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In a world where loyalty is tested, Jenny, a Chinese-American FBI agent, uncovers a chilling plot. Her Beijing counterpart, Yìchén, is a double agent, blackmailing and poisoning to steal critical DNA for China’s dominance. But when Jenny discovers she’s Yìchén’s biological twin, everything changes. Torn between family ties and duty to her country, she must navigate a treacherous game of espionage that spans Seattle to Beijing. Can she protect her nation while confronting the shocking truth of her past? Dive into "The Spy from Beijing," where trust is fleeting, and betrayal lurks at every turn.

Emma Talbot and Rose McDermott are on the last leg of their Asian backpacking adventure, the next university term is just weeks away. The picturesque fishing village of Baan Chailai, on the Gulf of Thailand, is the perfect spot to chill out. Miles from the infamous Full Moon Beach parties it still has a thriving bar scene with locals and visitors alike, eager to show the girls a good time. The key is knowing who to trust. Local police chief Chatri Aromanadee and businessman Daeng Khasajamsarun have known each other since childhood.

Thanks to a drunken accident in Western Uganda, Martin and Andrew think they've found the next culinary craze to hit Manhattan's trendy restaurant scene. They're about to find out they've stumbled onto a centuries-old secret that, once unleashed, may be impossible to contain. Everyone wants something from the new discovery. Andrew wants a chance to make a decent living and escape his dead-end job. Self-absorbed, greed-driven Martin wants to profit from a cutthroat industry that envisions a revolutionary product lurking in the find.

When a fragment of an ancient manuscript is stolen from a Jewish library in Amsterdam, ARKANE agents Morgan Sierra and Jake Timber discover a conspiracy that stretches back to the days of the Portuguese Empire, and a hidden Order of monks who have protected Eden for generations. Meanwhile, a radical ecological group seeks the powerful Seed at the heart of the Garden intending to restore the world to its natural state with no thought of the consequences for humankind.

Después que Sydney Grey regresa a su pintoresco pueblo natal de Stoney Creek y comienza la renovación de su hogar de la infancia, descubre varios diarios escritos por su madre. Presuntamente culpable de haber abandonado a su familia hace veinte años, se descubre un secreto sobre su madre oculto por mucho tiempo. Con la ayuda de su abuela quien regresa a la granja, Sydney debe confiar en sus instintos para develar el misterio. ¿Pero tendrán suficientes pistas para descubrir la verdad sobre la desaparición de su madre?

From the Author of the Cold Springs Killer, M. E. Hansen, comes a stylistic short story for all thriller audiences to enjoy! A sky full of stars on a sweet summer's night. What could possibly go wrong? Everything. Camp Tree Trail was one of many horrifying incidents created in the wake of the Cold Springs Killer. When one of the survivors, Timothy Anderson, is interviewed about the terrifying night, he recalls what he witnessed beneath the full moon. What should have been an innocent night of star gazing, turns deadly in a matter of minutes.

Dominick Dunn is in people acquisition. When the phone rings he shuffles off to the far corners of the globe to retrieve the captured, then turns them over to his employer. He doesn't actually believe these people are immortal, but the pay is good and he likes to travel. Despite rumors that his quarry meets an unthinkable fate at the hands of his employer, he's content with his lot in life. Aaron Wessker is miserable. His life has not gone according to plan.

Henry Fraser is an 89-year-old World War II veteran living alone in the noisy slums of his formerly peaceful neighborhood. When gang violence and deadly attacks nearly destroy his home and threaten to tear the neighborhood apart, Henry uses his marine training to fight back, waging a one-man war against the criminal element taking over the streets - in the process discovering that not everyone is his mortal enemy.

Bewildered by the mysterious death of an apartment building owner, a veteran detective is assigned to the case. Harlan Foster sets out to solve a presumed routine homicide which is intended to make a positive impact on the upcoming election for mayor. Mrs. Johana Belgium, owner of Belgium Building, is thought to have been murdered by someone in the apartment complex. A quarrel or dispute with a tenant is suggested.