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Alex Berenson Author Read Alikes March 18, 2015 |
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If you enjoy reading books by Alex Berenson try these authors.
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A Death in Vienna by Daniel SilvaSent to Vienna to authenticate a painting, art restorer and occasional spy Gabriel Allon sets out to uncover the truth about a photograph of an unnamed man who had brutalized his mother during the final days of World War II, during the Death March from Auschwitz, a quest that could unravel an evil with profound repercussions in the present. .
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Term Limits by Vince FlynnThree of Washington's most powerful and least scrupulous politicians are executed with surgical precision by a team of military commandos demanding that the government restore power to the people, and only one congressman can stop them
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The Lions of Lucerne
by Brad Thor
When a group of Secret Service agents is massacred in Utah and the president of the United States is abducted, surviving agent Scot Harvath vows to avenge his murdered colleagues and find the kidnappers
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The Camel Club by David BaldacciWitnessing a murder with ties to a prestigious businessman's club, homeless conspiracy theorist Harry Stone steals a crucial piece of evidence from the scene and is subsequently pursued by a dangerous member of the club and a Secret Service agent who slowly uncovers the truth.
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Without Fail by Lee ChildHired by the Secret Service to test their shield around the new vice president of the United States, ex-miliary copy Jack Reacher discovers that a team of assassins is already planning a hit on the vice president.
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Killing Rain by Barry EislerHired by the Mossad to perform a series of strategic assassinations in Asia, John Rain, accompanied by ex-marine sniper Dox, inadvertently botches the assignment in the wake of his newfound conscience and finds himself seeking assistance from alluring Israeli agent Delilah.
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Echo Park by Michael ConnellyEleven years after his investigation into the 1995 disappearance of Marie Gesto goes cold, Harry Bosch finally gets a chance to put the case to rest when a man accused of two brutal killings agrees to come clean about several others, including that of Marie Gesto, until Harry discovers that he and his partner had missed a clue in 1995 that could have found the killer and stopped nine other killings.
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Warriors by Ted BellAs tensions mount between China, North Korea and the U.S., Alex Hawke and Inspector Ambrose Congreve, after China reveals military technology that is more advanced than anything the US and Great Britain possess, must infiltrate China and neutralize the source of their advantage to stop World War III.
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The watchman by Robert CraisWorking as a bodyguard for a spoiled federal witness, Joe Pike hatches a desperate plan to disappear with the woman in the underworld of Los Angeles and turn on her would-be killers, an effort in which he enlists the help of private investigator Elvis Cole.
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Rules of Deception by Christopher ReichFollowing the death of his wife in a mountaineering accident, Dr. Jonathan Ransom, a surgeon for Doctors Without Borders, receives a mysterious message that makes him the subject of an international manhunt and the target of an assassin as he struggles to unravel the truth behind his wife's secrets and a terrifying global conspiracy. .
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The Charlemagne Pursuit : A Novel by Steve BerryA mysterious manuscript discovered in the tomb of Charlemagne sends Cotton Malone on a perilous international quest that takes him and twin sisters with their own agenda from an ancient German cathedral to the harsh, unforgiving world of Antarctica in pursuit of the truth about the death of his father on a classified sub mission beneath Antarctica.
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A Plague of Secrets by John T. LescroartThe best-selling author of Betrayal puts Dismas Hardy back on the case as Maya Townshend, the beautiful San Francisco socialite and niece to the mayor, becomes embroiled in conspiracy, cover-ups, and tabloid-fueled controversy after the murder of two acquaintances.
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Dead Zero : A Bob Lee Swagger Novel by Stephen HunterA latest work featuring Bob Lee Swagger finds the Marine Corps Master Sniper traveling to the remote deserts and caves of Afghanistan to track down a renegade Marine who is using extreme measures to complete a mission.
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Killer Instinct by Joseph FinderLacking the competitive instincts considered necessary to get ahead in his sales job, Jason Steadman meets a recently hired Iraqi war veteran who recruits him for the company softball team and offers him a job in corporate security, a situation that turns ugly when Jason learns his new friend's true agenda.
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An American Spy by Olen SteinhauerWhen the CIA's Department of Tourism is dismantled by an elaborate Chinese intelligence scheme that has caused numerous agent deaths, survivor Milo Weaver is placed at risk by his former boss, Alan Drummond, who uses one of Milo's aliases to exact revenge.
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Wicked Prey by John SandfordDanger stalks Lucas Davenport at work and all too close to home, in the new thriller by the New York Times best-selling author of Phantom Prey.
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The Cleaner by Brett BattlesJonathan Quinn, a freelance, professional "cleaner" who specializes in disposing of bodies and tying up loose ends, suddenly finds himself the target of an unknown enemy and races against time and around the world trying to uncover why someone wants him dead, a quest that brings him face to face with a woman from his own past.
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Fugitive : A Novel by Phillip MargolinDefending Charlie, a petty con man and former fugitive who hid in Africa for twelve years after being falsely implicated in the murder of a congressman, criminal lawyer Amanda Jaffe struggles to prove the man's innocence while endeavoring to protect him from a vengeful African dictator.
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The Bricklayer by Noah BoydThe FBI recruits Steve Vail, an agent it has just fired, to solve a brilliant and deadly extortion plot where a group called Rubaco Pentad is killing human targets one by one unless the bureau gives them cash, with the dollar amount and body count escalating each time the agency doesn't pay up.
