18 Books like 61 Hours

The Terminal List

by Jack Carr

A dying Navy SEAL hunts the conspirators who massacred his team and murdered his family.

4.30

74k+

🎖️ Military Thriller 🔪 Revenge Thriller ⚰️ Dying Avenger 🕵️ Military Conspiracy 🏛️ Corrupt Government

The Terminal List 93%

A dying Navy SEAL hunts the conspirators who massacred his team and murdered his family.

by Jack Carr 2018

4.30

74k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Thriller 🔪 Revenge Thriller ⚰️ Dying Avenger 🕵️ Military Conspiracy 🏛️ Corrupt Government

The Watchman

by Robert Crais • 2007

An heiress becomes a witness, and ex-Marine Joe Pike must hunt the killers inside the investigation.

4.14

29k+

🔫 Bodyguard Thriller 🌴 LA Crime Fiction 👁️ Witness Protection 🗿 Stoic Hero 🕵️ Corrupt Federal Agent

The Watchman 94%

An heiress becomes a witness, and ex-Marine Joe Pike must hunt the killers inside the investigation.

by Robert Crais 2007

4.14

29k+ ratings

🔫 Bodyguard Thriller 🌴 LA Crime Fiction 👁️ Witness Protection 🗿 Stoic Hero 🕵️ Corrupt Federal Agent

Long Road to Mercy

by David Baldacci • 2018

A mutilated mule and a vanished rider lure an FBI agent into a Grand Canyon nuclear conspiracy.

3.94

83k+

🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🏛️ Political Thriller 🔪 Trauma Driven Agent ☢️ Nuclear Conspiracy 🤝 Unlikely Allies

Long Road to Mercy 94%

A mutilated mule and a vanished rider lure an FBI agent into a Grand Canyon nuclear conspiracy.

by David Baldacci 2018

3.94

83k+ ratings

🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🏛️ Political Thriller 🔪 Trauma Driven Agent ☢️ Nuclear Conspiracy 🤝 Unlikely Allies

The Bourne Identity

by Robert Ludlum • 1980

An amnesiac follows his only clue, a numbered bank account, into the sights of an infamous assassin.

4.05

442k+

🧠 Amnesia Thriller 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔪 Assassin Protagonist 🏃 Fugitive On The Run 🤝 Reluctant Alliance

The Bourne Identity 93%

An amnesiac follows his only clue, a numbered bank account, into the sights of an infamous assassin.

by Robert Ludlum 1980

4.05

442k+ ratings

🧠 Amnesia Thriller 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔪 Assassin Protagonist 🏃 Fugitive On The Run 🤝 Reluctant Alliance

Along Came a Spider

by James Patterson • 1993

A D.C. detective hunts a fame-obsessed teacher who kidnapped two children from an elite school.

4.13

491k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🧠 Criminal Profiling 🔪 Serial Killer 🚸 Kidnapping 🐭 Cat And Mouse Game

Along Came a Spider 93%

A D.C. detective hunts a fame-obsessed teacher who kidnapped two children from an elite school.

by James Patterson 1993

4.13

491k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🧠 Criminal Profiling 🔪 Serial Killer 🚸 Kidnapping 🐭 Cat And Mouse Game

The Lions of Lucerne

by Brad Thor • 2002

An avalanche buries the President's detail; one survivor is framed and goes rogue to rescue him.

4.10

48k+

🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🕵️ Rogue Agent 🚔 Framed For Murder ⚓ Ex-Navy SEAL 🏔️ Swiss Alps

The Lions of Lucerne 93%

An avalanche buries the President's detail; one survivor is framed and goes rogue to rescue him.

by Brad Thor 2002

4.10

48k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🕵️ Rogue Agent 🚔 Framed For Murder ⚓ Ex-Navy SEAL 🏔️ Swiss Alps

The Hunt for Red October

by Tom Clancy • 1984

A Soviet captain must outrun his own fleet in a silent submarine to reach America.

4.12

390k+

🕵️ Cold War Thriller 🤖 Techno-Thriller 🚢 Naval Procedural 🇷🇺 Soviet Defector 🌊 Submarine Warfare

The Hunt for Red October 93%

A Soviet captain must outrun his own fleet in a silent submarine to reach America.

by Tom Clancy 1984

4.12

390k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold War Thriller 🤖 Techno-Thriller 🚢 Naval Procedural 🇷🇺 Soviet Defector 🌊 Submarine Warfare

Matterhorn

by Christopher Reich • 2024

His son killed on the Matterhorn, a retired spy hunts a Russian bioweapon aimed at Kyiv.

4.23

16k+

📡 Spy Thriller ⛰️ Alpine Setting 🕵️ Rogue Agent 🔪 Friend Turned Enemy 🧬 Bioweapon Plot

Matterhorn 93%

His son killed on the Matterhorn, a retired spy hunts a Russian bioweapon aimed at Kyiv.

by Christopher Reich 2024

4.23

16k+ ratings

📡 Spy Thriller ⛰️ Alpine Setting 🕵️ Rogue Agent 🔪 Friend Turned Enemy 🧬 Bioweapon Plot

The Innocent

by David Baldacci • 2012

An assassin's bus explodes. The girl beside him knows why her parents were murdered.

4.19

122k+

🏛️ Government Conspiracy 🎯 Assassin Antihero 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 🏃 Child On The Run 🔫 Rogue Agent

The Innocent 93%

An assassin's bus explodes. The girl beside him knows why her parents were murdered.

by David Baldacci 2012

4.19

122k+ ratings

🏛️ Government Conspiracy 🎯 Assassin Antihero 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 🏃 Child On The Run 🔫 Rogue Agent

The Negotiator

by Frederick Forsyth • 1989

A broken negotiator's last job: free the President's son before Cold War tensions explode.

