50 Books like Ballistic

The Power of the Dog

by Don Winslow

A DEA agent's feud with a cartel boss exposes a conspiracy reaching the White House.

4.37

50k+

🔫 Narco Thriller 📖 Sprawling Crime Saga 🕵️ CIA Conspiracy 🔪 Hitman Conscience 🔥 Revenge Obsession

The Power of the Dog 94%

A DEA agent's feud with a cartel boss exposes a conspiracy reaching the White House.

by Don Winslow 2005

4.37

50k+ ratings

🔫 Narco Thriller 📖 Sprawling Crime Saga 🕵️ CIA Conspiracy 🔪 Hitman Conscience 🔥 Revenge Obsession

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 95%

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

American Assassin

by Vince Flynn • 2010

After a terrorist attack kills his girlfriend, a college athlete joins a CIA assassination program.

4.25

102k+

🐺 Lone Wolf Operative 💥 Revenge Mission 🌍 Middle East Espionage 🔍 Spy School 🤝 Mentor And ProtéGé

American Assassin 95%

After a terrorist attack kills his girlfriend, a college athlete joins a CIA assassination program.

by Vince Flynn 2010

4.25

102k+ ratings

🐺 Lone Wolf Operative 💥 Revenge Mission 🌍 Middle East Espionage 🔍 Spy School 🤝 Mentor And ProtéGé

The Teeth of the Tiger

by Tom Clancy • 2003

Two brothers join a shadow agency to kill terrorists before they strike America.

3.75

29k+

🎯 Counterterrorism Thriller 🕶️ Off The Books Ops 🎭 Reluctant Assassin 💰 Financial Spycraft ⚖️ Morally Grey

The Teeth of the Tiger 93%

Two brothers join a shadow agency to kill terrorists before they strike America.

by Tom Clancy 2003

3.75

29k+ ratings

🎯 Counterterrorism Thriller 🕶️ Off The Books Ops 🎭 Reluctant Assassin 💰 Financial Spycraft ⚖️ Morally Grey

Killing Floor

by Lee Child • 1997

A former military policeman, arrested in Georgia for murder, discovers the victim is his brother.

4.08

354k+

🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🪖 Ex Military Hero 💔 Family Revenge 👮 Corrupt Law Enforcement 🌙 Southern Noir

Killing Floor 93%

A former military policeman, arrested in Georgia for murder, discovers the victim is his brother.

by Lee Child 1997

4.08

354k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🪖 Ex Military Hero 💔 Family Revenge 👮 Corrupt Law Enforcement 🌙 Southern Noir

Splinter Cell

by David Michaels • 2004

A spy uncovers a supergun plot and learns the arms dealers are holding his daughter hostage.

3.89

14k+

🖥️ Techno Thriller 🌐 Global Conspiracy 🕶️ Lone Operative 🎭 Dual Identities 🕵️ Covert Operations

Splinter Cell 92%

A spy uncovers a supergun plot and learns the arms dealers are holding his daughter hostage.

by David Michaels 2004

3.89

14k+ ratings

🖥️ Techno Thriller 🌐 Global Conspiracy 🕶️ Lone Operative 🎭 Dual Identities 🕵️ Covert Operations

The Enemies of My Country

by Jason Kasper • 2021

A covert operator's botched mission in Syria is only the beginning: the real target is home.

4.24

11k+

🎖️ Military Thriller 🚷 Rogue Operation 🎭 Double Life 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🛡️ Counterterrorism

The Enemies of My Country 92%

A covert operator's botched mission in Syria is only the beginning: the real target is home.

by Jason Kasper 2021

4.24

11k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Thriller 🚷 Rogue Operation 🎭 Double Life 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🛡️ Counterterrorism

Billy Summers

by Stephen King • 2021

A hitman's last hit needs a writer's disguise. The girl he saves makes him the target.

4.18

199k+

🔫 Hitman Thriller 📚 Literary Thriller 👨‍👧 Reluctant Father Figure ✍️ Writer Protagonist ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Billy Summers 92%

A hitman's last hit needs a writer's disguise. The girl he saves makes him the target.

by Stephen King 2021

4.18

199k+ ratings

🔫 Hitman Thriller 📚 Literary Thriller 👨‍👧 Reluctant Father Figure ✍️ Writer Protagonist ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

The Kill List

by Frederick Forsyth • 2013

A Marine colonel hunts an untraceable preacher whose online sermons ignite lone-wolf terror.

