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Shadow Kill
David Caris - 2021
Betrayed by his employer and left for dead, Kovac decides to lie low in Tokyo.His plan? Revenge...But when a young woman asks him to protect her from the yakuza, Kovac feels duty-bound to help. She’s a victim of abuse, and long experience tells him if he doesn’t step in tonight she’ll be a corpse before dawn.As Kovac works to uncover the truth of his last job, he finds himself drawn into a conspiracy which goes well beyond the yakuza to a new and terrifying multinational cartel. One that will stop at nothing to control the global drug trade.The kingpins are certain they’ve covered all bases. They're well-funded and utterly ruthless. But they’ve failed to account for one man – John Kovac.SHADOW KILL is the first in a fast-paced, unflinching thriller series that won't in any way shortchange you on action. Perfect for fans of Lee Child, Mark Greaney and Mark Dawson.
Lynchpin: The Best Laid Schemes of Mice and Men
Siddharth Maheshwari - 2021
A sinister plan, of a shrewd calculating mastermind, has set the wheels of doom in motion. He is now pulling the lynchpins across the country and making it fall into disarray. He is using everyone in his path to achieve his goals. Within thirty days he intends to control the nation’s soul. As chaos grips the country, it’s a race against time for DSP Ranbir Roy of the Intelligence Bureau and Inspector Vikram Aditya Singh to stop him before anarchy dooms the country. The pieces are set, the board is laid out but what happens when your own pawns move against you? What will be the end game?
The Courier
Gordon J. Campbell - 2019
They sized him up as someone with potential for strategic deployment, and more importantly, he's under the radar. Gregg's exploits start with what he thinks is a one-off assignment as a courier, and the straightforward task spirals out of control. He's forced to rise to the occasion and use every resource available to survive. Even his family is jeopardized which forces him to return to Japan to settle scores.The Courier is one man’s struggle to fight for survival in a world that he's not been trained for and where violence and retribution are the names of the game.
Vendetta
Bradley Wright - 2017
One kidnapping, one shoot-out, and several deceptions later, he is caught in the middle of a battle he was never supposed to be in. So he thought. With innocent lives at stake, including his own, Xander and his team will have to solve the puzzle before someone’s sinister plan is executed. Will the enemy pull the wool over this combat legend’s eyes? Or will Xander teach those that involved him that revenge isn’t always so sweet?
Romeo's Town (Mike Romeo Thrillers Book 6)
James Scott Bell - 2021
The Grey Man: Vignettes
J.L. Curtis - 2014
A decorated Vietnam vet with connections to law enforcement agencies all around the world, he’s thwarted smugglers and drug plots across the globe with more than a few narrow escapes. Whether it’s a sniper competition or teaching the feds a thing or two about police work, Cronin doesn’t hesitate to pull the trigger. Of course, this slow-talking lawman’s biggest challenge yet might be when his granddaughter Jesse falls in love with a Marine. When drug smugglers stir up trouble in Cronin’s backyard and try to kill Jesse and her new beau, all hell breaks loose, and Cronin and his granddaughter are just the people to set things right.
Lahn's Edge
Chuck Driskell - 2013
He's a model soldier, possessing a genius IQ and dashing good looks. He's also rumored to have family money back in Texas, which would explain his M-series BMW, his luxury apartment and his stable of alluring women. Patrick has it all. He has a dark secret, too. Unknown to his unit, golden boy Patrick Lacher is a thief. He's concocted a seemingly foolproof method for stealing and selling Army fuel. There's just one flaw in his scheme: a beautiful, equally-intelligent young criminal named Rebekka. She has the looks of a runway model and the training of a professional psychiatrist. Her mission: entrap Patrick using her psychological and sensual talents. Set in present-day Germany, LAHN’S EDGE is an action thriller loaded with psychological suspense, murder mystery and a sexually charged undercurrent. The layered plot and unique characters deliver thrills and constant action while keeping readers guessing.
The TANNER Series - Books 4-6
Remington Kane - 2015
THE LIFE & DEATH OF CODY PARKER - A TANNER NOVEL - Book 5 In the town of Stark, Texas, Tanner faces ghosts from his past, as he tries to keep history from repeating itself. War - A TANNER NOVEL Book 6 Tanner returns to New York City intent on killing Sara Blake and ending her threat, but a new ally convinces both of them to come to terms and to end their conflict.
