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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.

April 20th, 1968: Enoch Powell, MP for Wolverhampton South West, gives a speech that shakes a community and Britain to its very core. Words that provoke, that divide...that profoundly affect the lives of those they touch. Mrs. Georgina Verington-Delaunay is an administrator working in the Conservative riding office of Enoch Powell. Frank and Christine are art students inadvertently caught in an undercurrent of intolerance. Nelson and his aunt Irene are Jamaican immigrants striving to make a life for themselves in a turbulent atmosphere.

Mitch Rapp ha perso la donna che amava nell'attacco terroristico di Lockerbie. Da allora la CIA ha trasformato la sua sete di giustizia in determinazione, addestrandolo e facendo di lui la più letale delle armi. Deciso a eliminare, uomo dopo uomo, la rete di colpevoli responsabile dell'attentato, Rapp sembra inarrestabile. Il prossimo obiettivo si nasconde a Parigi, ma nel momento stesso in cui il proiettile lascia la pistola di Mitch, una trappola gli si serra attorno.

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.

Have you ever fallen victim to the system? Felt humiliated and helpless? Have you fought back? Meet four such patriots: Varun, an NRI software engineer; Salman, CEO of Coffee Moments; Raghav, a virtuous politician; and Aditya, an altruistic businessman. Fate brings these four lives together at a crossroads, pushing these unlikely heroes out of their comfort zones to fight a seemingly unstoppable evil force which wants to hold our country captive.

Dewey Andreas soll sterben... Als Dewey die Identität eines Maulwurfs in den höchsten Kreisen des israelischen Mossad aufdeckt, löst er eine gefährlichere Kettenreaktion aus. Fao Bhang, Leiter des chinesischen Ministeriums für Staatssicherheit, reagiert auf die brutale Beseitigung von Chinas wichtigstem Spion, indem er unverzüglich ein Killerteam auf den Verantwortlichen ansetzt... Egal wie die Chancen stehen, Dewey wird kämpfen müssen - und erlebt die schlimmsten Momente seines Lebens. Knallharte Politaction von einem Kenner der Materie: Ben Coes war unter Präsident Reagan im Weißen Haus tätig.

Left as a newborn to die in a dumpster, she has no name. Tossed from state-run orphanages to a string of foster homes, she has no family. Growing up hard, fast and street smart, she's accomplished in hand-to-hand combat and accurate with a gun. With no money for college, she enlisted in the US Marine Corps out of high school and was quickly plucked from her unit when her sharp shooting and intellectual skills outshined her male counterparts'. With no known past, she is deemed a perfect fit to a task force Washington denies exists.

A body. A sacred national park. It's classified.... Park Ranger Dana Madison isn't a homicide detective anymore, or is she? Singled out by the President to investigate a string of mysterious deaths in the country's national parks, Madison has no idea why she was selected, or why she's leading an unlikely cast of characters in a frantic search for answers. When the chase leads her deep into the Rocky Mountains, Madison discovers potential motives that shock her.

Juegos de poder nos revela una trastienda en los medios de comunicación que, de existir, pone los pelos de punta. Al juicio del oyente queda cuánto hay en estos relatos de realidad y cuánto de ficción...

Moving between Oxford, New York, Washington, Geneva and Burkina Faso, The Kennedy Moment is story of ordinary people from different countries drawn into a global conspiracy. Out of their forgotten ideals and midlife frustrations comes the audacious idea. Suggested in the first instance as a joke, it is a joke that none of them can forget. At a second get-together, this time in New York, they devise their plan.

Ein schwerer Anschlag mit islamistischem Hintergrund auf ein Energieversorgungsunternehmen erschüttert Frankreich. Auch in Hamburg planen Salafisten einen Anschlag. Ziel der Terroristen ist das Aushängeschild der deutschen Marine: die Gorch Fock. Der Hamburger Hafen feiert Geburtstag - ein Tag, an dem nicht nur Millionen von Besuchern erwartet werden, sondern auch hochrangige Politiker aus Berlin, unter ihnen die Bundeskanzlerin.