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3 Action-Packed Thriller Series to Spice Up Your To-Read List

October 12, 2018May 1, 2024torforge

This year is quickly drawing to a close and what better way to close out the year than with a bang! Well, in your books anyway. We’ve got the perfect action-packed thriller series to spice up your to-read list and keep you hooked for the rest of the year.

McGarvy Series by David Hagberg

Follow CIA agent Kirk McGarvey as he fights terrorism, espionage, and all the biggest threats to the United States. With over 20 books in the series, including novellas, Hagberg’s thrilling series continues to bring in new readers while keeping long time fans engaged.

Face Off, the latest McGarvey tale, features a nail-biting race to prevent World War III between the US and Russia.

David Slaton Series by Ward Larsen

David Slaton has been trained by Mossad to be the perfect assassin. His preparation is meticulous, his marksmanship unparalleled. The one thing he never saw coming–a wife, a son, and a past he can’t escape.

The intense globe-spanning latest installment, Assassin’s Run, is on sale now!

Jack McClure/Alli Carson Series by Eric Van Lustbader

Jack has had a troubled life. His dyslexia always made him feel like an outsider. He escaped from an abusive home as a teenager and lived by his wits on the streets of Washington D.C. It wasn’t until he realized that dyslexia gave him the ability to see the world in unique ways that he found success, using this newfound strength to become a top ATF agent. His greatest liability is his greatest asset.

Beloved Enemy, the most recent McClure thriller, featured an edge-of-your-seat manhunt and a shocking conclusion.

New Releases

New Releases: 10/9

October 9, 2018May 1, 2024torforge

Happy New Release Day! Here’s what went on sale today.

Face Off by David Hagberg

Kirk McGarvey is lunching in the Eiffel Tower when terrorists attempt to bring the Paris icon down. He springs into action to stop the attack, only to find there’s a much larger plot at stake. One that aims to force the incompetent US President out by pitting him against Russia.

But Putin himself is eager to avoid World War III. When a Russian nuclear weapon goes missing and is found heading to the US, Putin enlists McGarvey’s help in stopping it.

The stakes couldn’t be higher, and the outcome couldn’t be more in doubt. Only McGarvey stands a chance of intervening before it’s too late, in a race against time across Paris, Istanbul, Moscow, and Washington, D.C.

Power Failure by Ben Bova

Dr. Jake Ross came to Washington to try to make a difference, but he’s learned the only way to get something done in Washington, assuming your ideals survive the corrosive atmosphere, is to gather power. Ross has gathered a great deal, riding in the wake of Frank Tomlinson. But now Tomlinson has decided to shoot for the moon. If they win, they get it all. If they lose, the game is over for Jake Ross.

In the Power trilogy, Bova’s vision of a future powered by solar satellite transmission is tantalizingly within reach.

NEW IN PAPERBACK

The Phoenix Empress by K Arsenault Rivera

Once they were the heirs to a prophecy that predicted two women would save an empire.

Now Shefali is dying—and her wife is unaware of the coming tragedy. Shizuka is too busy trying to reunite a fractured empire and right the wrongs of her ancestors.

As the Imperial Army gathers against a demonic invasion, Shizuka must do all she can with an empire on the brink of civil war.

NEW IN MANGA

Himouto! Umaru-Chan Vol. 3 Story and art by Sankakuhead

How to Treat Magical Beasts: Mine and Master’s Medical Journal Vol. 2 Story and art by Kaziya

Satoko and Nada Vol. 1 Story and art by Vupechika

Spirit Circle Vol. 5 Story and art by Satoshi Mizukami