Best of
Spy-Thriller

2021

Arctic Storm Rising


Dale Brown - 2021
    Air Force intelligence officer Nick Flynn on the hunt for Russian commandos in the mountains of Alaska.After a CIA covert mission goes badly awry, U.S. Air Force intelligence officer Nicholas Flynn is exiled to guard a remote radar post along Alaska’s Arctic frontier. This dead-end assignment is designed to put his career permanently on ice, but Flynn’s not the type to fade quietly into obscurity...As winter storms pound Alaska and northern Canada, Russian aircraft begin penetrating deep into friendly airspace. Are these rehearsals for a possible first strike, using Russia’s new long-range stealth cruise missiles? Or is some other motive driving the Kremlin to take ever-increasing risks along the hostile Arctic frontier separating two of the world’s great powers?When an American F-22 collides with one of the Russian interlopers, things go south fast—in seconds, missiles are fired. There are no survivors. Despite horrific weather, Flynn and his security team are ordered to parachute into the area in a desperate bid to reach the crash sites ahead of the Russians. It’s now obvious that the Pentagon and CIA are withholding vital information, but Flynn and his men have no choice but to make the dangerous jump.Soon they’re caught in a deadly game of hide-and-seek with Spetsnaz commandos operating covertly on American soil. It seems that the F-22s and their Russian counterparts aren’t the first aircraft to have gone missing in these desolate mountains. The Kremlin is hunting for the first prototype of its new stealth bomber—which vanished on what was supposed to be a test flight…while loaded with nuclear-armed stealth cruise missiles.As Russia and the U.S. square off on the brink of all-out-war, it’s up to Nick to find the missing bomber…and prevent a potential nuclear holocaust.

Damascus Station


David McCloskey - 2021
    The two fall into a forbidden relationship, which supercharges Haddad’s recruitment and creates unspeakable danger when they enter Damascus to find the man responsible for the disappearance of an American spy.But the cat and mouse chase for the killer soon leads to a trail of high-profile assassinations and the discovery of a dark secret at the heart of the Syrian regime, bringing the pair under the all-seeing eyes of Assad’s spy catcher, Ali Hassan, and his brother Rustum, the head of the feared Republican Guard. Set against the backdrop of a Syria pulsing with fear and rebellion, Damascus Station is a gripping thriller that offers a textured portrayal of espionage, love, loyalty, and betrayal in one of the most difficult CIA assignments on the planet.

Agent in Berlin


Alex Gerlis - 2021
    With diplomatic relations quickly unravelling, this pack of spies soon comes into their own: the horse-loving German at home in Berlin’s underground; the young American sports journalist; the mysterious Luftwaffe officer; the Japanese diplomat and the most unlikely one of all... the SS officer’s wife.Despite constant danger and the ever-present threats of discovery and betrayal, Allen’s network unearths top-secret plans for a new German fighter plane – and a truly devastating intelligence prize... an audacious Japanese plan to attack the United States. But can they prove it?The race is on.

The Kremlin's Vote


Andrew Turpin - 2021
    . . Two top US officials are gunned down while visiting London. A trail of deception misleads the CIA. And former intelligence operative Jayne Robinson is viciously targeted during a high-risk foray into Russia.Robinson, previously a long-term MI6 officer, is covertly deployed by the CIA in a deniable operation to handle one of its biggest assets in the Kremlin and to get to the bottom of a threat that seems likely to engulf the White House—just as the next presidential election looms.The mission becomes deeply personal for Robinson when it emerges one of the victims is married to one of her best and oldest friends.But nothing is what it seems in this vortex of deception and deceit. As she gets closer to the truth behind the killings, Robinson finds herself challenged to the core while fending off threats from unexpected directions.

Firewall


Andrew Watts - 2021
    But when one of their top scientists is murdered at a prestigious tech conference, company executives and foreign spies are all on the suspect list. In the aftermath of the killing, CIA officer Colt McShane has been assigned to a joint counterintelligence unit based in San Francisco.The unit's leadership believes that an international espionage ring has been stealing classified technology from Pax AI. Now they want Colt to use his past relationship with Pax AI executive Ava Klein to penetrate the company's inner circle, and uncover the mole. But as Colt learns more about Pax AI's classified programs, he discovers just how powerful-and dangerous-their new technology can be.As the struggle for AI dominance grows ever more competitive, the factions vying for power are becoming desperate to achieve victory. In the fight for absolute power, there can be only one winner. Each side has their own spies and secrets.Whose side will win?And what secrets will they reveal?

