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Action

Bullets fly and betrayals run deep as elite operatives race against time to prevent global catastrophes and expose deadly conspiracies. These pulse-pounding tales pit determined heroes against shadowy organizations and ruthless adversaries, where split-second decisions mean the difference between victory and annihilation.

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Reckless Abandon
by Stuart Woods • 2004
A Florida police chief and a Manhattan attorney corner a mob killer protected by the FBI.
3.95
9k+
🏛️ Legal Thriller👮 Police Procedural🕴️ Organized Crime
Reckless Abandon Summary
Reckless Abandon
A Florida police chief and a Manhattan attorney corner a mob killer protected by the FBI.
by Stuart Woods 2004 368 pages
3.95
9k+ ratings
🏛️ Legal Thriller👮 Police Procedural🕴️ Organized Crime
My Blade, Your Back
by K.M. Moronova • 2025
She forgot him. He caused it. Their love is deadlier than the drugs they share.
4.05
23k+
💔 Enemies To Lovers📖 Amnesia Romance⚔️ Battle Couple
My Blade, Your Back Summary
My Blade, Your Back
She forgot him. He caused it. Their love is deadlier than the drugs they share.
by K.M. Moronova 2025
4.05
23k+ ratings
💔 Enemies To Lovers📖 Amnesia Romance⚔️ Battle Couple
The Pilot's Daughter
by Audrey J. Cole • 2021
Her family held hostage, a mother plants a gun on a plane; the hijacking is personal.
4.20
14k+
🛬 Plane Hijacking👨‍👩‍👧 Family Hostage🗡️ Revenge Quest
The Pilot's Daughter Summary
The Pilot's Daughter
Her family held hostage, a mother plants a gun on a plane; the hijacking is personal.
by Audrey J. Cole 2021 285 pages
4.20
14k+ ratings
🛬 Plane Hijacking👨‍👩‍👧 Family Hostage🗡️ Revenge Quest
Orchid Blues
by Stuart Woods • 2001
A heist kills her fiancé. A police chief tracks the robbers into a militia's assassination plot.
4.00
8k+
🚔 Police Procedural💣 Domestic Terrorism🕵️ Undercover Work
Orchid Blues Summary
Orchid Blues
A heist kills her fiancé. A police chief tracks the robbers into a militia's assassination plot.
by Stuart Woods 2001 389 pages
4.00
8k+ ratings
🚔 Police Procedural💣 Domestic Terrorism🕵️ Undercover Work
Magic Rises
by Ilona Andrews • 2013
A cure for the pack's children draws Kate and Curran into a castle of monsters, jealousy, intrigue.
4.44
64k+
🐺 Pack Politics💞 Fated Mates🩸 Blood Magic
Magic Rises Summary
Magic Rises
A cure for the pack's children draws Kate and Curran into a castle of monsters, jealousy, intrigue.
by Ilona Andrews 2013 329 pages
4.44
64k+ ratings
🐺 Pack Politics💞 Fated Mates🩸 Blood Magic
The Assassin and the Underworld
by Sarah J. Maas • 2012
An assassin returns to settle old debts, but her mentor's final job will cost more than gold.
4.31
64k+
🔪 Rivals To Lovers🐍 Toxic Mentor⚖️ Morally Gray
The Assassin and the Underworld Summary
The Assassin and the Underworld
An assassin returns to settle old debts, but her mentor's final job will cost more than gold.
by Sarah J. Maas 2012 102 pages
4.31
64k+ ratings
🔪 Rivals To Lovers🐍 Toxic Mentor⚖️ Morally Gray
Fallout
by Craig Alanson • 2021
Humanity bluffed its way among the stars. Now ancient machines awaken to erase all life.
4.52
7k+
🚀 Military Space Opera🤖 Snarky AI Companion👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family Crew
Fallout Summary
Fallout
Humanity bluffed its way among the stars. Now ancient machines awaken to erase all life.
by Craig Alanson 2021 23 pages
4.52
7k+ ratings
🚀 Military Space Opera🤖 Snarky AI Companion👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family Crew
The Six Sacred Stones
by Matthew Reilly • 2007
An ancient machine can halt extinction. Jack West Jr. races his father for its six stones.
4.20
27k+
🏛️ Archaeological Thriller⚙️ Ancient Technology🌍 Global Treasure Hunt
The Six Sacred Stones Summary
The Six Sacred Stones
An ancient machine can halt extinction. Jack West Jr. races his father for its six stones.
by Matthew Reilly 2007 506 pages
4.20
27k+ ratings
🏛️ Archaeological Thriller⚙️ Ancient Technology🌍 Global Treasure Hunt
Iron Orchid
by Stuart Woods • 2005
A CIA trainee joins a manhunt for a rogue agent-turned-vigilante, but he's a ghost in the crowd.
