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Agent of the State: A groundbreaking new thriller by the former commander of special branch
by Roger PearceA suspected terrorist is frisked for explosives on the Embankment. Operators do this so skilfully he remains completely unaware... In New Scotland Yard a new brand of manager fails to deal with escalating threats - 'aggressive indecision' is what Detective Chief Inspector John Kerr calls it... He discovers that cocaine-fuelled sex parties in Knightsbridge are pulling in businessmen, Russian diplomats and senior members of the British government... When Kerr's investigations are blocked by his bosses in Scotland Yard, he decides to go it alone and begins to expose a cover-up that extends to all levels of the British Establishment. Agent of the State is the first novel by Roger Pearce, a former Special Branch officer at New Scotland Yard who rose to become its Commander and a key player in Whitehall's intelligence network. It is an authentic account of the way the British intelligence services work at all levels and of the hypocrisy of the British establishment.
Agent of the State: A groundbreaking new thriller by the former commander of special branch
by Roger PearceA suspected terrorist is frisked for explosives on the Embankment. Operators do this so skilfully he remains completely unaware... In New Scotland Yard a new brand of manager fails to deal with escalating threats - 'aggressive indecision' is what Detective Chief Inspector John Kerr calls it... He discovers that cocaine-fuelled sex parties in Knightsbridge are pulling in businessmen, Russian diplomats and senior members of the British government... When Kerr's investigations are blocked by his bosses in Scotland Yard, he decides to go it alone and begins to expose a cover-up that extends to all levels of the British Establishment. Agent of the State is the first novel by Roger Pearce, a former Special Branch officer at New Scotland Yard who rose to become its Commander and a key player in Whitehall's intelligence network. It is an authentic account of the way the British intelligence services work at all levels and of the hypocrisy of the British establishment.
Agent Out
by Francine PascalCatherine is dead. At least that's what the FBI claims. They say there's no point investigating the strange disappearance any further. Instead they want Gaia to stay in Quantico to carry on the search for the Lollipop Murderer. Gaia is convinced her partner is still alive -- and that she needs help. Even if it means putting the murder case on hold, Gaia must go after her. But going AWOL means losing the support of the FBI. Gaia will be completely on her own and heading into danger. Because Catherine's abduction is far more complicated -- and more sinister -- than she realized. In fact, it's a whole new mystery.
Agent Q, or The Smell of Danger!
by Kurt Cyrus M. T. AndersonIt's time for Lily, Katie, and Jasper to head home from their exciting Delaware adventure, but the Awful Autarch's spies and goons are everywhere, and it's clear that *they* have other plans for our three intrepid heroes. Chock full of ups, downs, twists, turns, and even a band of sentient lobsters fighting on the side of Good, this fourth installment of the Pals in Peril series is every bit as wild, wacky, and wonderfully outrageous as the first three.
The Agent Runner: A Novel
by Simon ConwayFrom the winner of an Ian Fleming Silver Dagger Award, a spy who came in from the cold for today's wars.British by birth, foreign by descent, and agnostic by conviction, Edward Henry Malik is an MI6 handler-an agent runner. For four years he has been running an agent codenamed Nightingale inside Pakistan's notorious ISI, keeping watch on its links to Al Qaeda and the Taliban and its machinations in neighboring Afghanistan, but mostly monitoring for threats to the British homeland. Then, in the aftermath of Osama bin Laden's killing, Nightingale is exposed and Ed's world falls apart.Dismissed from MI6 and with his reputation in tatters, Ed returns to his roots in the immigrant enclave of Whitechapel in London's East End. He takes a job at a freight forwarding office and unexpectedly falls in love with the proprietor's daughter. It seems as if he has finally found respite from his demons. But you can't escape your past. Ed knows too much, and he has come to the attention of Major General Javid Aslam Khan-Pakistan's legendary spymaster, known as the Hidden Hand.This lean, propulsive thriller tells a classic story of love, trust, and betrayal set against today's Great Game, while in the background swirl rumors of a one-legged mullah and a shadowy militia with the means to detonate a dirty bomb.Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction-novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Agent Running in the Field: A Novel
