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In contemporary London, a loose-knit group of political vagabonds drifts from one cause to the next, picketing and strategizing for hypothetical situations. But within this world, one particular small commune is moving inexorably toward active terrorism. At its center is Alice Mellings, a brilliant organizer who knows how to cope with almost anything, except the vacuum of her own life.

The son of a bohemian Irish-American mother and an Egyptian father who disappeared when he was three, Ahmad turned to Islam at the age of 11. He feels his faith threatened by the materialistic, hedonistic society he sees around him in the slumping factory town of New Prospect, in northern New Jersey.

The Convenient Terrorist is the definitive inside account of the capture, torture, and detention of Abu Zubaydah, the first “high-value target” captured by the CIA after 9/11. But was Abu Zubaydah, who is still being indefinitely held by the United States under shadowy circumstances, the blue-ribbon capture that the Bush White House claimed he was?

Riley Taylor is on a mission. She has escaped the dreaded burning plants along with a new faction of Volunteers. Now, she must fight to rid the country of the oppressive control the government has over its people. The first step in doing this is to free the citizens of the lens system and the castes it designates for each person. But when she suffers a major injury and winds up in the hospital, she is shocked to find out the next role the rich benefactors, who fund the activities of the Volunteers, have in store for her.

Praise for Rodger Carlyle’s THE SHADOW GAME “Wow, what a read! Poignant, timely and scary. Terrorists using AI to start a war. A collision of cultures, Carlyle writes from authority.” –Robert Dugoni, New York Times Bestselling Author, The Tracy Crosswhite Series “A riveting thriller that’s a mix of Clancy and LeCarré at their finest. You’ll love this book.” –Terrence McCauley, Award-Winning Writer of The University Series “A continent-hopping story of terrorism and intrigue…with the dynamics of sophisticated weaponry, communications, and strategy on both sides of the ...

Best-selling author Robert Lacey tells us what happened in the Middle East's oil-rich powerhouse---while we weren't looking.

FBI agent Dave Richman from Danger in the Shadows is back. He's about to meet Kate O'Malley, and his life will never be the same. She's a hostage negotiator. He protects people. He's about to find out that falling in love with a hostage negotiator is one thing, but keeping her safe is another!

A sinister group—code-named Zodiac—has launched a series of devastating global attacks. Twelve targets across the world, twelve code-named missions. Operating distinct sleeper cells, they are the ultimate terrorist organization, watching and waiting for a precise moment to activate the next group. It’s a frightening and deadly efficient way to stay one step ahead … and cause the most chaos. For ex–CIA operative Jed Walker, chaos is his profession. Burned by his former agency, he is determined to clear his name. Stopping Zodiac is the only way.

On an August night in 1994, French counterespionage officers seized the world's most wanted terrorist from a villa in the Sudan. After more than two decades on the run, Carlos "the Jackal" had finally been caged. For years he had murdered and bombed his way to notoriety, evading capture thanks to powerful backers and the blunders of Western secret services. Jackal is the definitive biography of this self-proclaimed "professional revolutionary", ladies man, and cold-blooded killer.

The Terrorists is the last Martin Beck mystery, finished just a few weeks before Per Wahlöö’s death. The book is, in effect, a marvelous summing up of the series. The story centers on the visit of an American senator to Stockholm. Martin Beck tries to protect him from an international gang of terrorists, while they decide that Beck too should be removed from the scene.

‘SAS Shadow Warriors’ is an explosive account of some of the Special Air Service’s most dangerous and little known operations. It takes the reader on a rollercoaster of a ride from the jungles of Malaya, through the plains and mountains of the middle-east, to missions against international terrorism. Also featured are four stories of incredible derring-do from the Rhodesian SAS archives. It is a must read for those interested in military history, or fans of the SAS and Special Forces in general. ‘SAS Shadow Warriors’ is the latest book by the author of ‘Bravo Ten’, Andy Ryan.

