coolreads # Retro Books # The Bombmaker

The Bombmaker

Author: Stephen Leather

Publisher: Hodder

ISBN: 9780340689561

Year Published: 2000

The book starts off with a scene of two Belfast terrorists trying to blow up the underground tunnel by placing a bomb at the entrance. Unfortunately, the bomb was discovered by a group of four children playing football nearby. When one of them accidentally kicked the ball that landed at the mouth of the tunnel, he ran over to pick up the ball, followed by the others. One of the kids saw a blue holdall nearby. He grabbed it and opened it just when the terrorists detonated the bomb.

coolreads # Retro Books # Dark Horse

Dark Horse

Author: Gregg Hurwitz

Publisher: St Martin's Paperbacks

ISBN: 9781250253248

 

As Orphan X, Evan Smoak was an off-the-books government assassin. However, after a while, he broke with the Orphan Programme and adopted a new mission - helping the most desperate people in their times of trouble. Having just survived an attack on his life and the destruction of his base of operations at the condo at Castle Heights where he resides, Evan is not keen on taking on a new mission. But one finds its way to him anyway.

coolreads # Retro Books # Ballistic

Ballistic

Author: Mark Greaney

Publisher: Berkley Books

ISBN: 9781101544921

Year Published: 2011

The central character in the Gray Man series is Court Gentry - a legend in the covert ops world (also known as Violator), who has been disavowed by the CIA.