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Everyone laughs at what southerners call a "snowstorm." But no one's laughing this time. A freakish combination of weather elements surpasses even the experts' predictions. Suddenly much of the upper South is covered in several feet of snow. There's never been a storm like this in the region before. Never in recorded history. For Atlanta executive J.C. Riggins, the storm is only one of the killers he'll have to face. In a desperate bid to save his job, his company, and quite possibly his young son's life, Riggins must transport a defense contract to North Carolina.

Una novela de aventuras con la intriga de El Código da Vinci y la acción de Indiana Jones. Una novela de aventuras en la mejor tradición de Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa y Arturo Pérez-Reverte. Mucha intriga y mucha acción de la mano de un autor que ya cuenta con más de doscientos mil lectores en todo el mundo.

Kaine, a wanted man on the run, receives a mysterious text with an address and the terse message: "Help them." When unscrupulous men try to force Greek restaurateurs, the Constantines, out of their business and their home, they stand firm. That is until the head of the family, Orestes, is attacked and left fighting for his life. Their neighbors are running scared. The police are turning a blind eye. With one of The 83 in trouble, Kaine flies straight back into the heart of danger, without a second thought.

Roma, anni ’70. Sono gli anni di piombo, degli scontri in piazza e delle occupazioni, la città è in fermento, costellata da atti di rivolta che come piccoli incendi ne devastano il tessuto. A osservarne gli sviluppi e a raccontarlo sulla carta stampata è Claudio Russo, giovane giornalista a cui interessa solo la verità. Ha idee politiche controcorrente, odiato a destra e a sinistra. Negli anni si è fatto molti nemici, ormai non si fida più di nessuno, l’unica dipendenza che ha è quella dagli antidolorifici.

Alessandria d’Egitto, 112 dopo Cristo. Il ritrovamento del corpo senza testa del governatore romano Servio Simile spinge l’imperatore Traiano a inviare con urgenza dall’Urbe il suo fidato amico e compagno d’armi Gaio Ticio Massimo. Mentre l’Egitto centrale brucia nella rivolta, nell’oscurità dei vicoli di Alessandria esseri soprannaturali compiono la loro sanguinaria vendetta. Per liberare il fido Sosia dai contrabbandieri che lo hanno rapito, Massimo e il centurione Decio si imbarcheranno, in compagnia di una donna bellissima e misteriosa, in un viaggio sul Nilo che li porterà verso la guerra.

Black-ops legend Christopher Wren prevented three major terror attacks on the homeland, and his reward? Dumped in a CIA black site for the rest of his life. But for Wren's enemies, that's not enough. They want to destroy him—his reputation, his friends, his family. It begins with a string of vicious murders, and continues right up to the door of Wren's cell. Because this attack is a false flag. The killers are claiming responsibility in Wren's name, and the CIA believe them—now the full weight of the US government is coming for those he cares most about.

All Bob Hoon ever wanted was a good whisky, and some peace and quiet. But, when Hoon hears that his friend and MI5 agent, Miles Crabtree, has gone missing in the United States, he is dragged back into action once more. The hunt leads him to the Florida Everglades, and into conflict with the violent locals, the terrifying wildlife, and a Sheriff with a sinister agenda of his own.

È il 1996. La guerra fredda dovrebbe essere finita da un pezzo, ma c'è un nuovo e altrettanto pericoloso nemico sullo scenario internazionale. Jack Reacher ha trentacinque anni e non ha ancora abbandonato l'esercito. È appena rientrato da una missione che ha portato a termine con successo e viene insignito quella stessa mattina di una medaglia al merito. Ma, poco dopo la cerimonia, Reacher riceve nuovi ordini: dovrà seguire un corso di studio serale.

Zahra Kane is a brilliant and daring archaeologist. The former British Army Intelligence linguist has used her fluency in a laundry list of languages, as well as her combat training, to succeed at the highest level. The intrepid adventurer isn't afraid to get her hands dirty or blow past the point of no return to obtain her prize. Late one night, she receives a frantic phone call from her estranged brother, an Egyptologist who's been tasked with examining a newly discovered tomb and the prize it contains: the original Book of the Dead-a scroll made of human skin and penned in human blood.

Scott Pearce has torn up the espionage rulebook to overcome those spreading division and hate, but radical environmental group White Fire is a new kind of enemy posing a new kind of threat. With everything on the line, Pearce discovers links to an old enemy thought long defeated, and as the danger rises, he realises he and his team, Leila Nahum and Kyle Wollerton, have underestimated the fight ahead. As the conspiracy that links Black 13 and Red Wolves emerges from the shadows, the team has one chance to avert a global catastrophe that could disable the world permanently.

