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Land of Black Gold
by Hergé
Adventure of a young reporter and his loyal companion, uncovering a mysterious oil conspiracy.
The classic graphic novel. Car engines have started spontaneously exploding all over the country . . . someone's been tampering with the oil! Tintin, with Thompson and Thompson at his side, sails on ... (Goodreads)
The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
by Sam Harris
An exploration of religion, its implications for our world and how it can be replaced with reason.
In The End of Faith , Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a vivid, historical tour of our willingness to suspend reason in ... (Goodreads)
City of Fallen Angels
by Cassandra Clare
A thrilling urban fantasy as a group of young shadowhunters battle a powerful force.
Simon receives an offer from a vampire named Camille Belcourt, who claims to have been usurped by Raphael Santiago. She says that if Simon joins her side as the Daylighter, he will finally earn his ... (Wikipedia)
Shalimar the Clown
by Salman Rushdie
A story of love, loss, and revenge set against a backdrop of religious extremism, terrorism, and political unrest.
The central character, India, is the illegitimate child of a former United States ambassador to India, Maximilian Ophuls. Although a number of narratives and incidents in the novel revolve around ... (Wikipedia)
Point of Impact
by Stephen Hunter
A gripping story of a sniper and his mission to protect the President from an assassin.
He was one the best Marine snipers in Vietnam. Today, twenty years later, disgruntled hero of an unheroic war, all Bob Lee Swagger wants to be left alone and to leave the killing behind. But with ... (Goodreads)
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)
Order to Kill
by Kyle Mills
A secret agent tasked with a morally questionable mission must decide whether to follow orders or go rogue.
In the next thrilling novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Mitch Rapp series, the anti-terrorism operative heads to Pakistan to confront a mortal threat he may not be prepared for. In fact, ... (Goodreads)
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)
V for Vendetta
by Alan Moore
A dystopian future, where a mysterious vigilante fights for freedom and justice.
On Guy Fawkes Night in London in 1997, a young girl goes to see her boss after curfew when she is sexually attacked by three men who are actually members of the state secret police , called "The ... (Wikipedia)
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
by Lawrence Wright
A comprehensive study of the rise of Al-Qaeda and its role in the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001.
A sweeping narrative history of the events leading to 9/11, a groundbreaking look at the people and ideas, the terrorist plans and the Western intelligence failures that culminated in the assault on ... (Goodreads)
Split Second
by David Baldacci
An FBI agent races against the clock to prevent a terrorist attack that could change the world.
Michelle Maxwell has just wrecked her promising career at the Secret Service. Against her instincts, she let a presidential candidate out of her sight for the briefest moment and the man whose safety ... (Goodreads)
Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche
by Haruki Murakami
A psychological investigation of the 1995 Tokyo sarin gas attack, exploring the impact on the Japanese people.
It was a clear spring day, Monday, March 20, 1995, when five members of the religious cult Aum Shinrikyo conducted chemical warfare on the Tokyo subway system using sarin, a poison gas twenty-six ... (Goodreads)
The Secret Agent
by Joseph Conrad
An espionage tale of political intrigue and moral ambiguity set in 19th century London.
Set in London in 1886, the novel follows the life of Adolf Verloc, a secret agent . Verloc is also a businessman who owns a shop which sells pornographic material, contraceptives and bric-a-brac . He ... (Wikipedia)
Plum Island
by Nelson DeMille
A mysterious investigation into a series of strange, unexplained events on a remote island.
In 1997, NYPD detective John Corey is on the back porch of his uncle's waterfront home on the North Fork of Long Island recovering from three gunshot wounds while working in his town of Manhattan, ... (Wikipedia)
The Enemy
by Lee Child
A retired military cop is tasked with finding a missing American soldier in Iraq.
In the last hours of 1989, Major Gen. Kenneth Kramer dies of a heart attack in a seedy North Carolina motel, apparently while in the company of a prostitute. MP Maj. Jack Reacher investigates and ... (Wikipedia)
The Secret Servant
by Daniel Silva
An Israeli secret agent goes undercover to prevent a terrorist attack in Amsterdam.
