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Stars & Stripes - Black Stiletto, Band 3 (Ungekürzt)
Wir schreiben das Jahr 1960. Judy Cooper, die sich freiwillig im Wahlkampf für John F. Kennedy engagiert, stößt auf ein geheimes Komplott, welches den Verlauf der Geschichte verändern könnte. Ist es möglich, dass selbst der gut aussehende Osteuropäer, in den sie sich gerade verliebt hat, darin involviert ist? Eine zufällige Begegnung mit einem jungen Teenager führt sie in ihrer geheimen Identität als Black Stiletto zudem auf die Spur gefährlicher organisierter Banden, die das Leben in Manhattans Chinatown terrorisieren.
Raymond Benson (Author), Funda Vanroy, Stefan Lehnen (Narrator)
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Das erste Tagebuch 1958 - Black Stiletto, Band 1 (Ungekürzt)
Zu ihrer Zeit war BLACK STILETTO eine Legende; eine Untergrund-Heldin, die während der späten Eisenhower-Ära und den frühen Jahren unter Kennedy in New York City einige Berühmtheit erlangte. Obwohl sie von den Autoritäten gesucht wurde und eingesperrt worden wäre, wenn man sie gefasst oder ihre Identität gelüftet hätte, war die BLACK STILETTO eine kompetente und höchst erfolgreiche Verbrechensbekämpferin. Zu ihren Gegnern gehörten gewöhnliche Gauner, kommunistische Spione, die Mafia und schlimmeres. Als Feministin, lange bevor dieser Begriff Einzug in den täglichen Sprachgebrauch fand, war sie für deren Gefangennahme und - hin und wieder - auch für ihren Tod verantwortlich. Doch irgendwann in den 1960er-Jahren verschwand BLACK STILETTO von der Bildfläche, und man hörte nie wieder von ihr. Die meisten Menschen glaubten, sie wäre gestorben, und niemand erfuhr je, wer hinter der Kostümierung steckte. Während der 80er- und 90er-Jahre erfuhr der Mythos um die BLACK STILETTO in Comic-Büchern und anderen Medien eine Renaissance. Mit Millionen von Dollars versuchte man, das Geheimnis der Person hinter dem Superheldinnen-Image zu lüften. Doch bis heute blieben viele Fragen unbeantwortet: Wer war sie? Ist sie noch am Leben? Und wenn ja, wo? Sollte es wirklich wahr sein, dass Martin Talbots betagte, vom Alzheimer gezeichnete Mutter Judy einmal die berühmte BLACK STILETTO war? Als Martin eine Reihe von Tagebüchern mit den Aufzeichnungen seiner Mutter findet, ist er überwältigt. Sie soll die Untergrund-Heldin vergangener Tage gewesen sein? Jene berühmte Frau, die sich mit der Mafia anlegte und jede Menge Verbrecher dingfest machte, und deren geheime Identität doch nie gelüftet werden konnte? Jene Frau, die gnadenlos jedes Verbrechen bestrafte? So steht es zumindest bis ins kleinste Detail in diesen Tagebüchern geschrieben: Wie es dazu kam, dass sie zu einer Kämpferin für die Gerechtigkeit wurde, warum sie sich dazu entschloss, außerhalb des Gesetzes zu agieren, all ihre Heldentaten als berühmt berüchtigte Superheldin, und wie sich ihr Ruf plötzlich ins Gegenteil verkehrte. Kurzum - wie sich alles zutrug. Konnte das wahr sein? Talbot ist voller Zweifel und Unglauben. Doch dann tritt ein alter Erzfeind von BLACK STILETTO auf den Plan, welcher gnadenlos Rache nehmen will, und damit nicht nur ihr eigenes, sondern auch das Leben ihres Sohnes und ihrer Enkelin gefährden könnte.
