A CRIME-THRILLER SET IN CENTRAL ASIA QUESTIONS the extent of the Russian mafias reach & throws new light on a clandestine organisation that remains one-step ahead of both law enforcement & the criminal underworld. In a journey from Russia to Kazakhstan arriving in the oil town of Atyrau Sam Mitchell becomes embroiled in a money-laundering scheme. Implicated he decides to make a run for home. Who is Sam Mitchell? Is he an MI6 asset? Is he a thief a murderer & a rapist? Could he be just an innocent young mathematics graduate walking the silk roads of Asia? How can we know? Hes told nothing but lies from the minute he set foot in Atyrau. Where would you go? Your embassy? Is that wise? The tentacles of the Russian Mafia within the former Soviet Union may easily reach that far. How does Sam Mitchell know not to be so rash? With an army & the entirety of Russias law enforcement agencies scouring the country
- where do you go? Disappear into the Siberian wastelands? After all its a mammoth country. Where strength of character will be tested. Where one mistake can mean the end. Where Sams only hold on life is his desire to seek forgiveness from the girl he left behind. Or do you seek help from friends? Who is Boris Voikevich? A petty smuggler? He has an intimate knowledge of Russias underworld. Is he a man of immense heart & part of an even more clandestine organisation? Asset is an ambitiously conceived complex & well executed conspiracy thriller; packed with double-dealing vengeance romance & action.
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Their more unorthodox weapons were lengths of steel wire & knives with double-edged blades & some of their most prized possessions were gold teeth snatched from corpses. The Disciplinary Regiment a tank company in Hitlers army
- without a tank to its name
- was fighting a brutal war against the Russians. A bunch of hardened killers in filthy rags stinking to high heaven this company was worth an entire regiment of freshly laundered troops from Breslau. Guerrilla warfare on the eastern Front was for them a prelude to the bloody massacre of Russian troops who had attacked the German reserves & occupied their headquarters. Then the Disciplinary Regiment was sent to Hamburg where their next assignment was guard duty for the bestial Gestapo...

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Its a deadly game of blackmail. & theyre making him play. Kyle Mc Avoy is one of the outstanding legal students of his generation: hes good looking has a brilliant mind & a glittering future ahead of him. But he has a secret from his past a secret that threatens to destroy his entire life. One night that secret catches up with him in the form of a deeply compromising video of the incident that haunts him. Kyle realises that he no longer owns his own future
- that he must do as his blackmailers tell him or the video will be made public with all the unpleasant consequences. What price do they demand for Kyles secret? It is for Kyle to take a job in New York as an associate at the largest law firm in the world. Kyle wont be working for this company but against it
- passing on the secrets of its biggest trial to date a dispute worth billions of dollars to the victor. Full of twists & turns & reminiscent of The Firm The Associate is vintage John Grisham.

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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Gaul was divided into three parts. No four parts
- for one small village of indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman
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Gaul was divided into three parts. No four parts
- for one small village of indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman
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In ancient Rome the slaves are revolting & not only that theyve stolen Julius Caesars own galley the finest warship in the Roman navy. Under their heroic leader Spartakis the former galley slaves make for the little Gaulish village where Julius Caesars old enemies Asterix & Obelix live only to find the place in crisis for Obelix after drinking the druid Getafixs magic potions on the sly is first turned to stone & then reverts to childhood. In search of a cure for him Asterix Getafix & their new friends the galley slaves sail to the wonderful continent of Atlantis ruled by its high priest Absolutlifabulos & the ensuing sea battles against the Roman navy are fast & furious ...

A baby boy is left in a basket outside Asterixs hut
- who can have dumped the foundling there & why? Child-care is something new
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Gaul was divided into three parts. No four parts
- for one small village of indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman
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