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Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James have become a formidable family crime-fighting team. But one murderous woman has evaded their grasp. And when they’re called to London’s Olympia Theatre to investigate the strange death of a circus clown, they quickly discover their cunning foe has struck again. Tracking the enigmatic killer through London Zoo, a fancy-dress ball, and a sinister occult organization, the erudite duo stays hot on her heels. Each time they close in, a powerful criminal mastermind intervenes, and she slips through their fingers.

**NOW AN AMAZON PRIME TV SERIES STARRING CHRIS PRATT** 'Carr writes both from the gut and a seemingly infinite reservoir of knowledge in the methods of human combat. Loved it!' Chris Hauty, bestselling author of Deep State Deep in the wilds of Siberia, a woman is on the run, pursued by a man...

**NOW AN AMAZON PRIME TV SERIES STARRING CHRIS PRATT** 'Take my word for it, James Reece is one rowdy motherf***er. Get ready!' CHRIS PRATT JAMES REECE IS BACK 1978, Rhode Island: A freshman senator is gunned down, sending shockwaves through Washington that are still reverberating over four...

As the daughter of Jamie Austen—the most lethal female assassin the CIA has ever known—Ellie enters the Agency with expectations she never asked for and a legacy she can’t escape. Her first assignment is supposed to be simple. Quiet. Routine. Travel to the Cayman Islands. Identify a suspected CIA mole. Report back. But routine ends the moment Ellie realizes she’s being watched. Hunted by terrorists who know far too much, Ellie is forced to kill to survive—and with that single act, the mission shifts from investigation to all-out pursuit.

The 16th Amendment to the Constitution legalized federal income tax, but what if there were problems with the 1913 ratification of that amendment? Problems that call into question decades of tax collecting, and could even bring down the US economy. There is a surprising truth to this possibility...

Read by Richard Armitage JAMES BOND PLAYS A DEADLY GAME OF CHANCE IN IAN FLEMING’S LEGENDARY FIRST 007 NOVEL “Le Chiffre” is a ruthless operative and the accountant for a soviet SMERSH cell in France, but he’s on the verge of disaster after gambling away his client’s money. Taking the...

1937: Hitler sent an expedition to Tibet in search of the lost land of Thule. 1941: Himmler spent a huge fortune, and sacrificed the lives of hundreds to turn Wewelsburg Castle in Germany into a shrine to the SS. 2008: Art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair is astonished to discover that the gentle grandfather he thought he knew was a decorated war hero, serving in the Special Air Service in World War Two. And his grandfather has one more surprise.

James Bond comes to life as you’ve never seen him before in the explosive spy thriller and international bestseller by Jeffrey Deaver. The action begins when a Night Action alert cuts short a high-end dinner with a captivating woman. Headquarters has decrypted a whispered threat—plans for a...

When M receives word that a known terrorist organization is planning to infiltrate and destroy a top-secret British Royal Navy aircraft carrier-based summit of world leaders, James Bond is returned to active duty in the Royal Navy. Promoted from Commander to Captain, Bond is expected to infiltrate the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible and identify potential sleeper agents.

Little Sister has vanished. The prototype device - real name IPD400 - has powers of surveillance that governments and terrorist organizations would kill for. They might yet. James Palatine, a trained killer with a surplus of conscience, invented the device and is the only person who can operate it. He's determined to retrieve it, and so is Natalya Kocharian - the arms dealer who "inadvertently" sold the prototype to a rogue dealer.

Als rechercheur Alex Cross op het punt staat zijn baan in Washington D.C. op te zeggen, smeekt zijn goede vriend John Sampson hem te helpen bij een allerlaatste zaak. Een van zijn oude vrienden uit de Vietnamoorlog, sergeant Ellis Coop, is gearresteerd voor een moord die hij niet gepleegd heeft. Naarmate het onderzoek van Cross en Coop zich vordert, wordt pijnlijk duidelijk dat hij erin is geluisd.

Der einer Gehirnwäsche unterzogene Bond hat versucht, M, seinen Chef, zu ermorden, und ist gescheitert. Nun muss Bond beweisen, dass er in alter Form zurück und wieder vertrauenswürdig ist. „Alles“, was 007 zu tun hat, ist, den tödlichsten Auftragskiller der Welt zur Strecke zu bringen – Paco „Pistols“ Scaramanga, der Mann mit dem goldenen Colt. Doch trotz seiner Lizenz zum Töten ist 007 kein Mörder. So beschließt er auf der Suche nach Scaramanga in der schwülen Hitze Jamaikas, die kriminelle Vereinigung des Killers zu infiltrieren. Bald schon wird ihm klar, dass er seinen Gegner so schnell wie möglich erledigen muss.

BOND MUST PROVE HIS LOYALTY TO MI6 IN A DEADLY DUEL Narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Bond may have a license to kill, but “Pistols” Scaramanga has a talent for it. He’s a KGB-trained assassin who’s left a trail of dead British Secret Service agents in his wake. His weapon of choice? A...

Newly promoted to captain, William Brewer is tasked to serve and defend British interests in the waters off Brazil. But who defines what constitutes Britain’s Interests? Portugal’s former colony is declaring independence, and an independent Brazil might better serve Britain’s economic development. King George, however, chooses to support Portugal’s monarch and his efforts to retain the colony. At the very least, Portugal’s king wants to retrieve the royal treasury that was sent to Brazil for safekeeping during the Napoleonic wars.

Faces from his past and doubts about his future compel Adrian to pick up his guns once more and do what he does best. But when he finds himself in the middle of a large-scale conspiracy that threatens everyone’s freedom, he realizes his will to do the right thing might not be enough....

For centuries, stories had circulated of an Aztec city so rich that precious gems adorned the buildings and the streets were paved with gold. But like so many Aztec locations, this one had been abandoned and swallowed by the jungle. Since the time of the conquistadors, expeditions have set out to find it. None have ever returned. At their antique shop in 1938, Rick and Rose Sinclair come across what may be a map to the lost City of Gold in an Aztec artifact. The adventurous husband implores his more level-headed wife that this is their opportunity to become rich.

As the Midwest Alliance puts plans in motion to touch off a civil war, Eric and a group of elite warriors are recruited to stop them. To prevent disaster, they will venture into the heart of enemy territory on an assassination mission. To survive, Eric will have to call on all his training, willpower, and strength - because this fight will determine not only his future, but the fate of an entire nation.

In this third installment of The Judas Chronicles, William Barrow (AKA Judas Iscariot) is faced with recovering the silver coin he dreads above all others. Known as the “Singing Coin” among the ancients, this shekel was initially lost long ago…on the very night of Jesus Christ’s arrest in Jerusalem. Hoping to save it for last, until after the other twenty-nine coins are recovered, Viktor Kaslow’s recent designs for the coin thwart William’s plan.

Spring comes early to Richmond, Virginia, and two college students decide to take advantage of the warm weather. Before the day is over, their lives will change irrevocably and Richmond Police Det. Danny Jacobs will need to unravel the mystery before more people are hurt. Across town in Fulton Bottom, two bank robbers are getting ready to put Master Patrol Officer Chester Park and the rest of the patrol officers in 1st Precinct in the middle of an urban gun battle where the outcome is uncertain and deadly.

Emily James is in love with Nate, the boy next door. It's not until a summer adventure that tragedy strikes, leaving Nate to search for Emily and her group at a Ranch. A kidnapping that should have been on the radar leaves Emily James locked in a room of an old Victorian house fighting for her life. Her special ability helps save her from uncertain death between the walls.