Raymond Benson (Author), Funda Vanroy, Stefan Lehnen (Narrator)
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Licht und Schatten - Black Stiletto, Band 2 (Ungekürzt)
Wir schreiben das Jahr 1959, und wieder setzt sich Judy Cooper, in den Straßen von New York mittlerweile besser als Black Stiletto bekannt, für Recht und Gesetz ein. Dieses Mal hat sie es auf einen gefährlichen Gangster abgesehen - den Heroin-König von Harlem - nachdem sie herausfand, dass dieser ihren Kampfsporttrainer erpresst und kurzerhand dessen minderjährige Tochter entführt hat. Gleichzeitig hat die Black Stiletto aber mit ganz eigenen Problemen zu kämpfen. Ein windiger Filmemacher droht, ihre geheime Identität zu lüften, ein enger Freund ihres Ziehvaters und Mentors scheint ein Handlanger der Ganoven aus Harlem zu sein, und darüber hinaus hat sie ihr Herz verloren; dummerweise an einen FBI-Agenten, der den Befehl hat, sie den Behörden zu überstellen. Und auch in der Gegenwart sieht sich Judys Sohn, Martin Talbot, ganz ähnlichen Wirrungen gegenüber. Offenbar ist er nicht der Einzige, der über eine Kopie jenes 8mm-Films verfügt, der am Ende zeigt, wie sich die Black Stiletto demaskiert ... und zu seiner utter wird. Die Kopie befindet sich im Besitz des Sohnes des Mannes, der in den Sechzigerjahren diesen Film drehte, und nun die Gelegenheit nutzen will, Profit aus dieser Sache zu schlagen. Doch Martin bekommt unverhoffte Hilfe, und wieder scheinen Vergangenheit und Gegenwart auf ein alles entscheidendes Finale hinzusteuern.
Raymond Benson (Author), Funda Vanroy, Stefan Lehnen (Narrator)
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From the New York Times bestselling author comes a gritty, riveting tale of modern crime, featuring a female FBI agent embroiled in a Russian human trafficking case. Chicago Special Agent Annie Marino examines the case of a dead young woman who possesses a tattoo Annie has come across before?that of bloody bear claws. Several deceased women with the tattoo have turned up over the past few years, all suspected of being involved in a vast human trafficking operation. Annie's neighborhood friend, Jason Ward, is a young writer engaged to be married into an upper-class family from a posh Chicago suburb. Jason believes his future brother-in-law, a war veteran, is definitely a bully?but does he also have ties to the Russian mob? Yana Kravec, a woman from St. Petersburg, Russia, has been fraudulently lured into a trafficking scheme and thrown into a horrid and seemingly hopeless situation. She is, however, determined to fight back and escape her captors. Annie's investigation eventually uncovers a sordid plot of procuring slaves overseas and marketing them in the US. Her interests soon coincide with those of Jason and Yana, bringing the trio together to fight against a deadly network of criminals. As the separate lives of these characters collide, their paths ultimately converge in a night of terror and survival in a Michigan forest, where they become the prey of evil men who will stop at nothing to protect their secrets.
Raymond Benson (Author), Angela Dawe (Narrator)
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Shelby Truman, a bestselling romance novelist, receives a request to visit her childhood friend, Eddie, who is on death row. Though mentally ill, Eddie is scheduled to be executed for murder. As Shelby travels home to Texas for the unnerving reunion, she recalls her stormy five-decade-long relationship with Eddie in order to understand what led the beautiful and talented, but troubled, boy who lived across the street to destroy himself. Her flashbacks, whether they occurred in the nearby public park or Eddie's bomb shelter-their "secret hiding place" where they could escape Eddie's abusive father-begin to reveal shocking truths. Most significant is the tragedy one summer, which set in motion a lifelong struggle against an Evil, with a capital "E," that corrupted their all-American neighborhood. As the clock ticks away, Shelby braces herself for a reunion that promises to shed light on the traumatic events that transpired on her street, changing everything she thought she knew about the boy on Chicory Lane.
Raymond Benson (Author), Donna Postel (Narrator)
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Elliot Carver—the ultra-rich media mogul—has found a way to 'create' news and broadcast it all over the world as it happens. Now he has devised the ultimate plan: to start a war between Great Britain and China. The conflict will reach every television in the world and garner the highest ratings in history. A man who can start a war anytime and anywhere he pleases—and then profit from it—will be the most powerful man in the world. But Carver didn't count on James Bond.
Raymond Benson (Author), Simon Vance, Simon Vance (Narrator)
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Greed, revenge and world domination are just some of the ingredients in this James Bond adventure. After oil tycoon Sir Robert King is killed in a bombing at MI6 headquarters, his daughter, Elektra, inherits his fortune and the attentions of her father's killer. His name is Renard. A bullet lodged in his brain has rendered him unable to feel physical pain, and he has but one reason left to live-revenge. There's only one man who can take the heat between a beautiful heiress, a malicious sociopath and his final diabolical plan, agent 007.
