European Intelligence

Brought to you by Penguin. A prescient, thoughtful and chilling examination of the current state of the world If there are lessons from history, now is the time when we need to heed them, so that we do not end up in another Great Power war because of the fatal combinations of jingoism, fear...

The mind-blowing story of how information networks – from the stone age to AI - have shaped our world from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Sapiens Stories brought us together. Books spread our ideas – and our mythologies. The internet promised infinite knowledge. The algorithm...

One of AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2019! Named “The Book of the Year” by Lee Child in The Guardian From “master of the genre” (The Washington Post) and author of Leaving Berlin, a heart-pounding and intelligent espionage novel about a Nazi war criminal who was supposed to be dead...

A history of the elaborate and brilliantly sustained World War II intelligence operation by which Hitler's generals were tricked into giving away vital Nazi secrets At the outbreak of World War II, MI6 spymaster Thomas Kendrick arrived at the Tower of London to set up a top secret operation...

In the contemporary world of intelligence, wars are no longer declared. They seep quietly into everyday life, into bank accounts, relationships, borders, and bodies. KIRU – Love and Death in Bratislava is a literary espionage novel set deep inside that gray terrain, where loyalty is conditional, love is dangerous, and obedience often replaces choice. Tomás Mancini—known operationally as Kiru—is an Argentine intelligence operative shaped by discipline, silence, and the long shadows of institutional violence. Raised within the rigid structures of a military boarding school and later ...

2007 Audie Award Finalist for...

The International Spy Museum's Historian takes us on a wild tour of missions and schemes that almost happened, but were ultimately deemed too dangerous, expensive, ahead of their time, or even certifiably insane. "Compulsively readable laugh out loud history." —Mary Roach, New York...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan's Tale, a breathtaking and thrilling follow-up to Almost Home—ten years after the tragedy that forever changed her life, Jordan Weiss uncovers a betrayal that leaves her reeling and sets her off on a journey searching for answers. Ten...

Before the legend of Department 89, there were the people who built it in blood Long before Germany’s most secret intelligence unit existed, four future agents lived through the chaos of the Cold War, betrayal, and political conspiracy — experiences that would forge them into the ruthless operatives of this explosive German espionage thriller series. Sophie Decker. A homeless survivor of abuse and the brutal DDR streets. She joins the army, becoming a fearless female assassin in the making — a soldier who fights her own private wars long before joining Department 89. Wolfgang Schmitz....

This program is read by the author. The explosive story of the poisoning of the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and what it reveals about the growing clandestine conflict between the West and Russia. Salisbury, England: March 4, 2018. Slumped on a bench, paralyzed and barely able to breathe...

2015 Moscow. The shadows of the old Soviet Union still linger, and secrets are currency more valuable than lives. Ex-CIA operative Otis Thorne is burned, hunted, and alone. When a former KGB general with knowledge of Russia’s hidden nuclear stashes comes to him for help, Otis must navigate a city alive with surveillance, deadly assassins, and impossible choices. One wrong step, and it’s over—not just for him, but for everyone depending on the information he carries. From the icy streets of Moscow to the frozen harbors of Helsinki, and across the Atlantic to North America, Otis races ...

Si muoveva nell'appartamento senza disturbare l'oscurità. Le luci rimasero spente; Preferiva il mezzo bagliore che filtrava dalle terrazze, il sottile lavaggio argentato che rendeva tutto un po' irreale. Si adattava alla serata. Si adattava a quello che stava per fare. -- Sul tavolo giaceva la chiave. All'inizio non lo capì. Lo guardò soltanto, come se studiasse una piccola e scomoda verità. Poi allungò la mano e la toccò con il dorso delle dita, un gesto quasi tenero. Il metallo era freddo. Lo è sempre stato. Lo infilò nella tasca interna della giacca, vicino alla pelle, dove ...

