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Hail Warning by Brett Arquette, Michael Ashcraft
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHaving just stunned those in Washington with Operation Hail Storm, Marshall Hail and his crew move forward with their next mission, using assets from two ships, the Hail Nucleus and the Hail Proton. His team has been provided the latest intelligence for a new operation that seems impossible, but then, Hail has a knack for doing the impossible...Categorized as:
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Bear by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn explosive blast from the pastA former mission rears its head and places Bear McGowen in the middle of an impossible situation. His old friend is missing, but he left a trail to follow. As Bear investigates, the twisting turns of the past meld with the present investigation. It necessitates specialized help from his employer, Guardian Security... -
Last Target Standing by Jason Kasper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAfter the largest terrorist attack in US history is narrowly foiled, the sole enemy survivor has only one name to provide his interrogators: Ghulam Samedi, a fugitive hiding in the rugged mountains of China’s Xinjiang Province.As part of the CIA’s newly-minted targeted killing program, David Rivers and his team are tasked with assassinating Samedi...Categorized as:
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One Minute Out by Mark Greaney
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From Mark Greaney, the New York Times bestselling author of Mission Critical and a coauthor of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan novels, comes another high-stakes thriller featuring the world's most dangerous assassin: the Gray Man.While on a mission to Croatia, Court Gentry uncovers a human trafficking operation...Categorized as:
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Myles by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFormer Delta Operator Myles Simms doesn’t know when to quit. The concept so foreign to him he can’t give up on Delilah Watts. A woman he’s never met—a woman who might be the enemy yet he’s compelled to save her. Intel Specialist Delilah Watts never imagined sending an email would be deadly. Kidnapped and left to die, yet she regrets nothing...Categorized as:
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The Hawaii Job by Vince Milam
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThey targeted his family. And raised the bounty on his head.There’s only one way to end it. He calls on his ex-Delta teammates.They assemble one final time. And head into the abyss.When Case Lee is contracted to investigate a mysterious company and its secretive billionaire CEO in Hawaii, things quickly go sideways...Categorized as:
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Crusader One by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNothing stops former Navy SEAL and Tier One operator John Dempsey from answering the call of duty—including a mission with the highest stakes he’s ever faced. When one of the most brazen and lethal acts of terrorism rocks American and Israeli intelligence forces at the highest levels, Dempsey’s ultracovert antiterror unit, Ember, mobilizes... -
Without Measure by Scott Blade
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter a long night trying to sleep in the cab of a truck—hauling bullets, of all things—Jack Widow gives up trying to catch some sleep. He gets out at the next stop, a small town in the northeast corner of California with two industries: a small arms manufacturer and a Marine base on the verge of being forgotten... -
Redeemer by Mark Dawson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJohn Milton is in Rio de Janeiro to strike a couple of things off his bucket list. He’s staying with an old army friend who runs a private security company with a contract to protect government officials. When one of the bodyguards doesn’t turn up for work, Milton offers to stand in. The job is routine: take the wife and daughter of an anti-corruption judge to a school recital...Categorized as:
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The Man Who Never Was by Mark Dawson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCan the man who never was catch the criminals who never get caught?John Milton is used to operating in the shadows, weaving his way through dangerous places behind a fake identity. Now, to avenge the death of a close friend, he must wear his mask of deception once more.Beau Baxter was brutally murdered by a drugs cartel but that doesn’t stop Milton from blaming himself for his friend’s death... -
Armored by Mark Greaney
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Gray Man series comes a very different kind of hero.Joshua Duffy is a Close Protection Agent - a professional bodyguard, and he's one of the world's elite operatives. That is he was until his last mission in Lebanon. Against all odds, Josh got his primary out alive, but the cost was high. Josh lost his lower left leg...Categorized as:
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War Shadows by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJohn Dempsey, former Navy SEAL and Tier One operator, is back. Only a few months into his new life as an operative for Ember, the United States’ most covert counterterrorism entity, he must stop an old nemesis who’s resurfaced after ten years of operating in the shadows... -
