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The 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.The Bearpit
Par Brian Freemantle. 1988
In the last days of the KGB, a nefarious plot against the United States threatens to reignite the Cold WarThe…
Soviet Union is in turmoil. With the election of Gorbachev have come new ideas about freedom, compassion, and openness—ideas that leave no place for the dark machinations of the KGB. Reform is coming to the Soviet intelligence service, unless Victor Ivanovich Kazin can stop it. Kazin is one of the Old Guard, and an agent doesn&’t survive three decades in the KGB without being relentless. He is a liar, a cheat, a backstabber—and he is proud of it. To oppose this latest wave of reform, Kazin has planned an audacious operation targeting the CIA, using a mole deep inside Langley. It will require every ounce of his cunning and cruelty, and Kazin never fails. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Brian Freemantle including rare photos from the author&’s personal collection.Storm Rising: A Thriller (A Hayley Chill Thriller #3)
Par Chris Hauty. 2022
This instant national bestseller leads a young intelligence operative into the depths of a dangerous white supremacy conspiracy that threatens…
to tear the country apart in a &“high adrenaline adventure&” (Booklist).Intelligence operative Hayley Chill is pursing the truth about her father&’s mysterious fate, which government officials seem determined to hide from her. But when she stumbles upon a ciphered document under the floorboards of her father&’s house, it becomes impossible to ignore the questions about his death. Was it suicide, or was it murder, designed to protect a deeper secret? She fears what she&’s discovered may be connected to current rumors of a dark conspiracy, one that no one will substantiate. Hayley&’s been loyal to Washington; has it been as loyal to her? With permission from her handler to probe deeper, Hayley is led into a terrifying subculture of white supremacy within the United States military. As her investigation intensifies, she uncovers an expansive conspiracy to bring about the secession of several states from the country. It&’s up to Hayley to stop a second Civil War before it starts while also confronting the ultimate truth about her father&’s harrowing deeds in this &“timely and terrifying read&” (Nick Petrie, author of The Runaway).Quienes manejan los hilos
Par Roberto Sánchez. 2020
Una historia sobre la amistad y los primeros amores, de crímenes y abusos en la España más negra, de traiciones…
y dulces venganzas. Una ucronía donde nadie podrá demostrar que todo lo que le ocurre a Ramón Santolaya no pasó tal y como él lo cuenta. 24 de octubre de 2019. Ramón Santolaya, en calidad de secretario de Estado, asiste como testigo al acto de exhumación de Francisco Franco en El Valle de los Caídos. Posteriormente, desde el coche oficial, observa el vuelo que porta el féretro hasta Mingorrubio. Sin embargo, los restos del dictador nunca llegan a su destino. El helicóptero que los traslada se estrella pocos minutos después del despegue. ¿Atentado? ¿Accidente? Está a punto de que se descubra la gran verdad, de que se desvele uno de los secretos mejor guardados de la reciente historia de España. Santolaya teme que lo puedan relacionar con los hechos y decide que es el momento de huir, de abandonar una carrera que le ha llevado hasta la fontanería de La Moncloa pasando por los servicios de inteligencia. Desde la dictadura a la democracia, más de cuarenta años siempre muy cerca del poder y la toma de decisiones. En su viaje evoca el pasado en la Barcelona de finales de los sesenta, cuando siendo un ocioso adolescente, la casualidad hizo que empezara a trabajar como lazarillo de un ilustre norteamericano, un agregado comercial con buenos contactos en la embajada. McNamara, sin embargo, se encargaba de tejer las redes de contactos entre todos aquellos actores interesados en tener un papel destacado en la inminente transición española. La crítica ha dicho...«Ágil, chispeante, tremendamente imaginativa. Roberto Sánchez demuestra en esta novela de picaresca e intrigas que se puede inventar el pasado de tal manera que lo rocambolesco parece verosímil.»Elvira Lindo «Bien escrita, bien trazada y bien resuelta, esta novela en un magnífico retrato a la vez irónico y melancólico de un tiempo y un país que se fueron, pero han dejado huella.»Benjamín Prado«Un trepidante thriller político y de misterio. Consigue mezclar muy bien la ficción y el realismo.»MEW Magazine «Roberto Sánchez le echa mucha imaginación (o no...) a esta historia de espías y te lleva de la mano por una España no tan lejana. Muy buena lectura.»Susana Martin Gijón «Conuna buena mezcla de ficción y realidad, nos paseamos por la más reciente historia de España. Muy recomendable.»Pasar página «Una emocionante ucronía, llena de intriga, misterio y personajes interesantes.»La orilla de las letras «Una novela de tono ligero con bastante peso de fondo, escrita por alguien cuyo talento narrativo se va poniendo más de manifiesto con cada nuevo libro que publica.»Actos de lecturaThe Helsinki Affair
