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.

«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 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.

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!

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

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.

After months on the run, JET settles down, only to be delivered an unthinkable ultimatum she can''t refuse: risk her life, or her family''s. Spanning the globe, from Hungary to Israel to Azerbaijan, Jet must use every ounce of her skill if she is to survive. Another breathtaking installment in the JET series by a NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author.

In the fourth volume of the Day After Never series, Lucas and Sierra embark on a cross-country journey that takes them into the belly of the beast, where they must battle a ruthless adversary while the fate of their world hangs in the balance.

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.

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 - Survival is the eighth volume in the JET series, which picks up from where Jet - Sanctuary left off. From the squalid ports of Panama to the cartel infested jungles of Colombia, Jet, Matt, and Hannah must battle the most deadly adversaries yet if they are to survive.

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.

Drake, Allie, and Spencer reunite in Emerald Buddha, the second Drake Ramsey adventure - a quest to locate the lost treasure of the Khmer Empire, secreted away in a hidden temple somewhere in Myanmar. But nothing is as it seems, and their archaeological expedition soon turns deadly when desperate factions target them in order to keep a secret that could topple the U.S. government.

BLACK To Reality is the fourth in the acclaimed BLACK series of noir detective fiction featuring Artemus Black, the world''s losingest Hollywood Private Investigator. In this installment he is saved from financial calamity when he takes a case that requires him to work undercover on a reality television show, posing as an over-the-hill rocker trying for one last shot at success.

Treasure hunting husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo must protect a discovery that redefines Totlec history in this high-stakes adventure from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author. Baffin Island: Sami and Remi Fargo are on a climate-control expedition in the Arctic, when to their astonishment they discover a Viking ship in the ice, perfectly preserved—and filled with pre–Columbian artifacts from Mexico. How can that be? As they plunge into their research, tantalizing clues about a link between the Vikings and the legendary Toltec feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl—and a fabled object known as the Eye of Heaven—begin to emerge. But so do many dangerous people. Soon the Fargos find themselves on the run through jungles, temples, and secret tombs, caught between treasure hunters, crime cartels, and those with a far more personal motivation for stopping them. At the end of the road will be the solution to a thousand-year-old mystery—or death.

The Geronimo Breach is an adrenaline-fueled thrill ride that pits the world''s most unlikely protagonist against the deadliest adversaries on the planet. From the corridors of Langley to the sweltering jungles of Panama, from the hills of Pakistan to the cocaine trails of Colombia, a clandestine scheme to preserve a terrible secret goes horribly awry, plunging a reluctant hero down a deadly rabbit hole of deceit and betrayal, while raising disturbing questions about the media, the war on terror & its linkage with the war on drugs, & the nature of reality in an age of sound-bites and photo ops. Albert Ross is a boozing, chain smoking philanderer; shifty, lazy, cowardly, going to fat, & more prone to doing the wrong thing than any man alive. His purgatorial existence working for the State Department in Panama gets shattered when a routine errand becomes a race against the clock, battling adversaries for whom no price is too high to protect a secret that could topple the world order. As the body count climbs, Al must face his own demons, as well as the myriad very real ones intent upon destroying him. The unexpectedly shattering conclusion of this richly drawn thriller is both topical & chillingly plausible, making for a roller-coaster action/adventure without parallel. ** Q & A for The Geronimo Breach w/ bestselling author Russell Blake Question: The Geronimo Breach is a radical departure from your usual thrillers. In this, we follow the tribulations of arguably the most horrible protagonist on the planet. Why write this character, this story, this way? RB: It started off as a knee-jerk reaction to several books I''d read, where the heroes were, well, bland & predictable. So over a few beers, I thought, what about writing a hero who''s so despicable there''s no way anyone could like him, but by the end of the book, in spite of him or ourselves, we do? Anyone can write a hero with appeal. How about one who has no appeal, and will actually do the worst possible thing for his situation, every time? A slob who''s so low, he''s compulsively losing even when he could win? Out of that came Al, who is probably the most remarkable character I''ve ever written. Can he prevail? Can he be redeemed? Is he even worth redeeming? Al''s my favorite character out of all my books, by far. No question. Q: The Geronimo Breach''s conspiracy is a shocker, & calls into question some sacred beliefs. Have you gotten any negative feedback about it? RB: Other than the circling black helicopters, you mean? Seriously, I just took something that seemed absurd to me, & proposed an alternative possibility. If it rings true, that says a lot for my powers of invention. Will we ever know the truth? Who even knows what the truth is anymore? The truth is evasive, and in my opinion, skepticism too lacking. Q: The Geronimo Breach has drawn acclaim from other authors as being landmark & defining. What''s your take on it? RB: Geronimo is one of the books I''d recommend to readers who''ve never read one of my books, along with King of Swords and JET. If they want to know how I differ from the monosyllabic guys cranking out formulaic screeds featuring hackneyed characters in predictable situations, my response would be, read Geronimo or King or JET. I''m particularly proud of the characters & the plot twists and turns, & would argue there''s no other books quite like them. Q:Why do readers respond the way they do to Al? RB: I think it''s refreshing to read a protagonist who''s so badly flawed. We see in him bits of ourselves, or people we know, & that resonates as being true. Al is remarkable, in that even after I finished with him, he lingers in my psyche like fungus. Hard to shake him.

When Artemus Black is hired to investigate a series of suspicious accidents at LA''s most prestigious modeling agency, he quickly discovers that brooding pouts and mascara can be as dangerous as guns or bombs. From LA to Mexico to Tahoe to NY, the story pokes fun at the world of high fashion as Black races to discover who''s killing the models...

