![]() ![]() One of the Matarese's victims survives long enough to whisper dying words that will blow the case wide open: the top secret code name for legendary retired CIA agent Brandon Scotfield - the only man who has ever infiltrated the Matarese inner circle and lived to tell about it. Their chain of violence is impossible to stop - until Pryce gets a rare break. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “First-rate suspense. From the Hamptons to London's Belgrave Square, Matarese assassins have already struck with brutal efficiency, eliminating all who stand in their way. Twenty years ago, top agents from the CIA and KGB banded together to bring down the Matarese Circle, an international cabal of power brokers and assassins whose sole objective was to achieve worldwide economic domination. ![]() His only chance to terminate its ruthless activities is to follow the trail of blood, money and stone-cold killers right to the heart of its deadly conspiracy. ![]() ĬIA case officer Cameron Pryce is hot on the trail of the new Matarese alliance. NOW THE BLOODY MATARESE DYNASTY IS BACK - AND THE ONLY MAN WITH THE POWER TO STOP IT MAY HAVE ALREADY RUN OUT OF TIME. CIA case officer Cameron Pryce thought hed crushed the deadly cabal of powerbrokers and assassins. TWENTY YEARS AGO, TOP AGENTS FROM THE CIA AND KGB BANDED TOGETHER TO BRING DOWN THE MATARESE CIRCLE, AN INTERNATIONAL CABAL OF POWERBROKERS AND ASSASSINS WHOSE SOLE OBJECTIVE WAS TO ACHIEVE WORLDWIDE ECONOMIC DOMINATION. ![]()
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![]() A skillful sequel that adds new layers to a coming-of-age story.” -Kirkus Reviews “Neri gives readers a look into another type of equestrian life while maintaining the tone and style readers appreciated in Cole’s cowboy journey. “With black-and-white sketches and plenty of polo play-by-play, this is both thoughtful and entertaining.” -Booklist How does a Black kid from North Philly wind up playing polo? The much-anticipated sequel to Ghetto Cowboy, now a major motion picture starring Idris Elba and Stranger Things’s Caleb McLaughlin. Neri’s novel weaves themes of tenacity and community into a rousing sports story inspired by Philadelphia’s real-life urban cowboys and polo players. Will Cole find the courage to stand and be seen in a world determined to keep him out? With striking illustrations by Jesse Joshua Watson, celebrated author G. But between long workdays, arrogant polo players, and a cousin trying to pull Cole into his dangerous business, that future seems remote. As Cole and Ruthie become friends-and maybe more-he starts imagining his future, maybe even at the academy. But when Harp says he has to get a job, Cole winds up as a stable hand for the polo team at George Washington Military Academy, where the players are rich, white, and stuck-up-all except Ruthie, the team’s first and only girl, who’s determined to show the others she can beat them at their own game. ![]() ![]() When Cole moves in with his dad, Harp, he thinks life will be sweet-just him and his horse, Boo, hanging out with Philadelphia’s urban cowboys. ![]() ![]() ![]() 21, were the subject of a Thursday hearing in Los Angeles where McBride tried – but failed – to get her October indictment set aside with claims she never “sought or requested” the $500,000 reward offered by Lady Gaga and had “innocent intent” in returning the precious pets. In new court documents obtained by Rolling Stone, prosecutors describe exactly how investigators painstakingly linked McBride to her co-defendants and cracked the high-profile attempted murder and robbery case in which dog walker Ryan Fischer was shot in the chest and left for dead, resulting “in the partial loss of his right lung.” Two months later, that same woman, Jennifer McBride, was arrested and charged in the case alongside three alleged dognappers and the father of one of the suspects. ![]() When Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs were recovered two days after armed assailants stole them and nearly killed the pop star’s dogwalker last February, Los Angeles police said the woman who returned the dogs appeared to be an “uninvolved” good Samaritan. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her passion in words and music has led her to become a songwriter, and she has been writing songs for many renowned Indonesian artists. She began her music career in 1995 and had produced four albums with the trio. She was firstly known as one third of a female vocal trio Rida, Sita, Dewi. Madre received Penghargaan Sastra 2012 (Literary Award 2012) by Indonesia’s Ministry of Culture and Education.ĭee has also an extensive music career. Filosofi Kopi was short listed for Khatulistiwa Literary Award and was chosen as the best literary work by Tempo Magazine. Outside the Supernova series, she has published four other critically acclaimed books: Filosofi Kopi (The Coffee’s Philosophy), Perahu Kertas (Paper Boat), Rectoverso, and Madre. She has published four following episodes: Akar (The Root), Petir (The Thunder), Partikel (The Particle), and Gelombang (The Wave). Its first episode, Kesatria, Putri, Bintang Jatuh (The Knight, The Princess, and The Falling Star) was sold phenomenally and had achieved a cult status among Indonesian young readers. The story explored the existential quests of young, urban, spiritual pathfinders who tried to bridge the gap between matter and mind. Using a pen name Dee Lestari, Dewi began her writing debut in 2001 with the first episode of her serial novel Supernova. ![]() |