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The Spy - Clive Cussler, Justin Scott
The Spy is the third of Clive Cussler s brilliant historical thrillers. 1908, and American engineering geniuses are being killed off one by one . . .When a brilliant battleship gun engineer commits suicide, his disbelieving family turn to legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency. Quickly on the case, Isaac Bell establishes that the clues point not to suicide, but murder.So when further deaths connected to a top-secret project follow, Bell realizes that this is sabotage. With the world plunging towards war, it s clearly a spy at large. But which of the many foreign agents he has encountered is responsible? Or is there a more sinister explanation? In a blistering story featuring dreadnaught battleships and railroards, criminal gangs and beautiful women, The Spy is a breathtaking thriller that just happens to have at stake the fate of the world. Bestseller Clive Cussler - author of the Dirk Pitt novels Arctic Drift and Crescent Dawn - and co-author Justin Scott place hero Isaac Bell at the centre of a mysterious espionage conspiracy in the third novel of historical thriller series The Isaac Bell Adventures, The Spy. Praise for Clive Cussler: Cussler is hard to beat Daily Mail The guy I read Tom Clancy
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The Thief - Clive Cussler, Justin Scott
The Thief is Clive Cussler s fifth historical thriller featuring detective Isaac Bell.A bold kidnapping aboard an ocean liner sends detective Isaac Bell across America in a deadly game of cat and mouse . . .Leaving England aboard the liner Mauretania, Isaac Bell, chief investigator at the legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency, stumbles on and thwarts a kidnapping. The two victims, who have fled Europe carrying a secret invention, fear that a foreign power wishes to steal it before they can bring it to America.Bell and the Van Dorn Agency offer to protect them.And it isn t long before Bell is fighting skullduggery in the middle of the Atlantic. In New York City, as well as across the country as he and the inventors head for California, the deadly chase is on. On their trail is the murderous agent known only as the Acrobat , instructed to steal this world-changing invention - and kill anyone in his way . . .Bestseller Clive Cussler - author of the Dirk Pitt novels Crescent Dawn and Atlantis Found - has legendary super-sleuth Isaac Bell protect a top-secret invention with the power to shape the course of history. The Thief is the fifth novel in the Isaac Bell series, following The Race.Praise for Clive Cussler: The Adventure King Daily Express The guy I read Tom Clancy
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The Gangster - Clive Cussler, Justin Scott
Join Private Detective Isaac Bell as he navigates the seedy back alleys of New York, in the ninth book in the action-packed series from Sunday Times bestseller Clive Cussler.Crime, corruption and murder. . . a vicious organisation is terrorising the city and only one man can stop them.The Black Hand Strikes1906, New York City. Italian gangsters calling themselves the Black Hand terrorize citizens in a menacing spree of kidnapping, extortion and arson.Who dares stop them?Detective Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Agency is hired to form a special Black Hand Squad - but with each gangster caught a new one appears on the street. Are these new recruits or other criminals imitating the Black Hand? Where are these men coming from?Murder is just the beginning . . .Then the killings start. Each victim is a man more powerful than the last. Bell is convinced that he s facing a murderous organization hell bent on bringing the city to its knees. But that s before he discovers their ultimate target - the most powerful man in the country: the President of the United States . . . Cussler is hard to beat Daily Mail The Adventure King Sunday Express Nobody does it better... nobody! Stephen Coonts Just about the best storyteller in the business New York Post
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The Cutthroat - Clive Cussler, Justin Scott
Private Detective Isaac Bell crosses some of America s harshest terrain in pursuit of the most twisted killer yet, in the latest action-packed historical blockbuster from Sunday Times bestseller Clive Cussler.Women are being brutally murdered all over America . . . it s going to take an extraordinary mind to uncover the truth before it s too late.The year is 1911. Chief Investigator Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Detective Agency has had many extraordinary cases before. But none quite like this.Hired to find a young woman named Anna Pape who ran away from home to become an actress, Bell gets a shock when her murdered body turns up instead. Vowing to bring the killer to justice, he begins a manhunt which leads him into increasingly more alarming territory. Anna Pape was not alone in her fate - petite young blonde women like Anna are being murdered in cities across America.And the pattern goes beyond the physical resemblance of the victims - there are disturbing familiarities about the killings themselves that send a chill through even a man as experienced with evil as Bell. If he is right about his fears, then he is on the trail of one of the greatest monsters of his time.
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The Jungle - Clive Cussler, Jack Du Brul
Juan Cabrillo faces a global deadly threat in Clive Cussler s The Jungle.Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon are up against their smartest foe yet - but in their midst there is a traitor . . . After losing their contract with the US government because of a daring raid too far, Cabrillo and his crew of mercenaries with a conscience are earning money the hard way: doing dirty, dangerous little jobs in the world s trouble spots. Now they ve accepted a mission deep to find a missing adventurer deep in the jungles of Myanmar. But it is not long before Cabrillo and his team realise that they have been set up.Cabrillo - betrayed, tortured and played for a fool - is angry that he s been used as a pawn in someone s deadly scheme. But with the US nuclear launch codes up for grabs and a madman bent on using them to hold millions of lives to ransom, he hasn t time to worry about revenge. He s got to save the world first . . .The number-one bestseller Clive Cussler, author of the thrilling Dirk Pitt novels Treasure of Khan and Trojan Odyssey, and co-author Jack Du Brul tell a gripping story of adventure, treachery and betrayal in the eighth Oregon Files novel. The Jungle is preceded by Corsair and The Silent Sea.Praise for Clive Cussler: Frightening and full of suspense . . . unquestionably entertaining Daily Express All-action, narrow escapes and the kind of unrelenting plot tension that has won Cussler hundreds of millions of fans worldwide Observer
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Raise the Titanic - Clive Cussler
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Cussler is hard to beat Daily MailDEEP UNDER THE WAVES, A MISSION TO A LEGENDARY MARITIME DISASTER . . .The President s secret task force has developed an unprecedented defensive weapon that relies on an extremely rare radioactive element - and Dirk Pitt has followed a twisted trail to a secret cache of the substance.Two and a half miles beneath the icy North Atlantic, the mighty Titanic holds the key to the safety of the free world. Now, racing against brutal storms, Soviet spies and a ticking clock, Pitt begins his most thrilling mission: to raise from its watery grave the shipwreck of the century. It will be one of the most stupendous tests of courage and ingenuity ever. Clive Cussler is the guy I read Tom Clancy The Adventure King Daily Express
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NUMA Files 10: The Storm - Clive Cussler, Graham Brown
A deadly, unstoppable force has just been unleashed on the world . . .In the middle of the Indian Ocean, a NUMA research vessel is taking water samples at sunset, when a crew member spots a sheen of black oil ahead of them. But it is not oil. Like a horde of army ants, a swarm of black particles suddenly attacks the ship, killing everyone aboard, while the ship itself goes up in flames.A few hours later, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala are on their way to the Indian Ocean. What they will find there on the smouldering hulk of the ship will eventually lead them to the discovery of the most audacious scheme they have ever known: a plan to permanently alter the weather on a global scale. It will kill millions .. . and it has already begun.Packed with blazing action and daring exploits, The Storm is a nerve-shredding Kurt Austin NUMA Files thriller from top ten bestseller Clive Cussler, the master of action-adventure for over four decades, and co-author Graham Brown.
