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Feuer in New York. An einem Oktoberabend wird in dem weltberühmten Guggenheim-Museum in New York eine große Gala gefeiert. Bis eine Explosion die Nacht erschüttert und viele Menschen in den Tod reißt. Doch wo ist das Motiv? Beim FBI beschließt man, sich ungewöhnliche Hilfe zu holen. Lucas Page, genialer Astrophysiker, versteht es, einen Tatort auf besondere Weise zu lesen. Doch kaum beginnt er zu ermitteln, werden er und seine Familie bedroht. Ein Kriminalroman mit einem ungewöhnlichen Helden - Lucas Page ist ehemaliger Agent und ein brillanter Spurenleser.

Nominiert für den deutschen Hörbuchpreis 2003!

Mit The Attack liefert Chomsky Hintergrundinformationen zu den Anschlägen vom 11. September 2001 und macht deutlich: Was Terror ist, bestimmen immer noch die USA...

June 1917. While German Gotha bombers raid London from above, a man's body is fished from the Thames below. The man had been garrotted and his tongue cut out, and as the killer has taken care to remove identifying items, Detective Inspector Marmion and Sergeant Keedy struggle to name the victim before they can begin properly with their investigation. The list of suspects grows ever longer, and as Marmion wrangles with the case, he and his family must also contend with their anxieties for his now-missing son. The interminable presence of war and pitched battles between rival gangs suggest the Home Front is more insecure than ever before.

"From the devastating surprise attack on Pearl Harbor to America’s first bold counterstrike against the Japanese on the beaches of Guadalcanal, this compelling story takes you to the front lines of victory and defeat - and into the very heart of courage, loyalty, and valor. It is a heroic story of pride and passion you will never forget.... Griffin’s books are distinguished by their high action and suspense, his dashing irreverence toward high command, and his clear picture of war and its wartime leaders.” (The Florida Times-Union)

From the bestselling author of Killing Kryptonite and The Bait of Satan comes the newly revised edition of John Bevere’s classic Under Cover. This impactful examination of leadership and authority will answer questions like: Ever wonder how to respond to a difficult boss? Why you should listen...

Sophie Lawson is a human immune to magic, which comes in handy for helping paranormal beings transition into everyday life. But fallen angel Alex Grace and his search for the Vessel of Souls is one curse she never saw coming. Suddenly an unexplainable string of killings and destruction has even San Francisco's demons fearing for their immortal lives. And Sophie isn't about to trust Alex's all-too-vulnerable charm or his secret agenda.

Schicksalsmission jenseits der Grenzen der bekannten Galaxis! Der verheerende Bürgerkrieg ist vorbei - zumindest vorerst. Die alte Republik liegt in Schutt und Asche. Die Nachkriegsordnung hängt vor allem von einer Frage ab: Wer kann sich als erster überlegene außerirdische Technologie sichern? Denn die terranische Zivilisation ist nicht allein im Universum! Die außerirdische KI Caliban hat Captain Zadiya Ark und die Proxima um Hilfe bei einem verheerenden Konflikt in ihrem Heimatsystem gebeten.

Der Magier Howard Rox erschafft eine Armee aus Vampiren, mit denen er über die Menschen herrschen will. Durch einen magischen Stein, den er von seiner Mutter, der Hexe Merilla, erhalten hat, erfährt er von zwei Männern, die ihm gefährlich werden können: Professor Bert Merthus und Björn Hellmark. Der deutsche Playboy ist zu dem Professor unterwegs, da dieser eine Koryphäe auf dem Gebiet der Entschlüsselung alter Schriften ist und das "Buch der Gesetze" übersetzen soll. Als Björn in der Wohnung von Merthus eintrifft, erwartet ihn Rox bereits.

Do you ever feel like something is not quite right with the world? This is the story of Henry Tucker, a shopkeeper at the I-77 Antique Mall, a large antique warehouse off the Ohio interstate highway. His life is forever changed when he meets a rebellious freedom-lover, Winston Smith, at a poker game. Henry’s new friend invites him to a party and his life goes from “normal 9-5 shop clerk” to “fugitive” as he witnesses Winston get busted by the law. After police kidnap Winston, he later discovers an old book in a pile of Winston’s antiques and it changes his life forever.

2048, the second volume in the Brushfire thriller series, takes place in the not so distant future. In the second half of the 21st century, the War of Ideas took place: the creation of second-realms and individualist decentralized freedom cells spread across geographical regions and the practical ideas of liberty, voluntary interaction, and peace took hold.

Fueled by resentment of America's global dominance, Russia and China conspire to dethrone the US Dollar from its lofty perch as the global reserve currency. Their weapon of choice? Bitcoin - a game-changing digital currency shrouded in mystery, with an enigmatic developer who walked away from a 70-billion-dollar fortune rather than see his creation corrupted by evil.