In this entry in the series, Gabriel Allon , the master art restorer and sometime officer of Israeli intelligence, had just prevailed in his blood-soaked duel with Saudi terrorist financier Zizi ... (Wikipedia)
The Last Man
by Vince Flynn
A CIA operative's mission to stop a terrorist group from launching a devastating attack.
#1, New York Times, bestselling author of, American Assassin,—now a major motion picture Mitch Rapp’s hunt for a missing CIA asset raises the stakes for his own survival—in Vince Flynn’s “tight, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Debt of Honor
by Tom Clancy
Military thriller involving a terrorist plot to bring about a war between the U.S and Japan.
Japanese industrialist Raizo Yamata has been plotting to bring back his country to a position of greatness for years, partly as revenge for the death of his family at the hands of American forces ... (Wikipedia)
The Lion's Game
by Nelson DeMille
An international terrorist gives chase to a CIA operative, with the fate of the world in the balance.
"The Lion" will be landing. And at New York's JFK Airport, an elite American task force waits as the notorious Libyan terrorist prepares to defect to the West. Then, aboard Flight 175, something goes ... (Wikipedia)
No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden
by Mark Owen
A first-hand account of the mission that killed Osama Bin Laden, detailing the training, planning, and execution of the operation.
From the streets of Iraq to the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in the Indian Ocean, and from the mountaintops of Afghanistan to the third floor of Osama Bin Laden's compound, operator Mark Owen ... (Goodreads)
Double Cross
by James Patterson
An FBI agent races against time to stop a terrorist from unleashing a deadly virus.
Four years prior to the beginning of the story, Kyle Craig is sent to prison for his crimes in, Roses Are Red, and, Violets Are Blue, and swears revenge upon Detective Alex Cross , who was ... (Wikipedia)
The Bourne Ultimatum
by Robert Ludlum
Secret agent Jason Bourne on a mission to uncover the truth behind his life and identity.
The novel follows David Webb, alias Jason Bourne , as he works to find his old enemy, Carlos the Jackal , who is trying to kill him. As the Jackal enters old age and his infamy fades, he decides that ... (Wikipedia)
The Little Drummer Girl
by John le Carré
A young actress is recruited to go undercover and infiltrate a dangerous terrorist network.
Martin Kurtz, an Israeli spy working in a clandestine agency to allow plausible deniability for his superiors, recruits Charlie, a 26-year-old radical left-wing English actress, as part of an ... (Wikipedia)
The Last Jihad
by Joel C. Rosenberg
A gripping political thriller about a terrorist attack on America and the race to prevent a nuclear war.
Jon Bennett and Erin McCoy are two of the shrewdest strategists on Wall Street and close friends of the president of the United States. Their secret project: a billion-dollar oil deal off the coast ... (Goodreads)
End Game
by David Baldacci
An investigation into a high-stakes assassination, uncovering secrets of a powerful cabal.
Two of the government's most lethal assassins scour rural Colorado to find their missing handler—and discover an insidious and lethal threat along the way in this, New York Times, bestselling ... (Barnes & Noble)
State of Fear
by Michael Crichton
A thrilling tale of a scientific conspiracy and environmental terrorism.
Peter Evans is a lawyer for a millionaire philanthropist, George Morton. Evans' main duties are managing the legal affairs surrounding Morton's contributions to an environmentalist organization, the ... (Wikipedia)
American War
by Omar El Akkad
A vivid account of a second American Civil War and its devastating consequences.
In 2074, after the passage of a bill that bans the use of fossil fuels anywhere in the United States, Mississippi , Alabama , Georgia , South Carolina and Texas secede from the Union, starting the ... (Wikipedia)
Executive Orders
by Tom Clancy
President Jack Ryan must use his wits to protect America from a foreign threat.
Following the conclusion of, Debt of Honor, , previously confirmed Vice President Jack Ryan is sworn in as President of the United States . With nearly every executive, legislative, and judicial ... (Wikipedia)
American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst
by Jeffrey Toobin
A riveting account of the notorious Patty Hearst kidnapping and trial.
