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...

In 1995, an archaeological dig on the Crimean Peninsular reveals some spectacular discoveries. Robert Buchanan, a Scottish pathologist, and Natalie Duvivier, a French forensic scientist, attend a conference at the University of Kiev in the Ukraine and subsequently work together on some of the finds. In examining the skeleton of a woman they are bewildered by her abnormal anatomy. DNA testing confirms that she belongs to no known human grouping. Metal artefacts, considerably more sophisticated than anything previously associated with the Early Bronze Age are unearthed. When it is discovered...

John Ranger returns from Russia unaware of the importance of his discovery linking high-ranking FSB officers with the Russian Mafia. Depressed, and disillusioned, he decides to quit British Intelligence. Simon Sparrowhawk persuades him to return to Russia, after Natasha, whom Ranger helped to smuggle out, is recruited by the service. An attempt on Natasha's life during training indicates a mole in the Department. Ranger is determines to find the mole but not before he and Natasha are sent back to Russia on another perilous mission.

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...