3.90

13k+

🛡️ Counterterrorism Ops 🎯 Targeted Manhunt 💻 Online Radicalization 🛩️ Drone Surveillance 🕵️ Undercover Operative

The Kill List 92%

A Marine colonel hunts an untraceable preacher whose online sermons ignite lone-wolf terror.

by Frederick Forsyth 2013

3.90

13k+ ratings

🛡️ Counterterrorism Ops 🎯 Targeted Manhunt 💻 Online Radicalization 🛩️ Drone Surveillance 🕵️ Undercover Operative

Zero Hour

by Steve Sheffield • 2024

An imprisoned FBI negotiator has seven days to find a senator's daughter buried alive underground.

4.27

802

🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🔫 Rogue Agent 💔 Corrupt Mentor ⛓️ Captive Survival

Zero Hour 92%

An imprisoned FBI negotiator has seven days to find a senator's daughter buried alive underground.

by Steve Sheffield 2024

4.27

802 ratings

🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🔫 Rogue Agent 💔 Corrupt Mentor ⛓️ Captive Survival

Redemption

by Will Jordan • 2012

A haunted operative breaks into a Russian prison to free a spy the agency buried alive.

4.01

2k+

🔪 Damaged Spy 🕸️ Paranoid Conspiracy ⚔️ Reluctant Allies 🖤 Morally Gray 🔓 Prison Extraction

Redemption 92%

A haunted operative breaks into a Russian prison to free a spy the agency buried alive.

by Will Jordan 2012

4.01

2k+ ratings

🔪 Damaged Spy 🕸️ Paranoid Conspiracy ⚔️ Reluctant Allies 🖤 Morally Gray 🔓 Prison Extraction

Orphan X

by Gregg Hurwitz • 2016

Raised to kill, he now rescues strangers. A kidnap case leads his creators straight to him.

4.14

59k+

🎯 Assassin Thriller 🕵️ Covert Operative 🔫 Rogue Agent 🏛️ Government Conspiracy ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Orphan X 92%

Raised to kill, he now rescues strangers. A kidnap case leads his creators straight to him.

by Gregg Hurwitz 2016

4.14

59k+ ratings

🎯 Assassin Thriller 🕵️ Covert Operative 🔫 Rogue Agent 🏛️ Government Conspiracy ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

The Black Echo

by Michael Connelly • 1992

Harry Bosch's dead comrade pulls him into a bank heist where the FBI is the enemy.

4.14

218k+

🏙️ Los Angeles Noir 🕵️ Hardboiled Detective 💰 Heist Gone Wrong 🕴️ Corrupt Fbi Agent 👮 Police Procedural

The Black Echo 92%

Harry Bosch's dead comrade pulls him into a bank heist where the FBI is the enemy.

by Michael Connelly 1992

4.14

218k+ ratings

🏙️ Los Angeles Noir 🕵️ Hardboiled Detective 💰 Heist Gone Wrong 🕴️ Corrupt Fbi Agent 👮 Police Procedural

Armored

by Mark Greaney • 2022

An amputee contractor takes a cartel-country security gig that is his family's only lifeline.

4.36

10k+

🛡️ Private Security Ops 🎯 One Last Mission 💰 Cartel Negotiations 🔄 Redemption Arc 🕵️ Mole In The Team

Armored 94%

An amputee contractor takes a cartel-country security gig that is his family's only lifeline.

by Mark Greaney 2022

4.36

10k+ ratings

🛡️ Private Security Ops 🎯 One Last Mission 💰 Cartel Negotiations 🔄 Redemption Arc 🕵️ Mole In The Team

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 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

Cari Mora

by Thomas Harris • 2019

A Colombian survivor works at Escobar's Miami mansion while a trafficker hunts the gold beneath it.

2.83

12k+

🍃 Narco Thriller 🪖 Former Child Soldier 💰 Treasure Hunt Thriller 🌴 Miami Underworld 🔪 Predator Vs Prey

Cari Mora 92%

A Colombian survivor works at Escobar's Miami mansion while a trafficker hunts the gold beneath it.

by Thomas Harris 2019

2.83

12k+ ratings

🍃 Narco Thriller 🪖 Former Child Soldier 💰 Treasure Hunt Thriller 🌴 Miami Underworld 🔪 Predator Vs Prey

The Kings of Cool

by Don Winslow • 2012

A surf-town marijuana empire faces a shakedown from the violent men who run the drug trade.

4.00

9k+

🏄 Surf Noir 💊 Drug War Saga 🖤 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle 👨‍👦 Generational Crime

The Kings of Cool 92%

A surf-town marijuana empire faces a shakedown from the violent men who run the drug trade.

by Don Winslow 2012

4.00

9k+ ratings

🏄 Surf Noir 💊 Drug War Saga 🖤 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle 👨‍👦 Generational Crime

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 92%

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

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 91%

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

Judge & Jury

by James Patterson • 2006

When a mob trial bombing kills her son, a juror becomes the hunter.

