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Smokescreen

Author: Iris Johansen

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

ISBN: 9781538713075

Year Published: 2019

In Smokescreen, bestselling thriller writer Iris Johansen takes readers into the dangerous heart of an African nation torn apart by civil war, political intrigue and ruthless ambition. Combining forensic investigation, international espionage and high-stakes action, Johansen delivers another gripping adventure featuring forensic sculptor Eve Duncan, whose determination to uncover the truth once again places her in mortal danger.

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The Scorpion's Tail

Author: Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

ISBN: 9781538704103

Year Published: 2021

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child return with The Scorpion’s Tail, the second instalment in their Nora Kelly series, combining archaeological mystery, desert adventure and a chilling murder investigation. Set against the stark beauty of the New Mexico wilderness, the novel brings together the authors’ familiar strengths: meticulous research, atmospheric storytelling and a plot in which the past refuses to remain buried.

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Inquisition

Author: David Gibbins

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

ISBN: 9781472230225

Year Published: 2017

David Gibbins returns with another absorbing historical adventure featuring marine archaeologist Jack Howard, whose latest investigation takes him on a dangerous quest involving one of Christianity’s most enduring mysteries — the Holy Grail.

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The Lost Symbol

Author: Dan Brown

Publisher: Corgi Books

ISBN: 9780552172592

Year Published: 2010

Dan Brown returns to the world of secret societies, ancient symbols and hidden knowledge in The Lost Symbol, another high-octane thriller featuring Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon. Following the enormous success of The Da Vinci Code, Brown sets his third Langdon adventure almost entirely in Washington, DC, turning the American capital into a vast puzzle box of monuments, underground chambers, Masonic symbols and forgotten secrets.

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Billy Summers

Author: Stephen King

Publisher: Pocket Books

ISBN: 9781668010129

Year Published: 2021

Stephen King has spent much of his career frightening readers with supernatural horrors, but Billy Summers shows that he can be just as compelling when the monsters are entirely huma Published in 2021, Billy Summers is part crime thriller, part road novel and part story about redemption. 

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Thick as Thieves

Author: Sandra Brown

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

ISBN: 9781538751930

Year Published: 2020

Sandra Brown returns with a crime thriller that combines family secrets, a decades-old mystery and a present-day investigation in Thick as Thieves. The story begins with a crime that has haunted Laurel Armand for years. Her father, wealthy businessman Hunter Armand, was murdered in the family home, while her mother was left seriously wounded. Laurel was only a child at the time, but the unanswered questions surrounding the murder never disappeared.

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3 Days to Live 

Author: James Patterson

Publisher: Century

ISBN: 9781529906707

Year Published: 2023

James Patterson’s 3 Days to Live is not quite the book its title suggests. Rather than a single full-length thriller, it is a collection of three novellas, each built around danger, betrayal and the unsettling idea that the people closest to us may also be the ones capable of doing us the greatest harm. Patterson collaborated with Duane Swierczynski, Bill Schweigart and Julie Margaret Hogben on the three stories.

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State of Terror

Author: Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny

Publisher: Simon & Schuster and St. Martin Press

ISBN: 9781982173678

Year Published: 

State of Terror is an entertaining political thriller that benefits enormously from the unusual partnership between former US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and acclaimed Canadian crime novelist Louise Penny. The novel combines Clinton's intimate understanding of international diplomacy with Penny's gift for creating suspenseful, character-driven fiction. The result is a fast-paced story that feels both authentic and unsettlingly plausible.

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The Paris Betrayal

Author: James R. Hannibal

Publisher: Revell

ISBN: 9780800738501

Year Published: 2021

James R. Hannibal's The Paris Betrayal is an exhilarating historical thriller that combines wartime espionage, art history and international intrigue into a fast-paced adventure. Best known for his intelligence and espionage novels, Hannibal once again demonstrates his ability to blend meticulous historical research with cinematic storytelling, producing a novel that keeps readers turning the pages until the very end.

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One Man's View of the World

Author: Lee Kuan Yew

Publisher: Straits Times Press Pte Ltd

ISBN: 9789814642910

Year Published: 2013

FEW statesmen have commanded as much international attention as Lee Kuan Yew. In One Man's View of the World, Singapore's founding Prime Minister turns his attention from domestic nation-building to the broader geopolitical landscape, offering his candid assessments of the major powers and the challenges confronting the 21st century.

