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Dark Seed
By Lawrence Verigin. 2013
Winner - 2014 Chanticleer CLUE Thriller Award for International Intrigue/World Events Finalist - 2015 Eric Hoffer Book Award Montaigne Medal…
for Thought-Provoking Books that Illuminate, Progress, and Redirect Thought A disillusioned journalist and the grieving daughter of a murdered scientist uncover an immoral and destructive global plot by the largest developer of genetically engineered seed and its parent pharmaceutical conglomerate. Nick Barnes and Morgan Elles learn that the goal of the man behind these organizations is the complete control of human existence. He eliminates opposition and interference without hesitation or remorse. The couple quickly find themselves fighting for their lives. And yours. Grab hold for a wild ride with this exciting, high concept thriller that tackles one of the big issues of our time.Southern Fried Spies (Spy Games Ser. #1)
By J. D. Ryan. 2015
Cold War, hot spies, y'all. Vincent and Kolya are back -- in the Deep South. They must protect a brilliant…
chemist and his family while the man completes the new formula he's promised to sell to T.H.R.U.S.T.The assignment should have been a piece of pecan pie, but F.I.S.T. has its eye on the formula, and the local rednecks take exception to a bunch of Damn Yankees moving into their territory. Can the two spies keep the family safe? Will the doctor's two precocious children sabotage the whole assignment?And what about Vincent and Kolya's new relationship? This is their first assignment since they made the decision to move in together. Can they cope with the strain of the job ... and the humidity? Or will their new romance be put on the back burner along with the grits and collard greens?The Silent Man
By Alex Berenson. 2010
The New York Times bestselling author of The Ghost War and The Faithful Spy CIA agent John Wells has spent…
years in the company of evil men. He's paid the price and is beginning to doubt if he can ever live a normal life. And when a powerful adversary from his past finds him, Wells must once again enter the fray. For his country. For his soul. For revenge...Golden Buddha
By Clive Cussler, Craig Dirgo. 2003
Chairman Juan Cabrillo and his crew are hired by the US government to free Tibet from Chinese control in the…
book that launched the #1 New York Times-bestselling Oregon Files seriesThe Corporation, a group of highly intelligent and skilled mercenaries, under the leadership of Juan Cabrillo, board a brand new ship. It's a state-of-the-art seagoing marvel with unthinkable technology at its disposal. And it's designed to look like a rusty old lumber hauler. But if Cabrillo and his team plan to make this spy ship their new headquarters, their first mission had better be a success.With the secret backing of the US government, Cabrillo sets out to put Tibet back in the hands of the Dalai Lama by striking a deal with the Russians and the Chinese. His main negotiating chip is knowledge of a golden Buddha containing records of vast oil reserves in the disputed land. But first, he'll have to locate—and steal—the all-important artifact. And there are certain people who would do anything in their power to see him fail...The Fall of Moscow Station: A Novel (a Jonathan Burke/Kyra Stryker Thriller)
By Mark Henshaw. 2007
Decorated CIA analyst Mark Henshaw continues the Red Cell series with an "authentic, compelling, and revealing" (Jason Matthews) thriller following…
CIA analyst Jonathan Burke and agent Kyra Stryker, as they try to save the CIA's sources in Russia after a major intelligence breach leaves Moscow Station in ruins.When a body with Russian military tattoos is found floating in a lake outside Berlin, the CIA immediately takes notice. The body is identified as the director of Russia's Foundation for Advanced Nuclear Research, who is also a CIA asset. And the murder coincides with the defection of one of the CIA's upper-level officers. Alden Maines, is jaded after years in the CIA cleaning up the messes of incompetent political appointees in dangerous foreign posts. When he is passed over for promotion, Maines crosses the Rubicon and decides to cash in as a double agent for Russia. But while Maines dreams of off-shore bank accounts and a new secret life, Arkady Lavrov of Russia's intelligence service (GRU) has other plans. He immediately announces Maines's defection to the world and then pumps him for every last ounce of intel, including the names of every agent in the CIA's Moscow Station and their assets working in the Kremlin. But why would Lavrov burn an asset whose intel and access could pay dividends for years to come? What is Lavrov up to? Traveling from Langley, to Berlin, and finally Moscow--working black without backup--analyst Jonathan Burke and agent Kyra Stryker are up against their most formidable enemy yet, and their lives and the fate of America's most important assets in the New Cold War hang in the balance. From an active-duty CIA intelligence analyst, The Fall of Moscow Station is "a real-life thriller...It's happening now, and Henshaw delivers with a bang" (Jason Matthews).Rogue Commander (A Dan Morgan Thriller #5)
By Leo J. Maloney. 2017
From Black Ops veteran Leo J. Maloney comes a nonstop thrill ride straight into the secret world of covert agents…
. . . Rogue CommanderFour-star general James Collins has been accused of stealing a cache of Tomahawk missiles—and reaches out to his friend, CIA veteran Dan Morgan, for help. But Morgan is playing with fire. The Zeta Division, chasing down a black-market middleman, discovers a connection to a North Korean military officer—and one of his team winds up a prisoner in Pyongyang. As Morgan takes a series of escalating risks, it becomes clear that a global plot is already in motion—and if they can’t stop it, an unimaginable number of innocent civilians will be slaughtered . . .Defection of A. J. Lewinter
