Recommendations based on One Year Afterby William R. Forstchen

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  1. One Second After

    by William R. Forstchen
    A small town in North Carolina struggles to survive after an EMP attack destroys all electronics and infrastructure in the United States.

    A post-apocalyptic thriller of the after effects in the United States after a terrifying terrorist attack using electromagnetic pulse weapons., New York Times best selling author William R. Forstchen ... (Barnes & Noble)

  2. Enemy of the State

    by Kyle Mills
    A political thriller about the fight against governmental surveillance and corruption.

    Mitch Rapp returns in the #1, New York Times, bestselling series in this timely thriller as a Saudi prince is discovered using his fortunes to fund ISIS, re-opening secrets about the Saudi ... (Goodreads)

  3. The Survivor

    by Vince Flynn
    CIA agent Mitch Rapp seeks revenge on terrorists who killed his girlfriend. Fast-paced action and political intrigue ensue.

    Top secret data has been stolen from the CIA, and the only man who knows its hiding place is dead. CIA operative Mitch Rapp must race to find the classified information in this blistering novel that ... (Goodreads)

  4. Red War

    by Kyle Mills
    CIA agent Mitch Rapp races against time to prevent a catastrophic attack on American soil.

    The #1, New York Times, bestselling series returns with Mitch Rapp racing to prevent Russia’s gravely ill leader from starting a full-scale war with NATO. When Russian president Maxim Krupin ... (Goodreads)

  5. Memory Man

    by David Baldacci
    A detective investigates a suspicious death, unraveling a complex web of secrets and lies.

    This "impossible to put down" #1, New York Times, bestseller introduces Amos Decker, a gifted police detective with a perfect memory who must solve a mystery he wishes he could forget: his family's ... (Barnes & Noble)

  6. Dead or Alive

    by Tom Clancy
    Jack Ryan Jr. and his colleagues race against time to stop a terrorist threat. Fast-paced action and suspenseful plot twists keep readers on edge.

    Most wanted terrorist Saif Rahman Yasin, known as the Emir, secretly enters the United States by private plane. Having altered his physical appearance and living in the state of Nevada , he ... (Wikipedia)

  7. Takedown

    by Brad Thor
    Counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath races against time to stop a terrorist attack on the United States.

    After years without a terrorist attack on American soil, one group has picked the 4th of July weekend to pull out all the stops. In a perfectly executed attack, all of the bridges and tunnels leading ... (Goodreads)

  8. 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)

  9. Team Yankee

    by Harold Coyle
    A fictional account of a hypothetical World War III in Europe, told through the perspective of an American tank company.

    The novel is set in West Germany and East Germany in the months of August and September; the year is unspecified. Team Yankee ("Y" in the ICAO and NATO phonetic alphabet ) is an armor-heavy ... (Wikipedia)

  10. Extreme Measures

    by Vince Flynn
    CIA operative is sent on a mission to stop a terrorist threat.

    The latest pulse-pounding thriller by #1 "New York Times" bestselling phenomenon Vince Flynn explodes onto the scene with a deadly and charismatic hero fans will cheer for all the way to the last ... (Goodreads)

  11. Pursuit of Honor

    by Vince Flynn
    An action-packed thriller following a team of counterterrorism agents on a mission to save the country.

    The action begins six days after a series of explosions devastated Washington, D.C., targeting the National Counterterrorism Center and killing 185 people, including public officials and CIA ... (Goodreads)

  12. Blue Moon

    by Lee Child
    Jack Reacher returns to his old military base to find out the truth behind a mysterious woman's murder.

    “This is a random universe,” Reacher says. “Once in a blue moon things turn out just right.” This isn’t one of those times. Reacher is on a Greyhound bus, minding his own business, with no particular ... (Goodreads)

  13. The First Commandment

    by Brad Thor
    Scot Harvath, a former Navy SEAL, must stop a terrorist plot to destroy the United States. Fast-paced action and suspense.

    Covert counterterrorism agent Scot Harvath awakens find a sadistic assassin with a personal vendetta unleashes horrors on those closest to him. Ordered by the president to stay out of the ... (Goodreads)

  14. Red Sparrow

    by Jason Matthews
    A female Russian spy's mission to uncover a dangerous double agent and prevent a global disaster.

    In the grand spy-tale tradition of John le Carré comes this shocking thriller written with insider detail known only to a veteran CIA officer. In present-day Russia, ruled by blue-eyed, unblinking ... (Goodreads)

  15. The Hunt for Red October

    by Tom Clancy
    A thrilling adventure of a submarine captain's race against the clock in a thrilling game of cat and mouse.

