Books like 'The Enoch Effect'
Readers who enjoyed The Enoch Effect by Rick Acker also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
contemporary mystery sc-fi christian legal suspense historical-fiction medical spirituality
-
Dawn's Light by Terri Blackstock
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the face of a crisis that sweeps an entire high-tech planet back to the age before electricity, the Brannings face a choice... -
They Call Her Dirty Sally by Amy Matayo
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFor years, the town of Silver Bell, Arkansas has quietly mourned the hospital fire that claimed the lives of nine of its residents—the town doctor, a young expectant mother, and seven infants...Categorized as:
historical-fiction fiction mystery contemporary womens-fiction small-town drama sci-fi -
True Light by Terri Blackstock, Susie Breck
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNow eight months into a global blackout, the residents of Oak Hollow are coping with the deep winter nights. But the struggle to survive can bring out the worst in a person-or a community... -
Night Light by Terri Blackstock
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhat happens when the lights go out and don't come back on? At first, of course, the power shutdown seems like a minor inconvenience or even an occasion for merriment; but as this temporary crisis lengthens into months, it becomes apparent that this global blackout is a catastrophe of biblical proportions... -
-
Mission: Her Rescue by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen archeologist January’s plane is shot down over the Guatemalan jungle, she knows she’s being hunted for the invaluable Mayan artifacts she’s carrying. Only one man and his team can save her…the covert, black ops Team 52, and the distrusting former CIA operative who drives her crazy…Dr. January James has a motto: live life to the fullest... -
Ritual in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsJ. D. Robb’s In Death novels have been praised as “Law & Order: SVU – in the future” (Entertainment Weekly). Now, together for the first time in one volume, are three stories that spotlight Lieutenant Eve Dallas doing what she does best: solving crime with skill, integrity, and passion. Eternity in Death A seductive killer is luring in victims with a promise of the impossible – immortality...Categorized as:
spirituality suspense action-adventure adult alpha-mc anthologies audiobook contemporary -
Stealth Retribution by Vikki Kestell
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRetribution. Also known as "payback" or a more dated word: "vengeance." Arnaldo Soto has taken Emilio and intends to use him as bait to trap Gemma. It's an effective strategy, because Gemma will do anything-anything-to save the young boy.The woman known as Gemma Keyes is gone, her molecular structure destroyed and reassembled as . . . something else... -
Deep State Stealth by Vikki Kestell
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsConspiracies. Collusion. Plots. Secrets within secrets and plans within plans.Thanks to Gemma and the nanomites' timely intervention, President Jackson survives Vice President Harmon's attempt to assassinate him and seize the presidency. Back in Albuquerque, Gemma makes a difficult decision: She allows the explosion that killed her identical twin sister to serve as the cover-up for her own "death... -
The Refuge by John A. Heldt
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the author of THE LANE BETRAYAL, THE FAIR, and SEA SPRAY comes the fourth novel in the Time Box saga.Months after stealing two time machines, the Lanes, a modern family of seven, make a stand against the unhinged software mogul who wants them back. They travel to 1941 Oahu to eliminate the billionaire's mercenary, an assassin who has chased them through time...Categorized as:
suspense historical-fiction europe western-central-europe germany urban hawaii virginia -
Wedding the Highlander by Janet Chapman
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"A runaway beauty finds love in the brawny arms of a handsome stranger..."Talented surgeon Libby Hart is fleeing to Pine Creek, Maine, when her car spins out of control and crashes into a pond. She is rescued by Michael MacBain, a medieval highlander trapped in the modern world by a wizard's spell... -
Soul of the Sentinel by E.E. Holmes
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA mysterious mark, an ancient spirit, and a message from beyond the Aether… After uncovering and destroying a Necromancer plot to take over Skye Príosún, Jess and Finn are united at last and longing to move on with their life together. But the Durupinen world has other plans... -
The Ancestor by Lee Matthew Goldberg
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA man wakes up in present-day Alaskan wilderness with no idea who he is, nothing on him save an empty journal with the date 1898 and a mirror. He sees another man hunting nearby, astounded that they look exactly alike... -
In the Blink of An Eye by Jo Callaghan
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'THE MOST ORIGINAL CRIME NOVEL YOU'LL READ THIS YEAR' CLARE MACKINTOSH ‘THIS HAS TO BE A STRONG CONTENDER FOR CRIME DEBUT OF THE YEAR’ T. M. LOGAN In the UK, someone is reported missing every 90 seconds. Just gone. Vanished. In the blink of an eye. DCS Kat Frank knows all about loss. A widowed single mother, Kat is a cop who trusts her instincts... -
