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American spy
Par Lauren Wilkinson. 2019
Because of her skin color, Cold War-era FBI agent Marie Mitchell is recruited to join a task force aimed at…
undermining the president of Burkina Faso. Over the next year, her work challenges her beliefs about her identity as a spy, lover, sister, and an American. Some violence and some strong language. 2019Without lawful authority
Par Manning Coles. 1943
Tommy Hambledon, a British foreign intelligence agent, is searching for German spies in his homeland. Warnford, a disgraced British army…
officer who was framed and forced to resign, enlists the help of a professional burglar, Marden, to help him expose his enemies. Together the three uncover a Nazi cell on the eve of World War IILa jeunesse de James Bond: 2, La mort est contagieuse (La jeunesse de James Bond. #2.)
Par Charles Higson. 2006
"Un élève d'Eton dont la famille disparaît en mer. Une société clandestine au coeur de l'école. Une région de Sardaigne…
infestée de bandits. Un inquiétant comte italien. Sous le soleil brûlant de la Méditerranée, James Bond va découvrir le lien entre tous ces éléments, mais à quel prix ?" -- 4e de couvThe four adventures of Richard Hannay
Par John Buchan. 1988
First published between 1915 and 1924. In The Thirty-Nine Steps, an engineer attempts to foil a conspiracy. Greenmantle pits a…
secret agent against Germans trying to start an eastern holy war. Mr. Standfast deals with British Intelligence in World War I. An agent uses hypnotism to search for missing persons in The Three HostagesCrossing by night: a novel
Par David Aaron. 1993
Fictionalized account of the exploits of World War II spy Elizabeth Pack. Pack was an American debutante who married the…
British diplomat who impregnated her. When he gave up their baby to avoid embarrassment, Elizabeth was devastated. Her attempt to be a demure diplomatic spouse was quickly put aside when she was given the chance to save the ambassador to Spain. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sexThe Doll's House
Par Evelyn Anthony. 1992
As her marriage disintegrates, the Foreign Office's Rosa Bennett accepts a temporary assignment with British Intelligence. Her mission is to…
investigate Harry Oakham, a retired British spy suspected of going bad. Sure enough, Oakham has collected a global group of spies to sell terrorist activities out of posh hotel headquarters. Unfortunately, Rosa is wildly attracted to Oakham. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sexRedeye: a novel
Par Richard Aellen. 1988
Paul Stafford and Karl Alexander are twin brothers but do not know of each other's existence. Paul, a writer, is…
suffering from nightmares in which he is constantly killing people. When he publishes his dreams as stories, the CIA shows up on his doorstep. It seems that Karl, an assassin for East German intelligence, communicates telepathically with his twin in dreams. Some strong language and some descriptions of sexWin, lose, or die
Par John Gardner. 1989
James Bond is back. This time he is protecting the leaders of Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States…
as they meet aboard HMS "Invincible." BAST (Brotherhood of Anarchy and Secret Terror) is up to no good and Bond must foil "the Cat," a mysterious female terrorist, and "the Viper," the head of BAST. Never a dull moment for the intrepid Bond. Some violence and strong language. Bestseller 1989The Russia house
Par John Carré. 1989
Is Russia's defense system as good as they say it is? Documents have been smuggled out of Russia indicating that…
the Soviet defense system is in utter shambles, but England and the United States are uncertain about the validity of the information. London publisher "Barley" Blair is recruited to go to Russia and uncover the facts, but no one plans on his falling in love with Katya. Some strong language. BestsellerDragon's claw
Par Peter O'Donnell. 1978
A thousand miles from land, alone on a little sloop in the Tasman Sea, Modesty Blaise finds a man on…
a sinking raft--a man with a strange gap in his memory. When he claims to be Luke Fletcher, a renowned artist who disappeared while swimming in the Mediterranean weeks before, it becomes clear that Modesty has stumbled upon a bewildering mystery. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sexGrandmaster
Par Warren Murphy. 1984
Set in the world of international espionage, the novel focuses on two chess prodigies, Justin Gilead, the latest incarnation of…
the Hindu God Brahma, and Alexander Zharkov, his eternal nemesis, the Prince of Death. Justin works with the CIA to help thwart Zharkov's Russian dirty tricks--notably his plan to assassinate Fidel Castro and blame it on the Americans. Descriptions of sexDiamonds are forever
Par Ian Fleming. 1956
James Bond infiltrates the Spangled Mob, the world's largest group of diamond smugglers, and meets Tiffany Case, a woman as…
hard and beautiful as a diamond. The scene moves from London to Manhattan to Las Vegas, and also to the race track at SaratogaA perfect match
Par Jill McGown. 1983
The nude body of a murdered woman is found in a boathouse in a provincial English town. The man last…
seen with her is missing. It seems to be an open-and-shut case until Detective-Inspector Lloyd, divorced and Welsh, teams up with Sergeant Judy Hill to discover the truthThe spy who came in from the cold
