Stunning European-based thriller from an acclaimed young British author: ‘A class act’ – Sunday Times; ‘First in a field of one’ – Literary ReviewLisbon 1944. In the torrid summer heat, as the streets of the capital seethe with spies and informers, the endgame of the Intelligence war is being silently fought.Andrea Aspinall, mathematician and spy, enters this sophisticated world through a wealthy household in Estoril. Karl Voss, military attaché to the German Legation, has ...

A poignant, "top rank" espionage thriller spanning from WWII to the Cold War from the award-winning author of A Small Death in Lisbon ( The Guardian).Portugal, 1944. Recruited by British intelligence to help uncover Nazi secrets of atomic warfare, math prodigy Andrea Aspinall soon disappears into the crowds of Lisbon, hiding behind a new identity. Karl Voss, an attaché for German intelligence, arrives in the city under the purported agen...

Kovacs' War, an engaging novel by Donald Robert Wilson, tracks the adventures of foreign correspondent Peter Kovacs through World War I from 1914-1918. Kovacs departs for Europe, leaving his wife to care for the children and return to a career in nursing. As he reports the violence of the war, his own personal adventures become equally remarkable. Witnessing wartime barbarism firsthand he becomes lost and disillusioned, entering into a love affair with a beautiful nurse despite the family ...

Inspector Jefe Javier Falcón investigates a series of suspicious suicides in the "intricate [and] chilling" follow up to The Blind Man of Seville ( Publishers Weekly).In an exclusive suburb of Seville, Spain, a wealthy couple is found dead in their home, the tragic conclusion to an apparent suicide pact. Lucia Vega has been suffocated in her own bed, while her husband, construction magnate Rafael Vega, has succumbed to poison, a bizarre note clutc...

This stunning, atmospheric thriller set in war-torn Europe won the CWA Gold Dagger and has now been reissued with the Javier Falcon series.A Portuguese bank is founded on the back of Nazi wartime deals.Over half a century later a young girl is murdered in Lisbon.1941. Klaus Felsen, SS, arrives in Lisbon and the strangest party in history where Nazis and Allies, refugees and entrepreneurs dance to the strains of opportunism and despair. Felsen’s war takes him to the b...

The novel is set in a futuristic or space-faring setting where humanity has expanded its reach beyond Earth. The story centers on a group of characters who become embroiled in a conflict with a group of spacefaring marauders or "vandals" who threaten the stability of the cosmos.The "vandals" in the title refer to these antagonistic forces that disrupt the peace and order of space, possibly engaging in acts of piracy, sabotage, or other forms of cosmic terrorism. The protagonists, who are o...

NOW A MAJOR TV DRAMA ON SKY ATLANTIC. The powerful second psychological thriller featuring Javier Falcon, the complex detective from ‘The Blind Man of Seville’.At seven years old, Mario Vega faces a terrible tragedy – his parents are dead in an apparent suicide pact.But Inspector Javier Falcon has his doubts. In the brutal heat of a Seville summer, he dissects the disturbing life of the boy’s father, Rafael Vega. His investigation draws threats from the Russian mafia whose ...

A near-future society, AI-driven robots called COMPANIONS have become the ultimate partners: perfect and loving unconditionally, yet unable to reproduce. These emotionally adaptive Companions replace traditional human relationships. Men, in particular, find that these “robots” meet all their physical needs without the emotional baggage of human partners, representing the future of human relationships. Journalist ELLIOT MARNER has always been skeptical of the growing reliance on Artificial ...

"Shadows of Deception: Love in a World of Disinformation" is a captivating spy thriller and romance novel set in Washington, D.C. The story follows the life of Emily Harper, an ambitious investigative journalist, and James Bennett, a skilled CIA operative.

Step into the world of "Children Day Celebration" and konw why this day is so special for children all over the world. In this book, we explore what Children's Day means and how different people celebrate it.From parades to picnics, you'll learn about the fun things communities do to show kids how much they are loved. But this book is more than just about parties. It's also full of stories and ideas to help children grow and feel good about themselves.With ...

College in the United States changed dramatically during the twentieth century, ushering in what we know today as the American university in all its diversity. Religion departments made their way into institutions in the 1930s to the 1960s, while significant shifts from college to university occurred.The college ideal was primarily shaping the few to enter the Protestant management class through the inculcation of values associated with a Western civilization that relied upon this ...

"A terrific step-by-step blueprint to creating the right products or services by connecting the topics of innovation, process efficiency, and leadership into a unified plan of attack. And without engaging consultants!"--Hector Ruiz, President and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices.In First Fire the Consultants! International Bestselling author and computer industry veteran R.J. Pineiro teams up with Robert H. Wilson, Toyota efficiency expert and founder of Industrial Andons, to b...