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À la veille d'un procès contre une dictature pétrolière d'Afrique de l'Ouest, le cadavre du grand avocat parisien Pascal Metzger est retrouvé en mer. Bien qu'ébranlés par son décès, ses trois jeunes associés décident de poursuivre le procès. Or, les preuves amassées par Me Metzger ont disparu.

Mein Name ist Melia Khalid. Ich leite das Referat für Linksextremismus beim Inlandsgeheimdienst. Mir wurde ein Geheimpapier zugespielt, das die Gründung einer neuen RAF ankündigt. Das Amt steht Kopf, aber ich misstraue der Quelle. Ich habe den Verdacht, dass einige Leute in meiner Behörde selbst einen Umsturz vorbereiten. Als Teil eines rechten Netzwerks, dem Freiheit und Demokratie ein Dorn im Auge sind. Mein Chef will mich kaltstellen. Und mein eigener Vater, ein Spitzenpolitiker mit Geheimdienstvergangenheit, weiß mehr, als er zugeben will.

Une jeune fille écrasée, trois suspects, pas de scène de crime. Deux pêcheurs autour d'un cadavre, la forêt de Rambouillet pour seul témoin. La victime n'est pas une jeune femme ordinaire, mais la fille d'un politicien sulfureux. Son corps a été littéralement broyé.

Five years after 26 / 11, the siege of terror in Mumbai that brought the country to its knees, India still seeks justice. The terrorists who planned it have disappeared into the darkness they emerged from, and Mumbai seethes with fury. All the Indian government has achieved is the establishment of counterterrorism committees. But one man will stop at nothing in his quest to avenge the dastardly act.

High up on the 17th floor of a South London council block, a study circle is being held. They are studying the Koran, and Ishaq has been attending for five years now, but official interest in the group is building. With an EDL march in just a few days' time, some of them think they might be under surveillance. Ishaq is secure in his identity as British and Muslim, but as papers discuss Asian sex gangs in the North and a European politician appears on television discussing a final solution, he wonders if Britain itself sees him the same way.

Reporter Nichelle Clarke’s dream of covering a presidential speech is dashed when she finds herself intertwined in a high-profile murder investigation. While Nichelle is no stranger to facing dangerous situations in pursuit of the truth, the stakes in this story are higher than ever before. Unsure of who she can trust, Nichelle must unravel a web of secrets behind an elaborate murder plot and dodge legal traps set by corrupt politicians. For if Nichelle can’t uncover the conspiracy in time, an unthinkable disaster will strike the nation.

¿Es la política tan endeble como un castillo de naipes? ¿Qué hacen los políticos cuando no los vemos? ¿Tienen límites sus ambiciones? Una audio novela más realista de lo que parece. De hecho su autor la escribió furioso contra Margaret Thatcher cuando trabajaba con ella.

Una furgoneta blanca se abalanza sobre centenares de transeúntes en las Ramblas de Barcelona, asesinando a quince de ellos. Pero lo que nadie puede saber en ese momento es que, a pocos metros de allí, una joven llamada Nuria Badal acaba de tomar una dramática decisión que cambiará irremediablemente su vida y el futuro de todo un país. Quizá para siempre.

Ce roman, qu'on a pu qualifier d'hybride de James Bond et d'Arsène Lupin, est construit sur un flash-back qui permet de suivre les inénarrables péripéties du héros de l'histoire, Thomas Lieven, entre 1939 et 1957, période durant laquelle ce jeune banquier de Londres n'accumulera pas moins de seize passeports de neuf nationalités différentes. Très riche lorsque la Seconde Guerre mondiale commence, Lieven est un fin gourmet, un excellent cuisinier (on appréciera les recettes intégrées au récit) et un grand amateur de femmes.

The most populated democracy in the world is going to vote. Stakes are high, and the contest is intense. What will it take for the present government to ward off the challenge posed by the young political scion Rajat Gandy? Afsha Khan, a political correspondent with a leading TV news channel, finds herself embroiled in a conspiracy of devastating proportions. Will she manage to escape the clutches of her captors and avert the looming disaster?

Back in Washington, DC for the funeral of his college roommate, Mac Callahan reluctantly agrees to spend one night in Senator Price Redding’s apartment before flying home to Alabama. But when a dead, naked woman falls from the closet of Redding’s secret bachelor pad and into Mac’s arms, someone must atone for the sins of the sitting senator. The perfect setup for murder will lead to an immaculate warrant for the arrest of former FBI agent Mac Callahan. But the scandal he stumbled into wasn’t meant for him.

