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The Accidental Joe

The Top-Secret Life of a Celebrity Chef

by Tom Straw ...

One of the Washington Post’s “5 mystery novels to savor this summer”A maverick celebrity chef reluctantly agrees to let the CIA use his hugely popular international food, culture, and travel TV series as cover for a dangerous espionage mission.When the CIA approaches celebrity chef Sebastian Pike about using his award-winning food and culture travel show as cover for espionage, the outspoken bad ... Read more

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One of the Washington Post’s “5 mystery novels to savor this summer”A maverick celebrity chef reluctantly agrees to let the CIA use his hugely popular international food, culture, and travel TV series as cover for a dangerous espionage mission.When the CIA approaches celebrity chef Sebastian Pike about using his award-winning food and culture travel show as cover for espionage, the outspoken bad
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The Accidental Joe

The Top-Secret Life of a Celebrity Chef

by Tom Straw ...

Narrated by Tom Straw ...

Unabridged

7 hours 34 min

When the CIA approaches celebrity chef Sebastian Pike about using his award-winning food and culture travel show as cover for espionage, the outspoken bad-boy host says no. When they point out how roaming the globe interviewing foodies, heads of state, rock stars, journalists-in-exile, poets, subversives, supermodels—even the pope—gives him perfect cover, Pike smiles and says, "F@#! no."They push. ... Read more

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When the CIA approaches celebrity chef Sebastian Pike about using his award-winning food and culture travel show as cover for espionage, the outspoken bad-boy host says no. When they point out how roaming the globe interviewing foodies, heads of state, rock stars, journalists-in-exile, poets, subversives, supermodels—even the pope—gives him perfect cover, Pike smiles and says, "F@#! no."They push.
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Popcorn Principles Strike Back, The

Interviews With Screenwriters Who Also Write Novels

by John Gaspard ...

Narrated by John Gaspard, Nicholas Meyer, Dennis Palumbo, Lawrence Allan, April Smith, Ken Levine, Matt Goldman, Phoef Sutton, Ellen Byron, John August0, Kellye Garrett1, Nick Mohammed2, Tom Straw3 ...

Series Audiobook 4 - The Popcorn Principles
Unabridged

6 hours 20 min

Mastering Fiction with Hollywood's Finest WritersDiscover the secrets of successful storytelling from twelve acclaimed writers who have mastered the art of captivating audiences across both the screen and the page.From Nicholas Meyer (The Seven-Per-Cent Solution) to Dennis Palumbo (My Favorite Year), Lawrence Allan (Big Fat F@!k Up), April Smith (Cagney & Lacey), Ken Levine (M*A*S*H, Cheers), Matt ... Read more

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Mastering Fiction with Hollywood's Finest WritersDiscover the secrets of successful storytelling from twelve acclaimed writers who have mastered the art of captivating audiences across both the screen and the page.From Nicholas Meyer (The Seven-Per-Cent Solution) to Dennis Palumbo (My Favorite Year), Lawrence Allan (Big Fat F@!k Up), April Smith (Cagney & Lacey), Ken Levine (M*A*S*H, Cheers), Matt
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Missing

the emotional and gripping thriller from the bestselling author of FOUND

by Erin Kinsley ...

CAN TWO SISTERS SOLVE THEIR MOTHER'S DISAPPEARANCE?'This may be the perfect staycation read' THE TIMES, Thriller of the Month***'***Brilliant, compelling, heart-wrenching writing' PETER JAMESOne perfect summer day, mother of two Alice walks into the sea . . . and never returns.Her daughters - loyal but fragile Lily, and headstrong, long-absent Marietta - are forcibly reunited by her disappearance. ... Read more

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CAN TWO SISTERS SOLVE THEIR MOTHER'S DISAPPEARANCE?'This may be the perfect staycation read' THE TIMES, Thriller of the Month***'***Brilliant, compelling, heart-wrenching writing' PETER JAMESOne perfect summer day, mother of two Alice walks into the sea . . . and never returns.Her daughters - loyal but fragile Lily, and headstrong, long-absent Marietta - are forcibly reunited by her disappearance.
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The Venetian Sanctuary

A gripping, atmospheric thriller set in the beautiful and secretive islands of Venice

by Philip Gwynne Jones ...

Series Book 14 - The Nathan Sutherland Series
'I devoured all Philip's novels and felt transported to Venice with a new intimacy' Val McDermid__________________________________________Set against the backdrop of the most beautiful city on earth, this is a gripping and atmospheric crime novel perfect for fans of Donna Leon and Andrea Camilleri.Venice, June 2020. The city has returned to the Venetians during a merciful pause in the Covid ... Read more

$5.99 USD

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'I devoured all Philip's novels and felt transported to Venice with a new intimacy' Val McDermid__________________________________________Set against the backdrop of the most beautiful city on earth, this is a gripping and atmospheric crime novel perfect for fans of Donna Leon and Andrea Camilleri.Venice, June 2020. The city has returned to the Venetians during a merciful pause in the Covid
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Assignment in Brittany

by Helen Macinnes ...

