Resultados para "Max" en Espías y políticos

Meet Max Starkey—disgraced CIA operative turned underworld fixer—whose past loves, rivals, and indiscretions close in on him in the jungles of Southeast Asia. Seven years after a CIA mission in Laos went sideways, Max lives in the gray spaces between criminals and justice, recovering stolen...

En Ciudadano Max, Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa se sirve del suceso real de la muerte del millonario Robert Maxwell, sucedida en 1991 en Canarias, para urdir una trama de intriga, secretos y espionaje internacional. El comisario Arcadio Baeza es sacado de su excedencia para investigar la muerte en extrañas circunstancias del magnate Max Campbell. Pronto su investigación revelará que Campbell era más de lo que parecía ser. Baeza se verá atrapado por una red internacional de espionaje, servicios secretos, estafadores y asesinos en cuyo centro se encuentra el enigmático Max Campbell.

When Russian terrorists seize control of New York's iconic Empire State Building, FBI crisis negotiator Theo Requa is thrust back into action. Still reeling from an incident that left his FBI partner dead just months ago, Theo faces a shocking revelation: the terrorists' spokesperson is none other than Christine Travers, his former FBI partner, who he’s sure he watched die in the line of duty. The terrorists claim they want $119 million from a prominent senator, but their true target may be something far more valuable.

Eine mitreißende Geschichte über den Zweiten Weltkrieg, in der ein junger Deutsch-Jude von Europa in die USA flüchtet und der Army beitritt, um gegen die Nazis zu kämpfenAls die Nazis Europa erobern, fliehen der jüdische Max und seine Eltern vor der Judenverfolgung der Deutschen nach Holland, wo Max nicht nur gute Freunde findet, sondern auch eine lebensverändernde Liebe erlebt. Doch als Hitler 1940 in Holland einmarschiert, flüchtet Max nach Chicago. Seine Eltern und Freunde muss er zurücklassen.

Dr. Duncan Lathram is a brilliant plastic surgeon who recently invented a dissolving implant that allows incisions to heal without scarring. His unparalleled artistry in the operating room is the salvation of all the biggest power players in Washington, DC, whenever they need to be TV ready. Lathram appears to have it all, but something isn’t right....

As dawn breaks on a snowy February morning, a refrigerated lorry is found parked in the heart of London's Chinatown. Inside, 12 women, apparently illegal immigrants, are dead from hypothermia. But in the cab, DC Max Wolfe finds 13 passports. Twelve dead women. Thirteen passports. The hunt for the missing woman will take Max Wolfe into the dark heart of the world of human smuggling, mass migration and 21st-century slave markets.

A fictionalised retelling of the Wirecard scandal, Marked To Fail fuses financial thriller with geopolitical espionage to expose the hidden machinery behind a billion-dollar lie. When a delivery boy is killed in New York, no one imagines the death will matter. But buried inside a routine police report is a detail that points to something far larger: a London fintech darling quietly routing millions of everyday payments through a shadow network tied to Iran’s missile program and Hezbollah.

Terrorism comes to the rural Midwest heartland — can one ordinary man stop it? Islamist terrorists frame small-town Minnesotan Nat “Hack” Wilder for the murder of his friend Amir Mohammad. Hack must survive a January blizzard, elude the police and FBI, track down the real killers, infiltrate a terrorist gathering, and stop a terrorist attack on his nine-year-old daughter’s school. This is a suspenseful, fast-paced action thriller that is often disturbing, sometimes surprisingly funny, and always PC-indifferent.

The delegates—or as Kirill thought of them, “The Seven Deadly Sins”—were not people who had brought happiness into the world. For the sake of his own survival and longevity, he had to remain on guard for the entire duration of the conference. Some periods in life are quite literally life-or-death moments, and this conference would be a long series of such moments.

"Undisclosed Location" is one of the best financial thrillers I've read. Power. Betrayal. Blood. In the shadowy world of global finance, revenge is a currency that demands its pound of flesh. When the most powerful banker in America faces his darkest secrets, the global economy hangs by a thread. The head of the Federal Reserve holds the world's financial fate in his hands. But behind closed doors, he's fighting a more personal battle. His past is a maze of murder and corruption, and his ex-wife, now a powerful figure in Venezuela's criminal underworld, wants him destroyed.

In the relentless heat of northern Iraq, Captain Barrett Johnson is on a mission to save American lives. "Bloody Habits" is the explosive new novella from the Barrett Johnson Espionage Thrillers series, guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat. Decorated hero Barrett Johnson is a man of unyielding loyalty and fierce determination. Battling his own demons—Marlboro Reds, high-stakes gambling, and an unusual obsession with brushing his teeth—Barrett's quest for justice never falters.

