Russian Roulette

The incredible, harrowing account of how American democracy was hacked by Moscow as part of a covert operation to influence the U.S. election and help Donald Trump gain the presidency. "Russian Roulette is...the most thorough and riveting account." -- The New York Times Russian Roulette is a story of political skullduggery unprecedented in American history. It weaves together tales of international intrigue, cyber espionage, and superpower rivalry. After U.S.-Russia relations soured, as Vladimir Putin moved to reassert Russian strength on the global stage, Moscow trained its best hackers and trolls on U.S. political targets and exploited WikiLeaks to disseminate information that could affect the 2016 election. The Russians were wildly successful and the great break-in of 2016 was no "third-rate burglary." It was far more sophisticated and sinister -- a brazen act of political espionage designed to interfere with American democracy. At the end of the day, Trump, the candidate who pursued business deals in Russia, won. And millions of Americans were left wondering, what the hell happened? This story of high-tech spying and multiple political feuds is told against the backdrop of Trump's strange relationship with Putin and the curious ties between members of his inner circle -- including Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn -- and Russia. Russian Roulette chronicles and explores this bizarre scandal, explains the stakes, and answers one of the biggest questions in American politics: How and why did a foreign government infiltrate the country's political process and gain influence in Washington?

Recounts the extraordinary and thrilling story of the British spies in revolutionary Russia, led by Mansfield Cumming, who would one day pioneer the field of covert action and become MI6, and their mission to foil Lenin's plot for global revolution. 40,000 first printing.

The eagerly anticipated, deadly prequel to the number one bestselling Alex Rider series. In the prequel to the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, contract killer YassenGregorovich is given orders to kill Alex. But Yassen knows a secret from the past that connects him to the fourteen-year-old spy. What is it that makes one of them choose to do evil, and what does it take to turn him into a killer?

Private Investigator Dev Haskell has finally got it made! Beautiful Kerri seems to have fallen for him. She even left Dev a note. Apparently, she just needs a little help finding her sister. Unfortunately, it turns out both women are involved with notorious Russian mob boss, Bracko the Whacko! Things quickly go downhill from there. In short order, Dev finds himself at odds with the local police, Homeland Security, ICE, and an FBI task force. He's got a gunshot wound and shrapnel in his rear, ouch! Not to mention he's on the run from a psychotic killer! It must be love.

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When life's unpredictability becomes a part of his soul, Moe challenges life the same way he dares the gun in his games of Russian Roulette. Wreckless yet calculating, Moe scraps his small town Indiana upbringing in favor of the higher stakes game of drugs, enforcing, women and powerful connections which eventually led him to become the man behind the largest cocaine distribution ring in the Midwest. Based on the true story of his life, take a walk with the shadows beneath crime, prison and God's eventual redemption.

Kai Logan is a simple man trying to live a simple life. He's a cisgender bisexual in his early 30s and works as a dealer in oneoof the biggest casinos in Maryland. He loves his job and his friends, straight ally Jane Barnette and his gay HIV-positive friend Jordan Norton. They always get together every Tuesday to go to karaoke night at their favorite gay bar, and then to their favorite restaurant for a late-night dinner. That was the ritual. But that ritual was taken away when Jordan is found murdered in his apartment by Kai and Jane when he doesn't show up for karaoke night. After learning that Jordan had a huge crush on him, and against Jane's wishes, Kai looks into his murder and find himself in the middle of scandal, blackmail, and revenge. He's playing Russian Roulette with his life. Will he emerge victorious or will he be number one...with a bullet?

'It reads like fiction, but it is, astonishingly, history' THE TIMES IN 1917, AN ECCENTRIC BAND OF BRITISH SPIES IS SMUGGLED INTO NEWLY SOVIET RUSSIA. Their goal is to defeat Lenin's plan to destroy British India and bring down the democracies of the West. These extraordinary spies, led by Mansfield Cumming, proved brilliantly successful. They found a wholly new way to deal with enemies, one that relied on espionage and dirty tricks rather than warfare. They were the unsung founders of today's modern, highly professional secret services. They were also the inspiration for fictional heroes to follow, from James Bond to James Bond. 'Readers will find themselves as gripped as they would be by the very best of Fleming or le Carré' SUNDAY TIMES 'Marvellous, meticulously researched and truly groundbreaking' SIMON WINCHESTER