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Lehrter Station Lehrter Station: A John Russell Thriller
by David Downing
Hardcover: May 2012
Paperback: 5 Mar 2013
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WWII has ended… But the danger has just begun for a spy caught between political superpowers.
Sweet Tooth Sweet Tooth: A Novel
by Ian McEwan
Hardcover: Nov 2012
Paperback: 2 Jul 2013
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Ian McEwan's mastery dazzles us in this superbly deft and witty story of betrayal and intrigue, love and the invented self.
The Malice of Fortune The Malice of Fortune
by Michael Ennis
Hardcover: Sep 2012
Paperback: 4 Jun 2013
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Against a teeming canvas of Borgia politics, Niccolò Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci come together to unmask an enigmatic serial killer, as we learn the secret history behind one of the most controversial works in the western canon, The Prince.
Flight from Berlin Flight from Berlin: A Novel
by David John
Hardcover: Jul 2012
Paperback: 25 Jun 2013
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A cynical English reporter and a beautiful, headstrong, American Olympic hopeful are caught in a lethal game of international espionage during the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Mission to Paris Mission to Paris: A Novel
by Alan Furst
Hardcover: Jun 2012
Paperback: 4 Jun 2013
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From Alan Furst, the bestselling author, often praised as the best spy novelist ever, comes a novel that's truly hard to put down. Mission to Paris includes beautifully drawn scenes of romance and intimacy, and the novel is alive with extraordinary characters.
The Sadness of the Samurai The Sadness of the Samurai: A Novel
by Victor del Arbol
Hardcover: 22 May 2012
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A betrayal and a murder in pro-Nazi Spain spark a struggle for power that grips a family for generations in this sweeping historical thriller.
The Trinity Six The Trinity Six
by Charles Cumming
Hardcover: Mar 2011
Paperback: 13 Mar 2012
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The most closely-guarded secret of the Cold War is about to be exposed – the identity of a SIXTH member of the infamous Cambridge spy ring. And people are killing for it…
The Tourist The Tourist
by Olen Steinhauer
Hardcover: Mar 2009
Paperback: 16 Feb 2010
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Milo Weaver used to be a “tourist” for the CIA—an undercover agent with no home, no identity. But when the arrest of an assassin exposes new layers of intrigue in his old cases, he has no choice but to go back undercover and find out who’s holding the strings once and for all.
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