The Extractor


Ethan Jones - 2021
    When a key asset is trapped in Tehran, the agency reluctantly brings Jack back into service with the nearly-impossible mission, knowing he’s a ticking timebomb. Sent in with a know-it-all rookie, despondent Jack, is relentlessly hunted at every turn. If he is caught, he’ll be hanged. But does Jack even care? Double-crossed at every step and with the clock ticking, Jack, now more furious than hopeless, focuses his rage. But will he retrieve the asset before she’s caught? Although he feels he has nothing to live for, is he ready for the ultimate sacrifice to save her life?International bestselling author Ethan Jones brings a new series so heart-stopping and fever-pitched, that you’ll have to take up a permanent position on the edge of your seat.Action movie fans will thoroughly enjoy The Extractor (Jack Storm #1). A series that promises to deliver and is as addicting as it is exciting. If you like Brad Thor, Daniel Silva, or Tom Clancy, you’ll love this new spy thriller novel. Start your new adventure now!

Clockwork Soldiers


Jim Heskett - 2021
    A breakneck race to the prize. Only one man can save the day.Layne Parrish traded a life of espionage for quiet refuge in the mountains. But when his former boss shows up with a desperate plea for help, he leaps into action. And before he can even catch his breath, a new clue points to a double agent on his tail…Wary of all sides, Layne hunts for a long-lost piece of crucial evidence. Because if he doesn’t find it first, everyone he cares about will fall under the assassin’s crosshairs.Can this rusty spy bring down a conspiracy before it consumes those he loves the most?Clockwork Soldiers is the seventh and final pulse-pounding thriller in the Layne Parrish series. If you like shocking twists, relentless villains, and learning the true cost of loyalty, you’ll love Jim Heskett’s high-octane finale.

Red Traitor


Owen Matthews - 2021
    For fans of Philip Kerr and Alan Furst. The year is 1962, and KGB Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vasin is chasing a white elephant: the long-rumored existence of an American spy embedded at the highest echelon of Soviet power. In a wild goose chase that has Vasin engaged in high-stakes espionage against a rival State agency, he first hears whispers of an ominous top-secret undertaking: Operation Anadyr.As tensions flare between Nikita Khrushchev and President Kennedy over Russian missiles hidden in Cuba, four Soviet submarines are ordered to make a covert run at the American blockade in the Caribbean--each sub carrying tactical ballistic missiles armed with thermonuclear warheads.Critically acclaimed novelist Owen Matthews has crafted an incredibly taut thriller around one of the most treacherous moments in modern history, where the fate of the world rested with the itchy trigger finger of one lone Soviet naval officer, 100 meters under the sea, out of all contact with his commanders.

Sam Wick Boxset 2: Book 4-6


Chase Austin - 2021
    Where the government cannot and will not go, he will. There is no guarantee that he'll succeed every time but he doesn't have a choice or does he?"In the tradition of the best thrillers and heroes." - Amazon ReviewFast-paced. Hard-hitting. Action explodes right off the page. Scroll up to BUY these non-stop thrillers on your devices NOW!Book 4: Wicked KillSam Wick's new mission was simple - Infiltrate Iran, find the target, and get out. Nothing could have gone wrong, except everything that could go wrong, went wrong.Sam Wick's most explosive thriller, yet.Book 5: Wicked AssetSam Wick has to extract a man from a building barricaded by the Chinese army. The mission is impossible. But that's not it. On this impossible mission, Wick is ordered to team up with a rookie.Wang Jun is a Chinese-American businessman who is abducted by the Chinese Secret Service. In less than six hours, he will be taken to Beijing, from where it will be impossible to get him back to US soil.The US President wants Jun back at any cost, and there is only one man who could take up this impossible job. Sam Wick. But this time, he also had to deal with the inexperience of a rookie agent who has a traumatic past of her own.Can Wick once again do the impossible and get back unscathed?Book 6: Wicked HunterWick has just got the orders to free a CIA agent from the clutches of the Taliban. Only problem, the agent is captive at the heart of the Taliban fort.It's a suicide mission but Wick has a choice. He can abandon the mission and let the agent die. A tight-rope moral balancing act with Sam Wick at the pivot point.Fast-paced. Hard-hitting. Action explodes right off the page. Scroll up to BUY these non-stop thrillers on your devices NOW!WHAT READERS OF THE SERIES ARE SAYING…★★★★★ " I did not put this book down for any reason other than to eat." - Amazon Review★★★★★ "One heck of an entertaining and intense ride... Fast, entertaining, suspenseful and action-packed!" - Amazon Review★★★★★ "Fast paced read with a Kick-Ass hero you can’t help rooting for." - Amazon Review★★★★★ "I'm ready for Sam’s next assignment." - Amazon Review

Set You Free


Steven Moore - 2021
    But her enemy isn’t willing to give up his powerful grip over his subjects, both the loyal and the subjugated.What follows is a relentless thrill ride across a city of darkness and light, and sees Kayla teetering on the edge of her own destruction.Set You Free is the explosive new vigilante thriller from Amazon bestsellers Steven Moore and Luke Richardson, and will appeal to fans of Clive Cussler, Nick Thacker, Ernest Dempsey, and Russell Blake.

