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Revealing the sensational true story behind a forgotten part of espionage history, this book takes readers behind the doors of "Salon Kitty," a high-class Berlin brothel that, when the Nazis took power, became a dangerous spy center, staffed by female agents specially selected by the SS to coax secrets from their VIP clients.
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Thomas Chaloner mysteries volume 8
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Five years after Charles II's triumphant return to London there is growing mistrust of his extravagant court and of corruption among his officials - and when a cart laden with gunpowder explodes outside the General Letter Office, it is immediately clear that such an act is more than an expression of outrage at the inefficiency of the postal service. As intelligencer to the Lord Chamberlain, Thomas Chaloner cannot understand why a man of known incompetence...
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A collection of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night.
Independence Day: Mysterious and powerful aliens launch an all-out invasion against the human race.
Olympus has fallen: When the president is kidnapped by a terrorist who seizes control of the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus"), disgraced former presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team rushes...
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Thomas Chaloner mysteries volume 13
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London, 1666. The plague has almost disappeared, leaving its surviving population diminished and in poverty. The resentment against those who fled turns to outrage as the court and its followers return. While most of Thomas Chaloner's attention is on the continuing threat of war with the Dutch, the death of a well-connected physician, the mysterious sinking of a man-of-war in the Thames and the disappearance of a popular courtier are causing concern...
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"Cuando Aline Griffith nació en una tranquila aldea suburbana de Nueva York nadie podía imaginar cuál sería su sorprendente futuro, lleno de peligros y glamour. La vida de Aline cambia cuando, en una cena, conoce a un hombre llamado Frank Ryan y le revela lo desesperadamente que está por ayudar a su país. En unas pocas semanas, la recluta para la Oficina de Servicios Estratégicos, precursora de la CIA. Con un nombre en clave y una formación...
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Thomas Chaloner mysteries volume 6
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London swelters in a heatwave in the summer of 1664, and in the corridors of power the temperature is equally high as an outbreak of war with the Dutch threatens to become a reality.
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Thomas Chaloner mysteries volume 9
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The ninth adventure for Chaloner sees the Restoration London spy foil a conspiracy. In 1665 England faces war with the Dutch and the capital is awash with rumors of conspiracy and sedition. These are more frenetic than normal because of the recent sinking in the Thames of one of the largest ships in the navy, a disastrous tragedy that could very well have been caused by sabotage. As an experienced investigator, Thomas Chaloner knows that there are...