Terrorism

Blood of Scarlet Rose is the journey of loss and redemption. Only if we don't repress our feelings, we are able to not lose ourselves.Roberto receives a grievous news, his son is one of the victims of the 7th July 2005 attempt in London. The world falls down with its sky. As far as can a father go after losing his son in a terrorist attack?

The award-winning debut crime thriller from broadcaster and journalist Steph McGovern.<BR><BR>'Thrilling, captivating and full of heart' - Giovanna Fletcher, author of Billy and Me<BR><BR>'Brilliant! I love how it describes all the behind the scenes of TV and I had no idea where it was going. So clever. So good' - Kimberley Walsh<BR><BR>Your child has been kidnapped.<BR><BR>You're live on television.<BR><BR>Going live in 10, 9, 8 . . .<BR>Today is a huge day for TV reporter Rose's career. A live interview with one of the most powerful men in the country, on one of the nation's biggest TV shows.<BR><BR>7, 6, 5 . . .<BR>But, when she hears an unfamiliar voice in her ear, she knows something is very wrong.<BR><BR>4, 3, 2 . . .<BR>Her earpiece has been hacked. She's live on air in the middle of the interview. They tell her they have kidnapped her family.<BR><BR>1<BR>And, in order to protect them, Rose must do exactly what the hijacker says. They are in control now.<BR><BR>Debut Book of the Year winner at the Capital Crime Fingerprint Awards.<BR><BR>* * *<BR><BR>'A pacy, witty, engaging thriller, entertaining and delightfully authentic, but hard-hitting and thought-provoking too. I can't wait for you all to read it' - Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope series<BR><BR>'Fascinating and authentic peek behind the scenes . . . Steph McGovern lifts the lid and hooks us in with an irresistible set up' - Val McDermid, author of Past Lying

Wenn ein Sensationsfund zur größten Bedrohung wirdDr. Kristina Sabo ist etwas gelungen, von dem andere Forscher nur träumen: In der Arktis hat sie ein leuchtendes Bakterium entdeckt - eine wissenschaftliche Sensation, die den weltweiten Energieverbrauch drastisch senken könnte. Um weitere Proben zu sichern, sticht ein Forschungsschiff in See, an Bord Kristina und der Elitesoldat Yorick Vard. Er ist auf verdeckte Operationen spezialisiert, und sein Auftrag lautet: die Mission um jeden Preis zu schützen. Je weiter sie in das Nordpolarmeer vordringen, desto mehr gerät die Fahrt außer Kontrolle. Ein aufziehender arktischer Sturm, Sabotageakte an Bord und unerklärliche Zwischenfälle bedrohen nicht nur die Forschung, sondern auch das Leben der Crew.In Hamburg erkennt Kristinas Kollege José Ruiz Fernández unterdessen, welche Gefahr tatsächlich hinter der Entdeckung steckt. Denn ein einziger Fehler kann eine ungeahnte Kettenreaktion auslösen - und eine Entwicklung in Gang setzen, die alles in den Abgrund reißen könnte.Ein atmosphärischer Wissenschaftsthriller über Macht, Verantwortung und eine Entdeckung, die zur Gefahr werden könnte - Spannung bis zur letzten Seite

The brand-new, nail-biting Jack Ryan thriller<BR>__________<BR><BR>When a member of his Cabinet is killed in a plane President Jack Ryan suspects that the "accident" is anything but in this latest shocking entry in this #1 New York Times bestselling series.<BR><BR>The White House is stunned when the Secretary of Commerce is killed in a plane crash in Turkey. President Jack Ryan isn't ready to write this off as a simple accident. Not only has he lost a good friend, but the Secretary was on an important mission: on the surface he was making an appearance at an economic conference, but the CIA was also using the flight as cover to extract an important asset from the Middle East.<BR><BR>Soon, Lt. Commander Katie Ryan and her team are working with the investigators to find the cause of the tragedy, but one shocking revelation changes everything. There were supposed to be 16 people on the plane, but there are only 15 bodies.<BR><BR>The quest for answers will lead the team deeper and deeper into a quagmire of lies and deception that will force President Ryan to face an unprincipled enemy with global ambitions.<BR>__________<BR><BR>READER REVIEWS OF TOM CLANCY RULES OF ENGAGEMENT<BR><BR>'Another edge-of-your-seat adventure'<BR><BR>'Ward Larsen absolutely knocked this out of the park. He stays true to the heart of the Ryanverse while bringing a fresh rhythm and edge that feels modern, urgent, and fearless'<BR><BR>'Larson takes on President Jack Ryan and gives you the feeling of an old Tom Clancy original'<BR><BR>'Plenty of action and the classic Clancy-style technology and military detail fans expect. Rules of Engagement is a strong addition to the Jack Ryan universe'<BR><BR>'Everything you'd expect from a classic Tom Clancy thriller: audacious schemes, international intrigue, conspiracies, violent action, and critical use of technology'<BR><BR>'Nothing short of phenomenal'<BR><BR>'If you enjoy military thrillers with procedural detail, high stakes, and a polished, fast-moving plot, this is an easy recommendation'