4.03

14k+

🔴 Cold War Thriller 🕵️ Political Conspiracy 👻 Haunted Protagonist 🤝 Unexpected Allies 🎯 Redemption Quest

The Negotiator 93%

A broken negotiator's last job: free the President's son before Cold War tensions explode.

by Frederick Forsyth 1989

4.03

14k+ ratings

🔴 Cold War Thriller 🕵️ Political Conspiracy 👻 Haunted Protagonist 🤝 Unexpected Allies 🎯 Redemption Quest

Overkill

by James Barrington • 2004

A British agent finds a Russian nuclear weapon headed for London, while its handlers hunt him.

4.28

1k+

🖥️ Techno-Thriller 🥶 Cold War Echoes ☢️ Nuclear Threat 🕵️ Lone Operative ⏳ Race Against Time

Overkill 93%

A British agent finds a Russian nuclear weapon headed for London, while its handlers hunt him.

by James Barrington 2004

4.28

1k+ ratings

🖥️ Techno-Thriller 🥶 Cold War Echoes ☢️ Nuclear Threat 🕵️ Lone Operative ⏳ Race Against Time

Deception Point

by Dan Brown • 2001

An analyst verifying NASA's Arctic meteorite finds flawless evidence of an elaborate, deadly hoax.

3.77

704k+

🖥️ Techno-Thriller ❄️ Arctic Thriller 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🔬 Scientist Heroes 🚁 Military Chase

Deception Point 93%

An analyst verifying NASA's Arctic meteorite finds flawless evidence of an elaborate, deadly hoax.

by Dan Brown 2001

3.77

704k+ ratings

🖥️ Techno-Thriller ❄️ Arctic Thriller 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🔬 Scientist Heroes 🚁 Military Chase

Ice Station

by Matthew Reilly • 1998

Marines find a buried spaceship in Antarctica, then their allies attack and a killer hides within.

4.12

35k+

🧊 Antarctic Isolation 🎖️ Military Thriller 🏰 Under Siege 🕵️ Covert Conspiracy 🐍 Enemy Within

Ice Station 93%

Marines find a buried spaceship in Antarctica, then their allies attack and a killer hides within.

by Matthew Reilly 1998

4.12

35k+ ratings

🧊 Antarctic Isolation 🎖️ Military Thriller 🏰 Under Siege 🕵️ Covert Conspiracy 🐍 Enemy Within

Patriot Games

by Tom Clancy • 1987

A professor saves the royal family. The surviving terrorist vows to take everything he loves.

4.17

215k+

🖥️ Techno-Thriller 🏛️ Political Thriller 🪖 Former Marine 💣 Terrorist Vendetta 🏃 Cat And Mouse Pursuit

Patriot Games 93%

A professor saves the royal family. The surviving terrorist vows to take everything he loves.

by Tom Clancy 1987

4.17

215k+ ratings

🖥️ Techno-Thriller 🏛️ Political Thriller 🪖 Former Marine 💣 Terrorist Vendetta 🏃 Cat And Mouse Pursuit

The Kill Artist

by Daniel Silva • 2000

An art restorer and former Israeli assassin is pulled from exile to hunt his family's killer.

4.00

101k+

🎨 Art World Thriller 💔 Damaged Hero 🎯 Assassin Protagonist 😶‍🌫️ Reluctant Spy 💀 Revenge Mission

The Kill Artist 93%

An art restorer and former Israeli assassin is pulled from exile to hunt his family's killer.

by Daniel Silva 2000

4.00

101k+ ratings

🎨 Art World Thriller 💔 Damaged Hero 🎯 Assassin Protagonist 😶‍🌫️ Reluctant Spy 💀 Revenge Mission

Take Down

by Fern Michaels • 2014

After a defective drug kills children, a team's FBI heist forces the company to pay.

4.35

2k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🕵️ Heist Crew 💼 Corporate Thriller 💀 Revenge Thriller 📜 Legal Thriller

Take Down 92%

After a defective drug kills children, a team's FBI heist forces the company to pay.

by Fern Michaels 2014

4.35

2k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🕵️ Heist Crew 💼 Corporate Thriller 💀 Revenge Thriller 📜 Legal Thriller

One Rough Man

by Brad Taylor • 2011

A broken ex-operative saves a student and uncovers a plan to weaponize a Mayan relic.

4.10

18k+

🎖️ Military Thriller 💔 Damaged Operative 🤝 Odd Couple Partners ⚔️ Ancient Weapon 💥 Gritty Action

One Rough Man 92%

A broken ex-operative saves a student and uncovers a plan to weaponize a Mayan relic.

by Brad Taylor 2011

4.10

18k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Thriller 💔 Damaged Operative 🤝 Odd Couple Partners ⚔️ Ancient Weapon 💥 Gritty Action

Open Season

by C.J. Box • 2001

A Wyoming game warden discovers an endangered species and a conspiracy that threatens his family.

4.01

60k+

🎣 Game Warden Mystery 🌿 Eco-Thriller 😈 Corruption Conspiracy 😱 Family In Peril 🦡 Endangered Species

Open Season 92%

A Wyoming game warden discovers an endangered species and a conspiracy that threatens his family.

by C.J. Box 2001

4.01

60k+ ratings

🎣 Game Warden Mystery 🌿 Eco-Thriller 😈 Corruption Conspiracy 😱 Family In Peril 🦡 Endangered Species

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