Barrett, Saxon, and Mitch defy the law to uphold a sacred vow—a blood oath forged in the fires of loyalty and retribution. At ten years old, Mitch was bullied and beaten by a Catholic priest because of his Jewish heritage. He was saved by his friend David, whose father—a member of the New York mafia—killed the priest in retaliation. The price? A covenant with David and his father that if the mafia scion ever needed saving, Mitch would answer the call without hesitation.

It's the year 2025. Russia nukes Dresden and Israel destroys Tehran. The world is on the brink of global war. It gets worse. China invades Taiwan and the Arab nations surround Israel. The US President flies to Moscow to negotiate with the Russian leader, only to be taken hostage. The stage is set, and it falls to now-President Donovan to pull the world back from self-immolation.

When SEC Investigator Barrett Johnson uncovers a sinister scheme to profit from America's downfall, he knows he has to act fast. Someone is making secret financial trades from the Middle East that could only benefit in the event of a catastrophic terrorist attack on America. But when the CIA refuses to listen, Johnson realizes only one other person in the world can help him: The Hangman, an elusive assassin now more known for the noose left wrapped around his victim's neck than his brilliant banking skills.

The assassination of Abraham Lincoln set off a hysterical burst of international conspiracy theories, with all eyes turning first to Canada - once a hotbed of Confederate plots - and then, as evidence mounted, to the Catholic Church and Rome. Now from best-selling author Max Byrd, comes a long forgotten true story: a confidential mission to track down and capture any Europeans (and fugitive Confederates) who may have aided John Wilkes Booth. 

The most coveted combat decoration in all Germany, the Blue Max was a symbol of power, fame, and prestige beyond the reach of ordinary mortals. Bruno Stachel is a nobody, a newly recruited junior officer in a First World War combat squadron. But he is determined not to remain a nobody for long. He has his sights on the Blue Max, the most coveted of all German decorations, and he will do anything to get it. From the very moment he shoots down his first plane, everything he does is aimed at that goal.

Raffiniert, rasant, doppelbödig: Ein packender Agenten-Thriller um einen internationalen Rache-Feldzug. Durch Zufall geraten zwei junge Männer Ende der 80er-Jahre ins Fadenkreuz der CIA: Ruben Diaz aus San Salvador beobachtet ein Massaker an jesuitischen Dozenten der Zentralamerikanischen Universität; der Schweizer Santino Marti wird als Tourist in Puerto Rico in ein Mord-Komplott gegen den nicaraguanischen Präsidenten verwickelt. Beide lässt die CIA verschwinden. Auf einem Gefängnisschiff im Golf von Mexiko, einer sogenannten "black site", treffen Ruben Diaz und Santino Marti aufeinander, die Leidensgenossen werden Freunde.

Kuumuutta hohkava Turku. Mielipuolinen sarjamurhaaja. Kaksi vahvatahtoista naista. Hirvensalon rannasta löydetään julmasti tapetun koiran ruho. Sadistinen tapaus on vasta alkusoittoa: pian löytyy paloitellun naisen jäänteet. Komisario Anna Mäki joutuu elämänsä hirveimpään rikostutkintaan. Kumpaankin ruumiiseen on kirjoitettu tussilla merkintä K18, mutta muita johtolankoja murhaaja ei ole jättänyt.

Keneen voit luottaa? Annika Malm on jäänyt Norjaan rikosylikonstaapeli Stein Storesenin luo toipumaan Ringeriken verilöylystä. Traumatakaumista ja vainoharhoista kärsivä Annika ei luota hoidostaan vastaavaan neurokirurgiin ja epäilee tatuoitujen miesten varjostavan häntä. Mistä voi tietää, onko kyse todellisesta uhkasta vai vaurioituneen mielen harhoista? Samoihin aikoihin Stein saa Turun poliisilta tiedon tyttärensä Ninan kuolemasta.

Kolme vuorokautta suoraan helvetistä. Annika Malm on palannut tositoimiin muuttuneena niin kasvoiltaan kuin koulutukseltaankin. Salainen erikoiskoulutus vaarallisiin tehtäviin tarkoittaa, että korkeimman kansallisen tason suunnitelmia laadittaessa Annika hoitaa kyselemättä likaisen työn. Ongelma on vain siinä, ettei hän ole koskaan piitannut määräyksistä.