Bøger af James Marinero

An up-to-the-minute pacey thriller about the hacking of Bitcoin blockchain technology and cryptocurrency on a global scale. Sveta Kovacs is a sociopathic Ukrainian expert in blockchain technology with a Ph.D in cryptography. Her murky hacking past and many online scams have financed her Bitcoin mining operation in Portugal.Now she has found a way to exploit a weakness in blockchain technology and if she succeeds there are billions of dollars at her disposal.The new Russian CryptoRuble is threatened and the GRU are on Kovacs's tail. Ex-Royal Marine anti-hero Steve Baldwin is still recovering from the recent loss of his wife, an MI6 officer, and is guarding Kovacs as a favor to an old friend.An old enemy appears in the mix after MI6 has duped the CIA. But what is the terrorist's role? Is it coincidence?Geo-politics and international finance are never simple and in the new world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies the pressure points are moving.Fortunes are locked up in cryptowallets. Can they be cracked? Baldwin cannot move with the times, but he can fight back against those who control him and those who threaten him. Double-dealing multiplies as events move to a climax in Spain.He has the chance to avenge his wife's death, but he is being manipulated by MI6. Again.Who can he trust?Can he stop another terrorist catastrophe?This pacey thriller is at the frightening edge of modern technology and the cryptocurrency business.

A techno-thriller about the hacking of Bitcoin crytpos. MI6 and the Russian FSB hunt for the cryptomistress across Europe. A terrorist with links to Arab royal families appears, leading to a horrific climax

The terrorist Abu ben-Zhair is on the cusp of realising his vision to destroy the West and cow the East, thereby succeeding in his avowed 'Cause of All Causes' to establish a Caliphate which rules half the world. In this terror thriller, Steve Baldwin is sent into Algeria with only Ellie Williams (MI6) to support him - and GCHQ hackers to guide them. The gritty covert action and espionage moves from Gibraltar to Algeria - and onward across the Atlantic Ocean. Ben-Zhair has identified one critical point on the earth's surface where one determined terrorist with resources and imagination can trigger disaster on a global scale - and he has the weapon for this purpose. In the murky world of counter-intelligence, trust is a tradable commodity and the Geo-political turf wars continue while ben-Zhair moves towards his climactic attack on the US and Europe. Action and adventure moves to a terrifying close and the international political maneuvering continues - up to the very last seconds.

This highly topical techno thriller blends political intrigue with suspense and gutsy action in sharply researched Mediterranean settings. Weapons of mass destruction are in terrorist hands. With much of the story based on fact, this is a chilling portrayal of a possible future.In February 2016 North Korea announced the successful testing of a fusion bomb. This sets the backdrop to frantic diplomatic activity and a multi-threaded tale of intrigue with the involvement of Iran as well as North Korea. Outrageous demands by a visionary terrorist group become public and throw the United Nations into panic.Ex-Royal Marine Steve Baldwin (Gate of Tears, Sicilian Channel) has been involved in tracking a rogue Chinese agent to Malta, but the capture does not go according to plan. Changed priorities resulting from the British Government's dark objectives move the action to North Africa where political instability is the norm and duplicity the name of the game.Thousands of lives are at stake, but the UK Prime Minister is bent on secretly acquiring the technology for her country. It's an outrageous gamble with the lives of her agents (always dispensable) - and with the diplomatic reputation of the UK for a generation to come.This fast-paced tale - the second story in Marinero's 'Maghreb Trilogy' - will be of interest to readers who enjoy topical tales of espionage and geopolitics based on leading edge technology with plenty of suspense and action.!