Par Anna Pitoniak. 2023
IT&’S THE CASE OF AMANDA&’S LIFETIME, BUT SOLVING IT WILL REQUIRE HER TO BETRAY ANOTHER SPY—WHO JUST SO HAPPENS TO…
BE HER FATHER.SPYING IS THE FAMILY BUSINESS. Amanda Cole is a brilliant young CIA officer following in the footsteps of her father, who was a spy during the Cold War. It takes grit to succeed in this male-dominated world—but one hot summer day, when a Russian defector walks into her post, Amanda is given the ultimate chance to prove herself. The defector warns of the imminent assassination of a US senator. Though Amanda takes the warning seriously, her superiors don&’t. Twenty-four hours later, the senator is dead. And the assassination is just the beginning. Corporate blackmail, covert manipulation, corrupt oligarchs: the Kremlin has found a dangerous new way to wage war. Teaming up with Kath Frost, a fearless older woman and legendary spy, Amanda races from Rome to London, from St. Petersburg to Helsinki, unraveling the international conspiracy. But as she gets closer and closer to the truth, a central question haunts her: Why was her father&’s name written down in the senator&’s notes? What does Charlie Cole really know about the Kremlin plot? The Helsinki Affair is a riveting, globe-trotting spy thriller—but this time, with a refreshing female-centric twist. Perfect for fans of John le Carré and Daniel Silva, this book introduces Pitoniak as a singular new talent in the world of spy fiction.Corsican Honor: A Novel
Par William Heffernan. 2014
The electrifying follow-up to The CorsicanCold War Marseille is a city of shadowy alliances and loose morals, where a good…
man can lose sight of which side he is really on and evil men profit from the misery and confusion of others. It is therefore the perfect town for Ernst Ludwig, an East German terrorist who is sadistic beyond measure. But when Ludwig kidnaps and murders the wife of Alex Moran, the US intelligence agent hot on his trail, he sets off a blood feud whose violent shock waves will span decades and reach all the way across the globe. To avenge his wife&’s death, Moran turns to his &“uncles&” in the Corsican Mafia, Antoine and Meme Pisani. The Pisanis have been in league with US intelligence since the 1940s, when Moran&’s father, a CIA agent, sought their help in suppressing Communist agitators. But the height of the Cold War is a more complicated era, and Moran is forced to resign when his personal alliance with the underworld threatens to shed light on murky dealings between the US government and the mob—dealings that are way above his pay grade. Ten years later, he is called back into action when Ludwig resurfaces as the chief henchman of a Colombian drug lord bent on bringing the Pisani brothers to their knees. Given another chance at revenge, Moran will stop at nothing to bring the German&’s reign of terror to a grisly end. William Heffernan&’s return to the bestselling world of Corsican crime and international espionage is a thriller so propulsive it grabs you by the throat on the very first page and never lets go.Azrael (The Clifford Driscoll Novels #2)
Par William L. DeAndrea. 1987
Allan Trotter goes head to head with the Angel of DeathAllan Trotter&’s counter-espionage service began at birth: His father, the…
head of an ultra-secret intelligence wing of the US government, deliberately conceived him with a gorgeous Russian spy. Raised to navigate a crooked world, Trotter was immersed in deception, danger, and narrow escapes. He&’s a perfectly honed agent, but he desperately wants a normal life. Trotter is pulled out of his life of seclusion, though, when the Russian spy outfit Cronus sends their Angel of Death, Azreal, to a sleepy town in Upstate New York to knock off innocent people. The aim? To scare back a stray agent: Petra Hudson, now the happy CEO of a media conglomerate worth billions, who has put her spying past behind her—or so she thinks. Ignorant of her mother&’s double life, Hudson&’s daughter, Regina, a newspaper editor, has unknowingly alerted the Agency. And since fighting Cronus is the one thing that can give Trotter&’s life meaning, when he learns that Regina—a kindred victim of the organization—is at risk, the stakes feel even more crucial.The Innocent: A Novel
Par Ian McEwan. 1990
The setting is Berlin. Into this divided city, wrenched between East and West, between past and present; comes twenty-five-year-old Leonard…
Marnham, assigned to a British-American surveillance team.Though only a pawn in an international plot that is never fully revealed to him, Leonard uses his secret work to escape the bonds of his ordinary life—and to lose his unwanted innocence.The promise of his new life begins to be fulfilled as Leonard becomes a crucial part of the surveillance team, while simultaneously being initiated into a new world of love and sex by Maria, a beautiful young German woman. It is a promise that turns to horror in the course of one terrible evening—a night when Leonard Marnham learns just how much of his innocence he's willing to shed.The Dark Tunnel
