A brilliant American president is also a psychopath. He has his finger on the red button. And he’s about to start a world war with our most dangerous enemy. Put your finger on the order button. Push it to read James Patterson’s best and scariest novel yet. “Pure Patterson… Blowback asks us to imagine what would happen if a narcissistic psychopath were elected to the White House [and] to experience the terror of the world hanging in the balance at a moment when only a handful of determined patriots can save us.” –Ron Charles, Washington Post US President Keegan Barrett has swept into office on his success as Director of the CIA. Six months into his first term, he devises a clandestine power grab with deadly consequences.    Barrett personally orders CIA agents Liam Grey and Noa Himel to execute his plan, but their...

No matter how fast you run, the past will always catch you… Two years have passed since the heartbreaking events in Thicker Than Blood , and Adrian has started a new life in Tokyo. Semi-retired and working low-level contracts to keep busy, he has finally found some semblance of peace. One bullet can change everything… When a twist of fate puts Adrian in the crosshairs of a Yakuza family, he’s forced to once again do what he does best to protect those closest to him. But he will soon realize that every action has consequences. It’s the shot you don’t see coming that hurts the most… A ghost from Adrian’s past is lurking in the shadows. As this spectre of vengeance emerges, he is forced to confront enemies both old and new. It’s a battle he wasn’t prepared for. It’s a war he cannot win. The master of the first-person thriller, James P. Sumner, delivers the long-awaited eighth novel in the bestselling Adrian Hell series. A gripping, fast-paced adventure featuring one of the most popular assassins in the genre today. Laced with pulse-pounding action and clever twists, Blowback will keep you on the edge of your seat from cover to cover! Perfect for fans of Jack Reacher, John Milton, Mitch Rapp and Jason Bourne. **

This was supposed to be simple. Vengeance was mine. But I should know by now that nothing in life is easy.My end game has changed all because I met someone who wishes I was dead. Yet her hatred is the only thing saving her from The Big Bad. My lies protect her, so the harder she hates, the safer she is.The thing about love and hate—it skates a very thin line. I need to stay away. It's better for everyone if I do. But fighting this is like fighting nature.Our paths crossed for a reason, and my Tiger isn't fooled. Once the smoke clears, she will see every player, including me. I don't deserve a second chance. But I want one...because I want her. The question is, what happens when the truth is finally revealed?With the end in sight, I can promise you there will be nothing but violence and mayhem.Oh yes, blood will be shed.

He's America's most brilliant president ever. He's also a psychopath. US president Keegan Barrett swept into office on his success as director of the CIA. Six months into his first term, he devises a clandestine power grab with a deadly motive: Revenge. President Barrett personally orders Special Agents Liam Grey and Noa Himel to execute his plan, but their loyalties are divided. As CIA agents they've sworn to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all threats, both foreign and domestic. When the threat comes directly from the Oval Office, that's where the blowback begins.

When France's top chef, Marc Fraysse, summoned the world's press to make a shattering announcement, rumors abounded that he was about to lose one of his three coveted Michelin stars. Instead, on arrival at his remote restaurant on a volcanic plateau in central France, they were greeted with the news that the troubled genius had been murdered, and the message he intended to deliver was never made. Seven years on, the identity of his killer also remains an enigma. Enzo Macleod takes on his fifth cold case and delves into the big business and high stakes of French haute cuisine. As winter sets in, and snow gathers along a volcanic horizon, he retraces long cold footsteps across a remote hilltop. But unravelling the complex web of relationships that surrounded the brilliant and mercurial chef - a spurned lover, a jealous wife, an estranged brother, an embittered food critic--also leads to strange parallels with his own life. And in opening up this celebrated cold case, he finds himself reopening old wounds from his past.ReviewPraise for Peter May's Freeze Frame:''Excellent . . . intricate plot, compelling characters, and bombshell denouement.'' --Publishers Weekly (starred review)''. . . [leaves] the reader anticipating the fifth entry in this outstanding series.'' --Library JournalBook DescriptionThe fifth Enzo File investigates the murder of France’s most famous chef. As winter sets in, forensic scientist Enzo MacLeod retraces long cold footsteps to unravel the complex web of relationships that surrounded the mercurial genius. But in revealing a hidden killer, he also uncovers a disturbing parallel with his own past.

After killing Russo, one of the top Immortals, Nathan needs to get into the United States to hunt down his final target — Larkin. But such violent actions have equally violent consequences. Larkin has put out a bounty and sent his best people after Nathan. With every avenue of escape closing off, Nathan and Robin find their way to Australia and hope to smuggle themselves to the States undetected. Only problem — their point of contact turns out to be in even greater trouble than Nathan. When those problems catch up, Nathan finds himself locked in a struggle to fight his way toward freedom while trying to keep his whereabouts off Immortal radar. Not easy to do while shooting up storefronts in Brisbane. Making it even harder, a biker gang and a local crime family turn their focus onto Nathan. And that’s all before Robin is taken hostage.

