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Stalking horse
By Terence Strong. 1993
Iraq invades Kuwait and the world lurches towards war. In Washington DC and London, two governments dread a biological attack…
that will lose them the battle before it begins. However, two intelligence agents are in a position to avert the catastrophe - Avery is a former SAS man; Corrigan is a Delta Force Soldier. Each is on a separate deep-cover assignment to penetrate the world's deadliest terrorist organisation. 1993.Soldier no more: a novel (Dr David Audley. #10.)
By Anthony Price. 1981
Spyder web
By Tom Grace. 1998
The Spyder is the CIA's greatest surveillance weapon, moving silently and stealthily on a globe-spanning web of computer networks. The…
battle to control this confidential technology has begun, and former US Navy SEAL officer Nolan Kilkenny has walked into the middle of the fight and a worldwide hunt for three computer-age information pirates. 1998.Spy story
By Len Deighton. 1974
War games and super secrets involve the transferral of a defecting Russian admiral to Britain under the command of a…
tough-sounding retired American marine corps commander. Submarine espionage under the Arctic and a bittersweet love affair add to the suspense. Strong language. 1974.Spy sinker
By Len Deighton. 1990
What kind of woman would leave her husband, her children and her home to live behind the Iron Curtain and…
work for the KGB? "Spy sinker" is a novel of many interlocking puzzles, for with the third person narrative comes a very different picture of characters we thought we knew so well from previous books. Conceived from the beginning as one complex plot, Deighton's great saga ends, like "Spy line" (DC30503), in 1987 when Fiona Samson's mission is complete. Descriptions of violence. 1990.Spy line (Hook, line and sinker trilogy ; #2)
By Len Deighton. 1989
Berlin-Kreuzberg: winter 1987. Through the grey streets, the British military police are hunting for Bernard Samson. But Berlin, beloved city…
of Bernard's childhood, holds innumerable hiding places for a spy on the run. Sequel to: "Spy hook". Followed by "Spy sinker". 1989. (Hook, line and sinker trilogy ; 2)Snow wolf
By Glenn Meade. 1996
In 1953 President Eisenhower receives alarming reports of Joseph Stalin's deteriorating mental health and of a heightened risk of war.…
Ike authorizes the CIA to kill Stalin, and two agents are dropped in Moscow. When the plot goes awry, the agents come under threat from both sides and find an unlikely ally. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. 1996.Solo (A James Bond novel)
By William Boyd. 2013
It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge. A seasoned veteran of the…
service, 007 is sent to single-handedly stop a civil war in the small West African nation of Zanzarim. Aided by a beautiful accomplice and hindered by the local militia, he undergoes a scarring experience which compels him to ignore M's orders in pursuit of his own brand of justice. Bond's renegade action leads him to Washington, D.C., where he discovers a web of geopolitical intrigue and witnesses fresh horrors. Even if Bond succeeds in exacting his revenge, a man with two faces will come to stalk his every waking moment. 2013.S.O.B. : Banco à Cuba (SOB. #8.)
By Jack Hild. 1986
Les soldats de Barrabas sont une équipe de mercenaires (une douzaine au départ, leur nombre tendant à diminuer au fil…
des missions, à cause de tous les salauds qui leur veulent du mal) menés par le colonel Nile Barrabas, un ancien du Vietnam (comme il se doit) qui se voir confier des (sales) missions par un sénateur. Titre uniforme: Eye of the fire.Skeleton Key (Alex Rider adventure. #3.)
By Anthony Horowitz. 2002
Teenage superspy Alex Rider travels from a reconnaissance mission at Wimbledon Tennis Championships to an investigation on Cayo Esqueleto, Cuba.…
He begins to make chilling links between several deaths, an illegal nuclear weapons deal and General Sarov's plans for the future of the world. Some strong language. Sequel to "Point blank" (DC26006), followed by "Eagle strike" (DC29161). For junior high readers. 2002. (Alex Rider adventure ; 3)Sion crossing: a novel (Dr David Audley. #13.)
By Anthony Price. 1984
On the exact site of the Sion Crossing skirmish between the Blue and the Grey soldiers of the American Civil…
War 100 years earlier, treachery awaits a new victim - Oliver St John. Latimer has been lured by the CIA from his Whitehall job of Kremlin-watching and spy-catching. David Audley comes to the rescue. 1984.SilverFin: a James Bond adventure (Young Bond. #1.)
By Ian Fleming, Charles Higson. 2005
The dark waters around a remote Scottish castle hold a sinister secret. One man with a thirst for power will…
use it - whatever the cost. SilverFin is dangerous, SilverFin is the future and SilverFin must be destroyed. Young James Bond, on holiday from Eton and living with his aunt and uncle, finds himself embroiled in his first big adventure. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 2005.Scorpia rising (Alex Rider adventure. #9.)
By Anthony Horowitz. 2011
When the world's deadliest terrorist organization, Scorpia, stirs up trouble in the Middle East, it is up to fourteen-year-old MI6…
agent Alex Rider to thwart their plans. Sequel to “Crocodile Tears”. Junior High. 2011.Scarecrow
By Matthew Reilly. 2004
Enigmatic Marine Shane Schofield, call-sign 'Scarecrow' is one of 15 top warriors being hunted for bounty. Plunged into a headlong…
race around the world, he is pursued by a fearsome collection of international bounty hunters - including the 'Black Knight', a notoriously ruthless man who seems intent on eliminating only Schofield. Schofield fights for survival, at the same time unveiling a vast international conspiracy and the terrible reason why he cannot be allowed to live. 2004.Shadows of steel (Patrick McLanahan ; #5)
By Dale Brown. 1996
Iran sinks an American spy ship and takes prisoners, determined to control the Persian Gulf with its aircraft carriers. Since…
the United States military is crippled by budget cuts, Patrick McLanahan and his secret agency plan to respond with a stealth bomber attack. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some descriptions of violence. Sequel to "Night of the Hawk" (DC37721). 1997, c1996. (Patrick McLanahan ; 5)Scorpia (Alex Rider adventure. #5.)
By Anthony Horowitz. 2004
Still reeling from the discovery he made about his father, teenage M16 superspy Alex Rider is determined to find out…
more. He travels to Italy where he manages to infiltrate the world of the beautiful Claudia Rothman - a member of the crime organization, Scorpia. Sequel to "Eagle strike" (DC29161), followed by "Ark angel" (DC35952). For junior high readers. 2004. (Alex Rider adventure ; 5)Secret errand (MW suspense)
By John Creasey. 1974
British Intelligence agent Bruce Murdoch must discover the truth about Felice Damon. More than just beautiful, she lives in an…
isolated corner of Scotland and has an unusual knowledge of military developments. 1974.Schism: a novel (November man novel)
By Bill Granger. 1981
Leo Tunney, a missionary priest and a spy long presumed dead, walks into the U.S. Embassy in Thailand after 20…
years in communist hands. Various spy networks, including a Vatican espionage agency fronting as a religious order, the CIA, the KGB, and Devereaux of U.S. Intelligence R Section, believe Tunney has secret information that could upset the world balance of power. 1981. (November man novel)See you later alligator (Blackford Oakes Mystery Ser.)
By William F Buckley. 1985
President Kennedy asks Blackford Oakes of the CIA to go to Cuba on a secret mission. His interpreter takes him…
to see the emplacement of Russian missiles. Caught, the two are imprisoned and sentenced to death. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Followed by "High jinx" (DC29735). 1985.Samaritan
By Philippe Van Rjndt. 1983