    During the Cold War ,(the story must be set in 1982, according to the days assigned to the dates in the novel, e.g. Dec. 17 was a Friday only in 1982,1976 and 1971 ) Marko Ramius, a Soviet Navy ... (Wikipedia)

  16. The Kind Worth Killing

    by Peter Swanson
    A dark psychological thriller involving a murderous plan and a deadly game of cat and mouse.

    A devious tale of psychological suspense so irresistible that it prompts Entertainment Weekly to ask, “Is The Kind Worth Killing the next Gone Girl ?” From one of the hottest new thriller writers, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  17. The Hotel New Hampshire

    by John Irving
    A family's uproarious journey of growth and transformation, set in a series of hotels.

    This novel is the story of the Berrys, a quirky New Hampshire family composed of a married couple, Win and Mary, and their five children, Frank, Franny, John, Lilly, and Egg. The parents, both from ... (Wikipedia)

  18. Two Kinds of Truth

    by Michael Connelly
    A gripping crime thriller, as a detective investigates a murder with mysterious connections.

    Exiled from the LAPD, Harry Bosch must clear his name, uncover a ring of prescription drug abuse, and outwit a clever killer before it's too late. Harry Bosch, exiled from the LAPD, is working cold ... (Barnes & Noble)

  19. Atlas Shrugged

    by Ayn Rand
    A tale of a dystopian future where the strongest minds take control of society.

    This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world and did. Was he a destroyer or the greatest of liberators? Why did he have to fight his battle, not against his enemies, ... (Goodreads)

  20. Worth Dying For

    by Lee Child
    An ex-military cop confronts a dangerous drug cartel while trying to rescue a kidnapped child.

    Following the events of, 61 Hours, , Jack Reacher is on his way to Virginia to meet Maj. Susan Turner, the current commanding officer of his old unit, the 110th Military Police Squadron. En route, he ... (Wikipedia)

  21. Without Fail

    by Lee Child
    An ex-military investigator takes on a secret mission to locate a missing person.

    Jack Reacher arrives in Atlantic City after hitching a ride cross-country with a couple of aging blues musicians who dream of playing at B.B. King 's club in New York City . He is approached there by ... (Wikipedia)

  22. 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)

  23. Dust

    by Hugh Howey
    A post-apocalyptic world struggles to survive against oppressive forces.

    The story of Wool takes place on a post-apocalyptic Earth. , Humanity clings to survival in the Silo, a subterranean city extending one hundred forty-four stories beneath the surface. The series ... (Wikipedia)

  24. All the King's Men

    by Robert Penn Warren
    A powerful political drama that follows a governor's rise and fall as he grapples with ambition, morality and power.

    All the King's Men is a 1946 novel by Robert Penn Warren. Its title is drawn from the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty". The novel tells the story of charismatic populist governor Willie Stark and his ... (Goodreads)

  25. The Forgotten Hours

    by Katrin Schumann
    A daughter returns home to confront her family's secrets and the truth about her father's imprisonment for a crime she believes he didn't commit.

    An Amazon Charts and, Washington Post, bestseller., ,“A relevant, compelling, and compassionate look at the torture of conflicted loyalties and the slipperiness of truth.” —Jenna Blum,, New York ... (Barnes & Noble)

  26. Elantris

    by Brandon Sanderson
    Epic fantasy tale of a cursed city and its inhabitants’ struggles to restore its former glory.

    Elantris was once a place of magic, and the immortal Elantrians were gods in the eyes of people, with the divine ability to create and heal with a mere wave of a hand. Anyone in Arelon had the ... (Wikipedia)

  27. Gods and Generals

    by Jeff Shaara
    Epic saga of the American Civil War, recounting the experiences of its heroes and leaders.

    Copying his father's approach of focusing on the most important officers of the two armies ( General Robert E. Lee , Major General Winfield Scott Hancock , Lt. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson , ... (Wikipedia)

  28. True Places

    by Sonja Yoerg
    A woman's life is upended when she takes in a troubled teenager and confronts her own past. A story of self-discovery and healing.

    An Amazon Charts and, Washington Post, bestseller., ,“,True Places, is a beautiful reminder that though we may busy ourselves seeking what we want, what we need has an uncanny way of finding us.” ... (Barnes & Noble)

  29. The Eleventh Plague

    by Jeff Hirsch
    A post-apocalyptic world where a deadly virus has wiped out most of humanity. A boy and his father struggle to survive in a harsh new reality.

    Jeff Hirsch's stunning debut is now in paperback! In the aftermath of a war, America’s landscape has been ravaged and two-thirds of the population left dead from a vicious strain of influenza. ... (Barnes & Noble)

  30. 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)