“frederick stroppel”

Deception, murder, blackmail, revenge - these are the themes of ten stories that move from London to the coast of Spain, from Dublin to Dordogne.... More

'In a class by itself. Unputdownable' Sunday Times One of the most celebrated thrillers ever written, The Day of the Jackal is the electrifying story of an anonymous Englishman who in, the spring of 1963, was hired by Colonel Marc Rodin, Operations Chief of the O. A. S. , to assassinate General de G... More

The suicide of an elderly German Jew explodes into revelation after revelation: of a Mafia-like organization called "Odessa" ...of a real-life fugitive known as the "Butcher of Riga.,"of a young German journalist tumed obsessed avenger.......and, ultimately, of brilliant, ruthless plot to reestablis... More

An appalling choice faces the President of the USA and other statesmen: whichever option they choose, men are going to die. But Adam Munro is unmoved. He knows that politicians have no objection to loss of life, so long as they are not seen publicly to have had anything to do with it.... More

In a remote corner of Zangaro, a small republic in Africa, lies Crystal Mountain. At certain times of the day the mountain emits a strange glow. Only Sir James Manson knows why. The mountain contains ten billion dollar's worth of the world's most valuable mineral, platinum. " Not only exciting but t... More

It is a time of political unrest in Great Britain. And behind the Iron Curtain an insidious plot is being hatched, a plan so incendiary that even the KGB is ignorant of its existence--"Aurora," the sinister brainchild of two of the world's most dangerous men: the general secretary of the Soviet Unio... More

Remarkable selection of puzzlers, graded in difficulty, that illustrate both elementary and advanced aspects of probability. Selected for originality, general interest or because they demonstrate valuable techniques, the problems are ideal as a supplement to courses in probability or statistics, or ... More

Sam McCready is The Decevier, one of the Secret Inteligence Service's most unorthodox and most valued operatives, a legend in his own time. The end of the cold war has, however, strengthened the hand of the Whitehall mandrins, to whome he seems about as controllable as Genghis Khan, so Samm is to ha... More