On February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, a sophomore in college and heiress to the Hearst Family fortune, was kidnapped by a ragtag group of self-styled revolutionaries calling itself the Symbonese ... (Goodreads)
The Fourth Protocol
by Frederick Forsyth
A thrilling espionage story set in the Cold War, and a race against time to prevent a nuclear disaster.
On New Year's Eve 1986, professional thief James Rawlings breaks into the apartment of a senior civil servant and inadvertently discovers stolen top secret documents. Despite being a notorious and ... (Wikipedia)
Thunderball
by Ian Fleming
A global battle of wits between a British secret agent and an international criminal syndicate.
During a meeting with his superior, M , Bond learns that his latest physical assessment is poor because of excessive drinking and smoking. M sends Bond to a health clinic for a two-week treatment to ... (Wikipedia)
One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway
by Åsne Seierstad
Tragic account of the life of a mass murderer and the terror he inflicted on Norway.
A harrowing and thorough account of the massacre that upended Norway, and the trial that helped put the country back together On July 22, 2011, Anders Behring Breivik detonated a bomb outside ... (Goodreads)
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)
Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin
by Hampton Sides
An exploration of the investigation and manhunt for Dr. King’s assassin, James Earl Ray.
On April 23, 1967, Prisoner #416J, an inmate at the notorious Missouri State Penitentiary, escaped in a breadbox. Fashioning himself Eric Galt, this nondescript thief and con man—whose real name was ... (Goodreads)
Falling Man
by Don DeLillo
A man walks out of the World Trade Center after the 9/11 attacks and tries to rebuild his life.
During the September 11 attacks , Keith Neudecker, a 39-year-old lawyer who works in the World Trade Center , escapes from the building injured slightly and walks to the apartment he previously ... (Wikipedia)
The Lions of Lucerne
by Brad Thor
An international conspiracy comes to light when a US president is kidnapped during a secret ski vacation.
The work is Brad Thor's first novel with the character of Scot Harvath, an ex- Navy SEAL and current U.S. Secret Service agent. Harvath survives an attack which leaves 30 of his fellow agents dead ... (Wikipedia)
Reamde
by Neal Stephenson
A thrilling adventure story set in the world of online gaming, with an international cast of characters.
“Stephenson has a once-in-a-generation gift: he makes complex ideas clear, and he makes them funny, heartbreaking, and thrilling.” — Time The #1, New York Times, bestselling author of, Anathem, Neal ... (Barnes & Noble)
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)
The Last Patriot
by Brad Thor
An ex-Navy SEAL must use his covert skills to save the US from a terrorist attack.
In Brad Thor's highest-voltage thriller to date, Scot Harvath must race to locate an ancient secret that has the power to stop militant Islam dead in its tracks., June 632 A.D.: Deep within the ... (Goodreads)
Memorial Day
by Vince Flynn
Action-packed political thriller, as an ex-military operative races to stop a terrorist attack.
Intelligence gathering has indicated unusual activity in financial markets, and Rapp, back in the field after a long stint on desk duty for insubordination, unearths a bomb plot during a daring ... (Wikipedia)
Separation of Power
by Vince Flynn
Political thriller centered on an ex-CIA agent's mission to stop a terrorist attack on the US.
About a month after the events in the previous book, CIA Director Thomas Stansfield has succumbed to cancer and has chosen Dr. Irene Kennedy, The director of the CIA's counterterrorism center, to ... (Wikipedia)
Term Limits
by Vince Flynn
Political thriller about a group of former special forces operatives who attempt to overthrow the government.
Alternate-cover edition for ISBN 9780671023188, here,, TAKING AMERICA BACK ... ONE POLITICIAN AT A TIME, In one bloody night, three of Washington's most powerful politicians are executed with ... (Goodreads)
Munich
by Robert Harris
A gripping historical thriller set in the aftermath of World War II.
