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The delegates—or as Kirill thought of them, “The Seven Deadly Sins”—were not people who had brought happiness into the world. For the sake of his own survival and longevity, he had to remain on guard for the entire duration of the conference. Some periods in life are quite literally life-or-death moments, and this conference would be a long series of such moments.

Max Anger is a man on the edge. The former fighter in an elite band of special-ops soldiers in Sweden, Anger is haunted by battle scars, a childhood spent in the Stockholm archipelago, and his own mysterious family past. Now behind a desk at Vektor, a think tank conducting research on Russia, he’s met his match - and fallen in love - with fierce fellow operative Pashie Kovalenko. Like all of Vektor, she’s set her sights on the tenuous future of her country.

Max Tudor thought he'd left the world of deceit when he resigned from MI5 to become an Anglican priest. Then his bishop asks him to return to his Oxford college, St Luke's, to investigate the death of its chaplain, and Max realizes there's no leaving the past behind. At first, Max agrees with the official police verdict of death by natural causes. The Rev. Ace Graybill was as harmless a man as ever lived. It's difficult to see how he managed to cross anyone capable of murder.

Former special-ops soldier and now an analyst for the think tank Vektor, Max Anger would kill to move on from the scars of his past - if only for the sake of Pashie, his girlfriend and fellow operative, who wants out of the battle zone. For them, a normal life is just one more dangerous uncertainty. Especially now that evil is hitting closer to home. Sofia Karlsson of the Swedish police wants Max’s help in a high-profile and high-stakes murder investigation: the hunt for a serial killer stalking the streets of Stockholm, who’s eliminating his victims in gruesome ways.

A Pakistani intelligence officer secretly communicates with a Mexican drug cartel. A lobbyist is assassinated in the suburbs of Northern Virginia. A US senator receives death threats from a shadowy group. There is a connection. And Max Fend has only days to discover what it is. The chase leads CIA asset Max Fend from the Pacific coast of Mexico to the plains of Wisconsin, home of the largest air show in the world - Oshkosh. Beneath the drone of old warbirds and sleek aerobatics aircraft, Max and his partner, Renee, uncover clues that point to a global conspiracy.

Former CIA Russia expert Max Geller is recovering from an intense mission while lying low in Australia, enjoying his sudden wealth in the company of his new girlfriend. But his beachy bliss is short-lived when Max, while relaxing by the ocean, is ambushed by the CIA.

Der Münchner Exkommissar Max Raintaler und seine Freundin Monika feiern Geburtstag im "Da Giovanni", ihrem gemeinsamen Lieblingsitaliener und Stammlokal. Beide sind seit Jahren eng mit Giovanni befreundet, Max spielt zudem mit ihm Fußball. Der gemütliche Abend wird gestört, als der Italiener mit zwei jungen Männern in Streit gerät, die Max jedoch kurzerhand hinauswirft. Am nächsten Tag liegt Giovanni erschlagen in seinem Restaurant. Sofort macht sich Max auf die Suche nach dem Täter.

Tragödien verjähren nie — ein neuer Fall für den ehemaligen FBI-Agenten John Adderley In einem Vogelnest wird ein Stück eines menschlichen Knochens gefunden. Der kleine schwedische Ort ist in Aufruhr, denn vor dreißig Jahren verschwanden die Brodin-Zwillinge auf mysteriöse Weise von einem Spielplatz in der Stadt. Stammt der Knochen von einem der Jungen? Warum taucht der Knochen jetzt auf? In der Straße, in der die Zwillinge wohnten, werden die Spekulationen immer wilder.

Fired for bias against the US president, ex-CIA Russia expert Max Geller gets a chance to redeem his reputation and make a fortune when he is hired to investigate the president's incriminating ties to Moscow. Jill Rucker, an undercover CIA agent, is assigned to work with him - and she does - when she's not pursuing her own conflicting goals.

Ein lauschiger Abend im Biergarten. Die Abendzeitung wird an den Tisch gebracht, an dem Franz Wurmdobler mit seinen besten Freunden und Kollegen eine kleine Feier wegen seiner bevorstehenden Pensionierung ausrichtet. Der Aufmacher der Zeitung: Franz soll in jungen Jahren ein Mädchen vergewaltigt haben. Max Raintaler und sein Kollege Bernd Müller glauben nicht an Franz‘ Schuld und nehmen die Ermittlungen auf. Dabei geraten sie in einen Strudel von Mord und Lügen in der Welt der Schönen und Reichen. Es wird gefährlich!

The CIA has learned that the Kremlin is about to launch a sophisticated propaganda operation aimed at discrediting and disrupting the United States and ultimately restoring Russia to great nation status. Intercepted intelligence suggests that the operation will hinge on a single, breaking news event in Eastern Europe, supported by a sustained campaign of disinformation and cyberattacks.

On a secluded island, homicide detective Jessica Niemi must investigate a drowning that is tied to a frightening ghostly legend in this riveting new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of THE WITCH HUNTER. Jessica Niemi is put on leave after a violent altercation between her and a...

San Francisco, 1979. When ex-con PI Colleen Hayes is hired to find a missing person, she discovers an international vigilante group hunting down ex-Nazis. A World War II banknote and a 1942 SS ID of a German officer long thought dead lead her to Italy, where she uncovers a secret project hatched in a concentration camp. Colleen has no choice but to push ahead if the killing is to stop and justice prevail.

The Truth Doesn't Always Set You Free. In 1987, the dirty war that will last twelve years and kill thirty thousand Peruvians finally reaches up through the Andean cloud forest for Nina and her family. Nina's father is shot by soldiers, her mother raped, and her brother lost to the shadowy ranks of Shining Path guerrillas. And when Agustín Malqui, the village pastor, files a legal complaint against the military, it's no surprise when he disappears in the middle of the night - just another casualty of the military regime.

For Lieutenant Reim of the Stasi, life in East Berlin is a satisfying blend of days behind a desk and nights in front of a bottle. But, when a senior officer has a messy affair, it falls to Reim to do the clearing up. It should be a straightforward job; lean on a few people to get them to shut up, intimidate neighbors, bribe officials, and appeal to the socialist conscience of party members. But, when Reim starts his interrogations, he realizes his boss is hiding more than just a lover.

Quand ils sont venus tuer tout le monde dans son village, ils n'ont gardé que les jeunes et les hommes. Mamba est maintenant voltigeur dans l'armée du colonel M'bembé. Il ne savait pas trop ce que c'était, "voltigeur". Il avait espéré qu'il monterait dans des avions. Mais ce n'est pas ce qui l'attend.