Science Spies

Just as Jacob Two-Two settles into his new life in Canada, things are turned upside down! First, Jacob gets a new neighbor, who does double duty as a spy; then he gets a new principal, who turns out to be mean and nasty; and then, unknowingly, he makes an enemy - but who could it be? Jacob Two-Two returns in this new adventure that takes him into the fascinating world of spycraft!

The day started like any other, but it ended with the human race fighting for its very existence.

America is falling, ready to join the Roman Empire as a distant memory in the annals of history. The year is 2027. Tired and desperate, the American people are deep in the middle of The Second Great Depression. The Florida coastline is in ruins from the most powerful hurricane on record; a second just like it is bearing down on the state of Texas. For the first time in history, the Middle East has united as one and amassed the most formidable army the world has seen since the Third Reich.

As Eric Branson meets new friends and foes in his struggle to prevent the hostile occupation of his brother’s jurisdiction and the broader Gulf Coast region, the intel he gathers leads to stunning conclusions. Eric’s focus until now has been to defend his tribe, namely, his immediate family, and the small group of friends and allies that have joined them. Will knowledge of a vast conspiracy change his priorities, or will he still choose to leave behind a nation in ruins?

When propagandist Paulo Xirau dies and is discovered to himself be a "machine", State Security Agent Nikolai South is given a new assignment he could hardly want less: chaperone the widow, Lily, the only "machine" visitor ever invited from the outside world, and help her determine what happened to her husband. Nikolai knows it will be nearly impossible to complete the job without running afoul of the Party - but when he sees that Lily bears an eerie resemblance to his late wife, Nikolai stumbles on a larger plot.

Ex-CIA assassin Jack Gregory has been hired for a singular mission: to journey to South America and rescue an imprisoned shaman. Beloved by the struggling masses and feared by the ruling elite, shaman Tupac Inti is destined to unite Bolivia's indigenous people and bring down the corrupt government. But Jack isn't the only one trying to track down the shaman.

Weimar 1942: Die Programmiererin Helene arbeitet im Nationalen Sicherheits-Amt und entwickelt dort Programme, mit deren Hilfe alle Bürger des Reichs überwacht werden. Erst als die Liebe ihres Lebens Fahnenflucht begeht und untertauchen muss, regen sich Zweifel in ihr. Mit ihren Versuchen, ihm zu helfen, gerät sie nicht nur in Konflikt mit dem Regime, sondern wird auch in die Machtspiele ihres Vorgesetzten Lettke verwickelt, der die perfekte Überwachungstechnik des Staates für ganz eigene Zwecke benutzt und dabei zunehmend jede Grenze überschreitet.

When Horatio Billings returned from a trip, and first met Penny, she was sitting behind his receptionist/paralegal’s desk in his office. He had absolutely no idea why she was there instead of his girlfriend who was also his current receptionist/paralegal.

Alex Schwartz had a great job and a promising future - until he caught an unfortunate bout of vampirism and agreed (on pain of death) to join the Laundry, Britain's only counter-occult secret intelligence agency. His first assignment is in Leeds - his old hometown. But the thought of telling his parents he's lost his job, let alone their discovering his 'condition', is causing Alex almost as much anxiety as his new lifestyle of supernatural espionage. His only saving grace is Cassie Brewer, a student from the local Goth Festival.

In the late 1990s, when Keefe was a graduate student in England, he heard stories about an eavesdropping network led by the United States that spanned the planet. The system, known as Echelon, allowed America and its allies to intercept the private phone calls and e-mails of civilians and governments around the world.

During the Cold War, stories of espionage became popular on both sides of the Iron Curtain, capturing the imagination of readers and filmgoers alike as secret police quietly engaged in surveillance under the shroud of impenetrable secrecy. And curiously, in the post-Cold War period there are no signs of this enthusiasm diminishing.

The Liar-He did not see himself as a liar, but as a storyteller, an entertainer, a gifted “yarn spinner” who could convince people that he was someone he was not and take them places he had never seen, and usually to exotic places they had never been. Some stories begin with a kernel of truth, and others are total fabrications, but they are all designed to build up the teller and enthrall the listener. The trouble comes when fiction starts to become truth, when people believe the story so much that they change their lives. The Liar, who is nothing more than an auto parts salesman, ...

