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An Eye for an Eye (William Warwick Novels)
The unputdownable new rollercoaster read from the Sunday Times bestseller Jeffrey Archer – a must read book of 2024! ‘An absolute page-turner’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review ‘Impossible to put down’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review ‘So many turns and twists’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review 'Master of the pager turner' – Daily Mail 'Compelling' – David Baldacci Selected as one of Waterstones’ Best Books for 2024 *** In one of the most luxurious cities on earth... A billion-dollar deal is about to go badly wrong. A lavish night out is about to end in murder. And the British government is about to be plunged into crisis. In the heart of the British establishment... Lord Hartley, the latest in a line of peers going back over two hundred years, lies dying. But his will triggers an inheritance with explosive consequences. Two deaths. Continents apart. No obvious connection. So why are they both at the centre of a master criminal's plot for revenge? And can Scotland Yard's William Warwick uncover the truth before it's too late... The ultimate race-against-time is about to begin.
The Black Widow
#1 NYT Bestseller#1 USA Bestseller#1 WSJ BestsellerAn Amazon Editors' Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Best Fiction Book of the YearAn iBooks Book of the Month“Fascinating, suspenseful, and bated-breath exciting…. Silva proves once again that he can rework familiar genre material and bring it to new life.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review“Silva builds suspense like a symphony conductor.... A winner on all fronts.” — Booklist, starred reviewBestselling author Daniel Silva delivers another spellbinding international thriller—one that finds the legendary Gabriel Allon grappling with an ISIS mastermind.Gabriel Allon, the art restorer, spy, and assassin described as the most compelling fictional creation "since Ian Fleming put down his martini and invented James Bond" (Rocky Mountain News), is poised to become the chief of Israel’s secret intelligence service. But on the eve of his promotion, events conspire to lure him into the field for one final operation. ISIS has detonated a massive bomb in the Marais district of Paris, and a desperate French government wants Gabriel to eliminate the man responsible before he can strike again.Acclaimed novelist Daniel Silva has thrilled, entertained and educated readers with eighteen thoughtful and gripping spy novels featuring a diverse cast of compelling characters and ingenious plots that have taken them around the globe and back—from the United States to Europe, Russia to the Middle East. From its shocking opening to its explosive denouement in Washington, D.C., The Black Widow reveals itself as Silva’s most timely and powerful novel yet. Following the success of his smash hit The English Spy, this electrifying thriller showcases Silva’s consummate skill and brilliant imagination, and is sure to be a must read for his multitude of current and future fans.
Set In Darkness
The eleventh Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES'Ian Rankin is a genius' Lee Child'Britain's best crime novelist' DAILY EXPRESS.Edinburgh is about to become the home of the first Scottish parliament in 300 years. As political passions run high, DI John Rebus is charged with liaison, thanks to the new parliament being resident in Queensbury House, bang in the middle of his patch. But Queensbury House has its own, dark past. Legend has it that a young man was roasted there on a spit by a madman. When the fireplace where the youth died is uncovered another more recent murder victim is found. Days later, in the gardens outside, there is another body and Rebus is under pressure to find instant answers. As the case proceeds, the Inspector finds himself face to face with one of Edinburgh's most notorious criminals...**** Ian Rankin's A HEART FULL OF HEADSTONES was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 10th October 2022 and w/c 1st May 2023
Cold Justice Series Box Set: Volume II
Enjoy these fast-paced FBI Romantic Suspense novels with twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat, by New York Times bestselling author Toni Anderson.If you love steamy Romantic Thrillers and Mysteries don’t miss New York Times bestselling author Toni Anderson’s award-winning Cold Justice series—books 4, 5, and 6, in one box collection."Superbly crafted stories like these are the reason romantic suspense is my go-to genre." –USA Today“OMG! GRIPPING FROM THE GET GO!” ★★★★★ from Darlene AJ“I binged, reading 9 books in 16 days. It was glorious.” ★★★★★ from Dave“Mesmerizing from the first word to the last.” ★★★★★from Kim TindallSet Contains:COLD FEAR (Book #4). Daphne Du Maurier Award For Excellence In Mystery/Romantic Suspense finalist and Bookseller's Best Award finalist.COLD IN THE SHADOWS (Book #5). Booksellers' Best Awards Finalist in Romantic Suspense.COLD HEARTED (Book #6). WINNER of the BOOK BUYERS BEST for Romantic Suspense. Finalist in the National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards, and the Booksellers' Best Award for Romantic Suspense.All the books in the Cold Justice® world can be read as standalone novels. Hot romantic stories with thrilling plots and guaranteed happily ever afters, they do contain strong language and sexy times. For fans of Melinda Leigh, Kendra Elliot, Janie Crouch, Anna Hackett and Brittney Sahin.
Forbidden Techniques of Mental Manipulation and Persuasion
Do You Want to Learn How to Convince, Influence, and Manipulate the Decisions of Others?Are you interested in capturing the attention of others and generating trust and influence? Persuasion, mental manipulation, and hypnosis are three topics that go to the limits of ethics, as the manipulated person is never aware of the techniques applied to them to modify their thoughts, behavior, and/or decision-making ability.Knowing how to communicate with the subconscious part of the mind, bypassing the filter of the conscious mind, is crucial for a person to receive a suggestion without noticing anything.To generate influence over others, you must master the techniques of persuasive communication, using good communication techniques, combining them with good body language and using words appropriately. In this book, you will find:Dark PsychologyPrinciples and rules of mental manipulationPersuasion techniquesMind manipulation tricksPsychological tricksMind manipulation tricks with wordsHow to read people A book where you will find directly, without turns, the techniques and tricks necessary to be able to persuade, influence, and manipulate the decisions of others, very easy to understand with everyday and work examples so that you can apply them easily.Implementing everything you will learn will change your way of being dramatically, it will be a huge change, you will be seen differently, you will be more liked by people, you will be seen as confident, you will be more respected than before and they will do things for you that they surely will not do for other people.
