Political Crime

Having shot someone in the chaos of 1963 Berlin, Joe Wilderness finds himself locked up, with little chance of escape. But an official pardon through his father-in-law, Burne-Jones, a senior agent at MI6, means he is free to go. His newest operation will take him back to Berlin, now the dividing line between the West and the Soviets. When the Russians started building the Berlin Wall in 1961, two 'Unfortunate Englishmen' were trapped on opposite sides. In 1965 there is a plan to exchange the prisoners on Berlin’s bridge of spies.

Pour François Berlau, le plus jeune président de la République jamais élu, la première année du quinquennat fut un quasi-sans-faute : des résultats économiques encourageants, un leadership européen revendiqué, une France qui retrouve son rang sur la scène internationale... La deuxième année, en revanche, est infernale, ponctuée par des assassinats non élucidés de personnalités politiques de premier plan, puis par un énorme scandale le visant personnellement à travers le financement de sa campagne. S'agit-il de fake news ?

Chief Warrant Officer Thomas Crocker of SEAL Team Six's Black Cell is in Las Vegas after conducting a training exercise in the desert with new members of the team. Lounging by the pool at Caesars Palace, he witnesses an argument between hotel security guards and three Asian men in corporate attire that quickly turns physical. Giving chase, he soon corners the businessmen, who claim to be Chinese diplomats under the protection of diplomatic immunity.

After a meeting with a CIA source in Istanbul ends in tragedy, SEAL Team Six Chief Warrant Officer Thomas Crocker vows revenge. He suspects the men who attacked him and his contact are involved in the latest and most harrowing scheme SEAL Team Six is charged with preventing, in a region that grows more volatile by the day.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become an icon to millions. Her tireless fight for equality and women's rights has inspired not only great strides in the workforce but has impacted the law of the land. And now, perfect for a younger generation, comes an accessible biography of this fierce woman, detailing her searing dissents and powerful jurisprudence. This entertaining and insightful young listeners' edition mixes pop culture, humor, and expert analysis for a remarkable account of the indomitable Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Félix Chacaltana Saldívar es un burócrata que lleva una vida sin sobresaltos como fiscal distrital adjunto en Lima. Pero todo cambia cuando es enviado a su natal Ayacucho, al que regresa después de muchos años y donde se ve a cargo de una extraña investigación de asesinato. En medio de las celebraciones de Semana Santa y enfrentado a la indiferencia de sus superiores, las pesquisas lo llevarán por caminos cada vez más oscuros, en los que descubrirá hasta dónde pueden llegar un hombre y la sociedad cuando la muerte se convierte en la única certeza.

Born to a prostitute in a place known as the City of the Dead, Raul “Luca” Mendroza begins a life-altering journey when he is purchased and then educated in the tradecraft of an Assassin. The Brotherhood of The Shaolin Covenant, into which Luca is ultimately initiated, exists for the sole purpose of protecting the powerful and moneyed elite of the world.

A death in a migrant detention center leads officer Nick Finn and his wife, human-rights lawyer Mona Jimenez, to investigate the prison's account of what happened. Trouble is, the company that runs the prison is on the verge of signing a billion-dollar procurement contract with Homeland Security. And there are people in this world for whom a billion dollars is worth a whole lot more than one human life. Or even three.

Her name is spoken in whispers. She kills in silence, with the sting of a needle. Her name? Scorpion. But she was betrayed and left for dead. Now she wants revenge. And no one is going to stand in her way. Apart from one man. Dan Roy, a betrayed assassin himself. The only man who once caught a glimpse of her face. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, and Dan is about to find out why.

Warum starb Uwe Barschel? Geheimdienste wie CIA, FSB, Mossad oder BND sind für uns schlicht eine verbotene Zone, in der nicht nur diskret spioniert, sondern auch die blutige Drecksarbeit streng geheim erledigt wird. Robert E. Harkavy und Patrik Baab werfen mit ihrem Buch ein helles Licht auf die verdeckten Operationen dieser Schattenkrieger. Am Beispiel der bis heute ungeklärten Todesfälle von Olof Palme, Uwe Barschel und William Colby beleuchten sie die Strippenzieher und Hintergründe.