4.01

52k+

🔫 Organized Crime ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🌍 International Manhunt 💔 Parental Revenge 🤝 Unlikely Duo

Judge & Jury 91%

When a mob trial bombing kills her son, a juror becomes the hunter.

by James Patterson 2006

4.01

52k+ ratings

🔫 Organized Crime ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🌍 International Manhunt 💔 Parental Revenge 🤝 Unlikely Duo

Hard Landing

by Stephen Leather • 2004

An undercover cop gets close to a prison kingpin, but his family is targeted on the outside.

4.06

6k+

🕵️ Deep Cover 🚔 Prison Drama 💣 Tactical Action 👨‍👦 Family In Peril ⚖️ Morally Ambiguous Hero

Hard Landing 91%

An undercover cop gets close to a prison kingpin, but his family is targeted on the outside.

by Stephen Leather 2004

4.06

6k+ ratings

🕵️ Deep Cover 🚔 Prison Drama 💣 Tactical Action 👨‍👦 Family In Peril ⚖️ Morally Ambiguous Hero

The Night Shift

by Robert Enright • 2016

A shattered sniper punishes a freed rapist, igniting war with a corrupt detective and crime kingpin.

4.28

11k+

🕶 Vigilante Thriller 👮 Police Corruption 🪖 Haunted Soldier 💔 Vengeful Father 🏙 Urban Noir

The Night Shift 91%

A shattered sniper punishes a freed rapist, igniting war with a corrupt detective and crime kingpin.

by Robert Enright 2016

4.28

11k+ ratings

🕶 Vigilante Thriller 👮 Police Corruption 🪖 Haunted Soldier 💔 Vengeful Father 🏙 Urban Noir

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 91%

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

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 91%

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 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 91%

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

Triptych

by Karin Slaughter

A paroled man discovers his cop cousin stole his identity, and the murders never stopped.

4.13

131k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🎭 Stolen Identity ⚔️ Rape Revenge

Triptych 92%

A paroled man discovers his cop cousin stole his identity, and the murders never stopped.

by Karin Slaughter 2006

4.13

131k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🎭 Stolen Identity ⚔️ Rape Revenge

The Enemy

by Lee Child • 2004

A general's death in a motel sends MP Jack Reacher hunting for a briefcase and a conspiracy.

4.18

148k+

🪖 Military Conspiracy 🕶️ Rogue Investigator 🔍 Procedural Mystery 🌍 Post-Cold War Setting 🤐 Military Cover-Up

The Enemy 93%

A general's death in a motel sends MP Jack Reacher hunting for a briefcase and a conspiracy.

by Lee Child 2004

4.18

148k+ ratings

🪖 Military Conspiracy 🕶️ Rogue Investigator 🔍 Procedural Mystery 🌍 Post-Cold War Setting 🤐 Military Cover-Up

Without Remorse

by Tom Clancy • 1993

When drug dealers murder the runaway he saved, a grieving ex-SEAL becomes their worst enemy.

4.22

77k+

📚 Military Thriller 🎯 Revenge Quest ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 💔 Grieving Protagonist

Without Remorse 93%

When drug dealers murder the runaway he saved, a grieving ex-SEAL becomes their worst enemy.

by Tom Clancy 1993

4.22

77k+ ratings

📚 Military Thriller 🎯 Revenge Quest ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 💔 Grieving Protagonist

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 91%

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

I Am Pilgrim

by Terry Hayes • 2014

A New York murder lures a retired spy into a plot to unleash an engineered plague.

4.31

207k+

🔍 Forensic Investigation 🦠 Bioterrorism Plot 🌐 Global Conspiracy 🐈 Cat And Mouse Game 🗡️ Vengeance Motive

I Am Pilgrim 91%

A New York murder lures a retired spy into a plot to unleash an engineered plague.

by Terry Hayes 2014

4.31

207k+ ratings

🔍 Forensic Investigation 🦠 Bioterrorism Plot 🌐 Global Conspiracy 🐈 Cat And Mouse Game 🗡️ Vengeance Motive

Against All Odds

by Brittney Sahin • 2025

Trapped by a Miami crime lord, an accountant meets a soldier whose rescue makes them both targets.

4.25

4k+

🪖 Military Hero 🏃‍♀️ Woman On The Run 🎭 Undercover Identity 💀 Cartel Underworld 💔 Wounded Hero

Against All Odds 91%

Trapped by a Miami crime lord, an accountant meets a soldier whose rescue makes them both targets.

by Brittney Sahin 2025

4.25

4k+ ratings

🪖 Military Hero 🏃‍♀️ Woman On The Run 🎭 Undercover Identity 💀 Cartel Underworld 💔 Wounded Hero

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 91%

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 Investigator

by John Sandford • 2022

A Senate staffer chasing stolen oil discovers a militia funding a massacre.

