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Seventy years after the end of World War II, Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon find themselves in deep waters as they try to stop a war that would engulf the entire continent of Asia. A search for an art collection worth half a billion dollars leads the Oregon to Salvador Locsin, the vicious Filipino rebel leader. But with access to a powerful serum designed to create an army of supersoldiers, Locsin's insurgency threatens more than just the Philippines.

After terrorist mastermind Musa Khan launches deadly suicide attacks in Washington, D.C., and Trenton, New Jersey, it's a race against time for Chuck McCain and Kevin Clark to find and stop the next three cells before they can spill even more American blood. With rogue CIA agent Aaron Richards training the terrorists, Chuck and Kevin have their work cut out for them!Heart-stopping action and tight plots, combined with a great cast of characters, have people talking about David Spell’s novels. The former police officer knows how to tell a story and puts the reader right into the middle of ...

Haaken Hunter’s world implodes when he and his loyal rottweiler, Rocky, return home to find Layla, his pregnant partner, missing. The only clue? Layla’s unsettling connection with Pandora, a psychotic nurse with a dark past. A chilling discovery ignites a relentless race against time. How did everything spiral so disastrously out of control?

Quarry doesn't kill just anybody these days. He restricts himself to targeting other hitmen, availing his marked-for-death clients of two services: eliminating the killers sent after them, and finding out who hired them…and then removing that problem as well. So far he's rid of the world of nobody who would be missed. But this time he finds himself zeroing in on the grieving family of a missing cheerleader. Does the hitman's hitman have the wrong quarry in his sights?

Hollywood. The city where dreams are made. On the losing side of a bloody East Coast crime war, Danny Ryan is now on the run. The Mafia, the cops, the FBI all want him dead or in prison. With his little boy, his elderly father and the tattered remnants of his loyal crew of soldiers, he makes the classic American migration to California to start a new life. A quiet, peaceful existence. But the Feds track him down and want Danny to do them a favor that could make him a fortune or kill him.

A small-town sheriff’s dark past may be the only thing that keeps his town alive.... Jack Lamburt has a bright future as the sheriff of a quiet town. He knows the locals by name, he’s dating the bar mistress, and nobody suspects his dark secrets. When big city mafia stirs up trouble in his small town, Lamburt retaliates with swift, violent action. Now the crime syndicate is in search for answers...and blood. With the lives of the people he swore to protect in grave danger, Lamburt will need every weapon in his arsenal to outmaneuver the mob.

Successful novelist Kit Carradine has grown restless. So when British Intelligence invites him to enter the secret world of espionage, he willingly takes a leap into the unknown. But the glamour of being a spy is soon tainted by fear and betrayal, as Carradine finds himself in Morocco on the trail of Lara Bartok - a mysterious fugitive with links to international terrorism.

A mysterious stranger carrying a swordstick walks the gaslit alleys and night houses of Victorian London.What is he seeking?London in 1853 - a mist-shrouded city where the grand houses of the wealthy lie a stone's throw from the vilest slums and rookeries of the poor.Who is this man so determined to fight for justice against all the wrongs of Victorian society? What are the origins of the mysterious William Quest?In a pursuit from the teeming streets of London to the lonely coast of Norfolk, Inspector Anders of Scotland Yard is determined to uncover the truth.To an explosive climax where ...

Jasmine awakes in a brothel, locked up in the "Trouble Room.” She must have done something really, really bad. Her plight is helped by the drugs her owners provide and by becoming “Bay”, a second personality. Can Jasmine ever become herself again?

Harry Barnett thought he had left his military career behind, so he is startled when two figures from his past turn up on his doorstep after 50 years. An old friend has organised the reunion to end all reunions: a weekend in the Scottish castle where the ex-comrades took part in a psychological experiment many years before. They haven't seen each other since. As they set off on their all-expenses-paid jaunt to Aberdeen, the old friends are in high spirits. But the cheerful atmosphere is quickly shattered by the apparent suicide of one of their party.

