Mission Mystery

Soon to be a major motion picture by Vishal Bhardwaj, this double bill of pacey thrillers highlighting the exploits of India's intelligence agency will have your pulse racing. In The Zero-Cost Mission, India's relations with Bangladesh are undermined by the activities of the Jamaat-e-Islami, whose camps and facilities are being used to help Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence. The Wily Agent details the pitfalls of gathering intelligence in a foreign country, a delicate and complex business. A good source, however, can make the risks worthwhile.

Black Forest Huntsmen capture a werewolf's daughter to force him to commit treason. To prevent the president's assassination, resulting in a human werekind war, her father asks Nate, a powerful Alpha, and his foster-brother Eli, a human changeling werewolf, to save her.

Giovanni Trincanato ist Alleinerbe der gleichnamigen sizilianischen Bootswerft und wirft als mondäner Playboy das Geld zum Fenster hinaus. Der Firma droht der Ruin, und Commissario Montalbano ist zur Stelle, als einer der Arbeiter sich erhängt. Kurz darauf wird Giovanni ermordet aufgefunden, zeitgleich mit der Ankunft einer mysteriösen Segeljacht im Hafen. Steht das Auftauchen des mondänen Schiffs in Zusammenhang mit Giovannis gewaltsamem Tod? Schon bald kommt Montalbano einem Komplott auf die Spur, das ihn vor neue Herausforderungen stellt.

Never did I know I'd ever meet Keith again. Troublemaker on the outside, knight in shining armor on the inside, and my big, high-school crush that I never got over with. Eight years later, Keith aka Mad-dog, suddenly yanks me from my safe little world and brings me to a much more exciting reality. I am having the time of my life, until he says something that forces me to question: Does he really love me, or is this a ploy to get the bank he desperately wants?

When Russell's dog, Rodney Rodent, jumps at a strange mural to get at a creepy-looking gnome and disappears into the painting, the Flint Future Detectives are on the case. This time they have a new president, Richelle. A secret password leads Steven, Russell, and Richelle to the mysterious Mr. Chickee, who's living in a whole different universe!

Winston Churchill ist ein Perserkater. Genauer gesagt war er ein Perserkater, denn momentan steckt er im Körper des zwölfjährigen Mädchens Kira fest. Winston ist ein genialer Beobachter der Menschenwelt mit dem messerscharfen Verstand eines Detektivs. In Kira findet er die perfekte Partnerin: Sie stellt die richtigen Fragen, er recherchiert unerkannt. Zusammen sind sie ein unschlagbares Ermittlerteam und kommen jedem Täter auf die Spur.

A Cold War thriller, set in the early 1970s, unfolds high in the Himalayas, as a young Air Force officer, Bradford Lehman, is hand-picked for a special technical espionage mission sponsored by the United States and British intelligence agencies. A desperate, deadly clash between western and Soviet spies ensues on the slopes of Dhaulagiri, the seventh-highest mountain in the world. Climb. Fight. Survive - maybe.

It started with the smuggling of Mexican "wetbacks" for slave labor in the U.S. They were brought to an island in Lake Texoma, north of Dallas, to work on a top-secret operation directed by H.H. Christiansen...and were forbidden to leave. But it wasn't until twenty-five Mexicans died in a mysterious tank truck fire that the Penetrator was called in. That's when this simple smuggling assignment turned into a national security threat.

Frühjahr 1940: Der Krieg beginnt sich in seiner ganzen Grausamkeit zu offenbaren, die U-Boot-Schlachten fordern ihre Opfer. Kapitänleutnant Heinz-Georg von Hassel kämpft noch immer mit den Erinnerungen an den Untergang seines ersten Bootes und den Verlusten seiner Männer. Doch bleibt ihm kaum Zeit für Sentimentalitäten. Unter seinem Kommando geht es südwärts an die Küsten Afrikas, um dort so viel Schaden wie möglich unter den Schiffen der Alliierten anzurichten. Ohne Geleitzug und nahezu auf sich alleine gestellt, begibt sich die U-68 auf eine gefährliche Mission. Der Tod bleibt ihr ständiger Begleiter.

Known for his comic sense, Earl Derr Biggers was one of the foremost writers of mystery and detective stories in this country. To his friends he was known for his comic sense. Seven Keys to Baldpate was his first novel and became extremely popular. In it, a famous author visits a closed summer resort at Baldpate Mountain in the middle of winter. He is looking for peace and quiet so that he can write his next book.