Par Ross Macdonald. 1949
On the home front, two wartime lovers reunite under a cloud of paranoia in this thriller from Mystery Writers of…
America Grand Master Ross Macdonald In 1937 Munich, an American must be careful when he smokes his pipe. Robert Branch, a careless academic, makes the mistake of lighting up when the Führer is about to begin a procession, and nearly gets pummeled for his mistake. Only the timely intervention of Ruth Esch, a flame-haired actress, saves him. So begins a month-long romance between East and West—a torrid affair that ends when the lovers make the mistake of defending a Jew, earning Branch a beating and Esch a trip to a concentration camp. Six years later, Esch escapes to Vichy and makes her way to Detroit. To her surprise, Branch is waiting for her. He is a professor, working for the war effort, and his paranoia about a spy inside the Motor City war board sours their reunion. Once again, a dangerous net is encircling these lovers—a reminder that, in this war, love always comes second to death.Queen's Bounty (The Ursula Blanchard Mysteries #10)
Par Fiona Buckley. 2012
An aide to the Tudor queen faces treachery—and accusations of witchcraft—in this series of &“intelligent, historically accurate Elizabethan-era whodunits&” (Booklist).…
Ursula Blanchard is rudely shaken on receipt of a threatening letter from the exiled Anne Percy, Countess of Northumberland, whose treasonous plot against Elizabeth I Ursula helped foil a few months previously. Ursula dismisses the countess&’s letter as idle threats, but then a series of strange events rocks Ursula&’s household—and Ursula herself is accused of witchcraft. Could Anne Percy really be orchestrating a plot against Ursula from her exile in the Netherlands? And, if so, how can Ursula prove it before she is hanged as a witch? &“Ursula is the essence of iron cloaked in velvet—a heroine to reckon with.&” —Kirkus Reviews &“[A] sixteenth-century mystery series as complicated and charming as an Elizabethan knot garden.&” —The Tampa TribuneMiracle Creek: A Novel
Par Angie Kim. 2019
Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First NovelA Time Best Mystery and Thriller Book of All Time The “gripping……
page-turner” (Time) hitting all the best of summer reading lists, Miracle Creek is perfect for book clubs and fans of Liane Moriarty and Celeste NgHow far will you go to protect your family? Will you keep their secrets? Ignore their lies? In a small town in Virginia, a group of people know each other because they’re part of a special treatment center, a hyperbaric chamber that may cure a range of conditions from infertility to autism. But then the chamber explodes, two people die, and it’s clear the explosion wasn’t an accident. A powerful showdown unfolds as the story moves across characters who are all maybe keeping secrets, hiding betrayals. Chapter by chapter, we shift alliances and gather evidence: Was it the careless mother of a patient? Was it the owners, hoping to cash in on a big insurance payment and send their daughter to college? Could it have been a protester, trying to prove the treatment isn’t safe?“A stunning debut about parents, children and the unwavering hope of a better life, even when all hope seems lost" (Washington Post), Miracle Creek uncovers the worst prejudice and best intentions, tense rivalries and the challenges of parenting a child with special needs. It’s “a quick-paced murder mystery that plumbs the power and perils of community” (O Magazine) as it carefully pieces together the tense atmosphere of a courtroom drama and the complexities of life as an immigrant family. Drawing on the author’s own experiences as a Korean-American, former trial lawyer, and mother of a “miracle submarine” patient, this is a novel steeped in suspense and igniting discussion. Recommended by Erin Morgenstern, Jean Kwok, Jennifer Weiner, Scott Turow, Laura Lippman, and more--Miracle Creek is a brave, moving debut from an unforgettable new voice.Enemies Among Us: A Nick Reagan Thriller
Par Jeffrey Stephens. 2023
As Nick Reagan hunts down the terrorist mastermind, The Handler, he uncovers corruption at the highest levels of government—perhaps even…
within his own CIA.Nick Reagan and his team of talented CIA operatives have managed to prevent three horrific attacks planned by the ruthless terrorist known worldwide as The Handler. Cunning and resourceful, The Handler has eluded capture, and now Reagan is determined to track him down. As he assembles clues to the possible whereabouts of his prey, Reagan&’s superiors in the CIA inexplicably order him to stand down. Accustomed to flouting authority, Reagan ignores the directive while seeking to identify the source of this obstruction. As he probes, it becomes increasingly evident that the evil he faces is corruption from within. His suspicions growing, Reagan expands his efforts beyond the dangerous hunt for The Handler to an active investigation of both his