New Releases by Grant Blackwood

«Steve Berry è uno dei miei autori preferiti. I suoi romanzi sono una miniera inesauribile di storie elettrizzanti, personaggi indimenticabili e curiosità archeologiche sorprendenti. Leggeteli, non ve ne pentirete.» Glenn Cooper «Steve Berry possiede un talento unico: quello di rendere i misteri della storia attuali e pieni di fascino.» The New York Times Baia di Chesapeake, Maryland, Stati Uniti. Per oltre trent’anni, è stato a capo della Divisione operazione speciali della CIA. La peggiore. Agendo nell’ombra per favorire assassini politici, colpi di Stato e rivoluzioni, Tom Rowland ha forgiato il destino del mondo. E ora, dal suo buen retiro su un’isola privata nell’Atlantico, prosegue la sua attività di «risolutore di problemi», servendosi di una squadra spietata e senza scrupoli. Finché cinque parole, mandate all’improvviso alla sua casella di posta elettronica, non rischiano di rovinare tutto. Genappe, Belgio. Luke Daniels arriva in città in risposta alla richiesta d’aiuto di una sua vecchia amica, l’ex marine Jillian Stine, che gli ha dato appuntamento nella casa in cui vive col nonno, anche lui un soldato in pensione. Se Jillian è spaventata ci dev’essere una minaccia concreta, e infatti, una volta nell’appartamento, Luke trova l’anziano morto e nessuna traccia della donna. Sconcertato, inizia a indagare, mettendosi così sulle tracce di un segreto pericolosissimo, un segreto che, se rivelato, potrebbe stravolgere il presente e riscrivere la Storia. A partire da quella tragica mattina a Dallas del 22 novembre 1963.

From New York Times bestselling authors Steve Berry and Grant Blackwood comes an action-packed adventure: in the waning days of the Cold War, Luke Daniels embarks on a quest in search of the legendary library of Ivan the Terrible—the unlikely key to ending a looming threat orbiting two hundred miles above the earth. Wrapping up his latest assignment for the Magellan Billet, Luke Daniels receives a surprise visit from the head of a former-CIA operation named Sommerhaus—a failed attempt to assemble an espionage network within the Ukraine on the eve of the Russian invasion. Sommerhaus ranks high on Luke’s list of painful regrets, for it was during this mission that his friend, CIA case officer John Vince, was captured by Russian operatives and supposedly executed. But Luke is provided some shocking news. Vince is alive, in failing health, locked behind the walls of Russia’s brutal Solovetsky Island prison, and has a critical message he’ll give to no one but Luke. Luke vows to bring Vince home. However, just as he manages to extract his friend from prison Vince tragically dies and his final words are rambling and incoherent–but enough to plunge Luke into a hunt for something lost since the 15th century. The legendary library of the first Tsar of All Russia, Ivan the Terrible. Within that priceless collection of rare manuscripts is the key to unraveling a modern-day cipher and stopping a secret Soviet satellite program that still exists. But Luke is not the only one on the trail. Others, both inside and out of Russia, want the library for a totally different reason–to restart the Red Star program and finally unleash its destructive potential. Luke’s mission is clear: find the lost library, solve the puzzle, and prevent Red Star falling.

From New York Times bestselling author of the Cotton Malone series comes a thrilling, action-packed historical adventure that sends Luke Daniels on an international manhunt for the truth about the assassination of President John Kennedy. Luke Daniels is in London, between assignments with the Magellan Billet, when he receives a frantic call from an old friend. Jillian Stein is in trouble. She made a mistake and now her life may be in danger. She needs Luke’s help. Immediately. Racing to Belgium Luke quickly finds that she was right. A shadow team of highly-trained operatives are there on the hunt. Intervening, he finds himself embroiled in a war between two determined sides — one seeking the truth, the other trying to escape the past — a war that has already claimed one life and is about to claim more. Thomas Rowland is a Washington insider, a kingmaker, problem-solver, but also a man with a past. For him everything turns with what happened on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. What history has recorded is wrong. There is more to the story, much more, and Thomas Rowland is at the center of that terrible reality. But forces are working against him, and Rowland will do anything to keep the world from learning what actually happened on that fateful day, including killing Luke, Jillian and anyone else who might be a threat. In a race from Belgium, to Luxembourg, to the bayous of Louisiana and the Wyoming wilderness, to a final confrontation in the Bahamas, Luke Daniels confronts a series of shocking truths which not only rewrite history but will forever change his own life — as he comes face to face with the ninth man.

