"Thomas De Quincey, infamous for his Confessions of an Opium-Eater, confronts London's harrowing streets to thwart the assassination of Queen Victoria. The year is 1855. The Crimean War is raging. The incompetence of British commanders causes the fall of the English government. The Empire teeters. Amid this crisis comes opium-eater Thomas De Quincey, one of the most notorious and brilliant personalities of Victorian England. Along with his irrepressible...

Twenty five years ago, Brad Denning told his pest of a brother to get lost. His head drooping, Petey rode away on his bike and vanished. Brad is now a successful architect but his life has been haunted by that moment ever since. Then Petey reappears. From the bestselling author of "First Blood" and "The Brotherhood of the Rose" comes this fast-paced novel of suspense about a man struggling to reclaim his wife and son apparently abducted by his long-lost...

The most riveting reads in history meet today's biggest thriller writers in Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads.Edited by David Morrell and Hank Wagner, Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads examines 100 seminal works of suspense through essays contributed by such esteemed modern thriller writers as: David Baldacci, Steve Berry, Sandra Brown, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Tess Gerritsen, Heather Graham, John Lescroart, Gayle Lynds, Katherine Neville, Michael Palmer, James

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Drew Maclane was a star agent, until the day the killing had to stop. He withdrew and for six years lived the life of a hermit in a monastery. But someone has tracked him down, leaving a trail of corpses.

A woman reporter holds the key to a two-thousand-year-old secret. For her knowledge she is marked to die by mysterious fanatics.

After missionaries recruit Rambo, a Vietnam veteran, to guide them into Burma in the middle of a war, they are taken prisoner by Burmese soldiers and Rambo must rescue them with a team of mercenaries.