Cate Granger and Jack Monroe are enjoying life far away from the deep-sea horrors of their past...but the ghosts still haunt them. Russian billionaire and former friend Sonya Borashev tells them of a newly discovered cave in Antarctica that leads deep beneath the frozen continent. It's from these icy depths that Sonya believes a remnant species of megalodon shark has been set loose and that these ancient monsters are not only alive but thriving. With a recent spate of horrifying attacks, Sonya leads an expedition to put an end to the monsters for good.

The gang wants him. The DEA needs him. Mason may be a lost kid's only hope. Passing through Atlanta, all Army veteran Mason Sharpe wants is a break. A break from the rain. A break from the grief he's carrying. A quiet campsite beneath Georgia pines where he can wrestle his demons into silence. Fate has other ideas. Eager to leave the city, Mason doesn't get the cops involved when he catches a kid trying to steal his truck. Jalen is fifteen, confident and smart, but headed down an ugly path. Mason drives him home, advising him to get his life back on track.

From 20,000 feet, the crew of a US Navy fighter jet sees it all. After decades of simmering tension, the uneasy stand-off between China and Taiwan has erupted into a full-scale civil war. Facing defeat, China threatens a thermonuclear firestorm... Only the U.S.S. Cunningham stands between them and World War Three. Thrown into a deadly cat-and-mouse pursuit, the clock is ticking, and the odds are against them. To prevail, the Captain and crew of the cutting-edge stealth destroyer will have to dig deeper than ever before. But will their best be good enough?

Following a string of adventures, Stone Barrington is enjoying some downtime in New York City when a chance encounter introduces him to a charming new companion. Too bad she also comes with the baggage of a persistent ex-boyfriend intent on retribution. As Stone skillfully dodges each disturbance, it becomes clear that there's an even more treacherous game being played behind the scenes. When long-standing grudges resurface, Stone is brought back into the orbit of some familiar enemies.

Dr. Rob Elwood, a geologist whose specialty is earthquakes and tsunamis, is having nightmares of "the big one" that are way too real to disregard. His friend, a counselor and retired reverend, does not think Rob is going nuts. To the contrary, he believes the dreams are premonitions to be taken seriously. No one else does, however, even after a press conference. Some live to regret it, most don't.

In 1954, ex-escort Sunni Sinclair breaks free of Australia’s gangland, reinventing herself as a pub owner in a lawless mining town near Sydney. A champion of justice, she challenges societal norms, advocating for women’s rights and downtrodden miners.

San Francisco lawyer Jack Strider sank everything he had into an offshore mining operation. Now he’s about to go broke. Worse, a Wall Street CEO, a Saudi prince, and the president of China all want him dead. And he doesn’t know why. Cormack Slade, megalomaniacal CEO of an international banking juggernaut, is cornering the supply of Rare Earth Elements. Without these elements, computers, smart phones, nuclear reactors, military jets, and other critical technology simply won’t function. If Slade succeeds, he’ll be the most powerful man in the world. If he fails, his firm will go bankrupt.

Da Evil Innuendo tackles a diabolic warning an abusive Pastor faces in his life. For Pastor Goode’s family, an arrival of a seductive women, Eva, soon turns into a sub-sequential nightmare of lust, greed, and fame. Pastor Goode's beliefs are challenged against her sensuous appeals as she takes his family on a journey to hell. Eva’s ultimate prey is the pastor himself, but will he succumb to her sexual lure, or will he stay true to his faith?

Erst wenn alles brennt, kann sich der Phönix aus der Asche erheben! Die ehemalige CIA-Agentin Ava Canary versucht gemeinsam mit der Geheimorganisation Eagles die feindlichen Insurgents zu lokalisieren, damit sie deren Plan, die Unterjochung und Versklavung der Menschheit, vereiteln kann. Die Befehle der Abbas sind eindeutig: Alle Bird-Agenten der Welt sollten vereint werden, damit das Flutprotokoll gestoppt werden kann. Ava muss alles riskieren und ihre persönlichen Grenzen überschreiten, damit sie eine Katastrophe ungeahnten Ausmaßes verhindern kann.

Una giovane donna irrompe nella casa di Grayson Pierce, agente segreto della Sigma, e sviene tra le sue braccia. Sconcertato, lui la riconosce all'istante: è Seichan, membro di spicco di una potente organizzazione terroristica. La donna è gravemente ferita e ha con sé un oggetto piccolo ma prezioso: un obelisco di pietra su cui sono incisi simboli di una lingua antichissima, addirittura antecedente ai geroglifici. Cosa significano quei segni? E chi vuole uccidere Seichan?