"Adventure, political intrigue, suspense, and action galore."—Steve Berry A MISSION FOR JUSTICE Explosions rock London, Paris, and Washington. Casualties number in the thousands. The President orders his covert agencies to retaliate with full force. It's time to launch Operation Blowback. The Defense Intelligence Agency's Bridget Davenport was in the strike zone when the terrorists attacked. Claiming responsibility is Al-Souri, a jihadist who has consolidated multiple extremist cells in Syria. He plans to establish his own rule and wage all-out war against the West. For Blowback to succeed, Bridget needs a covert operative to infiltrate Al-Souri's forces. U. S. Army Lieutenant Faraz Abdallah is still recovering from his last mission. But both he and Bridget know he's the only man for the job. Faraz must re-enter the terrorists' deadly world — before America's enemies launch...

A little girl has been slain. Is it Special Agent Sam Jameson's fault? Homeland, Justice, and a powerful US Senator think so.And Sam is afraid they might be right. She's been suspended, and she even faces an indictment. With her beau stuck on an overseas deployment, she's left alone with her guilt, remorse and heartache - until a cryptic and terrifying message propels her out of her darkness and into a morass of international intrigue. Along the way, the clues start to add up, and Sam begins to wonder: was the little girl's tragic death an accident, or something much worse? And what does the CIA have to do with the horrible tragedy?Halfway across the globe, Sam runs into someone from her past. But something's different about him, and it quickly becomes clear he's in a desperate struggle of his own. Three important people in his life have been kidnapped and face a brutal death — that he himself has set in motion.Are all of their fates intertwined? Are Sam and the man from her past...

Introducing an exhilarating new espionage thriller by former CIA ops officer Valerie Plame and thriller writer Sarah Lovett. Covert CIA ops officer Vanessa Pierson is finally close to capturing the world's most dangerous international nuclear arms dealer: Bhoot, alias the ghost. One of her assets has information about Bhoot's upcoming visit to a secret underground nuclear weapons facility in Iran—in only a few days. But just as Pierson's informant is about to give her the location, they're ambushed by an expert sniper. Pierson narrowly escapes. Her asset: dead. Desperate to capture Bhoot and the sniper before they inflict more damage, Pierson enlists all of the Agency's resources to find them. But with each day, the pressure of the manhunt mounts, causing her to push her forbidden romance with a fellow ops officer to its limit when she asks him to do the impossible. Despite the risks, she refuses to halt her pursuit of the terrorists, and she...

The Moon, shaken by the Anniversary Day tragedies, deals with devastation. The Earth Alliance believes another attack imminent, but no one knows where or when it will strike. Just like no one knows who ordered the attacks in the first place.The Moon's chief security office, Noelle DeRicci, does her best to hold the United Domes government together. But Retrieval Artist Miles Flint, dissatisfied with the investigation into the Anniversary Day events, begins an investigation of his own. He builds a coalition of shady operatives, off-the-books detectives, and his own daughter, Talia, in a race against time. A race, he quickly learns, that implicates organizations he trusts—and people he loves.Rusch offers up a well-told mystery with interesting characters and a complex, riveting storyline that includes a healthy dose of suspense, all building toward an ending that may not be what it appears.—RT Book ReviewsThe latest Retrieval Artist science fiction thriller is an engaging...

When France's top chef, Marc Fraysse, summoned the world's press to make a shattering announcement, rumors abounded that he was about to lose one of his three coveted Michelin stars. Instead, on arrival at his remote restaurant on a volcanic plateau in central France, they were greeted with the news that the troubled genius had been murdered, and the message he intended to deliver was never made. Seven years on, the identity of his killer also remains an enigma. Enzo Macleod takes on his fifth cold case and delves into the big business and high stakes of French haute cuisine. As winter sets in, and snow gathers along a volcanic horizon, he retraces long cold footsteps across a remote hilltop. But unravelling the complex web of relationships that surrounded the brilliant and mercurial chef - a spurned lover, a jealous wife, an estranged brother, an embittered food critic--also leads to strange parallels with his own life. And in opening up this celebrated cold case, he finds himself reopening old wounds from his past.ReviewPraise for Peter May's Freeze Frame:''Excellent . . . intricate plot, compelling characters, and bombshell denouement.'' --Publishers Weekly (starred review)''. . . [leaves] the reader anticipating the fifth entry in this outstanding series.'' --Library JournalBook DescriptionThe fifth Enzo File investigates the murder of France’s most famous chef. As winter sets in, forensic scientist Enzo MacLeod retraces long cold footsteps to unravel the complex web of relationships that surrounded the mercurial genius. But in revealing a hidden killer, he also uncovers a disturbing parallel with his own past.

The true story of how US intelligence organizations employed Nazi war criminals in clandestine warfare and propaganda against the USSR, anticolonial revolutionaries, and progressive movements worldwide that were claimed to be Soviet pawns; includes a new, previously suppressed introduction by the author on the CIA's declassification of Nazi-related recordsEven before the final shots of World War II were fired, another war began—a cold war that pitted the United States against its former ally, the Soviet Union. As the Soviets consolidated power in Eastern Europe, the CIA scrambled to gain the upper hand against new enemies worldwide. To this end, senior officials at the CIA, National Security Council, and other elements of the emerging US national security state turned to thousands of former Nazis, Waffen Secret Service, and Nazi collaborators for propaganda, psychological warfare, and military operations. Many new recruits were clearly responsible for the deaths of...