By Robert Littell. 1973
This first novel by Robert Littell, bestselling author of The Company, immediately elevated him to the ranks of John le…
Carre, Len Deighton, and Graham Greene. A.J. LeWinter is an American scientist, for years an insignificant cog in America's complex defense machinery. While at an academic conference in Tokyo, LeWinter contacts the KGB station chief and says he wants to defect. He tantalizes the Russians with U.S. military secrets he claims to possess, but is his defection genuine? Neither the Russians nor the Americans are sure, and LeWinter is swept up in a terrifying political chess match of deceit and treachery. Deft and dazzlingly plotted, this is the book that introduced Robert Littell--the opening shot of a brilliant career.Matt Helm - The Revengers (Matt Helm)
By Donald Hamilton. 2015
At a funeral of an old friend, Matt Helm takes a trip down memory lane and sparks a romance that…
he thought was safely locked in the past. But with old feelings resurfacing, other things Helm thought were buried are coming back to haunt him - a small-time hood in Mexico, a dirty drug deal, and a string of women that lead him into dangerous territory.A Soldier's Revenge: A Will Cochrane Novel
By Matthew Dunn. 2016
Former intelligence agent Will Cochrane must evade US authorities hunting him down for a murder he didn't commit in this…
captivating sixth entry in the acclaimed action-thriller series.Former operative Will Cochrane wakes up in New York's Waldorf Astoria and is horrified to see blood on his hands--something he remembers absolutely nothing about. When he then finds a woman murdered in his bathroom he knows he's stepped into a wilderness of terror that is far more dangerous than anything he's ever faced.With no memory of the night before nor of the unfortunate woman, Will believes he is being framed and needs to outrun the police who will be looking for him very soon. Until this moment, Will has been on the precipice of a new life, one outside the intelligence service, and one that includes fatherhood. He's agreed to adopt the twin sons of his former colleague and Navy SEAL operative Roger Koenig, and had been on his way to pick them up before he'd awakened to the carnage in New York.Will knows his only chance to clear his name is to find the real killer while he's still free. But he also has to find the twins, suspecting that they're in danger as well. In Virginia, he discovers one boy alive and his brother missing and most likely kidnapped. What he also finds is the killer's trail in the form of a man's voice, which Will recognizes and believes belongs to an old nemesis, a Russian agent he has tangled with before. With local police, the FBI, and even his friends pursuing him, the clever and ruthless operative must track down his adversary, save the boys, and prove his innocence before it's too late. A superb blend of action and thrills that will keep readers on the edge of their seats, A Soldier's Revenge is perfect for fans of Brad Thor, Daniel Silva, and Lee Child.Final Assault
By Don Pendleton. 2015
Dead in the Water Not all publicity is good publicity. Especially when the fake hijacking of the world's first self-sustaining…
vessel turns into the real deal. With the ship and its cargo being auctioned off to terrorists, Mack Bolan must rescue the hostages and destroy the vessel before it falls into even more dangerous hands. Joining Somali pirates on a raid gets Bolan on board, but getting off alive won't be so easy. Mercenaries and criminal foot soldiers have taken over, transforming the vessel into a minefield. Bolan will need to act quickly to take control, and with the extraction window closing, the Executioner is ready to turn this ship into the Titanic.Spy in the Saddle
By Dana Marton. 2013
TWO AGENTS MUST WORK TOGETHER WITHOUT LETTING A TENSE PAST-AND A SIZZLING NEW ATTRACTION-DISRUPT THEIR MOST IMPORTANT MISSION IN DANA…
MARTON'S HQ: TEXAS MINISERIES.It's been ten years since soldier Shep Lewis laid eyes on delinquent-turned-FBI-agent Lilly Tanner, and this time they have an even bigger problem than each other: terrorists. In the center of a smuggling operation, Shep and Lilly must partner up and protect each other.Not even their undercover identities can mask the mounting attraction between the pair as they struggle to survive in the merciless Texas borderlands. Can they put the past behind them and focus on the mission at hand? Or will their partnership reignite the flames of their untapped passions?Letters for a Spy
By Stephen Benatar. 2009
Dead Reckoning
By Don Pendleton. 2015
The United States consulate in Jordan is firebombed, its staff mercilessly killed. With the group responsible scattered to hideouts in…
war-torn hot spots around the globe, Mack Bolan has to hit these terrorists hard before they can warn one another.Soon Bolan is turning safe houses and desert refuges into killing fields as he battles to take down the terrorists three by three. But the last of the group vanishes just as Bolan discovers their ultimate target: an international conference in Switzerland headed by the American President. The world's leaders are caught in the crosshairs, and the Executioner has to stop the splinter group before they strike a global deathblow.The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale (Palgrave Master Guides)
