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Her royal spyness (A Royal Spyness #1)
By Rhys Bowen. 2007
London, 1932. Lady Georgiana fails at various occupations but eventually turns detective after finding the body of an unsavory French…
gambler who attempted to seize her family's Scottish estate. When her half brother is accused of the murder, Georgie sets out to clear his name, drawing the killer's attention. 2007Rien
By Jean-Jacques Pelletier. 2023
L'inspecteur Henri Dufaux est stupéfait quand il se voit confier la garde d'une ado. De fait, la jeune mais ô…
combien brillante Maryann est sous sa protection depuis la mort de son père, empoisonné pour avoir refusé de vendre sa maison à un mystérieux acheteur. En tentant de découvrir qui se cache derrière ce meurtre et de déjouer les menaces qui pèsent toujours sur Maryann, Dufaux et son équipe mettent à jour un groupe anonyme qui cherche à acquérir des centaines de kilomètres carrés dans les Laurentides. Face à un complot qui prend des dimensions internationales, Dufaux se sait à court de ressources. Toutefois, il a un as dans sa manche : un certain Gonzague ThébergeThe excitements: A novel
By Cj Wray. 2024
"Irresistible...Filled with surprise, poignancy, and excitement, this is a surefire winner." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) A brilliant and witty drama…
about two brave female World War II veterans who survived the unthinkable without ever losing their killer instinct...or their joie de vivre. Meet the Williamson sisters, Britain's most treasured World War II veterans. Now in their late nineties, Josephine and Penny are in huge demand, popping up at commemorative events and history festivals all over the country. Despite their age, they're still in great form—perfectly put together, sprightly and sparky, and always in search of their next "excitement." This time it's a trip to Paris to receive the Légion d'honneur for their part in the liberation of France. And as always, they will be accompanied by their devoted great-nephew, Archie. Keen historian Archie has always been given to understand that his great aunts had relatively minor roles in the Women's Royal Navy and the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, but that's only half the story. Both sisters are hiding far more than the usual "official secrets". There's a reason sweet Auntie Penny can dispatch a would-be mugger with an umbrella. This trip to Paris is not what it seems either. Scandal and crime have always quietly trailed the Williamson sisters, even in the decades after the war. Now armed with new information about an old adversary, these much decorated (but admittedly ancient) veterans variously intend to settle scores, avenge lost friends, and pull off one last, daring heist before the curtain finally comes down on their illustrious careersThe hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan #3)
By Tom Clancy. 1986
The crew of "Red October", a new Soviet missile submarine is defecting to the United States. The Russian Navy is…
sent to the U.S. Atlantic coast to find and destroy the sub. Meanwhile the U.S. mobilizes all its resources to protect its shores and the submarine.Mirror image (Op-Centre series #2.)
By Tom Clancy, Steve R Pieczenik. 1995
The cold war is over and the new President of Russia is trying to create a democratic regime. But elements…
within the country will do whatever it takes to return Russia back to the days of the Czar. Op-Centre's crisis management team begins a race against the clock but this is made difficult by the discovery of a Russian Op-Centre controlled by repressive hardliners.Paving the new road (Rowland Sinclair #4)
By Sulari Gentill. 2012
It's 1933, and the political landscape of Europe is darkening. Eric Campbell, the man who would be Australia's Führer, is…
on a fascist tour of the Continent, meeting dictators over cocktails and seeking allegiances in a common cause. Yet the Australian way of life is not undefended. Old enemies have united to undermine Campbell's ambitions. The clandestine armies of the Establishment have once again mobilised to thwart any friendship with the Third Reich. But when their man in Munich is killed, desperate measures are necessary. Now Rowland Sinclair must travel to Germany to defend Australian democracy from the relentless march of Fascism. Amidst the goosestepping euphoria of a rising Nazi movement, Rowland encounters those who will change the course of history. In a world of spies, murderers and despotic madmen, he can trust no-one but an artist, a poet and a brazen sculptress.Black blade
By Eric Van Lustbader. 1992
Brought in to solve the murder of a New York real-estate tycoon, Wolf Matheson, the chief of New York's Special…
Homicide Task Force, discovers that murder is the least of the crimes that have been committed. In Washington, a plot conceived at the highest levels of American government is at work to bring the economic colossus of Japan to its knees....In Tokyo, a critical power struggle is nearing its final stages for control of the enigmatic Black Blade Society, an ostensibly political cabal whose motives may encompass far more than politics.Dark heart (Jed Walker #4)
By James Phelan. 2017
Jed Walker is ex-CIA - he thought he was out of the game. An ominous global threat brought him back…
into play. But just when Walker thinks he is winning, the bad guys change it up a gear and the odds get stacked higher against him. In the global theatre of war, winning is the only option if you want to stay alive. Discovering a terror outfit is running people smuggling out of the Middle East, Walker thinks they are driven purely by profit and greed. But it is much worse than that. He must work against time and powerful adversaries to uncover the truth behind the operation and prevent a global catastrophe being unleashed. If he lives, Jed Walker will learn the true cost of life - and the knowledge will change him forever.