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Lubji Hoch escapes from the Nazis, moves to Berlin and changes his name to Richard Armitage. After a successful career in the British Army, he takes over a struggling newspaper and with unrivalled ruthlessness begins building his media empire. Meanwhile, Keith Townsend, the son of a millionaire and Oxford educated, returns to Australia from London to take over his father's newspaper with similar ambitions. As both men move their quest for power to the world stage, they realise they are more than a match for one another's brilliance and ambition.

Connor Fitzgerald is the CIA’s most deadly assassin. On the brink of his retirement, he is sent to Russia for one last hit. Except this isn’t just another job. After a fall out between the CIA and the White House over the assassination of a prominent Colombian politician, his boss is now using the Russian Mafia to cover her tracks. Fitzgerald is not going to St Petersburg to kill, he’s going to die. A page-turning, political thriller about espionage and betrayal by the acclaimed British writer, Jeffrey Archer.

The opening of a letter leads to a desperate chase across Europe in A Matter of Honour by Jeffrey Archer, one of the world's bestselling novelists. Adam Scott listens to the reading of his father's will, aware that the contents can only be meagre. The Colonel, after all, had nothing to leave -...

Jeffery Archer is a New York Times best-selling author, published in over 37 languages across 97 countries. Jeffrey Archer's debut novel Not A Penny More, Not A Penny Less from 1976 is dramatised here in seven parts by Betty Davis; as well as his later work A Matter of Honour, which was recently rediscovered in the collection of an amateur archivist after the recording was lost on delivery to the BBC archives. The sound quality of A Matter of Honour may be affected as a result.

Performed by the inimitable John Lee The opening of a letter leads to a desperate chase across Europe in A Matter of Honour by Jeffrey Archer, one of the world's bestselling novelists. Adam Scott listens to the reading of his father's will, aware that the contents can only be meagre. The Colonel...

Ein 100-Millionen-Dollar-Coup mit nur einem Ziel – Amerika zu demütigen. Hinter der polierten Fassade des Nationalarchivs, geschützt von meterdicken Wänden, lagert die größte Trophäe der Welt: die Unabhängigkeitserklärung der Vereinigten Staaten. Auf dieses Heiligtum hat es ein Mann abgesehen, der sich selbst zum Erzfeind der freien Welt erklärt hat – und ein finsteres Komplott ins Rollen bringt. Als die Geheimdienste Alarm schlagen, muss CIA-Agent Scott Bradley alles zurücklassen. Gemeinsam mit der israelischen Agentin Hannah Kopec schmiedet er einen riskanten Plan.

A disgraced British colonel bequeaths a mysterious letter to his only son. The moment Adam Scott opens the yellowing envelope, he sets into motion a deadly chain of events. Within days he's running for his life, pursued by the KGB, the CIA, and his own countrymen. Powerful men plot his destruction, and Adam is betrayed and abandoned even by those he holds most dear. When he finally realizes what he possesses, he's even more determined to protect it, for it's more than a matter of life and death - it's a matter of honor.

Why was an elegant lady brutally murdered the night before 9/11? Why was a successful New York banker not surprised to receive a woman's left ear in the morning mail? Why did a top Manhattan lawyer work only for one client, but never charge a fee? Why did a young woman with a bright career steal a priceless Van Gogh painting? All these questions and more are answered in Jeffrey Archer's novel, False Impression, but not before a breathtaking journey of twists and turns.

Brought to you by Penguin. THE ELECTRIFYING NEW ADVENTURE OF THE NUMA CREW, FROM THE GRAND MASTER OF ADVENTURE, CLIVE CUSSLER A terrifying discovery. A cutting-edge weapon. A life-or-death showdown in the skies . . . A distress call from a nearby freighter in the Caribbean brings a NUMA training...

Connor Fitzgerald führt ein Doppelleben. In den Augen seiner Familie hat er eine bürgerliche Existenz, in Wirklichkeit ist er Spezialagent der amerikanischen Regierung und die tödlichste Waffe der CIA. Als er glaubt, seine Karriere beenden zu können, schickt ihn sein Arbeitgeber auf eine letzte Mission in das Herz des ehemaligen Todfeindes: nach Moskau. Dort gibt es einen Präsidentschaftskandidaten, der es auf eine militärische Konfrontation mit den USA abgesehen hat. Was Connor nicht weiß: Er selbst ist derjenige, der auf der Abschussliste steht.

Washington D.C., primavera de 1994. Mientras que el gobierno de Clinton batalla con sus políticas domésticas, empieza a urdirse un siniestro plan a seis mil millas de distancia, en Bagdad. Con cien millones de dólares de cebo y una mortal red de corrupción, falsificación y terrorismo, Saddam Hussein piensa avergonzar a los Estados Unidos ante el mundo mediante la venganza definitiva: planea robar un preciado documento histórico y destruirlo ante todos los medios de comunicación del planeta el 4 de julio de 1994.