own government and those who possess the real influence in Washington. Collectively, these are the most formidable adversaries Reagan has ever faced: the rich and powerful who control our energy resources, including oil and lithium; Big Pharma; the media; and the funding of politicians for their personal beliefs and gains. Charting an unfamiliar course amidst the pervasive treachery and deadly secrets inside the nation&’s capital, Reagan is not sure who he can trust as he works to expose the worst of America&’s elite—those who believe in a New World Order. Violent confrontations intensify with each new act of treason he unearths, leaving Reagan to rely on his patriotic instincts as he and his team risk their lives to bring down these traitors and restore safety and freedom.The Silent Conspiracy: A Novel
Par L. Shaw. 2020
The past is about to catch up to Jack Logan and Taylor Parks in this gripping follow-up to The Network—praised…
by Steve Berry as “mandatory reading for any thriller aficionado.” It’s been almost two years since investigative reporter Jack Logan and television producer Taylor Parks brought down the Institute—the secret facility responsible for indoctrinating a generation of America’s political and media power players. Their lives are just getting back to normal, and Jack and Taylor have settled into married life with their young son, Evan.But soon a series of bizarre, seemingly random murder/suicides captures Jack’s attention as a disturbing pattern emerges. Could someone be intentionally causing people to become homicidal? At the same time, Taylor is producing a story about a class action suit against a national insurance company that has reached the Supreme Court. As Jack and Taylor start to suspect that their stories are connected, they realize there is something far more insidious at play that could not only directly threaten them—but the very future of the country…Deliver Us from Evil: A brand new mind-blowing historical mystery thriller
Par Frank Francis. 2023
A woman searches desperately for the truth about the JFK assassination—and about her father&’s possible role in it . . . Maureen Finn…
is at a White House ceremony honoring the memory of her father, Sean. Robert Novak is in New York, watching the event on TV—his gaze fixed on Maureen. Soon afterward, Novak approaches Maureen and hands her a photo of her dad in the company of Lee Harvey Oswald. When he tells her that her father was involved in the Kennedy assassination—and asks her to lend her professional skills to his investigation—she&’s horrified and angry. But when she questions her mother, her suspicions only increase, and after further research she learns that her dad did some work for the CIA. Now she and Novak are being tracked—and as they travel from country to country looking for answers, will shocking truth they uncover ever see the light of day?The Company of Strangers: A Novel (Isis Cassettes)
Par Robert Wilson. 2001
A poignant, &“top rank&” espionage thriller spanning from WWII to the Cold War from the award-winning author of A Small…
Death in Lisbon (The Guardian). Portugal, 1944. Recruited by British intelligence to help uncover Nazi secrets of atomic warfare, math prodigy Andrea Aspinall soon disappears into the crowds of Lisbon, hiding behind a new identity. Karl Voss, an attaché for German intelligence, arrives in the city under the purported agenda of helping the Reich, all the while secretly working to save his beloved home country from annihilation under their reign. Two lost souls meet in a city filled with haunting secrets and deadly lies, desperately trying to find love amid assassination attempts, shifting loyalties, and heartbreaking betrayals. And when tragedy strikes, the repercussions last for decades, leading one of them on a quest, twenty-four years later, back into a sinister world of espionage long thought left behind. Hailed as both &“a heartrending tale, unfolded with loving patience and rising tension&” (Kirkus Reviews) and &“an evocative and compelling thriller&” (Publishers Weekly), The Company of Strangers is a provocative and moving take on the classic espionage narrative, exploring what happens when the allegiances of heart and head oppose each other.Powers of Attorney
Par Louis Auchincloss. 1900
Tales that take you behind the scenes of a powerful New York law firm, from the New York Times–bestselling author…
of The Partners. Ambition, jealousy, desire, hatred, deceit—they&’re all there inside the Wall Street law offices of Tower, Tilney & Webb, the setting for these interwoven stories set in the 1960s from Louis Auchincloss, who practiced law while also writing acclaimed and bestselling fiction. Senior partner Clitus Tilney is not about to let a detestable, hard-drinking partner make a mockery of all he&’s worked for. Harry Reilley is a clerk who pines for Tilney&’s daughter. Jake Platt is an associate willing to do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, including setting a rival up for failure. Rutherford Tower struggles with the fact that he owes his position with the firm to nepotism and not hard work. And then there&’s Mrs. Abercrombie, who&’s waiting for her sixty-fifth birthday, when she plans to retire—and get her revenge. These twelve linked stories capture the struggles, rivalries, victories, disappointments, and compromises in the day-to-day lives of lawyers, and a portrait of professional men and women in mid-century New York.Accidents of Providence: A Novel
