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June 18, 2014
If you enjoy reading books by Joseph Finder try these authors. 
Kill Alex Cross
by James Patterson

Detective Alex Cross is thwarted at every turn while he attempts to investigate the abduction of the President's son and daughter and also discovers a deadly contagion released in the Capitol's water supply that foreshadows of a larger, more devastating attack. (suspense)
Free Fall
by Fern Michaels

Yoko Akia's mother, a teenager whom a rich American tricked into joining a twisted prostitution ring, died young after giving birth to a baby girl, and Yoko now seeks the help of her friends in punishing her father and avenging her mother's mistreatment and death
  
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne betrayal : A New Jason Bourne Novel
by Eric Lustbader

Rescuing a fellow agent who had been tracking shipments of nuclear materials, CIA agent Jason Bourne is plagued by confusing flashbacks of unfamiliar places and events that make him wonder if his memory has been altered.
Innocence : A Novel
by Dean R. Koontz

Foraging for supplies by night in a beautiful but hostile urban world where strangers would kill him on sight, Addison endures a solitary existence before meeting a quicksilver girl engaged in a dangerous duel of wits with a malicious, well-placed enemy. .
Hide
by Lisa Gardner

Opening up a newspaper only to discover that she is supposed to be dead, Annabelle Mary Granger suddenly finds herself trapped in the middle of a two-decades-old crime that has profound repercussions for the present day, a discovery that leads her to Massachusetts State homicide detective Bobby Dodge and to a confrontation with two separate killers.
I'll Walk Alone : A Novel
by Mary Higgins Clark

Struggling with unending heartache for the toddler son who went missing in Central Park two years earlier, interior designer Alexandra is wrongly accused of identity theft and implicated in the murder of a stranger. 
Deadline
by Sandra Brown

Already coping with Afghanistan battle fatigue, a journalist receives a tip he can't ignore about a potentially huge story involving the son of terrorists at-large for 40 years in this new thriller. 
The Chairman : A Novel
by Stephen W. Frey

Taking over the helm of Everest Capital after the death of its chairman, thirty-six-year-old Christian Gillette suddenly finds himself in the line of fire when he becomes the target of an unknown killer while trying to get ahead in the high-stakes world of big money.  .
The Silenced : A Novel
by Brett Battles

When professional "cleaner" Jonathan Quinn is hired to find and remove the remains of a body hidden 20 years ago inside the walls of a London building before it is demolished, he and his team are caught in the crossfire between two dangerous rivals and become loose ends in a plot that spans the globe. Original.
Bloodmoney : A Novel
by David Ignatius

A young CIA officer, Sophie Marx, must discover who is killing the members of a new CIA intelligence unit in Pakistan and begins her search at a London hedge fund that has been providing cover for the secret operation.  .
The Kill List
by Frederick Forsyth

A counter-terrorist unit hunts down the Preacher, a terrorist who radicalizes young Muslims into carrying out assassinations, in this new novel..
The Expats : A Novel
by Chris Pavone

Along the cobble-stoned streets of Luxembourg, mother and expat Kate Moore suspects that another American couple are not who they claim to be and as her paranoia grows, she becomes increasingly terrified that her own past is catching up with her. 
Afraid of the Dark
by James Grippando

Investigating the alibi of a man who faces the death penalty for a terrorist act that killed Chuck Mays' daughter and blinded Vince Paulo, Jack Swyteck uncovers evidence of an international threat greater than anything he has imagined.
The Night Ranger
by Alex Berenson

When four friends, working at a giant refugee camp in Kenya for Somalis, are hijacked by bandits, John Wells, brought in to find them, goes undercover in a country that isn't his usual playing field where he discovers that the truth behind the kidnappings is far more complex than he imagined.
Loss of Innocence
by Richard North Patterson

A sweeping family drama of dark secrets and individual awakenings is set against the backdrop of the turbulent summer of 1968 in Martha's Vineyard, where 22-year-old Whitney Dane begins questioning her goals and sense of independence at the side of a fiercely ambitious, underprivileged man.
Line of Fire
by Stephen White

A first installment in a two-part conclusion to the author's best-selling series finds Alan Gregory hoping for a quieter life involving his clinical psychology practice only to be thrown into upheaval by a challenging patient, Diane's imminent emotional collapse and the possible exposure of his involvement in a woman's suicide. 
The Rule of Nine
by Steve Martini

After 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.
A Plague of Secrets : A Novel
by John T. Lescroart

The 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.  .
The Risk Agent
by Ridley Pearson

When a Chinese National and his security guard are kidnapped in broad daylight off the streets of Shanghai, an international hostage recovery organization recruits forensic accountant Grace Chu and combat specialist John Knox to pursue dangerous leads without exacerbating international tensions.
Third Degree
by Greg Iles

A tale spanning a traumatic single day follows the experiences of thirty-five-year-old Liz Pike, who awakens in her idyllic small-town home to discover her husband frantically preparing for what he claims is an IRS audit, but she soon realizes that he has discovered the truth about her affair with another man. .
The Lion's Game : A Novel
by Nelson DeMille

Detective John Corey sets out to capture the world's most dangerous terrorist--a young Arab known as "The Lion"--a man who will stop at nothing in his quest for vengeance against America for bombing Libya and killing his family. 
The Messenger
by Daniel Silva

Recovering from a showdown with a master terrorist in Jerusalem, art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon is enlisted by a ruthless papal secretary to assist in the investigation of a murdered Swiss guard whose killer may be targeting the pope. By the author of Prince of Fire.  .
The Stone Monkey : A Lincoln Rhyme Novel
by Jeffery Deaver

Hired to track a cargo ship carrying illegal immigrants and a notorious smuggler known as the "Ghost," Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs find themselves in a race against time to prevent their target from killing off two families in New York City's Chinese community.  .
The First Rule : A Joe Pike Novel
by Robert Crais

A follow-up to The Watchman finds Elvis Cole's taciturn partner, Joe Pike, investigating an attack on former associate Frank Meyer, a one-time mercenary whose family has been murdered by a professional hit crew and who police suspect has been keeping a dangerous secret. 
The Fifth assassin
by Brad Meltzer

The hero of The Inner Circle, archivist Beecher White, discovers a connection that may link the individuals responsible for the only four successful assassinations of American Presidents after discovering a modern-day killer who is recreating the assassins' crimes. 
Term Limits
by Vince Flynn

Three 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
The Innocent
by Harlan Coben

Years after being released from jail for an accidental death incident, Matt Hunter's hopes of moving on with his pregnant wife are shattered when he becomes the focus of a serial murder investigation, a situation that forces Matt and his family to shift outside of the law to protect their future
Night Prey
by John Sandford

Lucas Davenport confronts an elusive cat burglar obsessed with a woman whose initials are being carved into the bodies of a growing list of butchered women. .
Without Fail
by Lee Child

Hired 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. 
The Lincoln Lawyer : A Novel
by Michael Connelly

Representing the system's most unsavory characters in his work as a criminal defense lawyer, jaded attorney Mickey Haller takes on his first high-paying and possibly innocent client in years, but finds the case complicated by sinister events that suggest the workings of a particularly evil perpetrator.  .
Saving Faith
by David Baldacci

In a new novel of Washington insider intrigue, influence peddlers Danny Buchanan and Faith Lockhart are pitted against one another when the CIA and FBI take an interest in their bribery activities.  .
Wild Justice
by Phillip Margolin

The discovery of two severed heads and a mass grave leads investigators to the doorstep of a troubled surgeon, but when he disappears and the murders begin anew, attorney Amanda Jaffe must unravel the mystery
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