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Imagine a Britain stripped of democracy, a world of the not-too-distant future in which freedom has been surrendered willingly to a totalitarian regime which rose to power by exploiting the people's worst fears and most damning weaknesses.

Two years ago, and with assassins after his head, Bourne knew he had to let Abbey Laurent walk away from his dangerous world. Now Abbey is back — and she’s married to a top government official. But she’s convinced someone is trying to kill her husband, and she wants Bourne’s help.

Bari, Italy, present day. Think tank Special Ops leader Timothy Stryker and his wife Angie, a self-made CEO, haven’t exactly been seeing eye-to-eye. They take a much-needed Italian holiday, but it comes to a shocking end when Angie and their daughter are kidnapped.

Mario crede di aver trovato finalmente la felicità da quando lui e Roberto sono di fatto una coppia. Ma non è ancora il momento. La ricomparsa di Julien è il preludio al riaffiorare dei fantasmi di un passato che cerca disperatamente di cancellare. Credeva di non poter essere più felice, invece scopre prima di essere padre di Mario Junior, figlio di Kala, concepito sull'isola dov'erano naufragati, e adottato da Julien alla sua morte.

When a terrorist attack grips the nation, Luke Steele, a military aide to the president of the United States, is reassigned to track down the suspect because the alleged bomber was spotted wearing a state championship ring from Luke’s hometown. Luke has desperately tried to forget his high school years, but he can’t run from them now. Instead, he must face his most formidable assignment yet: leave his post by the president’s side, return to Pine Falls, Virginia, and face every demon from his childhood—including every person and every thought that told him he wasn’t worth anything.

In una baraccopoli di immigrati vicino a Foggia viene scoperta una fossa comune con cinque corpi sepolti parecchi anni prima, una testa in decomposizione (quella di un mafioso della Sacra Corona Unita, Gianni Palano) e il cadavere ancora caldo di Paula, una prostituta rumena, a cui il killer ha intagliato una stella sulla fronte accanto al foro di entrata del proiettile, quasi volesse lasciare una firma.

The thrilling new novel in the bestselling Covert-One series. The previous Covert-One audiobook, Robert Ludlum's The Altman Code, spent three months on the Publishers Weekly Audio Bestseller list In the increasingly turbulent atmosphere of international politics, the once-grassroots...

In this captivating first novel by Tripp Mehew, you will meet Kailani Priest. He is a local legend from Hawai'i turned military special operations tour de force. This action-packed story takes you on a journey to discover just who killed Kailani's best friend Stephen. He makes a shocking discovery that unveils the deep state and just how far they are willing to go to get what they want. The desire to hunt down Stephen's killers and take down these corrupt one-world government fanatics propels Kailani out of retirement and back into the fight.

CIA agent Micah Dalton is a "cleaner." He takes care of other agents' mistakes. When a friend and mentor commits a grotesque suicide, Dalton's investigation leads him into the snare of a madman, into the arms of a beautiful, mysterious stranger-and into a conspiracy within his own agency. Dalton...

El Paso, Texas, is a battleground. It's an open market for Mexican drug cartels to sell their wares. It's also a destination for teens looking for fun. Venice Alexander's 14-year-old son Roman was there on a school trip. Now, he and a fellow student have vanished without a trace. Assuming the kidnapping is retaliation for his past incursions against Mexico's underworld, Jonathan Grave leads his covert operatives to rescue their teammate's son. But the trail Jonathan follows leads him down unexpected paths, where he ends up in the crossfire of a deadly vendetta.

When a British covert intelligence agency learns of an impending drug deal between the Venetian mafia and one of the UK’s most notorious importers, agent Maggie Black is sent to stop it. Under the alias of an American drug lord, Maggie must infiltrate the crime family and stop their product from reaching British soil - a feat that gets more complicated when her colleague and old flame Leon is sent along with her.

The hunt for a trove of secret information forces Bourne to decide who lives – and who dies – in this latest installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. A hacked database known as the Files has upended the intelligence community. Careers are being destroyed. Dirty deals are...

Denzel Riker was the CIA's best assassin, a ghost on missions so secret they never existed on paper — until Chief Daniel Roberts pulled the trigger on his wife and son to bury a multimillion-dollar drug ring. Left for dead after a Mexican ambush, Riker clawed his way back with one burning goal: to make the Chief pay. Max Carter, a broke NYC valet, looks too much like Denzel Riker for his own good. When assassins mistake him for the agent, Max gets pulled into a dangerous and deadly world, encompassing both sides of the law.

The Gallaghers and Pruitts have dominated the American political landscape dating back to Revolutionary times. The Yale University class of 1996 had one of each, and as the 20-year reunion approaches, the families are on a collision course. Owen Gallagher is coasting to the Democratic nomination for president. Rock Pruitt - the brash maverick whose career was derailed two decades ago by his association to a tragic death - is back, ready to reclaim the mantle of clan leader. And fatefully in between lies Samantha Lessing.

Unbekannte hacken sich in amerikanische Militärdrohnen und greifen mit ihnen zivile Ziele im Irak an. Ryan Drake, Chef einer geheimen Eingreiftruppe der CIA, hat nur 48 Stunden, um die Agentin Maras aus einem sibirischen Hochsicherheitsgefängnis zu befreien, die dort wegen einer Intrige der CIA eingekerkert ist. Nicht gerade die verlässlichste Unterstützung. Allerdings ist es Drake nur mit ihr möglich, an die Terroristen heranzukommen.

'Pigeon Tony', as his neighbours know him, is an elderly pigeon racer who is involved in a 50-year vendetta - a blood feud that has brought great tragedy to his life. When Pigeon Tony murders Coluzzi, Judy Carrier, the young, gutsy lawyer, takes on the case. Pigeon Tony admits to the killing, but the revengeful Coluzzi family are determined to dispose with them both before the case can go to trial. In a case steeped in blood and memory, it will take a stroke of brilliance to save Pigeon Tony.

Obiettivo: contattare urgentemente Jack Reacher. Problema: Reacher non ha fissa dimora. Molto controvoglia, dopo l'11 settembre è stato costretto ad ancorarsi alla civiltà per lo meno con un documento d'identità e un conto in banca, ma lui continua la sua esistenza nomade in difesa della verità e della giustizia. Soluzione: un versamento di 1.030 dollari sul suo conto corrente. Una cifra che è anche un codice che solo Reacher può decifrare.

The thrilling new novel in the bestselling Covert-One series. The previous Covert-One audiobook, Robert Ludlum's The Altman Code, spent three months on the Publishers Weekly Audio Bestseller list n the increasingly turbulent atmosphere of international politics, the once-grassroots...

One secret brought America to its knees. The next will bury it. The truth was supposed to save us. Instead, it lit the fuse. In the aftermath of a devastating global event and a treaty built on lies, the "Invisible Enemy" is no longer a myth. They are our neighbors. Our coworkers. Our leaders. When Dorian Valentine’s terrifying discovery sends shockwaves through the heart of Washington, the black-ops unit AEGIS is unleashed to do what the law cannot.

Alexander Leonidovich Ryzhkov, a Russian oligarch and former general in the Russian Military Intelligence Directorate (GRU), runs a covert operation in the Middle East, supplying a Saudi terrorist with four Russian nuclear suitcase bombs and a list of two US cities to target. A CIA operation thwarts the planned attack and kills many Russian agents, including his brother Sergei Ryzhkov. The oligarch is out for revenge.