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Londra, estate 1914. Mentre l'Europa si avvicina inesorabilmente alla Prima guerra mondiale, Venetia Stanley, un'affascinante giovane donna dell'alta società londinese, intrattiene un fitto carteggio con il primo ministro Herbert Asquith, un uomo sposato con più del doppio dei suoi anni. Venetia è la sua amante clandestina, la sua unica confidente sulle questioni di Stato e, nelle appassionate lettere che i due innamorati si scambiano quasi quotidianamente, Asquith la mette al corrente di informazioni confidenziali sul futuro dell'Europa e di telegrammi diplomatici di estrema riservatezza.

El sueño americano se ha vuelto pesadilla, y tres latinas indocumentadas han quedado atrapadas: Bolivia y sus dos hijas, María Paz y Violeta. María Paz cree tocar el cielo con las manos al casarse con un policía blanco y norteamericano. Hasta que este es asesinado y a ella la meten presa. Pero la celda no es su peor calvario. María Paz descubre que el verdadero infierno la espera al otro lado de las rejas, y una segunda muerte termina de definir el rumbo de su suerte.

It was just a link in an email. Michael Housen is living a typical, white-collar American life at a security company when he falls for a phishing campaign with dire implications. One click, and suddenly the US is under marshal law and bombing Tehran. Michael unknowingly triggered a cyberattack by Iranian hackers, which a belligerent President Davis uses as pretext for war against Iran. Michael blinks and he and his wife, Pam, are thrown into private prisons owned by the president, a multibillionaire tycoon.

In The Win Machine, Ryan McBeth delivers a gripping techno-thriller that explores the terrifying power of technology, the dangers of unchecked ambition, and the razor-thin line between profit and catastrophe. As the countdown to global annihilation ticks away, the ultimate question emerges: How far would you go to win?

Twelve stories, twelve big, Bad Russian men who know exactly what they want. Twelve steamy tales, each one a delicious chase of a criminally hot, powerful older man, driven by irresistible obsession as he discovers, stalks, and fulfills an innocent American girl, his one and only, the woman of his dreams.

Aim for Neutrality. We Need Better Sources. Anonymity is Fundamental. Keep Developing. The editors know these principles. The editors follow them every day—usually. The editors may not be recognized on the street, but they craft the information that is seen on nearly every internet search. Through Infopendium, a global, crowd-sourced internet encyclopedia, the editors influence the world. Freelance journalist Morgan Wentworth attends the Global Infopendium Conference in New York expecting a straightforward story to help pay the rent. But the so-called “pendium people” are full of surprises.

In naher Zukunft: auf Grund der Maßnahmen zu Pandemien und Klimawandel hat sich das Leben vollkommen verändert. Ein Generationenkampf entbrennt in einer Welt, in der die Klimakanzlerin mit CO2-Lebenskonten, unlösbaren smarten Armbändern und Kontaktbudgets unerbittlich regiert.

En 1906 un acontecimiento real, el intento de volar el Observatorio de Greenwich por parte de un anarquista llamado Martial Bourdin, inspiró a Joseph Conrad el tema de un relato magistral. Sobre el telón de fondo del Londres de comienzos de siglo, una ciudad monstruosa e indiferente, se desarrolla la historia de un fallido atentado que revela el turbio entramado formado por el terrorismo internacional, la acción de la policía y la diplomacia deshonesta.

The last thing a covert CIA operative wants is to become an overnight sensation. But once President Cahill exposed him on social media for killing an international drug cartel kingpin, this became Kelley’s new norm. Coming to Senator Frank Beemer’s aid after a diabolical shooting on the MAX, Portland’s metro-transit train, Garris is now on everyone’s radar.

The Hunt For Frederick Douglass is an extraordinary first novel by author Terry Balagia, whose historical fiction work takes us along on an outrageously authentic ride, where he combines deep insights, fights with Texas Ranger heroics, and unexpected surprises that keep the listener holding on tight to every word.. It’s the tale of Texas Ranger Rip Gatlin, who is ordered to go up North and capture Frederick Douglass in an attempt to get the newly elected Lincoln to negotiate with the South in hopes of avoiding the Civil War and permanently eliminating slavery.