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"Targeted by a hitman and under threat of his past being exposed by the media, Alex reluctantly turns to MI6. But their help doesn't come cheap: they need Alex to spy on the activities at a GM crop plant. There he spots Desmond McCain, a high profile charity organiser, who realises that Alex is on to him and the real plans for the money he's raising. Kidnapped and whisked off to Africa, Alex learns the full horror of McCain's plot: to create an epic...
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Bitter Lemon Press
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2021
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"Fast, slick and acerbically funny: buckle up and enjoy the ride." Guardian "It reads like a marvellous mash-up of Anita Brookner and Quentin Tarantino." The Times STARRED REVIEW "Rosende smoothly combines dark humor and farce with moving depictions of the grimmer aspects of life. Elmore Leonard fans will look forward to the sequel." Publishers Weekly The story is set in Uruguay, it starts in a Montevideo prison where Diego waits for his lawyer, the...
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Detective, Philip Cato' Kwong is, investigating the death of a retiree found hacked to pieces in his suburban home. The trail leads to Timor-Leste, with its recent blood-soaked history. There, he reunites with an old frenemy, the spook Rory Driscoll who, in Cato's experience, has always occupied a hazy moral terrain.
Resourceful, multilingual, and hard as nails, Rory has been the government's go-to guy, when things get sticky in the Asia-Pacific....
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The story is set in Uruguay, it starts in a Montevideo prison where Diego waits for his lawyer, the slick Dr. Antinucci, always raybanned, chain-smoking, never frisked by the prison guards. Diego, betrayed by his partner in crime, was arrested for kidnapping a businessman. But charges will not be pressed. The businessman and his wife have described Diego as duped by his partner, certainly no master criminal, so he will be let out. But Antonucci has...
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FUN-AND FEAR-IN THE SUN…Everything's Irie in the Caribbean. What could be better than a week of sun, fun, and parties at the bi-annual Caribbean League political conference in Havana, with every shadowrunner, pirate, and low-life in attendance looking for work? What could possibly go wrong? And when the Rastafarian troll shaman T'ing and his crew are approached by an official from Haiti to investigate rumors involving their old enemies, the dark...
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Navigating conflict is hard, it often takes up too much time and money, it reduces innovation and productively and impacts relationships and reputations. So, we avoid it.
In late 2019, COVID emerged, bringing with it a whole new set of problems, conflicts and confusion that we all had to deal with. For leaders across disciplines, it required a different sort of response, they have had to develop the capacity to rise above the crisis and provide safe...
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DC Comics
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[2016]
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"Known for his brutal strength and hot temper, Killer Croc has been one of Batman's most physically formidable foes. Born with Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis, a medical condition causing Killer Croc's skin to harden and appear lizard-like, Croc has learned to embrace his destiny as a creature of Gotham's seedy underbelly. This new anthology collection features some of Killer Croc's...stories from the past 30 years"--Provided by publisher.
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