Thief on the Cross: Templar Secrets in America by David S. Brody
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhy would a collector of ancient American artifacts hand over his prized pieces to a historian and then shoot himself in the head? And why does an ancient Templar scroll in his possession refer to Jesus Christ as “The Thief on the Cross?” The answer places historian Cameron Thorne at the dangerous intersection of secret American history and modern geopolitical intrigue...Categorized as:
historical-fiction suspense fiction mystery action-adventure contemporary fantasy audiobook -
-
Tides of Fire by James Rollins
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the latest riveting thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, an international research station in the Coral Sea comes under siege during a geological disaster that triggers massive quakes, deadly tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. To stop the world from burning, it’s up to Sigma Force to uncover a secret buried at the heart of our planet...Categorized as:
suspense historical-fiction fiction action-adventure mystery sci-fi military audiobook -
Destruction by J.M. Madden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGoing back into the torture camp where he’d been so brutally abused is the last thing Navy SEAL Drake Fontana wants to do, but if there are other men being experimented upon he has to be the one to get them out. And he has to give them an option other than to be a test subject to the Silverstone Collaborative, the pharmaceutical company funding the diabolical experiments... -
Critical Alliance by Elizabeth Goddard
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"A cybersecurity specialist with a criminal past joins a troubled federal agent to disarm deadly threats and protect national security secrets hidden in an up-and-coming tech company headquartered in backcountry... -
Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsMurder links past and present once again in this mind-boggling metafictional mystery from Anthony Horowitz—another tribute to the golden age of Agatha Christie featuring detective Atticus Pund and editor Susan Ryland, stars of the New York Times bestsellers Magpie Murders and Moonflower Murders...Categorized as:
historical-fiction suspense mystery fiction audiobook crime law-enforcement contemporary -
Secrets of the Highlander by Janet Chapman
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe is the father of her child, but the secrets they are hiding are tearing them apart.... Megan MacKeage escaped the smothering protectiveness of the Highland MacKeage clan to work as a scientist on the Canadian tundra. But when fellow researcher Wayne Ferris breaks her heart by rejecting her, Megan returns to Maine alone... -
Loving the Highlander by Janet Chapman
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA tempestuous passion begins with a battle of wills... When Sadie Quill comes upon an unbelievably gorgeous man lying naked beside a lake, she can't resist taking his photo -- and is quickly trapped in a passionate confrontation with the fierce stranger. Discovering the identity of this irresistible warrior will complicate Sadie's search for a legendary gold mine... -
Last Light by Terri Blackstock
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn the face of a crisis that sweeps an entire high-tech planet back to the age before electricity, Deni Branning's career ambitions have vanished. She's not about to let her dream of marriage go as well.But keeping it alive will require extraordinary measures. Yesterday's world is gone. All Deni and her family have left is each other and their neighbors... -
The Time Machine/The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe Time Machine and The Invisible Man, by H. G. Wells, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras...Categorized as:
historical-fiction medical suspense action-adventure adult book classics contemporary -
The Twin Towers by Richard Todd
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSeptember 10, 2001. Special Forces Major Kyle Mason is honeymooning at New York’s SoHo Grand Hotel with his bride, Padma Mahajan. The couple’s hotel is only a few hundred yards away from Padma’s place of work on the 105th floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower...Categorized as:
historical-fiction action-adventure adult alternate-history book contemporary fiction low-fantasy -
Cast the First Stone by David James Warren
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne case haunts him. One chance to fix the past. One mistake could cost him everything.Ex-Minneapolis Police Detective Rembrandt Stone walked away from a career he loved—just the price of being sure he can come home to the wife and daughter he cherishes. But he can’t shake the deep regret over a case left behind... -
-
Calculated by Nova McBee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B08MWMJR9J.Set in Shanghai and Seattle, Calculated is a gritty, modern day blend of The Count of Monte Cristo and Mission Impossible.She has many names – Octavia, Double 8, Phoenix, Josephine. She’s a math prodigy, a calculating genius and everyone wants her... -
