Assassin Thriller

A dark and riveting thriller that reimagines the life and mission of the Spanish nationalist enlisted to murder Leon Trotsky: Based on a true chapter of world history and ten years of research, here is the story of the real-life reluctant soldier and killer, Ramn Mercader—the obedient assassin. Ramn Mercader was plucked from the front of the Spanish Civil War by the Soviets and conscripted to murder the great intellectual Leon Trotsky, a leader of the Bolshevik Revolution who was exiled in the 1920s for opposing Joseph Stalin.

The bold hero of The Scarlet Thief and The Maharajah's General in an exhilarating and dangerous new adventure. Bombay, 1857. Jack Lark is living precariously as an officer when his heroic but fraudulent past is discovered by the devil - Major Ballard, the army's intelligence officer. Ballard is gathering a web of information to defend the British Empire, and he needs a man like Jack on his side.

In 1890 actor John Wilkes Booth - long presumed dead - emerged from 25 years of anonymity in his wilderness refuge to expose those truly responsible for the Lincoln assassination and its ensuing cover-up, to unite with the children he had never known and recover what he might of his sense of purpose and dignity.

La prima inchiesta del commissario Wallander. Sulle tracce di un assassino che colpisce con inaudita violenza, il commissario Kurt Wallander deve fare i conti anche con chi ha deciso di farsi giustizia da sé. Una fredda giornata di gennaio poco prima dell’alba, in un paese del sud della Svezia, un contadino scopre che i suoi vicini, una coppia di vecchi contadini come lui, sono stati assaliti e picchiati barbaramente. Basta una fuga di notizie e comincia la caccia all'uomo. I cittadini non si fidano della polizia, preferiscono organizzare da sé la loro sicurezza e la loro vendetta.

Michela Bellani, giovane chef nel ristorante che gestisce con un'amica a Firenze, si è appena trasferita in un nuovo appartamento. Il vicino di casa è l'ispettore di polizia Gabriele Vittori, un tipo dai modi irritanti ma con una discreta dose di fascino. Una notte qualcuno entra in casa di Michela e solo il fortuito intervento di Vittori riesce a mettere lo sconosciuto individuo in fuga.

No one is more surprised than Lem Altick when it turns out he's actually good at peddling encyclopedias door to door. He hates the predatory world of sales, but he needs the money to pay for college. Then things go horribly wrong. In a sweltering trailer in rural Florida, a couple Lem has spent hours pitching to is shot dead before his eyes, and the unassuming young man is suddenly pulled into the dark world of conspiracy and murder.

It is 1644, and Parliament's armies have risen against the King and laid siege to the city of York. Even as the city suffers at the rebels' hands, midwife Bridget Hodgson becomes embroiled in a different sort of rebellion. One of Bridget's friends, Esther Cooper, has been convicted of murdering her husband and sentenced to be burnt alive. Convinced that her friend is innocent, Bridget sets out to find the real killer.

A Civil War spy is pulled out of retirement to find a killer. It's 1862, and for Harrison Raines, the Civil War is finished. Since the First Battle of Bull Run, he has served the Union Army as a spy, crisscrossing the war-torn country and witnessing more death, misery, and carnage than any man should. Although a Virginian, he loathes slavery and is proud to have served Abraham Lincoln. But Raines has had enough killing and wishes only to retire to a tranquil patch of land.

When former CIA assassin Adam Hunter’s last hit goes awry, he attempts to leave behind his world of espionage and murder by embarking on a career in ministry. But soon, he is pulled back in to crack a code hidden in an ancient manuscript in order to foil a terrorist plot. In the meantime, Renie Ellis, a lawyer in the small town he’s moved to gets caught up in his dilemma and falls in love with him, not realizing he killed her fiancé by accident.

At 14, Gillis McCabe has a contentious argument with his father and angrily leaves his home, vanishing into the city. Years later, through hard work and innovative decisions he rises to become one of the wealthiest businessmen in Virginia. Feeling an urge to mend the relationship with his father, he decides to make the journey back to his childhood home. What he discovers shocks him. His father's estate is in shambles and the entire staff has been massacred.