A new queen under threat. An ambassador with a desperate scheme. Two kingdoms with everything to lose. Once a spy and counselor to the throne, Sage Fowler has secured victory for her kingdom at a terrible cost. Now an ambassador representing Demora, Sage is about to face her greatest challenge to avoid a war with a rival kingdom. After an assassination attempt destroys the chance for peace, Sage and her fiancé Major Alex Quinn risk a dangerous plot to reveal the culprit. But the stakes are higher than ever, and in the game of traitors, betrayal is the only certainty.

What if the Black Death of 1348 emerged from the thawing permafrost in a new, dangerous mutation? What if the US biolab at Fort Detrick was compromised and the key to fighting the pandemic fell into the hands of a sinister cartel? If you enjoy the gripping suspense of Dan Brown, the scientific intrigue of Michael Crichton, and the high-stakes action of Tom Clancy, Terminal Warfare is a must-read. When USAF flight crews started to fall ill, professor Anja Thorsdottir discovers an herbal remedy in the melting ice of Greenland as the plague threatens the world. Unknown stalkers menace ...

Professor James Lowry didn’t believe in spirits, or witches, or demons. Not until a gentle spring evening when his hat disappeared, and suddenly he couldn’t remember the last four hours of his life. Now, the quiet university town of Atworthy is changing - slightly at first, then faster and more frighteningly each time he tries to remember.

Jason Hutchinson's fertile mind strikes again! Scott thought he had enough trouble with the hurricane... ...but the aliens orbiting high above Earth are another breed entirely! Like thousands before him, Scott thought that working his way through night school would be the key to a shiny, new career. Unfortunately, he wasn't counting on his final exam being administered in the eye of a hurricane! As the storm rages, he and his classmates, including his gorgeous, yet unapproachable Goth/Emo crush Nat try to rescue the campus stragglers. Far above campus, though, a dying race of gorgeous, ...

What's in your genes? Baker doesn't know...but he's definitely finding out! Baker Holden is just trying to get things together. Things have been getting a little strange. He's been visited by aliens and been indoctrinated into their breeding program. Their goal; the offspring that will carry his rare genetic make-up. Join Baker as he copes with his daughter's pregnant BFF, his Sexy, MILF boss Nikki, and the reclusive and gorgeous celebrity who lives up the hill. Will he be prepared to fight for the Earth and all the lovely ladies craving his ultimate alpha-male prowess? Find out in this ...

Bestselling author Jason Hutchinson is at it again! Wes is a bit of a Virtual Reality Junkie... ...but things are getting a tad bit confusing. Wes works at a high-tech startup, but what he really wants to do is work on the VR system he's been developing in his apartment. For a shy introvert like Wes, actually chatting up some of the gorgeous and entirely unobtainable women at his office is a virtual impossibility. Well, maybe not in Virtual Reality! After his college roommate sends him some special software updates, Wes finds that he's having a hard time deciding what is real and what is ...

Scott thought he had enough trouble with the hurricane... ...but the aliens orbiting high above Earth want him to be the father of their race! In just a matter of days, Scott has gone from being a night-school flunkie to being the ultimate alpha-male! He's hit it off with his crush, but what about the mothership full of gorgeous, desperate, alien women that are still searching for the key to unlock their genetic future? Someone has to deal with the gorgeous, gender-bending Captain Sher! Will Alyssa and Callista's mutiny take control of the Isadora's crew of insatiable hotties, or will Scott...

I never expected a random package to change my life forever. A free plane ticket, a sponsored vacation to the Hawaiian Islands—how could I resist the chance for a fresh start with my mom after everything we've been through? The invitation was signed by a complete stranger, but something told me to take the leap. Arriving in paradise, something felt off. The mansion we were staying in seemed too perfect, too calculated. Little did I know, our dream vacation was about to turn into a waking nightmare. Our sense of safety was shattered as we realized there was a killer among us. Panic set in ...