by John Le Carré“[Le Carré’s] novels are so brilliant because they’re emotionally and psychologically absolutely true, but of course they’re novels.” —New York Times Book Review <P><P>A new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author John le Carré Nat, a 47 year-old veteran of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, believes his years as an agent runner are over. He is back in London with his wife, the long-suffering Prue. But with the growing threat from Moscow Centre, the office has one more job for him. Nat is to take over The Haven, a defunct substation of London General with a rag-tag band of spies. The only bright light on the team is young Florence, who has her eye on Russia Department and a Ukrainian oligarch with a finger in the Russia pie. <P><P>Nat is not only a spy, he is a passionate badminton player. His regular Monday evening opponent is half his age: the introspective and solitary Ed. Ed hates Brexit, hates Trump and hates his job at some soulless media agency. And it is Ed, of all unlikely people, who will take Prue, Florence and Nat himself down the path of political anger that will ensnare them all. Agent Running in the Field is a chilling portrait of our time, now heartbreaking, now darkly humorous, told to us with unflagging tension by the greatest chronicler of our age. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Agent Running in the Field
by John le CarréA new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author John le CarréSet in London in 2018, Agent Running in the Field follows a twenty-six year old solitary figure who, in a desperate attempt to resist the new political turbulence swirling around him, makes connections that will take him down a very dangerous path. In his plot and characterization le Carré is as thrilling as ever and in the way he writes about our times he proves himself, once again, to be the greatest chronicler of our age.
Agent to the Rescue
by Lisa ChildsA bride on the run...and a killer on the prowl...hen FBI special agent Dalton Reyes discovers an amnesiatic injured bride in the trunk of a car, his protective instincts kick into high gear. Who is this mysterious redhead? And why is someone going to such great lengths to kill her? When a man claiming to be her fiancé steps forward, Dalton can't ignore his jealously...and his fear that that her betrothed isn't who he seems. But as Elizabeth-his beautiful charge-faces the dark truth of her past, Dalton must keep her and her two-year-old adopted daughter safe from the evil forces determined to reclaim them both...
Agent Under Siege (The Justice Seekers #2)
by Lena DiazCan they outsmart a killer…who’s already escaped justice?The Kentucky Ripper is in prison…or is he? When no one will help Teagan Ray find the man who really abducted her, former profiler Bryson Anton agrees to investigate. But soon their search takes two jolting turns—brutal attacks from a cunning suspect…and a powerful mutual attraction.From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.The Justice SeekersBook 1: Cowboy Under FireBook 2: Agent Under Siege
Agent Undercover
by Lisa ChildsShe's wanted by unknown assailants, the government...and the man sworn to protect her A man like FBI special agent Ash Stryker would never be caught dead at a speed-dating event. But that's where he tracks down Claire Molenski, a computer programmer suspected of selling government information. When he rescues her from a botched kidnapping, he realizes not only that she's innocent, but also that the only way to protect her is to pose as her boyfriend. Claire knows that their relationship is a ruse. Once the case is closed, she'll never see Ash again, and that scares her almost as much as the abduction attempts. But the way he acts toward her makes her wonder just how much of an act their relationship really is. And if she'll be able to survive long enough to find out.
