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1) Vanished
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Series
Language
English
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Nick Heller is tough, smart, and stubborn. And in his line of work, it's essential. Trained in the Special Forces, Nick is a high-powered intelligence investigator--exposing secrets that powerful people would rather keep hidden. He's a guy you don't want to mess with. He's also the man you call when you need a problem fixed. Desperate, with nowhere else to run, Nick's nephew, Gabe makes that call one night. After being attacked in Georgetown, his...
3) Shibumi
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Language
English
Description
When a beautiful young stranger shows up at his mountain fortress, Nicholai Hel, an assassin by training, is drawn into battle with a ruthless espionage company known only as the Organización Madre.
6) Satori
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
In a prequel to Trevanian's "Shibumi," amid the chaos of the Korean War, the CIA offers Nicholai Hel his freedom only if he kills the Soviet Union's Commissioner to China in Beijing, a mission that draws on all his strengths.
7) Zero history
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Language
English
Description
Former rock singer Hollis Henry and ex-addict Milgrim, an accomplished linguist, are at the front line of a sinister proprietor's attempts to get a slice of the military budget. When a Department of Defense contract for combat-wear turns out to be the gateway drug for arms dealers, they gradually realize their employer has some very dangerous competitors--including Garreth, a ruthless ex-military officer with lots of friends. Set largely in London...
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Series
Predators volume 1
Language
English
Description
The Predators takes you on an odyssey through the gaudy and reckless life of Jerry Cooper; from his struggles to survive in depression-time New York to war-torn Europe; and his life in organised crime; and finally his entrance into the exclusive world of Plesscassier, the premier purveyor of vintage French spring water. Plesscassier is owned by Jean Pierre Martine, whose all-consuming greed is rivaled only by his unbridled sexual desires. However,...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Enter the "completely captivating" world of Mr. Robot. Cyber-security engineer by day and vigilante hacker by night, Elliot finds himself at a crossroads when the mysterious leader of an underground hacker group recruits him to destroy the firm he is paid to protect. Compelled by his personal beliefs, Elliot struggles to resist the chance to take down the multinational CEOs he believes are running (and ruining) the world.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
On the edge of twenty-seven, Jazzy hatches a plan for her and her best girlfriends: Sher, Imo, and Fann. Before the year is out, these Sarong Party Girls will all have spectacular weddings to expat ang moh-- caucasian-- husbands, with Chanel babies (half-white children--the ultimate status symbol) quickly to follow. Razor-sharp, spunky, and cheerfully brand-obsessed, Jazzy is a woman who plays to win. As she fervently pursues her quest to find the...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Cyber-security engineer Elliot Anderson, along with the titular character and fsociety, starts a revolution to change the world. Season four will pick up where the third season finale left off, delving into the pros and cons of Elliot hitting b1ssendb2s on the email that could reverse Five/Nine.
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"A thoroughly modern global business story In the spirit of James Clavell, China Fortunes is a vast and sweeping story that addresses one of the hottest topics of the day, Chinese business. From a chaotic start in China to an embezzling Chinese company president on the run in Manilla, this book follows the monetary ups and downs of Jack Davis, an American financier drawn to the great Asian nation by the wealth of opportunities that accompanied the...