New Releases by Russell Blake

Tödlich. Präzise. Unerbittlich. JET. Nur noch diese eine Mission – dann darf sich JET endlich und endgültig zur Ruhe setzen. In Moskau wurden zwei nukleare Sprengsätze gestohlen. Von ihnen fehlt jede Spur, bis eine davon in Somalia gezündet wird. Es ist offenbar ein Testlauf ... und niemand weiß, wo sich die zweite Bombe befindet und wie viele Leben auf dem Spiel stehen. Für JET beginnt ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. Sie ist die Einzige, die die Drahtzieher hinter diesem Coup aufhalten kann. Und der Mossad – jene Organisation, der sie seit Jahren zu entkommen versucht – ist bereit, sie mit allem auszustatten, was nötig ist, um die verbliebene Bombe zu finden. Und ihr endlich ihr Leben zurückzugeben ... JET – die ultimative Abenteuerreihe, so spannend wie bestes Blockbuster-Kino. Von New-York-Times-Bestseller-Autor Russell Blake.

"Spannung bis zur letzten Seite!" [Lesermeinung] "Das war mal wieder ein Action-Thriller der spannenden Art. Bitte, bitte mehr davon." [Lesermeinung] Inhalt: Die achtundzwanzigjährige Jet, ehemalige Mossad-Agentin aus dem gleichnamigen Roman JET, stellt sich einem beinahe chancenlosen, tödlichen Kampf, um die zu schützen, die sie liebt; einen Kampf von Nebraska bis zu den Zentren der Macht in Washington, von den Straßen Bangkoks bis in den Dschungel von Laos. Fans von Kill Bill, der Bourne-Trilogie und 24 werden ihre helle Freude an dieser wilden Achterbahnfahrt aus Action, Intrige und Spannung haben. Dies ist der zweite Roman der JET-Serie.

In the eighteenth installment in the JET series, Jet''s world is turned upside down when violent attacks force her to abandon her family in order to save them.

Expansive clays are common throughout the world and are responsible for significant damage to pavements and other lightly loaded structures. While many of the fundamental properties of clay minerals are well-known, several challenges still exist in the characterization of laboratory swelling and field moisture content, in addition to the expense of mitigation once a swelling problem has been identified. While soil index properties play an important role in cost-effective identification of a swelling problem, traditional swell test methods have historically been time-consuming to complete properly, making it difficult to obtain ample data, especially in large projects spanning multiple soil types. In addition, the result of a swelling test is a strain referenced to the initial density conditions of testing, and because the density itself depends on moisture, a swell test may only be as applicable as the initial moisture content was representative of the critical field case. Furthermore, field validations of structural distress caused by swelling clays necessarily require measurements of the moisture regime contributing to the volume change if lessons are to be drawn between the causes and effects of swelling. The challenge with accurate electronic moisture measurements in highly plastic clay soils is a thermodynamic one, and temperature effects can completely dominate the measurement. Finally, swelling mitigation strategies must comprehend the swelling strains expected with the treatment if a cost-effective design is to be produced. This dissertation treats each of these issues in order. First, the fundamental link between swelling and water content will be framed as a volumetric response to an effective confining stress, with the soil suction playing a critical role in the initial effective stress. Second, the temperature dependence observed in electrical time-domain reflectometry measurements will also be shown to be fundamentally related the soil suction. Third, the impact of lime treatment on clay swelling will be shown to correspond to the suppression of the diffuse double layer surrounding the clay particles

