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Riddle of the Sands is set during the long suspicious years leading up to the First World War and is a classic of spy fiction.

1346. Calais. Berenger Fripper and the men of his Vintaine are stationed near the ancient port city, a French city under English siege. They are here to capture the city from and use it as a staging-post for future incursions into France. But with the French army and Genoese mercenaries all about them, and trouble brewing among the unit, Berenger must keep a calm head. Someone in the Vintaine is leaking vital information to the French, jeopardizing not only the safety of his men but also the future of the war, and Berenger must find out who before it's too late.

The plot involves the uncovering of secret German preparations for an invasion of the United Kingdom and is sited by Winston Churchill as one of the major reasons the Admiralty decided to establish naval bases at Invergordon, the Firth of Forth and Scapa Flow.

After four trips to the Sahara and extensive historical research, David Ball crafted this sweeping adventure novel spanning two continents and 15 years. Set against a backdrop of the crumbling French Empire’s attempts to colonize the Sahara Desert, Empires of Sand follows the lives of two cousins who are raised as brothers but destined to become enemies. It is 1870, and France is at war with Prussia.

A former Green Beret and aspiring archaeologist’s expedition to uncover a long-lost ancient civilization turns deadly in this explosive thriller teeming with adventure and discovery. Nate Wilde is a former Green Beret and aspiring Harvard archaeologist. Leaving the military after a...

Her boots slip with every step she takes along the snow-packed road. Frigid air burns her nose but does nothing to cool her anger. Her boyfriend just left her on the side of the road, all alone. When she fails to come home, her parents make a frantic call to the police. All they find are her footprints in the snow and her discarded purse in the ditch.

Retired Marine Master Sergeant Marcus Johnson returned to his family homestead in rural Alaska after 20 years chasing bad men. Now he wants nothing but to hunt and fish and run his trapline in peace and quiet, and no more war. Meanwhile, lurking deep in a long forgotten bunker in the remote arctic hills is a decades-old secret that could not be destroyed, and was never meant to be rediscovered.

The year is 1935. Beneath the sweltering sun of French North Africa only the tough, iron men of the Foreign Legion stand between the restless tribesmen of the interior with their dreams of jihad, and the innocent traders and colonists of the coastal towns. Lieutenant Crispin de Corville, a secret agent for the Legion, discovers a plot to unite the tribes and win the essential arms and ammunition for their revolt, taking them from the Legion itself.

Continuing the international bestselling saga of Alexander the Great, Valerio Massimo Manfredi's The Sands of Ammon brilliantly describes his quest to conquer Asia, the limitless domain ruled by the Great King of the Persians. In a seemingly impossible venture, the mighty Alexander and his men...

During the summer of 1959, young Mary Nell becomes obsessed with solving the mystery that happened in the same beachside hotel where she now lives with her mother and 14-year-old brother.

When a ruthless Mexican cartel aligns itself with an Afghani drug kingpin, the Southwest border soon becomes flooded with heroin. But are they planning to import something more deadly than narcotics into the United States? An informant with his own agenda introduces border agents Alex Matthews and Sylvia Cabrera to the tangled web of a cross-border smuggling operation. But when the system fails them, will a spur of the moment decision cost the pair their partnership, their careers, and possibly their lives?

Wo zum Kuckuck ist Harald von Friedwitz bloß abgeblieben? Nach einem feuchtfröhlichen Abend stehen am nächsten Morgen nur noch seine herrenlosen Schuhe am Strand der Nordseeinsel Langeoog. Ein Unglück? Oder könnte er sich etwas angetan haben? Vielleicht ist ihm auch lediglich der giftige Kugelfisch nicht bekommen, den der japanische Koch ihnen zum Abendessen servierte. Für Oberkommissarin Nina Moretti, die sich so auf ihren erholsamen Nordseeurlaub gefreut hatte, beginnt ein Wettlauf mit der Zeit.

Barney Dwyer is a gentle giant who has yet to find a place in the world. Capturing two notorious outlaws has made a hero of him, so much so that rancher Robert Parmelee offers him a job on his ranch to put a stop to persistent rustling. Taking the job promises an income sufficient for Barney to marry his sweetheart. But this promise for the future falls into jeopardy when the outlaws escape, determined to kill Barney.

Twenty chests of minted Spanish gold in a sunken galleon - this is the lure that brings historian Renn Lundigan to a tiny island off Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Renn enlists islander Johnny Akimoto to teach him scuba diving but soon realises there's a far greater danger in the reef than the sharks. Gambling den owner Manny Mannix has followed him to the island, and now he threatens not only Renn and Johnny but also the beautiful young scientist Pat Mitchell.

The Dispersion series continues with Zach going back to the Middle East to clear up a government conspiracy. As tensions build, he enlists the help of the US-based agents. Enjoy the continuation of the saga.

Un asesino excepcional. Su enigmática hija. Una peligrosa obsesión por la muerte. La inspectora Erica Sands mantiene su legado familiar bajo llave. Pocos saben que su padre cumple condena en una prisión de máxima seguridad, marcado para siempre por la sangre de sus numerosas víctimas. Sin embargo, el hallazgo del cadáver de una mujer en una pequeña casa de campo, con una enigmática nota oculta en la escena del crimen, amenaza con arrastrar a la inspectora hacia la oscura órbita de su padre.

When a top A.C.T.I.O.N. agent goes missing in the arid wastelands of the Libyan Desert, the super-secret organization sends in their top field operative; Nicola Sinclair – Codename: Lady Action. An ancient power as old as the earth lies buried there and a wealthy Arab tycoon with ties to Islamic terrorist groups will do anything to claim it.

John Sand, former MI6 agent, is keeping a secret from his new bride, Stacey – he has been tracking the supposedly dead Jake Lonestarr, her Texas oil tycoon father's traitorous business partner. When Stacey disappears, is Lonestarr or Las Vegas godfather Anthony Morello responsible? Is it the shadowy figures at the new international spy agency trying to recruit John Sand?

Paula meldet sich diesmal mit einer Geschichte, die tief unter die Haut geht. Wenn der Boden unter den Füßen bebt, die Gewehre rattern und die Geschosse wie ein Sternschnuppenschauer durch die Luft gleiten, will Noah nur Eines: Eine Frau finden, die ihn nach seiner Rückkehr am Heimatflughafen in Empfang nimmt und ihn all das Erlebte schnell vergessen lässt. Was als harmloser Flirt auf einer Dating Plattform seinen Anfang findet, entwickelt sich für Noah schnell zur lebenserhaltenden Maßnahme. Obwohl er den Einsatz heil übersteht, droht sein Date dennoch zu platzen.