JASON BOURNE: THE LEANER, MEANER JAMES BOND FOR THE 21ST CENTURY <BR><BR>Bourne's latest missions is both dangerous and personal. Can he survive this deadly game?<BR><BR>Following his lover's murder, Jason Bourne is pursuing a deeply personal revenge when he is called back to the field on a crucial mission. Shadow, Bourne's handler, has discovered a massive Chinese espionage operation run by mysterious agent Bai Ze. <BR><BR>No one knows who Bai Ze really is, but Shadow realises Bourne encountered him during an operation eight years earlier. There's just one problem: Bourne's memories were lost soon afterwards. He can't remember the mission.<BR><BR>Hunting his shadowy adversary, Bourne discovers he wasn't the only one to lose his memories of that time. To get answers, Bourne must risk walking into a trap, but one with an irresistible bait: the truth.<BR><BR>Readers love the Bourne Universe:<BR>'Fans of Ludlum's original trilogy or the film adaptations will be riveted.' Publishers Weekly<BR>'Hugely enjoyable' Sunday Times<BR>'This guy can tell a story' Michael Connelly<BR><BR>Read all of Brian Freeman's Jason Bourne books from the world of Robert Ludlum:<BR>The Bourne Evolution<BR>The Bourne Treachery<BR>The Bourne Sacrifice<BR>The Bourne Defiance<BR>The Bourne Shadow<BR>The Bourne Vendetta<BR>The Bourne Escape<BR>The Bourne Revenge

Hochspannend, beklemmend aktuell und näher an der Realität, als man sich vorstellen kann: die neue KI-Thriller-Serie des SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Autors Florian SchwieckerCyberterroristen vs. künstliche Intelligenz in einem Spiel, das keine Regeln kennt!Um exakt 16:05 an einem Sonntagnachmittag fallen in Berlin für wenige Sekunden flächendeckend die Navigationssysteme aus. Kaum jemand nimmt Notiz davon. Doch im Hintergrund stehen die Alarmzeichen auf Rot: 'Timeout', eine Gruppe von Cyberterroristen, erpresst die EU. Sie haben sich Kontrolle über das Galileo-Satellitensystem verschafft. Größere Ausfälle hätten für den Flugbetrieb oder die Börse katastrophale Folgen, von sensibler militärischer Infrastruktur ganz zu schweigen.Die Ermittler stellen schnell fest, dass der Cyber-Angriff auf die Systeme so massiv und komplex ist, dass sie ihn nicht abwehren können. Sie haben nur eine Chance: eine Künstliche Intelligenz auf 'Timeout' anzusetzen.Brillant, packend und hochbrisant - ein Tech-Thriller rund um ein kongeniales Duo: die junge Hackerin Charlie und die von ihr selbst programmierte künstliche Intelligenz KIMKIM ist ein KI-Prototyp, der schneller und kreativer Probleme lösen kann, als es einem Menschen je möglich wäre. KIM soll den Angriff von 'Timeout' stoppen. Doch was, wenn KIM nicht nur Probleme löst, sondern neue erschafft? Und was, wenn der Kopf hinter KIM - Charlie, eine junge Programmiererin und Hackerin - selbst zum Ziel der Terroristen wird? Florian Schwiecker ist Experte für Künstliche Intelligenz und SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Autor.Mit 'Code Null' entwirft er nicht nur ein äußerst beängstigendes und realitätsnahes What-if-Szenario, sondern liefert einen tempo- und wendungsreichen Pageturner, der einen beim Lesen nach Luft schnappen lässt. Für Thriller-Fans von Marc Elsbergs Blackout, Arno Strobel und Karl Olsberg.

