Follows the fate of five interrelated families - American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh - as they move through the dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women's suffrage.
They killed Number One in Malaysia, Number Two in England, and Number Three in Kenya. John Smith is not your average teenager; he frequently moves, changing his name and identity to avoid being found by those who hunt him. He cannot settle down or reveal who he truly is, as doing so would put his life in danger. However, when he arrives in Paradise, Ohio, John decides to try fitting in and making friends for the first time. As he begins to form real connections, he faces the looming threat of his secret being uncovered. Once part of a group of nine, John is now Number Four, and he knows he is next on the list of targets. With praise for its tension and excitement, this story captivates readers and is perfect for fans of The Hunger Games. It marks the beginning of a series that explores John's struggle for survival and the friendships he forms along the way. The author, Pittacus Lore, has been on Earth for twelve years, preparing for a war that will determine the fate of the planet. The journey continues in subsequent books, The Power of Six and The Rise of Nine.
William Warwick has been promoted to Detective Sergeant, but his promotion means that he, along with the rest of his team, have been reassigned to the Drugs Squad. They are immediately tasked with apprehending Assem Rashidi, a notorious drug dealer, who operates his extensive network out of South London.As the investigation progresses, William runs into enemies old and new: Adrian Heath, from his school days, now a street dealer who he convinces to turn informer; and financier Miles Faulkner, who makes a mistake that could finally see him put behind bars. Meanwhile, William and his fiancée Beth enjoy making preparations for their upcoming wedding, though an unpleasant surprise awaits them at the altar.As William's team closes the net around a criminal network like none they have ever faced before, he devises a trap they would never expect, one that is hidden in plain sight...
A Japanese-American assassin who specializes in "natural cause" killings finds his carefully ordered world coming under siege in the wake of a government official's murder, with which he has been falsely connected, a situation that is complicated by his attraction to the victim's daugher. Reprint.
Set in our nation’s capital, here is a chillingly realistic tale of people caught in the collision of science, technology, and the consequences of global warming. When the storm got bad, Frank Vanderwal was in his office at the National Science Foundation. When it was over, large chunks of San Diego had eroded into the sea, and D.C. was underwater. Everything Frank and his colleagues feared had culminated in this disaster. And now the world was looking to them to fix it. But even as D.C. bails itself out, a more extreme climate change looms. The melting polar ice caps are shutting down the warm Gulf Stream waters—meaning Ice Age conditions could return. And the last time that happened, eleven thousand years ago, it took just three years to start.…
One Russian magnate's dream of restoring a nation to greatness has set in motion a chain of events which will take the world to the brink of chaos. Only Frances Coffey, the CIA's most legendary spymaster, can prevent it. But to do so, she needs someone special.Enter Argylle. His life came to a crashing halt as a teenager. Since then he has been treading water, building barriers between himself and the world. Until one moment of compassion and brilliance will bring him to the attention of the most powerful woman in the secret world.Coffey knows all about Argylle's dark past. She knows it haunts him. But she also knows it may give him the skills to join the team going up against one of the most powerful men in the world. His crash course in espionage will take him from the jungles of Thailand to the boulevards of Monaco, from the monasteries of Mount Athos to a forgotten cavern buried deep in the mountains.It is a deathly rollercoaster ride that will either make him - or break him...
Diep begraven - Gebaseerd op de boeken van Kathy Reichs en naar de tv-serie van Hart Hanson
Temperance Brennan moet al haar werk opzijleggen wanneer ze door special agent Seeley Booth wordt gevraagd hem te helpen in een bizarre zaak. Booth is bezig met een onderzoek naar één van Chicago´s grootste maffiafamilies, als er een plastic zak vol botten wordt gevonden, met daarop een briefje bevestigd met een grimmige boodschap.
Aan Honor Palmer de zware taak haar familiebedrijf, het luxe Palmer Hotel in de Hamptons, in oude glorie te herstellen. Ooit was dit de meest glamoureuze bestemming op aarde. En Honor moet die reputatie, de glans én de gastenlijst weer zien terug te brengen naar het niveau van weleer. Maar er is een concurrent opgestaan, Lucas Ruiz, en die heeft grootse plannen... Terwijl Honor en Lucas de strijd aangaan om zo veel mogelijk the rich and famous naar hun hotels te lokken, komen de bewoners van de Hamptons ogen en oren te kort... Chantage, schandalen, overspel en keiharde strijd zijn aan de orde van de dag achter de vijfsterrenfaçades.
Gideon Davis, vredestichter en onderhandelaar, heeft praktische en tactische vaardigheden die goed van pas komen als hij door zijn vriend en regeringsbobo Earl Parker wordt gevraagd om een ontspoorde geheim agent uit Zuidoost-Azië terug te halen naar Washington. Deze geheim agent, Tillman Davis, is geïnfiltreerd in het terroristische netwerk van Abu Nasir, dat nu dreigt het supergeavanceerde olieplatform Obelisk op te blazen – met bemanning en al. De Amerikaanse regering vermoedt dat Tillman is overgelopen. En Tillman wil zich maar aan één persoon overgeven: zijn broer, diplomaat Gideon Davis. Als het zorgvuldig opgezette plan om Tillman terug te halen misloopt, moet Gideon zelf proberen de Obelisk te ontzetten en de gijzelaars te bevrijden. Tillman is ook aan boord, maar niets wijst erop dat hij daadwerkelijk van plan is zich over te geven… Howard Gordon is al meer dan twintig jaar schrijver en producer in Hollywood. Hij is de executive producer van de populaire serie 24, en schreef en produceerde de hitserie The X-Files. Hij woont in de Pacific Palisades, Californië.
