Assassin Aboard Books | Summaries & Audio

Orphan X

by Gregg Hurwitz • 2016

Raised to kill, he now rescues strangers. A kidnap case leads his creators straight to him.

4.14

57k+

🎯 Assassin Thriller 🕵️ Covert Operative 🔫 Rogue Agent 🏛️ Government Conspiracy ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Orphan X 89%

Raised to kill, he now rescues strangers. A kidnap case leads his creators straight to him.

by Gregg Hurwitz 2016

4.14

57k+ ratings

🎯 Assassin Thriller 🕵️ Covert Operative 🔫 Rogue Agent 🏛️ Government Conspiracy ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Midnight Black

by Mark Greaney • 2025

Betrayed mid-air, a covert operative fights across Europe to rescue his handler's kidnapped family.

4.62

14k+

🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🕵️ Rogue Agent 💥 Tactical Action 🇪🇺 European Setting ⏩ Relentless Pace

Midnight Black 88%

Betrayed mid-air, a covert operative fights across Europe to rescue his handler's kidnapped family.

by Mark Greaney 2025

4.62

14k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🕵️ Rogue Agent 💥 Tactical Action 🇪🇺 European Setting ⏩ Relentless Pace

Consent to Kill

by Vince Flynn • 2005

After a bomb kills his wife a CIA assassin uncovers a conspiracy from Washington to Riyadh.

4.41

53k+

🕵️ Spy Thriller 🔪 Assassin Thriller 💢 Personal Vendetta 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🕊️ Choosing Mercy

Consent to Kill 88%

After a bomb kills his wife a CIA assassin uncovers a conspiracy from Washington to Riyadh.

by Vince Flynn 2005

4.41

53k+ ratings

🕵️ Spy Thriller 🔪 Assassin Thriller 💢 Personal Vendetta 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🕊️ Choosing Mercy

The Hit

by David Baldacci • 2013

Ordered to kill his rogue partner, a government assassin uncovers a conspiracy targeting them both.

4.18

80k+

🎯 Government Assassin 🏴 Rogue Agent 🐾 Cat And Mouse Pursuit 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔪 Female Assassin

The Hit 88%

Ordered to kill his rogue partner, a government assassin uncovers a conspiracy targeting them both.

by David Baldacci 2013

4.18

80k+ ratings

🎯 Government Assassin 🏴 Rogue Agent 🐾 Cat And Mouse Pursuit 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔪 Female Assassin

The Bourne Ultimatum

by Robert Ludlum • 2004

To save his family, a professor must once again become the deadliest assassin alive.

4.08

68k+

🕵️ Cold War Espionage 📁 Covert Operations 🎭 Dual Identity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family In Peril 🐈‍⬛ Hunter Hunted

The Bourne Ultimatum 88%

To save his family, a professor must once again become the deadliest assassin alive.

by Robert Ludlum 2004

4.08

68k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold War Espionage 📁 Covert Operations 🎭 Dual Identity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family In Peril 🐈‍⬛ Hunter Hunted

Dead Eye

by Mark Greaney • 2013

After killing a Russian mobster, a rogue spy becomes the hunted, pursued by a sociopathic rival.

4.42

23k+

🎯 Assassin Vs Assassin 🕵️ Rogue Operative 🏛️ Institutional Betrayal 🖤 Morally Grey Spy 📡 Surveillance Thriller

Dead Eye 88%

After killing a Russian mobster, a rogue spy becomes the hunted, pursued by a sociopathic rival.

by Mark Greaney 2013

4.42

23k+ ratings

🎯 Assassin Vs Assassin 🕵️ Rogue Operative 🏛️ Institutional Betrayal 🖤 Morally Grey Spy 📡 Surveillance Thriller

The Day of the Jackal

by Frederick Forsyth • 1971

A hired killer stalks President de Gaulle. One detective must unmask him before Liberation Day.

4.27

147k+

🎯 Political Assassination 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🎭 Master Of Disguise 🔍 Relentless Detective 🔫 Master Assassin

The Day of the Jackal 87%

A hired killer stalks President de Gaulle. One detective must unmask him before Liberation Day.

by Frederick Forsyth 1971

4.27

147k+ ratings

🎯 Political Assassination 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🎭 Master Of Disguise 🔍 Relentless Detective 🔫 Master Assassin

Killers of a Certain Age

by Deanna Raybourn • 2022

Four aging female assassins discover their retirement cruise is a trap set by their own agency.