Agent X: A Novel (Steve Vail Novels Ser. #2)
by Noah Boyd“Vail is in the mold of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher and Robert Crais’s Joe Pike….This guy has movie written all over him.” —Chicago Sun-TimesIn the pulse-pounding follow-up to the explosive debut thriller The Bricklayer — now a major motion picture starring Nina Dobrev and Aaron Eckhart — former FBI agent Steve Vail hunts down an elusive Russian Spy.Ex-FBI Steve Vail is looking forward to a well-earned and romantic New Years Eve in Washington, DC, when he quickly finds himself knee-deep in a very complicated and unusual case.A man known simply as Calculus has approached the FBI claiming he has a list naming several Americans who are supplying confidential government information to the Russian secret service. All he asks in exchange for the list is a quarter of a million dollars for each traitor the FBI nabs. But then Calculus informs the FBI that he’s been recalled to Moscow, and the Bureau suspects the worst: the Russians are onto him, probably have access to his list, and will be after the traitors unless the FBI can find them first.The FBI knows they have to stay one step ahead of the Russians, and, without knowing exactly who is on the list, keep the operation quiet. Once again, Vail is their man. He’s the perfect guy for this kind of under-the-radar investigation. But finding Calculus and his list of turncoats isn’t going to be easy. In fact, it’s going to be downright deadly.“We have a new American hero in Steve Vail.” —Patricia Cornwell
Agent Zero
by Lilith SaintcrowAn agent risks everything for a love he shouldn't feel in New York Times bestselling author Lilith Saintcrow's thrilling new romance! After barely surviving an IED, former US Army soldier Reese was whisked away by a shadowy agency and genetically enhanced. Now a "Super Agent"-smarter, faster, stronger, deadly-Reese executes his missions with precision. But when he's inexplicably drawn to a down-on-her-luck waitress, Reese learns he's not the emotionless man he once thought. One minute, Holly Candless is getting fifty-buck tips from her favorite hunky customer. The next, she's kidnapped, injected with something and rescued by Reese. Suddenly, they're on the run from the very government agency that wants Reese reprogrammed-and Holly dead. Keeping Holly alive is not only Reese's primary mission-it's his sole chance at love...and survival.
El agente confidencial (Biblioteca De Graham Ser.)
by Graham GreeneGreen escribió esta novela negra en solo seis semanas en 1938 y confiesaen el prólogo: «"El agente confidencial" es uno de los pocos libros quehe escrito que me ha interesado volver a leer, tal vez porque no esrealmente mío. Fue como si lo vampirizara# El libro avanzó con rapidezporque no tuve que lidiar con mis propios problemas técnicos: en elfondo estaba vampirizando la novela de un viejo escritor, que murió pocoantes de que el estudio en que yo trabajaba volara por el aire. Todo loque puedo decir como excusa y con gratitud hacia una sombra honorable,es que "El agente confidencial "es mejor novela de intriga que la queescribió Ford Madox Ford cuando intentó el genre en "Vive Le Roy"». Inspirada en la Guerra Civil española, la protagoniza un profesor deliteratura que deberá conseguir carbón para el gobierno republicano enuna Londres a las puertas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial; Un pacifistaobligado a tomar partido, un hombre acorralado e indefenso que debeenfrentarse a la injusticia en la más absoluta soledad. Sin ningún apoyooficial, y con el enemigo pisándole los talones.
Agente, ¿en tu casa o en la mía? (Cuerpos pasionales #Volumen 2)
by Marian ArpaSegunda y emocionante novela de la serie Cuerpos pasionales. Sigamos disfrutando con las idas y venidas de estos agentes que tropiezan con el amor sin darse cuenta. Lewis reconoce el amor, y no se espera lo que ella hará para evitarlo. ¿Qué hará cuando Carol huya de él sin darle ninguna explicación? Carol Shepard es dependienta de una exclusiva tienda de ropa femenina en Boston. Está muy satisfecha con su vida, ella misma se ha labrado su futuro, con su seguridad, independencia, inteligencia y tenacidad. Nunca ha podido apoyarse en su familia, quienes le han supuesto, desde muy temprana edad, una desilusión tras otra. No cree en el amor, ni falta que le hace. Ese sentimiento solo puede acarrear dolor y sufrimiento. Todo le va estupendamente, hasta que un día parece que los astros se hayan alineado para hacerle la vida imposible. Los problemas parecen perseguirla y acumularse a su alrededor. Roger Lewis es un agente del S.W.A.T. apasionado de su trabajo. Ha nacido para ayudar a los demás y está satisfecho de su vida. Sus compañeros de equipo son su familia. No piensa en el amor, a ninguna mujer con las que ha estado le ha gustado que en el momento menos oportuno reciba una llamada y tenga que salir a por alguna emergencia. Sin embargo, todo cambia cuando su sargento Keanu le presenta a Carol. Desde el primer momento, queda cautivado por sus inteligentes oscuros ojos grises y su melena morena y brillante donde desea enterrar las manos. Carol no se siente para nada contenta cuando reconoce sus sentimientos hacia Lewis. No quiere hacerle daño, pero tampoco quiere sufrir porque se lo haga él.
