Women Spy Thrillers

Leila dreams of making films to bring the suppressed stories of her people onto the global stage, but obstacles keep piling up. Leila’s younger brother Chia, influenced by their father’s past torture, imprisonment, and his deep-seated desire for justice, begins to engage with social and political affairs. But his activism grows increasingly risky and one day he disappears in Tehran. Seeking answers about her brother’s whereabouts, Leila fears the worst and begins a campaign to save him.

There's power in stories. But power can be deadly. Detective Cora Gorderheim is a detective no longer. Stripped of her badge by the corrupt chief inspector, Cora's job now is to protect her sister, Ruth, the new Wayward storyteller. Ruth must tell her tale of the Tear widening if people are to know the truth of what's happening in the Union of Realms. But Lowlander Chambers Morton wants the Wayward to change their election story, and will stop at nothing to achieve this – including murder.

When Rebecca Laurelson is forced to leave her post as a trauma surgeon in an east African field hospital, she arrives at her aunt’s house on the Indian Ocean and is taken into the heart of a family she has never met before. It’s a world of all-night beach parties and constant cocktail receptions, and within its languorous embrace her attraction for her much younger cousin grows. But these gilded lives and their fellow white Africans on the coast are under threat - Islamist terror attacks are on the rise and Rebecca knows more about this violence than she is prepared to reveal.

Sarah and Brad's home was invaded, and Brad ended up in the hospital. Sarah decides they need to move when he gets out. However, while she is at home that evening, a few grizzly people barge into the apartment, saying they are going to paint it. Sarah can't understand this and decides they were sent by the people who invaded their home before.

The Agency has charted Ko Min-Jung's progress for years until it finally extends her a formal invitation to join their ranks of elite recruits. Ripped from her family, plucked from her familiar Pyongyang lifestyle, Ko is thrust into Academy existence. Her handlers are determined to wield her into an efficient, professional agent, equipped to protect North Korea from a wide array of threats and foreign aggression.

A militia officer on the hunt for a murderer. A scientist with the key to humanity’s future. A girl locked in a glass tank. One seeking justice. One seeking fame. One seeking answers. With the galaxy on the brink of war, time is not on their side. Join them in their battle for survival.

"A València apareixen els cadàvers de dos polítics que havien estat involucrats en trames corruptes amb un conseller d’alta volada de la Generalitat, que va fugir a l’altre punta del món abans de ser condemnat per aquests tractes il·legals. Ara totes les sospites recauen sobre l’exconseller que pot haver torn at a fer justícia, però ningú no sap on és. Ni tan sols la seva família. El fill és un aspirant a novel·lista que vol escriure la seva gran obra a partir de la història del pare. La muller és una dona de classe alta vinguda a menys que viu en la inòpia des de la fugida del marit."

Chi si nasconde dietro la società segreta che controlla i destini del mondo? Nel giorno dei funerali del primo ministro italiano, ucciso in un terribile attentato, il cadavere di un uomo con uno strano tatuaggio sul petto viene rinvenuto sotto un ponte ai piedi di Castel Sant'Angelo. L'indagine, affidata al pubblico ministero Lorenzo Fossati, si svolge in un clima surreale e sotto fortissime pressioni politiche, mentre nel partito di maggioranza cominciano le lotte per l'elezione di un nuovo leader.

Keine Toten mehr! Mit diesem Vorsatz kehrt Hauptkommissarin Judith Krieger nach Köln zurück. Als Chefin der Vermisstenfahndung, nicht mehr als Mordermittlerin. Vier Jahre lang hat sie auf dieses Ziel hingearbeitet. Doch gleich der erste Tag führt Judith zum Schauplatz eines grausamen Mordes in einem fensterlosen Keller. Hier ist ein seit Wochen spurlos verschwundener Mann qualvoll verdurstet. Die Jagd nach dem Täter bringt Judith an die Grenzen der Legalität und auf die Spur einer zweiten Vermissten. Ist die junge Kolumbianerin Inez ein weiteres Opfer oder eine eiskalte Rächerin?

Staubsaugen, Klo schrubben und nebenbei die Welt retten - ein stinknormaler Tag in Millies Leben. Auf den ersten Blick putzt sich die balkanstämmige Wienerin durch die Haushalte der Oberschicht, doch hinter der Fassade ist Millie Agentin eines internationalen Spionagenetzwerks von Reinigungskräften. Ihr aktueller Auftrag führt sie auf die Spur einer globalen Verschwörung um manipulierte Lebensmittel. So weit Routine, aber warum hat ihre Chefin plötzlich Geheimnisse vor ihr? Und was hat ihr Traummann Max zu verbergen?