'Grips like a python' DAILY MAIL<BR>'A white-knuckle read that also provides food for thought' GUARDIAN<BR>'A twisty, propulsive thrill-ride, and a hero who will keep surprising you' SAM BECKBESSINGER<BR><BR>Claire's life changed forever one ordinary morning, on an ordinary train journey. <BR><BR>Her actions that day saved hundreds of lives. But what looks like heroism in the heat of the moment can play out very differently in the courts and the eyes of the public. Especially when you have the blood of two men on your hands.<BR><BR>Selfless and quick-thinking. Attention-seeking vigilante. Unrepentant murderer. Whichever she is, this is Claire's story of what happened that day. But is it the whole story?<BR><BR>'Thought-provoking and thoroughly compelling' B P WALTER, bestselling author of THE DINNER PARTY<BR>'An excellent twist ... a tribute to tough post-menopausal women everywhere' LITERARY REVIEW<BR><BR>The 10:12 is the perfect page-turning read for fans of Sarah Vaughan, Catherine Ryan Howard and Ava Glass that asks: how far would you go for the greater good?

Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit hält Benny Griessel in Atem.Endlich werden die geschassten Ermittler Bennie Griessel und Vaughn Cupido wieder in den Rang von Captains zurückversetzt. Doch die Freude währt nicht lang, denn bald fordert ein komplizierter Fall die volle Aufmerksamkeit der beiden: Ein ehemaliger Polizeisergeant ist bei einem bizarren Unfall gestorben. Hat der Vorfall etwas mit dem explodierten Wohnwagen zu tun, in dem ebenfalls ein Mann zu Tode kam? Griessel und Cupido läuft die Zeit davon: Das erste Treffen eines Ausschusses der BRICS-Staaten steht unmittelbar bevor. Es soll ausgerechnet hier in Stellenbosch stattfinden. Und die Hinweise verdichten sich, dass ein Anschlag geplant ist.

JASON BOURNE: THE LEANER, MEANER JAMES BOND FOR THE 21ST CENTURY<BR><BR>When the woman he loves is brutally murdered, Jason Bourne is drawn into a deadly web. The only thing that burns hotter than passion, is revenge. <BR><BR>One moment Jason Bourne is on a boat in the Mediterranean moonlight with his lover, Johanna. The next, he finds himself alone, floating on wreckage as fire and smoke choke the sky.<BR><BR>With his memory fragmented once more, Bourne must piece together the truth behind the attack even as Johanna's killers try to complete their mission.<BR><BR>A deadly game is being played from Moscow to Washington. Bourne's surrogate father, a long-missing spy chief, is revealed to be alive. Bourne's controller, Shadow, has answers... but she also has hidden agendas of her own.<BR><BR>Bourne must track down his father figure before his enemies do, and avenge Johanna at the same time. But in a game destined to have no winners, the only certainty is that the body count will continue to rise.<BR><BR> Readers love the Bourne Universe:<BR> 'Fans of Ludlum's original trilogy or the film adaptations will be riveted.' Publishers Weekly<BR> 'Hugely enjoyable' Sunday Times<BR> 'This guy can tell a story' Michael Connelly<BR> <BR> Read all of Brian Freeman's Jason Bourne books from the world of Robert Ludlum:<BR> The Bourne Evolution<BR> The Bourne Treachery<BR> The Bourne Sacrifice<BR> The Bourne Defiance<BR> The Bourne Shadow<BR> The Bourne Vendetta<BR> The Bourne Escape<BR> The Bourne Revenge

'Twisty and riveting ... seamlessly blends insider tradecraft and a doomsday plot' David McCloskey<BR>Alec de Payns is an undercover operative in the elite Y Division of the DGSE, the French equivalent to the CIA or MI6. When a routine mission to infiltrate a dangerous terrorist group unexpectedly ends in disaster, Alec is faced with the unthinkable: that he may have been betrayed by someone in his close-knit team - and they are trying to pin the blame on Alec himself. <BR>His next assignment is to investigate a covert bio-weapons facility in Pakistan which the DGSE believes is producing a newly weaponized strain of bacteria, intended for release in France. But as Alec races to uncover the facility's secrets, it's not just his own reputation that's at stake - it's the lives of his wife, two young children, and the entire population of Paris...

