Heroes Who Don't Hold Back
If you're anxiously awaiting the next Reacher book by Lee and Andrew Child--or for the next season of the hit show--try some of these books!
The Drifter by Nicholas Petrie (Wisconsin Author)
Veteran Peter Ash stays constantly on the move; PTSD prevents him from settling down or even staying indoors. When a close friend and fellow Marine commits suicide, Ash heads to Milwaukee to look after his family. Finding a suitcase packed full of money and explosives leads Ash into a complex, pulse-pounding plot that gives insight into the challenges veterans face at home.
Zero Day by David Baldacci
Military investigator John Puller is sent to rural West Virginia to investigate the brutal murder of a Colonel and his family in their home. With the help of the local homicide detective, secrets won’t stay buried for long.
Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz
Trained as a human weapon from the age of 12, Evan Smoak stayed loyal until he was asked to take out one of his own. Now a freelancer, he only asks that people he help pay it forward.
The Gray Man by Mark Greaney
Courtland Gentry is a good man--and a great assassin. When those he works for turn on him, he must use all his skills to survive and--if possible--turn the tables.
Ghostman by Roger Hobbs
Jack Delton hides his past as a criminal and moves around like a ghost, but a botched heist puts him in the debt of a crime lord who won’t take no for an answer.
Runner by Patrick Lee
Retired special forces soldier Sam Dryden is out for a run when he sees a girl being chased by armed men. He helps her without a second thought, putting himself in danger.
American Blood by Ben Sanders
Marshall Grade, former NYPD, is living off the grid in New Mexico when a local woman goes missing. He’ll match violence for violence to find her.
Her Name is Knight by Yasmin Angoe
Aninyeh was orphaned and enslaved as child in Ghana. After escaping, she was adopted by the Knight family, who work for stability in Africa. She now eliminates threats--and plots revenge.
Livia Lone by Barry Eisler
Livia Lone works for the Seattle PD, but, like Eisler’s John Rain, she is also an assassin, using her skills to eliminate predators like the ones who abused her and her missing sister.
Red Queen by Juan Gómez-Jurado
Antonia Scott, a genius crime-solver, suffers debilitating panic attacks, but detective Jon Gutiérrez succeeds in recruiting her to hunt a vicious killer.
Fearless by M. W. Craven
The trail of a missing woman leads Ben Koenig, former US Marshal, to the Chihuahuan Desert and a closely guarded secret. But has his own secret: he is unable to feel fear.
Gatekeeper by James Byrne
Dez Limerick has a knack for opening doors that people don’t want opened. Retired from mercenary work, his relaxing stay at a hotel becomes a fight to stop a kidnapping.
Hot Springs by Stephen Hunter
Summer, 1946. In Hot Springs, Arkansas, corruption is everywhere. WWII Marine Earl Swagger and a former FBI agent are hired to clean up the town.
First Blood by David Morrell
This remarkable novel pits a young Vietnam veteran against a small-town cop who doesn't know whom he's dealing with -- or how far Rambo will take him into a life-and-death struggle through the woods, hills, and caves of rural Kentucky.