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Johannesburg, 1980s Apartheid South Africa. Augustine flees her vengeful ex-boyfriend with nothing but her child and the clothes on her back, terrified he will find her. Because she also possesses a dangerous secret. One he will kill for. One he will never stop hunting her for. But Augustine is rescued by a wealthy white housewife who takes pity on her, offering both employment and refuge. Or so she thinks. It might seem that she is safe inside the walls of the prosperous Diamond family home, but outside her every move is watched. Her sanctuary has become her prison.

The Navy and the CIA desperately needed unique, critical intelligence about hints of Soviet anti-ship and ballistic missile threats being brought to Cuba. Putting a radio-intercept operator into Cuba was one way to gain insights, otherwise unavailable, into Soviet activities there. U.S. Navy Communications Technician First Class Salvador Conte had the long list of skills to pull it off, and he volunteered without hesitation.

When a long-lost research vessel is discovered entombed beneath the Arctic ice, Peter Black is called into the shadows by the ship’s enigmatic billionaire owner. Aboard the icebreaker Ithaca, he joins a volatile crew bound for the wreck—each with secrets, and one with a deadly agenda. Below the ice lies the Orpheus, a sunken tomb that was never meant to be found. What Peter’s team uncovers is no ordinary wreck, but the site of something far more sinister—something that should have stayed buried.

‘Murder of an Honourable Man’ is a fast-paced, exhilarating thriller full of dramatic action as well as treacherous intrigue. Brendan Slack is callously murdered in Arundel Castle. Scotland Yard detective John Whiles, together with Sussex police, are unable to establish a motive. Rich individuals surreptitiously monitor the investigation. They have stolen artwork worth millions. Murders are committed to preserve their anonymity. No one is safe. False trails are laid. Whiles gradually unravels the lies and deceit as he closes in on the culprits.

A Nominee for the 2020 Edgar Allan Poe Awards NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A fiery tour de force… I could not put this book down. It truly was terrifying and unutterably beautiful." –Alison Borden, The Denver Post From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars, the story of two college students on a...

When ex-SRR operative Liam Harper rides into the city, he’s looking to stay hidden. His enemies are closing in—and one of them is Mason Carrick, the ruthless head of Aegis Security... who wants him gone.

Kyle Peters never asked to be the outcast. Bullied at school, ignored at home, and desperate to belong, he finds himself drawn into the orbit of Stefan a man whose calm smile hides a world of crime and power. One delivery becomes two, then ten, and before long Kyle is juggling a double life: student by day, trusted courier by night.

A thriller from the Silicon Valley insider no one notices. Until it's too late. From patent trolls and VC's, to the FBI and the Red Chinese, everybody's in a bloody hurry to get their hands on the next big thing. And all they had to do was ask their driver.

In the aftermath of what appears to be a targeted killing, a mysterious billionaire approaches Pallas Group Solutions with a new job. He seems to be more interested in their intelligence gathering capability than security. None of them are prepared for what they find. In a whirlwind of violence and intrigue, the contractors of Pallas Group plunge into a world of human trafficking and elite capture.

A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Raymond Burr, Peter Lorre, James Mason, and many more.

"Bachforelle zum Frühstück"„Mord, Lachen, Nordseebrise: Ein skurriler Küstenkrimi“Lachen und Verbrechen treffen in einem atemberaubenden Nordseekrimi aufeinander! Tauche ein in die Welt der bildschönen Spanierin, deren Mordfall eine wahrhaft kriminalistische Achterbahnfahrt auslöst. Begleite Dorfpolizist Vogtländer und sein schräges Team bei ihrem chaotischen Einsatz – von explodierenden Schiffen bis hin zu überraschenden Mordwaffen und dem abenteuerlichen Mischlingshund Tequila, der unter Flatulenz leidet.

Joining the 2nd Yorkshire regiment with his lifelong friends, Peter Hawthorn is deployed to Northern Ireland, where they are turned from boys into men through their experiences of the troubles and the loss of friends at the hands of the IRA. Unknown to these son's of Yorkshire, there is a traitor among them, and this will lead to some thought-provoking and gut-wrenching outcomes.