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The Bell Tower - Roger Jon Ellory
LIFE ON DEATH ROW TAKES ITS TOLL.UNTIL YOU CAN T TAKE IT ANYMORE... Death Row duty comes with three simple rules: Do not make it personal Do not question the system Do not take justice into your own handsGarrett Nelson will break every one of them. Injured during a drug bust, Deputy Garrett Nelson finds himself out of the Sheriff s Department. Uncertain of his future, he takes a job at a Florida Penitentiary. Situated on the grounds of an old Spanish mission, the bell tower is now an execution chamber.After a dangerous manhunt for escaped convicts through the Everglades, Nelson s belief in the justice system is tested to the limit. In a heartbreaking conflict of duty versus conscience, he must decide whether he s willing to let the State execute an innocent man, or risk his own life and family in order to find the truth.Gripping and heart-breaking by turns, and beautifully set against the backdrop of Florida s Everglades, THE BELL TOWER is the latest literary suspense novel from the award-winning, internationally bestselling author of A QUIET BELIEF IN ANGELS.****PRAISE FOR R.J. ELLORY Beautiful and haunting... A tour de force MICHAEL CONNELLY Beautifully written novels that are also great mysteries JAMES PATTERSON A uniquely gifted, passionate, and powerful writer ALAN FURST In the top flight of crime writing SUNDAY TELEGRAPH The master of the genre CLIVE CUSSLER
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The Darkest Season - Roger Jon Ellory
In the top flight of crime writing SUNDAY TELEGRAPHIn the dead of winter, even brothers become strangers... A CHILLING WINTER THRILLER PERFECT FOR FANS OF FARGO*FROM AN AWARD-WINNING INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER*Running from a troubled childhood, Jack Devereaux left home as soon as he could and never looked back - until the day a stranger calls, begging him to return to his hometown of Jasperville, Quebec.Jack s brother Calvis - the little boy he left behind more than twenty years ago - has viciously attacked a man and left him for dead. Nobody knows why he did it, though Jack suspects it has something to do with the Jasperville girls who were lost all those years ago.But as he begins the long journey home through the frozen, unforgiving landscape, Jack isn t wondering why his little brother lost his mind. He s wondering why it took so long . . . The master of the genre CLIVE CUSSLER A uniquely gifted, passionate, and powerful writer ALAN FURST
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Zero Hour - Clive Cussler, Graham Brown
Clive Cussler, author of the bestselling Dirk Pitt series, and his co-author, Graham Brown, send hero Kurt Austin into the heart of the storm in the action-packed NUMA Files series.A new energy source holds the promise to change the world. If it doesn t kill it first.It s called zero point energy - a state of energy contained in all matter everywhere, and all but unlimited. Nobody has ever found a way to tap into it, however . . . until one scientist does.The problem is, his machines also cause great earthquakes, even fissures in tectonic plates. One machine is buried deep underground; the other submerged in a vast ocean trench. If Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala and the rest of the NUMA team aren t able to find and destroy them - and soon - the world will be on the threshold of a new era of catastrophe and unchecked volcanism.Praise for Clive Cussler Cussler is hard to beat Daily Mail Clive Cussler is the guy I read Tom Clancy The Adventure King Daily Express
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Ghost Ship - Clive Cussler, Graham Brown
Clive Cussler, author of the bestselling Dirk Pitt series, and his co-author, Graham Brown, send hero Kurt Austin into the heart of the storm in the action-packed NUMA Files series.When Kurt Austin is injured while rescuing the passengers and crew of a sinking yacht, he wakes up with conflicting memories of what he saw. Did he witness an old friend and her children drown, or was the yacht abandoned when he came aboard?For reasons he cannot explain - yet - Kurt doesn t trust either version of his recollection.Determined to seek out the truth, he soon descends into a shadowy world of state-sponsored cybercrime, where he uncovers a pattern of suspicious accidents, vanishing scientists and a web of human trafficking.Now, he must take on the sinister organization behind this conspiracy, facing off against them from Morocco to North Korea to the rugged coasts of Madagascar. But where this highly dangerous quest will ultimately take him, even he could not begin to guess...Praise for Clive Cussler Cussler is hard to beat Daily Mail Clive Cussler is the guy I read Tom Clancy The Adventure King Daily Express
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Shock Wave - Clive Cussler
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORA mysterious plague in the Antarctic. A diamond empire run by an evil genius. A devastating new technology that could kill millions of people.Tasman Sea, 1856. A British clipper ship bound for Australia #39;s penal colony is crushed in a raging typhoon. A few lucky survivors wash up on a deserted island, with two women called Betsy Fletcher and Jess Dorsett among them, and discover an immense supply of diamonds. Seymour Island, Antractica, 2000. Dirk Pitt rescues Maeve Fletcher, a descendant of Betsy #39;s, after an unknown cataclysm kills thousands of marine animals and destroys a cruise ship. Could Maeve #39;s father, who runs a ruthless diamond cartel, be responsible? From a chilling escape at a high-security Canadian mine to a tiny boat adrift on lonely, shark-infested waters, the ingenious Pitt is racing to thwart the danger before an unthinkable disaster claims millions of innocent lives.Praise for Clive Cussler #39;Clive Cussler is the guy I read #39; Tom Clancy #39;Nobody does it better than Clive Cussler #39; Stephen Coonts #39;The Adventure King #39; Sunday Express #39;Cussler is hard to beat #39; Daily Mail #39;Just about the best in the business #39; New York Post
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Trojan Odyssey - Clive Cussler
In Trojan Odyssey Clive Cussler s great hero Dirk Pitt is on the frontline, fighting an international conspiracy.A daring rescuer sends Dirk Pitt on an adventure that will determine the future of the planet...When a hurricane unexpectedly blows up off the coast of Nicaragua, a giant floating hotel lies in its path. With no escape for the helpless passengers and crew, it s left to Dirk Pitt and NUMA to launch a rescue and save the day. But in the storm s wake. Pitt and his team discover clues that point to an ancient mystery, with shocking implications for today. As Pitt investigates further, he uncovers a plot by a mysterious billionaire called Specter to dramatically alter the Earth s climate, leaving him in control of the only solution. With foes attempting to stop him on every side, Pitt is in a race against time to prevent global catastrophe...With heart-racing action and nerve-shredding tension, Trojan Odyssey proves that Clive Cussler is a master storyteller. Trojan Odyssey is the seventeenth of the bestselling Dirk Pitt novels - the series that also includes Atlantis Found and, his first novel, Mayday - and hero Dirk Pitt finds himself on the frontline of a battle against not only the elements, but also international conspiracy. Praise for Clive Cussler: The guy I read Tom Clancy Cussler is hard to beat Daily Mail
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Corsair - Clive Cussler, Jack Du Brul
Juan Cabrillo returns in Clive Cussler s Corsair, the sixth novel in the Oregon Files.Off the coast of Somalia a battered, old freighter is boarded by pirates whose sights are set on a hefty ransom . . But these pirates have made a mistake. For this rusting freighter is none other than Juan Cabrillo s secretive, state-of-the-art fighting ship Oregon. And Cabrillo is about to turn the tables on a deadly Somali pirate captain.One spectacular battle later and Cabrillo finds himself embroiled in an even tougher assignment. The US Secretary of State s plane has crashed on its way to a summit in Libya - and she is missing. Cabrillo is the only one who can find her. But his search quickly involves a lost ancient jewel and a murderous plot by terrorists intent on plunging the world into chaos ...The number-one bestseller Clive Cussler, author of the thrilling Dirk Pitt novels Arctic Drift and Treasure of Khan, and co-author Jack Du Brul pit hero Juan Cabrillo and his crew against pirates and terrorists in the sixth novel in the Oregon Files adventure series, Corsair. Praise for Clive Cussler: Cussler is hard to beat Daily Mail
