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The thrilling third instalment in the gripping African Diamonds series. The tentacles of the Dark Web are tightening their grip around the world. From Moscow to Shanghai, Washington, UK, the Middle East and Europe, nowhere is beyond their reach. When a computer scientist dies mysteriously in Dubai, Jenny Bishop's nephew, Leo Stewart, is hired to replace him. Leo's life is soon in danger, but he is the only person who can find the key to prevent an impending global cyber-attack. With the help of Jenny and old and new friends, he must neutralise the threat before the world's vital services are brought to a halt in a flagrant attempt to once again redraw the borders of Europe and Asia. Can the deadly conspiracy be exposed before the world is thrust into a new Cold War? Christopher Lowery delivers a gripping next chapter in his bestselling African Diamonds trilogy, with a thriller that is powerfully resonant of today's global dangers, hidden behind the ever-changing technological landscape. The perfect read for fans of Gerald Seymour, Wilbur Smith and Frederick Forsyth.
The Rwandan Hostage is the second volume of Christopher Lowery's African Diamonds Series and continues the tale of corruption, murder and greed that began with the bestselling The Angolan Clan. Heroine Jenny Bishop is back with a vengeance! The abduction of her nephew at the world cup final in South Africa brings to light a long-hidden event in her sister's history, which heralds a terrifying threat to the lives of her closest family. In a desperate attempt to find her nephew and bring him to safety, Jenny joins forces with ex-Chief Inspector, now private investigator, Pedro Espinoza. Together they uncover an international conspiracy dating back to the horrific events of the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Jenny is in a race against time to find the abductors, before the damning revelations threaten to tear her family apart. Set against a European-African backdrop, the fast-paced plot twists and turns in a gripping series of events and action. The Rwandan Hostage is a compelling international mystery that will enthral all thriller fans, in the best traditions of Gerald Seymour, Frederick Forsyth and Richard North Patterson.
Hannah Langdon loves working with the dead. As an embalmer at the Max Grace Funeral Home in the inner city Sydney suburb of Balmain, she considers it an honor and a privilege to prepare someone for their final resting place. But recently, a couple of her work colleagues have been killed in horrible accidents. The fact that these people lived on the fringes of Sydney society and had no one to mourn them doesn’t ease Hannah’s turmoil. And then she reconnects with a man from her past, a man she’d rather forget and her life becomes a whole lot more turbulent. Doctor Jacob Black is now a highly respected emergency room doctor who works in the reputable Sydney Harbour Hospital, but she remembers him only as the eighteen-year-old drunk driver who killed her high school boyfriend. Then Jacob’s twin goes missing and Hannah wants to know why. After all, the last time she saw him was at the Max Grace Funeral Home… What is happening to the people employed at the funeral home? Hannah can’t help but think she might be next…
Triple Jeopardy is the gripping fourth instalment of the best-selling African Diamonds Series. After lying undisturbed for almost a half century, a mysterious batch of diamonds reappears to be sold at public auctions in Switzerland. But where do these priceless stones come from and who is behind their discovery and sale? Jenny Bishop knows the gems are surrounded by a legacy of death and corruption and sets out to foil the conspiracy. Deception, murder, and revenge abound in Lowery's new, compelling international thriller. The perfect page-turning thriller read for fans of James Patterson, LJ Ross, Gregg Dunnett and Mary Higgins Clark.
There are no winners in war… Mosul, Iraq, 2016: Once ISIL's greatest conquest, the city is fast becoming a giant graveyard. As Western attacks devastate the city, even senior officers like Karl realise defeat is inevitable, while traumatised families find themselves displaced, looking for somewhere safe to call home. On Karl’s instructions, two jihadists travel across the EU, planning to bring terror to the West. German police officer Max Kellerman is on their trail, but can he find them in time to prevent a catastrophic terrorist attack? Meanwhile, the Al-Douri family flee Mosul in search of peace and safety in Western Europe. As refugees they face an impossible journey fraught with danger, but will they ever reach the safety they dream of? The Mogul Legacy is a story about love, sacrifice and the horrors of war, that combines detailed factual events with a gripping multi-stranded plot and culminates with a surprise finale…
1974/5: After the Revolution of the Carnations, Portugal is transformed into a communist state. Capitalists are ruthlessly persecuted and the liberated Portuguese colony of Angola is thrust into one of the bloodiest civil wars in history. The fabled Angolan diamond mines are closed down, but not before a group of refugees escape with a hoard of the precious gems. Their lives promise wealth and success, but a legacy of revenge and greed will eventually find them all, with fatal consequences. 2008: A millionaire businessman drowns in the swimming pool of his mansion in Marbella; a wealthy Frenchman is killed while skiing in the Swiss Alps; and a Portuguese playboy and a prostitute are found mu...
Includes the decisions of the Supreme Courts of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi, the Appellate Courts of Alabama and, Sept. 1928/Jan. 1929-Jan./Mar. 1941, the Courts of Appeal of Louisiana.
Each volume of this series contains all the important Decisions and Orders issued by the National Labor Relations Board during a specified time period. The entries for each case list the decision, order, statement of the case, findings of fact, conclusions of law, and remedy.
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