3.97
6k+
🕵️ Rogue Spy🐭 Cat And Mouse🕵️‍♀️ Female Agent
Iron Orchid Summary
Iron Orchid
A CIA trainee joins a manhunt for a rogue agent-turned-vigilante, but he's a ghost in the crowd.
by Stuart Woods 2005 400 pages
3.97
6k+ ratings
🕵️ Rogue Spy🐭 Cat And Mouse🕵️‍♀️ Female Agent
The Anomaly
by Michael Rutger • 2018
A YouTuber awakens an ancient machine in a Grand Canyon cave, trapping his crew with monsters.
3.77
12k+
🦴 Archaeological Horror⚙️ Ancient Technology🩸 Survival Horror
The Anomaly Summary
The Anomaly
A YouTuber awakens an ancient machine in a Grand Canyon cave, trapping his crew with monsters.
by Michael Rutger 2018 352 pages
3.77
12k+ ratings
🦴 Archaeological Horror⚙️ Ancient Technology🩸 Survival Horror
The Brutal Strike
by Candice Wright • 2023
Their mission: extract a captive healer. The jungle crash made her theirs to protect.
4.18
1k+
🎯 Mercenary Romance✨ Healing Powers🔪 Touch Her And Die
The Brutal Strike Summary
The Brutal Strike
Their mission: extract a captive healer. The jungle crash made her theirs to protect.
by Candice Wright 2023 378 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
🎯 Mercenary Romance✨ Healing Powers🔪 Touch Her And Die
Assassins Anonymous
by Rob Hart • 2024
A hitman steals a recovering assassin's amends notebook, forcing him back to the underworld he fled.
3.88
12k+
🗡️ Retired Assassin🩹 Addiction Recovery👪 Found Family
Assassins Anonymous Summary
Assassins Anonymous
A hitman steals a recovering assassin's amends notebook, forcing him back to the underworld he fled.
by Rob Hart 2024 308 pages
3.88
12k+ ratings
🗡️ Retired Assassin🩹 Addiction Recovery👪 Found Family
El libro maldito de los templarios
by Francisco Díaz Valladares • 2008
The Templars never died. They hid the formula for eternal life under a Spanish ghost town.
3.67
24
🏰 Templar Fiction🕵️ Conspiracy Thrillers📜 Ancient Manuscripts
El libro maldito de los templarios Summary
El libro maldito de los templarios
The Templars never died. They hid the formula for eternal life under a Spanish ghost town.
by Francisco Díaz Valladares 2008 128 pages
3.67
24 ratings
🏰 Templar Fiction🕵️ Conspiracy Thrillers📜 Ancient Manuscripts
Cleaning the Gold
by Karin Slaughter • 2019
Undercover at Fort Knox, two men cleaning gold learn their separate missions point to one crime
3.49
24k+
🔍 Cold Case Investigation🕵️ Undercover Operation🪖 Corrupt Military
Cleaning the Gold Summary
Cleaning the Gold
Undercover at Fort Knox, two men cleaning gold learn their separate missions point to one crime
by Karin Slaughter 2019 129 pages
3.49
24k+ ratings
🔍 Cold Case Investigation🕵️ Undercover Operation🪖 Corrupt Military
Summer of the Smoke
by Luke Short • 1958
Wounded and broke, a scout stranded at a frontier post uncovers a trader's murderous double game.
4.18
101
🏜️ Frontier Justice🌵 Gritty Western🏘️ Small-Town Western
Summer of the Smoke Summary
Summer of the Smoke
Wounded and broke, a scout stranded at a frontier post uncovers a trader's murderous double game.
by Luke Short 1958 152 pages
4.18
101 ratings
🏜️ Frontier Justice🌵 Gritty Western🏘️ Small-Town Western
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2008
Their mentor kidnapped, four children follow his riddles around the world, pursued by his evil twin.
4.21
61k+
🧩 Puzzle Mystery🖤 Found Family🧠 Kids Outsmarting Adults
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey Summary
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
Their mentor kidnapped, four children follow his riddles around the world, pursued by his evil twin.
by Trenton Lee Stewart 2008 440 pages
4.21
61k+ ratings
🧩 Puzzle Mystery🖤 Found Family🧠 Kids Outsmarting Adults
The False Prince
by Jennifer A. Nielsen • 2012
A defiant orphan must impersonate a missing prince in a contest where the loser dies.
4.24
100k+
🫅 Secret Royalty⚔️ Deadly Competition🎭 Unreliable Narrator
The False Prince Summary
The False Prince
A defiant orphan must impersonate a missing prince in a contest where the loser dies.
by Jennifer A. Nielsen 2012 342 pages
4.24
100k+ ratings
🫅 Secret Royalty⚔️ Deadly Competition🎭 Unreliable Narrator
Targets of Opportunity
by Joe Weber • 1993
His identity erased, a Marine pilot flies a captured MiG into combat, hunted by both sides.
3.78
197
🛩️ Aviation Thriller🪖 Vietnam War Era🕶️ Covert Operations
Targets of Opportunity Summary
Targets of Opportunity
His identity erased, a Marine pilot flies a captured MiG into combat, hunted by both sides.
by Joe Weber 1993 10 pages
3.78
197 ratings
🛩️ Aviation Thriller🪖 Vietnam War Era🕶️ Covert Operations
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