From the internationally best-selling author of, Fatherland, and the Cicero Trilogy–a new spy thriller about treason and conscience, loyalty and betrayal, set against the backdrop of the fateful ... (Goodreads)
House of Spies
by Daniel Silva
A thrilling spy novel of international deception and intrigue.
A heart-stopping tale of suspense, Daniel Silva’s runaway bestseller, The Black Widow, was one of 2016’s biggest novels. Now, in House of Spies, Gabriel Allon is back and out for revenge — determined ... (Goodreads)
First Family
by David Baldacci
A secret service agent must protect the president and her family from a ruthless terrorist.
Following the instant #1 New York Times bestsellers Split Second, Hour Game, and Simple Genius, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return in David Baldacci's most heart-pounding thriller to date . . . ... (Goodreads)
Scorpia
by Anthony Horowitz
Teen spy Alex Rider's race against time to stop a ruthless criminal organization from enacting a devastating plot.
After the events of, Eagle Strike, , Alex Rider goes on a school trip to Venice , Italy in order to investigate Scorpia, having been told to do so by Yassen Gregorovich if he wished to learn about ... (Wikipedia)
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)
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)
Consent to Kill
by Vince Flynn
An assassin is tasked with killing a powerful enemy of the United States, leading to a deadly international manhunt.
In Flynn's previous novel,, Memorial Day, , CIA counter-terror operative and assassin Mitch Rapp uncovered an Al-Qaeda plot to use a nuclear weapon obtained from abandoned Russian nuclear storage ... (Wikipedia)
Executive Power
by Vince Flynn
An ex-Navy Seal embarks on a mission to save the President from a terrorist plot.
CIA field agent Mitch Rapp's cover has been blown following his last assignment, preventing Saddam Hussein from obtaining nuclear weapons. Rapp receives public acknowledgment by the president in ... (Wikipedia)
Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS
by Joby Warrick
In-depth exploration of the emergence and growth of the terrorist group ISIS.
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Joby Warrick reveals how the strain of militant Islam now raising its banner across Iraq and Syria spread from a remote Jordanian prison with the unwitting aid of ... (Goodreads)
The Kill Artist
by Daniel Silva
An ex-Mossad agent is called back into service to take down a powerful terrorist leader.
Israel’s Prime Minister reinstates Ari Shamron as Mossad director. Shortly thereafter, Israel’s ambassador is murdered in Paris. The crime has all of the markings of Tariq al-Hourani, a terrorist ... (Wikipedia)
A Death in Vienna
by Daniel Silva
An international assassin is pursued by a CIA operative through the streets of Vienna.
An Israeli-run Holocaust research office in Vienna is bombed, resulting in the death of the two female staff and serious injury to the Director. Gabriel Allon, a former assassin for 'The Office' and ... (Wikipedia)
The English Assassin
by Daniel Silva
An art restorer is tasked with investigating a murder related to a long-lost masterpiece.
Art restorer, Gabriel Allon, who also works part-time for 'The Office', a semi-official Israeli intelligence agency, accepts an assignment from an anonymous Zurich banker. Arriving at his villa , he ... (Wikipedia)
I Am Pilgrim
by Terry Hayes
A former operative is called back into action to track down a terrorist plotting a global attack.
A breakneck race against time...and an implacable enemy. An anonymous young woman murdered in a run-down hotel, all identifying characteristics dissolved by acid. A father publicly beheaded in the ... (Goodreads)
Pygmy
by Chuck Palahniuk
A group of teenage terrorists from an unnamed country infiltrate American society with a sinister plan. Darkly humorous and satirical.
The plot revolves around a 13-year-old boy named Agent Number 67 from an unnamed, totalitarian state described as a "mash-up of North Korea, Cuba, Communist-era China, and Nazi-era Germany ", as an ... (Wikipedia)
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)
State of the Union
by Brad Thor
An ex-Navy Seal must save the United States from a dangerous foreign enemy.
From the national bestselling author of "The Lions of Lucerne" and "Path of the Assassin" comes another electrifying international thriller featuring all-American hero Scot Harvath, as he plunges ... (Goodreads)
Hell's Corner
by David Baldacci
A former secret service agent must unravel a sinister plot to assassinate the President.