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Odessa Sea - Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler
Dirk Pitt is caught up in a dangerous and thrilling mystery on the murky waters of the Black Sea . . .As Director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, Dirk Pitt has always had a knack for finding trouble. This time, though, trouble has found him . . .On a NUMA mission to the Black Sea to locate the wreck of a lost Ottoman Empire ship, Pitt and his friend Al Giordino respond to an urgent Mayday from a nearby freighter. By the time they reach the ship there s no one left alive - just dead bodies and the smell of sulphur in the air. When a massive blast from the stern suddenly scuttles the ship, Pitt and Giordino are lucky not to be added to the death toll.As they investigate the fate of the lost ship, they re plunged deep into an extraordinary mystery. And when connections emerge between a desperate attempt in 1917 to preserve the wealth and power of the Romanov empire, a Cold War bomber lost with a deadly cargo, modern-day nuclear smugglers and a brilliant engineer developing cutting-edge drone technology, Pitt is faced with the most dangerous challenge of his career. One that will threaten the lives of his family and friends.Packed with breathtaking suspense, switchback plotting and remarkable imagination, Odessa Sea proves once again that, when it comes to adventure, Clive Cussler is in a league of his own.Praise for Clive Cussler Cussler is hard to beat Daily Mail Oceanography s answer to Indiana Jones. Exotic locations, ruthless villains, and many narrow escapes - Cussler s fans come for swashbuckling and he delivers Associated Press Nobody does it better. . . nobody! Stephen Coonts Just about the best storyteller in the business New York Post The adventure king Daily Express
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Mayday! - Clive Cussler
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Cussler is hard to beat Daily MailThe amazing second Dirk Pitt classic from multi-million-copy king of the adventure novel, Clive Cussler.----------------------------------------Major Dirk Pitt picked up the frantic distress call as he cruised his lumbering amphibious plane over the islands of the Aegean. Brady Air Force base was under fire, its entire force of jets destroyed on the ground . . . by just one First World War bi-plane!A psychotic ex-Nazi, a bloodthirsty Greek strongman and a beautiful double agent set Pitt on the trail of the warped mastermind behind a devastating sabotage plot. And on that trail, danger and death are never far behind . . .********** Clive Cussler is the guy I read Tom Clancy The Adventure King Daily Express
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Clive Cussler
A CUNNING ESCAPE. A SHADOWY ANARCHIST PLOT. THE GREAT WAR ARRIVES ON AMERICAN SOIL . . .Isaac Bell returns for another thrilling mission, from the Grand Master of Adventure, Clive Cussler Washington DC, 1917. When the President sends Isaac Bell to Europe as a fact-finding observer, it seems a safer mission than most. But when his plane is shot down behind enemy lines, Bell is captured and thrown into a medieval fortress.Escaping with fellow prisoners will take every ounce of cunning - and the latest battlefield technology. Yet freedom reveals an even greater danger: a secret anarchist plot to unleash the horrors of war on American soil.Now Bell must race across the Atlantic to stop a ruthless enemy before the fight reaches home.--Praise for Clive Cussler: The Adventure King Sunday Express Just about the best in the business New York Post Cussler is hard to beat Daily Mail
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Vixen 03 - Clive Cussler
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Cussler is hard to beat Daily MailThe brilliant fifth Dirk Pitt classic from multi-million-copy king of the adventure novel, Clive Cussler.Over thirty years ago, on an ultra-secret flight to the South Pacific, the transport plane Vixen 03 vanished. It was believed to be lost at sea. And carrying canisters of the most lethal substance known to man.Now Vixen 03 has returned to haunt the world. Dirk Pitt, the ace maritime troubleshooter who raised the Titanic, is the only man who can overcome the nightmarish problems involved in retrieving her cargo. And the price of failure is terrifying. Clive Cussler is the guy I read Tom Clancy The Adventure King Daily Express
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Iceberg - Clive Cussler
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Cussler is hard to beat Daily MailThe superb third Dirk Pitt classic from multi-million-copy king of the adventure novel, Clive Cussler.The towering iceberg drifting in the North Atlantic is a floating tomb. Embedded in the great gleaming mass is a ship - sealed in so solidly that not even its mast protrudes.Here is a sea mystery to rank alongside the Bermuda Triangle and the Marie Celeste. But for Major Dirk Pitt, top troubleshooter for the National Underwater and Marine Agency, it is also the first link in a fantastic chain of events that will lead him too close - and too often - to violent death. And to the discovery of the most sinister and bizarre conspiracy of the century . . . ICEBERG. Clive Cussler is the guy I read Tom Clancy The Adventure King Daily Express
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Cyclops - Clive Cussler
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Cussler is hard to beat Daily MailThe suspenseful eighth Dirk Pitt classic from multi-million-copy king of the adventure novel, Clive Cussler.Dirk Pitt doesn t go looking for adventure: it finds him easily enough. His chance witnessing of an airship disaster - which nearly kills him - and subsequent discovery of the gruesome fate of the crew sets in motion the most nail-biting chain of events of his career. The hijacking on a golf course of one of the world s most powerful leaders; an exotic but outrageous undercover operation in the Caribbean; the sinister intrigue of a secret power base on the moon . . . Pitt s considerable resources and guile are about to be tested to the limit.But when he finds a trail leading towards a fabulous treasure hidden fathoms deep in the ocean, Pitt realises he is on to something very special indeed. For somewhere in the raging waters lies the legendary lost lady of El Dorado, the golden prize that had already lured thousands to their graves . . . Clive Cussler is the guy I read Tom Clancy The Adventure King Daily Express
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Typhoon Fury - Clive Cussler, Boyd Morrison
The crew are in the wild Philippines and a secret threatens to end the world, in the ALL NEW rip-roaring Oregon Files novel, from THE Adventure King himself, Clive Cussler. Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon are about to sail into a perfect storm of danger. Their mission? To stop a new world war . . .Hired to search for a collection of paintings worth half a billion dollars, Juan Cabrillo soon finds himself in much deeper waters when he discovers the vicious leader of a Filipino insurgency is using the paintings they seek to finance his attacks. Far worse, Salvadore Locsin has stumbled upon a deadly secret of World War II: a serum designed to create an army of super-warriors.With Locsin s plan threatening to engulf Asia in war, Oregon s crew must take on the rebel commander, a South African mercenary intent on taking the drug for himself, a swarm of torpedo drones targeting the US Navy, and a gathering megastorm.For Juan and his elite team, failure is not an option. An apocalyptic world war is on the horizon, and only they can stand in its way. Typhoon Fury is a masterful suspense novel, full of the adventure, break-neck pace and danger that make Clive Cussler an unbeatable storyteller.