Hypoxia
Wolf White - 2014
The public is starting to tire of the official excuses—engine failure, pilot error. Clearly something bigger is at work here. When mountain climber Amelia "Sky" Burke sets out to climb Everest without the use of supplemental oxygen, she has no idea that the expedition is preparing her for an entirely different battle. Meanwhile, a shadow organization operates within the NSA, and the man behind it will stop at nothing to annihilate everything in his way. Too bad Sky Burke is in his way....and she's also used to getting everything she wants. What happens when you're in the wrong place at the wrong time, but everything you do is right? Warning: humor, cuss words (gasp!), references to drugs and sex, a Sun Tzu loving villain, and all manner of mayhem.
Stalker
Donald Wells - 2013
White's husband is immune to fate's cruelty.
The Warriors Series Boxset II
Ty Patterson - 2016
Special Forces Operative Zeb Carter. Those who are dying to meet him...get there. These four thrillers are his stories. Over 750 pages of blistering action that readers of Mitch Rapp, Scot Harvath, Pike Logan, Jack Reacher, and Will Robie flock to, More than 50% off on the individual books. Discover why USA Today Bestselling Author Ty Patterson is 'Surely one of the best action writers of the day.' Boxset II, with books 5-8 of the highly acclaimed Warriors series, continues the thrill ride from Boxset I. Boxset II can be read stand-alone. Flay A serial killer is terrorizing New York city -- The Flayer, who kills his victims in the most gruesome manner. He is working to a plan; to break the internet. But that's only part of his plan. The second part will break the city. Behind You They warned Elena Petrova, a journalist, to drop her story. She didn't. They raped her. She didn't give up. They killed her and buried her body where no man could find it. Unfortunately for them, Zeb Carter did. Hunting You You are Hank Parker. Armed intruders break in when you are dining with your family. They ask you a question. Tell a lie and watch them die. Don't Know isn't an option. How will you save your family when even hope has deserted you? Zero Eighteen terrorists. Hundreds of hostages. Three good men, and U.S. Special Forces operative Zeb Carter. Dying can be fatal! 'Surely one of the best action writers of the day.' Gordon, Amazon review. Grab your copy today! Check out the Warriors Series: The Warrior The Reluctant Warrior The Warrior Code The Warrior's Debt Warriors Series Boxset I, Books 1-4 Flay Behind You Hunting You Zero Warriors Series Boxset II, Books 5-8
Dead Fall
Matt Hilton - 2009
He's never tolerated bullies, but this time it's personal. And no matter how many heads he has to bash to do it, Joe will find his man.Includes a sneak preview of Blood and Ashes, the exhilarating fifth novel in the Joe Hunter series.
Fallout: A Sam Jameson Conspiracy Thriller (Sam Jameson Conspiracy Thriller Series Book 6)
Lars Emmerich - 2015
Move over, Lee Child." "Lars Emmerich is right up there with Patterson, Baldacci, Forsyth, and DeMille." "Some of the best action and spy thriller fiction you will ever read." Special Agent Sam Jameson's friend and colleague was just murdered in Budapest. It falls to Sam to clean up the mess. Unsavory, but routine. Until she discovers she's being followed. And before she can make heads or tails of the situation, she's fighting for her life, alone and outgunned in a strange city. As Sam claws her way through a ruthless and brutal cabal, she discovers that she's up against one of the most dangerous conspiracies in history. Fallout is a transcontinental thrill ride full of twists, turns, and pulse-pounding suspense.
Never Back Down
William Casey Moreton - 2011
He encounters an old friend from college, a man named Brian Ripley, whom he hasn't seen in nearly 20 years. Ripley is with a beautiful young woman and is clearly in a hurry to leave. Coburn could have never been prepared for Ripley's reaction to seeing him, and he is even less prepared for what happens next. The following morning, the young woman with Ripley is found dead in Washington Square Park, the victim of a brutal murder. Coburn goes to the police and tells them of his encounter with Ripley the previous night. What the police tell him shakes him to his core - Brian Ripley has been dead for 15 years. The story moves at breakneck speed as John Coburn searches for the truth behind the woman's murder and whether or not he really saw his friend, or merely a ghost, that night.
A Brutal Hand: There's No Escape (SHORTZ)
Ravi Subramanian - 2020