The Runner
Christopher Reich - 2000
Now Reich returns to the world of international thrillers with a no-holds-barred powerhouse of a novel set against the seething backdrop of post—World War II Germany....July 1945. U.S. attorney Devlin Judge has come to Europe as part of an international tribunal to try Nazi war criminals. But Judge has his own personal agenda: to find Erich Siegfried Seyss, the man responsible for his brother’s death.An SS officer and former Olympic sprinter, Seyss has just escaped from a POW camp, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. But he won’t escape Devlin Judge. Between the two men are miles of German countryside ... and the beautiful daughter of one of Nazi Germany’s most powerful families — a woman loved by them both. But as Judge hunts his prey across a devastated nation, he finds himself caught up in a staggering conspiracy. Because Erich Seyss is no rogue SS killer. He is a man running a final race to make one last, unforgettable contribution to the Fatherland. And he is acting on orders from the last person anyone would ever suspect.
Dividing Zero
Ty Patterson - 2016
They are smart, sassy, and love what they do; which is taking down terrorists and international criminal gangs. They moonlight as investigators during down times, when they are in between missions. They are choosy about what they take on, however. None of that missing persons stuff for them, no sleazy cases either. They also don't do domestic abuse. Well, they didn't, not until eight year old Maddie Kittrell walks into their office, grabs a cookie and tells them, ' Daddy beats Mommy.' 'If you haven't read Ty Patterson's thrillers, why haven't you?' 'Beth and Meg are the best thrilldom duo. Non-stop action with large dollops of humor'
A Treasury of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle - 1906
They have been selected for entertainment of the modern reader by Adrian Conan Doyle, son of Sir Arthur. This fine collection includes A Study in Scarlet, in which Dr. Watson, the narrator, first meets the man who was to become his lodging-mate and friend; and The Hound of the Baskervilles, a novel generally considered to be the most baffling, most masterly of all. Rounding out this connoisseur’s volume are twenty-seven classic short stories, including The Adventure of the Dancing Men, The Five Orange Pips, The Musgrave Ritual and The Red-Headed League. It is a volume filled with delightful entertainment—spine-tingling stories forever imitated but never equaled.2 Novels:A Study in ScarletThe Hound of the Baskervilles27 Short Stories:The Red-Headed LeagueThe Adventure of the Six NapoleonsThe Final ProblemThe Five Orange PipsThe Adventure of the Dancing MenThe Adventure of the Dying DetectiveThe Adventure of the Blue CarbuncleThe Naval TreatyThe Adventure of the Beryl CoronetSilver BlazeThe Musgrave RitualThe Adventure of the Speckled BandThe Adventure of Black PeterThe Reigate PuzzleThe Adventure of Charles Augustus MilvertonThe Adventure of the Engineer's ThumbThe Adventure of the Second StainThe Adventure of the Abbey GrangeThe Adventure of the Mazarin StoneThe Problem of Thor BridgeThe Adventure of Shoscombe Old PlaceThe Adventure of the Devil's FootThe Greek InterpreterThe "Gloria Scott"The Adventure of the Priory SchoolThe Adventure of the Empty HouseHis Last Bow
The Tightrope Men / The Enemy
Desmond Bagley - 2009
But it is only the beginning of a hair-raising adventure in which Denison finds himself trapped with no way to escape. One false move and the whole delicately balanced power structure between East and West will come toppling down…THE ENEMYWealthy, respectable George Ashton flees for his life after an acid attack on his daughter. Who is his enemy? Only Malcolm Jaggard, his future son-in-law, can guess, after seeing Ashton's top secret government file. In a desperate manhunt, Jaggard pits himself against the KGB and stalks Ashton to the silent, wintry forests of Sweden. But his search for the enemy has barely begun…Includes a unique bonus - Desmond Bagley's pen portrait, written for the original publication of The Tightrope Men.
People's Republic
Robert Muchamore - 2011
Twelve years old, just out of basic training and as green as grass. He's got his first mission: befriending Ethan Aramov, a spoilt rich kid living in California whose grandmother just happens to run a billion-dollar criminal empire. Ryan's got no idea that his routine first mission will turn into one of the biggest in CHERUB history...
JET - Ops Files II: Terror Alert
Russell Blake - 2015
From a NY Times and USA Today bestselling author.
1000 Yards
Mark Dawson - 2013
A craftsman. His trade is murder.Milton is the man the government sends after you when everything else has failed. Ruthless. Brilliant. Anonymous. Lethal. You wouldn't pick him out of a crowd but you wouldn't want to be on his list. But now, after ten years, he's had enough - there's blood on his hands and he wants out. Trouble is, this job is not one you can just walk away from.He goes on the run, seeking atonement for his sins by helping the people he meets along the way. But his past cannot be easily forgotten and before long it is Milton who is hunted, and not the hunter.1000 YardsThis 17,000 word novella is an introduction to John Milton, the most dangerous assassin in the pay of Her Majesty's government.Milton is sent into North Korea. With nothing but a sniper rifle, bad intentions and a very particular target, will Milton be able to take on the secret police of the most dangerous failed state on the planet?
Splinter Cell
David Michaels - 2004
ONE MAN PAYS THE PRICE.In response to the growing use of sophisticated digital encryption to conceal potential threats to the United States, the National Security Agency has ushered forth the new dawn of intelligence-gathering techniques. The top-secret initiative is dubbed Third Echelon. Its existence denied by the U.S. government, Third Echelon deploys a lone field operative. He is sharp, nearly invisible, and deadly. And he has the right to spy, steal, destroy, and assassinate to protect American freedoms.His name is Sam Fisher. He is a Splinter Cel®.
Once Dead
Richard Phillips - 2014
When a confrontation leaves him bleeding out on death’s doorstep, he is faced with an offer from a dark figure named Anchanchu. If Jack is willing to act as a human host for Anchanchu, the entity will revive him and give him another shot at life. Jack takes the deal...but he must now face the consequences of having the same dark creature in his head as some of history’s greatest villains. Struggling with desires and memories that are not his own, Jack is not the man he once was. One year later, he is known internationally as The Ripper, fixer for hire, and is faced with having to wrest control of his dark compulsions while preventing a nuclear attack on the United States. From the bestselling author of the Rho Agenda trilogy comes a globe-spanning thriller with a twist unlike anything you’ve ever seen...