It is 1667 and the mighty naval war between the Dutch and the English still rages. Sir Francis Courteney and his son Hal, in their fighting caravel, are on patrol off Southern Africa, lying in wait for a galleon of the Dutch East India Company returning from the Orient laden with spices, timber and gold.
"The front door of the villa led directly into the living room where Duraid and Royan Al Simma had been talking. Duraid opened the door and looked outside. Royan looked over her husband's shoulder. Suddenly she saw a man come out of the darkness. His face was covered with a scarf and he held a knife in his hand. He stabbed the knife into Duraid Al Simma's chest. The oil lamp fell from Duraid's hand. It broke and set fire to some of the papers on the floor. Immediately, bright flames began to burn across the room. Duraid only had time to say 'Run!' to his wife, then he fell. Royan saw two more men appear outside the front door. She ran out of the back of the house and into the garden. 'Leave her!' she heard one man shout to the other. 'Get the papers!' " -- Cover.
The master of military adventure creates the ultimate one-man army.... New York Times bestselling author Dale Brown pits men and technology against impossible odds, in vividly realized stories. Now, in his eleventh novel, he brings aerial combat hero Patrick McLanahan out of retirement and plunges him into the most personal war he's ever fought. His old enemy Gregory Townsend has come to America to ignite a reign of terror that will sweep across the nation. The police and the government seem powerless to stop him. And one of the first casualties in this war is a rookie cop--McLanahan's brother. McLanahan has plenty of experience in war. And so does arms expert Jon Masters. Using Masters's deadliest weapon yet, McLanahan becomes a one-man army, known on the streets as the Tin Man. But this time, technology is a double-edged sword--and his war of revenge may destroy McLanahan himself... and everything he stands for. From the Paperback edition.
From global bestseller Wilbur Smith, an immersive adventure in the brilliant Courtney Series
'I scrambled onto my knees, pushing the automatic rifle forward to cover one flank. In that instant they opened on us. The air around me was torn by the sound of a thousand bull whips, while the gunfire sounded like a stick dragged swiftly across a corrugated-iron fence.' A hazy aerial photograph and a sinister curse are the only clues Dr Ben Kazin has before he stumbles on the archaeological discovery of a lifetime. Beneath the red cliffs of Botswanaland a magnificent unknown civilization has remained buried for millenna. But the magic of uncovering a lost culture is harshly interrupted by the violence of terrorists, love, intrigue and the breathtaking secrets of centries...
He wanted power. Oliver Russell is fated to rise to the pinnacle of power, President of the United States. She wanted revenge. Leslie Stewart is his betrayed fiancee. Amassing her own media empire, on her fortieth birthday, she looks back. What went wrong?
City of Thebes. The Festival of Osiris. Loyal subjects of the Pharaoh gather to pay homage to their leader, but Taita - a wise and formidably gifted eunuch slave - sees him only as a symbol of a kingdom's fading glory. By the author of Where the Lion Feeds.
Akční román o agentovi uprostřed války amerických tajných služeb. Buchanan je americký tajný agent, kterého při přípravě drogového obchodu s mafií prozradí jeho starý přítel z Iráku. Kvůli němu se dostává do mexického vězení. Odtud se mu podaří uprchnout jen s pomocí svých společníků. Pak ale zradí své nadřízené, kteří na něj najímají vraha, protože za svého dlouhého působení v prostředí tajné služby se toho dověděl příliš moc a mohl by vše prozradit. Buchanan však nesmí použít ani jedno ze svých mnoha falešných jmen, protože by se stal snadnou kořistí. Rozhodne se odjet na samotu, kde ho nikdo nebude rušit, ale dostává šifrovaný dopis od Juany-jeho bývalé přítelkyně, ve kterém mu dává najevo, že má velké problémy. Musí jí pomoci, protože jí to slíbil, když se viděli naposledy. Vydává se ji hledat. Při svém pátrání narazí na novinářku z Washington Postu jménem Holly, která s ním chce udělat rozhovor o práci amerických tajných služeb. Buchanan ji ale po dlouhém odmítání odradí od jejího záměru. Když jí vysvětlí svou situaci, rozhodla se, že se k němu přidá. Při společném pátrání je stopa zavede na loď významného politika Alistaira Drumonda. Tu však tajně prohledají, ale nic nenajdou, protože Juana utekla. Posléze se dozvídají, že Drumondovi muži ji vypátrali a zabili, protože se jim nechtěla podřídit a nespolupracovala. Buchanan pak s Holly zůstává a společně se odstěhují na venkov. V knize uvedeno chybné ISBN 80-85859-15-7