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Typhoon Fury - Clive Cussler, Boyd Morrison
The crew are in the wild Philippines and a secret threatens to end the world, in the ALL NEW rip-roaring Oregon Files novel, from THE Adventure King himself, Clive Cussler. Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon are about to sail into a perfect storm of danger. Their mission? To stop a new world war . . .Hired to search for a collection of paintings worth half a billion dollars, Juan Cabrillo soon finds himself in much deeper waters when he discovers the vicious leader of a Filipino insurgency is using the paintings they seek to finance his attacks. Far worse, Salvadore Locsin has stumbled upon a deadly secret of World War II: a serum designed to create an army of super-warriors.With Locsin s plan threatening to engulf Asia in war, Oregon s crew must take on the rebel commander, a South African mercenary intent on taking the drug for himself, a swarm of torpedo drones targeting the US Navy, and a gathering megastorm.For Juan and his elite team, failure is not an option. An apocalyptic world war is on the horizon, and only they can stand in its way. Typhoon Fury is a masterful suspense novel, full of the adventure, break-neck pace and danger that make Clive Cussler an unbeatable storyteller.
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Pirate - Clive Cussler, Robin Burcell
Delivers the action and thrills expected. The best book to date featuring the married treasure hunters Daily MailFrom Arizona to Jamaica to England, husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team Sam and Remi Fargo unravel another ancient and cryptic mystery.An 800-year-old treasure . . . An ancient cypher wheel . . . A brutal murder . . . And a man who will stop at nothing to claim what he considers rightfully his. Husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team Sam and Remi Fargo have gone on impossible missions before and faced many perils, but never have they faced an adversary as determined as the one before them now. The battle will take them halfway around the world, and at its end will be either one of the most glorious finds in history - or certain death.Packed with hair-raising action, a whirlwind pursuit and a class A Clive Cussler villain, this is a spectacular thrill ride from the Grand Master of Adventure. -------------- Cussler is hard to beat Daily Mail The Adventure King Sunday Express Nobody does it better... nobody! Stephen Coonts Just about the best storyteller in the business New York Post Oceanography s answer to Indiana Jones. Exotic locations, ruthless villains, and many narrow escapes-Cussler s fans come for swashbuckling and he delivers Associated Press
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Clive Cussler
Can one detective stop a war being lost just as it starts?August, 1914, the eve of WWI, and in New York the Van Dorn Detective Agency is supervising the loading of a final shipment of rifles bound for Britain. When Chief Investigator Isaac Bell discovers a hidden radio transmitter, he realises it will broadcast the exact location of the merchant ship to waiting German U-boats.This ship is saved Â- but two others have already departed.In a desperate race against time, Bell sets out to foil these acts of sabotage. Yet even if he succeeds, he knows he must hunt down the saboteur. Little does he realise that a sophisticated German spy ring is operating out of New York City s docks - and they ve a secret that could determine the outcome of the war . . .Praise for Clive Cussler: The Adventure King Sunday Express Just about the best in the business New York Post Cussler is hard to beat Daily Mail
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Clive Cussler
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 THIEFAN ASSASSIN ACCOMPLICETHE MOST FIENDISH HEIST IN AMERICAâ ™S HISTORYWashington D.C., 1914: President Woodrow Wilson is celebrating aboard his yacht, Mayflower, with the branch leaders of the newly created Federal Reserve. For Van Dorn agent, Detective Isaac Bell, few events could be duller. Until he notices the aeroplane flying dangerously low . . .Thwarting this aerial attack on the President and financial leaders, Bell soon learns that the strike was just the opening of an even deadlier gambit. Itâ ™s up to Bell to find the link between the attack, the mysterious death of a Newport heiress, and growing evidence of an unimaginably audacious heist: to steal a billion dollars from the countryâ ™s new and most secure banking system.Double-cross and betrayal are Bellâ ™s stock and trade, but this time, the deeper he delves into the puzzle, the less he seems to understand. He is in a race against his most ruthless opponents yet, to prevent a financial panic that would bring the United States to its knees.----Praise for Clive Cussler: The Adventure King Sunday Express Just about the best in the business New York Post Cussler is hard to beat Daily Mail
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Crescent Dawn - Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler
An ancient cargo long thought lost is found. With terrible consequences . . .Dirk Pitt is surveying in the Middle East when a stroke of luck reveals an Ottoman wreck with a very curious cargo. While investigating the find, he foils a night raid on Istanbul s Topkapi Palace Museum. This puts Pitt at the centre of a race to acquire a series of legendary artefacts.Meanwhile, the region is being pushed to the brink of war by a series of explosions across Turkey and Egypt. Finding that his search for the artefacts is linked to the attacks, Pitt must prevent a deranged brother and sister s fanatical plans succeeding...Packed with breathtaking suspense and fired by an extraordinary imagination, Crescent Dawn is a barnstorming read starring Dirk Pitt for all fans of action, suspense and intrigue.Praise for Clive Cussler No holds barred adventure ... a souped-up treat Daily Mirror Frightening and full of suspense ... unquestionably entertaining Daily Express
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Korsický stín - Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler
V nejnovějším románu Clivea Cusslera musí odvážný dobrodruh Dirk Pitt rozluštit historickou záhadu a zároveň zabránit zločineckému syndikátu v ovládnutí klíčové komodity. Na potápěčské výpravě v Lamanšském průlivu Dirk objeví ve vraku lodi skrýš plnou diamantů. Ty jsou však následně ukradeny a při pátrání po zlodějích se tým NUMA střetne s vražedným spolkem, jenž brzy odhalí ničivější plány! Cílem zločinců jsou útoky na životně důležitá zařízení na úpravu vody a celý svět se tak ocitá ve vážném nebezpečí.