Oliver Stone and the Camel Club star in #1 bestselling author David Baldacci's most stunning adventure of the series. An attack on the heart of power . . . In sight of the White House . . . At a ... (Goodreads)
The Messenger
by Daniel Silva
A daring mission to uncover a conspiracy and prevent a terrorist attack.
Gabriel Allon, art restorer and spy, has been widely acclaimed as one of the most fascinating characters in the genre and now he is about to face the greatest challenge of his life. Allon is ... (Goodreads)
They Came to Baghdad
by Agatha Christie
An intrepid female adventurer races against time to thwart a plot to overthrow the government.
A secret summit of superpowers is to be held in Baghdad , but it is no longer secret. A shadowy group (which is both anti-Communist and anti-Capitalist) is plotting to sabotage the event. Things get ... (Wikipedia)
The Doomsday Conspiracy
by Sidney Sheldon
An investigation into a secretive government conspiracy that could have global implications.
OPERATION DOOMSDAY ... ACTIVE ... Commander Robert Bellamy of US Naval Intelligence is dispatched on a top secret mission. A weather balloon carrying sensitive military information has crashed in ... (Goodreads)
Command Authority
by Tom Clancy
A suspenseful thriller involving an international conspiracy and a race to prevent a global disaster.
Former KGB officer Valeri Volodin becomes president of Russia . Openly critical of the United States, he secretly tasks Russian domestic intelligence (FSB) with staging false flag attacks in an ... (Wikipedia)
Saturday
by Ian McEwan
A doctor's life is changed forever after witnessing a terrorist attack that takes place on a Saturday in London.
Saturday is a masterful novel set within a single day in February 2003. Henry Perowne is a contented man — a successful neurosurgeon, happily married to a newspaper lawyer, and enjoying good ... (Goodreads)
A Most Wanted Man
by John le Carré
A thrilling espionage story, following a dangerous game of cat and mouse between spies and criminals.
A young Turkish boxing champion in Hamburg notices he is being shadowed by a tall gaunt young man in a black coat, who turns up on his doorstep and demands hospitality. Somewhat suspiciously, they ... (Wikipedia)
Rainbow Six
by Tom Clancy
A team of elite international agents on a mission to stop a global terrorist threat.
CIA operative John Clark forms a secret multi-national counter-terrorist unit known as Rainbow. Based in Hereford , United Kingdom, the unit consists of two operational squads composed of elite ... (Wikipedia)
The Target
by David Baldacci
A government assassin is framed for murder and must clear his name while being pursued by a ruthless team of killers.
The President knows it's a perilous, high-risk assignment. If he gives the order, he has the opportunity to take down a global menace, once and for all. If the mission fails, he would face certain ... (Goodreads)
The Hit
by David Baldacci
A retired secret service agent is recruited to track down a missing witness.
Will Robie is a master of killing. A highly skilled assassin, Robie is the man the U.S. government calls on to eliminate the worst of the worst-enemies of the state, monsters committed to harming ... (Goodreads)
The Fallen Angel
by Daniel Silva
A gripping espionage thriller as an art restorer is thrown into a world of international conspiracy.
Unlike recent titles in the series, this book is set primarily in Italy as Allon helps the Pope 's private secretary, Monsignor Luigi Donati with a case that is troubling The Vatican . The conclusion ... (Wikipedia)
The Afghan
by Frederick Forsyth
A retired SAS officer is recruited to track down a Taliban leader responsible for a deadly attack on a US army base in Afghanistan.
A chilling story of modern terrorism from the grandmaster of international intrigue., T he Day of the Jackal,, The Dogs of War,, The Odessa File,-the books of Frederick Forsyth have helped define the ... (Goodreads)
Mao II
by Don DeLillo
A novelist's search for inspiration and meaning in a chaotic world.
A reclusive novelist named Bill Gray works endlessly on a novel which he chooses not to finish. He has chosen a lifestyle secluded from the outside world in order to try to keep his writing pure. He, ... (Wikipedia)
The Lion
by Nelson DeMille
An elite team of U.S. forces battle to bring down a dangerous terrorist in the Middle East.