«Cussler e Blake hanno trovato la formula vincente, e questo capitolo, con affascinanti descrizioni di località esotiche e misteriosi retroscena, soddisferà le aspettative di ogni fan. » Kirkus Reviews «Cussler e Blake hanno trovato la formula vincente, e questo capitolo, con affascinanti descrizioni di località esotiche e misteriosi retroscena, soddisferà le aspettative di ogni fan.» Kirkus Reviews I coniugi Fargo, instancabili cacciatori di tesori, vengono ingaggiati da un collega per un progetto di archeologia subacquea a Guadalcanal, nelle isole Salomone. Un antico complesso sommerso è stato rinvenuto al largo della costa, ma la scoperta delle rovine porta con sé più domande che risposte. Apparentemente, in quella zona non sarebbe mai esistita alcuna civiltà evoluta. Inoltre, sembra che qualcuno in passato abbia già scoperto il sito e trafugato diversi oggetti preziosi. Una pista porterebbe alle truppe giapponesi che hanno occupato l’isola durante la Seconda guerra mondiale. Sam e Remi iniziano a indagare sulla scomparsa dell’oro e delle gemme; le loro ricerche, però, sembrano infastidire un gruppo di ribelli, che tenta di porre fine ai lavori di scavo e di uccidere chiunque possa avere qualche informazione. Ma ci sono anche diverse leggende secondo le quali l’area attorno alle rovine sarebbe dannata, dicerie su giganti e misteriose sparizioni di isolani...

A stunning secret from Jet's past plunges her headlong into a dangerous operation that could well be her last. Immersed in a world of deceit and brutality, only her training and skills stand between her and disaster in a war-torn nation on the brink.

A Russian oligarch who'll stop at nothing.A ruthless tech wizard with a seedy past.An existential threat to Jet's family and country forces her down a twisting road of treachery and betrayal, where the geo-political status quo and Israel's future hangs in the balance.Packed with action and edge of your seat thrills, JET - Dark Web posits a frighteningly plausible plot that could alter the world order.Get your copy today!

Conflicting imperatives tear Lucas in different directions as a mounting threat to Shangri-La''s survival looms large. In this eighth installment in the bestselling Day After Never series, Lucas faces more ominous challenges than ever before and must risk everything if he, and those he loves, are to survive.

The bestselling Extinction Cycle series by Nicholas Sansbury Smith first introduced readers to a world ravaged by an engineered virus that turned men into monsters. Billions died, civilization collapsed, and the human race teetered on the brink of extinction. Humanity's only hope was not a cure, but another bioweapon. When deployed it killed ninety percent of the infected, but the remaining ten percent transformed into even more terrifying creatures called Variants. Heroes have risen up to meet these abominations. Men like Master Sergeant Reed Beckham of Delta Force Team Ghost and Marine Corporal Joe Fitzpatrick. Women like Dr. Kate Lovato and firefighter Meg Pratt. Throughout the world, survivors band together to fight the evolving monsters in an effort to save humanity. Now, for the first time ever in print, comes a collection of Extinction Cycle short stories that explore the human spirit and the fight for survival in the face of overwhelming odds from some of the leading voices in the post-apocalyptic genre. Featured Authors Include:Mark Tufo - Extinction Trippin'Anthony Melchiorri - Darkness EvolvedJeff Olah - The Bone Collector Russell Blake - Extinction Thailand Rachel Aukes - The Fall of Fort BraggNote: All stories were previously published in the Extinction Cycle Kindle world, but are now being offered in print, and audio for the first time. Readers outside of the USA will also get to experience these stories for the first time as well. Thank you for reading!

A plan to enslave humanity... ...begins with a conspiracy from the dawn of time. Only one man can stop the unthinkable from happening. Veritas Grey is a down-on-his-luck delivery worker in a dystopian future, until an accident turns his world upside down. Hunted by a powerful cabal, Veritas and a young woman with a murky past must beat impossible odds if humanity is to continue to exist. Can they untangle a centuries-old secret in time to survive? Will Veritas embrace a forgotten past that could destroy him and those he loves? Can a conspiracy that dates to Mesopotamia be thwarted before the world''s enslaved? In order to do so, Veritas must navigate a treacherous maze of secret societies, forbidden knowledge, quantum theory, and ancient technologies, and decipher a mystery at the root of mankind''s existence. If you love Michael Crichton, Dan Brown, and AG Riddle, Quantum Synapse is the new blockbuster techno-thriller from a NY Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author that melds ancient origins with modern mysteries in a riveting tale. Get it now!