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The Rule of nNne by Steve MartiniAfter a career terrorist threatens to destroy the Supreme Court in a single horrible act, defense attorney Paul Madriani must put his life on the line in order to stop the sinister deed before it comes to fruition.
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Power Down by Ben CoesWhen terrorists destroy a major North American hydroelectric dam and an off-shore oil field, former Army ranger Dewey Andreas draws on his extensive background to foil the efforts of a corrupt agent to trigger a second set of attacks
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The Inner Circle by Brad MeltzerAfter an archivist goes against security protocol to show an ex-crush the president's private room at the National Archives, the two stumble upon a dictionary once owned by George Washington and are soon entangled in a web of conspiracy and murder.
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The Echelon Vendetta by David StoneHis systematic detachment compromised when a close friend dies from an apparent suicide just before his family is brutally murdered, CIA agent Micah Dalton travels from Europe to America in search of a killer whose methods have been borrowed from Native American mysticism.
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The Cobra by Frederick ForsythHaving once been forcibly retired from the CIA for being too ruthless, former director of Special Operations Paul Devereaux is called back into action, with the agency giving him free reign and unlimited resources to take down the top drug cartels.
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The Assassin by Andrew BrittonWhen rogue CIA agent Ryan Kealey, who prevented the slaughter of multiple world leaders a year ago, teams up with his ally Naomi Kharmi, London's newest assistant chief, to stop an Iranian terrorist plot to bomb the United Nations, they discover a traitor in their midst and that they can trust no one.
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The Lion : A Novel by Nelson DeMilleIn a sequel to the best-selling thriller The Lion's Game, Libyan terrorist Asad Khalil, known as "The Lion," returns to the U.S. to take care of unfinished business, and the only man who can stop him is John Corey, a special agent for the NYPD's Anti-Terrorist Task Force.
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The Judas Gate by Jack HigginsWhen British intelligence receives a recording of terrorist voices during an Afghanistan ambush in which several soldiers and a medical team were killed, Sean Dillon is put in charge of an ensuing investigation to hunt down the attack's traitorous European commander
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One Rough Man by Brad TaylorA first entry in a debut series by a former Delta Force commander introduces the character of Pike Logan, a member of a covert intelligence operation who learns about an imminent catastrophic attack by two criminal ideologists.
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Killer Summer by Ridley PearsonOverseeing an annual wine auction that attracts high-competition connoisseurs from all over the country, Blaine County Sheriff Walt Fleming provides security for a trio of priceless bottles that have been targeted by thieves, an assignment that turns deadly when a bomb explodes.
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Zero Hour : A Novel from the NUMA Files by Clive CusslerWhen a scientist discovers a possible way to tap an unlimited energy source using machines that cause massive earthquakes, Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala and their NUMA teammates race against time to locate the scientist's machines underground and in a vast ocean trench to prevent catastrophic disasters.
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Against All Enemies by Tom ClancyAfter a vicious Mexican drug cartel joins forces with the Taliban, ex-Navy SEAL and current CIA operative Maxwell Moore and his team must spring into action to protect the United States from unprecedented terror and destruction.
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Best Kept Secret by Jeffrey ArcherEmbarking on a shared family life after the events of The Sins of the Father, Harry, Emma, Sebastian and Jessica find their happiness challenged by Emma's brother's engagement to a fortune-seeker, Sebastian's hedonist pursuits and a grudge-bearing enemy from the past who would destroy their careers.
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Spycatcher by Matthew DunnUnpredictable agent Will Cochrane must catch the world's most wanted international terrorist mastermind, who was responsible for the death of his father in Iraq 25 years ago, and avert an attack the likes of which the world has never seen.
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Ghostman by Roger HobbsA casino robbery gone wrong compels its orchestrator to call in a favor from a master criminal known only as "Jack," whose activities are subject to mystery and speculation and who must test the limits of his considerable skills in order to protect his anonymity from a closely pursuing FBI. A first novel.
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Damascus Countdown
by Joel C. Rosenberg
After Israel successfully launches a first strike on Iran, CIA operative David Shirazi infiltrates the Iranian regime and intercepts information indicating that two Iranian nuclear warheads survived the attack and have been moved to a secure and undisclosed location.
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Red Sparrow : A Novel by Jason MatthewsDrafted against her will to serve the regime of Vladimir Putin as an intelligence seductress, Dominika Egorova engages in a charged effort of deception and tradecraft with first-tour CIA officer Nathaniel Nash before a forbidden attraction threatens their careers
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Bombshell by Catherine CoulterRecruited by Dillon Savich for his uncanny criminal-tracking instincts, FBI Special Agent Griffin Hammersmith investigates a perplexing attack involving his music-student sister while Savich and Sherlock examine the bizarre murder of a Federal Reserve Bank chairman's grandson.
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The Highway by C. J. BoxWhen two teens go missing during a clandestine car trip, alcoholic investigator Cody Hoyt is convinced by his son and former partner to search for answers before discovering similar disappearances on a remote Montana highway that point to the work of a serial killer.
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Deep Black. Death Wave by Stephen CoontsWhen radical Islamic terrorists and a rogue element of the Chinese government plot a geological attack on a major fault line, Lia travels to Berlin to infiltrate a ruthless billionaire’s operation at the same time a best-selling author is assassinated.
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