By Joseph Conrad. 2014
The classic tale of terrorism from one of the twentieth century's greatest novelists To his friends and family Adolf Verloc…
is a typical London businessman. But in reality he is a secret agent for a foreign government. His assignment has been to stir up trouble among the local anarchist groups, but when his handlers become frustrated with his lack of progress, they demand a new course of action: Verloc will bomb the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. A masterpiece of intricate plotting and dark realism, The Secret Agent skips backward and forward in time as the repercussions of its central event are felt by every character--from the radicals who think Verloc is one of their own to the wife and brother-in-law he traps in his whirlwind of destruction. This is one of Joseph Conrad's finest novels, and a portrait of the devastating effects of extremism, as relevant today as when it was first published more than a century ago. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.Uncut Terror
By Don Pendleton. 2015
Diamonds Aren't Forever A legendary Kremlin assassin slaughters an American defector before he can be repatriated. Not about to let…
the murder go unpunished, Mack Bolan sets out to even the score. His first target is a Russian businessman with ties to organized crime, a man who was unexpectedly released from a Siberian prison. Bolan tracks him to the World Diamond Council meeting in New York City, where the Russians reveal their deadly endgame. Only one man can stop their scheme to crash the Western economy and kill hundreds of innocent people-the Executioner.A Kind of Anger
By Eric Ambler. 1964
Piet Maas, the narrator, is no average newspaperman. The girl he is searching for is far from being a routine…
poule-de-luxe. What Maas unearths is full of danger, intrigue, and human revelation.Collector of Secrets
By Richard Goodfellow. 2015
American twentysomething Max Travers, an English teacher in Japan with a beautiful girlfriend, wants out. His manipulative boss, Yoko, is…
trying to swindle the unsuspecting parents of his students and is using his golden-boy American face to do it. Desperate to seize his locked up passport, he sneaks into Yoko's office in the middle of the night only to surprise the Japanese mafia's burglary in progress. Escaping with his life, Max is on the run from tattooed Yakuza, the Japanese police, and a mysterious American named Lloyd Elgin who seems to have ties in high places. All are after the leather book Max grabbed instead of his passport- a diary Max himself can't read, a diary that Yoko's father has been safeguarding for more than half a century. With his girlfriend's life at risk, Max must decipher the secrets of the diary and put an end to the chase before his newest, gravest troubles catch up to him and stop his running for good. Collector of Secrets marries the historical intrigue, deep research, and wide commercial appeal of the best of Dan Brown or Michael Gruber to the techno-savvy, judo-kicking, stranger-in-a-strange-land atmosphere of Barry Eisler's internationally bestselling John Rain series.The Delta Star
By Joseph Wambaugh. 1983
A cheap hooker known as Missy Moonbeam takes a fatal dive from the roof of a seedy hotel, but what…
was she doing with a Caltech phone number? And what does that prestigious think tank have to do with a Russian sub, the Nobel Prize, and the prostitute's murder? The cops of LAPD's Rampart Division will have to find out.This Gun for Hire
By Eric Ambler. 1967
First published five years after he introduced Arthur Abdel Simpson in the comic thriller The Light of Day, Eric Ambler…
turns the spotlight back to his compelling antihero--a man you can't help but root for.Arthur Abdel Simpson counts himself lucky to have survived his adventure at Istanbul's Topkapi Museum. Now living in Athens, Greece, he finds the British Consul has seized his passport--they don't care to renew passports for people who have committed criminal acts or renounced their British citizenship, and Simpson has done both. Now he needs to obtain a fake passport and visas to stay in country. But his inept attempts to do so leave him in debt to multiple shady operatives. Before he knows what's happened, Simpson finds himself on a boat to Port Said, en route to a new--and potentially short-lived--career as an officer with a group of mercenary soldiers preparing for a major operation in the Central African jungle.God's Formula
By James Lepore, Carlos Davis. 2014
It is 1939. The scourge that is Nazi Germany is trampling Europe as its scientists vie to deliver ever-increasing destructive…
power. Now physicist Walter Friedeman a friend of Albert Einstein's since childhood has found a formula to enrich uranium in three months rather than the previously expected five years. Such a formula could deliver Germany the first atomic arsenal. But Friedeman does not believe in the Nazi cause. Friedeman wants the formula in the hands of America, but getting it to them himself will be nearly impossible. He sets into motion a plan to use his teenaged son, a Hitler Youth, to unwittingly do the job using a message Friedeman has encoded in the Elvish language created by J. R. R. Tolkien in his novel The Hobbit. What follows is a quest across continents as Einstein, Tolkien, and MI-6 officer Ian Fleming work together to find Friedeman's son, decode the message, and wrest control of the nuclear future before Hitler can steal it for himself. Reuniting Tolkien and Fleming after their adventure in No Dawn for Men, God's Formula is a heart-pounding thriller filled with history both real and imagined.