He stared at the unfamiliar watch on his wrist. Three hours ago he had stood on English soil. Three hours ago he had been Martin Hearne, British Intelligence agent. Now he was in Nazi-occupied Brittany, posing as Bertrand Corlay, with the Frenchman's life reduced to headings in his memory.Hearne looked down at the faded uniform which had once been Corlay's, felt once more for the papers in the ... Read more

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He stared at the unfamiliar watch on his wrist. Three hours ago he had stood on English soil. Three hours ago he had been Martin Hearne, British Intelligence agent. Now he was in Nazi-occupied Brittany, posing as Bertrand Corlay, with the Frenchman's life reduced to headings in his memory.Hearne looked down at the faded uniform which had once been Corlay's, felt once more for the papers in the
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Reckless Abandon

by Stuart Woods ...

Series Book 10 - A Stone Barrington Novel
Stone Barrington tracks a mobster within the witness protection program—with a little help from Florida police chief Holly Barker—in this “full-throttle”* thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.Stone Barrington is, once again, right at home in New York City. But this time he’s joined by the tenacious Holly Barker—the lady police chief of Orchid Island, Florida. She’s come to ... Read more

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Stone Barrington tracks a mobster within the witness protection program—with a little help from Florida police chief Holly Barker—in this “full-throttle”* thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.Stone Barrington is, once again, right at home in New York City. But this time he’s joined by the tenacious Holly Barker—the lady police chief of Orchid Island, Florida. She’s come to
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The Treatment

by Mo Hayder ...

Now a major motion picture: A boy's abduction reawakens a haunted past for British detective Jack Caffery in this "deliciously chilling thriller" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).In a quiet residential area in London, a couple is discovered bound and imprisoned in their own home. Savagely battered and severely dehydrated, the worst revelation is yet to come: Their eight-year-old son has been ... Read more

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Now a major motion picture: A boy's abduction reawakens a haunted past for British detective Jack Caffery in this "deliciously chilling thriller" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).In a quiet residential area in London, a couple is discovered bound and imprisoned in their own home. Savagely battered and severely dehydrated, the worst revelation is yet to come: Their eight-year-old son has been
... Read more

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The Mistress and the Key

by Ben Mezrich ...

From a New York Times bestselling author, a thriller in which Benjamin Franklin's mysterious connection to Paul Revere and a cabal of powerful alchemists that has been lost to history—until now.Card shark Hailey Gordon and ex-con Nick Patterson—fresh off of uncovering one of the biggest secrets of the Revolutionary War alongside American history professor Adrian Jensen—now find themselves in ... Read more

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From a New York Times bestselling author, a thriller in which Benjamin Franklin's mysterious connection to Paul Revere and a cabal of powerful alchemists that has been lost to history—until now.Card shark Hailey Gordon and ex-con Nick Patterson—fresh off of uncovering one of the biggest secrets of the Revolutionary War alongside American history professor Adrian Jensen—now find themselves in
... Read more

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Maidens of the Cave

A Novel

by Lloyd Devereux Richards ...

Series Book 2 - Stone Maidens
From TikTok sensation Lloyd Devereux Richards, author of Stone Maidens, comes the next pulse-pounding serial killer thriller in which FBI agent Christine Prusik races to track down a killer who leaves a peculiar mark on his victimsForensic anthropologist Christine Prusik has a knack for solving the most unusual cases—and for bending the rules in the process.When the bodies of young women start ... Read more

$11.49 USD

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From TikTok sensation Lloyd Devereux Richards, author of Stone Maidens, comes the next pulse-pounding serial killer thriller in which FBI agent Christine Prusik races to track down a killer who leaves a peculiar mark on his victimsForensic anthropologist Christine Prusik has a knack for solving the most unusual cases—and for bending the rules in the process.When the bodies of young women start
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The Salzburg Connection

by Helen Macinnes ...

The ‘queen of spy writers’ returns with another “wonderfully readable” espionage thriller about a sunken Nazi chest whose secrets reverberate throughout the decades . . . (New York Times)He demanded the immediate dispatch of two suitably trained operatives to Salzburg. Extreme measures might be necessary.In 1945, with their thousand-year empire falling around them and the Allies on their heels, ... Read more

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The ‘queen of spy writers’ returns with another “wonderfully readable” espionage thriller about a sunken Nazi chest whose secrets reverberate throughout the decades . . . (New York Times)He demanded the immediate dispatch of two suitably trained operatives to Salzburg. Extreme measures might be necessary.In 1945, with their thousand-year empire falling around them and the Allies on their heels,
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The Dead Play On

by Heather Graham ...

Series Book 3 - Cafferty & Quinn
Play a song for meMusicians are being murdered in New Orleans. But Arnie Watson apparently died by his own hand. When Tyler Anderson plays the saxophone he inherited from Arnie, a soldier and musician who died soon after his return, he believes he sees visions of his friend's life-and death. He becomes convinced Arnie was murdered and that the instrument had something to do with whatever happened ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Play a song for meMusicians are being murdered in New Orleans. But Arnie Watson apparently died by his own hand. When Tyler Anderson plays the saxophone he inherited from Arnie, a soldier and musician who died soon after his return, he believes he sees visions of his friend's life-and death. He becomes convinced Arnie was murdered and that the instrument had something to do with whatever happened
... Read more