What's life without a little suspense?

Rosenberg, Joel

Marcus Ryker Series, 1st book The Kremlin

Conspiracy

Ryker is a US Marine and Secret Service officer on

the President’s detail in these suspense thrillers.

Sandford, John

Lucas Davenport Mysteries, 1st book Rules of Prey

This thriller series includes police investigations in a

Midwest setting with lots of cop “shoptalk,” featuring

Deputy Police chief Lucas Davenport.

Silva, Daniel

Gabriel Allon Series, 1st book The Kill Artist

These international espionage books feature art

restorer, spy, ex-Israeli Intelligent Agent Gabriel

Allon. Also look for Silva’s other books not included

in this series.

Smith, Martin Cruz

Arkady Renko Series, 1st book Gorky Park

These Russian based mystery thrillers feature a

browbeater Russian police detective.

Steinhauer, Olen

The Last Tourist

A decade ago, the CIA’s Department of Tourism, a

corps of highly trained assassins, went defunct, but

now something similar has emerged from its ruins in

bestseller Steinhauer’s stunning fourth thriller featur-

ing ex-CIA operative Milo Weaver.

Stevens, Taylor

Liars’ Paradox

Twin assassins rethink everything they are trained to

do in this stand alone novel by Stevens. Check out her

first series with Vanessa Michael Munroe, The

Informationist

Taylor, Brad

Hunter Killer

The latest book in the Pike Logan action and

adventure series by former special forces author

Taylor.

Thor, Brad

Scot Harvath Series, 1st book The Lions of Lucerne

Scot Harvath has exactly the skills the CIA is looking

for, a former U.S. Navy SEAL with extensive

experience in espionage.

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Berenson, Alex

John Wells Series, 1st book The Faithful Spy

Berenson takes readers inside the war on terrorism.

Berry, Steve

Cotton Malone Series, 1st book The Templar

Legacy

A retired top operative for the Justice Dept.,

Malone continuously gets called back into action.

Brown, Dale

Patrick McLanahan Series, 1st book Flight of the

Old Dog

This is a techno-warfare series that fans of Tom

Clancy will enjoy.

Carr, Jack

The Terminal List & its sequel True Believer

Navy Seal James Reese is center stage in this ter-

rorist revenge story.

Child, Lee

Jack Reacher Series, 1st book Killing Floor

Drifter Jack Reacher is an ex-military police of-

ficer. These domestic thrillers have a “good guy

saves the day” quality.

Clancy, Tom

Clancy is known for his detailed novels about espi-

onage, the US military and advanced military tech-

nology. Crowned “King of the techno-thriller,”

Clancy’s first book, The Hunt for Red October, was

the start of his 20+ year career.

Coes, Ben

The Russian

Another great spy thriller by Coes. This one in-

cludes the Russian mafia and a CIA kill team.

Connelly, Michael

Harry Bosch Series, 1st book The Black Echo

Bosch is a LAPD detective, with little respect for

police procedures.

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Cussler, Clive

Dirk Pitt Series, 1st book The Mediterranean Caper

A spy adventure/thriller featuring Dirk Pitt, who

works for the Natural Underwater Marine Agency.

Cussler has 5 different adventure series.

Deaver, Jeffery

Lincoln Rhyme series, 1st book The Bone Collector

Forensic Specialist Lincoln Rhyme is an out-of-the-

ordinary lead character in these mystery thrillers.

Currently a TV series.

Eisler, Barry

John Rain Series, 1st book Rain Fall

Japanese American, martial arts expert, hired assassin

for a government agency. Rain is the “killer who

wants to stop killing.”

Flynn, Vince

Mitch Rapp Series, 1st book Transfer of Power

Counterterrorism agent Rapp saves the day in these

political spy thrillers. Books are now written by Kyle

Mills.

Gardner, Lisa

When You See Me

A Boston homicide detective teams up with others to

solve a serial killer mystery.

Greaney, Mark

Court Gentry Series, 1st book The Gray Man

Courtland Gentry is a good man and a great assassin,

known as the Gray Man. He is a legend in the covert

realm, moving silently from job to job, accomplishing

the impossible and then fading away. And he always

hits his target.

Hurwitz, Gregg

Orphan X

The Nowhere Man is a legendary figure spoken about

only in whispers. It's said that when he's reached by

the truly desperate and deserving, the Nowhere Man

can and will do anything to protect and save them.

Evan Smoak is a man with skills,

resources, and a personal mission to help those with

nowhere else to turn.

Khoury, Raymond

Empire of Lies

The Western world turns upside down in this time-

traveling alternate history thriller. Set in Paris, 2017:

Ottoman flags have been flying over the great city for

three hundred years, ever since its fall--along with all

of Europe--to the empire's all-conquering army.

Lawson, Michael

Joe DeMarco Series, 1st book The Inside Ring

Lawyer Joe DeMarco goes on undercover political

investigations. Government secrecy, espionage,

murder, suspense.

Lee, Patrick

Sam Dryden Series, 1

book Runner

Lee has hit the jackpot with his new series starring

ex-Special Forces operative Sam Dryden

Lescroart, John

Dismas Hardy Series, 1st book Dead Irish

A legal suspense series that John Grisham and Scott

Turow fans will enjoy.

Ludlum, Robert

Jason Bourne Series, 1st book The Bourne Identity

Features rogue assassin Jason Bourne, the target of a

government conspiracy. (Ludlum wrote first three

books in this series while other authors continue the

series)

Lustbader, Eric Van

Braverman Shaw Series, 1st book The Testament

This is a religious apocalyptic thriller series.

MacNeal, Susan Elia

The King’s Justice

London. December, 1942. Maggie Hope, secret agent

and spy, takes a break from the Special Operations Ex-

ecutive division to defuse bombs in London. Soon she's

called upon to look into a stolen Stradivarius that leads

to a serial killer on the loose in London.

Meltzer, Brad

The Escape Artist

Meltzer had built his literary career on conspiracy

theory themed stories. The Escape Artist starts with a

body found on a plane that mysteriously fell from the

sky after leaving a secret military base in the Alaskan

wilderness.

Petrie, Nicholas

Tear it Down

Iraq war veteran Peter Ash gets involved in a mystery

in Memphis. While looking for a missing friend, he

finds himself stuck between Memphis gangsters and a

Mississippi ex-con.

Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child

Aloysius Pendergast Series, 1st book Relic

FBI agent Pendergast is described as a “ruthless de-

scendant of Holmes.” Both authors have also written

great books on their own.