Resultados para "George" en Espías y políticos

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

Una nueva voz en el suspense psicológico nos presenta este fascinante debut sobre una mujer fría y manipuladora y una adinerada pareja de oro. Amber Patterson está harta. Está cansada de no ser nadie: una mujer sencilla e invisible que pasa desapercibida. Se merece algo más; una vida de dinero y poder, como la que disfruta Daphne Parrish, diosa rubia de ojos azules.

Het is 1984 en het leven is onherkenbaar veranderd. In Landingsstrook 1, het vroegere Groot-Brittannië, ziet Grote Broer alles. Niemand is veilig voor zijn blik. Behalve misschien Winston Smith? Op het Ministerie van Waarheid waar hij geschiedenis herschrijft, droomt hij stilletjes van vrijheid. In deze wereld waar liefde en seks verboden zijn en het haast onmogelijk is vriend van vijand te onderscheiden, ontmoet hij Julia en O'Brien en zweert hij in opstand te komen.

Ginés Martín es un trabajador del departamento de tanatopraxia del Anatómico Forense, solitario y carente de relaciones, que solo se permite el recuerdo de Susana cada 7 de noviembre. En esa fecha realiza un pequeño ritual para recordar a su amiga fallecida diez años antes. El último 7...

Internationally bestselling author William Boyd offers his most exhilarating novel yet, following a reluctant spy drawn into the shadows of espionage and obsession. Gabriel Dax is a young man haunted by the memories of a fire that took his mother’s life. Every night, when sleep finally comes...

The instant international bestseller set in the world of John le Carré's most iconic spy, George Smiley, written by acclaimed novelist Nick Harkaway It is spring in 1963 and George Smiley has left the Circus. With the wreckage of the West’s spy war against the Soviets strewn across Europe, he...

In the lawless shadows of the Louisiana bayou, blood is thicker than swamp water —and someone is spilling it by the gallon. When former sniper Deacon McCray reaches out to his old battle buddy, Jonathan knows immediately that it isn’t a social call. Down in the murky depths of the Louisiana swamp, Deacon’s father has barely survived a boat bombing. It’s the opening shot in a brutal war against the McCrays, a powerful local family that commands a private militia and dominates the bayou.

New York Times bestselling author Alan Furst is widely recognized as master of the historical spy novel. Furst’s works are vivid evocations of long-forgotten heroes and feature plots that unfold to the inexorable cadence of history. Night Soldiers is a simultaneously thrilling and illuminating tale of espionage set in 1934.

Jonathan Hunt has forty-eight hours to rob the Vatican, stop a biological apocalypse, and make it to the altar on time—assuming the super-soldiers don't kill him first. Jonathan Hunt thought the hardest part of his week in Rome would be choosing a font for the wedding invitations. He was wrong. In the Eternal City to marry the love of his life, the former CIA operative is dragged back into the shadows by an old ally with a desperate plea. A ghost from the past, Abraham Pale, has resurfaced. Known in the underworld as "The Plague," Pale isn't just selling weapons anymore; he’s creating them.

It's the oldest question of all, George. Who can spy on the spies? Theres a mole in the Circus. Pulled out of (forced) retirement by his old protg, Peter Guillam, George Smiley must determine who among the high command at the British Secret Intelligence Service is in fact a Soviet spyone whos...

Povestea lui Andrei Mladin începe în anul 1983, când a apărut Atac în bibliotecă. Atunci cititorii au făcut cunoștință cu un tânăr jurnalist român glumeț, dar și grav, în aparență superficial, dar tobă de carte și dedicat profesiei sale. După ce îi ia un interviu unei...

1992. Regele Mihai întreprinde o vizită în țara sa natală cu ocazia sărbătorilor de Paște, însă, ceea ce urma să se constituie într-un moment emoționant, e pe cale de a se transforma într-o tragedie. Un ucigaș îl pândește din umbră pe monarh, iar asasinatul, comandat de către...

When a foreign exchange student is found murdered at an Iowa University, Deputy Sheriff Clyde Banks finds that his investigation extends far beyond the small college townall the way to the Middle East. Shady events at the school reveal that a powerful department is using federal grant money for highly dubious research. And what its producing is a very nasty bug.

As Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union reach their zenith, a chilling discovery within the US Navy sends shockwaves through the corridors of power. A mole, deeply embedded within the ranks, threatens not just the delicate balance of global power, but the very fabric of world peace. Tasked with the critical mission of drawing out the traitor, two submarines embark on a journey of tactical warcraft. 

A dead politician and a long list of suspects makes for an extremely difficult case for Detective Inspector Claire Redding on her return to work after a long period of recovery but, as usual, this tough little detective is determined to find the killer and won’t stop until she does. However, things are not going well at home and even Claire needs the help of a friend to dampen her inner turmoil but will she heed the advice offered or will Claire go with her instincts, for better or for worse?

Following the worst terrorist attacks in American history on September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush pledged to bring those responsible to justice, especially the mastermind, Osama bin Laden. After failing to capture Bin Laden in Afghanistan, George W. Bush shifted his attention and that of his country to Saddam Hussein and Iraq, neither of which had anything to do with the 9/11 attacks (as history has proven). 

As greed and corruption taint the optimism of a nation, the political becomes deeply personal for former childhood friends Lindi and Kagiso. Their beloved home country, South Africa, is rapidly turning into a powder keg, as nations fight for ownership of its land and resources. With the murder of one of the nation’s bright young hopes, the fuse is well and truly lit. As the hunt for his killer intensifies, Lindi and Kagiso come together to protect the land and people they love, even as events are set in motion that no one - least of all they - can control.

During a dark period in the history of the United States, a few powerful government officials twisted the meaning of our laws and trivialized universal human rights principles. This novel peels back a deceitful veneer of legal gamesmanship to reveal flagrant violations of international law and the US Constitution. The narrative exposes the criminal actions of individuals who continue to make bold assertions that torture is not torture, that what they did was necessary, and that torturers are above the law.

Robert Capou hat ein Problem. Die Polizei gräbt in seiner Vergangenheit und noch dazu schlägt eine seiner Gegenmaßnahmen fehl. Mit Müh' und Not kann er der Verhaftung entkommen, doch der Geschmack an gewagten Manövern ist ihm fürs Erste vergangen. Da kommt ihm ein Zeitungsartikel gerade recht und Capou beginnt, sich in einen Fall einzumischen, der ihm die Abgründe, Scheinheiligkeit und Ängste der Menschen mehr als deutlich vor Augen führt.

Familie Masterson zieht aus dem grauen Detroit nach Neu-England, die Heimat von Familienvater Daniel. Der Traum vom eigenen Haus in ländlicher Idylle scheint sich endlich zu erfüllen, doch schnell entwickelt er sich zu einem wahren Alptraum. Mysteriöse Ereignisse und eine geheimnisvolle Vergangenheit umgeben das Anwesen in der Taunton Street.