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  1. Locked On

    by Tom Clancy
    A high-stakes political thriller where a terrorist group threatens the United States with a deadly attack. Emotions: Suspense, Fear, Tension, Excitement

    A year after the Emir's capture, The Campus investigates Pakistani intelligence official and brigadier general Riaz Rehan. Unbeknownst to them, Rehan plots to bring his country and India to nuclear ... (Wikipedia)

  2. Threat Vector

    by Tom Clancy
    An international race against time to stop a terrorist plot while a deadly virus is unleashed.

    President of China Wei Zhen Lin has been dealing with mounting political opposition over his country's economic recession. He tries to commit suicide in order to avoid his inevitable arrest when he ... (Wikipedia)

  3. Patriot Games

    by Tom Clancy
    A former CIA analyst must protect his family from domestic terrorists, while thwarting a major international conspiracy.

    A kidnapping attempt on the Prince and Princess of Wales and their infant son occurs at the Mall in London . The attack is orchestrated by members of the Ulster Liberation Army , an ideologically ... (Wikipedia)

  4. Full Force and Effect

    by Mark Greaney
    The President of Russia is assassinated, leading to a dangerous power struggle. The Campus must stop a war and prevent a global catastrophe.

    Supreme Leader of North Korea Choi Ji-hoon wants to develop his country’s nuclear weapons program , but is being hindered by sanctions from the United States and its allies. He tasks his foreign ... (Wikipedia)

  5. Sycamore Row

    by John Grisham
    A lawyer in Mississippi must unravel a mysterious will and its secrets.

    The title refers to a row of sycamore trees in the countryside near the fictional town of Clanton, in fictional Ford County, Mississippi . The trees play an important role in the book's plot, though ... (Wikipedia)

  6. Act of Treason

    by Vince Flynn
    CIA operative Mitch Rapp must track down a traitor in the White House before they can do irreparable damage to national security.

    The fallout from a horrific Washington explosion has just begun, along with CIA superagent Mitch Rapp’s hunt for a killer with a personal agenda in this “fun, finger-blistering page-turner” (,Star ... (Barnes & Noble)

  7. Winter of the World

    by Ken Follett
    Epic saga of war, family, and love during the tumultuous times of the 20th century.

    The story follows characters from Germany , Britain , the United States and the Soviet Union , who become linked by events leading to World War II , and continues through the war and its immediate ... (Wikipedia)

  8. The Gray Man

    by Mark Greaney
    Secret agent travels the globe on an undercover mission to prevent global catastrophe.

    Courtland Gentry is a good man. But he’s a great assassin. To those who lurk in the shadows, he’s known as the Gray Man. He is a legend in the covert realm, moving silently from job to job, ... (Goodreads)

  9. The Ghost War

    by Alex Berenson
    CIA agent John Wells is sent to Thailand to investigate a mysterious outbreak of a deadly virus. He uncovers a plot to start a war between China and the United States.

    As former deep cover Afghanistan agent John Wells does what he does best, a CIA mole prepares to light the final fuse that will propel an unsuspecting world toward open war and annihilation. A power ... (Goodreads)

  10. Never Go Back

    by Lee Child
    Ex-army cop Jack Reacher returns to take on a powerful adversary.

    At a motel outside Washington D.C. , former army cop Jack Reacher is confronted by two men, who call him a disgrace and order him to leave town. Reacher refuses, and subdues them in a brief ... (Wikipedia)

  11. American Assassin

    by Vince Flynn
    CIA recruits and trains Mitch Rapp to become a lethal assassin, seeking revenge against terrorists who killed his girlfriend.

    Mitch Rapp is a gifted college athlete who just wants retribution for the Pan Am Lockerbie attack. He trains six months intensely with other clandestine operatives, under CIA Operations Director ... (Goodreads)

  12. Private

    by James Patterson
    A military investigation into a private security firm gone rogue, uncovering a secret conspiracy.

    Former CIA agent Jack Morgan runs Private, a renowned investigation company with branches around the globe, for maximum force and maximum discretion. Already deep into the investigation of a ... (Goodreads)

  13. Personal

    by Lee Child
    A thrilling tale of a former soldier's quest for justice and his battle against formidable foes.

    You can leave the army, but the army doesn’t leave you. Not always. Not completely , notes Jack Reacher—and sure enough, the retired military cop is soon pulled back into service. This time, for the ... (Goodreads)

  14. 61 Hours

    by Lee Child
    An ex-military cop races against the clock to uncover a sinister plot and protect a witness in small-town South Dakota.

    Jack Reacher is hitching a ride on a senior citizen's tour through South Dakota in the middle of winter when the bus skids out on the interstate, disabling it. Together with the bus driver and the ... (Wikipedia)

  15. King and Maxwell

    by David Baldacci
    Private investigators Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are hired to solve a murder case, but soon find themselves in danger.