After an easy day studying coral in the Bahamian ocean, Amanda Blayne returns to shore looking forward to a cool drink and a lazy afternoon. But the tranquil waters turn dark and treacherous when Amanda is ruthlessly abducted in broad daylight. Sean Ramiro, an undercover cop from Miami, is tasked to covertly observe the safe arrival of the senator. Instead, he witnesses Amanda's abduction and immediately throws himself into danger, pretending to be Amanda's lover to try to protect her. The two are playing a perilous game, but find it easy to play along when irresistible tension builds.

Charlotte Mission is no longer a spy-in-hiding. After a recent brush with the "underground", Charlie’s happy to be back at the Gossip Inn, serving as the assistant to her retired spy grandmother. This time, however, she’s got her sights set on capturing her ex-husband. Kyle Turner has arrived in Gossip seeking revenge, and if Charlotte doesn’t stop him, there’s no telling how many people will suffer.

Life at the Gossip Inn is anything but peaceful for spy-in-hiding, Charlie Mission. With kittens to herd, a vicious rogue spy ex-husband to hide from, a new boyfriend, and a case of missing mushrooms to worry about, the last thing Charlie needs is another murder investigation. Or more of the limelight - she’s trying to keep a low profile.

Spy-in-hiding Charlie Mission has gotten herself a boyfriend, and that’s the least of her many problems. Life at the Gossip Inn is anything but simple, what with her grandmother’s Kitten Foster Care Center, the ever-annoying Jessie Belle-Blue, and now...a ghost haunting the inn? She’s positive the nightly hauntings have a sinister cause - namely, her ex-husband and rogue spy, coming to find her and punish her for outing him. Before Charlie can properly investigate, a local entrepreneur drops dead right after claiming to have seen the ghost.

After an easy day studying coral in the Bahamian ocean, Amanda Blayne returns to shore looking forward to a cool drink and a lazy afternoon. But the tranquil waters turn dark and treacherous when Amanda is ruthlessly abducted in broad daylight. With her captors demanding a ransom that no one can pay, Amanda’s hope dims and she begins to panic.

The festive lights of Christmas can't erase the shadows of the past. Former Navy SEAL and now an elite security specialist at Maverick Ops, Cash Whitaker lives with the haunting memory of failing to save both of the Morgan twins from a vicious killer. Two decades ago, he managed to rescue Kayla, his then girlfriend, but her sister, Kira, died at the hands of the man trying to abduct them. Kayla Morgan has spent years trying to rebuild her life, but the ghost of her sister's tragic death lingers and has kept Cash and her apart since neither of them want to deal with the horrific flashbacks.

Some people described Jacob Gunn as being born with a chip on his shoulder. Throughout most of his childhood and all of his adult activities, Jacob held a disdain for the word “trust.” His life experiences caused him to believe trust was illusive or imaginary. He believes there are no half-truths or comparative truths, and truth is too often based on uneducated faith on words instead of actions. This story follows his perception and application of trust.

Um zu überleben, musst du den Gipfel bezwingen. Doch erträgt dein Verstand, was deine Augen sehen? Ein Berg gigantischen Ausmaßes taucht plötzlich mitten im Pazifik auf. Der brillante Wissenschaftler Harold Tunmore steht vor dem größten Rätsel seiner Karriere. Nur zwei Personen sind von der ersten Expedition zurückgekehrt, eine davon nimmt sich im Anschluss vor Harolds Augen das Leben. Die andere ist seine Exfrau, die Harold vor vielen Jahren im Stich gelassen hat, als sie ihn am dringendsten brauchte.

New recruit Agent Carrie Harris is deployed on assignment at last. As the weeks go by, still not knowing her purpose and with nothing other than the mundane to report, will Carrie keep focused when the tedious veneer cracks to reveal the deplorable reason for her dispatch? Can she be ready to act, ditching the temptation to make her cover story real, or revert to be the honed, ruthless operator again? Will she make the right choices or be sucked into a different life, distracted by a passion which threatens to overwhelm her?

Tiffany knows what happened. Esper has fallen to the darkness within her. Rather than fleeing to safety, she escapes the presence of Dark Esper to find a way to bring back the woman she thinks of as a mother. But before she can drag Esper down the road to redemption, she'll first have to wade into hell to find her. Meanwhile, Esper is being hunted by the latest in a long string of bounty hunters and assassins looking to collect the astronomical price on her head. What makes this one think she's got any better chance than all the rest that have tried and failed?