In der Fortsetzung zu "Der Schwimmer" ist wieder Hochspannung garantiert. Eine junge Schwedin, die in New York lebt, wird in die Angelegenheiten ihres Bruders verwickelt, der für den IS kämpft. Und ein Kollege von Clara Waldéen wird vor einen fahren Zug gestoßen, kurz nachdem Claras Computer gestohlen wurde. Die Spuren führen nach Schweden. In einem schwülheißen August kreuzen sich dort die Wege der beiden Frauen.

Circles is the most popular social network in the world: vast, ubiquitous, and constantly evolving. Days before expanding into China, Circles suffers a devastating cyberattack - and a key executive is brutally murdered. As he fights to save the company he helped build, top engineer Sergio Mansour uncovers evidence of a massive conspiracy that turns the power of Circles against its users. But as Sergio investigates, someone is watching his every move - someone ruthless enough to brand him a criminal and set a vicious hit man on his trail.

Die Hitze des Sommers lähmt ganz Europa. Und während das Opcop-Team die Hintermänner eines internationalen Menschenhändlerrings observiert, bittet man Paul Hjelm um Hilfe in einem anderen blutigen Kriminalfall. Im Mittelpunkt stehen ein toter Professor, eine kompromittierte EU-Kommissarin und ein Smartphone mit sensiblen Daten in den Händen eines blinden Bettlers.

On a routine anti-poaching patrol, Sean and his tracker dog Benny watch in horror as overeager rookie Tumi Mabasa is almost killed, and her dog gravely injured, in the explosion. Along with Tumi and best mate Craig Hoddy, Sean is determined to hunt down the elusive bomb maker who has introduced this destructive weapon to the war on poaching. But Sean is his own worst enemy. Haunted by nightmares of the war and racked with guilt from driving away his ex-wife, Christine, he soon discovers she and Craig in the midst of an intense affair. And there's another enemy at play....

Peter Rena is a "fixer". He and his partner, Randi Brooks, earn their living making the problems of the powerful disappear. They get their biggest job yet when the White House hires them to vet the president's nominee for the Supreme Court. Judge Roland Madison is a legal giant, but he's a political maverick, with views that might make the already tricky confirmation process even more difficult.

Brandaktuell und hochexplosiv! Echokammer ist die skandinavische Thriller-Sensation des Jahres – der erste Band der preisgekrönten neuen Krimi-Trilogie des norwegischen Erfolgsautors Ingar Johnsrud. Während die Wahl des norwegischen Parlaments immer näher rückt, herrscht bei der Terrorabwehr höchste Alarmbereitschaft: Es gibt Hinweise auf einen bevorstehenden Anschlag. Im Verdacht steht eine Gruppe rechtsnationaler Extremisten, die im Besitz einer großen Menge Rizin sein sollen. Doch was genau haben die Terroristen damit vor?

Somewhere in the once-placid streets of San Francisco, a young man is on the run, charged by the media with a crime he didn't commit, hounded by demagogues, hunted by a desperate police department. One cop knows that Kevin Shea is innocent of a brutal racial murder. An ambitious politician will use Shea for her own ends. And a down-and-out lawyer is all that stands between Kevin Shea and an even more atrocious crime. For when there's no law left, justice is the only hope.

Analyzing Haiti, Latin America, Cuba, Indonesia, and even packets of the Third World developing in the United States, Noam Chomsky draws parallels between the genocide of colonial times and the murder and exploitation associated with modern-day imperialism.

First Counsel: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! White House lawyer Michael Garrick has a relatively anonymous position at a very public address. That is, until he starts dating Nora Harston (secret service code name: Shadow), the sexy and dangerously irresistible daughter of the President. But the confident young attorney thinks he can handle the pressure. Until, out on a date, Nora and Michael see something they shouldn't. To protect her, he admits to something he shouldn't.

Als Wladimir Putin im Januar 2000 Staatspräsident wird, verlässt der reich gewordene Rohstoffhändler Anton fluchtartig Moskau. Hinter ihm liegen acht atemraubende Jahre im postsowjetischen Raubtier-Kapitalismus, vor ihm gähnende Langeweile im gutsituierten Milieu New Yorks. Doch auch mit vierzig ist Anton noch immer ein unverbesserlicher Romantiker auf der Suche nach dem nächsten Kick. Da macht ihm ein Headhunter ein verlockendes Angebot. Anton soll im an Bodenschätzen so reichen Kasachstan mit Geld aus anonymen Quellen einen Stahlkonzern aufbauen.