3.85

122k+

🗡️ Female Assassins 👵 Older Heroines 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎯 Hunters Hunted 😈 Dark Comedy

Killers of a Certain Age 87%

Four aging female assassins discover their retirement cruise is a trap set by their own agency.

by Deanna Raybourn 2022

3.85

122k+ ratings

🗡️ Female Assassins 👵 Older Heroines 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎯 Hunters Hunted 😈 Dark Comedy

House of Spies

by Daniel Silva • 2017

When London burns, an Israeli spymaster tracks a ghost through a global web of art and blood.

4.31

35k+

🛡️ Counterterrorism 🕵️ Spycraft 🎨 Art World Intrigue 🏃 Relentless Pursuit 🎭 Deep Cover

House of Spies 87%

When London burns, an Israeli spymaster tracks a ghost through a global web of art and blood.

by Daniel Silva 2017

4.31

35k+ ratings

🛡️ Counterterrorism 🕵️ Spycraft 🎨 Art World Intrigue 🏃 Relentless Pursuit 🎭 Deep Cover

A Dance of Cloaks

by David Dalglish • 2010

His father's test: kill his brother. A thief lord's son inherits a city that demands blood.

3.75

13k+

🗡️ Thief Guilds 🔪 Reluctant Assassin ⚔️ Assassin Training 🎭 Masked Vigilante 👤 Toxic Patriarch

A Dance of Cloaks 87%

His father's test: kill his brother. A thief lord's son inherits a city that demands blood.

by David Dalglish 2010

3.75

13k+ ratings

🗡️ Thief Guilds 🔪 Reluctant Assassin ⚔️ Assassin Training 🎭 Masked Vigilante 👤 Toxic Patriarch

Foreign Agent

by Brad Thor • 2016

An ISIS massacre of a CIA team masks a Russian plot to start a ground war.

4.25

17k+

🪆 Russian Conspiracy 💣 Islamist Terror 🎯 Assassination Plot 🪖 Special Forces Agent 🌍 Global Manhunt

Foreign Agent 87%

An ISIS massacre of a CIA team masks a Russian plot to start a ground war.

by Brad Thor 2016

4.25

17k+ ratings

🪆 Russian Conspiracy 💣 Islamist Terror 🎯 Assassination Plot 🪖 Special Forces Agent 🌍 Global Manhunt

Without Fail

by Lee Child • 2002

Jack Reacher is pulled into a Secret Service crisis: someone inside wants the new VP dead.

4.16

120k+

🎯 Assassination Plot 🕵️ Security Consultant 🔍 Insider Threat 🏞️ Small Town Siege 💼 Secret Service Detail

Without Fail 87%

Jack Reacher is pulled into a Secret Service crisis: someone inside wants the new VP dead.

by Lee Child 2002

4.16

120k+ ratings

🎯 Assassination Plot 🕵️ Security Consultant 🔍 Insider Threat 🏞️ Small Town Siege 💼 Secret Service Detail

A Dance of Death

by David Dalglish • 2011

Framed for slaughter, a vigilante hunts his dark mirror through a port city on the brink of war.

4.06

7k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🗡️ Assassin With A Conscience 🏛️ Political Conspiracy ⚔️ Human Elf Conflict 🔪 Framed For Murder

A Dance of Death 87%

Framed for slaughter, a vigilante hunts his dark mirror through a port city on the brink of war.

by David Dalglish 2011

4.06

7k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🗡️ Assassin With A Conscience 🏛️ Political Conspiracy ⚔️ Human Elf Conflict 🔪 Framed For Murder

The Innocent

by David Baldacci • 2012

An assassin's bus explodes. The girl beside him knows why her parents were murdered.

4.19

122k+

🏛️ Government Conspiracy 🎯 Assassin Antihero 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 🏃 Child On The Run 🔫 Rogue Agent

The Innocent 87%

An assassin's bus explodes. The girl beside him knows why her parents were murdered.

by David Baldacci 2012

4.19

122k+ ratings

🏛️ Government Conspiracy 🎯 Assassin Antihero 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 🏃 Child On The Run 🔫 Rogue Agent

The Target

by David Baldacci • 2014

Two assassins survive a brutal CIA purge as a North Korean hit targets the First Family.

