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David Ignatius is known for his uncanny ability, in novel after novel, to predict the next great national security headline. In Phantom Orbit, he presents a story both searing and topical, with stakes as far-reaching as outer space. It follows Ivan Volkov, a Russian student in Beijing, who discovers an unsolved puzzle in the writings of the seventeenth-century astronomer Johannes Kepler. He takes the puzzle to a senior scientist in the Chinese space program and declares his intention to solve it.

There is a nuclear weapon in the hands of the Vatican City’s deadliest enemy. And time is running out to stop an attack... Marco Venetti, the only man the Pope trusts, is on the hunt for a traitor. He is willing to do anything to protect the church, and the man at its heart. Even if it means getting blood on his hands... But when Marco finds him, the traitor reveals terrifying new information: the name of a Russian mafioso with a grudge against the Vatican and possession of a nuclear bomb. If Marco doesn’t work with him, the consequences will be deadly.

DEA agent Kevin Grady discovers that the CIA is turning a blind eye to drug smuggling by its allies—and CIA officer Jack Lind is at the center of this conspiracy. Lind allows Panamanian policeman Manuel Noriega to become the country's dictator, ignoring his ties to the Medellin cocaine cartel in order to use Panama as a base for an anti-Communist crusade. Grady and Lind become enemies in a war they should have been fighting together, and beautiful Panamanian Juanita Boyd—Lind's lover—is caught in their struggle.

If he had been just another married man, and she a beautiful woman— it would have been just a passionate affair. But he was the president. Will this dangerous liaison change the course of history? Matthew Underwood—former anchorman and now U.S. President—is dangerously indifferent to his job until he meets the female head of the tiny country of Lampang. After they fall in love, Underwood becomes mired in Lampang's internal politics—and a nosy reporter, not to mention the jealous First Lady, threaten everything.

Historians tell us that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died of a stroke in Warm Springs, Georgia. Operation Storm King tells of a shocking, yet entirely plausible alternative version, an audacious Nazi raid to kidnap FDR from West Point.

An unlikely and often uninterested nominee, Jeremiah Issachar, is elected as President of the United States. He is manipulated through bribery and blackmail to propagate the agenda of his backer and promoter, Horace Jenkins. Jeremiah is the puppet of higher powers of which he doesn't even know exits. Through corruption and deceit, his Congressional agenda is accomplished and fully met.

Der Milliardär Bill Goldsmith lädt Professor Albert Horner, ein Experte für Robotik und künstliche Intelligenz unerwartet zum Essen ein. Während sie gemeinsam speisen wird dem Wissenschaftler ein Vorschlag gemacht, der zur Geburt einer globalen Verschwörung wird. Einer Verschwörung, die nur ein einzigartiges Ziel verfolgt - die Rettung der Menschheit. Als jedoch der erste Schritt zur Umsetzung gemacht wird, stellen sich plötzlich neue Fragen und bedrohliche Zweifel kommen auf.

Hollywood. The city where dreams are made. On the losing side of a bloody East Coast crime war, Danny Ryan is now on the run. The Mafia, the cops, the FBI all want him dead or in prison. With his little boy, his elderly father and the tattered remnants of his loyal crew of soldiers, he makes the classic American migration to California to start a new life. A quiet, peaceful existence. But the Feds track him down and want Danny to do them a favor that could make him a fortune or kill him.

Justin Martin is a doctor run ragged on the front lines of a new pandemic when the Darmstadt virus starts dropping bodies. Borders close, curfews are put in place, and armed forces are activated in an effort to diminish the spread of the deadly virus running rampant across the world. A vaccine is desperately needed, but when it arrives, it comes with disturbing side-effects.

Politisk spændingsroman om en agent provocateur, som får den meningsløse opgave at bombe observatoriet i Greenwich, symbolet på verdensordenen. Hele forløbet er en ironisk-grotesk vision af datidens moderne samfund med dets forløjede anarkisme og totale absurditet.

Ein skrupelloser Immobilienhai fällt über Hamburg St. Pauli her. Seiner Profitgier stehen Arme, Obdachlose und Alteingesessene nur im Wege, also säubert er den Stadtteil auf brutalste Art und Weise von ihnen. Simon Stark und seine Freunde kommen den Machenschaften auf die Spur und wecken damit einen Gegner, der weit gefährlicher und mächtiger ist, als sie geglaubt hatten. Wer ist dieser Psychopath in Nadelstreifen, der sich Bertrand Boyle nennt? Warum kann er scheinbar tun und lassen, was er will?

