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A quiet market town with no military presence was chosen as the secret communications centre for Britain as the country prepared for war with Germany in 1937. When hostilities began, 'Q Central' attracted a dozen other clandestine operations set up to defend the country or designed to confuse and undermine enemy morale. The headquarters of radar, RAF Group 60, also came to Leighton Buzzard to be hidden from German attack and to be close to the telephone...
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Two worlds which combine dominant elements of secrecy and apparent transparency set the stage for The Faithful Patriot. J.M.Browning weaves a tale of dual deceit and faith with duty to country, mission and self. CIA assassin Bart Manning is recruited, trained and embedded in one of the most overt, restrictive covers imaginable; A missionary for the Mormon Church. The requirements of missionaries and assassins are eerily similar yet one greatly restricts...
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Dr. Lindsey McCall's worst fears are realized. Not only have both drugs been stolen but two women have been kidnapped- one maybe dead. Lindsey had known Liisa Reardon's new drug was alchemy, only this time, the end product actually more precious than gold.The desperate call from Hank Reardon in Switzerland came late at night.Could Lindsey and Rich Jansen uncover who was behind the crimes?It was an inside job-could they figure out who had sold out...
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An dystopian narrative told through a critical and ironic voice.A gripping tale that brims with action and suspense.In the aftermath of the rise and fall of social networks, we find ourselves in a monotonous, dreary era devoid of surprises, fiction, and influential figures for popular culture.Our every need is delivered to our doorstep without request, carefully measured, censored, and filtered by the sole provider known as the Great Supplier.The...
5) Renegade
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Gun for hire Nelson is on the trail of a corrupt politician, but when he learns the Russian agent responsible for killing his friend is now on the run, he must choose between his mission and revenge.Both worlds collide with devastating consequences and Nelson finds himself plunged into a desperate battle to save himself and the ones he loves. As the deadly game unfolds, he discovers the consequences are far more sinister than he ever anticipated.When...
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"Maybe Homo sapiens isn't the final step in human evolution."The Chinese believe world domination is their destiny. To cripple the West, they've armed Islamic terrorists with tactical nuclear weapons. One already has been used to destroy the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the surrounding town. The terrorists have moved the remaining weapons to a point just over the border in Mexico and plan to smuggle them into major American cities within days.To...
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A classic tale of espionage on the eve of the first world war. A murdered British civil servant. Stolen Government documents. A fleeing German agent. Events that presage a desperate new assignment for secret service agent Alexander Templeman. Tasked with helping to keep an escaping German scientist out of the hands of ruthless enemy agents, Templeman will soon find himself isolated and fighting for his very life. If the uncertain and inexperienced...
8) Covid Capers
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Chef Arthur "Artichoke" Hart is cooking for delegates at a Summit in Georgia (the country) when the epidemic known as the novel corona virus hits. Speeding home before President Trump seals borders, he is sent to the Arizona desert to set up catering for a new community center. The community consists of former CEOs who quit, were fired, or retired from their positions in some of the world's leading corporations over the past year. Their leader is...
9) Rebel's Trap
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John Travis' career has hit rock-bottom. He now works as bait to attract high-end killers and might not last another month. Travis is cheerful, though. He's been in far worse situations, one of them deep inside the old USSR as their top assassins hunted him down.
Mary's career is at its peak, and maybe going much higher. She'll sell two of her paintings at an elite auction this weekend, likely clearing millions of dollars. Even so, she's mad at God....
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The first seven Lady Adelaide stories in one volume.As Europe draws toward war, an extraordinary woman steps into the arena. In Edwardian England, Lady Adelaide Azalea Margaret de Morville, Mrs. Hugh Becket, lately of the Cape Colony, was born the daughter of an Earl, but is now the widow of a commoner. She straddles two worlds, speaks fluent German, and can ride, hunt and shoot. Her talents draws the eye of spymaster William Melville, who recruits...
12) Shadow Walk In
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Aiden is now an agent for Dr. Qruips and is sent to the Mid-East to rescue an American agent from beheading and to track down a missing nuclear shipment. He is kidnapped by the arms dealer responsible for the theft and once again. is forced into the persona of one of his alter egos. Falls in love with the dealer's daughter and goes on a wild chase through Europe.
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Trust no one. Suspect everyone.
It's 1937. Fear and suspicion stalk the Continent. A million have died in Stalin's Great Purge and the Nazi terror grips Germany. But British intelligence is still trying to work out who the enemy is.
As Europe heads towards war, treason is in the air. British spymasters know there is one Soviet agent in their ranks, codenamed Agent 'Archie', and there's a frantic search to find them. What they don't know is that...
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Oh no, I just saw the serial killer walk behind that tall tree. Run as fast as you can, girls. We can't let him see us! They really didn't know how they got in this unusual predicament, but they sure wanted to be finished with it. The FBI came and told the ladies they needed to be put in the Witness Protection Program because the crazy serial killer wanted to kill all the girls so they wouldn't testify against him due to them seeing the man shoot...
15) Breaking Point
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David Hagberg brings us another Kirk McGarvey adventure, in which the CIA director becomes entangled in the rising tensions between China and Taiwan. When a revolutionary leader is rescued from a Chinese prison, the Chinese government pushes the United States to the brink of war, and McGarvey has to make a choice with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management...
16) Falcon: Ashanti
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Falcon returns. This time in Africa trying to stop a plot to create a new Empire run by criminal warlords. Again assisted by MI6 he faces down a murderous foe intent on bringing death to the streets of Britain, Europe and the US using stolen drone technologies. All the while tracked and watched by Russian agents who want their secrets back. Book 2 of 3. Although enjoyable as a stand alone story this book is the second in a series with an underlying...
17) Bonfire
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The Tsar of Russia is furious. He is not mad, has his reasons. Reasons few know about. This book gives an exclusive insight into Vladimir Putin's mindset, what he has against the United States and NATO and why is Ukraine that important for Mother Russia. It guides the reader into the shady realm of geopolitical competition, false-flag operations and cruel battles behind the scenes, all wrapped into the fire of Eastern European history. Step by step,...
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For fifteen years, government worker Robert Hanssen passed along to the Soviets over 6,000 pages of top secret and classified information, including information on the U.S. investigation of smuggling nuclear weapons to third world countries and the entire plan for the continuity of the U.S. government if suddenly attacked. This is the story behind the man who so heinously betrayed his country. The book is based on extensive investigative interviews...
19) Rogue Enemy
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Do what's right? Or do what you're told? Chris Collins had it all. Great job as Deputy Director of the CIA, a loving wife at home, and a really nice boat until...It all went away in a flash. The CIA's best Deputy Director, Chris Collins had it all. And then came the case that made him go rogue. After his last successful bust ended with two gun-smuggling, drug-running, crooked politicians behind bars ... he thought he could close the file. But the...
20) Biowar
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In Stephen Coonts's Deep Black: Biowar, cowritten with Jim DeFelice, Dr. James Kegan, a world-renowned scientist specializing in germ warfare, has vanished from his upstate New York home. But this is no ordinary missing-persons case. Kegan has left behind an unidentified dead man with a .22 caliber hole in his skull-and a contact trail that leads to an alleged terrorist cell.
Unraveling the mystery is a job for Kegan's best friend, NSA operative...
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