Detective Alex Cross is called into action on Christmas Eve - and he'll be lucky to see the New Year. Christmas celebrations with his family are cut short when Detective Alex Cross receives a phone call. A drug-crazed man has taken his own family hostage and their lives depend on Alex. But it's not just them. As the suburban nightmare unfolds, a greater threat arises - a terrorist attack like Washington has never seen. And Alex is caught in the middle.

When Helen moves abroad with her loving husband, Gary, she can’t wait to meet her fellow expat teachers from the local international school. But her new start is about to become her worst nightmare.... As soon as the charming family across the way welcome Helen into their home, she begins to suspect that all is not as it seems. Then Gary starts to behave strangely, and a child goes missing, vanished without a trace. When violence and tragedy strike, cracks appear in the community, and Helen realises her perfect neighbors are capable of almost anything....

Chloe Bennett AL LÍMITE De las etapas tranquilas siempre debes desconfiar. No son más que una trampa. Podría decirse que a Chloe Bennett le va bien. Al fin ha encontrado la calma que tanto ansiaba tras la pérdida de Sarah dos años atrás. Su relación con Colin va viento en popa, han renovado para una temporada más su programa de radio, tiene una idea para un próximo libro, está más unida a su madre que nunca, y Jon, que ha conocido a alguien especial, vuelve a ser su mejor amigo.

Il nuovo romanzo di Marco Vichi è anche una nuova, sorprendente avventura. Una storia che racconta come il passato non è qualcosa di immutabile e irrimediabilmente concluso, ma è anzi materia viva. Una dimensione in movimento, che chiede ancora di essere descritta, definita, capace com’è di ribaltarsi sul presente sgretolando convinzioni che si credevano immodificabili. A un tratto, nel modo più inatteso, tutto può cambiare: quando meno ce lo aspettiamo, una svolta improvvisa ci porta dove non avremmo mai immaginato di poterci spingere.

In "The Problem of Thor Bridge", Neil Gibson, who has earned the nickname the Gold King for his status as the world's greatest gold-mining magnate, seeks Sherlock Holmes' help in finding his wife's real killer. His governess, Miss Dunbar, has been convicted of the crime due to an abundance of evidence against her - including a gun in her wardrobe - but Gibson believes her innocent. A few enlightening revelations, including the unhappy state of the Gibsons' marriage, lead Holmes and Watson down the path toward the truth.

At first, the plan seems foolproof. Every contingency is covered, and the payoff will make them all rich for life. No one would even get hurt. But not everyone is who they seem. Even as the gang's stolen helicopter is lifting off from the cash depot with $6.5 million inside, questions remain unanswered. What secrets does each man hold?

Step into the shadowy, dangerous streets of modern-day Kiev with “Eastern Vengeance.” Meet Taras, a driven accountant thrust into a world of violence and betrayal. Entangled in a sinister web of corruption, he navigates a city where danger lurks at every corner, and morality is a luxury no one can afford. Meet Vlado, a hardened former sniper consumed by sexual desires at any cost. Finally, meet Masha, the cold-hearted assassin shackled with a deep resentment that can only be satisfied with sharp knives and explosives.

Deputy Sheriff John Cronin and his granddaughter, Jesse, are preparing for Jesse’s upcoming wedding to her Marine when the Cartel decides to murder some South Texas cops as a payback for arresting their drug smugglers. They send a hit squad to kill Cronin, Jesse, and everyone close to the family. The only problem? They missed the old man.

Lori Anderson is as tough as they come, managing to keep her career as a fearless Florida bounty hunter separate from her role as single mother to nine-year-old Dakota, who has leukaemia. But when the hospital bills start to rack up, she has no choice but to take her daughter along on a job that will make her a fast buck.

When Navy SEALS track down and kill Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan, it's obvious there was a traitor on the inside. After the false friends are revealed to be two British students, Malik and Chaudhry - former Islamic fundamentalists recruited by MI5 - they become targets themselves. Dan 'Spider' Shepherd must teach the pair how to survive undercover with al-Qaeda closing in. But Spider is not used to playing the handler.