Raymond Benson (Author), Simon Vance, Simon Vance (Narrator)
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From North Korea to Iceland, Bond circles the world in his quest to unmask a traitor and prevent a war of catastrophic proportions. Crossing paths with beautiful allies and deadly assassins in a high-octane, action adventure of intrigue, revenge and betrayal. Never has Bond been so vulnerable, nor so dangerous....
Raymond Benson (Author), Simon Vance, Simon Vance (Narrator)
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In ten days, Hong Kong will pass into the hands of the Chinese¡ªand 007 is on his way there to undertake his most dangerous and thrilling mission yet. In the Australian desert, a nuclear bomb explodes. There are no survivors and no clues about who has made it or detonated it. In England, two police officers are shot dead when they apprehend a cargo vessel in Portsmouth dock. Vast quantities of heroin are later found on board. And in Hong Kong, an explosion rips through one of the colony¡¯s famous floating restaurants, killing the entire Board of Directors of EurAsia Enterprises Ltd, a multi-billion dollar shipping corporation. The People¡¯s Republic of China is about to resume control after a century and a half of British rule¡ªand the colony is a powder keg waiting to explode. The tension reaches breaking point when a solicitor from one of Britain¡¯s most prestigious law firms is killed in a car bomb at Government House. These apparently random events are connected¡ªand Bond must find out how and why. From the heady casinos of Macau to the seedy strip clubs of Kowloon, 007¡äs investigations bring him into conflict with ruthless Triad gangs, a power-hungry Chinese general¡ªand a beautiful night club hostess called Sunni Pei. All inquiries seem to lead to EurAsia Enterprises Ltd¡ªand its assassinated owner. James Bond is about to come up against one of the most formidable adversaries of his career.
Raymond Benson (Author), Simon Vance, Simon Vance (Narrator)
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Someone is poisoning British soldiers in Cyprus; the same killer has murdered a British intelligence agent in Athens. James Bond himself barely escapes with his life. But the secrets behind these and other deaths first start to come to light in Texas, where Bond goes in search of the assassin of M's friend and lover. Fearful of an international scandal that could engulf both his service and his country, he learns instead of the existence of the Decada. Held together by an archaic philosophy and their own bizarre rituals, the Decada's fanatics have stockpiled a terrifying range of poisons and are willing to use them to further their insane ambitions for power and revenge. Aided by beautiful, brave Greek intelligence agent Niki Mirakos, Bond puts himself into the firing line for a last-ditch attempt to stop the Decada before they unleash a horrifying weapon on their helpless prey.
Raymond Benson (Author), Simon Vance, Simon Vance (Narrator)
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The Union is a criminal organization with tentacles throughout the world, specializing in military espionage, theft, intimidation, and murder. After one of its agents assassinates Bond''s friend and host at a glittering dinner in the Bahamas, the Union becomes 007''s priority target. When information vital to Britain''s national security is stolen, both M and Bond suspect that the Union is behind it. The trail leads Bond from one of England''s most exclusive golf clubs to the cosmopolitan city of Brussels and finally to an expedition up the icy heights of the legendary mountain Kangchenjunga, the third tallest peak in the world. Led by the abrasive mountaineer Group Captain Roland Marquis, aided by the expedition''s beautiful doctor, Hope Kendall, and opposed by an unknown traitor working out of SIS itself, Bond must pit his strength and guile against two deadly adversaries-the forces of nature at high altitude and the most resourceful criminal minds he has ever encountered.
Raymond Benson (Author), Simon Vance, Simon Vance (Narrator)
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The intricately organized criminal conspiracy called the Union has vowed its revenge on the man who thwarted its last coup. Now, the Union's mysterious leader sets out to destroy James Bond's reputation and sanity by luring the agent into a dangerous alliance of deceit and treason with a Spanish militant intent on reclaiming Gibraltar. Officially on medical leave as a result of a head injury sustained on his last adventure, 007 ignores M's orders and pursues clues that he believes might lead him to the Union's inner circle. His search takes him from the seedy underbelly of London's Soho to the souks of Tangier; from a terrorist training camp in Morocco to a bullring in Spain; and from the clutches of a murderous Spanish beauty to a volatile summit conference on the Rock of Gibraltar. Each step brings 007 closer to the truth about the Union's elaborate, audacious plot to destroy both SIS and its best agent: James Bond.
Raymond Benson (Author), Simon Vance, Simon Vance (Narrator)
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