Power isn’t given. It’s taken Before they became enforcers, they were targets. A hacker marked for elimination after uncovering a NATO purge buried deep inside a classified system. A gang enforcer who refuses to stay owned. A prison officer who won’t unlock the door for corruption. And a federal investigator who pulls a thread that could unravel Germany’s political elite. These are the origin stories of Katja Liebermann, Penelope Brinkmann, Max Amsel, and Klaus Wagner. Each of them faced a system designed to crush dissent. Each of them chose to fight back. From cyber-espionage and ...

Criminals use guns, money, and intimidation. Jillian Banks uses an itemized receipt. At forty-eight, international estate coordinator Jillian Banks doesn't do espionage. She does appraisals, provenance, and pristine paperwork. Armed with a portable French press and a stainless-steel Parker Jotter, Jillian travels the globe bringing order to the chaotic aftermath of other people's lives. But her newest client in Lisbon has left behind a catastrophic liability. The deceased travel writer was actually an operative mapping a massive human trafficking pipeline across the Mediterranean. Now, a ...

A body surfaces in a quiet Venetian canal at dawn. The police call it an accident. Julian Vale — a risk consultant trained to read what others overlook — knows better. When the dead man is identified as a respected art restorer, Vale uncovers a detail no one wants to examine: the victim was days away from authenticating a priceless Renaissance painting. A painting already insured. Already sold. Already accepted as real. The problem? The painting is a forgery. As Vale digs deeper into Venice's elite art circles, he uncovers a network hiding in plain sight — protected by foundations, ...

Il traversa l'appartement sans troubler l'obscurité. Les lumières restèrent éteintes ; Il préférait la demi-lueur qui s'infiltrait des terrasses, la fine teinte argentée qui rendait tout un peu irréel. Cela convenait parfaitement à la nuit. Cela convenait à ce qu'il s'apprêtait à faire. -- Sur la table reposait la clé. Il ne l'a pas remarqué tout de suite. Il ne fit que le regarder, comme s'il étudiait une petite vérité gênante. Puis il tendit la main et la toucha du revers des doigts, un geste presque tendre. Le métal était froid. Ça l'a toujours été. Il la glissa ...

The canals of Amsterdam have kept secrets for four hundred years. When a young Ghanaian woman is found dead on the Herengracht — positioned with the same chilling precision DCI Thomas Walker has seen in Barcelona and Berlin — Dutch police are already writing it up as suicide. Walker knows better. Suspended from the Metropolitan Police, operating without authority in a country that didn't invite him, Walker teams up with Detective Pieter van der Meer, a Dutch investigator with his own reasons for refusing to look away. Together they trace a recruitment pipeline hidden inside Amsterdam's ...

Every shipment leaves a trail. Someone has built a machine to follow it. Derya Aksoy knows how institutions hide their intentions. As head of corporate counterintelligence for a Turkish logistics company facing a high-stakes European takeover, she is paid to recognise threats before they become scandals. Then three ordinary shipments are stopped by customs. The holds are legal. The documents are authentic. The delays are brief enough to escape scrutiny. But the questions being asked are not customs questions. They are intelligence questions—designed to expose suppliers, routes, ...

Bloomsbury presents Dead Ground by Graham Hurley, read by Alix Dunmore. A young British nurse experiences the devastating Spanish Civil War and the dark side of the espionage game in this gripping World War Two thriller from Graham Hurley. 1936. Anglo-Breton translator Annie Wrenne is working in...

Master the World's Most Challenging—and Rewarding—Business Markets Are you struggling to gain traction in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland despite having a successful business model? You're not alone. The DACH Paradox explains why the world's most prosperous markets are also the most challenging to enter—and how to succeed where others fail. PROVEN STRATEGIES FOR DACH MARKET SUCCESS This comprehensive guide reveals the strategic frameworks and cultural intelligence necessary for sustainable DACH expansion. Based on fifteen years of real-world experience, you'll learn how to avoid the ...