The Agent's Covert Affair
by Karen AndersHE'S GUARDING HER EVERY MOVE... Private detective Emma St. John doesn't care about military jurisdiction. Her JAG lawyer sister is critically injured-and Emma's baby nephew, Matthew, has been abducted by a vicious drug lord. She is determined to navigate through lethal cartel country to rescue the baby, no matter what. But she's stuck with a mysterious NCIS special agent riding shotgun...and Derrick Gunn is proving to be the kind of determined, cool-headed help she can't shake. Staying strictly mission-oriented keeps Derrick alive-and alone. But all bets are off as he and beautiful, independent Emma fight to stay steps ahead of their enemies. Her resourcefulness and courage ignite desire he's willing to go through hell to keep. But love and survival are never guaranteed...
The Agent's Deadly Liaison (Wyoming Nights #4)
by Jennifer D. BokalA killer&’s lethal plotNeither saw coming A serial killer awaiting trial in prison wants to confess…but only to District Attorney Chloe Ryder and the Rocky Mountain Justice operative who arrested her. When Chloe and Marcus Jones arrive, their nemesis lays a deadly trap. Now Chloe&’s only hope of survival is the man who doesn&’t know she&’s pregnant from their one night together. But the killer does—and vows baby will never make three…From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama.Feel the excitement in these uplifting romances, part of the Wyoming Nights series:Book 1: Agent's Mountain RescueBook 2: The Agent's Deadly Liaison
Agent's Mountain Rescue (Wyoming Nights #2)
by Jennifer D. BokalHe didn’t want her helpBut she’s the one he desperately needs…Operative Liam Alexander is a tracker, used to working solo, even in treacherous mountain terrain. He only agrees to partner with child psychologist Holly Jacobs to stop a deadly serial killer. When Liam’s daughter is abducted by the twisted murderer, what begins as a working relationship turns into so much more. But can Liam rescue his baby girl without sacrificing the family he’s grown to love?From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama.Wyoming Nights
Agents of Darkness
by Campbell ArmstrongIn international bestselling author Campbell Armstrong's thrilling, sophisticated tale of espionage, an assassin's vengeance triggers the exposure of a lethal conspiracy at the heart of the US government The director of the CIA lies unconscious and close to death in a private clinic, and his likely successor waits on his Pennsylvania estate while the power brokers in Washington, DC, do their deals. In the meantime, a man in Dallas is murdered. And on the other side of the globe, in Manila, a nondescript American is killed in his lover's back-alley apartment. Hard-drinking Scotsman Charlie Galloway, who has been suspended from his job in the LAPD, unofficially looks into the murder of a Filipino woman. Step by step, his investigation leads him to the nation's capital, where a shocking conspiracy reaches deep into the heart of government. [Reviews]
Agents of Dreamland (Tinfoil Dossier #1)
by Caitlín R. Kiernan“[In this] Lovecraft-inflected police procedural . . . Kiernan’s writing—starkly visual, tongue in cheek and disturbingly visceral—carries the day.” —New York TimesA government special agent known only as the Signalman gets off a train on a stunningly hot morning in Winslow, Arizona. Later that day he meets a woman in a diner to exchange information about an event that happened a week earlier for which neither has an explanation, but which haunts the Signalman.In a ranch house near the shore of the Salton Sea a cult leader gathers up the weak and susceptible—the Children of the Next Level—and offers them something to believe in and a chance for transcendence. The future is coming and they will help to usher it in.A day after the events at the ranch house which disturbed the Signalman so deeply that he and his government sought out help from ‘other’ sources, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory abruptly loses contact with NASA’s interplanetary probe New Horizons. Something out beyond the orbit of Pluto has made contact.And a woman floating outside of time looks to the future and the past for answers to what can save humanity.Agents of Dreamland is a new Lovecraftian horror novella from award-winning author Caitlín R. Kiernan.“Kiernan’s subtly haunting voice draws the reader in.” —Publishers Weekly“Caitlín R Kiernan is one of those writers that you can’t believe isn’t a household name. Her writing is fantastic and her stories are dark, complex and wonderful.” —Book Riot
Agents of Influence: How the KGB Subverted Western Democracies
by Mark HollingsworthThere&’s no such thing as a former KGB man. Agents of Influence reveals the secret history of an intelligence agency gone out of control, accountable to no one but itself and intent on subverting Western politics on a near-inconceivable scale. In 1985, 1,300 KGB officers were stationed in the USA. The FBI only had 350 counter-intelligence officers. Since the early days of the Cold War, the KGB seduced parliamentarians and diplomats, infiltrated the highest echelons of the Civil Service, and planted fake news in papers across the world. More disturbingly, it never stopped. Putin is a KGB man through and through. Journalist Mark Hollingworth reveals how disinformation, kompromat and secret surveillance continue to play key roles in Russia&’s war with Ukraine. It seems frighteningly easy to destabilise Western democracy.