4.18

66k+

🗺️ Geopolitical Thriller 🔍 CIA Operatives 🎯 Female Assassin 🏛️ Government Conspiracy ⚖️ Assassin Redemption

The Target 87%

Two assassins survive a brutal CIA purge as a North Korean hit targets the First Family.

by David Baldacci 2014

4.18

66k+ ratings

🗺️ Geopolitical Thriller 🔍 CIA Operatives 🎯 Female Assassin 🏛️ Government Conspiracy ⚖️ Assassin Redemption

Of Shadow and Sea

by Will Wight • 2014

An orphan assassin and her sentient blade guard a rotting empire from the dead gods below.

4.03

6k+

🕸️ Assassin Guild 🦑 Eldritch Horror 🔪 Child Assassin 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Stoic Heroine

Of Shadow and Sea 87%

An orphan assassin and her sentient blade guard a rotting empire from the dead gods below.

by Will Wight 2014

4.03

6k+ ratings

🕸️ Assassin Guild 🦑 Eldritch Horror 🔪 Child Assassin 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Stoic Heroine

Ransom

by Chris Bradford • 2014

When pirates storm a superyacht, a teen bodyguard must protect twin heiresses from a hidden enemy.

4.33

3k+

🕵️ Teen Spy Thriller 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Hijacking 💔 Kidnapping Aftermath 🔪 Betrayal From Within 👥 Found Family

Ransom 87%

When pirates storm a superyacht, a teen bodyguard must protect twin heiresses from a hidden enemy.

by Chris Bradford 2014

4.33

3k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Spy Thriller 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Hijacking 💔 Kidnapping Aftermath 🔪 Betrayal From Within 👥 Found Family

Satori

by Don Winslow • 2011

A stateless assassin trades his cell for a kill order: one Soviet spymaster, inside Mao's Beijing.

3.95

6k+

🕵️ Cold War Espionage 😬 Reluctant Spy 🗡️ Master Assassin 💔 Betrayal Romance 💋 Femme Fatale

Satori 87%

A stateless assassin trades his cell for a kill order: one Soviet spymaster, inside Mao's Beijing.

by Don Winslow 2011

3.95

6k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold War Espionage 😬 Reluctant Spy 🗡️ Master Assassin 💔 Betrayal Romance 💋 Femme Fatale

The English Spy

by Daniel Silva • 2015

A yacht bomb kills a princess. A retired spy hunts the Irish assassin across Europe.

4.22

32k+

🎯 Assassination Thriller 🍀 Post Troubles Fiction 🪦 Faked Death 🐻 Russian Intelligence 🕵️ Reluctant Spy Hero

The English Spy 87%

A yacht bomb kills a princess. A retired spy hunts the Irish assassin across Europe.

by Daniel Silva 2015

4.22

32k+ ratings

🎯 Assassination Thriller 🍀 Post Troubles Fiction 🪦 Faked Death 🐻 Russian Intelligence 🕵️ Reluctant Spy Hero

The Last One

by Will Dean • 2023

When Caz Ripley wakes aboard a luxury ocean liner, every passenger and crew member has vanished.

3.55

41k+

👻 Ghost Ship 🧠 Psychological Horror 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🌊 Horror At Sea 📺 Deadly Game Show

The Last One 87%

When Caz Ripley wakes aboard a luxury ocean liner, every passenger and crew member has vanished.

by Will Dean 2023

3.55

41k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Ship 🧠 Psychological Horror 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🌊 Horror At Sea 📺 Deadly Game Show

Executive Power

by Vince Flynn • 2003

A lethal leak pulls CIA's Mitch Rapp into a Saudi prince's scheme to upend the world.

4.32

50k+

🕵️ Covert Operations 🌍 Global Espionage 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🔫 Assassin Protagonist 🚁 High-Stakes Rescue

Executive Power 87%

A lethal leak pulls CIA's Mitch Rapp into a Saudi prince's scheme to upend the world.

by Vince Flynn 2003

4.32

50k+ ratings

🕵️ Covert Operations 🌍 Global Espionage 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🔫 Assassin Protagonist 🚁 High-Stakes Rescue

The Bourne Identity

by Robert Ludlum • 1980

An amnesiac follows his only clue, a numbered bank account, into the sights of an infamous assassin.