Shattered by Melody Anne, John Henley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTyrell Rice, known as Smoke to his military contacts, is on a mission. Number one is to break down the walls of a drug cartel circle that’s been affecting those he cares about for far too long. His number two mission, not to succumb to the marriage flu that’s been infecting all of the men around him.Smoke is former military, and a former NFL superstar. He’s been around the block many times around...Categorized as:
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Jackson: Book 2 of a 3 book arc by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the 14th book in the Reed Security Series and the 2nd book of a 3 book arc. The arc books need to be read in order and it is suggested that the rest of the series is read in order as well. Jackson Lewis saved Raegan Cartwright from a terrible situation and has been keeping her and her parents safe...Categorized as:
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Boundless Ambition by Tim Tigner
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe boundless ambitionsof some CEOs and politiciansare dangerous, shameless and sly.Only when heroes step forward to fight,will we see the end of their lies.Imagine HOUSE OF CARDS meets JAMES BOND in a clever suspense thriller.________________________________________________Sometimes the bad guys play out of bounds.Our world is plagued by the devious schemes of disguised cheaters and thieves... -
The Avenger by Mark Dawson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIsabella Rose and Michael Pope return for the next book in the million-selling series.Please note that the book will be released in Spring 2022, and not the date you'll see in the details below... -
Takedown by L.T. Ryan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThree CIA operatives missing.Jack Noble is nowhere to be found.And Bear Logan is pulled right back in.When three CIA operatives vanish in London, an acquaintance reaches out to Bear Logan. But as he delves deeper into the disappearance, he quickly finds that the rules don’t apply, and nothing is as it seems. And to solve the mystery, Bear has to trust the one man he thought he’d never face again... -
Gray Salvation by Alan McDermott
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen the body of an MI5 operative is found floating in the Thames, police frogmen find a significant clue nearby: Nikolai Sereyev, an MI5 informer and mid-level player in a Russian criminal organisation. Both men have been brutally murdered.Andrew Harvey is tasked with finding his colleague’s killer, and quickly uncovers a plot to assassinate a visiting dignitary on British soil... -
Noble Intentions: Season Four by L.T. Ryan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"Kill them all."The command has been issued. A purging of the black ops community. And the clandestine agency SIS has been hit hardest. All current and former members marked for termination. Including Jack Noble and his known associates.But when the men behind the operation make it personal, Jack cares less about unraveling their plan, and more about exacting vengeance... -
Sleepers by Mark Dawson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen a Russian defector is assassinated in a sleepy English seaside town, Group Fifteen agents John Milton and Michael Pope find themselves in a rush to uncover the culprits and bring them to justice.Their investigation leads them to Moscow and a confrontation with Directorate S, the agency responsible for seeding Russian sleeper agents around the world...Categorized as:
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The Fix by Robert White, Nicholas Camm
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the winter of 1996, on the orders of HM Government, the SAS stole the contents of a safe belonging to the Provisional IRA.Rick Fuller headed that team.Days later Fuller’s wife was brutally murdered at his home.Convinced he was betrayed from within, Fuller begins a relentless search for her murderers and the men who gave the order... -
The New Guinea Job by Vince Milam
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen a mysterious client asks former Delta Force operator Case Lee to investigate a massive New Guinea gold discovery, the job quickly unravels into an incredible world of spies, terrorists, and tribal headhunters. Case—with a sense he’s being played—walks away from the entire mess. Until life-threatening events pull him back in. This time, he’s not taking any prisoners.A murdered wife...Categorized as:
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Duty of Care by J.C. Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's Rome. It's August. It's early morning. It's going to be a perfect day. Rex and Digger, his former military dog and best friend, are in Rome. They are at a trattoria not far from the famous Spanish Steps. Rex is hoping that Catia Romano, the woman he fell in love with four years ago, would make an appearance. It's been two years. Rex's memory stirs...Categorized as:
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The Majors by W.E.B. Griffin
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsDien Bien Phu. Saigon. Hanoi. In 1954, they were only exotic names from a French campaign halfway around the world. But now American fighting men--proven on the bloody beaches of Normandy and in the minefields of Korea--are summoned to help beat back the guerilla forces of Ho Chi Minh. To some, the "secret" war in Indochina was the depth of folly... -
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The Abyss by Jack Arbor