Island Reich


Jack Grimwood - 2021
    As Britain braces itself for invasion, ex-Tommy and safecracker Bill O'Hagan is glad to have escaped the battlefield. But when a job goes wrong, he finds himself forced to serve his country once more.A former king.Spurned by his government and fearing for his life, the Duke of Windsor flees to Portugal with the woman for whom he abdicated the throne, Wallis Simpson. As a web of Nazi trickery threatens to ensnare him, his fate and the fate of Britain rest on one man.The fate of a nation in their hands . . .Dropped on an occupied Channel Island without backup, Bill must crack an enemy safe and get its contents to safety. Failure will devastate any hope Britain has of winning the war.But with the layers of deception and intrigue drawing ever more tightly around them, Bill and the Duke both learn they aren't the only players in this game.And Berlin - which has the Duke in its own sights - is plotting its greatest move yet . . .

The Mercenary


Paul Vidich - 2021
    The Soviet Union and its communist regime are in the last stages of decline, but remain opaque to the rest of the world—and still very dangerous. In this ever-shifting landscape, a senior KGB officer—code name GAMBIT—has approached the CIA Moscow Station chief with top secret military weapons intelligence and asked to be exfiltrated. GAMBIT demands that his handler be a former CIA officer, Alex Garin, a former KGB officer who defected to the American side. The CIA had never successfully exfiltrated a KGB officer from Moscow, and the top brass do not trust Garin. But they have no other options: GAMBIT's secrets could be the deciding factor in the Cold War. Garin is able to gain the trust of GAMBIT, but remains an enigma. Is he a mercenary acting in self-interest or are there deeper secrets from his past that would explain where his loyalties truly lie? As the date nears for GAMBIT’s exfiltration, and with the walls closing in on both of them, Garin begins a relationship with a Russian agent and sets into motion a plan that could compromise everything.

Micah Reed Box Set 3


Jim Heskett - 2021
    They’ll scorch the earth to find him.Box Set: 900 pages of thrills!Micah Reed wants to enjoy a stroll with his girlfriend. But when doing a good deed lands his face on camera, he fears the video leaking onto the internet.And soon enough, it’s racking up millions of views… and exposing him to the cartel.Cornered, Micah knows he has to flee town to keep his family safe. But a Denver gangster ups the ante by kidnapping someone close to him.Can Micah rescue an innocent before the cartel’s crosshairs lock on?Among Thieves is the final installment in the pulse-pounding Micah Reed thriller series. If you like compelling characters, jaw-dropping twists, and wall-to-wall action, you’ll love Jim Heskett’s cunning creation.Buy the Micah Reed Box Set #3 to enact the endgame today!

Payne


Audrey Walker - 2021
    but what happens when he’s the one who needs to disappear?Alex, one of the best FBI agents, has his own eccentric way of working. When he is paired up to work with the new agent Evans, things take an interesting turn. A dead body is found washed up on the docks, and has a never before seen gang tattoo on his body. Alex is assigned on the case, and as he struggles to figure out what happened, he is faced with an enemy stronger than he has experienced before. Uncovering the links that tie the murdered man to a very powerful and dangerous organization, Alex is forced to wonder if he was playing a game out of his league. Will he find a way out of this mess? Or will it swallow him whole?

The People's Pandemic


C.E. Spears - 2021
    

The 19th Hijacker: A Novel


James Reston - 2021
    But do we really know what was behind this act of war? What was the lure? What was it about the Hamburg cell that appealed to him? What lured this educated son of a successful Lebanese family to the jihadist message of destruction and annihiliation that would result in the death of 3170 Americans? These questions torment Sami Haddad as he pondered his choice, in August of 2001, whether or not to join the 9-ll hijackers. Through a series of tape recordings which Sami had made in the months before the operation, he tells his beautiful and feisty Turkish-German lover, Karima Ilgun, of his first meeting with Muhammad Atta in Hamburg, of his training in Afghanistan under the watchful eye of Al Qaeda’s military chief, of his meeting with Osama bin Ladin where he swears his oath of allegiance, and of his final months of preparation in Florida where he comes to loath Muhammad Atta but cannot find the courage to flee. A sense of doubt and skepticism suffuses his musings to her, but also of weakness.After the attack on 9/11, Kommissar Recht, a rumpled German government investigator), is tasked to ferret out Karima’s role, if any, as an Al Qaeda operative. He comes to suspect that she is withholding valuable evidence, but under German privacy law he is barred from employing strong-arm tactics that would force her to talk.Surviving members of the Al Qaeda cell in Hamburg also suspect Karima is hiding Sami’s tapes. To them Sami’s recollections are sacred artifacts of what they deemed to be their successful mission, but they fear his presentation of the attack might be something less than heroic. Karima is caught between these two forces, either of which could have terrible consequences for her. How she resolves this dilemma is the climax of the novel.