Brian Freemantle Boeken

Een voormalig geheim agent raakt ongewild betrokken bij een ingewikkeld duel tussen de Britse en de Russische geheime dienst.

A cagey British spy fights enemies from without and withinCharlie Muffin is an anachronism. He came into the intelligence service in the early 1950s, when the government, desperate for foot soldiers in the impending Cold War, dipped into the middle class for the first time. Despite a lack of upper-class bearing, Charlie survived twenty-five years on the espionage battle's front line: Berlin. But times have changed: The boys from Oxford and Cambridge are running the shop again, and they want to get rid of the middle-class spy who's a thorn in their side. They have decided that it's time for Charlie to be sacrificed. But Charlie Muffin didn't survive two decades in Berlin by being a pushover. He intends to go on protecting the realm, and won't let anyone from his own organization get in his way. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Brian Freemantle including rare photos from the author's personal collection.

Jack Mason, once Russia's most successful CIA embedded traitor, has spent the last fifteen years in a penitentiary planning his vengeance on the defector who exposed him. Former KGB Colonel Dimitri Sobell has made a life for himself in America. Until he gets an official letter advising him of the man's impending release, he'd virtually forgotten Jack Mason

Otto Reimann's mission is to travel from Moscow to Bonn and seduce Elke Meyer, personal assistant to the Permanent Secretary to the West German cabinet - to seduce her so lovingly, so caringly, that every secret she has ever heard will be revealed. By the author of the "Charlie Muffin" novels.

Britain's MI5 tolerates Charlie Muffin because he's their best field agent. What none of his colleagues knows, though, is that he is married to Natalia Fedova, a colonel in the FSB, the Russian intelligence successor to the KGB. It's a secret that could land her in front of a firing squad, and him in jail for life. Worst of all, their daughter would then end up in a Russian state orphanage.But a frantic call from Natalia has brought their secret out, and Charlie must lead a combined MI5/MI6 mission to rescue her. He soon realizes that his higher-ups have other priorities than his family's safety. Charlie will have to outwit not just the Russians but his own government as well to protect the lives of his wife and child.Clever, unpredictable, and exciting, Red Star Burning shows why Brian Freemantle has been widely praised as one of the greatest living espionage novelists.

This gripping thriller, recognized as a Barry Award Finalist, delivers a suspenseful narrative filled with unexpected twists and complex characters. The plot intricately weaves tension and intrigue, keeping readers on the edge of their seats. With a focus on psychological depth and moral dilemmas, it explores themes of trust, betrayal, and the consequences of choices made under pressure. The author's masterful storytelling and vivid imagery create an immersive experience that captivates and challenges the reader throughout.

Fans of espionage novels know there's nothing quite as satisfying as meeting a clever, likeable spy they can count on to return in another book. For Brian Freemantle's growing army of readers, that character is the brilliant and eccentric Charlie Muffin, the shambling, untidy British operative whose feet always hurt, who can't get along with anybody in authority, and who's always the best operative in the business.

Only a miracle-and faulty workmanship-prevents a germ-packed warhead from exploding when a terrorist missile slams into the United Nations building in New York. The lettering on the side of the rocket is Russian, which presents the West with its worst a direct link between a fanatical U. S. terrorist group and Russian gangsters with access to the germ warfare arsenal of the former Soviet Union.This potentially devastating attack reunites the FBI's Russian expert William Cowley and Moscow's Organized Crime Director Dimitri Danilov. Their to penetrate and destroy the unknown group claiming responsibility before they can strike again.And as the Superpowers teeter on the brink of diplomatic meltdown, Cowley and Danilov make another nightmare discovery. The terrorists are being cleverly financed by ultra-sophisticated hackers looting U. S. banks, breaking into law enforcement and Pentagon computers, and keeping themselves always one click ahead of the frantic pursuit.The Watchmen is a spine-chilling chase that strikes at the heart of our fears of terrorism and its prevention.

When Western intelligence services recognize a global jihadist attack has been mounted, the United States and the UK lead the counter-offensive. Attack after attack is foiled but the Al Qaeda mastermind eludes MI5 and the CIA. As they prepare for the final attack, they realize that the plot is more sinister than they had ever thought possible.