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Bringing an end to the reign of the terrorist mastermind known as Hangman, Irish ex-soldier and war photographer Hugo Fitzduane is forced to protect himself from a fierce retaliatory group on the streets of Tokyo. Reprint. PW. AB. K. LJ.

The Gun Seller

by Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie concocts an uproarious cocktail of comic zingers and over-the-top action in this "ripping spoof of the spy genre" (Vanity Fair) -- the irresistible tale of a former Scots Guard-turned-hired gun, a freelance soldier of fortune who also happens to be one heck of a nice guy. Cold-blooded murder just isn't Thomas Lang's cup of tea. Offered a bundle to assassinate an American industrialist, he opts to... (more)

Final Flight

by Stephen Coonts

Navy jet pilot Jake "Cool Hand" Grafton returns in what "may be the best thriller of 1988!"--Tom Clancy. This time Jake is a commander of a carrier that is harboring a deadly female terrorist. What unfolds as a plot to tip the balance of nuclear power pits Jake one-on-one in a spine-tingling and extremely dangerous dogfight that will be someone's Final Flight. HC: Doubleday.

America: A Jake Grafton Novel

by Stephen Coonts

Dispatched on a trial run, NASA's SuperAegis satellite has been created as the foundation of an international antimissile defense system. But moments after dispatch, it vanishes. Rear Admiral Jake Grafton fears something worse than a grave malfunction-he suspects sabotage... The USS America-the world's most technically advanced nuclear submarine-is launched on its maiden voyage. Then shortly after steaming out of... (more)

Is Paris Burning?

How Paris Miraculously Escaped Adolf Hitler's Sentence of Death in August 1944

by Dominique Lapierre, Larry Collins

From the bestselling author of The City of Joy comes the dramatic story of the Allied liberation of Paris. Is Paris Burning? reconstructs the network of fateful events--the drama, the fervor, and the triumph--that heralded one of the most dramatic episodes of our time. This bestseller about 1944 Paris is timed to meet the demand for Dominique Lapierre books that will be generated by the March release of his... (more)

Them

Adventures with Extremists

by Jon Ronson, Jon Ronson

A wide variety of extremist groups -- Islamic fundamentalists, neo-Nazis -- share the oddly similar belief that a tiny shadowy elite rule the world from a secret room. In Them, journalist Jon Ronson has joined the extremists to track down the fabled secret room. As a journalist and a Jew, Ronson was often considered one of "Them" but he had no idea if their meetings actually took place. Was he just not... (more)

The Bancroft Strategy

by Robert Ludlum

In the tradition of such Ludlum classics as The Chancellor Manuscript and The Icarus Agenda , The Bancroft Strategy is a compelling novel of intrigue, where two figures find themselves facing a shadowy organization working to twist global politics to their own unsavory ends. When Todd Belknap - a legendary field agent for Consular Operations with a reputation as something of a cowboy - is cut loose from the... (more)

The Janson Directive

by Robert Ludlum

Nobel laureate, international financier, and philanthropist Peter Novak-a billionaire who has committed his life and fortune to fostering democracy around the world through his Liberty Foundation-has been kidnapped. The terrorist known as The Caliph is holding Novak in a near-impenetrable fortress and has refused to negotiate for his release, planning instead to brutally execute his hostage in a matter of days... ... (more)

The Scorpio Illusion

by Robert Ludlum

Amaya Bajaratt is beautiful, elusive, deadly -- and she has set in motion a chilling conspiracy that a desperate government cannot stop. An accomplished assassin and mistress of disguise and deception, she has set in motion the boldest act of terrorism yet conceived. Tyrell Hawthorne was a naval intelligence officer--one of the best--until the rainswept night in Amsterdam when his wife was murdered, an... (more)

The Icarus Agenda

by Robert Ludlum

In Ludlum's most action-packed, powerfully told, suspenseful book yet, a murderous band of terrorist fanatics has seized the American embassy in the Arab city of Musqat, but an American congressman, working undercover, succeeds in lifting the deadly siege.