The Presence by T. Davis Bunn, Davis Bunn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHaving taken a stand of integrity that cost him his election, T.J. Case, a North Carolina lawyer and politician, soon finds himself propelled into the middle of Washington politics in an effort to help reshape twisted lives and challenge corrupt systems... -
Effacement by Hieronymus Hawkes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen recording every aspect of your life has become the law, what happens when your connection to the world is severed? With the advent of BioNarratus’s Vitasync neurochip, serious crime has all but disappeared. Without a lifelog you can’t get a bank account, medical insurance, or a job... -
Renegade's Pride by B.J. Daniels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrouble has come back to town, and this time, he's not leaving without herIn the nine years since Trask Beaumont left Gilt Edge, Lillian Cahill had convinced herself she was over him. But when the rugged cowboy suddenly walks into her bar, there’s a pang in her heart that argues the attraction never faded... -
The Untethered by S.W. Southwick
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat Roble wants to create is illegal...if not impossible.And everyone seems determined to stop him from trying. But when a few unrepentant ladies join his fight to live free, the Las Vegas desert is going to light up like the 4th of July. ----------------------- "If you want a cross-breed between an Ayn Rand novel and a techno-thriller, this is the best you'll read... -
Burning Nation by Trent Reedy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this wrenching sequel to DIVIDED WE FALL, Danny and friends fight to defend Idaho against a Federal takeover and the ravages of a BURNING NATION.At the end of DIVIDED WE FALL, Danny Wright's beloved Idaho had been invaded by the federal government, their electricity shut off, their rights suspended. Danny goes into hiding with his friends in order to remain free... -
The Lost Relic by Joshua James
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIndiana Jones meets The X-Files in this thrilling, globe-spanning adventure about the greatest treasure hunt of all time—where ancient secrets collide with cutting-edge technology. "EVERY RELIC CAN CHANGE HISTORY... OR DESTROY IT...Categorized as:
historical-fiction suspense sci-fi mystery contemporary action-adventure military paranormal -
K-Pax by Gene Brewer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsImagine a time and space traveler from another planet. One that looks human and exemplifies the ideal world he comes from, a world free from human nature's greed and cruelty. That creature would be "prot", as he calls himself, the newest patient at the Manhattan Psychiatric Institute.Prot seems to know more than he should about faster-than-the-speed-of-light-travel... -
Genome by A.G. Riddle
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsA code hidden in the human genome will reveal the ultimate secret of human existence.And could hold humanity's only hope of survival.Genome concludes The Extinction Files, the two-book series that began with Pandemic. It's a race against time—and an exploration into the deepest mysteries of human existence (with a twist at the end you'll never see coming)... -
Sticks and Stone by David James Warren
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Rembrandt goes back to stop the untimely death of his partner, he finds himself wrapped up in the disappearance of two missing children in the middle of an epic Minneapolis blizzard. But, can he save the children in time--and if he does, will he also be able to save his partner?The continuing adventures of Rembrandt Stone from the creative minds of James L... -
-
Heart of Stone by David James Warren
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRembrandt Stone has nothing left to lose…or does he?Detective Rembrandt Stone doesn’t recognize himself in the mirror. Doesn’t recognize the world he’s returned to. Doesn’t even know his own name. But he knows one thing…living in this world is impossible.Good thing he has an ally—an unexpected friend from the past. And together, they just might be able to unravel the entire mess... -
Cold Storage by Michael C. Grumley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis program is read by multi-award-winning narrator Scott Brick. AN EXPANSIVE NEW STANDALONE THRILLER IN MICHAEL C. GRUMLEY’S REVIVAL SERIES, EXPLORING HUMANITY’S THIRST FOR IMMORTALITY AT ANY COST.Technology never works well the first time. Or even the second. Army veteran John Reiff is living proof... -
Tierra by Eloy Moreno
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsEn el interior de una cabaña escondida en el bosque, un hombre hace una promesa a sus dos hijos: Pensad en lo que más os gustaría tener en la vida. Si acabáis este juego, os prometo que lo tendréis... Pero aquel juego nunca acabó.Treinta años después, uno de los niños ha conseguido cumplir su deseo, su hermana no... -
From Russia With Love by Colleen Coble
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIrina's father was killed by the Russian government, and now Irina goes to bed sad and hungry. Tatiana is despearate and decides that marriage to an American man will ensure her daughter's security. But when Tatiana arrives in the United States, she finds that the marriage she expected was only a cruel joke arranged by Gabe Salinger's immature twin brother... -
