Brian Freemantle, pseudonymem John Maxwell, Jack Winchester, Harry Asher a Richard Gant, je jedním z nejuznávanějších britských autorů špionážních románů. Jeho díla, která se prodala po celém světě v milionech výtisků, vycházejí z novinářských zkušeností. Freemantle se proslavil především sérií o Charlie Muffinovi, která definovala žánr a získala mu mezinárodní uznání. Věnuje se také dalším sériím, včetně těch, které se zabývají nelegitimním synem Sherlocka Holmese, a také dvojicí agentů bojujících proti organizovanému zločinu v poststudené válečné éře.
When Western intelligence services recognize a global jihadist attack has been mounted, the United States and the UK lead the counter-offensive. Attack after attack is foiled but the Al Qaeda mastermind eludes MI5 and the CIA. As they prepare for the final attack, they realize that the plot is more sinister than they had ever thought possible.
This gripping thriller, recognized as a Barry Award Finalist, delivers a suspenseful narrative filled with unexpected twists and complex characters. The plot intricately weaves tension and intrigue, keeping readers on the edge of their seats. With a focus on psychological depth and moral dilemmas, it explores themes of trust, betrayal, and the consequences of choices made under pressure. The author's masterful storytelling and vivid imagery create an immersive experience that captivates and challenges the reader throughout.
Britain's MI5 tolerates Charlie Muffin because he's their best field agent. What none of his colleagues knows, though, is that he is married to Natalia Fedova, a colonel in the FSB, the Russian intelligence successor to the KGB. It's a secret that could land her in front of a firing squad, and him in jail for life. Worst of all, their daughter would then end up in a Russian state orphanage.But a frantic call from Natalia has brought their secret out, and Charlie must lead a combined MI5/MI6 mission to rescue her. He soon realizes that his higher-ups have other priorities than his family's safety. Charlie will have to outwit not just the Russians but his own government as well to protect the lives of his wife and child.Clever, unpredictable, and exciting, Red Star Burning shows why Brian Freemantle has been widely praised as one of the greatest living espionage novelists.
The new thriller from the master storyteller - Harvey Jordan is The Namedropper, a multi-millionaire who steals other people's identities to strip them of their assets. Following an ill-judged affair, Jordan finds himself cited in a divorce action by one Alfred Appleton, as well as being sued for criminal conversation a multi-million dollar marriage-wrecking damages claim. So Jordan plans his own type of revenge the identity-stealing kind and in so doing discovers the murky depths of Appletons past . . .
Jack Mason, once Russia's most successful CIA embedded traitor, has spent the last fifteen years in a penitentiary planning his vengeance on the defector who exposed him. Former KGB Colonel Dimitri Sobell has made a life for himself in America. Until he gets an official letter advising him of the man's impending release, he'd virtually forgotten Jack Mason
Only a miracle-and faulty workmanship-prevents a germ-packed warhead from exploding when a terrorist missile slams into the United Nations building in New York. The lettering on the side of the rocket is Russian, which presents the West with its worst a direct link between a fanatical U. S. terrorist group and Russian gangsters with access to the germ warfare arsenal of the former Soviet Union.This potentially devastating attack reunites the FBI's Russian expert William Cowley and Moscow's Organized Crime Director Dimitri Danilov. Their to penetrate and destroy the unknown group claiming responsibility before they can strike again.And as the Superpowers teeter on the brink of diplomatic meltdown, Cowley and Danilov make another nightmare discovery. The terrorists are being cleverly financed by ultra-sophisticated hackers looting U. S. banks, breaking into law enforcement and Pentagon computers, and keeping themselves always one click ahead of the frantic pursuit.The Watchmen is a spine-chilling chase that strikes at the heart of our fears of terrorism and its prevention.
Ex-spy Charile Muffin is sent back to Russia to help in a nation that has becomeriddled with corruption and organized crime. One mafiaoso plans the ultimate nuclear robbery. Is the end upon us? It's up to Charlie to prevent Armageddon