Sam et Remi Fargo, chasseurs de trésors professionnels, coulent des jours paisibles au large de Sumatra lorsque Charlie King, puissant magnat du pétrole, leur propose une mission d''un genre particulier : retrouver un de leurs amis qui ne donne plus de nouvelles depuis plusieurs jours. Inquiets, Sam et Remi s''empressent d''accepter. Mais Charlie King, loin de se préoccuper autant qu''il le prétend du sort de Frank, nourrit de sombres desseins, et le chemin de Sam et Remi sera semé d''embûches. Trafic de fossiles, parchemins antiques, disparition d''un coffre vieux de plusieurs siècles - du Tibet au Népal, en passant par l''Inde et la Chine, les Fargo sont entraînés dans un tourbillon d''aventures qui les mènera jusqu''à l''ancien royaume du Mustang et à une mystérieuse légende...

Jack Ryan Jr is enjoying some R & R when an attempt is made on his life. He survives, but learns that another attempt is imminent. Jack sets out to find out who wants him dead, and why. Without the resources of The Campus the elite agency from which he is on a leave-of-absence but with the help of an investigative journalist, Jack embarks on his own secret campaign to uncover the truth about Rostock, a shadowy security firm based in Germany. But what can one man do against all Rostock''s might? The world is about to find out.

Former Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his war dog Kane are thrust into a global conspiracy that threatens to shake the foundations of American democracy in this second exciting Sigma Force spinoff adventure from New York Times bestselling authors James Rollins and Grant Blackwood. Tucker Wayne’s past and his present collide when a former army colleague comes to him for help. She’s on the run from brutal assassins hunting her and her son. To keep them safe, Tucker must discover who killed a brilliant young idealist—a crime that leads back to the most powerful figures in the U.S. government. From the haunted ruins of a plantation in the deep South to the beachheads of a savage civil war in Trinidad, Tucker and Kane must discover the truth behind a mystery that leads back to World War II, to a true event that is even now changing the world . . . and will redefine what it means to be human. With no one to trust, they will be forced to break the law, expose national secrets, and risk everything to stop a madman determined to control the future of modern warfare for his own diabolical ends. But can Tucker and Kane withstand a force so indomitable that it threatens our very future?

Sam et Remi Fargo ne cherchent pas d’ennuis alors qu’ils plongent au large des côtes tanzaniennes et tombent sur les vestiges de l’Ophelia, un navire disparu pendant la guerre de Sécession américaine. Pourtant cette découverte les oblige à remonter les anciennes routes parcourues par ce bateau. C’est ainsi que les Fargo débarquent à Zanzibar, puis entrent dans la forêt tropicale de Madagascar, et en Indonésie, où les redoutables hommes de main du président mexicain, un certain Quauhtli Garza, leader du parti Mexica Tenochca, sont à leurs trousses, prêts à les tuer plutôt que les laisser percer le mystère des origines du peuple aztèque. Deuxième volet de la série «Fargo» après L’Or de Sparte, un roman éblouissant du maître de l’aventure Clive Cussler. Tous les titres de Clive Cussler sont au Livre de Poche.

Jack Ryan investigates an attempt on his life and stumbles onto the trail of a philanthropist and human rights advocate who Jack believes is about to make a drastic move in order to secure his place among the global powers.