Weary of fighting, Lucas wants nothing more than to return to Shangri-La and the arms of Sierra. But circumstances conspire against him, and he soon finds himself embroiled in a war he wanted no part of while his loved ones are imperiled by ruthless adversaries who want them dead. The latest installment of The Day After Never series continues in the tradition of the earlier novels, with twists, reversals, and surprises aplenty. Fans of The Road, The Perseid Collapse, and Home are sure to love the trials and tribulations of Lucas Shaw in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

Leah Mason finds herself enmeshed in a deadly conspiracy where nothing is as it seems, and the stakes are life and death.

Jet must risk everything to foil a kidnapping that threatens a diplomat''s daughter in the wilds of Africa.

In this second volume of the two book arc that began with Insurrection (book 5), Lucas braves all odds to free his friends and in the process spawns the only hope for the nation's future: a new resistance movement that will take the battle to its enemies and drive them from its shores.

From Israel to China to Jakarta to North Korea, Jet tackles her most demanding assignment yet, pitted against a terrorist with a master plan to destroy her country, and hunted by a triad killer bent on revenge.

Investigative journalist Leah Mason has returned home to El Paso with her career in flames and her romantic life in tatters. Despondent over life''s body blows, her prospects and her future change overnight with a phone call from a stranger that immerses her in a deadly international conspiracy, putting her on the dangerous trail of a brutal killer who will stop at nothing to keep the past buried.

Indiana Jones der Neuzeit: rasante Action und unglaubliche Abenteuer Die Salomon-Inseln sind berüchtigt. Immer wieder wird von Gräueltaten wie Entführungen durch Riesenkannibalen berichtet. Zahlreiche Reisende sind spurlos verschwunden. Die Salomonen sind verflucht, so heißt es. Doch andere sagen, der Schatz des König Salomo sei hier begraben. Da zieht eine versunkene Stadt die Schatzjäger Sam und Remi Fargo in ihren Bann. Die Suche der Fargos führt sie von den Salomonen über Australien bis nach Japan, und was sie schließlich entdecken ist wundervoll – und voller tödlichem Schrecken. Archäologie, Action und Humor für Indiana-Jones-Fans! Verpassen Sie kein Abenteuer des Schatzjäger-Ehepaars Sam und Remi Fargo. Alle Romane sind einzeln lesbar.

From Arizona to Jamaica to England, husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team Sam and Remi Fargo unravel another ancient and cryptic mystery. An 800-year-old treasure . . . An ancient cypher wheel . . . A brutal murder . . . And a man who will stop at nothing to claim what he considers rightfully his. Treasure-hunting couple Sam and Remi Fargo have gone on impossible missions before and faced many perils, but never have they faced an adversary as determined as the one before them now. The battle will take them halfway around the world, and at its end will be either one of the most glorious finds in history-or certain death. Packed with hair-raising action, a whirlwind pursuit and a class A Clive Cussler villain this is a spectacular thrill ride from the Grand Master of Adventure. Praise for Clive Cussler 'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail 'The Adventure King' Sunday Express 'Nobody does it better... nobody!' Stephen Coonts 'Just about the best storyteller in the business' New York Post 'Oceanography's answer to Indiana Jones. Exotic locations, ruthless villains, and many narrow escapes-Cussler's fans come for swashbuckling and he delivers' Associated Press

Sam and Remi Fargo search for a legendary lost city in this thrilling adventure from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author. Husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team Sam and Remi Fargo have heard many rumors about the bay off Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Some say it was the site of the vanished empire of the Solomon king and that great treasure lies beneath the waters. Others say terrible things happened here, atrocities and disappearances at the hands of cannibal giants, and those who venture there do not return. It is cursed. The Fargos can’t resist the mystery, but their exploration takes a turn when islanders start disappearing. Soon the pair learn there may be truth behind the fables. Clues and whispers lead them on a hunt from the Solomons to Australia to Japan, and what they find at the end of the trail is both wonderful and monstrous—and like nothing they have ever seen before.

In the third installment of the bestselling Day After Never series, Lucas and Sierra must prepare themselves for the ultimate showdown with a ruthlessly brutal enemy. In a winner-takes-all climax, the forces of light face off against those of darkness in an epic saga that will leave readers breathless.