4.27

34k+

🎯 Domestic Terrorism 🏛️ Political Thriller 👩‍💼 Female Investigator 🛢️ Oil Field Crime 🏚️ Small Town Siege

The Investigator 91%

A Senate staffer chasing stolen oil discovers a militia funding a massacre.

by John Sandford 2022

4.27

34k+ ratings

🎯 Domestic Terrorism 🏛️ Political Thriller 👩‍💼 Female Investigator 🛢️ Oil Field Crime 🏚️ Small Town Siege

Dead I Well May Be

by Adrian McKinty • 2003

Betrayed by his crime boss, an Irish immigrant must survive a Mexican prison and plan his revenge.

3.95

5k+

🍀 Irish Crime 🎯 Revenge Quest 🔓 Prison Break 🕶️ Hard-Boiled 🏙️ New York Mob

Dead I Well May Be 91%

Betrayed by his crime boss, an Irish immigrant must survive a Mexican prison and plan his revenge.

by Adrian McKinty 2003

3.95

5k+ ratings

🍀 Irish Crime 🎯 Revenge Quest 🔓 Prison Break 🕶️ Hard-Boiled 🏙️ New York Mob

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 91%

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

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

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 93%

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

The Deserter

by Nelson DeMille • 2019

Two Army investigators hunt a Delta Force deserter in Caracas, only to find themselves hunted.

4.09

20k+

🕵️ Military Investigation 🕶️ Covert Operations 🤝 Reluctant Partners 🖤 Tragic Antihero 🏛️ Government Conspiracy

The Deserter 93%

Two Army investigators hunt a Delta Force deserter in Caracas, only to find themselves hunted.

by Nelson DeMille 2019

4.09

20k+ ratings

🕵️ Military Investigation 🕶️ Covert Operations 🤝 Reluctant Partners 🖤 Tragic Antihero 🏛️ Government Conspiracy

Nash Falls

by David Baldacci

When a deepfake frames him and his daughter is taken, a VP trades spreadsheets for revenge.

4.29

40k+

📊 Corporate Thriller 🏃 Fugitive Framed ⚔️ Personal Vendetta 🔍 FBI Informant 🌐 Global Conspiracy

Nash Falls 91%

When a deepfake frames him and his daughter is taken, a VP trades spreadsheets for revenge.

by David Baldacci 2025

4.29

40k+ ratings

📊 Corporate Thriller 🏃 Fugitive Framed ⚔️ Personal Vendetta 🔍 FBI Informant 🌐 Global Conspiracy

Without Remorse

by Tom Clancy • 1993

When drug dealers murder the runaway he saved, a grieving ex-SEAL becomes their worst enemy.

4.22

77k+

📚 Military Thriller 🎯 Revenge Quest ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 💔 Grieving Protagonist

Without Remorse 90%

When drug dealers murder the runaway he saved, a grieving ex-SEAL becomes their worst enemy.

by Tom Clancy 1993

4.22

77k+ ratings

📚 Military Thriller 🎯 Revenge Quest ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 💔 Grieving Protagonist

Step on a Crack

by James Patterson • 2007

A First Lady's funeral becomes a hostage crisis, and the NYPD negotiator's wife is dying.

4.08

60k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🏛️ Hostage Thriller ⚖️ Duty Vs Family 🧠 Mastermind Villain 🔓 Inside Job

Step on a Crack 90%

A First Lady's funeral becomes a hostage crisis, and the NYPD negotiator's wife is dying.

by James Patterson 2007

4.08

60k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🏛️ Hostage Thriller ⚖️ Duty Vs Family 🧠 Mastermind Villain 🔓 Inside Job

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 90%

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

Patient Zero

by Jonathan Maberry • 2009

A detective must stop a zombie plague while a traitor sabotages his team from within.

4.00

31k+

🦠 Bioterrorism 🧟 Zombie Outbreak 🪖 Military Thriller 🔪 Traitor In The Ranks 🫡 Reluctant Leader

Patient Zero 90%

A detective must stop a zombie plague while a traitor sabotages his team from within.

by Jonathan Maberry 2009

4.00

31k+ ratings

🦠 Bioterrorism 🧟 Zombie Outbreak 🪖 Military Thriller 🔪 Traitor In The Ranks 🫡 Reluctant Leader

The Tin Men

by Nelson DeMille • 2025

Sixty war robots sit chained in a Mojave vault. One has already killed.

4.23

8k+

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