Hugh Legat is a rising star of the British diplomatic service, serving at 10 Downing Street as a private secretary to the Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain. Paul von Hartmann is on the staff of the German Foreign Office - and secretly a member of the anti-Hitler resistance. The two men were friends at Oxford in the 1920s, but have not been in contact since. Now, when Hugh flies with Chamberlain from London to Munich, and Hartmann travels on Hitler's train overnight from Berlin, their paths are set on a disastrous collision course.

The Taskforce has stopped countless terrorist threats across the globe, operating outside of US law to prevent the death of innocents. But now, along the fault lines of the old Iron Curtain, the danger is far greater than a single attack. The Taskforce–a highly clandestine Special Forces unit–is on edge. Tensions are boiling over between the East and the West. One strike forces nations to start taking sides and seeking revenge.

Eine Fälschung mit verhängnisvollen Konsequenzen. Die Kanzlerkandidatin verspricht eine strahlende Zukunft und den Wahlsieg – bis Ungereimtheiten in der Geschichte der Politikerin auftauchen. Gleichzeitig sterben mehrere Menschen unter mysteriösen Umständen. Haben sie zu viel gewusst? Ein junger deutscher Historiker wird bei Warschau tot aufgefunden. Carla, seine Schwester, glaubt nicht an Selbstmord, vor allem, als zwei weitere Personen sterben, die mit ihm in Kontakt standen.

A woman. A man. A heiress. Destiny, fate, faith. Can this trinity end one of civilizations’ worst crimes against women?

Per oltre cinquant'anni la valle del Nilo non ha conosciuto altro che guerra e distruzione per mano degli Hyksos, un popolo assetato di sangue giunto dal lontano Oriente. La situazione è disperata: a frenare l'avanzata del nemico rimane solo un manipolo di coraggiosi ribelli capitanati da Taita, potente mago e consigliere del faraone, l'unico convinto che esista ancora una speranza. Piay, che gli è stato affidato dai genitori quando aveva solo cinque anni, è stato addestrato per diventare un prode guerriero e una spia senza rivali.

Anna alias Hannah Herold versucht die Bedeutung von Andrejs letzten Worten zu ergründen. Wer ist Samantha Smith? Manfred Mor rückt sich bei seinem Vorgesetzten nach der Wirecard-Anhörung wieder ins richtige Licht und legt die Saat für einen Feldzug gegen Klaus Gudwin. Nora Pahlewi findet nicht nur heraus, wer Samantha Smith ist, und steht vor einem moralischen Dilemma. Klaus Gudwin nutzt die Gelegenheit, spontan mit Anna in die USA zu reisen, um ihr den Schauplatz eines bittersüßen Dramas aus der Zeit des kalten Krieges zu zeigen, das ein Schlüsselmoment seines eigenen Lebens war.

Efter en våt nyårsnatt i Ålborg vaknar klimatforskaren Jessica Winther ensam i hotellsängen. Pojkvännen, yrkessoldaten Björn, är försvunnen, likaså Jessicas minnen av natten. Innan Jessica reser tillbaka till Köpenhamn får hon i uppdrag av miljö- och klimatministern att besöka en vindkraftverkspark. När hon högst upp i ett av vindkraftverken hittar ett lik blir det början på en långdragen mardröm. Kort därefter får pressen ett anonymt brev i vilket avsändaren förklarar sig redo att mörda i klimatets namn under namnet #klimatkrigaren.

Ein französischer Diplomat verschwindet 1896 spurlos aus dem Münchner Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten. Vermutlich hat er Informationen zu einer neuen Erfindung besessen, die es ermöglicht, telegrafische Falschmeldungen zu produzieren. In den unruhigen Zeiten, auf die Europa zusteuert, birgt diese Technik eine zerstörerische Macht. Die Ermittlungen führen Gryszinski auf eine verhängnisvolle Reise mit düsterem Ausgang. Zwanzig Jahre später hält ein grausamer Krieg die Welt im Klammergriff. Gryszinskis Sohn Fritz ist mittlerweile erwachsen und wird als Meldegänger an der Front in Verdun eingesetzt.

When Joe Mason agrees to transport a priceless gold basin to its new owner, the ex-MI5 operative arrives only to find the recipient dead – brutally murdered in cold blood. To catch the killer, Mason must uncover the relic’s secrets. But he’s not the only one with an interest. The Guild of Night, a dangerous and vengeful cult, is determined to bring the Church to its knees – and the basin holds the power to do just that.