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Hidden Order

Brad Thor · 377 pages

When a string of high-profile kidnappings in Washington, D.C., escalate upon the discovery that the victims are being murdered, an eventual ransom demand triggers terror throughout the country and covert counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath is summoned to put an end to the crisis.

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The English Girl

Daniel Silva · 482 pages

The wayward son of Israeli intelligence, Gabriel Allon is plunged into a high stakes game of murder, espionage, and corruption after a beautiful young British woman vanishes on the island of Corsica, which threatens to destroy a prime minister's career.

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The Negotiator

Frederick Forsyth · 482 pages

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The Risk Agent

Ridley Pearson · 420 pages

When a Chinese National working for an American-owned construction company is grabbed off the streets of Shanghai in broad daylight and his one-man security detail goes missing, the security firm Rutherford Risk hires two unique outsiders to locate the two hostages ahead of the deadline.

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The Last Minute

Jeff Abbott · 496 pages

Ex-CIA agent Sam Capra is contacted by kidnappers to find and murder the one man that can expose them in exchange for his son's freedom.

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Die Trying

Lee Child · 433 pages

When a woman is kidnapped, Jack Reacher's in the wrong place at the wrong time. He's kidnapped with her. Now he has to save them both.

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The First Hostage

Joel C. Rosenberg · 430 pages

"The American President is missing and presumed to be captured by ISIS while in Jordan. New York Times journalist J. B. Collins and the Secret Service are trying to locate and rescue the President before ISIS's threats become a catastrophic reality"--

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The Emperor's Tomb

Steve Berry · 436 pages

Former government operative Cotton Malone teams with old heartthrob Cassiopeia Vitt on a dangerous mission to retrieve a priceless Chinese lamp from the third century B.C.E.

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Dead Silence

Randy Wayne White · 433 pages

Imagine the worst that can happen. Then imagine again. The stunning new Doc Ford novel by the New York Times–bestselling author.Winter in New York City: Amid sleet and snow, Doc Ford is at the Explorers Club with his new friend, former (and maybe current) British agent Sir James Montbard, researching a jungle expedition, and awaiting the arrival of an attractive U.S. senator with whom Ford has bec

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Pirate Alley

Stephen Coonts · 310 pages

A luxurious vacation cruise to the exotic locales of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden turns into a nightmare for passengers and crew when their ship is suddenly attacked and captured by a band of bloodthirsty Somali pirates. An initial rescue mission ends in failure; the decks are covered in blood. Unless they are paid a ransom of $200 million dollars within seven days, the pirates threaten to exe

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First Family

David Baldacci · 480 pages

Following the instant #1 New York Times bestseller Simple Genius, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return in David Baldacci's most heart-pounding thriller to date . . . FIRST FAMILYIt began with what seemed like an ordinary children's birthday party. Friends and family gathered to celebrate. There were balloons and cake, games and gifts. This party, however, was far from ordinary. It was held at

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The Night Ranger

Alex Berenson · 387 pages

When four friends, working at a giant refugee camp in Kenya for Somalis, are hijacked by bandits, John Wells, brought in to find them, goes undercover in a country that isn't his usual playing field where he discovers that the truth behind the kidnappings is far more complex than he imagined.

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The Janson Directive

Robert Ludlum · 625 pages

Superbly written in Robert Ludlums style. Story is about politicians creating a fictional character whom they use to manipulate global events without appearing to do so. The plot is good and the story is viewed from the Hero's view as he goes about uncovering the truth.

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The Nowhere Man

Gregg Hurwitz · 408 pages

"Spoken about only in whispers, it is said that when the Nowhere Man is reached by the truly desperate, he can and will do anything to save them. Evan Smoak is the Nowhere Man. Taken from a group home at twelve, Evan was raised and trained as part of the Orphan program, an off-the-books operation designed to create deniable intelligence assets--i.e. assassins. Evan was Orphan X. He broke with the

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No Fortunate Son

Brad Taylor · 405 pages

"In the latest military thriller from the retired Delta Force Operator and New York Times bestselling author, a hostage situation places America's most powerful political elite at the mercy of its worst enemies. When veteran operator Pike Logan and partner Jennifer Cahill receive a letter from Blaisdell Consulting-the umbrella cover company for their real employer, a top secret counterterrorist un

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Hurricane Gold

Charlie Higson · 368 pages

Future spy James Bond, a teenager in the 1930s, travels from hurricane-damaged Mexico to Lagrimas Negras, a Caribbean island containing a deadly obstacle course, as he tries to rescue two American children abducted by criminals.

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A Small Fortune

Audrey Braun · 279 pages

When Celia's husband surprises her with a family vacation to Mexico, she expects some downtime to repair their relationship, and her relationship with her teenage-son. A chance encounter sparks memories of a former affair, and Celia is lured from the beach and abducted. At first she thinks she's a random victim; when she discovers someone she trusts betrayed her, she'll stop at nothing to find her

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Ransom

Chris Bradford · 352 pages

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Deadly Stillwater

Roger Stelljes · 400 pages

Mac and his crew are under political pressure to find the kidnapped daughter of a prominent St. Paul businessman and the daughter of the police chief. Everyone thinks the young women have been kidnapped for ransom but McRyan suspect revenge is the motive.

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Got The Look

James Grippando · 509 pages

From bestselling author James Grippando comes the newest Jack Swyteck thriller, in a series that critics have called "riveting," "a winner," and "lapel grabbing."In Got the Look, Swyteck is up against a killer who's so fiendishly clever and so diabolical that even Jack may have at last met his match."Pay me what she's worth."FBI agent Andie Henning is tracking a ruthless kidnapper plaguing South F

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The Death Trade

Jack Higgins · 352 pages

When an eminent scientist makes a startling breakthrough in nuclear weapons research only to have the lives of his family threatened if he does not give his technology to the Iranian regime, Sean Dillon, Afghan war hero Sara Gideon and the rest of their team embark on a daring rescue mission that rapidly spins out of control.

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The Siege

Stephen White

Stephen White—author of over a dozen New York Times bestsellers— returns with a relentlessly propelled, thriller that will remind readers of his acclaimed Kill Me. Stephen White’s Alan Gregory novels are beloved by both fans and critics—the most recent, Dead Time, was a USA Today and Book-Sense bestseller. In The Siege, Gregory’s longtime friend Sam Purdy takes center stage in a story that feels r

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The Girl in the Spider's Web

David Lagercrantz · 399 pages

Late one night, journalist Mikael Blomkvist receives a phone call from a source claiming to have information vital to the United States. The source has been in contact with a young female superhacker -- a hacker resembling someone Blomkvist knows all too well. The implications are staggering. Blomkvist, in desperate need of a scoop for Millennium, turns to Salander for help. She, as usual, has her

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Warriors

Ted Bell · 467 pages

"Counterspy Alex Hawke is out to find and rescue a kidnapped American scientist as the United States and China get closer and closer to all-out nuclear war in the latest adrenaline-fueled thriller in the New York Times bestselling series"--

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