Showing results for "Seventeen" in Spies & Politics

'Nobody writes more enjoyable spy thrillers than Charles Cumming’ ANTHONY HOROWITZ ‘Cumming has breathed new life into the spy novel’ BEN MACINTYRE 'The rightful inheritor of John le Carré's crown' OBSERVER Lachlan Kite should have left fieldwork behind by now. As director of covert...

Cal Stokes and his friends have no idea what they're up against. Players from the highest levels of the Russian and American governments have their sights set on the elite crew from the Jefferson Group, but will unlikely allies swoop down in time to help? From Paris to Moscow, C.G. Cooper's sweeping tale unfolds on the international stage. Where will our heroes land when the last secret is told?

When a classified Antarctic base ceases communication after discovering an unprecedented seismic threat, Agent Zero and his team are thrust into an icy odyssey to halt a rogue faction's earth-shattering plans. With only 48 hours before earthquakes rip through the continents, Zero's mission takes him from the desolation of Antarctica to the brink of world annihilation – can he deactivate doom in time?

Ex-deniable operator Nick Stone has spent a lifetime in harm's way - but when someone he cares for very deeply is murdered in cold blood, he can no longer just take the pain. A high-level internecine conflict at the dark heart of the resurgent Russian Empire and an assassin's bullet on an isolated Alpine pass propel him from an apparently run-of-the-mill close-protection task into his most brutal and challenging mission yet. As the body count increases, Stone becomes one of Europe's most wanted.

When 12-year-old Valentina fails to return from a visit to her father in Moscow, alarm bells start ringing. Her rich and powerful family know there's one man they can depend on to bring her back safe: former SAS major Ben Hope. But what starts off as an apparently straightforward case of parental child abduction quickly takes on more sinister dimensions as Ben travels to Moscow and starts to investigate the whereabouts of Valentina and her father, Yuri, a man with a hidden past not even his ex-wife knows about. 

Brought to you by Penguin. 'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.' LEE CHILD 'Alex Cross is a legend.' HARLAN COBEN _________________________________________ A sniper has Washington's corrupt elite in...

Seventeen is a hitman, the best in the world, so-called because there were 16 before him, stretching back through the decades. Every government organisation in the world wants his services and every other high-level hitman has placed a target on his back. Because to be the best, you have to beat the best. When Seventeen is ordered to find and kill his predecessor, the hit goes wrong and hunter turns to hunted. An ultraviolent duel develops between two assassins at the height of their powers, but when they fight themselves to a standstill, the real target of the hit emerges.

Museums across Europe are being plundered by audacious thieves hunting ancient artifacts that CIA Agent Jacob Snow discovers are key to an enigmatic device – the Archimedes Sphere. Alongside gutsy archaeologist Jana Peters, he must outwit a shadowy tech magnate bent on chaos, uncover the hidden gears of history, and stop a scheme that could unhinge the globe's financial markets.

As the new head of E & E, Noah has to make decisions that would terrify most people. Fortunately, his lack of emotion makes him the ideal man for the job, and his teams rapidly come to respect him as he takes over from the infamous Dragon Lady. But now, with a new trade war rocking world leaders and mega-corporations gearing up to wage some combat of their own, Noah has to put together a team that can not only eliminate those who threaten the world, but also bring some order to it. Who among his stable will be best for the job?

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. Amidst a chaotic presidential inauguration, Secret Service Agent Jake Mercer guards the new Commander-in-Chief, while subterfuge and riots tear at the nation's capital. But as Mercer navigates treacherous underground tunnels, he suspects a deeper conspiracy that could endanger the very heart of American democracy.

Brought to you by Penguin. Private Beijing is ripped apart after an attack leaves three agents dead and the head of the team missing. With the Beijing branch in turmoil, Private's owner and global head, Jack Morgan, immediately gets on a plane from LA. Soon after Jack lands in China, another...

When the former head of Israeli intelligence is killed on a paragliding trip, it's the latest in a series of 'accidental' deaths befalling key members of the American and Israeli governments. Mossad bring in terrorist hunters Aaron and Shoshana to investigate–and they know just who to call. Taskforce operator Pike Logan has been out of action for too long, so he jumps at the chance to take on the mission. An Iranian-funded militia group has claimed responsibility for the deaths. But something doesn't add up.

Afghanistan has fallen. Taskforce operative Pike Logan's mission is to extract a man who has done more for the US in Afghanistan than perhaps anyone else. But Logan's goal is jeopardized when a ransomware attack hits every entity in the Taskforce. And when a connection is discovered between the hack and the Taliban, Logan is tasked with hunting the perpetrators down. He has no idea that this was just a test run, and the real attack is coming soon, engendered by a former NSA specialist in the US Government, who wants to return to the bipolar world of the Cold War.

Matt Helm is unexpectedly rich, and he doesn’t like it. Twenty thousand mysterious dollars appear in his bank account, but this is no time for celebration. Another secret agent with an unexplained surplus is murdered, and Helm figures he better work out who his “benefactor” is before he becomes the next target.

With yet another successful assignment behind them, the ladies of the Sisterhood have enjoyed a relaxing break together and celebrated the wedding of Myra and Charles on Big Pine Mountain. But as soon as the newlyweds return from their shortened honeymoon, they are hit with some exciting yet unsettling news.

An assassination attempt is made on Tsar Nicholas II of Russia at the Hotel Adlon in Berlin. However, the criminal police suspect that the attack was intended for Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, who had received the Russian guest. When Nicholas II commissions Sherlock Holmes to investigate the incident, a second assassination attempt occurs. Holmes and Watson become entangled in the perfidious power games of two superpowers.

'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.' LEE CHILD 'Alex Cross is a legend.' HARLAN COBEN _________________________________________ A sniper has Washington's corrupt elite in their sights. When two of...

In Virginia, a Blacksite facility is assaulted with military sophistication to free a homegrown terrorist who once attempted to assassinate FBI Specialist Shari Cohen. Within days, two of America’s most iconic symbols of freedom are razed. In Rome, Kimball Hayden’s demons are at their worst, the man becoming a shell of his former self. But when he learns that Shari Cohen’s assassin is on the loose, he embarks on a trip of rediscovery that unites him with the woman he loves.

As former American covert operative Chase Fulton struggles to adapt to life on the sidelines following a catastrophic injury, he finds himself waging a battle like none he’s ever faced.

In den Tiefen der Elbe... Der packende Hamburger Kriminalroman »Die Tote von Pier 17« ist der erste Tei Ole Hansens neuer Krimi-Serie. Claasen war der beste BND-Agent des Landes, Hendriksen führt die erfolgreichste Privatdetektei Hamburgs. Jetzt gehen sie den Verbrechen der Hansestadt gemeinsam auf den Grund. Und ihr erster Auftrag bleibt nicht lange aus: Die junge Irakerin Zureina Azis bittet die beiden, in einem Mordfall zu ermitteln, der bereits abgeschlossen zu sein scheint. Einige Wochen zuvor, wurde die Ex-Freundin ihres Stiefbruders ertränkt am Pier 17 aufgefunden.