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Exile 

Author: James Swallow

Publisher: Zaffre

ISBN: 9781785762512

Year Published: 2017

James Swallow's Exile is a tense, intelligent thriller that blends espionage, military action and political intrigue into a fast-paced story that rarely slows down. Best known for his work on franchise novels and military fiction, Swallow demonstrates once again that he understands how to keep readers turning pages while delivering believable characters and convincing geopolitical scenarios.

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Stories Between Us

Author: Bissme S

Publisher: Fixi Nova

ISBN: 9786297693774

Year Published: 2017

Some books enterain, while others invite readers to pause and reflect on the quiet moments that shape everyday life. Stories Between Us by Bissme S. belongs to the latter category. Rather than relying on dramatic plot twists or grand adventures, the author explores the emotional landscapes that exist between ordinary people—the conversations, silences, memories and relationships that define what it means to be human.

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Chasing the Lion 

Author: A.J. Tata

Publisher: St. Martin Press

ISBN: 9781250270481

Year Published: 2021

A.J. Tata's Chasing the Lion is a high-octane military thriller that delivers exactly what fans of action-packed espionage fiction crave—danger, intrigue, and a hero who refuses to back down even when the odds appear insurmountable.

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Outfox

Author: Sandra Brown

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

ISBN: 9781455572205

Year Published: 2020

With Outfox, bestselling thriller writer Sandra Brown once again demonstrates why she remains one of the most reliable names in romantic suspense. Combining high-stakes danger, emotional tension and a fast-moving mystery, Brown delivers a novel that keeps readers guessing while maintaining the strong character-driven storytelling that has become her trademark.

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Bullseye

Authors: James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

Publisher: Arrow Books

ISBN: 9781455598175

Year Published: 2017

Few thriller-writing partnerships have been as commercially successful as that of James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge, and Bullseye is another fast-moving entry that delivers exactly what fans have come to expect: short chapters, relentless pacing, high-stakes action, and a hero who must race against time to stop a catastrophe.

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The Perfect Assassin

Authors: James Patterson and Brian Sitts

Publisher: Century

ISBN: 9781529136579

Year Published: 2022

With The Perfect Assassin, James Patterson and Brian Sitts revive one of adventure fiction's most iconic heroes in an unexpected way. Rather than bringing back the legendary pulp adventurer Doc Savage himself, the authors introduce readers to his grandson, Brandt Savage, an academic whose life is turned upside down when he is thrust into a mysterious training programme that transforms him from a mild-mannered anthropologist into a formidable operative.

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Tom Clancy's Target Acquired

Author: Don Bentley
Publisher: Berkeley
ISBN: 9780593188149
Year Published: 2022 

In Tom Clancy’s Target Acquired, Don Bentley delivers another muscular and fast-moving addition to the long-running Tom Clancy universe, blending geopolitical intrigue, covert warfare, and high-stakes espionage into a thriller that rarely slows down.

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Fifth Assassin

Author: Brad Meltzer

Publisher: Hodder

ISBN: 9781444764543

Year Published: 2013

The Fifth Assassin by Brad Meltzer is a tightly wound political thriller that blends American history, conspiracy theory, and high-stakes suspense into a fast-paced narrative. As the second instalment in the Culper Ring series, it builds on the intrigue established in The Inner Circle, but stands firmly on its own as a compelling and accessible read.

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Transfer of Power

Author: Vince Flynn

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

ISBN: 9781849834735

Year Published: 2011

Transfer of Power is the kind of political thriller that immediately grips the readers with its intentions. Fast, aggressive and intensely patriotic, the novel plunges them straight into a nightmare scenario — terrorists seizing control of the White House. Written before the events of 9/11, the book now feels remarkably prescient, capturing fears about global terrorism and vulnerabilities within America’s security systems long before such themes dominated headlines.

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Hope to Die

Author: James Patterson

Publisher: Arrow Books

ISBN: 978-0099574088

Year Published: 2014

James Patterson's Hope to Die is a gripping and emotionally charged instalment in the long-running Alex Cross series, delivering both relentless suspense and a deeply personal narrative. For fans of Alex Cross, this novel marks a crucial turning point, plunging the beloved protagonist into one of the darkest chapters of his life.