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Cesta faraonů - Clive Cussler, Graham Brown
Kurt Austin a posádka NUMA riskují vše, aby zabránili bezohlednému obchodníkovi se zbraněmi v krádeži neocenitelného starověkého pokladu v novém napínavém románu velmistra dobrodružství, Clivea Cusslera. Jejich nepřítelem je Bloodstone Group, konglomerát obchodníků se zbraněmi a zlodějů, kteří se snaží ukrást starobylé relikvie na obou stranách Atlantiku. Kurt a jeho tým se brzy zapletou do zrádné honby za pokladem, když se snaží najít ztracené egyptské bohatství…
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Clive Cussler
JOIN JUAN CABRILLO AND THE OREGON CREW IN THE LATEST EXPLOSIVE THRILL-RIDE FROM THE GRAND MASTER OF ADVENTURE, CLIVE CUSSLERJuan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon must battle an army of genetically engineered mercenaries to stop a hypersonic missile attack in this explosive new instalmentThe Adventure King Sunday Express Just about the best in the business New York Post----A hypersonic missile. A genetically engineered army. A worldwide plot of destruction . . . When Juan Cabrillo, captain of the state-of-the-art Oregon, is hired to extract an undercover operative in Kenya, he lands his crew in a snakepit of trouble â “ and at the centre of a possible Middle Eastern war. Seeking to block the deadly ambitions of a Saudi prince, Cabrillo s crew need to find two missing hypersonic missiles while also facing down a force of bio-hacked soldiers endowed with an unquenchable appetite for violence. From a remote Tibetan fortress via the Amazon rainforest to the jagged mountains of Yemen, the Oregon team must use every shred of courage and cunning they can muster to stop the Arabian Sea turning red . . .
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The Far Side of the Moon - Clive Stafford Smith
[A] vivid, inquiring memoir... A properly soul-searching book ObserverThe powerful and emotive memoir about one man⠙s relationship with his father and the stigma around mental illness, from the acclaimed author and human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith.A leading campaigner for justice, human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith has spent a lifetime getting to know his clients ⠓ from detainees in Guantánamo Bay to prisoners facing execution on Death Row ⠓ and finding out what makes them tick .Yet closer to home, there was a man whose mind has always remained off limits: his own father.But when Clive inherited more than 3,000 of his letters, he could finally start to piece together the obsessive personality behind them.Drawing on the life of a client with his own mental health issues, The Far Side of the Moon is an unforgettable memoir and a meticulous critique of our social and justice systems.Just how much has Clive s father s unspoken struggle shaped his own life?PRAISE FOR CLIVE STAFFORD SMITH⠘Superbly written⠙ John Grisham on Injustice⠘Remarkable⠙ Observer⠘An empowering read for anyone who cares about the human implementation of justice⠙ Colin Firth on Injustice
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The Spy who was left out in the Cold - Tim Tate
Spring 1958: a mysterious individual believed to be high up in the Polish secret service began passing Soviet secrets to the West. His name was Michal Goleniewski and he remains one of the most important, yet least known and most misunderstood spies of the Cold War. Even his death is shrouded in mystery and he has been written out of the history of Cold War espionage - until now. Tim Tate draws on a wealth of previously-unpublished primary source documents to tell the dramatic true story of the best spy the west ever lost - of how Goleniewski exposed hundreds of KGB agents operating undercover in the West; from George Blake and the Portland Spy Ring , to a senior Swedish Air Force and NATO officer and a traitor inside the Israeli government. The information he produced devastated intelligence services on both sides of the Iron Curtain.Bringing together love and loyalty, courage and treachery, betrayal, greed and, ultimately, insanity, here is the extraordinary true story of one of the most significant but little known spies of the Cold War.Acclaim for The Spy Who Was Left Out in the Cold: Totally gripping . . . a masterpiece. Tate lifts the lid on one of the most important and complex spies of the Cold War, who passed secrets to the West and finally unmasked traitor George Blake. HELEN FRY, author of MI9: A History of the Secret Service for Escape and Evasion in World War Two A wonderful and at times mind-boggling account of a bizarre and almost forgotten spy - right up to the time when he s living undercover in Queens, New York and claiming to be the last of the Romanoffs. SIMON KUPER, author of The Happy Traitor A highly readable and thoroughly researched account of one of the Cold War s most intriguing and tragic spy stories. OWEN MATTHEWS, author of An Impeccable Spy
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The Spy Across the Water - James Naughtie
From one of our most treasured BBC broadcasters, The Spy Across the Water is the third instalment in James Naughtie s brilliant spy series, woven around three brothers bound together through espionage.We live with our history, but it can kill us.Faces from the past appear from nowhere at a family funeral, and Will Flemyng, spy-turned-ambassador, is drawn into twin mysteries that threaten everything he holds dear.From Washington, he s pitched back into the Troubles in Northern Ireland and an explosive secret hidden deep in the most dangerous but fulfilling friendship he has ever known.And while he confronts shadowy adversaries in American streets, and looks for solace at home in the Scottish Highlands, he discovers that his government s most precious Cold War agent is in mortal danger and needs his help to survive.In an electric story of courage and betrayal, Flemyng learns the truth: that his life has left him a man with many friends, but still alone. A thoughtful and detailed novel of statecraft and spycraft, recommended for fans of le Carré Ian Rankin Naughtie writes sophisticated, complex spy novels, rich in character and incident. The Spy Across the Water is perhaps his finest yet. Charles CummingPraise for James Naughtie: As convincing as any of John le Carré s Independent Beautifully written, deftly plotted, skilfully paced, imaginatively conceived Robert Littell An involved and beautifully plotted spy story Allan Massie Hugely gripping and atmospheric Mail on Sunday Complex and psychologically detailed Charles Cumming A tour de force Kate Mosse
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The Spy and the Devil - Tim Willasey-Wilsey
The forgotten tale of MI6 #39;s top spy in Nazi Germany and his bid to stop the Second World War.In the world of espionage, where the accounts of renowned spies often dominate the narrative, this is a rare gem - an untold story of a completely unknown spy. Baron William de Ropp, a Baltic German aristocrat, wasn #39;t just any ordinary spy; he was MI6 #39;s top secret agent in Nazi Germany from 1931 to 1939, managing to escape Berlin just before war broke out. This unsung hero had direct access to Adolf Hitler and an inside track on the Nazi regime. His reports, shrouded in secrecy, had the power to shape British policy toward Germany in a pivotal period of history.The Spy and the Devil is a riveting tale of espionage, intrigue, and the untold impact of one man #39;s secret mission on the course of history. A journey into the shadows of Nazi Germany, where a forgotten British spy worked tirelessly to avert catastrophe, and discover the secrets that history almost left behind.Bill de Ropp #39;s story has never been published in full before, adding an extra dimension to what is, by any standard, the account of a very remarkable man. Drawing on his years of service in the Foreign Office, Tim Willasey-Wilsey offers an insider #39;s view of this outstandingly effective but enigmatic British spy.
