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In "The Westminster Murders," alliances will be tested, scandals will surface, and the line between politics and personal vendettas will blur. As the clock ticks, Camille and her unlikely comrades must unravel a web of deceit before the halls of power claim another victim.

Eigentlich wollte ich aus meinem Job als Militärberater aussteigen, doch mein Chef hatte noch eine Idee für einen letzten lukrativen Undercover-Einsatz: Eine Milliardärstochter aus den Fängen von durchgeknallten Umweltaktivisten befreien und nach Hause bringen. Ärgerlich nur, dass die junge Frau das mit der Umwelt verdammt ernst meinte. Noch ärgerlicher: Für ein paar Sendeminuten auf CNN oder CBS war sie auch bereit, noch ein paar ganz andere Ideale zu opfern. Und dann lief die ganze Undercover-Aktion auf einmal aus dem Ruder, und ich war plötzlich mittendrin …

After serving two tumultuous years with the CIA, Tony Gannon quit after the military coup that overthrew Chilean President Salvador Allende in 1973. Now a lawyer in 1981 Miami, a city impacted by the Mariel Boatlift from Cuba, Gannon is assigned to represent a judge accused of murdering a prominent Cuban exile. Since the judge refuses to cooperate in his own defense, Gannon must try, with the assistance of two people from his CIA days, to uncover the judge's motive to present a compelling defense. Will the judge end up on Death Row?

En una pequeña ciudad de España llamada Villalgancio, un partido político y su alcalde Acilso Arrambla llevan más de treinta años ejerciendo el caciquismo y la corrupción. Se les notifica la llegada de un inspector del gobierno, que debe analizar sus cuentas. El alcalde se propone comprar la voluntad del inspector con todo tipo de agasajos, homenajes, regalos y dinero, una manera de proceder recurrente de la que participa toda la sociedad.

A bold Russian aggression. A staggering breakthrough in artificial intelligence. An otherworldly existential threat. It’s a rare fight that’s too big for war hero-turned-senator Percy Mackenzie, whose ambitions have rendered him alone. Now he must play his part and hope the people he’s left behind will do the rest.

9/11 war erst der Anfang! 20 Jahre nach dem Attentat auf das World Trade Center bereiten sich die Feinde Amerikas auf ihren nächsten Vernichtungsschlag vor: Eine heimtückische Biowaffe soll den kompletten Kontinent entvölkern. Das Perfide an dem Plan: Der unerfahrene neue Präsident der USA soll persönlich den Befehl für die Tötung seiner Landsleute geben. Die Gegner lauern nicht irgendwo auf der Welt, sondern im eigenen Land. Der frühere Navy-SEAL James Reece muss sich ihnen in den Weg stellen.

Jack Ludlum, who relies on his brawn to get things done, is now paired with his archenemy, Jill Jarred, a brilliant investigator with keen intuition. As they delve into the secret world of incels and white supremacists, and conflict between local authorities and the FBI rages, a media frenzy further complicates the mission.

"Veronika es de esas mujeres que no se rinden ni en los peores momentos. Una no elige ser enfermera si acepta la derrota... Ha domesticado su soledad. Pero domar el miedo es otra cosa". Una noche, al volver a casa, Veronika descubre que su hijo de nueve años ha desaparecido. Desamparadas, ella y su hija adolescente Lilya tratan de entender dónde se han llevado a Valentyn. Moverán cielo y tierra hasta dar con el paradero del niño, la una animada por su temeridad adolescente y la otra por su determinación de madre. Pero el enemigo acecha, y Lilya y Veronika no podrán fiarse de nadie… o casi.

Nordkoreas Diktator Kim Jong-un ist fest entschlossen, die Vereinigten Staaten mit nuklearen Waffen anzugreifen. Dazu hat er einen Komplott mit dem Iran geschlossen. Um Nordkorea aufzuhalten, wird unter der Anweisung von US-Präsident Dellenbaugh ein gewagter Plan entwickelt: Agent Dewey Andreas soll einen von Kims Militärgenerälen dazu bringen, die Nuklearpläne zu verraten. Dewey soll ihm ein neu entwickeltes Gift injizieren und im Austausch für diese Pläne das Gegenmittel anbieten.