As one by one the world's leading alternative energy researchers are assassinated, Peter Savage and his friend Jim Nicolaou, race against the clock to preserve the secret that promises to change the landscape of the world - or start a global war. In this timely, heart-thumping thriller, Crossing Savage, author Dave Edlund presents the theory of abiogenic oil production, and the terrifying array of unintended consequences that accompany the belief that energy independence can be realized.

Als bei der Explosion einer Autobombe eine junge Frau und ihre Tochter ums Leben kommen, setzt die Kölner Kriminalpolizei um den Ermittler Lasse Brandt alles daran, die Täter schnell zu fassen, auch aus Sorge, dass weitere Taten geplant sein könnten. Noch ahnt Brandt nicht, dass der Anschlag dem ehemaligen US-Topagenten Peter Walsh galt. Auch Walsh sucht die Täter, weil bei dem Attentat sein bester Freund schwer verletzt wurde. Aber im Gegensatz zu Brandt, sinnt er auf Rache und ist dafür bereit, über Leichen zu gehen.

Eines der größten Geheimnisse der Neuen Welt steht kurz vor seiner Enthüllung. Die südholländische Stadt Leiden ist erschüttert, als der Großmeister der Freimaurerloge ermordet aufgefunden wird. Und auch der Archäologe Peter de Haan ist bestürzt, war er es doch, der den Toten gefunden hat. Als dann herauskommt, dass Peter der letzte war, der den Meister lebend gesehen hat, wird er zum Hauptverdächtigen. Er setzt alles daran, den wahren Täter zu finden, um sich so zu entlasten.

1960s Brighton, England... Christmas cheer? But only if reporter Colin Crampton can save an innocent comic postcard artist from the gallows.

Peter English can finally relax and enjoy a much-earned rest from murder, mayhem and everything else he went through in The Frame. Or, at least that's what he thought. A leisurely round of golf on a crisp fall Saturday morning with his dad and a couple of old friends. But when they arrive at the club, everything is shut down. Police cars, ambulances, the coroner's meat wagon, and his old partner from his days on the Memphis Police Department, Rudy Tobias, are on the scene. Scene? What scene?

Als der BKA Beamte Ansgar David zu sich kommt, findet er sich gefesselt und nackt in einem dunklen kalten Raum wieder. Er ist schwer verletzt und kann sich nicht erinnern, was geschehen ist oder wer ihn entführt hat. Nur langsam kommen die Erinnerungen an die schreckliche Wahrheit zurück. Und als er begreift, wer für die Entführung verantwortlich ist, ist das Urteil über sein Leben schon gefällt. Das BKA und Peter Walsh, ein ehemaliger Top Agent des US-Militärgeheimdienstes, versuchen ihn zu retten. Sie vermuten Terroristen hinter der Entführung.

Ein Anschlag auf das Kölner Polizeipräsidium versetzt das BKA in höchste Alarmbereitschaft. Während Ansgar David vom BKA versucht, die Hintermänner des Anschlages zu finden, überzeugt der amerikanische Geheimdienst den ehemaligen Topagenten Peter Walsh davon, einen letzten Auftrag anzunehmen, um einen gefährlichen Islamisten in Deutschland zu verhaften. Es scheint Berührungspunkte zwischen den beiden Fällen zu geben, doch zunächst ahnen Walsh und Ansgar nichts davon. Je enger sie jeder einzeln das Netz um die Verdächtigen ziehen, desto größer wird die Gefahr, in die sie sich begeben.

Dr. Duncan "Mac" MacGregor, a world leader in complex brain tumor surgery, accepts an all-expense-paid offer to take his family to Seoul, South Korea. His only apparent responsibility is to lecture at an international neurosurgical conference and treat his family to a vacation. North Korean agents kidnap him from the lecture hall and take his family hostage.