Jack Ryan Jr. stands alone against powerful enemies in this thrilling novel in Tom Clancy’s #1 New York Times bestselling series. On a mission in Tehran, Jack Ryan, Jr., meets his oldest friend, Seth Gregory. As they part, Seth slips Jack a key, along with a perplexing message. The next day Jack is summoned to an apartment where two men claim Seth has disappeared with funds for a vital intelligence operation. They say he’s turned and leave Jack with a warning: If you hear from Seth, call us. Do not get involved. Jack soon finds himself lost in a maze of intrigue, lies, and betrayal where no one is who they seem to be—not even Seth, who’s harboring a secret that harkens back to the Cold War. A secret that is driving him to the brink of treason....

The #1 New York Times bestselling author ignites an explosive spy thriller trilogy in a tale of international intrigue that''s "pure fun, pure adventure" (Clive Cussler). Covert agent Briggs Tanner doesn''t like coincidences. In his business, they always mean trouble. So when a man is professionally assassinated right in front of him, Tanner wants answers. Who pulled the trigger and why? And what is the mystery behind the key the man clutched in his dying hand—the key that Tanner now possesses? Tanner''s search will lead him on a breakneck chase across the globe from the depths of the Pacific Ocean to the bullet-ridden back alleys of Beirut, all the way to a deadly secret kept buried since the end of World War II. And when it''s finally uncovered, only Tanner can keep it from falling into the wrong hands. His search will lead him on an international trail, city to city, from the depths of the Pacific Ocean to the bullet-ridden back alleys of Beirut, all the way to a deadly secret—buried since the end of World War II—that only Tanner can keep from falling into the wrong hands.

CIA Agent Briggs Tanner helps a Chinese general defect in this thriller by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Tom Clancy Duty and Honor. Twelve years ago, Tanner snuck into China to help strategic mastermind Gen. Han Soong defect to the West. The escape went perfectly—until, somehow, the secret police found them at the final rendezvous. Tanner barely escaped, but Soong and his family were arrested and quickly disappeared . . . Now Soong has resurfaced. Once again, he''s asking the CIA to help him escape—and Tanner is the only person he trusts. Yet even as Tanner prepares to confront the chaos of his own past and challenge the authority of China''s brutal secret police, forces around the globe are watching him, waiting for the moment that will lead the world to the brink of war, and seal Tanner''s fate once and for all. Praise for Grant Blackwood "Fast-paced and filled with action. . . . Fans of international political, military, and espionage tales will want to read Grant Blackwood''s novel." —Midwest Book Review for Wall of Night "The action and intrigue keep accelerating without any attempt to brake." —Clive Cussler, #1 New York Times–bestselling author for End of Enemies

CIA Agent Briggs Tanner is fighting bioterrorists in the Alps in this thriller by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Tom Clancy Duty and Honor. Dinaric Alps, Bosnian region of Austrian Hungarian Empire, 1918 . When four Allied soldiers discover a biological weapon that could devastate the world, they take a vow to keep it from falling into the wrong hands. Ever since, the deadly substance—code-named Kestrel—has been guarded by the descendants of those four brave men, each with the mission of keeping its existence a secret . . . Chesapeake Bay, United States, 2003 . The wife of former CIA director Jonathon Root has been kidnapped, and no one except Root himself knows who carried out the crime or why. His grandfather had been one of the soldiers responsible for stealing Kestrel, and now a group of Bosnian terrorists are trying to force Root to hand it over. Enter Agent Briggs Tanner. His mission: follow a trail through the Alps, to the heart of where it all began. At risk: Millions of lives, starting with his own. Praise for Grant Blackwood "Fast-paced and filled with action. . . . Fans of international political, military, and espionage tales will want to read Grant Blackwood''s novel." — Midwest Book Review for Wall of Night "The action and intrigue keep accelerating without any attempt to brake." —Clive Cussler, #1 New York Times–bestselling author for End of Enemies

From bestselling authors James Rollins and Grant Blackwood, the first installment in an exciting new thriller series based on the Sigma Force novels featuring former Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his partner, Army working dog Kane, introduced in the New York Times bestseller Bloodline and the e-original story "Tracker." Former Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his military working dog Kane are recruited by Sigma Force to extract a Russian pharmaceutical magnate from Siberia. A scientific genius, the drug tycoon holds the biological key to a new weapon system, a danger engineered from the ancient past to terrorize the modern world. From the frozen steppes of Russia to the sun-blasted savannahs of Africa, Tucker and Kane must piece together a mystery going back to the origins of life on Earth—before the ancient peril can destroy the heartland of America, and with it, all of humankind.

