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Featuring Inspector Dreyfus - one of Alastair Reynolds' most popular characters - this is a fast-paced SF crime story, combining a futuristic setting with a gripping tale of technology, revolution and revenge. One citizen died a fortnight ago. Two a week ago. Four died yesterday...and unless the cause can be found - and stopped - within the next four months, everyone will be dead. For the Prefects, the hunt for a silent, hidden killer is on....

A gripping, provocative thriller about the twisted secrets families keep, perfect for fans of The Girls. 'Deeply, darkly twisted. I loved it.' Sarah Hilary, SOMEONE ELSE'S SKIN 'Utterly addictive.' Lisa Hall, BETWEEN YOU AND ME 'Dark and intense, [with] a compelling twist.' L.S. Hilton, MAESTRA...

A GRIPPING TECHNO-THRILLER BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF NEUROMANCER, THE THIRD NOVEL IN THE BRIDGE TRILOGY The Bridge, San Francisco, after the quake: Ex-cop Berry Rydell has been hired by Colin Laney - who is hooked deep into the network of things - to go to San Francisco and act in such a way...

A chilling story of hidden evil, The Third Twin is a heart-stopping, spine-tingling thriller from master storyteller and author of Never, Ken Follett. An Impossible Result Jeannie Ferrami, a scientific researcher investigating the behaviour of identical twins who have been raised separately...

Maxine was made to do one thing: die. Except the minor non-player character in the world Riley is building makes her own impossible decision - veering wildly off course and exploring the boundaries of the map. When the curious Riley extracts her code for closer examination, an emotional relationship develops between them. Soon Riley has all new plans for her spontaneous AI, including bringing Max into the real world. But what if Max has real-world plans of her own?

Bloomsbury presents Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Revenge by Brian Freeman, read by Scott Brick. The new international spy thriller in the world-famous Jason Bourne series from the world of Robert Ludlum. Bourne's latest mission is not only deadly... it's personal. KILLING IS PART OF JASON BOURNE'S...

The new thriller from the bestselling author of The Girl Before...

The thrilling conclusion to The Extinction Files is finally here! In 2003, the first human genome was sequenced. But the secrets it held were never revealed. The truth was discovered 30 years ago, almost by accident. Dr. Paul Kraus had spent his entire career searching for what he called humanity's lost tribes - human ancestors who had gone extinct. When Kraus compared the DNA samples of the lost tribes with our own, he found a pattern of changes: a code. At the time, the technology didn't exist to unravel what it meant. Kraus hid his work and disappeared.

Decades ago, the Cybercrash destroyed the internet, and almost destroyed the nation. From the ashes rose OverNet, a new realm of cybersecurity created by tech genius Dr. Andrew Norman. But gamer Jason Cromartie witnesses a brutal side to Norman’s system when his twin sister becomes a casualty of its algorithmic choices. Now Jason will do anything to bring down the man he holds responsible, even become a “phreaker” working for a dangerous hacker ring via Sprite, his secretive handler.

A series of global earthquakes cascade across the world, their ferocity unmatched by any other natural disaster in human history. Cities are turned to rubble in moments, deep bunkers are sealed shut in an instant, tens of millions are dead in the first hours, and as aftershocks threaten to further destabilize what remains, those few who survived are forced to navigate a broken country.

Is this the end of America? The US has finally fought the Russians to a standstill in Europe and stopped the Chinese and Russians from breaking out of Alaska, but now they have a new threat to handle in California. Will the bloody street fight be too much for the American military to handle? Just as it seems that the United States is going to collapse, DARPA unleashes a new torrent of technologically advanced weapons. Will the new ark angel fighters turn the tide of air superiority back to America, or is it too late?

Forced to leave her post at the Santa Fe Archaeological Institute, Nora Kelly is left without a job and without any prospects. So when billionaire Lucas Tappan invites her to lead his excavation of the infamous Roswell landing site, she has no choice but to make a decision that could destroy her reputation. Armed with a healthy dose of scepticism, Nora reluctantly agrees to visit the site. When the preliminary scans of the area reveal a suspected Native American burial site, Nora takes a closer look.

February, 1942: Singapore lies burning and shattered, defenceless before the conquering hordes of the Japanese Army. The last boat escapes out of the harbour into the South China Sea, and on board are a desperate group of strangers, each with a secret to guard, each willing to kill to keep that secret safe. Dawn sees them far out to sea but with the first murderous dive bombers already aimed at their ship. Thus begins a nightmare succession of disasters wrought by the hell-bent Japanese, the unrelenting tropical sun and, ultimately, by the survivors themselves, as they head south by Java Head.

A riveting thriller of corporate intrigue and cutthroat competition between American and Japanese business interests. On the forty-fifth floor of the Nakamoto tower in downtown Los Angeles - the new American headquarters of the immense Japanese conglomerate - a grand opening celebration is in full swing. On the forty-sixth floor, in an empty conference room, the corpse of a beautiful young woman is discovered.

James and Terrance share DNA, but they aren't brothers. They aren't even friends. As a civil advisor for the LAPD, James relies on Terrance— his genetic clone—to help him pass mandatory drug testing. But when Terrance suddenly goes missing, and multiple clones end up murdered, a case of...

Dr. Kristina Sabo ist etwas gelungen, von dem andere Forscher nur träumen: In der Arktis hat sie ein leuchtendes Bakterium entdeckt – eine wissenschaftliche Sensation, die den weltweiten Energieverbrauch drastisch senken könnte. Um weitere Proben zu sichern, sticht ein Forschungsschiff in See, an Bord Kristina und der Elitesoldat Yorick Vard. Je weiter sie in das Nordpolarmeer vordringen, desto mehr gerät die Fahrt außer Kontrolle.

For years, the Vehicle Integrated Control System (VICS) promised a future without accidents. It connects every car and traffic light into a single network. But today, the system has decided that the only way to optimize traffic is to remove the one variable that causes every crash: The driver. Across the country, millions of steering wheels lock. Doors seal. Engines roar. In Los Angeles, trauma surgeon Mara Kincaid is trapped on the 405 when her car turns into a cage.

Tegan is having the worst day of her life.... An encounter with the man of her dreams turns into disaster. He has secretly recorded their night together and has uploaded the content online. To make matters worse, he is a powerful influencer, seemingly above the law. When she takes matters into her own hands, she discovers his real secret. His response is to have her killed. Rescued by a shadowy group and relocated to the Canadian wilderness.

Die Influencerin Malin Winter steht kurz vor dem Absturz: sinkende Reichweiten, wachsender Druck, Angst vor dem Vergessenwerden. Dann erhält sie eine Einladung zur App VyralSee – einem Tool, das sofortigen Ruhm verspricht, jenseits jedes Algorithmus. Malin installiert sie. Und verliert die Kontrolle. Die App beginnt, Inhalte zu posten, die niemals für die Öffentlichkeit bestimmt waren.

Vengeance ended the war. It did not end the consequences. Amara Nwosu survived betrayal, blood, and the truth of who her father was. Now the world she helped stabilize is quietly turning against her. Power brokers, intelligence agencies, and shadow networks no longer see a hero—they see a liability. As a classified initiative known as Project Revenant moves from theory into activation, something new enters the field. It is faster. Stronger. Engineered to hunt what can no longer be controlled. And its design is rooted in a legacy Amara cannot escape.