4.05

442k+

🧠 Amnesia Thriller 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔪 Assassin Protagonist 🏃 Fugitive On The Run 🤝 Reluctant Alliance

The Bourne Identity 87%

An amnesiac follows his only clue, a numbered bank account, into the sights of an infamous assassin.

by Robert Ludlum 1980

4.05

442k+ ratings

🧠 Amnesia Thriller 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔪 Assassin Protagonist 🏃 Fugitive On The Run 🤝 Reluctant Alliance

Dear Killer

by Katherine Ewell • 2014

A London schoolgirl takes murder commissions; the detective hunting her becomes her confidant.

3.47

5k+

🗡️ Teen Assassin 🖤 Nihilistic Protagonist 👤 Secret Identity 🐱🐭 Cat And Mouse 🪓 Inherited Violence

Dear Killer 87%

A London schoolgirl takes murder commissions; the detective hunting her becomes her confidant.

by Katherine Ewell 2014

3.47

5k+ ratings

🗡️ Teen Assassin 🖤 Nihilistic Protagonist 👤 Secret Identity 🐱🐭 Cat And Mouse 🪓 Inherited Violence

End Game

by David Baldacci • 2017

Two assassins search for a vanished handler, uncovering a drug ring inside a Colorado missile silo.

4.21

57k+

🎯 Government Assassin 🏚️ Small Town Secrets 💕 Partners To Lovers 👤 Hidden Parentage 🤝 Found Family

End Game 87%

Two assassins search for a vanished handler, uncovering a drug ring inside a Colorado missile silo.

by David Baldacci 2017

4.21

57k+ ratings

🎯 Government Assassin 🏚️ Small Town Secrets 💕 Partners To Lovers 👤 Hidden Parentage 🤝 Found Family

The Last Man

by Vince Flynn • 2012

Mitch Rapp races to find a kidnapped spymaster whose secrets could destroy the CIA.

4.37

42k+

🕵️ Spy Thriller 🔫 Rogue Agent 🎭 Double Agent 🌑 Shadow Operations 🗡️ Assassin Antihero

The Last Man 86%

Mitch Rapp races to find a kidnapped spymaster whose secrets could destroy the CIA.

by Vince Flynn 2012

4.37

42k+ ratings

🕵️ Spy Thriller 🔫 Rogue Agent 🎭 Double Agent 🌑 Shadow Operations 🗡️ Assassin Antihero

The Kill Artist

by Daniel Silva • 2000

An art restorer and former Israeli assassin is pulled from exile to hunt his family's killer.

4.00

101k+

🎨 Art World Thriller 💔 Damaged Hero 🎯 Assassin Protagonist 😶‍🌫️ Reluctant Spy 💀 Revenge Mission

The Kill Artist 86%

An art restorer and former Israeli assassin is pulled from exile to hunt his family's killer.

by Daniel Silva 2000

4.00

101k+ ratings

🎨 Art World Thriller 💔 Damaged Hero 🎯 Assassin Protagonist 😶‍🌫️ Reluctant Spy 💀 Revenge Mission

Order to Kill

by Kyle Mills • 2016

A plan to irradiate Saudi oil fields pits a CIA agent against Russia's most lethal assassin.

4.35

24k+

🗡️ Rival Assassins ☢️ Nuclear Threat 🕵️ Covert Ops 🌐 Global Conspiracy 🇷🇺 Russian Intrigue

Order to Kill 86%

A plan to irradiate Saudi oil fields pits a CIA agent against Russia's most lethal assassin.

by Kyle Mills 2016

4.35

24k+ ratings

🗡️ Rival Assassins ☢️ Nuclear Threat 🕵️ Covert Ops 🌐 Global Conspiracy 🇷🇺 Russian Intrigue

American Assassin

by Vince Flynn • 2010

After a terrorist attack kills his girlfriend, a college athlete joins a CIA assassination program.

4.25

102k+

🐺 Lone Wolf Operative 💥 Revenge Mission 🌍 Middle East Espionage 🔍 Spy School 🤝 Mentor And ProtéGé

American Assassin 86%

After a terrorist attack kills his girlfriend, a college athlete joins a CIA assassination program.

by Vince Flynn 2010

4.25

102k+ ratings

🐺 Lone Wolf Operative 💥 Revenge Mission 🌍 Middle East Espionage 🔍 Spy School 🤝 Mentor And ProtéGé

The Assassin and the Empire

by Sarah J. Maas • 2012

Two young assassins in love risk one last job to buy freedom from their manipulative mentor.

