Showing results by publisher "W. F. Howes Ltd" in Espionage

Evan Ryder was once a field agent for a black-ops arm of the Department of Defense. Now she works for Parachute, a cutting-edge quantum-computing firm whose private espionage network exceeds any government spy agency. But her mission remains the same: Seek out and destroy Omega, a fanatical global cult intent on destroying democracy. The fight against Omega has already cost Evan dearly but she will not stop until she has torn out the conspiracy by its roots, no matter the risk

Up the remote James River lies a small fort. This first outpost of the new colony is besieged by natives, beset by danger and sabotaged from within. Christian Hardy is there to protect the new possession on behalf of young Prince Henry, heir to the English throne. Ranged against him are King James I and his spymaster Robert Cecil as well as his old adversary Realm, who will stop at nothing to wreak vengeance on Hardy. A desperate fight for survival begins....

The Final Warning is an arresting and timely contemporary thriller from a master story-teller. Steeped in conspiracy, diverse characters and an incredibly deft knowledge of American consciousness, it is at times disturbing, at others heart-warming, at times light-hearted and at others unbelievably significant. As an insidious plot threatens to bring the world's most powerful country to its knees, the besieged president of the United States of America dares not reveal that American freedom is hanging by a tether.

Dr Maria Martinez has finally escaped The Project facility that has been controlling her since birth. But in going against The Project's rigid protocol, the powers at the very top of the organisation will go to any length to re-initiate her. Their aim? To get her back in Room 17, where their intense 'training 'of Maria can be completed. Fleeing to Switzerland, Maria must never lose sight of potential danger, but soon finds there's nowhere to run....

David was one of an elite corps of spies trained during the Cold War. But those days are gone and for nine years he has been an ordinary citizen... until a phone call in the middle of the night. The only other known survivor of that elite corps has gone rogue. They need David to stop him. What ensues is an existential cat-and-mouse game played out across the American landscape.

My name is Dr. Maria Martinez and I am - was - a consultant plastic surgeon. I am 33 years old. Place of birth: Salamanca, Spain. And I was convicted of the murder of a Catholic priest.

Maria is in prison. She says she’s innocent and is fighting to clear her name. Because deep down she knows the truth better than anyone. Doesn’t she?

Nicoletta, the Countess Vilandry, is on a mission to lure fellow spy Gabriel D'Arcy into bed and into revealing his true loyalties. With such sensual games at play, suddenly Nicky's dangerously close to exposing her real identity. Gabe knows the Countess has been sent to seduce him. He's never met such a captivating woman - and he's determined to enjoy every second she spends as his very willing captive!

As an F-16 fighter pilot, Darwin Cole was a family man on top of his world. Now he's a washout, drunk and alone, haunted by the memory of an Afghan child running for her life from the Predator drone he 'piloted’. Reluctantly, Cole teams up with three journalists seeking to discover the identity of the anonymous intelligence operative who called the shots in that ill-fated mission.

Evan Ryder is an extraordinary intelligence field agent now working for the security arm of Parachute, a private company and the world's leader in the application of quantum technology. In the past, Ryder has done lethal battle in the modern global wars of power politics, extremist ideology, corrosive disinformation, and outrageous greed. But now she finds herself in a battle arena whose dangers, while less obvious, are greater than anything the world has seen before—the present and future war of weaponized quantum technology.