    David Baldacci brings back Sean King and Michelle Maxwell-former Secret Service agents turned private investigators, featured in the hit TNT TV series King & Maxwell -in their most surprising, ... (Goodreads)

  16. Eye of the Needle

    by Ken Follett
    A thrilling tale of espionage and wartime romance, set in the chaos of WWII.

    In 1940, Henry Faber, a German spy nicknamed 'die Nadel' ('The Needle') due to his trademark weapon being a stiletto , is working at a London railway depot, collecting information on troop movements. ... (Wikipedia)

  17. Kill Shot

    by Vince Flynn
    An ex-CIA operative is called back to action to stop a political assassination plot.

    #1, New York Times, bestselling author of, American Assassin,—now a major motion picture Vince Flynn’s intensely suspenseful #1, New York Times, bestseller puts the young, hungry, and lethal ... (Goodreads)

  18. The Eagle Has Landed

    by Jack Higgins
    A daring mission to kidnap Winston Churchill from his English home in World War II.

    In November of 1943, an elite team of Nazi paratroopers descends on British soil with a diabolical goal: to abduct Winston Churchill and cripple the Allied war effort. The mission, ordered by Hitler ... (Goodreads)

  19. The Innocent

    by David Baldacci
    A former assassin risks life and limb to uncover a vast conspiracy and protect a child.

    America has enemies - ruthless people that the police, the FBI, even the military can't stop. That's when the U.S. government calls on Will Robie, a stone cold hitman who never questions orders and ... (Goodreads)

  20. Private Games

    by James Patterson
    The world's greatest athletes are being killed in bizarre ways during the London 2012 Olympics. Private, a security firm, is hired to stop the killer.

    This book is a thriller novel set just before and during the 2012 London Olympics . Peter Knight is an investigator for Private London, a subsidiary of Private, a private investigative agency led by ... (Wikipedia)

  21. Dead Eye

    by Mark Greaney
    A former CIA agent is forced back into the game to protect his family from a dangerous enemy. Fast-paced action and suspenseful plot twists ensue.

    Ex-CIA master assassin Court Gentry gets hit with a blast from the past in the fourth Gray Man novel from #1, New York Times, bestselling author Mark Greaney., Ex-CIA master assassin Court Gentry has ... (Goodreads)

  22. The Gods of War

    by Conn Iggulden
    Epic historical fiction of a brave warrior's struggles against the odds in a tumultuous world.

    The year is 53 B.C. Fresh from victory in Gaul, Julius Caesar leads battle-hardened legions across the Rubicon river–threatening Rome herself. Even the master strategist Pompey is caught unprepared ... (Goodreads)

  23. The Runaway Jury

    by John Grisham
    A jury trial where the jury's decision is up for sale as two sides battle for a multi-million dollar verdict.

    Wendall Rohr and his team of tort lawyers have filed suit on behalf of plaintiff Celeste Wood, whose husband died of lung cancer , against the tobacco company Pynex. The trial is to be held in Biloxi ... (Wikipedia)

  24. Hope to Die

    by James Patterson
    A gripping mystery involving a detective's desperate search for a serial killer.

    Detective Alex Cross is being stalked by a psychotic genius, forced to play the deadliest game of his career. Cross's family – his loving wife Bree, the wise and lively Nana Mama, and his precious ... (Goodreads)

  25. The Lincoln Lawyer

    by Michael Connelly
    A defense attorney navigates the legal system and unravels a conspiracy that could destroy him.

    Moderately successful criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller operates around Los Angeles County out of a Lincoln Town Car (hence the title) driven by a former client working off his legal fees. ... (Wikipedia)

  26. Black List

    by Brad Thor
    An international political thriller involving a covert government agency, a deadly conspiracy, and a race against time.

    Somewhere deep inside the United States government is a closely guarded list. Members of Congress never get to see it—only the President and a secret team of advisers. Once your name is on the list, ... (Goodreads)

  27. 11/22/63

    by Stephen King
    A time-traveler attempts to prevent the assassination of JFK.

    Jake Epping is a recently divorced high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine , earning extra money teaching a GED class. Epping gives an assignment to his adult students, asking them to ... (Wikipedia)

  28. The Field of Swords

    by Conn Iggulden
    A thrilling tale of medieval warfare, set in the English civil war.

    From the author of the bestselling, The Dangerous Book for Boys, With his acclaimed Emperor novels, author Conn Iggulden brings a dazzling world to life–the rich, complex world of ancient Rome as ... (Goodreads)

  29. The Day of the Jackal

    by Frederick Forsyth
    An assassin attempts to kill the president of France in a thrilling race against time.

    The book begins in 1962 with the (historical) failed attempt on de Gaulle 's life plotted by, among others, Lieutenant-Colonel Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry in the Paris suburb of Petit-Clamart : ... (Wikipedia)

  30. The Death of Kings

    by Conn Iggulden
    Epic historical fiction following a young warrior on a quest for revenge and power.

    The acclaimed author of Emperor: The Gates of Rome returns to the extraordinary life of Julius Caesar in a new novel that takes us further down the path to glory . . . as Caesar comes into his own as ... (Goodreads)