Par John Carré. 1964
After the last British agent behind the Iron Curtain has been killed by an East German agent, the British send…
a secret agent, posing as a defector, to trap the East German and destroy himThe Defector (The Apollo Murders Series #2)
Par Chris Hadfield. 2023
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER"A full throttle, adrenaline-laced espionage page-turner . . . Get ready to blast off and enjoy the ride!"—Jack…
Carr, former Navy SEAL Sniper and #1 New York Times bestselling author of the James Reece Terminal List series"Continuous action, Mach-speed mayhem, sharp intrigue, and well-rounded characters—what more could you want from a thriller?"—Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The 9th Man and the Cotton Malone seriesFrom the author of the #1 bestselling thriller The Apollo Murders comes the supersonic hunt for a shadowy Soviet defector.Israel, October 1973. As the Yom Kippur War flares into life, a state-of-the-art Soviet MiG fighter is racing at breakneck speed over the arid scrublands below . . . and promptly disappears.NASA Flight Controller and former top US test pilot Kaz Zemeckis watches the scene from the ground—and is quickly pulled into a dizzying, high-stakes game of spies, lies and a possible high-level defection that plays out across three continents. The prize is beyond value: the secrets of the Soviets’ mythical “Foxbat” MiG-25, the fastest, highest-flying fighter plane in the world and the key to Cold War air supremacy. But every defection is double-edged with risk, and Kaz needs to tread a careful line between trust and suspicion. Ultimately, he must invite the fox into the henhouse—bringing the defector into the heart of the United States’ most secret test site—and hope that, with skill and cunning, the game plays out his way.For Chris Hadfield’s second heart-stopping thriller, we move from Space to another rich and exciting part of Chris’s CV: his time as a top test pilot in both the US Air Force and the US Navy, and as an RCAF fighter pilot intercepting armed Soviet bombers in North American airspace. Full of insider detail, excitement and political intrigue drawn from real events, The Defector brings us the nerve-shredding rush of aerial combat, as told by one of the world's top fighter pilots.Winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel A CBC Bookie Award: Mystery and Thriller, Finalist A Quill…
&Quire Book of the Year An Amazon.ca Editors’ Pick In the first electrifying book of the series, Ian Hamilton introduces us to Ava Lee — the smartest, most stylish heroine in crime fiction since Lisbeth Salandar.The Fury of Beijing: An Ava Lee Novel: The Triad Years (An Ava Lee Novel #16)
Par Ian Hamilton. 2024
The Sultan of Sarawak: An Ava Lee Novel: The Triad Years (An Ava Lee Novel #14)
Par Ian Hamilton. 2022
Barbacoa, Bomba, and Betrayal (A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery #3)
Par Raquel V. Reyes. 2023
In the third installment of the Caribbean Kitchen mysteries, for fans of Mia P. Manansala , Miriam Quiñones, cooking show…
sensation and amateur sleuth, has sand between her toes and a murderer nipping at her heels.A surprise trip to Miriam's parents in Punta Cana, which should be filled with arroz con pollo and breezy days under the tamarind tree, quickly becomes a hunt for a possible property saboteur. But before Miriam can begin to uncover the person damaging the vacation rentals her parents manage, she&’s called away to Puerto Rico to film a Three Kings Day special. She's welcomed to the blue ballast-stone streets of Old San Juan by crime scene tape, and things only get worse from there.An anonymous personal gift on Miriam's doorstep on New Year's Eve screams stalker, and the 400-year-old guesthouse creaks and moans like there is something trapped in its walls. Luckily, her BFF, Alma, and their mutual friend Jorge are in town to keep her distracted between filming cultural segments for the network. But private chef tables and spa days come to an abrupt halt when Jorge's telenovela heartthrob novio goes missing. And there is something worrisome about Alma's too-perfect boyfriend--specifically, his duffle bag full of cash.Will demon masks, African drumbeats, and dark alleys lead to Miriam's demise? Or will the mysterious events come together like the delicious layers of a pastelón?Kennedy 35
Par Charles Cumming. 2023
Veteran agent Lachlan Kite—“a spy for the 21st century” (Daily Mail)—reckons with the fallout from a mission in Senegal carried…
out early in his career. 1995: In the wake of the Rwandan genocide, 24-year-old spy Lachlan Kite and his girlfriend, Martha Raine, are sent to Senegal on the trail of a hunted war criminal. The mission threatens to spiral out of control, forcing Kite to make choices which will have devastating consequences not only for his career at top-secret intelligence agency BOX 88, but also for his relationship with Martha. 2023: Eric Appiah, an old friend from Kite’s days at school and an off-the-record BOX 88 asset, makes contact with explosive information about what happened all those years ago in West Africa. When tragedy strikes, Kite must use all the resources at his disposal to protect Martha from a criminal network with links to international terror. Charles Cumming once again straddles two timelines to create a high-tension thriller in this latest Lachlan Kite novel.