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Rookie CIA officer Agnes Westfeld is excited when she gets her first real assignment after only three months at the agency, even though she’s told it will be basically just a “baby-sitting” job. But when her new HQ turns out to be a legendary top secret base in the Nevada desert and her new partner is “out of this world,” pitted against an evil mastermind who will stop at nothing, Aggie goes on a wild and wacky spy mission that is the adventure of a lifetime! This quirky and often funny blend of sci-fi, espionage, mystery and old movie atmosphere should appeal to fans of all of ...

When New England antiques dealer Annie McCormick sells a religious relic to Curt Devereaux, the charming owner of a new museum on Jarritt's Island, she could not be happier. But when the relic she delivers turns up missing and Annie learns the ghostly secret of the sinister old mansion-turned-museum, her dream adventure becomes a nightmare that puts her life...her very soul...at risk!

Conjured from the sea by the dark magic of the Green Magician to defend their village from invaders, Morlac is a being tormented by his own dual past, and under the spell of the wizard's wicked daughter. Can he save them all...and himself? His journey across exotic lands, armed with his magicked sword Shark and his shell shield, is an epic sword and sorcery adventure.

It’s the year 1968. Mark McArthur, leader of Treasure Seekers, Inc., and his team must travel to an unexplored jungle in central Africa to track down the arch criminal who murdered their researcher. Their journey takes them through deadly danger as they search for the lost temple of an ancient culture. The same goal that had gotten their researcher killed by a mastermind who also seeks the treasure. Mark, Dexter, Karen and Lemmy must confront authorities in Katanga Province as well as a rival treasure hunter, the beautiful Alexandra Dupont. Harrowing moments, narrow escapes and romance ...

In this sequel to Aggie & Agent X, CIA officer Agnes Westfeld has now been permanently assigned to the special investigative unit at Area 51 in Nevada. She and her partner, Agent X, are immediately thrown into a new case with a seemingly impossible twist. As they seek to solve this baffling mystery and learn the extent of a diabolical scheme by an ancient criminal organization, Aggie and Agent X face dangers more deadly than ever before. A new adventure with that special blend of sci-fi, espionage, mystery, humor and old movie atmosphere that launched the most unusual team-up of spies ever....

"A Game of Titans is entertaining and informative." James T. Westwood Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy Naval War College Review A cold war era technothriller featuring a modern American nuclear powered airship, larger than previous dirigibles, armed with high-tech laser weapons, missiles and VTOL jet fighters, in a race against the clock and a Russian aircraft carrier to reach a downed aircraft on a remote South Pacific atoll. Action, adventure, political intrigue and romance abound in this exciting suspense novel. * Stranded on the remote coral atoll of Tongareva, a defecting scientist ...

HOUNDSTOOTH set the stage for techno-thriller novels that would follow a decade or more later. It’s the story of a special German Shepherd dog, "Major," part of an Army dog handling experiment using a micro brain implant linked to computers and satellite relays to allow a remote handler to see what the dog is seeing and send him commands. Major is sent on an emergency spy mission deep into Russia. The Problem: To conduct the most important espionage mission in history. The Condition: It is not humanly possible. The Solution: Operation Houndstooth. At last the complex American radar and ...

Genius inventor Nikola Tesla starts off this epic Steampunk adventure (Victorian Science Fiction..) with a device that creates an alternate timeline andmakes Steampunk possible. In 1880 the captain and crew of a steam-powered British starship must battle a despicable villain, rescue the kidnapped Queen of England and thwart an alien invasion from outer space. Can Star Captain Demetrius Cogswell, Ship's Telepath Lady Elidora Thistle and the crew of the HMS Perseverance save England, Earth and the rest of the solar system? The story ends with Tesla finally getting the recognition he's due. ...

Can private eye Nick Spanner and his partner Tianna survive an attack by vicious crime lord Mathias Brayderman and set the stage for his downfall? Many lives are at stake! It’s the year 2150 and private detective Nick Spanner and Tianna, his beautiful android partner from the planet Zeptadrina, have gathered enough evidence against dangerous crime lord Mathias Brayderman to not only please their client, one of Brayderman’s victims, but also to put Brayderman in jail permanently. But before they can turn over the evidence to Police Inspector Mayhew they are ambushed by Brayderman and his...

This collection of stories by science-fiction and mystery author Gary Alan Ruse explores fantasy realms and the dark side of human - and nonhuman - nature with thrills and chills, and, in some cases, a touch of humor.

Two time-traveling special agents and a feisty young lady pirate captain join forces to prevent the course of history from being changed. Zane Kirby and Gus McAbee travel back from the future to the Bahamas of 1717, where pirates rule the waves and Spanish gold is the prize that attracts them. The two agents of the Federal Bureau of Temporal Regulation must find a renegade from their own day - Roger Turnbuckle - before the modern weapons he has smuggled back through time to the pirates of the past can upset the balance of power in the Caribbean and change history.

Join President Grover Cleveland and his young bride as their resort honeymoon is interrupted by murder and intrigue, forcing the appealing couple to become detectives and solve the crime. The year is 1886. Grover Cleveland, 22nd president of the United States, has taken a bride at age 49, the lovely 21-year-old Frances Folsom. Meddlesome reporters trail their every move on their honeymoon, but unbeknownst to them, there are dastardly schemes afoot.

Voici l'histoire passionnante d'Ulysse, l'homme aux mille ruses, vingt fois détourné de sa route, de retour dans son pays natal après sa victoire à la guerre de Troie. Grâce à la plume enchantée d'Yvan Pommaux, voilà le chef-d'œuvre d'Homère paré pour une nouvelle vie.