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When Harry Armitage passes an investigation to Cleo involving adultery, they both think it will end in divorce. But when the client’s wife is found stabbed in her drawing room, it becomes clear that marital problems are only part of the story. As they peel back the lies and expose the sordid details of a marriage in tatters, they see firsthand how gossip and politics fuel the machinations of high society.

The American Plan. Born from science yet shaped by defiance, Ruth Rossiter has always lived in the shadow of contradiction. As a child, she unravels the secrets of a family she never knew, one bound by power, divided by ideology, and haunted by a battle over the life-extending drug, Gnia-itra. With each revelation, her world expands, forcing her to reconcile the impossible: a mother who fought against the very science that made her existence possible and a father who defied fate to bring her into the world.

"Je souhaite que l'auditeur ressente dans les variations de ma voix toutes les émotions qu'il ne pourrait trouver en ne lisant que le livre. Cette émotion-là est difficile à jouer. Je n'ai pas joué, j'ai fermé les yeux et j'ai entendu les échos de cette enfance..."

In Athens, a Boeing 737 noses into the gate, and its crew is suddenly confronted by Greek officials waiting to arrest one of its passengers, a beloved ex-President of the United States, John Harris. Captain Craig Dayton, believing Harris' life is in danger, stages a daring escape by backing the jet away from the gate without clearance and taking off down a vacant runway.

Born in the frozen heart of Soviet Russia, Nikolai Ivanov was never an ordinary child. With ice in his veins, steel in his soul, and strength beyond his years, his journey from boy to legend was forged in blood, discipline, and unbreakable will. Trained by a war-hardened father and guided by an unshakable instinct for justice, Nikolai is more than a prodigy—he is a force destined to shape history. As the world around him plunges into war, betrayal, and moral decay, the boy becomes a warrior... and the warrior becomes a weapon. From the brutal winters of St.

Esta es una historia moldeada por el tránsito. Su protagonista huye de un entorno violento en Centroamérica en busca de un sitio donde sentirse a salvo y vivir su identidad sexual. Aunque en ese camino sufre maltratos y desilusiones, también conoce la amistad...

'Pathway to the Stars: Part 4, Universal Party' propels humanity’s journey beyond the Solar System as Eliza, Yesha, and James work tirelessly to unite Earth. Eliza leads the charge in the Western Hemisphere, while Yesha takes on the East, racing to implement technological innovations and form the Universal Party—a movement aimed at global unity. Their goal is to bring the visionary ideals that built the tech cities to Earth, creating a foundation for peace and cooperation.

Neste conto, Graciliano Ramos reproduz os conflitos emocionais de uma mulher com pensamento integralista em relação ao seu irmão, de ideologia comunista.

Ben longs to be Prime Minister one day. But with no political connections, he is about to crash out of a Master's degree with no future ahead. So when by chance he becomes fast friends with a young Arab prince, and is offered a job in his government, he jumps at the chance to get on the political ladder. Amal dreads the throne. And with Ben’s help he wants to reform his country, steering it onto a path towards democracy. But with the king’s health failing, revolutionaries in the street, and terrorism threatening everyone, the country is ready to tear itself apart.

The wife of popular Florida Congressman (and prospective Senatorial candidate) Clegg Caffery is murdered. FBI Special Agent Matt Thurston begins an investigation that leads him from the Pentagon to the small town of Clewiston, Florida, in search of a photographer responsible for the photo found in the murdered woman's hand. He arrives too late. The man has committed suicide.

Harry is drawn back into the Quandary orbit when his restaurant partner goes missing, and a dead North Korean RGB agent is found murdered on Benten Island under the torii gate of the Itsukushima Shrine, near Matsumae Castle in Hokkaido, Japan. A Japanese Naicho CIRO agent, a Mossad Kidon agent, and twin brother casino operators join Harry and his Quandary colleagues to unravel the latest attempt by the Chinese and North Koreans to disrupt the financial institutions in the West.