In this follow-up to The Lion's Game, John Corey, former NYPD Homicide detective and special agent for the Anti-Terrorist Task Force, is back. And, unfortunately for Corey, so is Asad Khalil, the ... (Goodreads)
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)
The Defector
by Daniel Silva
A thrilling spy novel about a former Russian agent's dangerous mission to uncover a decades-old secret.
Six months after the dramatic conclusion of Moscow Rules, Gabriel has returned to the tan hills of Umbria to resume his honeymoon with his new wife, Chiara, and restore a seventeenth-century ... (Goodreads)
The English Spy
by Daniel Silva
A spy thriller as an Israeli agent investigates a suspicious death in London.
"One of the best series in modern literature." — HUFFINGTON POST She is an iconic member of the British Royal Family, beloved for her beauty and charitable works, resented by her former husband and ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Unlikely Spy
by Daniel Silva
A British operative infiltrates Nazi Germany during WWII to uncover secrets about the Hitler regime.
Set during World War II, the book follows Alfred Vicary, a historian and friend of Winston Churchill, who was wounded in battle during the World War I while serving as an officer in the Intelligence ... (Wikipedia)
Cross
by James Patterson
A young man's journey to uncover the truth about his father's murder, while confronting his own dark past.
Alex Cross's former partner, John Sampson, asks him to investigate the case of a serial rapist in Georgetown with similarities to a case they worked on together before. The case ends up having a ... (Wikipedia)
The Cobra Event
by Richard Preston
A bioterrorism thriller about a deadly virus that causes victims to bleed out from every orifice.
The book is divided into 6 sections. The first section, called "Trial", starts with a teenage girl named Kate Moran who dies violently one day in school. The next section, titled "1969", describes ... (Wikipedia)
Icon
by Frederick Forsyth
A Russian icon, stolen from a church, is smuggled into the US and sold to a collector. But it holds a secret that could change the course of history.
Set between July 1999 and January 2000, the story revolves around Russian presidential candidate Igor Komarov, head of the right-wing Union of Patriotic Forces (UPF). A highly popular and charismatic ... (Wikipedia)
The Charm School
by Nelson DeMille
A former CIA agent must stop a group of ex-KGB agents from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
The novel's hero is U.S Air Force Colonel Sam Hollis, a former F-4 Phantom Fighter pilot , who fought in Vietnam . Hollis was shot down during the war , and was disqualified from flying. Later on he ... (Wikipedia)
Only the Good Spy Young
by Ally Carter
A teenage girl's mission to save her friends and foil a terrorist plot.
When Cammie Morgan enrolled at the Gallagher Academy, she knew she was preparing for the dangerous life of a spy. What she didn’t know was that the serious, real-life danger would start during her ... (Goodreads)
The Day After Tomorrow
by Allan Folsom
A man's life is turned upside down when he discovers his true identity and a dangerous secret that threatens his family's safety.
Paul Osborn sees the man who has murdered his father years before while sitting in a cafe, in Paris, and assaults him. The murderer, Henri Kanarack, flees. Osborn hires a detective to find out who ... (Wikipedia)
The Black Widow
by Daniel Silva
A thriller following an intelligence agent's pursuit of a dangerous assassin.
Gabriel Allon is expected to become the chief of Israel’s secret intelligence service . However, on the eve of his promotion, ISIS has detonated a massive bomb in the Marais district of Paris. He had ... (Wikipedia)
The Icarus Agenda
by Robert Ludlum
A journalist's investigation of a political conspiracy uncovers dangerous secrets that threaten his life.
Colorado Congressman Evan Kendrick is trying to live out his term quietly when a political mole reveals his deepest secret: Kendrick was the anonymous hero who freed the hostages held by Arab ... (Goodreads)
The Panther
by Nelson DeMille
A US government operative attempts to locate a terrorist leader in the Middle East.