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEvery betrayal begins with trust.A man fighting to save his heritage. A race to find a secret cache of documents. A deadly family secret revealed.It’s Christmas eve. Max and Kate are convalescing in the snowy woods of Colorado when violence strikes. On the run again, the ragtag family must trade their deepest secrets for safety... -
The Spy Who Came In From the Cold by John Le Carre Summary Study Guide by BookRags
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Odd Couple Study Guide consists of approx. 37 pages of summaries and analysis on The Spy Who Came In From the Cold by John Le Carre.br/br/This study guide includes the following sections: Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries Analysis, Characters, Objects/Places, Themes, Style, Quotes, and Topics for Discussion... -
Time To Hunt by David Archer
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNOTE: This book is part two of a two part mission. The first half of this mission can be found in part one, Balance of Power.Working in deep cover, Noah and the team are fully aware of the danger that surrounds them as they prepare for the most comprehensive mass elimination in E&E's history, but things may not be exactly as they seem... -
Ransom by Chris Bradford
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCOMING MAY 2014With a successful high-profile assignment under his belt, Connor’s services are now in great demand. Maddox Sterling, the world famous Australian media mogul, hires him and fellow bodyguard Ling to protect his two children, Ella and Lilly. His daughter Ella has already been a kidnap victim and Mr Sterling will spare no expense in securing their safety...Categorized as:
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The Lies of Spies by Tim Tigner
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTHE AMERICAN PRESIDENT SENT HIM...The Russian president caught him...The free world is counting on him...But he doesn't remember.Imagine Robert Ludlum’s THE BOURNE IDENTITY meets Lee Child’s PERSONAL... -
The Sawtooth Job by Vince Milam
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe stakes couldn’t be higher. A mysterious discovery that would change the global balance of power.Two scientists become the world’s hottest commodity. One is captured, the other on the run.Enter Case Lee, with lethal spy organizations in hot pursuit. They quickly discover they’re messing with the wrong guy.It started with mystery and misdirection and shadowland fog... -
Chris by Mary Kennedy
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChris Paul and his team are headed to New Orleans to enjoy a little Mardi Gras with their friends from REAPER, but he never expects to meet the woman who makes his heart stop. Elizabeth Broussard is young, beautiful, intelligent, and completely innocent. When Chris touches her his body ignites in ways he never imagined... -
Delta Redemption by Elle Boon
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJase had his life mapped out in front of him. He was the leader of SEAL Team Phantom and planned to continue moving up in the ranks, until he met his mentor’s daughter. Falling for Brooke Frazee wasn’t on his agenda, but from the moment he saw the Admiral’s daughter, all bets were off. Brooke’s life wasn’t always easy, but she dreamed of someday finding her happily ever after...Categorized as:
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Unlikely Spy Catchers by Carla Kelly
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Unlikely Spy Catchers is a novel about friendship and love, an unusual school for workhouse boys training for the Royal Navy, and the ever-present danger of life in a seafaring town at a time of grave national emergency, as Napoleon considers taking his war to England itself...Categorized as:
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Bloody Sunday by Ben Coes
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNorth Korea, increasingly isolated from most of the rest of the world, is led by an absolute dictator and a madman with a major goal―he's determined to launch a nuclear attack on the United States. While they have built, and continue to successfully test nuclear bombs, North Korea has yet to develop a ballistic missile with the range necessary to attack America... -
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Gray Vengeance by Alan McDermott, James Langton
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn African militia has a new leader—and Tom Gray has a deadly new problem.Da Sunan Annabi has a ruthless new leader whose aim is to train British nationals to bring England to its knees...Categorized as:
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Fallen Hero by Wayne Stinnett
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA young treasure diving couple is sadistically murdered in the back country of the Florida Keys—and Jesse McDermitt's friend is the prime suspect. The reclusive federal agent and former combat Marine launches his own investigation in the face of overwhelming evidence. McDermitt is certain of his friend’s innocence...Categorized as:
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Operation Long Jump by William Peter Grasso
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Allied invasion of Papua New Guinea begins. Badly.Alternative history takes center stage as Operation Long Jump, the second book in the Jock Miles World War 2 adventure series, plunges us into the horrors of combat in the rainforests of Papua New Guinea. As a prelude to the Allied invasion, Jock Miles and his men seize the Japanese observation post on the mountain overlooking Port Moresby...Categorized as:
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The Man From Belarus by C.G. Cooper