Dos agentes del CNI son requeridos para asistir a una reunión importante en la Moncloa, con la presencia de la Vicepresidenta del gobierno. Es en la época de reprivatización de la Caixa de Catalunya. El banco de España ha recibido una oferta millonaria, fuera de toda lógica, por la citada Caja. El gobierno quiere saber quién está detrás de la oferta, que ha sido presentada por un fondo de inversiones dirigido por una mujer llamada Gabriela Escobar, que controla una gran Corporación con sede en las islas Caimán.

Das Festnetz-Telefon klingelt, als sie am Fenster steht und ihren Enkelkindern zum Abschied winkt. Agneta hebt den Hörer ab. "Geiger", sagt jemand und legt auf. Agneta weiß, was das bedeutet. Sie geht zu dem Versteck, entnimmt eine Waffe mit Schalldämpfer und tritt an ihren Mann heran, der im Wohnzimmer sitzt und Musik hört. Sie setzt den Lauf an seine Schläfe - und drückt ab. Als Kommissarin Sara Nowak von diesem kaltblütigen Mord hört, ist sie alarmiert. Sie kennt die Familie seit ihrer Kindheit.

Las obsesiones de Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa se dan cita en este escalofriante thriller contemporáneo: los intereses financieros de las grandes potencias empresariales, el pasado como mapa para el presente, la acción y la intriga a través de una trama internacional. Irina Dogonovic ha crecido en la Roma de postguerra. Bien posicionada en el ámbito empresarial y con el contacto de varios cardenales de la curia vaticana, recibe el encargo de investigar un proyecto secreto originado por los nazis, un proyecto que podría revolucionar las finanzas de todo el planeta. Su aventura no ha hecho más que comenzar.

Maire Anne McCartney is recruited for a one-off IRA mission as a honey trap. She is told there will be no violence. But she has been lied to. To save herself, 18-year-old Maire must flee across the border alone and start a new life. Human rights lawyer Anne-Marie Gallagher is appointed Minister of State for Security and Immigration. At the same time, the police in Belfast receive an anonymous tip-off. The password is verified from the Troubles - and the coordinates lead DCI Jon Carne to a field. And a body.

È notte fonda quando un bagliore accecante illumina la notte di Torino: la cappella del Guarini è in fiamme. Basta poco perché la tragica notizia si diffonda in tutto il mondo: la Sacra Sindone è andata distrutta. Quattro mesi dopo, in una Roma assolata e caotica, uno scandalo travolge il Vaticano: il colonnello Weistaler, comandante della Guardia svizzera, viene brutalmente assassinato il giorno del giuramento delle nuove reclute.

A chilling high-concept thriller from number-one best-selling author and award-winning journalist Jonathan Freedland. Perfect for fans of Robert Harris. She can't save her sister. Journalist Madison Webb is obsessed with exposing lies and corruption. But she never thought she would be investigating her own sister's murder. She can't trust the police. Madison refuses to accept the official line that Abigail's death was an isolated crime.

Houston reporter Annie Price is looking for a career-defining story when she profiles Tom Marr. The state's first secessionist candidate for governor. But the big Texas story comes with more than she bargains for -- a corrupt college president, a dangerous ex-CIA agent and a beautiful, deadly Peruvian assassin. Before long, Annie must grapple with two murders, political shenanigans and a love triangle that will test the limits of her ethics and her heart.

Il potere è nelle loro mani. Un grande thriller. Firenze. Si è scatenato il panico nella prestigiosa casa d'aste Paolini: è appena esplosa una bomba e il salone ha preso fuoco. Un gruppo di paramilitari, approfittando della confusione, si introduce nei sotterranei del palazzo e si impossessa del misterioso lotto 302, custodito in un grosso baule di alluminio. Contemporaneamente, Andreas Henkel, agente del Servizio Segreto Vaticano, si trova a far fronte a un evento scioccante e imprevisto.

Step onto the promenade deck of the Sea Empress for a cruise of a lifetime and become part of the world's greatest series of murder mysteries and thrillers in the Caribbean. Marsha and Danny Jones retired from law enforcement and thought it would be just the thing to break the boredom of retirement to be security consultants to protect the Seven Seas Company's finest ship from trouble. Terrorists, killers, and sinister crewmen all plan, plot, and purvey their own special brands of crime and death.

New York, 1954. A Fifth Avenue address, parties at the Plaza, two healthy sons and the ideal husband: what looks like a perfect life for Katharina Edgeworth is anything but. Now the wife of a beloved pediatric surgeon and heir to a shipping fortune, Katharina is trapped in a gilded cage, desperate to escape the constraints of domesticity. So when she is approached by the FBI and asked to join their ranks as an informant, Katharina seizes the opportunity. A man from her past has become a high-level Soviet spy, but no one has been able to infiltrate his circle.