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H.M.S. Unseen H.M.S. Unseen Patrick Robinson The H.M.S. Unseen is one of the most efficient, lethal submarines ever built. But suddenly, on a training mission off the English coast, it vanishes, baffling military intelligence on both sides of t… OL15174818W
The desert contract The desert contract John Lathrop Steve Kemp, investment counselor, trying to rebuild his finances and restore his integrity, and steer clear of politics, returns after a decade to the Arabian Gulf. Reconnected by chance with his old… OL15835751W
Sister Pelagia and the red cockerel Sister Pelagia and the red cockerel B. Akunin When someone bashes in the head of Manuila, the messianic leader of a rogue Jewish sect, aboard a steamboat on which Pelagia happens to be a passenger, her observations prove useful to the investigat… OL15861868W
The fist of God The fist of God Frederick Forsyth This book is about the Gulf War. While it is fiction, it uses the actual names of people who were there at that time. My son was there and he said that the incidents he writes about actually happened… OL16051134W
The Sultan's Daughter (Reign of the Favored Women #2) The Sultan's Daughter (Reign of the Favored Women #2) Ann Chamberlin In The Sultan's Daughter, Chamberlin returns to the silken world of intrigue in the Ottoman Empire of the 1560s. This richly embroidered tapestry brings harem, palace, and empire vibrantly to life an… OL16069736W
Das Geheimnis des Kalligraphen Das Geheimnis des Kalligraphen Rafik Schami In Damaskus macht ein Gerücht die Runde: Nura, die schöne Frau des berühmten Kalligraphen Hamid Farsi, sei geflüchtet. Warum hat sie ein Leben, um das viele sie beneiden, hinter sich gelassen? Oder w… OL16113468W
Dead line Dead line Stella Rimington MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle is summoned to a meeting with her boss Charles Wetherby, head of the Service's Counter-Espionage Branch. His counterpart over at MI6 has received alarming intelli… OL16420165W
Beholden to the Throne Beholden to the Throne Carol Marinelli Outspoken nanny Amy Bannester seems to forget that servitude and silence should go hand in hand. But Sheikh Emir can think of more pleasurable uses for her luscious mouth.... Despite their all-consu… OL17382594W
Forbidden (Forbidden #1) Forbidden (Forbidden #1) Kimberley Griffiths Little Devastated by her betrothal to a violent boy she does not love, Jayden is forced to accept her fate as her ancient Mesopotamian tribe moves to the Summer Lands, where she falls for a mysterious youth… OL17880881W
The Kill Artist The Kill Artist Daniel Silva "Gabriel Allon had a simple but brutal job: he tracked down and eliminated Israel's terrorist enemies. But when his wife and son fell victim to the danger that accompanied him everywhere, Gabriel qui… OL1814743W
Koolaids Koolaids Rabih Alameddine Detailing the impact of the AIDS epidemic and the Lebanese civil war in Beirut on a circle of friends and family during the eighties and nineties, Koolaids mines the chaos of contemporary experience,… OL19727529W
A land of permanent goodbyes A land of permanent goodbyes Atia Abawi After their home in Syria is bombed, Tareq, his father, and his younger sister seek refuge, first with extended family in Raqqa, a stronghold for the militant group, Daesh, and then abroad. OL19731635W
The story of Hurry The story of Hurry Emma Williams A young donkey, named Hurry because he is always "on the trot," witnesses the sadness and suffering of the children in occupied Gaza and helps the only way he can--by letting the zookeeper paint stri… OL19991901W
Guapa Guapa Saleem Haddad Set over the course of twenty-four hours, Guapa follows Rasa, a gay man living in an unnamed Arab country, as he tries to carve out a life for himself in the midst of political and social upheaval. R… OL20024643W
Minor Detail Minor Detail Elisabeth Jaquette (Translator),عدنية شبلي (As described on goodreads) Minor Detail begins during the summer of 1949, one year after the war that the Palestinians mourn as the Nakba – the catastrophe that led to the displacement and expulsion… OL20801026W
The killing ground The killing ground Jack Higgins For intelligence operative Sean Dillon, it is a routine passport check. But the events it will lead to will be as bloody as any he has ever known. The man he stops at Heathrow airport is Caspar Rashi… OL20879055W
The English girl The English girl Katherine Webb "Joan Seabrook, a fledgling archaeologist, has fulfilled her lifelong dream to travel to Arabia and has arrived in the ancient city of Muscat with her fiance, Rory. Desperate to escape the pain of a … OL20882808W
Against all enemies Against all enemies Tom Clancy For years, ex-Navy SEAL Maxwell Moore has worked across the Middle East and behind the scenes for the Special Activities Division of the CIA, making connections, extracting valuable intelligence, and… OL20906247W
The Physician The Physician Noah Gordon Esta fascinante novela describe la pasión de un hombre del siglo XI por vencer la enfermedad y la muerte, aliviar el dolor de sus semejantes e impartir el don casi místico de sanar que le ha sido oto… OL2296577W
Crusade Crusade Stuart Slade A new world power, The Caliphate, has been born. It is spreading across the Middle East absorbing the other countries in the area. The rest of the would sees The Caliphate as a homogenous power that … OL24848328W
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