Anti-Terrorist Task Force agent John Corey and his wife, FBI agent Kate Mayfield, have been posted overseas to Sana'a, Yemen-one of the most dangerous places in the Middle East. While there, they ... (Goodreads)
Back Blast
by Mark Greaney
Court Gentry, aka The Gray Man, is on the run from the CIA and must clear his name by uncovering a conspiracy.
After five years of being on the run overseas from the Central Intelligence Agency , Court Gentry comes to Washington, D.C. , to seek answers about him being burned by the CIA. With Court surfacing ... (Wikipedia)
The Marching Season
by Daniel Silva
A former IRA member is hunted by a ruthless assassin while trying to prevent a terrorist attack in London.
Former Agent Michael Osbourne is rerecruited by the CIA when his father-in-law Douglas Cannon, the new ambassador to the Court of St. James, is sent to the United Kingdom to promote the peace process ... (Wikipedia)
The Confessor
by Daniel Silva
A master spy embarks on a thrilling mission to uncover secrets and protect the innocent.
Gabriel Allon is tasked to investigate the murder of scholar Benjamin Stern in Munich . The lack of Stern's computer and other documents indicate that he was not killed for being a Jew — but rather ... (Wikipedia)
The Heist
by Daniel Silva
A daring jewel heist, as a team of thieves attempt to outwit the authorities.
"Silva is a true genius."—BOB WOODWARD, POLITICO L egendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon is in Venice repairing an altarpiece when he receives an urgent summons from the Italian police. The art ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Third Target
by Joel C. Rosenberg
A journalist races against time to stop ISIS from acquiring a weapon of mass destruction. A thrilling and suspenseful ride.
2016 Christian Book Award finalist (Fiction category),When, New York Times, foreign correspondent J. B. Collins hears rumors that an al-Qaeda splinter cell—ISIS—has captured a cache of chemical ... (Barnes & Noble)
Eagle Strike
by Anthony Horowitz
A thrilling adventure of spies and espionage to protect the world from a dangerous terrorist organization.
In a prelude chapter that takes place fifteen years before the main series, two unnamed assassins (referred to as Hunter and Cossack) travel through the Amazon jungle in search of their target, a ... (Wikipedia)
The Sum of All Fears
by Tom Clancy
A nuclear bomb detonates in the US, leading to a dangerous escalation between the US and Russia. Jack Ryan must prevent a catastrophic war.
During the first day of the Yom Kippur War , the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) prepares to conduct a tactical nuclear strike to stave off defeat. The necessity for the strike is averted, but an Israeli ... (Wikipedia)
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)
Night Fall
by Nelson DeMille
Thriller surrounding a terror attack on New York City that unravels a conspiracy of cover-ups and lies.
The story begins with the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 off Long Island , New York . A couple conducting an illicit affair on the beach witness the crash and flee the scene, having accidentally ... (Wikipedia)
Incendiary
by Chris Cleave
A mother's quest for justice after her family is tragically taken from her.
A young mother's life is blown apart when her husband and four-year-old son are killed during a bombing at a football match. Following this, the young mother falls into a depression. While the young ... (Wikipedia)
Red Rabbit
by Tom Clancy
CIA analyst Jack Ryan uncovers a Soviet plot to assassinate the Pope and must stop it before it's too late.
In 1982, Pope John Paul II privately issues a letter to the communist Polish government , stating that he will resign from the papacy and return to his hometown unless they cease their repression of ... (Wikipedia)
Code of Conduct
by Brad Thor
Scot Harvath, ex-Navy SEAL, must stop a terrorist group from unleashing a deadly virus on the United States.
“Thor tops himself again and again.” —BookReporter.com “Feels like the TV show, 24, on the page.” —The Associated Press #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor presents his greatest thriller ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Informationist
by Taylor Stevens
Vanessa Michael Munroe, an information specialist, is hired to find a missing girl in Africa, but uncovers a dangerous conspiracy.
"Vanessa Michael Munroe deals in information–expensive information--working for corporations, heads of state, private clients, and anyone else who can pay for her unique brand of expertise. Born to ... (Goodreads)
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