Par Stacia Brown. 2012
&“A seventeenth-century heroine for our times&” could face death for her dangerous affair with an English revolutionary (O, The Oprah…
Magazine). London, 1649. King Charles has been beheaded for treason; Cromwell is in power; paranoia and self-righteousness rule; and glove maker Rachel Lockyer has been engaged in a secret affair with William Walwyn, a Leveler who advocates for independence and tolerance. But when Rachel&’s &“bastard&” infant is found hidden in the woods, Rachel is arrested. No one disputes that the young mother buried her beloved daughter. The question that has brought Rachel to trial for murder is: why? Now drawn into Rachel&’s circle is the married lover she is loathe to reveal; a fiercely compassionate mother who lost her own children to smallpox; a prosecutor hell-bent on making an example of Rachel; and the criminal investigator, increasingly reluctant to build his case against the condemned young woman—all of them brought to reckon for this one life. At once a remarkable love story and a breathtaking thriller based on true events, Accidents of Providence is &“heart-poundingly vivid [and] intellectually provocative . . . historical fiction at its best&” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). &“[A] delightfully seditious heroine . . . Proof that a historical novel can be educational and entertaining.&” —O, The Oprah Magazine &“Wonderfully detailed and keenly researched, it is a moving portrait of a courageous woman caught between a disastrous affair with a charismatic revolutionary and the draconian laws of the land that would put her to death because of it.&” —Kathleen Kent, author of The Traitor&’s WifeA Stranger in the Kingdom: A Novel
Par Howard Mosher. 2014
This novel of murder and its aftermath in a small Vermont town in the 1950s is &“reminiscent of To Kill…
a Mockingbird . . . Absorbing&” (The New York Times). In Kingdom County, Vermont, the town&’s new Presbyterian minister is a black man, an unsettling fact for some of the locals. When a French-Canadian woman takes refuge in his parsonage—and is subsequently murdered—suspicion immediately falls on the clergyman. While his thirteen-year-old son struggles in the shadow of the town&’s accusations, and his older son, a lawyer, fights to defend him, a father finds himself on trial more for who he is than for what he might have done. &“Set in northern Vermont in 1952, Mosher&’s tale of racism and murder is powerful, viscerally affecting and totally contemporary in its exposure of deep-seated prejudice and intolerance . . . [A] big, old-fashioned novel.&” —Publishers Weekly &“A real mystery in the best and truest sense.&”—Lee Smith, The New York Times Book Review A Winner of the New England Book AwardI'm Not Stiller
Par Max Frisch. 1994
The unabridged version of a haunting story of a man in prison. His wife, brother, and mistress recognize him and…
call him by his name, Anatol Ludwig Stiller. But he rejects them, repeatedly insisting that he’s not Stiller. Could he possibly be right-or is he deliberately trying to shake off his old identity and assume a new one? Translated by Michael Bullock. A Helen and Kurt Wolff BookSpeaking in Tongues: A Novel
Par Jeffery Deaver. 2002
From the New York Times bestselling author of Coffin Dancer and The Final Twist comes a gripping story about Two…
men of words, one who seeks only peace—the other, violence. Tate Collier, once one of the country's finest trial lawyers, is trying to forget his past. Now a divorced gentleman farmer, land developer, and community advocate in rural Virginia, he's regrouping from some disastrous mistakes in the realms of love and the law. But controversy—and danger—seem to have an unerring hold on Tate. Even as he struggles to rebuild his life, his alter ego is plotting his demise. Aaron Matthews, a brilliant psychologist, has turned his talents away from curing patients to far deadlier goals. He's targeted Tate, Tate's ex-wife, Bett, and their estranged daughter, Megan, for unspeakable revenge. Matthews, ruthless and hell-bent, will destroy anything that inhibits his plans. When their daughter disappears, Tate and Bett reunite in a desperate, heart-pounding attempt to find her and to stop Matthews, a psychopath whose gift of a glib tongue and talent for coercion are as dangerous as knives and guns. Featuring an urgent race against the clock, gripping details of psychological manipulation, and the brilliant twists and turns that are trademark Deaver, Speaking in Tongues delivers the suspense punch that has made this author a bestseller. It will leave you speechless.