Agents of Innocence: A Novel
by David IgnatiusA "superlative spy novel" (New York Times) by the author of the bestselling espionage thrillers Body of Lies and The Director.Agents of Innocence is the book that established David Ignatius's reputation as a master of the novel of contemporary espionage. Into the treacherous world of shifting alliances and arcane subterfuge comes idealistic CIA man Tom Rogers. Posted in Beirut to penetrate the PLO and recruit a high-level operative, he soon learns the heavy price of innocence in a time and place that has no use for it.
Agents Of Light And Darkness (Nightshade #2)
by Simon R. GreenA quest for the Unholy Grail-the goblet from which Judas drank at the Last Supper-takes private eye John Taylor deep into the secret, magical heart of London...called the Nightside.
Agents of Treachery: Never Before Published Spy Fiction from Today’s Most Exciting Writers
by Otto PenzlerFor the first time ever, legendary editor Otto Penzler has handpicked some of the most respected and bestselling thriller writers working today for a riveting collection of spy fiction. From first to last, this stellar collection signals mission accomplished. Including: * Lee Child with an incredible look at the formation of a special ops cell. * James Grady writing about an Arab undercover FBI agent with an active cell. * Joseph Finder riffing on a Boston architect who's convinced his Persian neighbors are up to no good. * John Lawton concocting a Len Deighton-esque story about British intelligence. * Stephen Hunter thrilling us with a tale about a WWII brigade. Full list of Contributors: James Grady, Charles McCarry, Lee Child, Joseph Finder, John Lawton, John Weisman,Stephen Hunter, Gayle Lynds, David Morrell, Andrew Klavan, Robert Wilson, Dan Fesperman, Stella Rimington, Olen Steinhauer
The Agent's Proposition
by Lyn StoneHer cover: sexy heiress on a French Riviera spree. Her mission: find the terrorist hacker threatening to shut down America's power grid. And SEXTANT agent Tess Bradshaw plans to play this first assignment strictly by the book. But to successfully stay under cover, she needs ex-CIA agent Cameron Cochran's wild-card expertise in breaking all the rules. Cameron has taken this case strictly to clear his name. Helping this innocent newbie strip down to her secrets to play bad-girl bait is a nice but distracting bonus. With the clock ticking and lethal mercenaries closing in, surrendering to each other might be their only chance.... --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.
The Agent's Redemption
by Lisa ChildsShe'll do anything to expose her sister's killer-even reunite with an ex... After six years hunting The Bride Butcher, FBI agent Jared Bell is as determined as ever to find the ruthless murderer. So when the killer strikes again, he'll stop at nothing to bring closure to the case-and the first victim's sister, Rebecca Drummond. Including staging an engagement to lure the madman into a trap... It's been years since their torrid rendezvous, but as Jared's fake fiancée, Becca can no longer ignore their attraction. Or the secret she's been keeping from him. For now, she needs to focus on bringing her sister's killer to justice-and insist on using herself as bait to do it.