Ein Sprengstoffanschlag auf die Oberbaumbrücke erschüttert Berlin. Es gibt Tote und Verletzte. Auch in Paris und London explodieren Brücken. Es folgt Anschlag auf Anschlag. Die Polizei tappt im Dunkeln, die Täter hinterlassen keine Spur und keine Botschaft. Klar ist nur: Jemand führt Krieg gegen Europa. Die Politik verfällt in Panik, die Bevölkerung lebt in Angst, es kommt zu Übergriffen auf Minderheiten und Flüchtlinge. Rechtsparteien werden stärker. Aktienmärkte und Wirtschaft stürzen ab.

Terroranschlag beim Staatsbesuch in Berlin. Nur um zwei Sekunden verpasst die Bombe die deutsche Bundeskanzlerin und den russischen Präsidenten. Die Russen behaupten, dass tschetschenische Terroristen hinter dem Anschlag stecken - doch eine Bekennerbotschaft gibt es nicht. Verfassungsschutz, Bundeskriminalamt und Berliner Polizei tappen im Dunkeln. Öffentlichkeit und Politik fordern Ergebnisse. Der Druck wächst.

Al Sentier, un quartiere parigino di immigrazione turca, è in corso uno sciopero dei lavoratori stranieri: chiedono il permesso di soggiorno e il libretto di lavoro. In un laboratorio clandestino di confezioni, viene rinvenuto il cadavere di una baby prostituta thailandese. Durante il sopralluogo, i due poliziotti che s'incaricano dell'inchiesta scoprono tracce di eroina. Questo connette l'omicidio al lavoro della squadra speciale del commissario Daquin, che indaga su una "rete turca" in seguito alla soffiata della polizia tedesca.

Nell'esistenza di un individuo assolutamente normale irrompe l'imprevisto: uno sconosciuto sceso da una Jaguar suona alla porta di casa, chiede di fare una telefonata e viene colpito da infarto appena composto il numero. Un segno del destino? Un complotto? Una sfida? Baptiste Bordave non sta a porsi troppe domande e, ispirato anche da una vaga somiglianza con il defunto, si impadronisce dei documenti, dei soldi, della macchina e cambia vita per sempre. Romanzo d'amore? Storia di spionaggio? Manuale per estremisti dello champagne?

Piazzare delle cimici nella sede dell'ufficio doganale tedesco a Francoforte sembrerebbe un lavoro semplice e pulito. Ma Gage Hartline, ex agente speciale con licenza di uccidere, non sa ancora che quel vecchio edificio nasconde un segreto che vale milioni di dollari: i diari di un'amante di Adolf Hitler che svelerebbero informazioni finora taciute dalla Storia.

They strike without warning, in key locations around the world. In the United States, Dan Morgan is stalked by Russian agents. And at Berkeley, Morgan’s daughter is kidnapped with other students and taken to a remote laboratory. The attacks are neither coincidental nor random. They are part of a carefully orchestrated plan by a new and merciless organization. As Zeta Division struggles to make sense of the international chaos, Dan Morgan races to stop a deadly biochemical weapon - one that Morgan’s daughter is being forced to help build....

Instability and fear seize the nation. Local and national political figures are systematically assassinated. A growing secessionist movement stirs up anti-government fervor. The combination creates nationwide unrest and lack of confidence in leadership. With the clock ticking toward a monumental constitutional crisis, President Morgan Taylor assigns Secret Service Agent Scott Roarke to investigate the assassinations. Meanwhile, Roarke’s fiancée, an assistant to the US Supreme Court Chief Justice, is tasked with researching the separatists.

Winter, an ex-MI5 operative, battles to clear his name after being wrongly accused of colluding with diamond smugglers. When suspended, he vows to discover how the smugglers repeatedly avoided the traps set by his team. But as his wife undergoes cancer treatment, he finds it hard to balance time at her bedside with action to vindicate himself. An email from their high tech equipment supplier soon sets Winter on the trail of a Mossad spy whom he discovered is somehow involved. The chase takes him from the windswept Romney Marsh of Southern England to Helsinki and Finland’s snowy interior and rapidly places him in the path of a Syrian assassination squad.

Soon to be a major motion picture by Vishal Bhardwaj, this double bill of pacey thrillers highlighting the exploits of India's intelligence agency will have your pulse racing. In The Zero-Cost Mission, India's relations with Bangladesh are undermined by the activities of the Jamaat-e-Islami, whose camps and facilities are being used to help Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence. The Wily Agent details the pitfalls of gathering intelligence in a foreign country, a delicate and complex business. A good source, however, can make the risks worthwhile.