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A thrillingly authentic novel about truth, power, politics and friendship, from one of our most revered and experienced foreign correspondents. Jon Swift is in trouble again. His journalism career is in freefall. He is too old to be part of the new world order, and he has never learned to suck up to those in charge. But experience has taught him to trust his instincts. When, for the first time in years, Jon runs into Lin Lifeng in a café in Oxford, he wonders if the meeting is a coincidence. When Lin asks him to pass on a coded message, he knows it's not. 

In the latest riveting thriller from James Rollins, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sigma Force series, an international research station in the Coral Sea comes under siege during a geological disaster that triggers massive quakes, deadly tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. To stop...

From the author of Caligula (an engrossing new spin on a well-known tale - The Times) comes a new standalone novel in the Damned Emperors series: Commodus. Rome is enjoying a period of stability and prosperity. The Empire's borders are growing, and there are two sons in the imperial succession...

WHITE LIES is a fast paced, heart-pounding thriller that will have you hooked from the first minute until the last - the eleventh Spider Shepherd book in Stephen Leather's bestselling series. Dan 'Spider' Shepherd is used to putting his life on the line - for his friends and for his job with MI5...

The thrilling new historical adventure in the Warrior of Rome series from Sunday Times bestseller Harry Sidebottom. AD 265, Gaul - The Roman Empire is on the brink. Emperor Gallienus has amassed a huge army across the Alps to seize back the mountains from the usurper Posthumus. War has come...

Brought to you by Penguin. In summer 1914, a murder investigation leads Detective Isaac Bell to an explosive heist planned on the newly launched Federal Reserve System - a plot that will echo far into the future . . . A MASTER THIEF AN ASSASSIN ACCOMPLICE THE MOST FIENDISH HEIST IN AMERICA’S...

A deadly explosion rocks the nation’s capital... Three seemingly unconnected people—a British ex-Special Forces operative, an ex-Navy Seal, and a teenage girl—find themselves under suspicion for the attack. Soon, they’re in the middle of a conspiracy that threatens to unsettle the entire United States. If they have any hope to survive the dangerous situation they’ve found themselves in, these strangers must learn to rely on each other, all while the question remains: Did one of them cause the explosion?

In 1849, Brigham Young declared independence. In 2025, the United States declares war. In the heart of the American West lies Deseret—a Mormon theocratic nation born of faith, isolation, and resilience. For nearly two centuries, it has stood as a testament to independence and religious devotion. But now, Deseret finds itself at the center of a global conflict, its survival threatened by the world's only remaining superpower: the United States.

When a joint FBI-Seattle Police investigation of an international child pornography ring gets too close to certain powerful people, sex-crimes detective Livia Lone becomes the target of a hit that barely goes awry - a hit that had been offered to John Rain, a retired specialist in "natural causes." Suspecting the FBI itself was behind the attack, Livia reaches out to former Marine sniper Dox. Together, they assemble an ad hoc group to identify and neutralize the threat. There’s Rain. Rain’s estranged lover, Mossad agent and honeytrap specialist Delilah.

When Lance Spector quit the CIA, he swore he was out for good. One more government lie and he would go off the deep end. They could find someone else to do their dirty work. As far as he was concerned, Washington, Langley, the Pentagon could all go to hell.

“The perfect all-American hero” (Nelson DeMille, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Scot Harvath is on the hunt for a dangerous killer bent on world domination in this white-knuckled thrill ride from #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor. America’s worst nightmare has just...

Brought to you by Penguin. DIRK PITT IS BACK. AND ON HIS SHOULDERS RESTS THE FATE OF THE ENTIRE PLANET. Tibet, 1959: In the turmoil of the Communist takeover of the mountain kingdom, a Buddhist artefact of immense importance appears to have been lost to history. Until, sixty years later, clues...

أهون للجمل أن يلج من ثقب إبرة من أن يدخل جنجويد ملكوت الله كعادة الأديب السوداني «بركة ساكن» يتحدَّث عن المسكوت عنه في محنة الإنسان السوداني؛ عن الحروب الضروس المتتالية التي تُعلن فظائعها اليومية انتصارَ البارود على رُوح الإنسان؛ فليس هناك طرف منتصِر في تلك المعارك العبثيَّة التي يحشِد فيها السادة خيرة الشباب تحت شعارات مبتَذَلة ينطفئ رَوْنَقُها لحظة إطلاق النار في الميدان، ويصبِح وقتها الموت هو الحقيقة الوحيدة، وكعادة الحروب فإنها تستدعي أسوأ ما في الإنسان من كراهية وعنصرية حتى بين أبناء نفس البَشَرَة السمراء؛ فبينهم السادة والعبيد المناكيد، ووسط كل هذا الضجيج يخرج صوتٌ من دارفور يعلن أنه «مس

In STEALTH TARGET (Book #6), extracting a Russian defector leads to an earth-shattering discovery—the imminent collapse of the American coast, masterminded by nefarious global powers. As millions of lives hang in the balance along the San Andreas Fault, Cole and Nova must dismantle a doomsday plot to prevent geopolitical and geological catastrophe. The Cole Hunter series is an action-packed thriller filled with unexpected turns and breathtaking action that will keep you spellbound from beginning to end.

In MAXIMUM POWER (Book #6), when terror strikes at the heart of the Olympics, Grant Valor and his international covert team must dismantle a conspiracy threatening to ignite chaos across the globe's most beloved sports competitions. Valor must pit strength and strategy against a shadowy foe. Can he deliver peace—or will he be outmatched by an enemy playing for keeps? The Grant Valor series delivers an explosive and monumental thrill-ride, brimming with twists that will shock and awe you at every turn.

Mit einem einzigen Schlag verliert die Welt ihr politisches und logistisches Zentrum. Danach bleibt nicht Ordnung, sondern Trägheit: Systeme laufen weiter, obwohl sie bereits zerbrechen. Kommunikation ist zerstört, Navigation beschädigt, der Orbit wurde zum Schlachtfeld. Was noch funktioniert, funktioniert nur lokal, fragil und auf Zeit.

Greed built Island X. Revenge feeds it. A corrupt Haitian president uses it to eliminate his enemies. A ruthless gang leader uses it to vent his wrath. Wealthy hunters use it for entertainment. And trapped in the middle, a man stranded by revenge and fighting to stay alive long enough to return the favor. Welcome to Island X, where no one arrives by accident—and no one leaves alive.

He followed every rule. The government broke them all. When Ariana Wilkinson—a lawful U.S. resident and Afghan-born wife of an Air Force Colonel—is wrongfully detained by ICE during a religious festival in Westchester County, her disappearance sets off a desperate search that exposes the darkest corners of American immigration enforcement.

‘Baldacci is the master’ – Jeffrey Archer The start of a pulse-pounding original series from international number one bestselling author David Baldacci. * * * * * Walter Nash is a mild-mannered, happy and successful businessman with a loving family. He has never lifted a weight or fired a...

The Sunday Times Thriller of the Month 'Stunning . . . one of the most compelling reads of the year' – Daily Express Expertly researched and visionary in scale, international number one bestseller Ken Follett’s Never is more than a thriller. It imagines a scenario we all hope never comes...