Breakdown: How America's Intelligence Failure Led to September 11

Breakdown: How America's Intelligence Failure Led to September 11

by Bill Gertz

Bill Gertz, bestselling author and acclaimed defense and national security reporter, uses his unparalleled access to America's intelligence systems to examine how our nation's security is compromised by outdated bureaucracies and timid politics. Full of insider scoops and classified materials that tell the frightening truth about the FBI and the CIA. Breakdown is an incredibly gripping exposé unlike any... (more)

The Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection

The Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection

by Wendy Northcutt

Welcome to the next evolution in humor. In the spirit of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, The Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection brings together a fresh collection of magnificent misadventures, honoring those who continue to improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it in a sublimely idiotic fashion. Salute the owner of an equipment training school who demonstrates the dangers of... (more)

The Darwin Awards 4: Intelligent Design

by Wendy Northcutt

All-new tales from the shallow end of the gene pool Named after Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, The Darwin Awards pays homage to those who improve our gene pool . . . by removing themselves from it. Most of us know instinctively that igniting a blasting cap in our mouth is a recipe for disaster. Darwin Award winners do not. Most of us have basic sound judgment that eliminates the need for no... (more)

Bourne Trilogy: Book 3

The Bourne Ultimatum

by Robert Ludlum

The world's two deadliest spies in the ultimate showdown. At a small-town carnival two men, each mysteriously summoned by telegram, witness a bizarre killing. The telegrams are signed Jason Bourne. Only they know Bourne's true identity and understand the telegram is really a message from Bourne's mortal enemy, Carlos, known also as the Jackal, the world's deadliest and most elusive terrorist. And ... (more)

Longitudes and Attitudes

The World in the Age of Terrorism

by Thomas L. Friedman

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times columnist and bestselling author of From Beirut to Jerusalem and The Lexus and the Olive Tree comes this smart, penetrating, brilliantly informed book that is indispensable for understanding today’s radically new world and America’s complex place in it. Thomas L. Freidman received his third Pulitzer Prize in 2002 “for his clarity of vision, based on... (more)

Kildar (Paladin of Shadows, Book 2)

by John Ringo

Problems, problems, problems! All Mike Harmon ever wanted to be was a SEAL. But after problems in the teams, college student was a decent second best. However, trouble seemed to follow him where he went. Now, after having angered every terrorist on Earth and at least five governments, buying a farm in a third world country was looking pretty good. Of course, nothing was ever simple. With Chechen terrorists... (more)

Dirk Pitt Adventures: Book 18

Black Wind

by Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler

Clive Cussler's dazzling new Dirk Pitt(r) adventure. Clive the Mighty!" hailed Kirkus Reviews about Cussler's last Dirk Pitt(r) novel, Trojan Odyssey . "Hurricane Clive at his most tumultuous." Nobody has been able to match Cussler yet for the intricate plotting and sheer audacity of his work, and Black Wind sets the bar even higher. In the waning days of World War II, the Japanese tried a last... (more)

The Afghan

by Frederick Forsyth

A chilling story of modern terrorism from the grandmaster of international intrigue. T he Day of the Jackal , The Dogs of War , The Odessa File -the books of Frederick Forsyth have helped define the international thriller as we know it today. Combining meticulous research with crisp narratives and plots as current as the headlines, Forsyth shows us the world as it is in a way that few have ever been able... (more)

The Day The Ravens Died

by Timothy Pilgrim

This tale is of course fiction, well most of it is. As has been pointed out to me by people who know about these things, there is nothing in this book which serious terrorists could not do. Maybe not quite on the scale suggested here, but who knows? On the other hand, much of what was available to the security forces to help counter the attacks, either does not exist or they are not allowed to use. The levels... (more)

The Terrorists, the Last Martin Beck MysteryMaj; Wahloo, Per Sjowall

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