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When Sean O’Brien stops near the Florida Everglades to buy flowers for a woman, he doesn’t know that the purchase will lead to a trail of deceit, greed and murder. Chester Miller’s life goal is to restore rare ghost orchids in the Everglades. Entering the glades, he sees something that is very much out of place. The elder botanist becomes a target. O’Brien, in a race with the clock, follows a near invisible path that takes him across Florida in a web of dark political corruption.

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.

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.

In 1972, Apollo 17 returned to Earth with 200 pounds of rock - as well as something far more dangerous than they could have imagined. For decades, the military concealed the crew’s mysterious discovery. But now a NASA contractor has leaked the intel to conspiring foreign powers, putting in their hands the most powerful weapon of mass destruction yet created.

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.

¿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.

As greed and corruption taint the optimism of a nation, the political becomes deeply personal for former childhood friends Lindi and Kagiso. Their beloved home country, South Africa, is rapidly turning into a powder keg, as nations fight for ownership of its land and resources. With the murder of one of the nation’s bright young hopes, the fuse is well and truly lit. As the hunt for his killer intensifies, Lindi and Kagiso come together to protect the land and people they love, even as events are set in motion that no one - least of all they - can control.

Eine mysteriöse Mordserie gibt Kommissar Eugen de Bodt Rätsel auf: Denn die einzige Gemeinsamkeit, die die Opfer zunächst aufweisen, ist, dass sie einer Facebook-Gruppe angehörten, die sich mit Katzen beschäftigt. Doch bald findet de Bodt ein weiteres Merkmal: Sie alle haben für Rüstungskonzerne gearbeitet. Was könnten Katzenfotos mit der Rüstungsproduktion zu tun haben? Tarnung - also Spionage? Nur, wer spioniert? Und wer ist der Auftraggeber? De Bodt geht wieder ganz eigene Wege.

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.

El prestigioso neurocirujano David Evans se enfrenta a una terrible encrucijada: si su próximo paciente sale vivo de la mesa de operaciones, su pequeña hija Julia morirá a manos de un psicópata. Para el Dr. Evans se inicia una desesperada cuenta atrás cuando descubre que el paciente que debe morir para que su hija pueda vivir no es otro que el presidente de Los Estados Unidos. Con su maestría habitual en la literatura de intriga, Juan Gómez-Jurado atrapa al oyente irremediablemente.

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.

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.

When a dead man is lifted from the freezing waters of Oslo Harbour just before Christmas, Detective Lena Stigersand's stressful life suddenly becomes even more complicated. Not only is she dealing with a cancer scare, a stalker and an untrustworthy boyfriend, but it seems both a politician and Norway's security services might be involved in the murder. With her trusted colleagues, Gunnarstranda and Frølich, at her side, Lena digs deep into the case and finds that it not only goes to the heart of the Norwegian establishment, but it might be rather too close to her personal life for comfort.

Das Tor zur globalen Vernichtung steht weit offen! Eine Splittergruppe des IS soll ein Chemiewaffenlager in Syrien geplündert haben. J. B. Collins, Auslandskorrespondent der New York Times, wittert die Story seines Lebens und macht sich auf den Weg in den Nahen Osten. Nach Zielen in Syrien und Irak soll als Nächstes ein Staat im Westen angegriffen werden. Doch welcher? Die USA? Israel? Oder ein ganz anderes Land? Die Situation in der krisengeschüttelten Region wird noch verschärft durch den bevorstehenden Besuch des amerikanischen Präsidenten.

Mac Callahan has left the fast lane of the FBI, but he's restless. When the North Star Gala unexpectedly finds its way to his home in Shadeland, Alabama, he’s asked to oversee security for the event filled with Washington insiders, politicians, and the elite. Finding his way back to Washington, DC, to lead the project, he meets his long-time assistant, Micah. But when Micah’s sister goes missing from a college field trip, Mac takes the opportunity to lead the hunt for the young girl. Expecting an open-and-shut case, what he discovers is far worse than he could’ve imagined.