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Spy x Family: The Official Coloring Book - Tacuja Endó
Color over 70 images from Tatsuya Endo s best-selling manga series Spy x Family!Join the mission to color in over 70 images featuring Loid, Anya, and Yor Forger from the hit manga series Spy x Family.This 80-page coloring book showcases the art of Tatsuya Endo and is filled with action-packed line art from the Spy x Family manga series. Starring the unlikely family composed of a spy, a telepath, and an assassin, these exciting images are printed on thick, high-quality paper. The book also includes a flexible binding for easy coloring. Spy x Family: The Official Coloring Book will provide hours of fun for all fans of the series.
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A New Green History Of The World - Clive Ponting
Like Jared Diamond s Guns, Germs and Steel, Clive Ponting s book studies the relationship between the environment and human history. It examines world civilisations from Sumeria to ancient Egypt, from Easter Island to the Roman Empire and it argues that human beings have repeatedly built societies that have grown and prospered by exploiting the Earth s resources, only to expand to the point where those resources could no longer sustain the societies populations and cause subsequent collapse. This new edition of Clive Ponting s international bestseller has been revised, expanded and updated. It provides not only a compelling story of how we have damaged the environment for thousands of years but also an up-to-the-minute assessment of the crisis facing the world today - and the problems that have to be addressed in the search for solutions.
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Inca Gold - Clive Cussler
The twelfth hair-raising Dirk Pitt thriller sees the adventurer hunt for a fabulous hoard of Inca gold, before the richest prize known to man is lost forever.ACTION-PACKED ADVENTUREA call for help from a stricken archaeological expedition brings Dirk Pitt to a sacred well, high in the Andes. There he confronts a band of ruthless art thieves, who plunder ancient sites for their precious artefacts.But soon Dirk Pitt faces even graver danger, as he searches for a lost Spanish galleon and hunts for a fabulous hoard of Inca gold. And in a desperate race against time, Pitt must track down a sacred site â “ before the richest prize known to man is lost to the world foreverâ ¦
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Treasure - Clive Cussler
In the ninth gripping thriller in the world famous Dirk Pitt series, the adventurer finds himself in a deadly battle against the darkest forces of international terrorism.THE HIGH-EXPLOSIVE SECRET OF THE AGESâ ¦391 AD:Fanatics destroy the greatest storehouse of knowledge and treasure in the ancient world â “ the mighty library and museum of Alexandria. But a few conspirators secretly remove its most precious items and hide them deep in a specially excavated strongholdâ ¦1991 AD:A UN plane, with the Secretary-General aboard, crashes in the icy waters of Greenland, brought down by a murderous conspiracy. And trouble-shooter Dirk Pitt is drawn into a deadly battle, against the darkest forces of international terrorism, that could reshape the balance of world power forever.
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Dragon - Clive Cussler
The tenth action-packed thriller in the Dirk Pitt series, where the adventurer must foil the deadly conspiracy of a group of Japanese nationalist fanatics.A NUCLEAR PEARL HARBOURBuried in the depths of the Pacific Ocean lies one of the greatest secrets of World War Two â “ a crashed B-29 Bomber that was carrying a third atomic bomb to Japan in 1945.Its deadly cargo, lost in the sea for nearly fifty years, could be Dirk Pittâ ™s only hope of stopping the conspiracy of a group of Japanese nationalist fanatics. Theyâ ™re hell-bent on neutralizing and blackmailing the USA â “ with nuclear weapons planted strategically in the countryâ ™s major cities â “ and only he can stop themâ ¦
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Sahara - Clive Cussler
The eleventh classic Dirk Pitt novel, where the adventurer is drawn to a secret in the burning African desert, which could destroy all life in the worldâ ™s seas.A CREEPING RED TIDE OF DEATHDeep in the African desert, Dirk Pitt discovers that a top secret scientific installation is leaking a lethal chemical into the rivers, threatening to kill thousands of people â “ and to destroy all life in the worldâ ™s seas.To warn the world of the catastrophe, Pitt must escape capture and death at the hands of a ruthless West African dictator and French industrialist, and undertake a long, perilous journey across the merciless Saharaâ ¦
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré
From the master of spy thrillers, John le Carré s The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a gripping story of love and betrayal at the height of the Cold War, published as a beautiful Penguin Clothbound Classics edition for the first timeAlec Leamas is tired. It s the 1960s, he s been out in the cold for years, spying in the shadow of the Berlin Wall for his British masters. He has seen too many good agents murdered for their troubles. Now Control wants to bring him in at last - but only after one final assignment. He must travel deep into the heart of Communist Germany and betray his country, a job that he will do with his usual cynical professionalism. But when George Smiley tries to help a young woman Leamas has befriended, Leamas s mission may prove to be the worst thing he could ever have done. In le Carré s breakthrough work of 1963, the spy story is reborn as a gritty and terrible tale of men who are caught up in politics beyond their imagining. A portrait of a man who has lived by lies and subterfuge for so long, he s forgotten how to tell the truth TIME He can communicate emotion, from sweating fear to despairing love, with terse and compassionate conviction. Above all, he can tell a tale Sunday Times
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The Spy Coast - Tess Gerritsen
â ˜The Spy Coast is The Thursday Murder Club on steroidsâ ™ SAGA Magazine I loved it. A hugely entertaining read! ANN CLEEVESMaggie Bird is many things. A chicken farmer. A good neighbour. A seemingly average retiree living in the seaside town of Purity. She s also a darned good rifle shot. And she never talks about her past.But when an unidentified body is left on Maggie s driveway, she knows it s a calling card from old times. It s been fifteen years since the failed mission that ended her career as a spy, and cost her far more than her job.Step forward the Martini Club - Maggie s silver-haired book group (to anyone who asks), and a cohort of former spies behind closed doors. With the help of her old friends - and always one step ahead of the persistent local cop - Maggie might still be able to save the life she s built.The Spy Coast is the first novel in the Martini Club series. Gerritsen is a born storyteller, and this new series showcases her talents more than ever. Irresistible and highly recommended! LEE CHILD Echoes of Richard Osman but Gerritsen offers us a darker and consistently exciting thriller THE MAIL ON SUNDAY Action-packed pages, G-force twists and turns, and a platoon of fascinating characters DAVID BALDACCITess Gerritsen, Sunday Times bestseller, January 2024
