Kirjahaku

This book juxtaposes landmark buildings, homes, restaurants, and parks in greater Los Angeles, from past and present, using vintage postcards and 21st century photographs of the scenes portrayed in the originals. Enjoy a view of the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel, as it was once known, from a past era, side by side with what's now known as the Millennium. See one era compared to another in Santa Monica, Venice, Chinatown, and many other areas of Los Angeles County. Whether you actually remember these places or have never even seen them with your own eyes, you'll appreciate this thrilling visual array that is a lifetime in the making. The author's ultimate goal is to inspire readers to go out and see the sights in this book for themselves.

The CIA is desperate to locate a terrorist training camp in the mountains of Afghanistan. They have already lost one undercover team and need to get another in place quickly. Walt Lewenski, Director of Special Ops, is keen to outsource part of the operation bringing in Marcus Tregay, ex SBS, ex British Intelligence, on board as a private consultant. Initially, Marcus is reluctant, his dealings in the past with Lewenski have been difficult, but the 7th July London bombings convince him otherwise.A small team is assembled in Afghanistan under the leadership of Marcus. They locate the training camp, but a subsequent air raid is only partially successful. Treachery in Kabul and Washington combine to betray Marcus and his team. They are arrested and thrown into the infamous CIA 'Cage' at Bagram Airforce Base.Both Marcus and Lewenski are subsequently trapped in a complex web of corruption and deceit descending from the highest echelons of power. Drugs, terrorism, human trafficking, and organised crime combine in another fast moving drama.

After being expelled from Russia as persona non grata, John Ranger is persuaded by British Intelligence to return clandestinely to Russia one more time. His mission is to rescue Natasha, a valued asset and a former lover. However, having almost completed the mission, the couple are redirected to Kalingrad to search for a facility manufacturing weapons from recycled armaments dumped in the Baltic Sea following World War I and World War II.Their mission is complicated by the curious involvement of the CIA, an enigmatic FSB agent, and the Russian Mafia. When they learn that their involvement is no more than a sideshow they realise that they need to urgently escape from Kalingrad. But this is not the end of the adventure..Natasha is the last novel in the trilogy which commences with Vladimir's Daughter and Babushka's Children.