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¿Y si el arma más peligrosa del mundo no fuera un misil inteligente, un submarino sigiloso o un virus informático? ¿Y si, en realidad, se tratara de un chico de diecisiete años con una mente prodigiosa, capaz de sortear los sistemas de seguridad más sofisticados y de manipular cualquier arma y volverla en contra de los más poderosos? ¿Qué no estaría dispuesta a hacer cualquier agencia de inteligencia para tenerlo de su lado? Hay que encontrarlo y capturarlo. O protegerlo y salvarlo.

Cuando un joven voluntario americano es brutalmente asesinado en Serbia, su millonario abuelo no duda en exigir venganza. Para localizar al asesino contacta con Cal Dexter, veterano de las fuerzas especiales de la guerra de Vietnam y la única persona capaz de llevar a cabo con éxito esta arriesgada misión. Pero lo que empieza como una tragedia personal, se convierte rápidamente en una violenta historia que implica a los más peligrosos agentes del terrorismo internacional....

Han pasado cincuenta años desde que Peter Miller revelara los secretos de Odessa, una organización clandestina de antiguos nazis que luchaban por recuperar el poder. Ahora jubilado y convertido en una leyenda del periodismo, Miller se ha volcado en cuidar de su nieto Georg tras la muerte de su hijo y su nuera en un trágico accidente de coche. Aunque Peter se apartó de su carrera para mantener a su nieto a salvo, no pudo hacer nada para impedir que el joven siguiera sus pasos y la reputación de Georg, que practica un periodismo incisivo y valiente, ha crecido rápidamente en el mundo digital.

When British and US intelligence catch wind of a major Al Qaeda operation, they're ready for action. But what can they do? They know nothing about the attack, so they plant The Afghan, a prisoner of Guantanamo Bay and a former commander of the Taliban.

Ai vertici dell'Ufficio Simulazione inglese c'è un uomo, Sam McCready, che in fatto di spionaggio può farla in barba a qualsiasi mezzo elettronico, anche il più sofisticato. Ma da che parte sta?

Brought to you by Penguin Now a major TV series directed by Brian Kirk and starring Eddie Redmayne! One of the most celebrated thrillers ever written, The Day of the Jackal is the exhilarating story of the struggle to catch a killer before it's too late. 1963. An anonymous Englishman is hired by...

Tutto ha inizio con una lista di nomi: quelli di una serie di terroristi che minacciano la sicurezza nazionale. Il pericolo è reale, ma per evitare il panico generale la lista deve rimanere segreta e i criminali devono essere eliminati uno a uno, a cominciare dal più temibile, "il Predicatore", un fondamentalista islamico senza scrupoli. Solo un uomo può compiere quella che sembra una missione impossibile: l'ex marine Kit Carson. Kit, però, non sa che faccia abbia il suo nemico, dove si nasconda e quale sia il suo vero nome.

The Cocaine industry is worth billions of dollars a year to the drug cartels who spread their evil seed across Western society. Its usage causes incalculable misery, poverty and death. Slowly, gradually, inexorably it is spreading...it is a blight which must be stopped. One man, Paul Devereaux...

In a remote corner of Zangaro, a small republic in Africa, lies Crystal Mountain. At certain times of the day the mountain emits a strange glow. Only mining magnate Sir James Manson, a shadowy titan of London’s financial district, knows why. The mountain contains ten billion dollars’ worth...

From the bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal, international master of intrigue Frederick Forsyth, comes a thriller that brilliantly blends fact with fiction for one of this summer’s—or any season’s—most explosive reads! From the behind-the-scenes decision-making of the Allies to...

When British and American intelligence catch wind of a major Al Qaeda operation in the works, they are primed for action, but what can they do? They know nothing about the attack - the what, where, or when. They have no sources in Al Qaeda, and it's impossible to plant someone. Or is it?

Pět povídek Fredericka Forystha provede posluchače londýnskými předměstskými brlohy, středověkou Siennou, letištěm v Heathrow i prériemi Little Big Hornu. V příbězích s propracovanou pointou se setkáváme se záhadnými vraždami, těžko vysvětlitelnými jevy i postavami, které jako by popíraly zákony časoprostoru. Skrze nečekanou zápletku, eskalaci napětí a dokonalou znalost prostředí, které jsou hlavními devízami Forsythova nezaměnitelného stylu, vypráví Kvintet příběhy o spravedlnosti, vině, odplatě a nevyzpytatelných cestách lidských osudů.

Ve Virginii sídlí agentura TOSA, jejímž úkolem je hledat a zabíjet ty, kteří jsou pro Spojené státy natolik nebezpeční, že se ocitli na takzvaném Seznamu smrti. Právě na něm přibylo nové jméno: terorista přezdívaný Kazatel, který radikalizuje mladé muslimy a nabádá je k vraždám. Bohužel pro něj zabijí i vysloužilého generála námořní pěchoty, jehož syn patří k nejlepším lovcům lidí ve službách TOSA. Ten se své práci věnuje už šest let. Nezná jméno, podobu ani místo pobytu nového cíle. Kazatel z toho však udělal osobní záležitost.

From the author of The Day of the Jackal comes Frederick Forsyth's Avenger, a heart-stopping thriller of murder, intrigue, deception, and revenge. Attorney Calvin Dexter hangs his shingle in a quiet New Jersey town, has a reasonably successful practice, and takes the hills strong while triathlon...

Brought to you by Penguin Most weapons do what you tell them. Most weapons you can control. But what if the most dangerous weapon in the world isn't a smart missile or a stealth submarine or even an AI computer programme?What if it's a 17-year-old boy with a blisteringly brilliant mind, who can...

The life-and-death hunt for a notorious Nazi criminal unfolds against a background of international arms deals. As the story leads to its final dramatic confrontation on a bleak winter's hill-top, the question every reader asked at the end of The Day of the Jackal will inevitably be asked again...

During those fateful weeks before Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, a fragment of radio intercept had referred to Qubth-ut-Allah, a devastating secret weapon that could rain death and destruction on the Allied forces. Despite Allied scepticism, Major Mike Martin, an SAS man who can pass as an...

When British and American intelligence discover an al Qaeda operation in the works, they enlist undercover imposter Colonel Mike Martin to pass himself off as Taliban commander Izmat Khan. But nothing prepares Martin for the dark and shifting world into which he is about to enter-or the terrible...

The cocaine industry is worth billions of dollars a year to the drug cartels who spread their evil across Western society, causing incalculable misery, poverty and death. Slowly, gradually, inexorably it is spreading and it is a blight which must be stopped. One man, Paul Devereaux, intellectual, dedicated, utterly ruthless and ex-CIA special ops, is given what seems like an impossible task. At his disposal is anything he wants – men, resources, money. And he will not stop until he has completed his mission.

Deception, blackmail, murder, revenge - these are themes of stories that move from London to the coast of Spain, from Mauritius to Dublin. Whether his subject is assassination by stealth, gun-smuggling or the cruel confidence trick Forsyth is never less than compulsive.Here are eight stories with the Forsyth touch - a brilliant and original collection by an incomparable craftsman of suspense.