Ergebnis für "Real fiction" in Politik & Spionage

Catherine Standish ist die diskrete Assistentin von Jackson Lamb, dem jähzornigen Chef der Geheimdienstagenten, die im Dienst versagt haben. Als sie eines Morgens nicht zur Arbeit erscheint, merkt sogar Lamb, dass sie fehlt. Mehr noch: Sie wurde entführt - von einem ehemaligen Liebhaber. Doch Catherines Entführung ist nur die Spitze des Eisbergs einer viel größeren Verschwörung - gegen den MI5 und sogar den Premierminister.

Tower of Secrets is a thriller, filled with spycraft and intelligence techniques never before revealed, a true story that is more spellbinding than any work of fiction could ever be. Head of security for cipher communications worldwide, Sheymov has rare knowledge of the entire system. Enter the riveting world of real intelligence where every life-or-death move on the chessboard affects the fate of nations. This is a tale more thrilling than fiction, told by a consummate master of the game.

Historia del náufrago español Gonzalo Guerrero, un adversario conquistador español.

When Mushie, the popular street hustler of counterfeit watches, sneakers, and kitchen gadgets, comes into Duffy’s bar bleeding from a gunshot wound to the stomach, Duffy and the gang are baffled. Everyone loved Mush who didn’t have a mean bone in his body, Sure, he operated on the edges of what’s considered proper society but, hey, so did a lot of Duffy’s friends. For Duffy, it’s different. Mush was Hymie’s, Duff’s father-like mentor, grandson, and Duff had promised to keep an eye out for him. Now, it meant righting Mushie’s wrong after his death.

“A twisting, heart-wrenching journey into a marriage, a gripping thriller . . . Reardon grabs his readers on page one, then deftly ratchets up the suspense until the breathless ending.”—Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author Julia Swann, mother of two young boys, is on the phone...

Maggie Weiss, a vibrant, free-thinking, grown-up "child of the 60s", was an only child, born of German immigrant parents, and although inquisitive to the extreme, her heritage was never discussed. After graduation she applies to the University of Munich and is accepted. She heads to Europe; her goal, to study international journalism, but she is soon drawn to, and delves into, her family’s history. What she discovers sets her on a frightening and dangerous journey. She, along with her fellow journalist and companion, Jake Rigley, uncover a radical plan aimed at destroying the most powerful nation on earth.

Federal judge Edward Lamport is no stranger to controversy and danger. Nine months into his tenure, he's received two death threats and is under the protection of US Marshals. But when he receives a plea for help from a woman with whom he had a brief romance twenty-five years earlier, he must face a peril of a different sort, one that involves his long-lost son, Carlos.

Cuando secuestran a un miembro de su grupo y les exigen un rescate, los agentes de la Casa de la Ciénaga se ven obligados a superar todos los pronósticos sobre su competencia para burlar las férreas medidas de seguridad de la oficina central de inteligencia del MI5 y robar información valiosa como moneda de cambio para salvar a su colega.

ONE OF BOOKBUB'S BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOKS OF THE FALL From the author of Sisters of the Resistance comes the story of WWII British Naval Intelligence officer Victoire Bennett, the real-life inspiration for the James Bond character Miss Moneypenny, whose international covert operation is put...