4.38

65k+

🗡️ Assassin Romance 💔 Doomed Lovers 🎭 Manipulative Mentor ⚔️ Revenge Gone Wrong 🏴 Criminal Underworld

The Assassin and the Empire 86%

Two young assassins in love risk one last job to buy freedom from their manipulative mentor.

by Sarah J. Maas 2012

4.38

65k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Romance 💔 Doomed Lovers 🎭 Manipulative Mentor ⚔️ Revenge Gone Wrong 🏴 Criminal Underworld

Grave Mercy

by Robin LaFevers • 2012

An assassin nun protects a besieged duchess, falling for the half-brother she suspects most.

3.89

108k+

🗡️ Assassin Heroine 👑 Medieval Court Intrigue 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💀 Deadly Romance

Grave Mercy 86%

An assassin nun protects a besieged duchess, falling for the half-brother she suspects most.

by Robin LaFevers 2012

3.89

108k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Heroine 👑 Medieval Court Intrigue 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💀 Deadly Romance

With a Vengeance

by Riley Sager • 2025

She traps six conspirators on a train for revenge, but a killer frames her for the murders.

3.37

78k+

🔒 Locked-Room Mystery 🚂 Train Setting 🗡️ Revenge Thriller 🕵️ Framed Protagonist 🤫 Family Secrets

With a Vengeance 86%

She traps six conspirators on a train for revenge, but a killer frames her for the murders.

by Riley Sager 2025

3.37

78k+ ratings

🔒 Locked-Room Mystery 🚂 Train Setting 🗡️ Revenge Thriller 🕵️ Framed Protagonist 🤫 Family Secrets

Royal Assassin

by Robin Hobb • 1996

A royal assassin hides a forbidden wolf bond as a soul-stealing plague threatens the kingdom.

4.29

248k+

🏰 Court Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🐺 Animal Companion 💔 Forbidden Love 🧪 Political Poisoning

Royal Assassin 86%

A royal assassin hides a forbidden wolf bond as a soul-stealing plague threatens the kingdom.

by Robin Hobb 1996

4.29

248k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🐺 Animal Companion 💔 Forbidden Love 🧪 Political Poisoning

The Chaos Agent

by Mark Greaney • 2024

Hunted by drones worldwide, two operatives uncover a rogue AI weapon rewriting the rules of war.

4.46

15k+

🤖 Techno-Thriller 🕵️ Spy Thriller 💻 Rogue Ai 🔫 Assassin Protagonist 🏃 On The Run

The Chaos Agent 86%

Hunted by drones worldwide, two operatives uncover a rogue AI weapon rewriting the rules of war.

by Mark Greaney 2024

4.46

15k+ ratings

🤖 Techno-Thriller 🕵️ Spy Thriller 💻 Rogue Ai 🔫 Assassin Protagonist 🏃 On The Run

Broken Veil

by Jeff Wheeler • 2019

A stolen girl, a poisoned empress: one conspiracy, two worlds, and no one left to trust.

4.48

10k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🗡️ Assassin Training 🏠 Found Family 💔 Maternal Betrayal 🎭 False Identities

Broken Veil 86%

A stolen girl, a poisoned empress: one conspiracy, two worlds, and no one left to trust.

by Jeff Wheeler 2019

4.48

10k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🗡️ Assassin Training 🏠 Found Family 💔 Maternal Betrayal 🎭 False Identities

The English Assassin

by Daniel Silva • 2002

A spy hired to restore a painting finds murder and a conspiracy of looted art.

4.17

45k+

🕶️ Conspiracy Thriller 🖌️ Nazi Looted Art 🗡️ Assassin's Code 👁️ Secret Society 👪 Family Secrets

The English Assassin 86%

A spy hired to restore a painting finds murder and a conspiracy of looted art.

by Daniel Silva 2002

4.17

45k+ ratings

🕶️ Conspiracy Thriller 🖌️ Nazi Looted Art 🗡️ Assassin's Code 👁️ Secret Society 👪 Family Secrets

Stone Cold

by David Baldacci • 2007

The Camel Club hides a con artist as a suburban assassin's revenge engulfs them all.