A thrilling new tale of conspiracy, intrigue and rapier-sharp wit, starring the inimitable William Shakespeare. All is not well in Venice. Threatened daily by papal assassins, William Shakespeare and his close friends, Oldcastle and Hemminges, are increasingly isolated - the lies that have protected them so far beginning to wear thin. His companions want desperately to leave, but Will is tied to the city - his lover, the beautiful Isabella, is growing ever sicker.

Tasha Salen is a loving wife and mother. She is trained as a medical professional, but secretly awaits the next phone call for her other career. A call that will mark her next target.

Im Dezember 1988 kommen beim Lockerbie-Bombenanschlag alle 259 Passagiere einer Boeing 747 ums Leben, darunter auch Maureen, die Verlobte des US-Collegestudenten Mitch Rapp. Ein Jahr nach ihrem Tod wird Mitch von der CIA rekrutiert und schließt sich dem geheimen Orion-Team an, das gegen den weltweiten Terror in den Kampf zieht. An Krisenherden in Europa, im Nahen Osten und Asien bewältigt er den Verlust seiner großen Liebe und sucht nach einem neuen Sinn für sein Leben.

Beautiful Catherine Carnegie had it all. Life was golden and right on track - that is until he showed. An old college acquaintance continually entered her life. He seemed to know everything about her. Frank's preposterous claims of belonging to a secret government agency caused her to snicker. Eventually, the handsome man offered her a chance to privately meet his "group." The government agent was not lying. There was such a group. As she understood the importance of this group's actions to the country, her desire for entry became strong. When she realized her mistake, it was too late.

1898: What looks like an easy job turns into a life-threatening nightmare as Montmorency and his friends pursue anarchists across Europe to the USA. Science, medicine and opera are entangled in his fight to save lives. But no one is safe in Montmorency's world.

Glasgow, 1898. A man is found stabbed to death in a tenement block. Juan Camerón, photographer-cum-sleuth, is drafted in in the hope he can bring to light what the eye may overlook. Yet Juan has problems of his own. Following the tragic death of his father in Cuba some months before, the man’s legacy is threatened by a plagiarism suit from a mysterious señora, and Juan’s hoped-for happiness with his fiancée, Jane, might be over before it’s even begun - even more so when a visiting professor is murdered and Jane is witnessed fleeing the scene.

A new assassin appeared on the world scene. He left a card on his victims, the picture of a snake. He called himself Viper. He killed leaders in different countries and also terrorists. He had no agenda; it was for the money, and he was paid in the millions. But there was one assassination he would do for free. His goal was to kill Hawk, and he knew where he lived. He also knew Hawk's real identity: FBI assassin Lane Palmer. So he wouldn't be hard to find.

Come ogni anno, sui laghi e i torrenti che circondano la famosa cittadina del Maine, Cabot Cove, si svolge il tradizionale torneo di pesca. Jessica è stata tra le prime a iscriversi alla gara e, in vista della sua partecipazione, ha affittato un piccolo cottage a Moon Lake, immerso nella foresta. Una sedia a dondolo sul portico, il profumo dei pini e il riflesso del sole che si specchia nell'acqua: la situazione perfetta per trascorrere un po' di tempo in solitudine, rilassandosi sulla riva del lago, in compagnia di un buon libro, nell'attesa che i pesci abbocchino.

Although told to stand down now that the Chechen rebel who killed her fiancé is dead, CIA Analyst Maggie Jenkins believes otherwise and goes rogue to track down the assassin. Soon it becomes clear that failure to find Zara will have repercussions far beyond the personal, as Maggie uncovers plans for a horrific attack on innocent Americans. Zara is the new face of terrorism - someone who doesn’t fit the profile, who can slip undetected from attack to attack, and who’s intent on pursuing a personal vendetta at any cost.

Peppe Vitiello, soprannominato "Braciola" per il suo fisico tondeggiante, è il sovrano incontrastato della trattoria Partenope, sul lungomare di Mergellina, dove dispensa buoni piatti e battute di un'arguzia fuori dal comune. Fra le mura domestiche, invece, subisce le angherie di sua moglie Angelina, una donna burbera e dispotica che lo ritiene un buono a nulla e gli impedisce persino di avvicinarsi ai fornelli.