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Jacob Hunt is a teen with Asperger's syndrome. He's hopeless at reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, though he is brilliant in many ways. But he has a special focus on one subject - forensic analysis. A police scanner in his room clues him in to crime scenes, and he's always showing up and telling the cops what to do. And he's usually right. But when Jacob's small hometown is rocked by a terrible murder, law enforcement comes to him. Jacob's behaviors are hallmark Asperger's, but they look a lot like guilt to the local police.

What will World War III look like? Ghost Fleet is a gripping imagining of a war set in the not too distant future. Navy captains battle through a modern-day Pearl Harbor, fighter pilots duel with stealthy drones, teenage hackers fight in digital playgrounds, Silicon Valley billionaires mobilise for cyber war and a serial killer carries out her own vendetta. Ultimately, victory will depend on who can best blend the lessons of the past with the weapons of the future.

Three pulse-pounding Pike Logan thrillers from New York Times bestselling author and former Special Forces officer Brad Taylor come together in one unique collection.

While on a routine security assessment in India, Taskforce operator Pike Logan foils an attempted attack on a meeting between the CIA and India’s intelligence service. Both government agencies believe it’s nothing more than a minor terrorist attack, but Pike suspects that something much more sinister is at play. After another terrorist operation at the Taj Mahal, he begins to believe that outside powers are attacking India in the gray zone between peace and war, leveraging terrorist groups for nothing more than economic gain. But the separatists conducting the operations have their own agenda.

In The Outsider, Connors tells the complete, uncensored story of his life and career, setting the record straight about his formidable mother, Gloria; his very public romance with America's sweetheart Chris Evert; his famous opponents, including Björn Borg, John McEnroe, Arthur Ashe, Ivan Lendl, and Rod Laver; his irrepressible co-conspirators Ilie Nastase and Vitas Gerulaitis; and his young nemesis Andre Agassi.

Russia has supplied Islamic fundamentalists with a weapon of mass destruction. The Taskforce–a highly clandestine Special Forces unit–must neutralise it. Otherwise millions of unsuspecting innocents will be wiped out. Yet the Taskforce has problems of its own. Someone has been stalking them. And Pike Logan needs to find out who it is and why. Solving the mystery means the difference between life and death, both for the Taskforce and a foreign nation that has no idea of the threat. Perfect for fans of Lee Child, James Deegan and David Baldacci.

A genetically manipulated disease has fallen into the wrong hands. The Taskforce–a highly classified Special Forces unit–faces their most lethal mission yet. The Black Widows, a group of female suicide terrorists known for their unrivalled kill rate, are ready to unleash it. If an infected Black Widow detonates in the US, she'll begin a global pandemic. The Taskforce now races against the clock to prevent the release of the world's deadliest, invisible army. Will they save the world, or will everything we know be destroyed?

The Wisdom of Compassion offers rare insights into the Dalai Lama’s life and his efforts to translate compassion into action through deeply engaging, behind-the-scene stories about his interactions with remarkable people from all walks of life. This is the Dalai Lama at his most human, and most humane. We see how he approaches the world with playfulness, optimism, and a profound empathy for the suffering of others. Through his own conduct, he shows us the tangible benefits of practicing kindness, forgiveness, and compassion.

Afghanistan has fallen. Taskforce operative Pike Logan's mission is to extract a man who has done more for the US in Afghanistan than perhaps anyone else. But Logan's goal is jeopardized when a ransomware attack hits every entity in the Taskforce. And when a connection is discovered between the hack and the Taliban, Logan is tasked with hunting the perpetrators down. He has no idea that this was just a test run, and the real attack is coming soon, engendered by a former NSA specialist in the US Government, who wants to return to the bipolar world of the Cold War.

The Taskforce—a highly clandestine Special Forces unit—has confronted countless attacks, but never one of this magnitude. ISIS has set in motion an attack that no airstrike can defeat. It's off the radar, can penetrate all parts of the Western world and is barbaric beyond measure. Only the Taskforce and Pike Logan know about this unanticipated threat. If they can't prevent it, unimaginable chaos will consume the Western world.