En esta electrizante novela el matrimonio Fargo hace un extraordinario descubrimiento, sin sospechar que hay mucha gente dispuesta a hacer cualquier cosa por evitar que los secretos salgan a la luz. El matrimonio formado por Sam y Remi Fargo está disfrutando de unas vacaciones en Zanzíbar practicando su deporte favorito, el buceo, cuando se topa con una antigua reliquia que pertenece a un barco confederado largamente desaparecido. Aventureros como son, no tardan en lanzarse de cabeza a resolver el misterio, sin sospechar que una fuerza muy poderosa está decidida a proteger el secreto. Desde Tanzania hasta los bosques tropicales de Madagascar, pasando por el océano Índico, Indonesia y el enclave legendario en el que el Krakatoa entró en erupción en 1883, los Fargo y sus perseguidores recorrerán el mundo tras el mismo objetivo en una trepidante carrera en la que solo se puede vencer... o morir. La crítica ha dicho... «La serie Fargo se ha convertido en la joya de la corona del imperio de Cussler.» Publishers Weekly

Recruited by Sigma Force to extract a Russian pharmaceutical magnate, who holds the biological key to a new weapons system, from Siberia, former Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his military working dog Kane must solve an ancient mystery before the modern world suffers a fate worse than death.

El matrimonio Fargo está a punto de tropezarse con algo que está más allá de lo que nunca hubiera imaginado. Sam y Remi Fargo son los mejores en su trabajo: descubrir tesoros ocultos y extraordinarios alrededor del mundo. Pero en esta ocasión la misión a la que se enfrentan es muy diferente. Esta vez deben encontrar a dos personas desaparecidas. Así se lo ha explicado su nuevo cliente, un poderoso magnate de Texas que desconoce el paradero de la persona a la que contrató para que diera con su padre. Los dos han desaparecido sin dejar rastro. El audaz matrimonio se embarcará en una trepidante investigación que les llevará hasta el antiguo reino tibetano de Mustang, pasando por Nepal, Bulgaria, India y China. En el peligroso recorrido tendrán que lidiar con traficantes de fósiles, un vetusto y misterioso cofre, un dirigible centenario... y un esqueleto que podría revolucionar las teorías sobre la evolución. La crítica ha dicho... «La serie Fargo se ha convertido en la joya de la corona del imperio de Cussler.» Publishers Weekly «El reino demuestra, una vez más, que Clive Cussler es, probablemente, el mejor narrador del gremio.» New York Post

Don''t Miss the Original Series Tom Clancy''s Jack Ryan Starring John Krasinski! Tom Clancy delivers a #1 New York Times bestselling Jack Ryan novel that will remind readers why he is the acknowledged master of international intrigue and nonstop military action. It is The Campus. Secretly created under the administration of President Jack Ryan, its sole purpose is to eliminate terrorists and those who protect them. Officially, it has no connection to the American government—a necessity in a time when those in power consider themselves above such arcane ideals as loyalty, justice, and right or wrong. Now covert intelligence expert Jack Ryan Jr. and his compatriots at The Campus—joined by black ops warriors John Clark and “Ding” Chavez—have come up against their greatest foe: a sadistic killer known as the Emir. Mastermind of countless horrific attacks, the Emir has eluded capture by every law enforcement agency in the world. But his greatest devastation is yet to be unleashed as he plans a monumental strike at the heart of America. On the trail of the Emir, Jack Ryan Jr. will find himself following in his legendary father’s footsteps on a manhunt that will take him and his allies across the globe, into the shadowy arenas of political gamesmanship, and back onto U.S. soil in a race to prevent the possible fall of the West....

