One bullet puts the plan in motion…"The best political thriller I have read in a long, long time?right up there with the very best of David Baldacci."—Michael Palmer, New York Times-bestselling author of Oath of Office An assassin's bullet changes the course of the presidential election—not by killing Democratic candidate Teddy Lodge but by killing his wife. Riding a wave of popular sympathy, Lodge surges forward as the man to beat for incumbent President Morgan Taylor.  Meanwhile, Secret Service Agent Scott Roarke is ordered by President Taylor to investigate the assassination, which unravels a deadly Soviet plot that has incubated for decades. But it's not just the Russians that Agent Roarke must contend with. Another nation has a sleeper agent—poised to forever alter American policy in the Middle East… "Grossman had done lots of research on everything from political infighting to clandestine military operations…holds reader interest right up to the inevitable conclusion."—Publishers Weekly

A U.S. Civil War veteran hoping to forget his dark past must choose between wealth & power or saving a town from a corrupt lawman in this western.Mason Hawke emerged from war a scarred man, a man unable to return to a life of power and privilege. His only way out is to start his life anew, concealing his past from those he encounters. But things don't always go according to plan, which Mason finds out when he stops in a town where he knows the local sheriff, a man who has the town under his thumb. All Mason wants to do is settle down and pretend the past never happened. But now he must decide whether to live the easy life, forgetting his past, or to risk sacrificing himself, and help the town break free of the tyrannical lawman, at the risk of exposing something he'd wanted to keep buried.

Not if... But when...A wounded, widowed, former Marine. A volcano triggered by the 9.0 earthquake they always said would happen. How long until society—the just, the criminals, everyone in between—realize that government just became inoperable for months... or years...?Phil Walker was already nearing his rope’s end. After losing his wife to cancer and his leg to a tragic incident, he spends his days wondering how to improve his relationship with his adult kids and running his local gun club. But when the largest unfathomable disasters in recorded history slam the Pacific Northwest like an apocalyptic hammer, he is thrust into a role he has never prepared for.Worried not just for his small family but for his larger collection of friends and community, he establishes an impromptu refugee camp at the gun range. Shelter, food, water, security—what was once almost a given, is now in critically short supply. While Phil struggles to keep his group organized, his kids face their own challenges in the new, dark and desperate world—and those with no morals see those same challenges as opportunities...The ports and highways are broken. Relief organizations can’t even begin to mount an impactful response. How long until Phil and his allies must become the new beacons of hope and order in the chaotic world?Tahoma’s Hammer is the realistic, frightening first book in the Cascadia Fallen trilogy.Cascadia Fallen Trilogy:Book 1 Tahoma’s HammerBook 2 Order DivestedBook 3 Spiritus Americae

From cyber-spy to cyber-warriors—they're the new defenders of world peace. First in the technothriller series from the New York Times–bestselling author. In Stephen Coonts'Deep Black, cowritten with Jim DeFelice, a spy plane gathering data on a new Russian weapon is blown out of the sky by a mysterious MiG. Is it an accident or the start of the next world war? One U.S. agency has what it takes to find out—the National Security Agency and its covert operations team: Deep Black. Working for the NSA, ex-Marine sniper Charlie Dean is dispatched to Russia, hooking up with former Delta Force trooper Lia DeFrancesca to find out what happened to the plane. The Deep Black team stumbles across an even more alarming secret—a plot to assassinate the Russian president and overthrow the democratic government by force. The coup could have dire consequences for Russia and the world. With no clearance from the government it's called on to protect, the National Security Agency goes to war. But before Lia and Dean can unravel the conspiracy, they learn that one of the spy plane's passengers—an NSA techie—survived the crash. Critical information could fall into enemy hands. And that enemy is playing to the death. Praise for Stephen Coonts "Coonts knows how to write and build suspense . . . this is the mark of a natural storyteller." —The New York Times Book Review "[Coonts] is a natural storyteller [with] a rare gift." —USA Today "The master of the techno thriller." —Publishers Weekly

First in the Caitlin Strong series: "Magnificent! The Texas Rangers lore takes a great thriller to a whole new level. Exceptional." ?Lee Child, #1 New York Times–bestselling authorCaitlin Strong is a fifth-generation Texas Ranger, proud to wear the badge of her father and grandfather—until a deadly shoot-out along the Mexican border causes her to question her calling.Five years later, Caitlin is still trying to purge herself of guilt from the day that ended her Ranger career. But a shattering discovery will reopen old wounds, and Caitlin's renewed investigation into the truth behind the bloody desert firefight uncovers a terrifying plot that reaches into every home and threatens the very core of the country.Her only hope for success—and survival—is to team up with Cort Wesley Masters, a deadly outlaw who has every reason to want her dead. But he also holds the key to the truth she desperately seeks in the anguished brain of an amnesiac torture victim.Caitlin's tormented quest for redemption takes her to a dark world, ranging from Washington to Bahrain to the wastelands of Mexico, as she finds that the strength to live comes from learning how to die."A terrific book! The good, the bad, and the ugly woven into a tale that leaves the reader breathless. Great fun!" ?Sandra Brown, #1 New York Times–bestselling author"As rip-roaring as a Texas wildfire! I loved it!" ?Lisa Jackson, #1 New York Times–bestselling author"An inventive Tex-Mex thriller. Jon Land's style never waivers." ?Brad Thor, #1 New York Times–bestselling author

THE INQUISITION IS BACK!AND THIS TIME THEY HAVE TECHNOLOGY.An action-packed unraveling of the secrets of ancient history mixed in with a chilling conspiracy that brings to mind Dan Brown’s bestseller INFERNO. “Swigart is one of the few thriller writers with a poetic sense … [who] knows how to give high velocity to an action mystery.” -San Francisco ChroniclePapyrologist Lisa Emmer’s world flips when the Surete detains her at her Metro station with news of the savage murder of the esteemed Paris historian Dr. Raimond Foix, her friend and mentor in the study of ancient documents. Horrified, Lisa finds clues at the crime scene left behind for her by her mentor—clues to a secret kept hidden for centuries.These clues make her a prime suspect in the murder investigation, and also put her directly in the cross-hairs of a deadly commando group that proves to be none other than a contemporary offshoot of the Inquisition. They want an ancient document that reveals a secret so explosive it could change the world—a document they’ve been tracking for centuries. Led by a sadistic priest and a vicious but very accomplished nun with excellent military cred, their mission is to destroy the document—no matter what the cost in blood. Desperate to clear her name and to stay alive, with the help of a handsome yet mysterious banker, Lisa must solve the clues and uncover the millennia-old secret before her adversaries can find and destroy it.Since she was a child Lisa had suffered from uncontrollable fugue states. Now she discovers just in time that what she always thought was a liability may in fact be an almost paranormal ability to see things in ways others cannot. The trail leads everywhere from ancient cemeteries and tombs throughout France to Istanbul and Greece, as Lisa and Steve desperately stay one step ahead of their enemies, solving the clues to a dangerous treasure hunt their lives now depend upon. A must-read for fans of Steve Berry, Dan Brown and Raymond Khoury!Praise for Rob Swigart's THRILLER IN PARADISE series: “Bold and brassy … a breathless romp with prose that crackles like a live wire, bites like a rabid dog, [and] smooths like 30-year-old Scotch.” -San Francisco Review of Books