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2) Dead lions
Author
Series
Slough House volume 2
Language
English
Description
London's Slough House is where disgraced MI5 spies go to while away what's left of their washed-up careers. Maybe they messed up an op badly and can't be trusted anymore. Maybe they got in the way of an ambitious colleague and had the rug yanked out from under them. Maybe they just got too dependent on the bottle--not unusual in this line of work. But they have one thing in common: they all want to be back in the action. And they'll do anything to...
3) Slow horses
Author
Series
Slough House volume 1
Language
English
Description
London, England: Slough House is where the washed-up MI5 spies go to while away what's left of their failed careers. The "slow horses," as they're called, have all disgraced themselves in some way to get relegated here. Maybe they messed up an op badly and can't be trusted anymore. Maybe they got in the way of an ambitious colleague and had the rug yanked out from under them. Maybe they just got too dependent on the bottle--not unusual in this line...
5) Slough house
Author
Series
Slough House volume 7
Language
English
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Description
"At Slough House-MI5's London depository for demoted spies-Brexit has taken a toll. The "slow horses" have been pushed further into the cold, Slough House wiped from Service records-and fatal accidents keep happening. No wonder Jackson Lamb's crew is feeling paranoid. But are they actually targets? With a new populist movement taking a grip on London's streets and the old order ensuring that everything's for sale to the highest bidder, the world's...
6) The spymaster of Baghdad: a true story of bravery, family, and patriotism in the battle against ISIS
Author
Publisher
Dey Street Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"From the former New York Times bureau chief in Baghdad comes the gripping and heroic story of an elite, top-secret team of unlikely spies who triumphed over ISIS"-- Provided by publisher.
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Oregon files volume 19
Language
English
Description
"There's a tempest brewing in Central America. A government crackdown on cartels leaves most of the drug lords locked up in an impregnable prison. In response, Amador Fierro, a brilliant, tech-savvy crime boss forges the seven largest cartels into an allegiance called La Liga. If they are to defeat the U.S. led offensive, they will need a powerful weapon. Thus is born Project Q: an Artificial General Intelligence computer that, when finished, will...
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English
Description
With a master spy and the U. S. government after him, former CIA assassin Oliver Stone is America's most wanted man-but escaping D.C. won't protect him from a lethal world of political corruption in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller.
Known by his alias, "Oliver Stone," John Carr is the most wanted man in America. With two pulls of the trigger, the men who destroyed Stone's life and kept him in the shadows were finally silenced.
But...
Known by his alias, "Oliver Stone," John Carr is the most wanted man in America. With two pulls of the trigger, the men who destroyed Stone's life and kept him in the shadows were finally silenced.
But...
9) Stone Cold
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Series
Language
English
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In this #1 New York Times bestseller of conspiracy and murder, the Camel Club faces their greatest threat yet: a casino king and a stone-cold killer who are determined to bury the truth.
Oliver Stone, the leader of the mysterious group that calls itself the Camel Club, is both feared and respected. Keeping a vigilant watch over our leaders in Washington D.C., the club has won over some allies, but it has also made some formidable...
Oliver Stone, the leader of the mysterious group that calls itself the Camel Club, is both feared and respected. Keeping a vigilant watch over our leaders in Washington D.C., the club has won over some allies, but it has also made some formidable...
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
568 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Description
Revealing disconnects in the chain of command, examines the intelligence tools and techniques that have provided warnings of threats to the U.S. over the past sixty years and why they have often failed to prevent attacks.
11) CIA
Author
Series
Publisher
Bolt is published by Black Rabbit Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
32 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Secret meetings and spying around the world are just the beginning of what members of the CIA do. Find out what CIA agents do to keep the United States safe"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
144 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
An official handbook for kids who dream of one day becoming a spy or working in the intelligence field. Have you ever wondered what spies really do: What kind of training is involved? Do you have to go to a special school or take a polygraph test? How do you live your 'cover'? How does your work life affect your relationships with your friends and family? Is there danger involved? This fun, fact-filled book answers all these questions and more while...
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Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Language
English
Description
Since 1947, the CIA has worked to gather and evaluate intelligence. This information is vital: it helps shape both domestic and foreign policy. This disclosing book examines how the leader of the CIA works to keep the organization at the cutting edge. It also explains how someone becomes CIA Director and traces a typical work day.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
338 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A counterterrorism spy describes his leadership of the campaign that routed al Qaeda and the Taliban in the weeks after the September 11 attacks, offering insight into the ways in which the Afghanistan campaign changed American warfare.
Author
Series
James Bond volume 40
Language
English
Formats
Description
Traveling behind the Iron Curtain, James Bond must convince the Russians, including a beautiful Soviet psychiatric analyst, that he is a double agent to infiltrate a group planning a major act of terrorism, which, if successful, will destabilize relations between the East and West.
Only one person is missing from M's funeral: James Bond, the man who pulled the trigger. Behind the Iron Curtain, former SMERSH agents want to use Bond in an operation...
18) Quantico: #1
Author
Series
Quantico volume 1
Publisher
Vanguard Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
326 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
19) NSA
Author
Series
Publisher
Black Rabbit Books
Pub. Date
[2024].
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Breaking secret codes and listening in on enemy meetings are just the beginning of what members of the NSA do. Find out what NSA agents do to keep the United States safe"-- Provided by publisher.
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Series
Charlie Muffin volume 15
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English