The Taskforce—a highly clandestine Special Forces unit—weren't meant to get involved. The ex-Mossad agent Aaron Bergman has gone missing. Even if it goes against the Taskforce's direct orders, Pike Logan is determined to locate his friend. Yet Aaron's disappearance is part of something much larger. Soon the Taskforce is on a collision course with a ruthless military coup in Africa. Now Logan must choose: save Aaron or serve the Taskforce.

The Taskforce—a highly classified Special Forces unit—is left reeling. One of their own has been killed in action. Another is barely alive. There's only one option left. The Taskforce recruits Pike Logan, an unstable operator with an agenda of his own, when more disaster strikes. A weapon of unthinkable power heads to the US. The one area the Taskforce cannot operate in. Will their home turf be the one place the Taskforce is forbidden to save?

Award-winning author William Kent Krueger has gained an immense fan base for his Cork O’Connor series. In Ordinary Grace, Krueger looks back to 1961 to tell the story of Frank Drum, a boy on the cusp of manhood. A typical 13-year-old with a strong, loving family, Frank is devastated when a tragedy forces him to face the unthinkable - and to take on a maturity beyond his years.

Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill are enjoying a sunny vacation down under when they get disturbing news: their friend and colleague Clifford Delmonty is in serious trouble. While working as a contractor at an Australian F-35 facility, the former Taskforce member—callsign Dunkin—saw something he shouldn’t have, and now he’s on the run from Chinese agents. Pike and Jennifer soon discover that Dunkin’s attackers are a dangerous link to a much larger scheme that could launch a full-on conflict between China and Taiwan.

Conducting a routine cover development trip to Tajikistan, Pike and Jennifer learn that Afghanistan has fallen, and there’s a man on the run. One that has done more for the United States in Afghanistan than anyone else. Pulled in to extract him, Pike collides headlong into a broader mystery: his covert company, along with every other entity in the Taskforce, has been hit with a ransomware attack, and there’s some connection between the Taliban and the hack.

When a paragliding trip over the picturesque mountains of Switzerland results in the brutal murder of the former head of Israeli intelligence, Mossad brings in terrorist hunters Aaron and Shoshana to investigate. But they'll need help to find out who was behind the attack and what they’re planning next. Luckily, Aaron and Shoshana know exactly who to call.

The Taskforce—a highly clandestine Special Forces unit—is in trouble. While the US administration ignores the death of a Special Forces soldier, the dead man's brother cannot. He'll use all his knowledge from the Taskforce for vengeance. The Taskforce send Pike Logan to eliminate their rogue operator, before his actions jeopardise the entire organisation. Now, Logan is forced to choose between his friend and the administration he's sworn to protect.

To finally end the war between their nations, a rogue band of Ukrainian partisans known as the Wolves teams up with members of Russia’s military intelligence to assassinate Vladimir Putin. But Putin is aware of the traitors in his midst and assigns the loyal commander of the Russian National Guard to root them out. It’s a mission Victor Petrov is expected to undertake after he prevents Sweden from joining NATO—by assassinating a deputy minister of foreign affairs.

Fifteen years ago, in order to win a contract in the kingdom, a desperate defense contractor used a shell company to provide a bribe to a wealthy Saudi businessman. Now a powerful player in the defense industry, he panics when the Panama Papers burst onto the public scene. Providing insight into the illicit deeds of offshore financing, they could prove to be his undoing.

The Taskforce–a highly clandestine Special Forces unit–suffers a personal blow. The niece of their commander has been taken. He sends Pike Logan to find her, but she isn't the only one who's disappeared. An unknown and professional force is taking military relatives of the US political elite. The mission takes top operator Pike Logan to the UK, where the Taskforce are given an ultimatum: cease all counter-terrorist operations or watch the hostages die one by one...