In the second volume of The Day After Never trilogy, Lucas must make an impossible choice and risk everything in order to save those closest to him. As he crosses a wasteland in search of a phantom, Lucas discovers that his adversary will stop at nothing when the hunter becomes the hunted. An epic saga of survival and redemption set in a near-future wasteland, written by a NY Times and USA Today bestselling author.

Der 6. NEW-YORK-TIMES-Bestseller über Sam und Remi Fargo In der Arktis entdecken Sam und Remi Fargo ein Langboot der Wikinger. An Bord befinden sich – neben einem riesigen Goldschatz – Hinweise auf den Verbleib des sagenumwobenen Auge des Himmels. Die beiden Schatzjäger kämpfen sich bald durch undurchdringliche Dschungel und dringen in uralte Tempel und Gräber ein. Doch ihre Suche ist nicht unbemerkt geblieben, und plötzlich befinden sie sich zwischen den Fronten von Verbrechern und skrupellosen Grabräubern. Werden Sam und Remi Fargo die Lösung für ein Jahrtausende altes Rätsel finden – oder den Tod? Archäologie, Action und Humor für Indiana-Jones-Fans! Verpassen Sie kein Abenteuer des Schatzjäger-Ehepaars Sam und Remi Fargo. Alle Romane sind einzeln lesbar.

When a forgotten journal materializes decades after Drake Ramsey's father vanished in the Amazon jungle, Drake decides to follow in his footsteps and search for the legendary treasure of the Inca empire hidden in the lost Inca city of Paititi.

JET - Ops Files, Terror Alert picks up the story of Maya, the operative who would become Jet, on her first mission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where she must race the clock to stop a terror attack that would change the world order. Spanning the globe, from Israel to Bangladesh to Europe to the UK, Maya must risk it all to save thousands of innocents from an atrocity too horrifying to contemplate.

Jet bývala nejvýkonnější agentkou Mossadu, ale okolnosti ji přinutily tuto životní cestu přehodnotit. Aby se zbavila okovů tajné služby, předstírala vlastní smrt a myslela, že tím svou minulost definitivně pohřbila. Jenže minulost se tak snadno nevzdává... Jetin nový život naruší brutální útok a ex-agentka se musí znovu ponořit do kalných vod plných krutosti a klamu, aby zachránila sebe i ty, které miluje. Thriller Procitnutí přivádí na scénu novou atypickou protagonistku, jež se musí vypořádat s drsnou a nekompromisní skutečností plnou nečekaných zvratů a střemhlavých pádů do neznáma.

In order to survive in power, the rulers of political regimes must rely on armed forces for defense. In developing forces that are strong enough to protect the state, however, rulers give rise to a new type of challenger for political power that may itself threaten the government. This dilemma has long troubled political leaders and has frequently resulted in coups d'etat, to the point where these events have become the most common form of political instability in the world. Chapter 1 presents a game theoretic model that distills this fundamental dilemma to its barest essentials, and shows that the logic underlying the conventional wisdom on civil-military relations is misguided. The risk of a coup does not depend on the severity of the external threat facing the regime --- as previous research holds --- but rather on the factors that lead political and military agents to hold divergent beliefs about the nature of the threat. Chapter 2 extends this model and focuses on the "Circling of the Wagons" effect, in which elevated threats induce military loyalty. Even though larger external threats increase the military's willingness to remain loyal, rulers are only willing to behave aggressively to exacerbate the threat environment when they are uncertain about the severity of these threats. Predictions derived from the theory find support in survival analysis of disputatious dyads from 1950 to 2001. Chapter 3 examines the claim that military performance is hurt by rulers who select personnel on the basis of their ties to the regime for fear of a coup. The argument centers around the need to consider the competing imperatives facing rulers in states at risk of a military coup. Because military agents who are more willing to remain loyal need not be constrained in their ability to act against the regime, military organizations comprised of politically-reliable personnel can be trusted with more coercive power. This proposition is evaluated through a qualitative analysis of the Iraqi armed forces during the Iran-Iraq War.