Ergebnis für "The Islanders" in Politik & Spionage

Eine abgetrennte Nase, ein Bankenskandal und ein Müllmann auf Spurensuche Im Jahr 2008 steht Island am Rande des Zusammenbruchs. Die Banken wanken, die Börse crasht und der gutmütige Müllmann Gómur Barðdal entdeckt eine abgetrennte menschliche Nase in einem Abfallcontainer eines...

CIA operative Dewey Andreas is America's last line of defense when terrorists take over Manhattan, targeting the U.N. and the President himself in The Island, the latest in this New York Times bestselling series by Ben Coes. America is about to face the deadliest terrorist attack on it's soil...

Bruce Cable, Betreiber der Buchhandlung Bay Books, bereitet gerade die Lesung eines Bestsellerautors vor, als Hurrikan Leo Camino Island heimsucht. Der Gouverneur ordnet eine Evakuierung der Insel an, aber Bruce beschließt zu bleiben. Der Sturm fordert mehrere Todesopfer und auch Bruces Freund Nelson Kerr, ein Thrillerautor, kommt ums Leben. Allerdings stellt sich heraus, dass nicht der Sturm die Todesursache war, sondern mehrere Schussverletzungen am Kopf. Bruce beginnt zu ermitteln: Könnte die Lösung des Falls auf den Seiten von Nelsons Roman zu finden sein? 

Two decades into the twenty-first century, the world’s nations are becoming irrelevant. Corporations are the true global powers, with information the most valuable currency, while the smaller island nations have become sanctuaries for data pirates and terrorists. A globe-trotting PR executive for the large corporate economic democracy Rizome Industries Group, Laura Webster is present when a foreign representative is assassinated on Rizome soil during a conference for offshore data havens. 

Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh of Bounty fame, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and surgeon Stephen Maturin sail the Leopard to Australia with a hold full of convicts. Among them is a beautiful and dangerous spy - and a dangerous disease which decimates the crew.

All trails became dead-ends. Tips that had at first seemed urgent now faded away. The waiting game began. Whoever had the manuscripts would want money, and a lot of it. They would surface eventually, but where and when, and how much would they want? The most daring and devastating heist in...

He was framed for murder. Now he needs someone on the outside to save him. For 22 years Quincy Miller has sat on Death Row without friends, family or legal representation. He was accused of killing a Keith Russo, a lawyer in a small Florida town. But there were no witnesses and no motive. Just...

Attorney Craig Malcault has survived an assassination plot over his possession of top-secret intelligence. He thought he had rebuilt his life at his new law firm in New York City, with a tycoon's taboo divorce case to pay the bills. But when the provocative, hypnotic lady client refuses to desert her cruel, blood-thirsty husband, Craig knows his enemies are a step ahead in the game. Business has been lucrative in the code-named territory in Latin America that Craig saved from annihilation a decade ago.

When Hurricane Leo threatens Florida's Camino Island, the Governor is quick to issue an evacuation order. Most residents flee but a small group of diehards decide to ride it out. Amongst them is Bruce Cable, proprietor of Bay Books in downtown Santa Rosa. The hurricane is devastating: homes and...

A tropical paradise destroyed by hurricanes. Converted into an open-air prison. The perfect place for undesirables. The American dream is a mirage. The gap between the haves and the have-nots is wider than ever before. In 2050, people struggle for their piece of a shrinking pie. In 2050, the seeds of discontent are growing. The elites will stop at nothing to maintain their dominance. But the people are awakening to the rigged game. And they’re very, very angry.

The last of John Buchan’s thrillers and the final appearance of Richard Hannay now in retirement reverie deep in the comfortable Cotswolds.However, he and Sandy [Lord Clanroyden] are roused to action once more to help the son of a recently deceased treasure hunter, called Haraldsen. The heir is receiving threats from Lancelot Troth, a man who believes himself ill treated financially by Haraldsen’s father and seeks revenge and reparation.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Piranha by Clive Cussler and Jack De Brul, read by Scott Brick. In 1902, Mt. Pelée erupted sinking a ship carrying a German scientist on the verge of an astonishing breakthrough. More than a century later, Juan Cabrillo must...

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Nighthawk by Clive Cussler, read by Scott Brick. When the most advanced aircraft ever designed vanishes over the South Pacific, NUMA operatives Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala are drawn into a deadly contest to locate the fallen...

Following John Grisham's international bestsellers, Camino Island and Camino Winds, Camino Ghosts is the story of an island off the Florida coast with a haunted, violent history and an uncertain future. Dark Isle off the Florida coast is said to be cursed: drownings, disappearances and hauntings...

The electrifying new thriller from internationally bestselling author John Grisham. John Grisham returns to Clanton, Mississippi, to tell the story of an unthinkable murder, the bizarre trial that followed it, and its profound and lasting effect on the people of Ford County. Pete Banning was...

Bruce Cable, Betreiber der Buchhandlung Bay Books, bereitet gerade die Lesung eines Bestsellerautors vor, als Hurrikan Leo Camino Island heimsucht. Der Gouverneur ordnet eine Evakuierung der Insel an, aber Bruce beschließt zu bleiben. Der Sturm fordert mehrere Todesopfer und auch Bruces Freund Nelson Kerr, ein Thrillerautor, kommt ums Leben.

America's greatest storyteller brings us a new masterpiece of legal courage and gripping suspense - and his finest heroine since The Pelican Brief. Donovan Gray is ruthless and fearless. Just the kind of lawyer you need, deep in small-town Appalachia. Samantha Kofer is a world away from her...

The incredible new novel from international bestseller John Grisham. 'A master of plotting and pacing' - New York Times 'With every new book I appreciate John Grisham a little more, for his compassion for the underdog, and his willingness to strike out in new directions' - Entertainment Weekly...

In the long-awaited successor to the novel that launched his phenomenal career, John Grisham brings us the powerful sequel to A Time to Kill. As filled with page-turning twists as it is with legal mastery, Sycamore Row proves beyond doubt that John Grisham is in a league of his own. Jake...

One of Ian Rankin's top ten books of 2021. 'One of the thrillers of the year' Scottish Sun When you have a problem that can't be solved, you call John Tyler. Nine people are trapped on an anthrax-infested, government-controlled island off the west coast of Scotland when the door to their...