4.19

52k+

🏛️ Political Thriller 🗡️ Revenge Thriller 🫂 Found Family 🎯 Reluctant Assassin 🃏 Con Artist On The Run

Stone Cold 86%

The Camel Club hides a con artist as a suburban assassin's revenge engulfs them all.

by David Baldacci 2007

4.19

52k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Thriller 🗡️ Revenge Thriller 🫂 Found Family 🎯 Reluctant Assassin 🃏 Con Artist On The Run

Murder on the Orient Express

by Agatha Christie • 1934

A murdered millionaire, a locked compartment, and twelve snowbound passengers with too many motives.

4.20

745k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🕰️ Golden Age Mystery ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🚂 Closed Circle Mystery 🔍 Master Detective

Murder on the Orient Express 86%

A murdered millionaire, a locked compartment, and twelve snowbound passengers with too many motives.

by Agatha Christie 1934

4.20

745k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🕰️ Golden Age Mystery ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🚂 Closed Circle Mystery 🔍 Master Detective

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

15k+

🛬 Plane Hijacking 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Hostage 🗡️ Revenge Quest 😈 Vengeful Villain 🏢 Corporate Conspiracy

The Pilot's Daughter 86%

Her family held hostage, a mother plants a gun on a plane; the hijacking is personal.

by Audrey J. Cole 2021

4.20

15k+ ratings

🛬 Plane Hijacking 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Hostage 🗡️ Revenge Quest 😈 Vengeful Villain 🏢 Corporate Conspiracy

Red Sky Mourning

by Jack Carr • 2024

A rogue submarine, a quantum AI gone dark, and the retired SEAL between them.

4.48

22k+

💻 Techno-Thriller 🤖 Rogue AI 🎯 One Last Mission 🌐 Geopolitical Warfare 🌊 Naval Warfare

Red Sky Mourning 86%

A rogue submarine, a quantum AI gone dark, and the retired SEAL between them.

by Jack Carr 2024

4.48

22k+ ratings

💻 Techno-Thriller 🤖 Rogue AI 🎯 One Last Mission 🌐 Geopolitical Warfare 🌊 Naval Warfare

Shibumi

by Trevanian • 2005

A legendary assassin's Basque refuge is breached by the global network he spent a lifetime evading.

4.17

20k+

📼 1970s Espionage 🏯 Postwar Japan 🌧️ Melancholy Thriller 💥 Stylish Violence 🕵️ Lone Operative

Shibumi 86%

A legendary assassin's Basque refuge is breached by the global network he spent a lifetime evading.

by Trevanian 2005

4.17

20k+ ratings

📼 1970s Espionage 🏯 Postwar Japan 🌧️ Melancholy Thriller 💥 Stylish Violence 🕵️ Lone Operative

Assassin's Apprentice

by Robin Hobb • 1995

Abandoned at the keep, a royal bastard is bought by a king and trained to kill.

4.19

412k+

🏰 Court Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🐺 Animal Bond 📜 Secret Apprenticeship 😔 Melancholy Tone

Assassin's Apprentice 86%

Abandoned at the keep, a royal bastard is bought by a king and trained to kill.

by Robin Hobb 1995

4.19

412k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🐺 Animal Bond 📜 Secret Apprenticeship 😔 Melancholy Tone

Forsaken

by Oliver Bowden • 2012

His family massacred, a boy is raised by the secret order that ordered the killings.

3.99

7k+

🕯️ Secret Societies ⚔️ Father-Son Conflict 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🎭 Mentor's Betrayal 🖤 Tragic Antihero

Forsaken 86%

His family massacred, a boy is raised by the secret order that ordered the killings.

by Oliver Bowden 2012

3.99

7k+ ratings

🕯️ Secret Societies ⚔️ Father-Son Conflict 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🎭 Mentor's Betrayal 🖤 Tragic Antihero

A Dance of Shadows

by David Dalglish • 2012

Veldaren's vigilante cowed its thieves. A killer, a crusader, and invaders now burn it all down.

4.12

4k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🌙 Vigilante Justice 🏙️ City Of Thieves 🔀 Shifting Alliances

A Dance of Shadows 86%

Veldaren's vigilante cowed its thieves. A killer, a crusader, and invaders now burn it all down.

by David Dalglish 2012

4.12

4k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🌙 Vigilante Justice 🏙️ City Of Thieves 🔀 Shifting Alliances

Santa Cruise

by Mary Higgins Clark • 2006

Two fugitives in Santa suits board a charity cruise, unaware the guests include amateur sleuths.

