Sam Barone, Dawn of Empire.
In ancient Mesopotamia, an outcast and a slave girl help the people of a peaceful agricultural village resist the conquests of a barbarian chief. First in a series.

Ted Bell, Hawke.
Secret agent Alex Hawke avenges the murders of his parents which he witnessed as a child and stops a nuclear submarine targeting the U.S. First in a series.

Dale Brown, Battle Born.
A USAF brigadier general leads a squadron of hotshot pilots on a mission to prevent a nuclear war between China and a newly unified Korea. Part of a series.

Bartle Bull, The White Rhino Hotel.
A hotel on the frontier in Kenya caters to a variety of settlers and adventurers seeking their fortunes in Africa after World War I.

Jim Butcher, Storm Front. Science Fiction
Chicago Wizard Harry Dresden helps the police investigate a grisly double murder apparently committed by black magic. First in a series.

Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road.
A pair of wandering adventurers help a young prince whose uncle usurped the throne of the Khazar Empire from him.

Lee Child, Bad Luck and Trouble.
Jack Reacher teams up with members of his old army unit after they learn that some of their former comrades have been murdered.

Stephen Coonts, Flight of the Intruder.
An Intruder pilot during the Vietnam War becomes disenchanted with his mission and decides to take matters into his own hands. First in a series.

Bernard Cornwell, Sharpe’s Rifles.
Raised from the ranks, Lieutenant Richard Sharpe of the 95th Rifles must earn the trust of his men as he leads them through the enemy-infested mountains of Spain. First in a series.

Clive Cussler, Sahara.
Intrepid adventurer Dirk Pitt searches the Sahara to find the source of a toxin that is killing marine life worldwide. Part of a series.

Jim DeFelice, Leopards Kill.
A former Special Forces operative running a security firm heads to the remote regions of Afghanistan in search of his partner who absconded with $2 million in government money.

P. T. Deutermann, The Cat Dancers.
A detective heads to the Great Smoky Mountains to track vigilantes who killed criminals freed on a technicality and encounters a group of daredevils who photograph mountain lions.

William Dietrich, Getting Back.
In a world controlled by a global corporation, a man goes on an Outback adventure and learns that Australia has become a penal colony for problem citizens like himself.

Jack Du Brul, Havoc.
A geologist and an intelligence agent track down a legendary element used by Alexander the Great that is now sought by terrorists.

Barry Eisler, Rain Fall.
A half-American, half-Japanese assassin in Tokyo kills a government official and then gets involved with the man’s daughter who is being pursued by intelligence agents.

Vince Flynn, Memorial Day.
CIA agent Mitch Rapp races against time to stop a massive terrorist attack on U.S. soil planned for Memorial Day.

Ken Follett, Jackdaws.
On the eve of D-Day, a team of women posing as maids infiltrate a French chateau in order to disrupt a telephone exchange connected to Germany.

John Garber, Vertical Run.
A businessman must use the skills he learned in Vietnam when he is trapped in an office building and hunted by a team of killers with an unknown agenda.

John Gilstrap, Nathan’s Run.
A twelve-year-old boy accused of murdering a cop becomes the target of a nationwide manhunt.

John Gobbell, The Last Lieutenant.
After the fall of Corregidor, a Navy lieutenant leads his men to safety and prevents a Nazi mole from revealing Allied plans for the Japanese at Midway.

W.E.B. Griffin, The Hostage.
A Homeland Security operative heads to Buenos Aires to track down a kidnapped diplomat's wife.

Stephen Hunter, The 47th Samurai.
An American sniper whose father fought on Iwo Jima is contacted by the son of a Japanese officer from the same battle about a lost samurai sword.

Gregg Hurwitz, Minutes to Burn.
With the world on the verge of an ecological catastrophe, a team of scientists escorted by Navy SEALs go on a mission to the Galapagos Islands and encounter a mutant predator.

Alexander Kent, Signal, Close Action!
As commodore of a newly formed squadron, Richard Bolitho must seek out a massive and well-armed French armada that is rumored to be in the Mediterranean. Part of a series.

Stephen King, The Gunslinger.
Roland the Gunslinger pursues the Man in Black in order to find the fabled Dark Tower that is said to be the nexus of all universes. First in a series.

Louis L’Amour, Last of the Breed.
When an Air Force major’s experimental aircraft is forced down in Russia, he uses the survival skills of his Native American ancestors on an arduous trek across Siberia to the Bering Strait.

Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Identity.
A man who was fished out of the Mediterranean with no memory of his past follows a trail of clues to determine his identity. First in a series.

Kyle Mills, Darkness Falls.
A reclusive environmentalist is enlisted by a Homeland security agent to stop a plot to infect the world’s oil supply with a destructive bacteria.

Elizabeth Moon, Marque and Reprisal. Science Fiction
When her father’s interstellar shipping fleet is attacked and most of her family are killed, Kylara Vatta is determined to find those responsible. Part of a series.

John Nance, Medusa’s Child.
A pilot discovers that his cargo plane is carrying an armed nuclear device capable of killing millions and immobilizing computers across the U.S. with an electromagnetic shock wave.

Arturo Perez-Reverte, Captain Alatriste.
In 17th century Spain, Captain Alatriste is hired to kill two Englishmen but when he spares their lives he finds himself caught up in political intrigue.

David Poyer, The Circle.
On a mission to the Arctic Circle aboard an aging destroyer, a junior officer deals with bad weather, a renegade nuclear sub, a corrupt executive officer and an incompetent crew. Part of a series.

Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, Thunderhead.
Sixteen years after her father disappeared in Utah’s red-rock canyons, an archaeologist follows his trail hoping to find the Anasazi’s fabled Lost City of Gold.

Matthew Reilly, Temple.
A mild-mannered scientist is recruited by the Army to retrieve an Inca idol that may form part of a secret weapon that could destroy the earth.

James Rollins, Amazonia.
Scientists and U.S. Rangers journey into the Brazilian jungle to uncover the mystery behind a lost scientific expedition.

John Scalzi, Old Man’s War. Science Fiction
An old man is given a new body when he joins the Colonial Defense Force to battle aliens for habitable planets in a crowded galaxy.

Wilbur Smith, River God.
A sweeping saga of adventure and forbidden love between a girl who becomes the Pharaoh’s wife and a boy who becomes commander of the army. First in a series.

John Speed, The Temple Dancer.
A temple dancer bought as a gift for the grand vizier encounters danger and adventure as she is transported across India by caravan.

Les Standiford, Black Mountain.
An NYC transit cop is asked to join a presidential candidate on a wilderness trek and finds himself battling nature and an unknown adversary.

Paul Sussman, The Last Secret of the Temple.
An Egyptian detective investigating a murder in the Valley of Kings joins forces with an Israeli cop and a Palestinian journalist to find a lost treasure.

Brad Thor, Blowback.
When a lethal illness hits the United States and Europe, Homeland Security operative Scot Harvath teams up with a British counterpart to find who’s responsible. Part of a series.