Washington D.C., primavera de 1994. Mientras que el gobierno de Clinton batalla con sus políticas domésticas, empieza a urdirse un siniestro plan a seis mil millas de distancia, en Bagdad. Con cien millones de dólares de cebo y una mortal red de corrupción, falsificación y terrorismo, Saddam Hussein piensa avergonzar a los Estados Unidos ante el mundo mediante la venganza definitiva: planea robar un preciado documento histórico y destruirlo ante todos los medios de comunicación del planeta el 4 de julio de 1994.

William Warwick, appena promosso ispettore, ha ricevuto un nuovo incarico che si prospetta assai più delicato e pericoloso dei precedenti. Perché non solo dovrà occuparsi, come al solito, dei crimini commessi in città, ma dovrà anche portare alla luce la corruzione che dilaga all’interno della stessa Scotland Yard. I suoi stretti collaboratori, agendo sotto copertura, si concentrano subito sul sergente Summers, un giovane ufficiale le cui abitudini di vita sembrano molto al di sopra di ciò che si può permettere con lo stipendio da poliziotto.

CIA:s främsta lönnmördare och agent Connor Fitzgerald ska till sist lägga sin farofyllda karriär bakom sig. Han har levt ett farligt dubbelliv i nästan trettio år, och nu har han bara ett sista uppdrag kvar att utföra innan han är klar. Vad han inte vet är att det kommer bli hans farligaste uppdrag hitintills. Hans motståndare är en högt uppsatt kvinna som bara vill en sak - att förgöra Connor... Samtidigt uppenbarar sig ett nytt hot mot USA. Rysslands nytillträdda president, en skoningslös man, riktar sin uppmärksamhet mot USA.

Parece algo de lo más inocente. Un coronel británico caído en desgracia le lega una misteriosa carta a su único hijo. Sin embargo, en el momento en que Adam Scott abre el sobre amarillento, se pone en marcha una cadena de acontecimientos que podría llegar a sacudir los cimientos del mundo libre. En pocos días, Adam se encontrará en plena huida por las principales ciudades de Europa tras el brutal asesinato de su amante. No solo lo persigue el KGB, sino también la CIA y sus propios compatriotas.

Connor Fitzgerald es un profesional entre profesionales. Medalla de Honor. Devoto hombre de familia. Siervo de su patria. El arma más letal de la CIA. Sin embargo, Fitzgerald lleva una doble vida desde hace 28 años. A falta de unos días para jubilarse de su puesto en la CIA, se cruza con un enemigo que ni él mismo puede manejar. Este enemigo es su propia jefa, Helen Dexter, la directora de la CIA, y tiene un único propósito: destruir a Connor.

Kdyby Danny Cartwright požádal Beth Wilsonovou o ruku předchozího nebo následujícího dne, nebyl by zatčen a obviněn z vraždy svého nejlepšího přítele. A když jsou čtyři svědkové obžaloby právník, populární herec, aristokrat a nejmladší partner zavedené firmy, kdo uvěří jeho verzi událostí? Danny je odsouzen na dvaadvacet let a poslán do věznice Belmarsh, nejpřísněji střeženého nápravného zařízení v zemi, odkud dosud nikdy nikdo neutekl. Ale všichni podcenili Dannyho odhodlání pomstít křivdu a Bethinu neúnavnou snahu domoci se spravedlnosti.

Leningrad, Rusland, 1968. Alexander Karpenko er ikke noget helt almindeligt barn, og fra en meget tidlig alder står det klart, at han skal lede sine landsmænd. Men da hans far bliver snigmyrdet af KGB, må han sammen med sin mor flygte fra Rusland, hvis ikke de skal lide samme skæbne. Ved havnekajen bliver de konfronteret med et uafvendeligt valg: Skal de borde et containerskib med kurs mod Amerika eller Storbritannien? Alexander afgør det med et terningekast ... På et øjeblik er Alexanders fremtid afgjort af tilfældigheder.

The opening of a letter leads to a desperate chase across Europe in A Matter of Honour by Jeffrey Archer, one of the world's bestselling novelists. Adam Scott listens to the reading of his father's will, aware that the contents can only be meagre. The Colonel, after all, had nothing to leave -...

Mancano solo 6 giorni, 13 ore e 37 minuti... Florentyna Kane è riuscita in un’impresa che sembrava impossibile, è diventata la prima presidente donna degli Stati Uniti. Ma il giorno stesso in cui deve prestare giuramento a Capitol Hill, forze imperscrutabili sono già al lavoro per ucciderla. L’FBI viene a conoscenza della congiura, ma solo cinque persone ne conoscono i dettagli. Un’ora dopo quattro di loro sono morte. L’unico superstite è l’agente Mark Andrews. Solo lui conosce la verità e solo lui può salvare Florentyna da quello che sembra un destino segnato.