Childless: A Novel by James C. Dobson, Kurt Bruner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe second installment in the riveting new trilogy from Dr. James Dobson and Kurt Bruner transports readers to a not-too-distant future when the young and healthy strain under the burden of a rapidly aging population. Everyone is nervous about how Judge Victor Santiago will rule. The case involved the tragic demise of a loving mother and her disabled son... -
Overshadowed by Vannetta Chapman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the Lights Go Out... Who Will Be Ready? All Gabe Thompson wanted was a rewarding and challenging career in the U.S. military. He's about to get his wish. The government knows that a massive solar flare could plunge the entire world into darkness for decades to come, but few believe it will ever happen. The governor of Texas is hoping it won't, but planning that it could... -
Lady of Venezia by Siobhan Daiko
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA beautiful novel of love lost and secrets untoldHeartbroken after the loss of her fiancé, Fern travels to her aunt’s house in Italy to find peace and solace. There, overcome by the beauty of the landscape and consumed by a history she finds fascinating, Fern is catapulted into the life of the beautiful but reckless Cecilia, a sixteenth century lady of Venice... -
Chaos on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this follow-up to the award-winning near future YA thriller Catfishing on CatNet, It takes an AI to catch an AI…When a mysterious entity starts hacking into social networks and chat rooms to instigate paranoia and violence in the real world, it’s up to Steph and her new friend, Nell, to find a way to stop it—with the help of their benevolent AI friend, CheshireCat... -
The Second Son by Charles Sailor
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHis name is Joseph Turner, a brave young construction worker from the Bronx, who rescues an imperiled co-worker trapped on a swaying iron girder twenty-four stories high - only to slip and plummet to the pavement below. Horrified onlookers are astonished and the world is stunned by what happens next. Suddenly, miraculously, Joseph Turner is granted a rematch with life... -
Progeny by Rebecca Rathe
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI don’t know who I am or what happened to me.I know that I’ve been running, but from what I don’t know. And I know that the five men surrounding my hospital bed are important, possibly even precious to me, but they all swear they haven’t met me before.They say they feel it too, this familiarity, this connection... -
-
The Oracle Code by Charles Brokaw
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was the most renowned and respected shrine in the Roman Empire, the object of veneration by Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Octavian, and a host of other luminaries. It stood for centuries within a sacred precinct the size of a large town at the heart of the greatest Greek city in the world. Yet it disappeared without a trace, creating the greatest archaeological enigma of the ancient world...Categorized as:
historical-fiction suspense action-adventure fiction mystery contemporary myths politics -
The Five Times I Met Myself by James L. Rubart
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat if you met your twenty-three year old self in a dream? What would you say?Brock Matthews’ once promising life is unraveling. His coffee company. His marriage.So when he discovers his vivid dreams—where he encounters his younger self—might let him change his past mistakes, he jumps at the chance. The results are astonishing, but also disturbing... -
Hacker by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"My name is Nyah and I'm a hacker. I know things most people would never believe. Things that shouldn't exist, but do." Seventeen-year-old Nyah Parks is a genius hacker who makes a living by cracking the firewalls of the world's largest corporations... -
Intercepts by T.J. Payne
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJoe works at a facility that performs human experimentation.His work just followed him home. The government wanted to unlock hidden abilities in the human mind.They put subjects in extreme sensory deprivation.All the test subjects went violently insane.But the research continued.Today it has been perfected.Almost perfected... -
Under the Dome: Part 1 by Stephen King
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOn a beautiful fall day, the small town of Chester's Mill; Maine, is sud- denly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an invis- ible force field. Planes crash into it and rain down flaming wreckage. Cars explode on impact. Families are separated and panic mounts. No one knows what the barrier is, where it came from, and when—or if—it will go away... -
Among the Betrayed by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 26 ratings"Everything that had happened to Nina was real. She had real handcuffs on her wrists, real scars on her back, real fear flooding her mind. "'They're going to kill me,' Nina whispered, and it was almost a relief to finally, finally give up hope...Categorized as:
historical-fiction suspense action-adventure alternate-history betrayal book children contemporary
Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.