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The Burden of Proof - Scott Turow
Scott Turow is master of the legal thriller â “ The GuardianFull of suspicion and half-truths, The Burden of Proof is Scott Turow s second Kindle County legal thriller. His first Kindle County thriller, Presumed Innocent, is now a major TV series from Apple TV+ starring Jake Gyllenhaal.One afternoon in late March, Sandy Stern, a brilliant, quixotic defence lawyer, returns home to find his wife Clara dead in the garage. They had been married for thirty-one years.Her suicide note leaves him just four words: Can you forgive me? But on 6 March, Clara had expected to live . . .Praise for Scott Turow: Head-and-shoulders above others in the legal thriller genre he created â “ The Observer A brilliant chronicler of contemporary America â “ The Sunday Times Turow does legal thrillers better than anyone else â “ Irish Independent Worthy to be ranked with Dashiell Hammet or Raymond Chandler â “ The New York Times No one writes better mystery suspense novels than Scott Turow â “ Los Angeles Times
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The Sartorialist: India - Reuel Golden, Scott Schuman, Bandana Tewari
Scott Schuman, a.k.a. The Sartorialist, has been traveling to India for over a decade to capture its wildly original beauty in markets, music festivals, city streets, and cricket fields, and across cities like Delhi, Jaipur, Chennai, and Mumbai. The result gathers all the unique qualities that have brought him worldwide renown: a photojournalist´s eye, a humanist´s empathy, and a fashion aficionado´s appreciation for design. An intoxicating mix of color, pattern, and texture, The Sartorialist: India is a photographic tribute to the country´s diversity and splendor. Famed American photographer and blogger Scott Schuman journeyed to India many times to capture its wildly idiosyncratic styles, whether on the streets, in markets, on the cricket fields, or at residences in cities like Delhi, Jaipur, Pushkar, and Mumbai. Schuman´s affinity for his subjects is evident, and he celebrates people of all ages and from all walks of life, from ravers, transgender subjects, wrestlers, surfers, grandfathers, and fashionistas to children and laborers. He also shines a light on the new India as much as on the time-honored. The casually chic layering of textiles, the enduring prevalence of traditional attire, and India´s pure physical beauty all add up to a richly satisfying visual and cultural experience. The images are also illuminated by an introduction by the acclaimed fashion writer Bandana Tewari. This vibrant monograph is Schuman´s first for TASCHEN, and it showcases all the unique qualities that have brought him worldwide renown: a photojournalist´s eye for a decisive moment, a humanist´s sense of empathy, and a fashion aficionado´s appreciation for design. The photographer Based in New York City, Scott Schuman had worked in fashion marketing and branding when, in the early 2000s, he began casually photographing stylish people he encountered on the street and posting the images to a blog he called The Sartorialist. Schuman quickly garnered an avid following, and went on to shoot campaigns for Gap, Verizon, Nespresso, DKNY Jeans, Absolut, and Burberry. His work resides in the permanent collections of the Victoria Albert Museum and the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography.
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Harriet the Spy - Louise Fitzhugh
First published by HarperCollinsUS in 1964, this classic childrenâ ™s novel has sold over 4 million copies and was awarded the New York Times Outstanding Book Award.Sixth-grader Harriet attends school on the New York s Upper East Side along with her two best pals, Sport and Janie. After school every day, she takes her notebook and proceeds through her spy route. Harriet observes the rich lady who never gets out of bed; the man with twenty-five cats and the Italian family who runs a grocery store. She writes brutally honest notes on them all. Harriet s downfall is that she also writes notes about people she actually knowsâ ¦After a game in the park when her notebook is knocked out of her hands and read by her classmates, Harriet s innermost thoughts are revealed and she is shunned by all her classmates, who form the Spycatcher s Club. After her parents find out what s happened, Harriet receives a final, crushing blow. She is no longer allowed to take notes â “ her parents, her teacher and even the cook search her every day for a contraband notebook. Harriet s only consolation is the love and the wise advice of her nanny who manages to get her through this difficult period in her life.A classic in the US where it was first published and a major motion film from Paramount, Harriet the Spy is a beloved book throughout the world.
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The Spy Coast - Tess Gerritsen
**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**‘The Thursday Murder Club on steroids’ SAGA Magazine Irresistible and highly recommended! LEE CHILD I loved it. A hugely entertaining read! ANN CLEEVES A nice take on retirement-five old spooks whose bones may ache but whose minds remain sharp. You can expect mystery, action, and bloodshed in this exciting thriller - Kirkus ***INTRODUCING MAGGIE BIRDIN A RIVETING NEW SERIES FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Maggie Bird is many things.A chicken farmer. A good neighbour. A seemingly average retiree living in the seaside town of Purity.She s also a darned good rifle shot. And she never talks about her past. But when an unidentified body is left on Maggie s driveway, she knows it s a calling card from old times.It s been fifteen years since the failed mission that ended her career as a spy, and cost her far more than her job. Step forward the Martini Club - Maggie s silver-haired book group (to anyone who asks), and a cohort of former spies behind closed doors. With the help of her old friends - and always one step ahead of the persistent local cop - Maggie might still be able to save the life she s built.IT S THE PERFECT PLACE TO RETIRE . . .UNTIL THEY FIND YOU. ***Praise for The Spy Coast: Gerritsen is a born storyteller, and this new series showcases her talents more than ever LEE CHILD Echoes of Richard Osman but Gerritsen offers us a darker and consistently exciting thriller THE MAIL ON SUNDAY Action-packed pages, G-force twists and turns, and a platoon of fascinating characters DAVID BALDACCI A riveting tale filled with engaging characters KATHY REICHS.
