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Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
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A former WWII intelligence agent searches for redemption in this thriller by the New York Times- bestselling author of The Midnight Bell. It's been nearly twenty years since Hugh Lomax set foot on the Greek island of Kyros. During World War II, British Intelligence sent him there on a mission to take out a high-tech German radar station. Aided by the local resistance, he succeeded -- but was also captured and spent the rest of the war imprisoned....
2422) Projekt 1065
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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It is 1943, and thirteen-year-old Michael O'Shaunessey, son of the Irish ambassador to Nazi Germany in Berlin, is also a spy for the British Secret Service, so he has joined the Hitler Youth, and pretending that he agrees with their violence and book-burning is hard enough--but when he is asked to find out more about "Projekt 1065" both his and his parents' lives get a lot more dangerous.
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Dr. Dudley Allen Buck was a brilliant young scientist on the cusp of fame and fortune when he died suddenly on May 21, 1959, at the age of 32. He was the star professor at MIT and had done stints with the NSA and Lockheed. His latest invention, the Cryotron-an early form of the microchip-was attracting attention all over the globe. It was thought that the Cryotron could guide a new generation of intercontinental ballistic missiles to their targets....
2424) G-Force.
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Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
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Armed with the latest high-tech spy equipment, a covert government program of trained guinea pigs discover that the fate of the world is in their paws. Darwin is the squad leader determined to succeed at all costs; Blaster is an outrageous weapons expert with tons of attitude and a love for all things extreme; and Juarez, a sexy martial arts pro. Joining the group is Mooch, the literal fly-on-the-wall reconnaissance expert and star-nosed mole Speckles...
2426) The Falcon Killer
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English
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The Japanese military has turned the once-thriving Chinese city of Nencheng into a reeking pile of blood and ash. And now the Japanese Rising Sun threatens to scorch the ancient-and oil-rich-Kingdom of the Silver Lake. Can the Chinese survive the onslaught? Do they have a prayer? The answer is about to fall out of the sky. He is The Falcon Killer. China's ace fighter pilot and scourge of the Japanese air force, he is in fact Bill Gaylord, an American...
2427) The Devil's Kingdom
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HAS BEN HOPE FINALLY MET HIS MATCH? The adventure began in STAR OF AFRICA, now ex-SAS major Ben Hope is in the most desperate situation of his life... Held hostage by a despicable tyrant in the heart of Africa, it's not looking good for Ben Hope. General Khosa's lust for blood is matched only by his lust for power - and he wants to use Ben's superior military skills to turn his rabble of inexperienced boys into an army of lethal soldiers. If Ben refuses,...
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From the award-winning and acclaimed author of The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom, From Warsaw with Love tells the epic story of how Polish intelligence officers forged an alliance with the CIA in the twilight of the Cold War.
In 1990, soon after the Polish people voted in their first democratic election since the 1930s, the young Polish government sent a veteran spy, who'd battled the West for decades, to rescue six American officers trapped...
2429) A Loyal Traitor
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An MI5 agent is unsure whom he can trust when a ghost from his past returns in this Cold War thriller by the author of Red Corona.
March 1966. The Cold War is in full effect. Paranoia and conspiracies are running rampant in London. Agents on both sides of the Iron Curtain are chasing shadows, and MI5 agent Richard Knox has had enough of it.
Meanwhile, his friend, CIA agent Abey Bennett is left feeling disillusioned about her career after a mishap...
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English
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A gritty new thriller from the bestselling author of Stalker and Payback.
English teacher Izzy Cole wanted a fresh start.
A new town, a new home, a new school.
But when sixth former Nicky Stevens sets his sights on her, he begins to reel her in at a time when she's most vulnerable. Soon Izzy is risking her family, her career and her life as she finds Nicky wants more than she ever planned to give...
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**Argentina, 1960. A car speeds through the streets of Buenos Aires. Inside are four Israeli secret agents and their prisoner: one of the most notorious war criminals of Nazi Germany. The Mossad operatives need to get this man, Adolf Eichmann, back to Israel to be tried for his crimes. Holding Eichmann's head in his lap is the leader of this ambitious mission, Rafi Eitan, whom Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later described as 'one of the...
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A rollicking and unpredictable adventure through the world of spies and double agents, lovers and enemies (often one and same). It has been said that somewhere in the world you have an exact double. This rocket-ride of a novel ignites with the sudden cry of "Ai! Pedrito!", as Naval Lieutenant Tom Smith discovers that his exact look-alike is the notorious South American revolutionary and spy, Pedrito Miraflores. Inspired by a real incident in the life...
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A legal analyst for NPR, NBC, and CNN, delves into the facts surrounding what has been called the “worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history”: the case of Robert Hanssen—a Russian spy who was embedded in the FBI for two decades.
As a federal prosecutor and the daughter of an FBI agent, Wiehl has an inside perspective. She brings her experience and the ingrained lessons of her upraising to bear on her remarkable exploration of the case, interviewing...
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Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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Revealing the back-room politics and scandal behind the birth of the Special Operations ExecutiveThe Special Operations Executive was conceived by Churchill in 1940 to "set Europe ablaze." Yet, SOE was to have many enemies at home before it was even officially sanctioned. As Britain fought for survival, SOE struggled to fend off and outwit Whitehall rivals who threatened its very existence. Revealing a back-stabbing climate of secrecy, rivalry, confusion,...
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At a time when everyone is going green, most people are unaware that the FBI is using anti-terrorism resources to target environmentalists and animal rights activists. The courts are being used to push conventional boundaries of what constitutes "terrorism" and to hit nonviolent activists with disproportionate sentences. Some have faced terrorism charges for simply chalking slogans on the sidewalk. Like the Red Scare, this "Green Scare" is about fear...
2436) Home fires
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Chelle, having married Skip before going on a tour of duty during a war with aliens which lasted for months in outer space but years on Earth, returns home injured and finds Skip has aged much quicker than she has, but agrees to go on a Caribbean cruise to resume their marriage, during which the couple is faced with spies, aliens, and battles with pirates.
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Gabriel Allon volume 22
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English
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"A gripping story of deception in the world of international fine art. Restorer and spy Gabriel Allon embarks on a dangerous hunt across Europe for the secret behind the forgery of a seventeenth-century masterpiece that has fooled experts and exchanged hands for millions"--
2438) Project Icarus
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Series
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Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
An old enemy, a new threat, and a secret that could tear the world apart.
Hostage negotiator Ethan Munroe is called urgently to a developing crime scene. A serial killer is holding a young girl hostage, and, inexplicably, demands his attendance.
Events quickly spiral out of control, and the security of Ethan's life is stripped away, as he is thrown headlong into a perilous world of deception, espionage and danger, lurking deep within the shadows...
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A World of Sexy Sleuths, Mysterious Missus, and Female VillainsFlip through tales of beautiful women, female villains, and clever consorts. Delight in crime, mystery, and suspense in story after story featuring femme fatales.
A delightful menu of villainy and seduction. Dangerous women are a steadfast tradition of crime and mystery books. Choose between stories that compare to mystery best sellers, tales that feature the smart sleuth, the daring...
2440) Wetwork Repair
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Publisher
Permuted Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"A thrilling and troubling tale of murder, espionage, shadowy schemes, and a looming threat to America... First, a highly respected expert on Iran and Saudi Arabia is killed in his home in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. -- with a warning note left at the crime scene by the highly professional killers. Shortly thereafter, an up-and-coming NSA official who has worked on FISA cases and Middle East issues is murdered. A second warning note is left. How...
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