10 books for fans of Consent to Kill
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Term Limits
by Vince Flynn
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Washington politicians face lethal consequences for their corruption in this eerily prescient thriller. Flynn constructs a chillingly believable scenario of accountability through violence.
★ 4.34 Goodreads (38.6K ratings) - 2
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Admiral Arnold Morgan • Book 1
by Patrick Robinson
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The USS Thomas Jefferson disappears at sea with no survivors, but evidence suggests the nuclear-powered carrier's destruction was no accident—it was an act of war.
★ 3.96 Goodreads (6.8K ratings) - 3
The Black Widow
Gabriel Allon • Book 16
by Daniel Silva
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Israeli spy Gabriel Allon poses as art dealer to penetrate ISIS networks after they bomb Paris. Silva combines art world expertise with contemporary terrorism in his signature style.
★ 4.33 Goodreads (38.2K ratings) - 4
House of Spies
Gabriel Allon • Book 17
by Daniel Silva
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Silva sends his art restorer-assassin after Saladin, the shadowy ISIS leader behind devastating terrorist attacks, in a revenge story that spans from London galleries to Moroccan safe houses.
★ 4.31 Goodreads (35.1K ratings) - 5
Tom Clancy Act of Defiance
Jack Ryan • Book 19
by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson, Tom Clancy
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President Jack Ryan faces Russia's secret naval project—a superweapon that could shift global power while their corrupt land forces provide the perfect cover for deception.
★ 4.60 Goodreads (8.3K ratings) - 6
Tom Clancy Defense Protocol
Jack Ryan Universe • Book 40
by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson, Tom Clancy
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One misstatement from Jack Ryan ignites a powder keg over Taiwan's independence. Andrews and Wilson craft a believable crisis where diplomatic nuance matters as much as military might.
★ 4.57 Goodreads (6.3K ratings) - 7
Only the Dead
Terminal List • Book 6
by Jack Carr
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A 1980 political assassination connects to a present-day conspiracy threatening global stability, forcing Navy SEAL James Reece to confront enemies embedded in America's power structure.
★ 4.54 Goodreads (24.0K ratings) - 8
Red Sky Mourning
Terminal List • Book 7
by Jack Carr
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A rogue Chinese submarine navigates toward the US West Coast while a Silicon Valley mogul's quantum computing breakthrough threatens America's very existence.
★ 4.48 Goodreads (20.4K ratings) - 9
New York to Dallas
In Death • Book 33
by J.D. Robb, Susan Ericksen
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The monster from Eve's first case as a rookie cop escapes prison and heads straight for her, forcing her to confront the childhood horrors that made her a cop. Robb digs deep into her protagonist's origin story.
★ 4.45 Goodreads (34.8K ratings) - 10
Cry Havoc
Tom Reece • Book 1
by Jack Carr
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Carr ventures into historical thriller territory with 1968 America—civil unrest, Vietnam War, political assassinations—as backdrop for a spy ship capture off North Korea. The period setting adds weight to familiar espionage themes of loyalty and betrayal.
★ 4.45 Goodreads (8.7K ratings)