Korean Spies

THE STORY THEY COULDN'T HACK: In this international bestseller, a high-ranking counterintelligence agent describes his life as a former poet laureate to Kim Jong-il and his breathtaking escape to freedom. As North Korea’s State Poet Laureate, Jang Jin-sung led a charmed life. With food...

For the first time ever, the three previously-published Department 89 novels - The Peace Emissary, Operation Eternal Vengeance, and Regime Change - come together as a trilogy. When a high-ranking North Korean diplomat defects in Berlin with a shocking offer to overthrow the regime and make peace with the West, Department 89 is pulled into a deadly international conspiracy. An enraged Pyongyang dispatches a ruthless assassin to silence him — permanently. Then the war comes home. In retaliation for the defector, Kim Jong-Un retaliates with a devastating terror attack that leaves Berlin ...

The New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Camp 14 returns with the untold story of one of the most powerful spies in American history, shedding new light on the U.S. role in the Korean War, and its legacy In 1946, master sergeant Donald Nichols was repairing jeeps on the sleepy island...

ONE OF THE ATLANTIC’S GREAT AMERICAN NOVELS OF THE PAST 100 YEARS The debut novel from critically acclaimed and New York Times–bestselling author of My Year Abroad and the highly anticipated A Tender Age In Native Speaker, author Chang-rae Lee introduces readers to Henry Park. Park has spent...

Trained as a military policeman and shipped off to South Korea, he believes that fate has spared him the horrors of a burgeoning war in Vietnam. But instead, he’s thrust into a different kind of war—one that would shake his core beliefs and cripple his ability to deal with the tragic and deadly consequences.

A former senior intelligence officer reveals how espionage is being transformed by a new global intelligence race, driven by AI and competition with China, and how this impacts all of our lives. The new global intelligence competition has brought espionage into our workplaces and our living...

In 1968, a small, dilapidated American spy ship set out on a dangerous mission to pinpoint military radar stations along the coast of North Korea. Packed with advanced surveillance equipment and classified intelligence documents, the USS Pueblo was poorly armed and lacked backup by air or sea. Its crew, led by a charismatic, hard-drinking, ex-submarine officer named Pete Bucher, was made up mostly of untested sailors in their teens and twenties.

Nicholai Hel-genius, mystic, and the perfect formidable assassin returns in this blockbuster thriller from the #1 bestselling author of Shibumi. "Winslow imbues the James Bond-esque superspy atmosphere with a deep knowledge of Eastern cultures, including the ancient Japanese game of Go. There is...

In my world, secrecy is a way of life. My coworkers at the CIA think my name is Alexis, my best friend thinks I work for a hotel, and my neighbors know nothing because I'm barely around enough to say hello. Only three people in the world know who I really am. And it needs to stay that way. I thought I’d been doing a good job of keeping my lives separate, making sure no one could connect the dots between who I am now and what I did five years ago. But when my team is tasked with tracking down a deadly neurotoxin, our new analyst Scott could blow my entire secret identity out of the water. ...

“A thrilling tale of abduction and escape in North Korea....highly entertaining." —The Washington Post A propulsive and ambitious thriller about a woman trying to rescue her twin sister from captivity in North Korea, and the North Korean citizens with whom she forms an unlikely alliance Star...

Based on #1 bestselling author Robert Ludlum's original character: prevent a war in Asia—one that could quickly spread to the rest of the world—Paul Janson and Jessica Kincaid must learn the truth behind a young woman's murder ... Prominent U.S. Senator James Wyckoff hires former government...

FREE on Kindle Unlimited ★★★★★5 STAR REVIEWS★★★★★ "RIGHT UP THERE WITH JAMES BOND SPY THRILLERS" ~ Kindle Verified Purchase "A fast-paced, intriguing thriller novel. Jack Gunn, the main character, takes you the reader on a fascinating journey. Through his unique abilities and captivating efforts, he insures the safety and on going relationship between South Korea and the United States of America. To use one of the authors quotes, 'In truth there is non-truth. In fiction there is non-fiction.' Read his great story and you will get it clarified." ~ Kindle Verified Purchase...