'Cordy's blend of heist, technology and geopolitical thriller is a riveting read' The Times<BR>'Cordy back at his brilliant best and ripe for another Hollywood buy up' Daily Express<BR>'The plot is terrific, the writing punchy, the pace fast and the characters delightful' Literary Review<BR>_________On the anniversary eve of the 9/11 terror attack, New York swelters under a heat dome of record temperatures. Even the global leaders assembled at the UN HQ are forced to admit that the climate crisis has reached boiling point and the world's time is running out.<BR>That same day, at precisely 5:25 p.m., everyone on Manhattan Island - every man, woman and child, including all the world leaders at the UN - falls unconscious. Everyone that is, except for Samantha Rossi, a single mother reeling from devastating personal news and Nick Lockwood, a wounded NYPD detective who wakes from a coma just as the City That Never Sleeps falls into one.<BR>Manhattan Down is a pulse-pounding contemporary thriller which dares to imagine the unimaginable. The questions it asks are terrifying - and so are some of the answers.<BR>

Wem kann man noch trauen, wenn alles Fake ist?Im Oktober 2024 rufen US-Streitkräfte die höchste Sicherheitsstufe aus, in München soll ein angeblich von Terroristen gekapertes Passagierflugzeug abgeschossen werden und global nimmt die Zahl bedrohlicher Fake News dramatisch zu. Anrufe und Video-Botschaften werden so täuschend echt gefälscht, dass niemand mehr weiß, ob er wirklich mit einem vertrauten Menschen spricht.Superintendent Valentine O'Brien ermittelt in Deutschland, als die digitalen Netze kollabieren und keine Verbindung mehr sicher ist. Während O'Brien sich auf eine gefährliche Reise quer durch Europa begibt, um seine vermisste Schwester zu suchen, bricht weltweit das Chaos aus - und die Menschheit steht vor ihrer dunkelsten Stunde.

ONE MISSING BOY. ONE MAN UNDERCOVER. A WHOLE NATION AT RISK.'The plot races to a splendidly dramatic ending; Chowdhury's writing is compelling and compassionate' Guardian'Chowdhury is brilliant at...unexpected plot twists, while highlighting the conflicts experienced by characters with a foot in more than one culture' Sunday Times Detective Kamil Rahman is working for the Metropolitan Police when he gets the call from MI5. They've received intelligence of a terrorist plot, and it's Kamil they need.Posing as a disaffected cop, and working back in his friend Anjoli's beloved restaurant on Brick Lane, Kamil attempts to infiltrate the cell.But when a young boy goes missing, Kamil finds the disappearance is linked to his case. What he uncovers leads him halfway across the world to Kashmir, and face to face with an old nemesis...From Ajay Chowdhury, the award-winning author of THE WAITER, comes the thrilling new Detective Kamil Rahman mystery that's his toughest assignment yet...*This is the fourth in the Detective Kamil Rahman series, though each novel can be enjoyed as a stand-alone*READERS LOVE THE SPY:'WOW! The Spy is the perfect mix of contemporary politics, humour, action and romance''In Kamal and Anjoli, Ajay Chowdhury has created a modern day Holmes and Watson''Full of intrigue and twists and turns which gave an insight into the fight against terrorism'Praise for the Detective Kamil Rahman series:'Outstanding' SUNDAY TIMES'Hugely entertaining' ANN CLEEVES'Rip-roaring' ABIR MUKHERJEE

For Sami, it was the best of times, it was the VERY best of times...when her eyes fell on "Prince Gorgeous" jogging up Sixth Avenue.For Jem, Sami was the girl he knew was out there. And could only be found in New York City, in the center of the world.For real, the best thing you could do in the Samurai city's glittering 1990s was fall in love. And then hold your breath as the new century dawned.Love In The Samurai City tells and re-tells the story of love born as a city is reborn. But this is no ordinary "meet-cute." It is the tale of a marriage that collides with Powers That Be as old as America itself, and the far flung phantoms of an ominous new century, re-told.It is a novel that lures us with love and its many passions, but ultimately jolts us out of our comfortable seats to remind us why a story can engage us as nothing else can. Meaning...You might just LOVE Love in the Samurai City.

What happens when you take away hope? How do you force change on a global scale? When a child smiles, all the happiness shows - but under the dirt and grime of a refugee child sometimes a future of possibilities is impossible to see. Imagine you could take some of these abandoned children out of the misery and decay of the refugee camps, place them with caring parents, educate them, then turn them into the most hunted terrorists ever to strike at civilization.The Tears of HOPE is a fast paced psychological thriller that takes you on a roller coaster ride of emotions, as you first feel for the children and their plight, then join in the hunt with the women of Interpol Section Five to find them and mitigate the absolute terror they have created on an unprecedented scale worldwide.