How To Analyze People. Body Language.
Imagine being able to know what the people you interact with are thinking without them having to tell you, knowing if they are lying to you, understanding their true intentions, if someone likes you or not, if they have a positive or negative opinion of you, and even anticipating what someone is about to do. As incredible as it may seem, these and many other things can be achieved if you know how to read and interpret people's non-verbal language. This is possible. With the right knowledge, you can begin to develop this ability, especially due to the difficulty of simulating and having complete control over body language, such as gestures, postures, and actions that we make with our bodies.The practical benefits of knowing how to read non-verbal language are enormous. Not only does it allow you to deduce people's thoughts, feelings, intentions, and attitudes, but it also helps you to be more aware of your own use of non-verbal language and thus be able to optimize it to become a more effective communicator, more confident, and even use it to your advantage. Normally, we don't pay attention to what our bodies reflect, and for that same reason, we don't have the ability to read others. I invite you to explore this powerful idea and to recognize the huge potential that this knowledge can bring to your life.
NLP Techniques of Persuasion and Influence
Imagine having the ability to direct or change people's thoughts... Can you feel how incredible that is? Would you like to learn this skill? Have you ever found yourself struggling to convince someone and not knowing how to do it? Many times we don't know what to do, what to say or how to act when faced with someone who is unwilling to listen, holds on to their point of view or simply doesn't want to hear you out. With this book you will learn what is necessary to make people think what you want them to think.You will gain the knowledge necessary to influence other people, learn persuasion techniques, tricks, non-verbal gestures to do and not to do, small details that will change the way people see and perceive you, examples of everyday situations and conversations to make it easier for you to acquire the knowledge, change your mindset to overcome limiting beliefs, among other things. You can use these techniques to make someone do something they wouldn't normally do, change their beliefs, change their thoughts, convince them of something or set them into motion.
The Best Laid Plans
He wanted power; she wanted revenge. The magnificent novel by the internationally bestselling author of The Other Side of Midnight and Morning, Noon and Night. He wanted power, she wanted revenge... ‘Dear Diary: This morning I met the man I am going to marry.’ It was a simple enough entry in a young woman’s diary which gave not the slightest portent of the elaborate chain of events that was about to occur. The Best Laid Plans tells the explosive story of the beautiful and ambitious Leslie Stewart, who learns that for some men power is the greatest aphrodisiac; and of Oliver Russell, the handsome governor of a small southern state, who finds out why hell has no fury like a woman scorned. With the unexpected twists and turns that are the hallmarks of his mega best-selling novels, Sidney Sheldon spins a tale of two equally determined people headed on a collision course. Oliver has a strategy to win the White House; Leslie has a scheme to make him wish he’d never been born. They both should have known that even the best laid plans can go dangerously astray...in a deadly dangerous way.
Rage of Angels
The international bestseller from the master of suspense.Jennifer Parker is brilliant, beautiful and bold. . She seems unbeatable – but is she really? Jennifer Parker is brilliant, beautiful and bold. A lawyer, the most glamorous and successful in America, she dominates the court with her intelligence and charm. When Jennifer falls in love, she can hardly believe her luck. Adam Warner is handsome, smart, destined to be the next President of the United States – and married... Jennifer falls pregnant and yet is determined not to allow her broken heart to get in the way of her success. But she soon realises that being alone makes her more vulnerable to those who are determined to destroy her... Sidney Sheldon gives us his greatest character yet in this bestselling tale of power, love and intrigue.
Windmills of the Gods
Sidney Sheldon’s eighth novel, now available in ebook format. The world is on the brink of mutual destruction between the East and the West and Mary Ashley, beautiful, talented, intelligent, has been chosen to represent America as Ambassador to Romania. Thrust from her comforting, homely life in Kansas, she finds herself lost amongst the political turmoil in a foreign country where she is seen as the enemy and no-one is to be trusted. Then someone starts to threaten Mary and her children. Who can want her to leave so desperately and why? And can Mary decide who she can trust when her life is on the line? Sidney Sheldon is at his gripping best in this thrilling political page-turner.
The Sky is Falling
Now available in ebook format. The Sky is Falling contains all the elements which make Sidney Sheldon’s works impossible to put down: power, money, greed, lust, corruption... and a strong female central character. In this instance it is a TV anchorwoman from Washington DC. All her investigative instincts tell her that a brutal series of murders are linked – and she travels the world to prove it. But the closer she comes to uncovering the truth the more she realizes her own life is in jeopardy. However, she is not about to give up – the hunter becomes the hunted. As readers navigate the twists and turns of the plot, they’ll know they must anticipate the unexpected – Sidney Sheldon’s hallmark. And they won’t be disappointed.
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
A chilling thriller and a classic from the internationally bestselling Sidney Sheldon, author of The Other Side of Midnight and If Tomorrow Comes. In New York, Denver, Paris and Berlin, four people have died separately in apparent accidents. The widows of two of the dead, Diane Stevens, a well-connected, affluent artist from the Upper East Side and Kelly Harris, an African-American model, find themselves under ruthless attack and are drawn together in fear, confusion and for mutual protection. But why are they being targeted? Is there a connection to the mystery behind their husband’s deaths? Meanwhile, Tanner Kingsley, Chief Executive of an international Think Tank created only seven years ago, is on the cusp of an amazing discovery which could alter the future of the world and deliver unbelievable power into the company’s hands. But are the mysterious deaths connected to this volatile secret? Taut with suspense and with an unnervingly realistic premise that could alter our lives, ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK is Sheldon at the top of his form.