One crash. Two operations. One man who won't walk away. When a Gulfstream falls out of the sky onto the Kahiltna Glacier, SAR specialist Silas Kincaid moves in fast. But the survivors aren't climbers — and the cargo is the kind that gets people killed long after the wreckage cools. Thousands of miles away, a North Korean operative named Seon-Gun has crossed the DMZ carrying intelligence that certain people will do anything to suppress. Two operations converging on one mountain, one man caught between them, and a storm closing the only exit. Crevasse Deep — the Frozen Edge series continues.

Someone is trying to kill me. I suppose it’s an occupational hazard—Life as a CIA officer has certainly made me some enemies. But this isn’t just some run-of-the-mill arms dealer with a grudge. This time, I'm being hunted by the man who killed my father. Five years ago when my father went missing, I found the man responsible and thrust him into the deepest, darkest hole the Russian prison system had to offer. Anton Sokolov should be rotting away, miserably surviving on gray mush and zero sunlight. But someone got him out, and now he’s bent on revenge. It would be one thing if he ...

North Korea strikes. Berlin erupts. Department 89 is unleashed When a North Korean defector escapes to Germany, the regime sends assassins to silence him. But the mission fails — and Pyongyang responds with vengeance. Within hours, Berlin is shattered by the worst terror attack since World War II. To stop the chaos, the German government turns to its most dangerous weapon: Major Sophie Decker, commander of Department 89. Her orders are brutal and clear — track down every terrorist, every backer, and every traitor involved. No arrests. No negotiations. No mercy. As political pressure ...

Surrounded by mercenaries in the middle of a Serbian forest, there's only one way out. Kill or be killed is nothing new to a CIA officer, but I never thought I’d have to do it to protect an attempted mass murderer. We’d hoped Dr. Omarov could lead us to the group that paid him to create a lethal neurotoxin, but every revelation brings more questions than answers. There’s no telling how long we have before they get their hands on another weapon, and it’s going to take all our resources to stop them before they hurt anyone else. I usually live for the chase—throwing myself in front ...

A group of hackers held hostage, a serial killer on the loose and the President of the United States of American, fast loosing patience with the North Korean Dictator. Tim and MI5 are caught in the middle of a series of events that have the World on the path to nuclear war. With time and options running out, distrust and tensions building between the CIA and the White House Tim needs to act and risk all in an all out battle for survival. Millions of lives are at stake and the clock is ticking. Yet another fast passed thriller with twists and turns that would challenge even a Formula One ...

The CIA has resurrected the submarine, USS Great White, from the mothball fleet to use for clandestine electronic eavesdropping along the Asian coast. They select Lieutenant Commander Joe Garrett as the boats executive officer. Great White plays a vital espionage role when the Korean War erupts. The battle lines surge from the Pusan Perimeter to the Yalu River in North Korea. Great White provides a vital role in the rescue of a CIA team trapped far beyond enemy lines at the Chosin Reservoir. Just as the mission appears to succeed, four destroyers attack Great White. Joe takes the conn when ...

No dictator lasts forever. Some just die harder Six months into the war, Germany’s assault on North Korea has stalled. Major allies, under U.S. pressure, are pulling out. At the same time, North Korea unleashes a wave of terrorist attacks inside Germany — leaving the country in chaos and the public demanding blood. To break the deadlock, the government turns to its most dangerous weapon: Major Sophie Decker, commander of Department 89, the covert strike force built to do what others can’t. Her orders: take the fight to North Korea’s doorstep — and make them pay. But in the brutal ...

"The master of assassin novels, Vince Flynn, now has serious competition." - Librarian review "If you like Clive Cussler, Matthew Reilly or Daniel Silva you will like this book, it had me gripped from page one and the ending is truly exciting." “Well-written, and there is much in it of history, adventure, and suspense.” - The Writer’s Edge Frank Murdoch lives on a remote private island in Alaska, drawn there by its peace and isolation. There he finds a secret, unearthed from a cave sealed for seven decades. His historical research attracts Abby Sinclair, a lovely archaeologist. But it...