Russian Oligarchs

Michelle Carter is ready for a new stage in her life. She is a resident at a prestigious Miami hospital, and her path to becoming a doctor has required many sacrifices, including a failed relationship. Though to be honest, her ex was a jerk, and now Michelle isn't looking for a new guy anyway. She's concentrating on fulfilling her dream of being a doctor, and nothing else matters. Except somehow, bad luck follows her, and she manages to get into huge trouble at the new job. Lex Makarov is a painfully handsome local billionaire, a son of a Russian oligarch and his only heir. He isn't used to...

This insightful study explores how the economic system Vladimir Putin has developed in Russia works to consolidate control over the country. By appointing his close associates as heads of state enterprises and by giving control of the FSB and the judiciary to his friends from the KGB, he has enriched his business friends from Saint Petersburg with preferential government deals. Thus, Putin has created a super wealthy and loyal plutocracy that owes its existence to authoritarianism.

The Suez Crisis of 1956 was the nadir of Britain's twentieth century, the moment when the once-superpower was bullied into retreat. "Great Britain has lost an empire and not yet found a role," said Dean Acherson, a former US secretary of state. Acheson's line has entered into the canon of great quotations: but it was wrong. Britain had already found a role. The leaders of the world just hadn't noticed it yet. Butler to the World reveals how Britain came to assume its role as the center of the offshore economy.

When Ruth Miller returns a dropped scarf to Elena Shilkov, she is whisked from a dreary shared house to a world of unimagined luxury. The super-rich Russian wants a new personal assistant and won't take no for an answer. Ruth gets accommodation, a credit card and a complete wardrobe makeover. And she's good at the job; distributing gifts, attending galas, dealing with the high-society movers and shakers fighting for Elena's attention. Then the sinister truth begins to reveal itself, that nothing is quite what it seems in Elena's dangerous, deceptive world.

In The Kremlin's Noose Amy Knight tells the riveting story of Vladimir Putin and the oligarch Boris Berezovsky. When Putin began dismantling Boris Yeltsin's democratic reforms, Berezovsky came into conflict with the new Russian leader by reproaching him publicly. Their relationship quickly disintegrated into a bitter feud played out against the backdrop of billion-dollar financial deals, Kremlin in-fighting, and international politics.

Would you take the bait? Dropped into the middle of St Petersburg, handed a lottery ticket worth millions—life-changing money—would you run? They are watching... waiting. The oligarchs won't make it easy—unless it profits them to let you claim the prize. With eyes on a much bigger prize—Presidential elections are not too far away—these men will stop at nothing. Welcome to the world of The Hunt. From award-winning and bestselling author Tim Heath comes the smashing series of The Hunt—a cross between Jason Bourne and Squid Game. For fans of Robert Ludlum, James Patterson, Vince ...

“So believable it could be a journalistic exposé.” A new leader. Many old dangers. One true Menace. The dust settles on an election result. A new era beckons. Many want to stop him, but is anyone foolish enough to try? The deadliest sniper in modern Russian history, an IRA monster long thought dead, is playing games. Three MI6 agents are taking matters into their own hands, but will it be enough? The Russian President has his fingers everywhere—building, planning, waiting. ...But what becomes of the ousted President—leave him alone, or make sure he can never return? From the Best-...

The Friends. The Foes. The Threats. All worlds collide in this gripping series finale! Russia stands on the brink of a new era—their President riding high in popularity, and this no longer merely in her own nation. As political and economic worlds zone in on Rome, host of a significant conference, so do the Russian President’s enemies. Her first international trip makes her more vulnerable than ever. Yet she’s ready for them. Even British MI6 have been tasked with keeping her alive, for now. Will they see this through? Can the President trust anyone? From the International Bestselling...

Life isn't fair... and neither is death. Billionaires don't easily fall — and they'll do whatever it takes to hold on to their power. With the Games nearing their ten-year celebration, things are in place for one massive Hunt. To win means millions in prize money... ...But to lose means death. For fans of spy novels and thrillers, Alex and Anissa are back in another nonstop fast-paced adventure thriller, perfect for the armchair traveler.#1 International Crime Thriller author. What readers are saying: "Clever. Fun and enlightening, this tale continues deeper into the machinations of ...

It's an election, like any other... Except that to lose means death. The Games have been destroyed, but lurking in the shadows is a movement even more sinister. A new power is rising, outside the reach of even the Kremlin. Enter the world of The Machine.. MI6's Alex and Anissa are getting closer, but their unsolved case list is growing. Tensions start to rise for the British agents who have got so far in their pursuit of the oligarchs behind it all. The upcoming Russian vote is proving to be the tightest contest in modern history — only one man can win, yet no one is backing down. For ...

A new Russia, exciting new markets, a new danger! 1999 and Rupert Brett is at the top of his game. He is head of Capital Markets worldwide and is given the challenge: open the Moscow office! Rupert finds Moscow is an exciting place to be, but behind every deal there is bribery and he will need all his experience to navigate the corridors of power. On the inside Rupert finds corruption, powerful Oligarchs and a new Russian Leader Vladimir Putin. The UK Government is opening political boundaries with immigration relaxed. The two worlds begin to collide: desperate secrets need to be kept by ...

One prison, one agent, one ultimate test of determination. Trapped in the depths of Russia's most impenetrable fortress, Alex, a captured MI6 agent, clings to hope amidst the despair of his forgotten existence. As the clock ticks down on his survival, MI6 races against time to uncover his location and mount a daring rescue mission. But he's an inmate who doesn't officially exist. And no one's ever escaped the Black Dolphin. With the threat of discovery looming, will they reach him before it's too late? Can they succeed in rescuing him, or will the Russian President's wrath seal his fate ...

Would you kill in order to win? The Games reach their climax—for some it's a way to stay in power, for others it's just one more thing to be destroyed. With the Russian Presidential vote just a year away, the challengers need to make their move. The world will soon know who they are, as will the President—secrecy can only hide them for a little while longer. An international lender calls in a huge bailout loan, destroying an entire Banking Union in the process. A man is gunned down in the streets of St Petersburg, his crime being he spoke to the wrong people. And a high-ranking ...

“Amazingly intricate and impossible to put down." There could be a new president of Russia... and she has plans. Her nation stands at a precipice, but are they ready to usher a woman into the Kremlin? Will she allow anybody to stop her? With a dissident voice leaking her secrets to the world, Svetlana might not have that chance—she will give anything to know the identity and whereabouts of this whistleblower. Russian oligarchs continue to gather in secret—a vicious cage fight, controlled by a bloodthirsty man, whose actions surpass anything that The Games have seen before. Is this one...

“High-paced, riveting and incredibly satisfying.” An uncontrollable president. Three unflinching agents. One epic finale. The threat is not the foreign invader, but the danger within. Now they need silencing. Who dares stop him? Nations, governments and individuals. The president has a secret which he'll use to threaten meltdown on all fronts. And what of the British and MI6? Operating within the law is no longer their only option. Yet, a greater threat remains; watching, waiting—ready to pounce! From the bestselling author of twenty-four titles, including The Tablet, comes the sixth ...

“THE DEAD DON’T GRIEVE” is a high-octane thriller that will catapult you from the posh lifestyles of the nouveau riche in California’s playground of billionaire financiers to the gothic towers of a medieval castle high in the Swiss Alps. The mysterious and nearly mythic Mikhail Corvinas, computer genius and reputed Russian mobster has crafted a most potent computer virus that could alter the landscape of the world's economy. With every major law enforcement agency seeking to thwart his sinister plan, no one can say for certain Corvinas actually exists. When Michael Riley attends a ...

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