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The Rwandan Hostage is the second volume of Christopher Lowery's Blood Diamonds Series and continues the tale of corruption, murder and greed that began with the bestselling The Angolan Clan.
Heroine Jenny Bishop is back with a vengeance! The abduction of her nephew at the world cup final in South Africa brings to light a long-hidden event in her sister's history, which heralds a terrifying threat to the lives of her closest family.
In a desperate...
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Yusuf Khalifa novels volume 2
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Jerusalem, 70 AD: As the invading Romans destroy the Holy Temple, a young Jewish boy is hidden away-chosen as the guardian of a great secret. And for seventy generations, the secret is kept safe...
But now, in order to ignite a new conflict between Israel and the Arab world, a Jewish radical is prepared to reveal what has been hidden for centuries. The only ones who can stop the coming bloodshed are a beautiful young Palestinian journalist and...
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Vincent Calvino mysteries volume 9
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In the twenty years he has lived in Bangkok, Christopher G. Moore has written nine novels starring Vincent Calvino, a disbarred American lawyer working as a PI in the steamy Thai capital. Internationally acclaimed, the prize-winning novels have been translated into ten languages, and were first published in North America in 2007, with The Risk of Infidelity Index, the latest in the series. When Calvino's surveillance of a drug piracy ring ends in...
84) Mariner's Ark
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Mother Nature declares war on the West Coast in this action thriller. Richard and Robin Mariner are in Long Beach, California, overseeing the arrival of their container ship, Sulu Queen. From there, the adventuresome couple plan to join their friend Nic aboard his fifty-million-dollar motor yacht as he races his daughter in an Olympic-standard Katapult multihull down the coast to Mexico. But when a catastrophic once-in-a-thousand-years megastorm known...
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In dieser Geschichte geht es um eine junge aufstrebende Journalistin, die versucht, ein politisches Netz voller Korruption und Intrigen zu entwirren.
Bei ihren Recherchen trifft sie den smarten Fabrikarbeiter Joshua. Es kommt zu einem schweren Unglück und sie beschließen der Sache gemeinsam auf den Grund zu gehen.
Dabei geraten sie immer wieder in gefährliche Situationen, die Melissa und Joshua einander näher bringen. Unterstützung bekommen...
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Alain Wagner, ein unauffälliger, stiller Wissenschaftler liegt erschlagen neben der Festung Dräi Eechelen.
Inspecteur Carmen Meyer und Commissaire Marc Olinger haben kaum mit den Ermittlungen begonnen, als am selben Ort schon die nächste Leiche liegt.
Handelt es sich um einen Serienmörder, der sein Unwesen treibt? Ist auf Kirchberg niemand mehr sicher? Die Polizei sucht nach gemeinsamen Merkmalen zwischen den beiden Fällen. Doch dann hat Carmen...
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Dieses Buch entstand 2007, als Jutta Duwe ihre Akteneinsicht bei der Stasiunterlagenbehörde beantragte und geschockt feststellen musste, dass ihr gesamtes Leben in der DDR bis ins kleinste Detail dokumentiert war, hauptsächlich von 1977 bis zur Wende 1989.
Der Stasiapparat mit seinen zerstörerischen Methoden gegen das eigene Volk war derart widerlich, dass die Autorin sich entschloss, einen Teil ihres Lebens, welches heute zur jungen deutsch-deutschen...
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Atemberaubender und spannender Psychothriller:
Helen Toussaint scheint als Ehefrau eines erfolgreichen Rechtsanwaltes das perfekte Leben zu führen. Sie ist jung, attraktiv und wohnt mit ihrem Mann Nick und den zwei kleinen Kindern in einem schönen Haus. Doch als Nick Toussaint den zwielichtigen arabischen Geschäftsmann und vermeintlichen Geldgeber eines Terrornetzwerkes, Ahmed Al Shain, erfolgreich vertritt, ändert sich ihr Leben schlagartig.
Als...
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Im Jahr 1957 wurde ein achtjähriger Junge Opfer des seitdem so genannten Drachenfelsmörders. 60 Jahre später bringt ein erfahrener Kriminalist in seinem Ruhestand Licht in das Dunkel des ungeklärten Mordfalls und des sorgfältig gehüteten Ergebnisses der polizeilichen Ermittlungen.
