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'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...

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. 

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.

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.

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.

A cabal of ruthless men set in motion a plot to ignite nuclear war, certain they will survive the resulting holocaust and rule what is left after the missiles stop flying. Director Elizabeth Harker's aging Project team is called into action once again, but the odds are stacked high against them. A hostile president means to shut them down. Someone keeps trying to kill them. Nick and Selena's unborn children are in the line of fire. Even Selena's Russian half-sister is caught up in the deadly game, with consequences she'd never expected. The doomsday clock is ticking.

This is audiobook #17 in the Casca Series. Wandering the globe under a curse received from the dying Christ on Calvary, Casca Longinus fights onward, surviving and looking for the day when He promised to return, so the curse may end. Now, shipwrecked on a South Seas island inhabited by warrior tribes, Casca quickly proves himself fearless in combat.

China has a plan for the next hundred years, and they're making moves around the world for complete domination politically and economically. When this situation suddenly becomes clear to Jake Adams in a very personal way, he and Sirena are forced to depart their sedate life on Pico Island in the Azores. Jake quickly discovers that his life could change forever, or suddenly end, if he allows the Chinese to seek total hegemony. He must gather his strength for a life or death battle to counter evil forces. But China will not go quietly without a fight.

London: Ein grausamer Anschlag des IS im Westend kostet unzählige Menschenleben. Ein Beweis für das teuflische Genie von Saladin, IS-Chefstratege und Urheber einiger der schwersten Terrorangriffe in Europa und den USA. Gabriel Allon, legendärer Agent und mittlerweile Leiter des israelischen Geheimdienstes, führt eine multinationale Operation zu Saladins Neutralisierung an. Ihn auszuschalten hat für Allon oberste Priorität. Als bei einem Besuch Allons die Zentrale der französischen Antiterrorgruppe von einer Bombe zerstört wird, ist Gabriel sich nicht mehr sicher, wer Jäger und wer Gejagter ist.

Ruby’s Parker’s retirement hangs like a dark cloud over MI7. She herself has only a vague idea what the future might hold - both personally, and in terms of national security. But for many on her team, she’s irreplaceable. To cap it all, there’s a massive organizational overhaul on the cards at Thames House. Everyone’s nervous, and with good reason. In the middle of all this uncertainty, there’s an assassin at large.

Als die Chefin des US-Repräsentantenhauses, Pelosi, Taiwan besucht und China mit Krieg droht, liegen die Nerven beim BND blank. Manfred Mor setzt alle Hebel in Bewegung, um Deutschland so schnell wie möglich von der Taiwanischen Halbleiterindustrie unabhängig zu machen. Anna soll nach Taiwan reisen, um einen Wirtschaftsspion zu treffen. Doch auch Nadine Dietz taucht auf und versucht Anna, mit einer Ehrlichkeitsoffensive für ihre Sache zu gewinnen. Der Lohn ist ein Kontakt zu dem Mann, der Tatjana Gudwin noch vor kurzem getroffen hat, ehe sie in Berlin verschwand.

When laying a trap, be careful not to get caught. With President Noah Young coming under intense scrutiny, he gives Brady Hawk and the Phoenix Foundation team their most daunting missions to date: Capture the ghost leader of a terrorist cell. And they only have a matter of weeks to do it. However, when Hawk lays a trap, he soon discovers that he’s met his match - and becomes engaged in a battle where far more than an election hangs in the balance for the winner.