In an adrenaline-fueled thriller set in the present day, a thirty-year-old James Bond goes head-to-head against one of the most compelling and horrific villains in modern thriller fiction. This isn't the Cold War Bond: it's the best of Fleming and Deaver in one seriously sharp and stylish novel. Bond's license to kill meets Deaver's razor-sharp storytelling in a cat-and-mouse game that takes Bond from the Balkans to London to a searing climax on the...

1993: Student Lachlan Kite is sent to post-Soviet Russia in the guise of a language teacher. In reality, top secret intelligence agency BOX 88 has ordered Kite to extract a chemical weapons scientist before his groundbreaking research falls into the wrong hands. Kite's mission soon goes wrong, and he is left stranded in a hostile city with a former KGB officer on his trail. 2020: Now the director of BOX 88 operations in the UK, Kite discovers he has...

"In a city built on dreams, Trisha Holiday makes her living moving like one. But out of her dancer's costume, she's as down-to-earth as they come. That's why she ignores the admiring note--and the accompanying $1000 bill--that arrives backstage after one of her ethereal performances. Yet the sender, a wealthy foreign prince, isn't easily dissuaded. Seven years living and studying in the United States have made Malik long for the freedom to choose...

"From its stark deserts to the glittering city of Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (sometimes known simply as UAE) is shown to readers in fascinating detail through this engaging and informative guide. Chapters focused on this small Arabian nation's history, economy, and environment supplement curriculum concepts, and others present the country's arts, festivals, and foods-with simple and delicious recipes to enhance the reading experience. The comprehensive...

"In this hate-to-love teen rom-com, Nikki, an aspiring photographer, accompanies her family on a trip to Dubai to celebrate the five days of Diwali in style. It would be the trip of a lifetime, if Yash, the boy next door--with whom Nikki has a rocky history--wasn't also on the flight. Oblivious to the tension, Nikki's matchmaking family encourages Nikki to get better acquainted with Yash. It turns out a lot can change on a 12-hour flight beyond just...