Die Schilderung des Kriminalfalls und der Recherchen zur Arbeit der Strafverfolgungsbehörden beruht in Gänze auf Tatsachen. Die maßgeblichen Dokumente sind in Originalfassung...
90) Rafael's Gold
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In this new thriller from Russell James a 21st century quest for sunken treasure is interlaced with love and tragedy from the time of the Spanish Armada. King Philip's quest to defeat and subdue upstart Britain under Queen Elizabeth 1st is in stark contrast to the very different quest of a film crew in a hired boat off the wild coast of northern Scotland.While at least one of the team is convinced he knows the location of a previously undiscovered...
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Norman finds the secret to making Stradivari violins. MI6, Russian hackers and others want it. What if the greatest violin maker in history actually did have a secret formula? And, what if it were stumbled upon, more than 300 years later, by innocent guitar makers, who then became the target of someone who could not let that secret be revealed. Add to this volatile situation a second party who wants the secret made public.
The cascade of events...
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Nachdem seine Frau und sein achtjähriger Sohn nach einem Urlaub auf Pernan weder zu ihm zurückkommen, noch sich bei ihm melden, beschließt Nicolas Corbyn selbst zur nordischen Insel aufzubrechen und seine Familie sicher nach Hause zu bringen. Auf der Insel angekommen, muss Nicolas jedoch feststellen, dass Pernan nicht der verträumte Urlaubsort ist, von dem stets geschwärmt wird.
Er fängt an zu begreifen, dass er mit jedem weiteren Tag, den...
94) East End Lottery
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When faced with millions of pounds, greed can take over a person's character and change them. They can become blind to opportunities that are staring them in the face and nightclub owner Tommy Mortimer is one such person. His desperate bid to make cash through illegal means sees him miss the opportunity to do the most important thing in his life, something that no amount of money can buy.Sue Hewitt is tired, worn out and looks far older than her years....
95) Cell-out
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Professor Harold Fenwick has just finished his most important project - the economically viable production of a fuel cell, which will solve the world's energy problems. As a dedicated eco-champion he wants to give his findings to the world for free, but his wife tries to cash in on his invention.Unfortunately she inadvertently approaches the wrong people. Her greed leads to tragic consequences and a race against a ruthless terrorist to crack the clues...
96) Code Zulu
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An ingenious code, devised from the ancient African myths, legends, and superstitions of the Zulu nation, holds the key to this intriguing terror plot. Nothing is what it seems. Murder, blackmail, kidnap, betrayal and treachery all form part of the fast-moving story as the action switches from London to South Africa, Malaysia, the Middle East, and back again. April McIntyre, bright young Deputy Director-General of MI5, activates a sleeper agent and...
97) Abadón
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La desaparición de varias jóvenes en la ciudad de Nueva Orleans aterroriza a sus habitantes. Priscila Serrano ha conseguido convertirse en una famosa investigadora de asesinos ritualistas; no obstante, este parece más bien un caso de secuestros. Ante la aparición de los primeros cadáveres, el FBI envía a Priscila a la ciudad, y esta llega acompañada de Ray Charles. La misión es descubrir al peligroso secuestrador y asesino.Junto a las víctimas...
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A tech billionaire discovers a zero-sum energy device from wreckage located at the bottom of the world's deepest oceanic trench …Deeper than Mount Everest is tall.The United States Navy sends for Mallory Capehart, their best salvage officer... Commander Mallory Capehart USN.She is haunted by memories of a past disaster that killed everyone on her dive team and suffers from acute PTSD.Her mission? To raise and recover the wreck of a legendary vessel.Mallory...
99) The 89TH Temple
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Shortlist, 2014 International Rubery Book AwardFinalist, 2013 Reader's Favorite AwardRunner-Up, 2013 Southern California Book FestivalNotable Book, 2013 Shelf Unbound Competition"A clever, elegantly told story about Japanese young offenders who are taken on a pilgrimage of Shikoku. The style is simple, but potent and poses many questions about philosophy and Japanese society. It is entered as a book for Young Adults, but the judges felt it would be...
100) The Inheritance
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Sam Harman is a decent guy, working hard and raising a family. One day he learns that his recently-deceased biological father was one of the richest men in America. Now Sam is a billionaire and part owner of a huge corporation.The quick trip to Easy Street becomes a deadly journey into a world of money, power, intrigue and murder. Who are his enemies? Who are his friends? Will he survive? What will happen to him becuase of 'The Inheritance?'
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