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsdown the hole he goes a father's sin kept hidden a secret unearthed..Categorized as:
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Pawns of the Pacific by Andrew Watts
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA nation on the brink of war. A conspiracy that threatens the globe. And one military family, caught in the middle, fighting for freedom. Pawns of the Pacific is the electrifying third book in The War Planners espionage thriller series... -
Matters of State by C.G. Cooper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingstwisted tales aboundsly enemies in powerheroes don't back down...Cal Stokes and his friends have no idea what they're up against. Players from the highest levels of the Russian and American governments have their sites set on the elite crew from The Jefferson Group, but will unlikely allies swoop down in time to help? From Paris to Moscow C. G... -
Active Measures by Marc Cameron
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCuba and the United States are in talks to normalize relations, something the old guard on the Communist-controlled island has vowed to stop--by any means necessary. Zayda de la Guardia, a rogue general in the Cuban security services, has gotten his hands on a nuclear weapon left over from the Cold War. He plans to launch it on Miami, an attack that could kill millions... -
Credible Threat by Ken Fite
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis thriller can be read stand-alone or as part of the series. Twenty-four hours before the presidential inauguration, a terror plot is discovered in Washington, DC. Ex-federal agent Blake Jordan finds himself in the middle of the action and races against the clock to keep the president-elect safe... -
Better Off Dead by Tom Wood
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAlternate Cover Edition can be found hereA hitman must be anonymous, amoral... and alone Victor is the face in the crowd you don't see, a perfect assassin with nothing to live for.But when an old friend turns to him for help, he finds he can't refuse. For once his objective isn't to kill, but to protect...Categorized as:
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In Sheep's Clothing by David Archer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTeam Camelot has recovered from the devastation of their last mission, and it's time to go back to work. This time, they find themselves working right here in the good ol' US of A, taking out the top echelons of an entire drug cartel, and Noah gets the chance to use some of Wally's supergadgets. The mission comes off better than anyone could have hoped, and the team heads for home...Categorized as:
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Tier One Wild by Dalton Fury, Ari Fliakos
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author and former Delta Force commander Dalton Fury (Black Site and Kill Bin Laden) is back with an explosive new thriller. Former disgraced Delta Force commander Kolt "Racer" Raynor has earned his way back into The Unit after redeeming himself during an explosive operation at a black site in Pakistan. But he is about to face his deadliest challenge yet... -
Debris Line by Matthew FitzSimmons
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe stakes are higher than ever as the Wall Street Journal bestselling series continues.Lying low on the sun-kissed coast of Portugal is a far cry from twenty-four-hour lockdown in a CIA black-site prison. But even in paradise, Gibson Vaughn is a long way from being home free. With the feds hot on his heels, he and his crew of fellow fugitives know they can’t hide in a sunny beach town forever... -
The Suriname Job by Vince Milam
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen a mysterious client asks former Delta Force operator Case Lee to investigate a rebellion in South America, he uncovers an incredible global conspiracy. Welcome to revolution, murder, and behind-the-curtains intrigue. As events unfold, the spies and mercenaries come to a hard realization. You may mess with a lot on this good earth, but you don’t mess with Case Lee.A murdered wife...Categorized as:
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The Cup by Alex Lukeman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe brutal death of a Swedish spy sends Nick Carter, Selena Connor and the Project team to Stockholm, where they find themselves pitted against a terrorist network hiding among the refugees flooding into the country. A fourth century artifact looted from the Middle East plunges the team into a search for the most elusive relic of Christendom: the Holy Grail... -
Levon's Time by Chuck Dixon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe sixth book of the relentless Levon Cade series is full of unforgiving action.Following the events of Levon’s War, Levon Cade is arrested in Turkey and imprisoned in a hellhole on the Black Sea coast. In order to come home, he must strike a deal with the United States government, and that comes at a price...Categorized as:
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Fitz by Mary Kennedy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlec "Fitz" Fitzhenry stumbles upon a dead woman in his favorite coffee shop...not the way he wanted to start his morning run. When the woman has no identity, Fitz feels somewhat responsible for her. However, a mission takes him across the globe to dsicover another mystery woman who seems to be hiding more than just herself...
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