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    Checkmate in Berlin
    'Brilliantly written and completely absorbing, this is Milton's masterpiece' ANTHONY HOROWITZBERLIN'S FATE WAS SEALED AT THE 1945 YALTA CONFERENCE.The city was to be carved up between the victorious powers - British, American, French and Soviet - with four all-powerful commandants ruling over their sectors. On paper, it seemed a pragmatic solution; in reality, it marked the start of a ferocious battle of wits. As relations between east and west broke down, these rival commandants fought a desperate battle for control. In doing so, they fired the starting gun for the Cold War.From America's explosive Frank 'Howlin' Mad' Howley, a sharp-tongued colonel with a loathing for Russians, to his nemesis, Russia's charmingly deceptive General Alexander Kotikov, CHECKMATE IN BERLIN tells the exhilarating, high-stakes story of kidnap, skullduggery, sabotage, murder and the greatest aerial operation in history. This is the epic story of the first battle of the Cold War and how it shaped the modern world.'An excellent storyteller' ANDREW ROBERTS'A book full of heroes' THE TIMES
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    Beatrice Beecham's Houseful of Horrors , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 303min
    Dorsal Finn is a sleepy town, nestled in a small crescent shaped bay, facing the gleaming Atlantic Ocean. In its 198-year history the town has come to know mystery and skullduggery like the dearest of friends, so much so, it has now become quite normal to have the odd explosion here or missing person there without many of the townsfolk raising as much as an eyebrow. And it is in the town of Dorsal Finn that one Beatrice Beecham now resides, a girl of remarkable talent among which is an absolute, innate gift for finding trouble. In this audiobook, you'll hear about all kinds of trouble: witches, shaman, and sea monsters, to name but a few. Yet, Beatrice is to find out that of all the terrible things lurking in the shores of Dorsal Finn, the biggest threat may come from the town itself. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Danielle Butcher. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/167665/bk_acx0_167665_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Eagles of Dacia: Praetorian, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 832min
    At the mercy of the scheming Imperial Chamberlain, Cleander, Rufinus is dispatched to Dacia, a land of untamed beauty at the edge of the Roman world, with orders to investigate the two legionary commanders there for signs of treason. Uncertain what to expect from his mission, the two generals or the land itself, Rufinus travels east with Senova and his faithful hound, Acheron. But machinations and skullduggery are afoot in Dacia, and the young praetorian is walking into the heart of empire-changing events. As the generals Clodius Albinus and Pescennius Niger work to put the province right following recent invasions and revolts, Rufinus begins his investigation, suffering insubordinate soldiers, unseen attackers and dangerous locals. At the edge of the world, Rufinus is about to stumble across a web that will put him in direct danger and threaten the empire to its core. Welcome to Dacia. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Piers Hampton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/033710/bk_adbl_033710_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Unacceptable Face
    The Unacceptable Face ab 39.99 € als gebundene Ausgabe: A 21st century story of an itinerant career under apartheid European socialism and disparate iterations of capitalism laced with corporate politics and skullduggery.. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Wissenschaft, Politikwissenschaft,
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    The Sowers , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 784min
    A romantic adventure yarn of plotting and corruption largely set against the panorama of Imperialist Russia but with some of the skullduggery taking place in the major capitals of Europe. An old Etonian and half Russian, Prince Paul Alexis, inherits the Osterno estate in the Steppes. Naive and honest, but helped by experienced campaigner Steinmetz, he forms a progressive but illegal Charity League to succour the needs of the starving uneducated peasantry who are ravaged by cholera. When the League is betrayed there are severe consequences for the neighbouring nobility and Paul himself only just escapes a violent death at the hands of his own serfs. Who has betrayed them? Is it Claude de Chauxfille Paul's erstwhile rival in love or is the beautiful Etta, his wife, keeping more secrets than he or Steinmetz can guess? With intrigue and deception at every turn The Sowers was Merriman's biggest best seller eventually reprinted 30 times. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Joyce. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/assm/000094/bk_assm_000094_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Brilliant Devices: A Steampunk Adventure Novel, Magnificent Devices, Book 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 456min