The Kingdom is Clive Cussler''s third Fargo Adventure. Whether it''s lost treasure or missing persons, the Fargos find themselves in a heap of trouble every time . . . When Texas oil baron Charlie King contacts Sam and Remi Fargo he has an unusual request. He hired an investigator - and good friend of the pair - to locate his missing father in the Far East. But now the investigator has vanished. Would Sam and Remi be willing to look for them both? Though something about the request doesn''t quite add up, Sam and Remi agree to help out. It''s a journey that takes the Fargos to Tibet, Nepal, Bulgaria, India, and China. They get mixed up with black-market fossils, a centuries-old puzzle chest, the ancient Nepali kingdom of Mustang, a balloon aircraft from a century before its time . . . and an extraordinary skeleton that might turn the history of human evolution on its head. Oh, and not a few unfriendly people with guns and itchy trigger fingers . . . Clive Cussler, author of the celebrated Dirk Pitt novels Treasure of Khan and Valhalla Rising, presents the third novel in his newest series, following the adventures of treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo. The Kingdom follows Spartan Gold and Lost Empire. Praise for Clive Cussler: ''Cussler is hard to beat'' Daily Mail ''Cussler is the guy I read'' Tom Clancy

Some treasures are best left buried...Scuba diving off the Tanzanian coast, husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team, Sam and Remi Fargo discover a huge ship''s bell, covered in cryptic carvings. But as they struggle to first recover the bell and then decode its clues, they find they are not alone in wanting to discover its secrets. When news of the find is publicised, Mexican President Quauhtli Garza is forced to act. He knows that this bell comes from a former Confederate ship that sank off the African coast and he fears that the discovery of a missing piece of a Quetzalcoatl statuette, which was aboard the ship, will undermine his plans for Mexico''s future. With Garza determined to stop the Fargos investigation at all costs, the couple are drawn into a deadly conspiracy that connects the 1883 Krakatoa explosion with an attempt to resurrect the fallen Aztec empire.

On a journey that will take them to Tibet, Nepal, China, Italy, and Siberia, the Fargos find themselves embroiled with black-market fossils, an ancient Tibetan kingdom, a lost landmass in the North Sea, Stone Age ostrich egg shards inscribed in a cryptic language, a pair of battles separated by thousands of miles and hundreds of years ... and a skeleton that could just turn the history of human evolution on its head.

Clive Cussler introduces Sam and Remi Fargo in Spartan Gold. An ancient treasure stolen by Xerxes the Great . . . Discovered by Napoleon Bonaparte . . . The clues to its hidden location lost until now . . . Adventurers and treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are on a wild-goose chase. Up to their waists in the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Maryland, they''re hunting for lost gold. What they find instead is a small Second World War German U-boat. Inside the submarine they find a body - and a puzzling, incredibly rare bottle of wine. This bottle was one of twelve taken from Napoleon''s ''lost cellar''. But it is also a clue to a fabulous, ancient treasure. One that Hadeon Bondaruk - a half-Russian, half-Persian millionaire - will do anything to get his hands on. For he claims descent from treasure''s one-time owner. It will be his, no matter who stands in his way . . . Clive Cussler, author of the celebrated Dirk Pitt novels Arctic Drift and Crescent Dawn, presents his newest series, following the adventures of treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo - beginning with Spartan Gold. Praise for Clive Cussler: ''The guy I read'' Tom Clancy

Husband-and-wife treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo run afoul of a dangerous dictator in this adventure in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series. While scuba diving in Tanzania, Sam and Remi Fargo come upon a relic belonging to a long-lost Confederate ship. An anomaly about the relic sets them off chasing a mystery—but unknown to them, a much more powerful force is engaged in the same chase. Mexico’s ruling party, the ultranationalist Mexica Tenochca, is intent on finding that artifact as well, because it contains a secret that could destroy the party utterly. Through Tanzania and Zanzibar, into the rainforests of Madagascar, and across the Indian Ocean to Indonesia and the legendary site of the 1883 Krakatoa explosion, the Fargos and their ruthless opponents pursue the hunt—but only one can win. And the penalty for failure is death.

Treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are shocked to discover a bottle of a rare wine taken from Napoleon''s lost cellar. However, someone else is also searching for this treasure.