In 2006, a Russian secret service spy was expelled from Canada. In 2007, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) revealed that China was implicated in as many as half of the ongoing counter-espionage dossiers in Canada, with 1,500 spies operating here. Allegedly, there are at least 15 countries involved in covert operations within our borders, many of them "friendly" nations such as France and Israel, but all representing a serious risk to Canadian security and economic interests. Industrial espionage has already cost our nation thousands of jobs and billions of dollars. Ultimately, the responsibility to protect our country's intellectual assets remains with businesses themselves, but are they prepared to face the daunting task of working against a very organized and professional foe? Nest of Spies provides some answers and describes ways that businesses can defend themselves.

Under the hot, mid-July sun, two men meet secretly at the sacred rock of the Acropolis in Athens. One of the men is Stephen Fletcher, alias Stefan Fettos, a British spy, the other is Colonel Spencer, Director of British Intelligence for the Balkans. At the meeting Fletcher learns that certain diplomatic moves, initiated by the British Government to bring about a settlement of the dispute between Greece and Turkey, are in danger of being sabotaged.

This is a crime fiction novel by a French author who co-wrote with another author, Allain Marcal. Together they created the archvillain character Fantomas, who became an immediate hit with the reading public of 1911, as he embarked on a series of dastardly deeds.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year • Drawing on previously classified CIA documents and on interviews with firsthand participants, The Billion Dollar Spy is a brilliant feat of reporting and a riveting true story of intrigue in the final years of the Cold War. It was the height of the Cold War, and a dangerous time to be stationed in the Soviet Union. One evening, while the chief of the CIA’s Moscow station was filling his gas tank, a stranger approached and dropped a note into the car. The chief, suspicious of a KGB trap, ignored the overture. But the man had made up his mind. His attempts to establish contact with the CIA would be rebuffed four times before he thrust upon them an envelope whose contents would stun U.S. intelligence. In the years that followed, that man, Adolf Tolkachev, became one of the most valuable spies ever for the U.S. But these activities posed an enormous personal threat to Tolkachev and his American handlers. They had clandestine meetings in parks and on street corners, and used spy cameras, props, and private codes, eluding the ever-present KGB in its own backyard—until a shocking betrayal put them all at risk.

To avenge his brother's death, marine spy Captain Sir Francis Ryeburne, has been given a mission to hunt down and kill the notorious French Fox. He's determined to stop the menace who has been capturing British ships, plundering them for treasure and kidnapping the men. Only he doesn't count on an unexpected companion. Ladies companion, Lucinda Challington, learns she's been left a fortune. But as a condition of the will, she must seek her betrothed's permission to access her personal money. The only problem is, he captained a brig to Africa a year ago. Furthermore, when a returned sailor swears her betrothed already has a wife, she's shocked and bewildered. Desperate to find out the truth, and to claim the authorization, she stows away on a frigate bound for the colonies. But her growing attraction for the captain threatens to complicate everything ?