A SPECIAL SIGNED ANNIVERSARY EDITION CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF SLOW HORSESFeaturing an exclusive foreword from Mick Herron and an exclusive essay from Tim Shipman (author of All Out War)With stunning sprayed edges and endpapers, new cover design, ribbon marker and signed by the author, this unmissable one-off special edition is the perfect gift and collector's item for fans of Slow Horses, the basis of the award-winning TV show starring Gary Oldman----'To have been lucky enough to play Smiley in one's career; and now go and play Jackson Lamb in Mick Herron's novels - the heir, in a way, to le Carré - is a terrific thing' Gary OldmanSlough House is the outpost where disgraced spies are banished to see out the rest of their derailed careers. Known as the 'slow horses' these misfits have committed crimes of drugs and drunkenness, lechery and failure, politics and betrayal while on duty.In this drab and mildewed office these highly trained spies don't run ops, they push paper. Not one of them joined the Intelligence Service to be a slow horse and the one thing they have in common is they want to be back in the action.'The most exciting development in spy fiction since the Cold War' The Times'The most enjoyable British spy novel in years' Mail on Sunday'The new spy master' Evening Standard

Driven by wanderlust, Evan Eastman traded his mundane life in America for the allure of the Philippines' "Red Zone," a region fraught with danger.Falling in love and building a simple life, Evan shared his adventures online, unaware his modest success made him a target. When masked assailants stormed his home, the paradise he had built turned into a nightmare. Kidnapped and fatally wounded, Evan's tragic end remains clouded in mystery.A gripping true crime thriller about ambition, love, and the perils of chasing freedom in the world's most dangerous corners.

As war looms in the Middle East, only Mitch Rapp can deliver truth and justice.<BR><BR>2011. On a remote mountaintop overlooking the remains of the Iranian nuclear weapons programme, Azad Ashani witnesses a Quds Force demonstration of a capability meant to upend America's war in the Middle East. Ashani, director of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security and Irene Kennedy's former back channel to the Iranian government, recognises the demonstration's true significance and the nation-ending conflict it will provoke.<BR><BR>In Washington, DC, CIA director Irene Kennedy briefs the president that the operational window to kill or capture Osama bin Laden is rapidly closing. But before he'll authorise a commando raid on Pakistani soil, the president demands irrefutable proof of bin Laden's presence.<BR><BR>Proof he trusts just one man to provide.<BR><BR> <BR>Praise for the Mitch Rapp series<BR><BR>'Grabs you by the scruff of the neck on page one and doesn't let you go until the end' Stephen Leather<BR><BR>'Sizzles with inside information and CIA secrets' Dan Brown<BR><BR>'A cracking, uncompromising yarn that literally takes no prisoners' The Times<BR><BR>'Vince Flynn clearly has one eye on Lee Child's action thriller throne with this twist-laden story . . . instantly gripping' Shortlist<BR><BR>'Action-packed, in-your-face, adrenalin-pumped super-hero macho escapist fiction that does exactly what it says on the label' Irish Independent<BR><BR>'Mitch Rapp is a great character who always leaves the bad guys either very sorry for themselves or very dead' Guardian<BR> 

Pre-order the pulse-racing new Jack Ryan, Jr. thriller, TOM CLANCY PRESSURE DEPTH, now!<BR>________________<BR><BR>Jack Ryan, Jr. is in a race for his life. Because in the jungle, the shadow state rules.<BR><BR>The vibrant economy of the new Vietnam is a shiny lure for Western capital. Companies are racing to uncover ideal opportunities. Not wanting to be left behind, Hendley Associates has sent their best analyst, Jack Ryan, Jr., to mine for investment gold. And he may have found some in a rare earth mining company, GeoTech.<BR><BR>But a trip with a Hendley colleague to observe the company's operations takes a treacherous turn when their helicopter is shot down. Some things haven't changed, and Vietnam is still the plaything of powerful neighbours. The Chinese are determined to keep Jack from finding the truth about what exactly is being processed at the isolated factory.<BR><BR>Now Jack is in a race for his life. He's got to stay one step ahead of a pack of killers while supporting his wounded friend. And he'll get no help from the government, because in the jungle, it's the shadow state that rules.<BR><BR>__________<BR><BR>Reader reviews for SHADOW STATE<BR><BR>'A page turner with lots of great action sequences and interesting characters that add to the narrative' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐<BR><BR>'A great read, timely, current and never misses a beat on the action and story lines' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐<BR><BR>'There were so many twists and turns in Shadow State! I read the book in less than two days and it was DELICIOUS!!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐<BR><BR>'More than one action scene left me breathless' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐<BR><BR>'The characters continue to grow and follow a great storyline. I have loved reading this series' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐<BR><BR>'Action packed throughout. I really liked the setting in SE Asia, especially the focus on Vietnam' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