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The Beautiful and Damned - F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Beautiful and Damned, F. Scott Fitzgerald s second novel, tells the story of Anthony Patch, a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon s fortune. Anthony and his wife Gloria are young and gorgeous, rich and leisured, and dedicate their lives to the reckless pursuit of happiness. But this intimate story turns tragic, as their marriage disintegrates under the weight of their expectations, dissipation, jealousy and aimlessness. Fitzgerald skilfully portrays the east-coast elite as the Jazz Age begins its ascent, engulfing all classes into what will soon be known as Cafe Society. As with all of Fitzgerald s novels, it is a brilliant character study written in breathtaking prose. It is also a gripping account of the complexities of marriage, largely based on Fitzgerald s relationship with his wife, Zelda. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector s Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector s Library are books to love and treasure. Author Information F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was born into a well-to-do Catholic family living in St Paul, Minnesota. At Princeton University he decided to become a writer, leaving without graduating in 1917 to join the army when America entered the First World War. Believing he would be killed at the front, he hurriedly wrote his first novel, but was not sent to Europe. His first novel, This Side of Paradise (1920) was published to great critical acclaim. He married Zelda Sayle a week after the publication and they embarked on an extravagant lifestyle in New York, which provided much material for The Beautiful and Damned (1922). By this time their daughter, Scottie, had been born, Scott and Zelda had moved to Long Island, which was to be the setting of Fitzgerald s next novel, The Great Gatsby (1925). His fourth novel Tender is the Night, was published in 1934.
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The Spy and the Traitor - Ben Macintyre
A thrilling Cold War story about a KGB double agent, by one of Britain s greatest historians - now with a new afterword On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement of a busy avenue in the heart of Moscow, holding a plastic carrier bag. In his grey suit and tie, he looked like any other Soviet citizen. The bag alone was mildly conspicuous, printed with the red logo of Safeway, the British supermarket. The man was a spy. A senior KGB officer, for more than a decade he had supplied his British spymasters with a stream of priceless secrets from deep within the Soviet intelligence machine. No spy had done more to damage the KGB. The Safeway bag was a signal: to activate his escape plan to be smuggled out of Soviet Russia. So began one of the boldest and most extraordinary episodes in the history of spying. Ben Macintyre reveals a tale of espionage, betrayal and raw courage that changed the course of the Cold War forever...
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The Great Gatsby (Special Edition) - Francis Scott Fitzgerald
Discover the story of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby with this exquisite edition from Union Square Co.’s Signature Gilded Editions series! The stunning Great Gatsbyspecial edition features sprayed edges, color end pages, a built-in ribbon bookmark, and embossed foil cover. The beautiful design and attention to detail set this special edition book apart, whether you’re reading for the first time or building a library of your favorite classic literature books. When Nick Carraway moves to West Egg, Long Island, he has no idea that the lavishly outfitted mansion next to his modest house is home to Jay Gatsby. Eventually, Nick becomes aware of Gatsby s intense interest in his cousin Daisy Buchanan, and when Daisy s brutish husband, Tom, probes Gatsby s background, he uncovers unsavory revelations about his rival s wealth. First published in 1925, F.Scott Fitzgerald s third novel offers a definitive portrait of the opulence and recklessness of the Jazz Age. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was first published in 1925.Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, New York, it tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a wealthy, mysterious, and complex man driven by an obsession with his past, and Daisy Buchanan, a married woman he loved in his youth. Considered one of the greatest novels ever written, it explores the themes of love, loss, and the American Dream. The Great Gatsby has been adapted numerous times for film, most recently in 2013 starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby.Despite its commentary on a different time period in American history, the story is particularly relevant today—contrasting the glamorous lives of the wealthy with the realities beneath the surface and revealing the fallacy of the American Dream.
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The Spy - Ajay Chowdhury
ONE MISSING BOY. ONE MAN UNDERCOVER. A WHOLE NATION AT RISK. The plot races to a splendidly dramatic ending; Chowdhury⠙s writing is compelling and compassionate Guardian Chowdhury is brilliant at...unexpected plot twists, while highlighting the conflicts experienced by characters with a foot in more than one culture Sunday Times Detective Kamil Rahman is working for the Metropolitan Police when he gets the call from MI5. They ve received intelligence of a terrorist plot, and it s Kamil they need.Posing as a disaffected cop, and working back in his friend Anjoli s beloved restaurant on Brick Lane, Kamil attempts to infiltrate the cell.But when a young boy goes missing, Kamil finds the disappearance is linked to his case. What he uncovers leads him halfway across the world to Kashmir, and face to face with an old nemesis⠦From Ajay Chowdhury, the award-winning author of THE WAITER, comes the thrilling new Detective Kamil Rahman mystery that s his toughest assignment yet...*This is the fourth in the Detective Kamil Rahman series, though each novel can be enjoyed as a stand-alone*READERS LOVE THE SPY:⠘WOW! The Spy is the perfect mix of contemporary politics, humour, action and romance ⠘In Kamal and Anjoli, Ajay Chowdhury has created a modern day Holmes and Watson⠙⠘Full of intrigue and twists and turns which gave an insight into the fight against terrorism⠙Praise for the Detective Kamil Rahman series: Outstanding SUNDAY TIMES Hugely entertaining ANN CLEEVES Rip-roaring ABIR MUKHERJEE
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The Spy Who Loved - Mulley Clare
Compulsively readable . . . thrilling â “ Sunday Telegraph Brings alive a glamorous, swashbuckling heroine â “ Sunday TimesIn June 1952, a woman was murdered by an obsessive colleague in a hotel in South Kensington. Her name was Christine Granville â “ Churchill s favourite spy. That she died young was perhaps unsurprising. That she had survived the Second World War was remarkable.The daughter of a feckless Polish aristocrat and his wealthy Jewish wife, Christine fled to Britain on the outbreak of war and persuaded MI6 to make her their first female recruit. She took on mission after mission, skiing into occupied Poland, serving in Egypt and later parachuting into occupied France.Her quick wit, courage and determination won her release from arrest more than once, and she saved the lives of several fellow officers, including one of her many lovers just hours before he was due to be executed by the Gestapo.Of more strategic importance, the intelligence she smuggled to Britain, and her service in France, including single-handedly securing the defection of an entire Nazi German garrison, was a significant contribution to the Allied war effort. She was awarded the George Medal, the OBE and the Croix de Guerre.In The Spy Who Loved Mulley has brought Christine vividly to life â “ a complex, courageous and very effective special agent who deserves to be better remembered.
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