3.44

8k+

🚢 Cruise Ship Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👥 Ensemble Cast 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 😊 Lighthearted Suspense

Santa Cruise 86%

Two fugitives in Santa suits board a charity cruise, unaware the guests include amateur sleuths.

by Mary Higgins Clark 2006

3.44

8k+ ratings

🚢 Cruise Ship Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👥 Ensemble Cast 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 😊 Lighthearted Suspense

The English Girl

by Daniel Silva • 2013

A British political aide and secret PM lover vanishes, dragging Gabriel Allon into a Russian plot.

4.19

37k+

🕵️ Sleeper Agent 🗳️ Political Blackmail 🔍 Reluctant Spy 🎭 False Flag Op 🗡️ Exiled Assassin

The English Girl 86%

A British political aide and secret PM lover vanishes, dragging Gabriel Allon into a Russian plot.

by Daniel Silva 2013

4.19

37k+ ratings

🕵️ Sleeper Agent 🗳️ Political Blackmail 🔍 Reluctant Spy 🎭 False Flag Op 🗡️ Exiled Assassin

The Atlas Maneuver

by Steve Berry • 2024

An operative shields Bitcoin's secret creator when her invention reveals a WWII gold conspiracy.

4.24

8k+

💰 Stolen War Gold 🏦 Banking Conspiracy 🔗 Crypto Thriller 📜 Secret History 🕵️ Rogue Agent

The Atlas Maneuver 86%

An operative shields Bitcoin's secret creator when her invention reveals a WWII gold conspiracy.

by Steve Berry 2024

4.24

8k+ ratings

💰 Stolen War Gold 🏦 Banking Conspiracy 🔗 Crypto Thriller 📜 Secret History 🕵️ Rogue Agent

The Club

by Ellery Lloyd • 2022

A celebrity island club opens with blackmail. Before the weekend ends, the host vanishes.

3.28

128k+

🏝️ Locked Island ⭐ Celebrity Elite 📦 Blackmail Scheme 🎭 Behind The Scenes 🖤 Dark Glamour

The Club 86%

A celebrity island club opens with blackmail. Before the weekend ends, the host vanishes.

by Ellery Lloyd 2022

3.28

128k+ ratings

🏝️ Locked Island ⭐ Celebrity Elite 📦 Blackmail Scheme 🎭 Behind The Scenes 🖤 Dark Glamour

Red Rabbit

by Tom Clancy • 2002

A Soviet defector's warning sends a CIA analyst into St. Peter's Square to stop an assassination.

3.76

35k+

🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🚂 Defector Extraction 😬 Reluctant Operative 🎯 Assassination Plot 📋 Tense Procedural

Red Rabbit 86%

A Soviet defector's warning sends a CIA analyst into St. Peter's Square to stop an assassination.

by Tom Clancy 2002

3.76

35k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🚂 Defector Extraction 😬 Reluctant Operative 🎯 Assassination Plot 📋 Tense Procedural

Oath of Destruction

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2018

A hidden assassin-prince takes the throne of a kingdom grieving his twin and bracing for war.

4.41

719

👑 Royal Court Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Prince 🎭 Hidden Identity 💍 Political Marriage ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers

Oath of Destruction 86%

A hidden assassin-prince takes the throne of a kingdom grieving his twin and bracing for war.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2018

4.41

719 ratings

👑 Royal Court Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Prince 🎭 Hidden Identity 💍 Political Marriage ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers

Savage Son

by Jack Carr • 2020

A former SEAL must rescue his friend's sister from a Russian mob's human hunting game.

4.50

37k+

⚔️ Navy Seal Protagonist 🛡️ Home Defense 🐻 Russian Mafia 🎯 Most Dangerous Game 💥 High-Octane

Savage Son 86%

A former SEAL must rescue his friend's sister from a Russian mob's human hunting game.

by Jack Carr 2020

4.50

37k+ ratings

⚔️ Navy Seal Protagonist 🛡️ Home Defense 🐻 Russian Mafia 🎯 Most Dangerous Game 💥 High-Octane

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