returns in an explosive thriller set against the backdrop of California's wine country. Hoping to find solace from the demons that haunt her, Vail makes her first trip to the Napa Valley. But shortly after arriving, a victim is found in the deepest reaches of an exclusive wine cave, the work of an extraordinarily unpredictable serial killer.

A long shadow looms above the wife of filmmaker Carlton Markham. Then a hand clamps over her mouth, and a blade sinks into her back. Blood splatters on the film reel case beside her, and a young life is cut short. Lawyer Matthew Hope gets a call from Markham, who's been arrested for his wife's murder, but he says he didn't do it. Witnesses fly forward to proclaim his guilt, but Markham's not giving up on his innocence that easily. And when Hope digs deeper into the victim's business—he finds she may not have been the perfect lady that she seemed.

Ethan Jones sa che Tori Connors è la donna che vuole accanto, eppure, quando il programma Fenice è minacciato, non può far altro che mollare tutto e sparire. Tempo dopo, il destino li mette di nuovo di fronte, ma questa volta a minacciare il desiderio che continua a unirli è un misterioso assassino assoldato dai nemici della Fenice venuti a regolare i conti con il passato. Scott Thompson, un anonimo meccanico di motociclette, è in realtà un ex agente della CIA con il dono della premonizione.

St.-Mary-Mercy-Krankenhaus, Livonia: Nach einem Verkehrsunfall, bei dem ihre Mutter ums Leben kam, erholt sich die kleine Emily im Krankenhaus. Doch plötzlich verschwindet das Mädchen. Ein Albtraum wird wahr, denn laut Zeugenaussagen könnte es sich bei dem Entführer um Emilys Vater handeln. Bruce Eddington gehört einer zwielichtigen Gemeinschaft namens "Die Hand des Phönix" an.

It's not every day a federal judge comes knocking at one's door, especially with a curious request—to review the final appeal of a murderer on Death Row. California lawyer Greg Monarch has every intention of saying no to the request—until he discovers the prisoner is his former lover. Six months from execution, Sarah Trant has turned to the one man she hopes can save her. Greg failed once before trying to rescue Sarah from her private demons. This time, however, the demons may not be just in her head.

Arriving home after another failed burglary, John Dortmunder is shocked to find his apartment occupied by a notorious cellmate that everyone had supposed (and hoped) had been jailed for life. Tom Jimson needs Dortmunder's help. Thirty years before his last prison stretch, Tom had pulled a big job up near Albany, one that left a cool $700,000 in cash buried under a water reservoir near Albany, New York. Tom's plan is to blow up the dam, flood the surrounding countryside, and grab the cash.

The hardworking single mother of young daughter, Joanna Brady still feels the acute pain of loneliness and loss, the hole that was left in her heart when her policeman husband was murdered. But Sheriff Brady is the law in Cochise County, and murder has shattered the small town's fragile peace. A local gun dealer has died violently, and his stock of high-powered weapons has been cleared out. When two more slayings follow soon after, suspicion falls upon rancher Alton Hosfield.

Detective James Thornton has always had a way with women. Some say he’s a player. Others call him a man-whore. But he’s mostly known as the best detective the Dutchess County PD has. For years, he swore off relationships, fearing his career would put them in danger. That all changed the moment he met Alexa. In one night, she won him over, but in one weekend his world will shatter.