JET - Ops Files chronicles the early years of Maya, who would go on to become the Mossad''s deadliest operative: the assassin known as Jet. From the West Bank to Tel Aviv to Jordan to Singapore to Indonesia, Ops Files is a breakneck adrenaline rush that will leave action thriller fans gasping.

A controversial, frightening bio-thriller that blurs the line between truth and fiction, Upon A Pale Horse raises disturbing questions about the man-made origin of nightmare epidemics, and posits a conspiracy so plausible that it will linger long after the novel''s shocking conclusion. When young attorney Jeffrey Rutherford''s brother is killed in a plane crash minutes after takeoff from JFK, his life is turned upside down - especially when he discovers that his brother''s career wasn''t what it seemed. Jeffrey''s staid existence is upended as he races to unravel a Gordian knot of deceit and betrayal, and ultimately must battle an unstoppable adversary bent on systematic global genocide.

"Legacy is the fifth installment in the bestselling Jet series, which follows the saga of the Mossad''s deadliest ex-operative, who faked her own death to escape her past. In this novel, Jet is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to keep the ones she loves, and the world, safe" -- back cover.

Artemus Black. Perennially down-on-his-luck Hollywood PI whose Bogie fixation is as dated as his wardrobe. With an assistant who mocks him relentlessly, an obese cat that loathes him, a romantic life that''s deader than Elvis, money problems, booze, nicotine, and anger management issues, how much worse can it get? When he takes a case that''s supposed to be easy money working for a celebrity whose colleagues and surrounding paparazzi are dropping faster than interest in the star''s big comeback, the cakewalk turns ugly and Black finds himself in a web of deceit, betrayal, and murder - and bad hair days.The first in a new series from bestselling author Russell Blake, Black is a detective mystery with a difference that fans of the genre are sure to enjoy.+++Q&A with Russell BlakeQ: Why delve into detective mystery? You''re an action/adventure thriller author.RB: I''ve always loved books by authors like Michael Connelly, Elmore Leonard and the rest. The resolute PI up against crime, danger, and beautiful dames. I got this idea about six months ago for a Hollywood PI who''s down on his luck, barely hanging on, dealing with personal issues, tormented by everyone around him...but all of it colored with a really dark sense of humor. I wanted a kind of black cynicism that scathingly comments on the show biz lifestyle, a la Get Shorty, but fresh - something that hadn''t been done before. So I gave it whirl, and enjoyed the characters and the plotting so much that I''ve written the second in the series already, and am finishing the third.Q: Tell us about Black. What makes him tick?RB: He''s kind of a loser. He''s got anger management issues he''s in therapy for, but it''s questionable how well that''s going. His therapist is a hack, and somewhat mean spirited, so that''s not helping. He got screwed over by his young wife back in the day when they were both in a band that went huge - only Black got into a bar fight the week before the beginning of the big tour and broke his hand, so they replaced him. And then his wife had an affair with the attorney who wound up handling the divorce, as well as doing him out of most of his royalties. So he''s a bitter guy. A string of loser entrepreneurial disasters took the rest of his money, leaving him struggling, and a PI as a last resort career. Watching a character go through the day, where the world is against him, is just...funny. In kind of an evil way. Those with a similar sense of humor to mine will find it a hoot. Others will probably think I''ve lost my mind. They''re probably both right, but that''s a different story...Q: Talk about the supporting cast.RB: Let''s see. We have Roxie, who is the assistant from hell. Her sense of humor is extremely dry and deadpan, and she gives Black unending crap whenever she can. She''s hot, a singer in an art rock band, mid-twenties (so about 17 years younger than him), and delights in tormenting him about everything from his smoking to his wardrobe. There''s Mugsy, who''s an obese stray cat that adopted Black, and who barely tolerates him - but loves Roxie. And the parents, who are filthy rich hippies whose harebrained business enterprises wound up making them ten fortunes while Black scratches out a living. They''re all about peace and love and positive energy and the Summer of Love, and drive him batty - and of course, further enrage him with their success, which he views as a personal sleight from a universe that hates him. His LAPD detective buddy, Stan, is even more cynical and bitter than he is, and their interactions are some of my favorite bits in the books. And of course, there''s a cast of characters that can only happen in L.A., which seasons the whole story in a way that''s distinct to the place.

Includes an excerpt from Book two in the Fatal series: Fatal deception.

"Night of the Assassin is the gritty, edge-of-your seat prequel to King of Swords. A no-holds-barred, breakneck-paced thriller, Night charts the early years of El Rey -- known as the King of Swords -- a super-assassin responsible for some of the world''s most spectacular and daring executions. Framed against the backdrop of present-day Mexico''s brutal narco-trafficking violence, Night of the Assassin chronicles the making of a monster -- a cold-blooded, ruthless killing machine. Raw, disturbing, edgy and unflinching, this epic saga defies convention to create a roller-coaster of intrigue, suspense and thrills that will leave even the most jaded thriller aficionados gasping for breath."--Back cover.

King of Swords is an epic assassination thriller framed against a gritty backdrop of brutal drug cartel violence in modern Mexico. The G-20 Financial Summit is planned for San Jose Del Cabo. The world''s pre-eminent finance ministers will attend, along with the presidents of the U.S. and Mexico. Captain Romero Cruz of the Mexican Federal Police uncovers an assassination plot against the attendees. In a roller-coaster race against the clock, Cruz must track and stop El Rey, the "King of Swords" - a faceless super-assassin responsible for a string of the world''s most spectacular killings, before he turns the G-20 into a slaughterhouse. King of Swords is a rule-breaking rush that shatters convention to create a richly-drawn story that''s sure to shock and delight even the most jaded intrigue/adventure thriller fans.