    Book 4 of the Magnificent Devices series! A lady of resources has the power to change the world-if she can stay alive long enough to do it. Lady Claire Trevelyan had been looking forward to glittering balls, congenial society, and relief from pursuit during her stay with Lord and Lady Dunsmuir in the Canadas. Well, perhaps not entirely. Being pursued by a handsome airship captain is rather diverting, especially when it appears her erstwhile employer, Andrew Malvern, is becoming much too distracted by a certain blond mechanic. But a shot fired in the night puts an end to such diversions, and instead plunges her and her orphaned band of children into a fight for their very survival. Between secret conversations at the highest levels of society and skullduggery in the diamond mines, Claire must discover who is behind a series of alarming attempts on her friends' lives-before her mother is compelled to make funeral arrangements yet again. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Fiona Hardingham. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/026873/bk_acx0_026873_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    A House Divided: The Munro Scottish Saga, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 747min
    Book two in the acclaimed Munro Scottish Saga trilogy.Ayrshire 1597. The truce between the Cunninghame and Montgomerie clans is fragile. And for the Munro family, living in hiding under assumed names, these are dangerous times.While Munro risks his life daily in the army of the French King, the spectre of discovery by William Cunninghame haunts his wife Kate. Her fears for their children and her absent husband realized as William’s desire for revenge tears their world apart.Clan feuds, skullduggery, and medieval warfare abound in this turbulent tale of 16th century Scotland and France.A sweeping tale of compassion and cruelty, treachery, and sacrifice, A House Divided is set against the backdrop of a religious war, feuding clans, and the Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1597.This eagerly awaited sequel to Turn of the Tide can also be listened to as a stand-alone novel and will appeal to fans of Winston Graham's Poldark and C J Sansom's Shardlake series. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dave Gillies. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/220609/bk_acx0_220609_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Bloody History of London (MP3-Download)
    "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." - Samuel Johnson From plagues and poverty to financial scandals, serial killers to public executions, mad monarchs to barbaric mental asylums, Bloody History of London reaches deeply into the city's long history and ranges widely across the social, political and cultural life of the metropolis. Founded by the Romans and attacked by the Vikings, London grew to become an immense trading city. Included here are tales of medieval torture in the Tower, burnings at the stake during the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, the merry debauchery of the Restoration and the market crash of the South Sea Bubble. From political skullduggery among the Tudors to the Cold War Profumo scandal and assassination of Georgy Markov, the book is a lively account across almost 2,000 years of London history. Immensely entertaining, Bloody History of London is an engaging and highly informative exploration of the highlights of London lowlife and the depravities of London's high life.
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    The Untold Story
    Return to the world of the Invisible Library for Irene's most perilous mission yet . . . Librarian Spy Irene is heading into danger. Not for the first time, but could this be her last? She's tasked with a terrifyingly dangerous solo mission to eliminate an old enemy, which must be kept secret at all costs. But even more troubling news emerges. Multiple worlds are disappearing - and the Library may have something to do with it.Determined to uncover the truth behind the vanished worlds, Irene and her friends must descend into the unplumbed depths of the Library. And what they find will change everything they know. This may be Irene's most dangerous assignment of her hazardous career. The Untold Story is the unputdownable eighth book in the Invisible Library fantasy series by Genevieve Cogman.Praise for the series: 'I absolutely loved this' - N. K. Jemisin, author of The Fifth Season'Irene is a great heroine: fiery, resourceful and no one's fool' - Guardian'Brilliant and so much fun. Skullduggery, Librarians and dragons - Cogman keeps upping the ante on this delightful series!' - Charles Stross, author of the Merchant Princes series
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    War Stories: Gripping Tales of Courage, Cunning and Compassion , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 688min
    A uniquely intimate account of ordinary men and women who rose to the challenge of war with acts of great heroism and humanity. War Stories is a fascinating account of ordinary men and women swept up in the turbulence of war. These are the stories - many untold until now - of 34 individuals who have pushed the boundaries of love, bravery, suffering and terror beyond the imaginable. They span four centuries and four continents. There is the courage of Edward Seagar, who survived the Charge of the Light Brigade; the cunning of Krystyna Skarbek, quick-thinking spy and saboteur during the Second World War; the skullduggery of Benedict Arnold, who switched sides in the American War of Independence; and the compassion of Magdalene de Lancey, who tenderly nursed her dying husband at Waterloo. Told with vivid narrative flair and full of unexpected insights, War Stories moves effortlessly from tales of spies, escapes and innovation to uplifting acts of humanity, celebrating men and women whose wartime experiences are beyond compare. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Snow. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hodd/001170/bk_hodd_001170_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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