In January of 2019, I was trapped in a hotel room in the DusitD2 in Nairobi for 17 long hours while Al-Shabaab terrorists attacked the property. I was completely alone, and certain I was going to die. However, thanks to the incomprehensibly brave men who fought to get us out, hundreds of us were extracted to safety. After the attack, though, PTSD made me so miserable that I started to wish I had died after all. This book is the in-depth retelling of the attack, combined with my personal journal entries about PTSD afterward. It's a true story about trauma.

Four airplanes crashed; thousands of people died; and millions more wept. The impact of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, sent shock waves around the world.

When Russian terrorists seize control of New York's iconic Empire State Building, FBI crisis negotiator Theo Requa is thrust back into action. Still reeling from an incident that left his FBI partner dead just months ago, Theo faces a shocking revelation: the terrorists' spokesperson is none other than Christine Travers, his former FBI partner, who he’s sure he watched die in the line of duty. The terrorists claim they want $119 million from a prominent senator, but their true target may be something far more valuable.

‘A Few Good Men’ is the thrilling sequel to Andy Ryan’s ‘Bravo Ten’…. When the Iraqi army was fleeing in disorder in the face of the terrifying 2014 ISIS offensive, a handful of men were determined to make a stand, not only that but take the fight to the terrorists in the heart of their newly formed caliphate. ‘A Few Good Men’ is a roller-coaster account of this top secret unit of volunteers and their daring behind the lines missions against ISIS during that terror group’s war against the Iraqi state which will have you clinging to the edge of your seat from beginning to ...

From Action/Adventure novelist Michael Kasner comes a covert military thriller series. Formed by an elite cadre of government officials, the five member Black OPS team goes where the law can’t - to seek retribution for acts of terror directed against Americans anywhere in the world. BLACK OPS - BOOK TWO: AMERICA ON THE VERGE OF AN ETHNIC CIVIL WAR! The Black OPS team has dealt with foreign terrorists aboard, but now the carnage is the bloody handiwork of Americans as Los Angeles turns into a powder keg in an interracial war that threatens to sweep the county. Deployed to infiltrate the ...

From Action/Adventure novelist Michael Kasner comes a covert military thriller series. Formed by an elite cadre of government officials, the five member Black OPS team goes where the law can’t - to seek retribution for acts of terror directed against Americans anywhere in the world. BLACK OPS - BOOK THREE: AMERICANS TAKEN HOSTAGE IN GREECE! The Black OPS team’s priority is to rescue a hostaged group of archaeological students, including the niece of the Secretary of State. Blood has already been spilled, and the students face an ever-receding future that will be terminated by torture ...

The United States is under siege, and the enemy has help from the White House! Scott Stiletto is one of the CIA's toughest assets, a veteran of numerous missions, an operative with compassion and ruthlessness in equal parts. His enemy is the New World Revolutionary Front, a terrorist organization seeking to overthrow the government of the United States and install their own puppet who is already very close to the president he wishes to replace. With freedom and justice hanging in the balance, Scott Stiletto will give the enemy a one-way ticket to hell!

Ranged against two powerful communist terrorist armies, the small, under-equipped army of Rhodesia defied all military convention by not only resisting the onslaught, but taking the fight to the very heart of the ZIPRA and ZANLA terrorist machines. The efforts of the Rhodesian army and air force shocked the world; how could such a small force of men repel the hordes of Russian and Chinese backed communist terrorists who threatened to overwhelm them? At the very heart of the Rhodesian war effort lay the RLI. The Rhodesian light infantry Commandos were second to none. Brave, tough, ...

They Want to Kill Americans is the first detailed look into the heart of the active Trump-led insurgency, setting the stage for a second nation-wide rebellion on American soil. This is a chilling and deeply researched early warning to the nation from a counterterrorism intelligence professional: America is primed for a possible explosive wave of terrorist attacks and armed confrontations that aim to bring about a Donald Trump led dictatorship.