A special agent... A journalist... Only they can stop a genocide. Out of the chaotic political turbulence in Europe emerges a frightening new transnational extremist movement called Destiny, modelled on the Nazi Final Solution for the systematic removal of Europe’s Jews. In response, Israel’s government instructs the countries formidable spy agency, Mossad, to sabotage Destiny. The agency implements Operation Aleph Bet to neutralise Destiny’s leadership.

In another life, Agatha Cardiff was Congressman Paul Paxton’s chief of staff, a coolheaded fixer who made all his problems disappear. At Paxton’s behest, she covered up a shocking scandal that would have ruined a powerful senator’s career. It was one moral compromise too far and Agatha vowed, Never again. After twenty years in exile, Agatha’s life in the margins of Washington, DC, is about to become much more difficult.

Lucas, a veteran journalist, sees a big story brewing within a strike at a local mining company when explosions rip through the plant, but he gets bumped by Jamie, a junior reporter. To keep his finger in the pie, he agrees to mentor the new journalist while following a second story about a sex-worker found half beaten to death. As the attacks escalate, the two must work together to determine if this is a global threat or the first volley in an international trade war.

A hit-and-run on the gritty streets of 1940s New York City seems like a simple accident. But for Detective Wil Bartrum, the seemingly ordinary case finds him thrust into a web of espionage, FBI cover-ups, and a sinister Nazi plot that threatens the lives of countless innocents. When an unidentified man is struck down by a taxi, Detective Bartrum is the unfortunate policeman assigned to the investigation. But when the body disappears from the morgue, leaving behind only a polished glass button, Bartrum's instincts tell him that there is more to the case than originally suspected.

Riley, ex convicto e investigador privado, recibe el encargo de encontrar a la joven y bella modelo Venecia Gayo, testigo del suicidio de un importante magnate ruso. No es el único que la busca. El Gringo –sicario de un poderoso cártel mexicano que no quiere cabos sueltos– anda tras ella. En medio de la cacería que se ha desatado, aparecerá Salazar, un Inspector de Policía para el que cumplir la ley no será tan importante como el hecho de redimir sus pecados.

Black-ops specialist Jon Reznick is hoping for some well-earned down time under the Florida sun when he gets a surprise call from the CIA. An embittered US counterintelligence expert is about to sell a career’s worth of state secrets to the Russians, and the Agency wants Reznick to track him down. With the spook holed up somewhere in the diplomatic cauldron of the Middle East, protected by highly trained Russian mercenaries, Reznick knows it’s almost certainly a suicide mission.

As the world hurtles through a storm of cyber attacks, geopolitical strife, and relentless warfare, one small-town deputy finds himself thrust onto the front lines of a battle that transcends borders. JR Knight, a seasoned law enforcement officer, witnesses the fragility of our existence firsthand. The shelves stripped bare in local stores, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina are not distant tales but stark reminders that our world can change instantly.

Economist Dia Fenner has settled down in Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband Ethan and infant daughter Ava. She is now the fiscal adviser to the new Libertarian Governor of North Carolina. When the Governor proposes an ambitious plan to simplify taxes, lower rates, and eliminate tax perks to certain groups, she puts Dia in charge of selling the plan to the public and pushing it through the General Assembly. Yet immediately there is strong pushback from those who will lose their tax favors.

La oscuridad de Guayaquil que muestra Gabriela Alemán en su novela Poso Wells, parece surgir del sedimento (el poso) del cuento de Wells. El país de los ciegos ambientado en Los Andes ecuatorianos. La novela continúa ese mito, el resabio de ese mito, y hace aflorar del fondo, lo monstruoso latinoamericano, a través de lo grotesco, la fantasía desaforada, el comic.

"The Black Mask" is a gripping tale that follows the lives of two sisters, Fatima and Angeles, who witness the brutal assassination of their parents. Driven by the desire for justice, Fatima becomes a politician determined to eradicate corruption in the government. Meanwhile, Angeles transforms into the vigilante known as THE BLACK MASK, a formidable figure fighting against corrupt politicians from the past to the present.

Kostas Papadopoulos, a former USAF Major and now the CEO of a government contracting firm that provides counterterrorism support, is thrusted back into action after witnessing a coordinated terrorist attack on Virginia highways. Drawing on his military background, Kostas becomes integral to the investigation led by Army General Wade Morris. Kostas' expertise in counterterrorism and his history with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency make him a key asset the General Morris and the Joint Task Force investigating the incident.