10 books for fans of The Most Dangerous Game - Richard Connell's Original Masterpiece
- 1
Tom Clancy Act of Defiance
Jack Ryan • Book 19
by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson, Tom Clancy
More about this pick
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) - 2
Tom Clancy Defense Protocol
Jack Ryan Universe • Book 40
by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson, Tom Clancy
More about this pick
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) - 3
Only the Dead
Terminal List • Book 6
by Jack Carr
More about this pick
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) - 4
The Big Empty
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike • Book 20
by Robert Crais
More about this pick
Thirteen years after her father vanished, Traci Beller hires Elvis Cole to learn the truth about Tommy Beller's disappearance. Crais slowly reveals that some secrets are worth killing for.
★ 4.52 Goodreads (15.3K ratings) - 5
Oath of Loyalty
Mitch Rapp • Book 21
More about this pick
CIA operative Mitch Rapp becomes a political liability when the President turns against him, forcing a dangerous truce. Mills continues Flynn's legacy with international intrigue that questions loyalty to country versus conscience.
★ 4.48 Goodreads (24.5K ratings) - 6
Red Sky Mourning
Terminal List • Book 7
by Jack Carr
More about this pick
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) - 7
The Border
Power of the Dog • Book 3
by Don Winslow
More about this pick
After forty years fighting cartels, Art Keller watches the drug war's final chapter unfold on American soil where traditional boundaries no longer exist.
★ 4.47 Goodreads (19.4K ratings) - 8
War Shadows
Tier One • Book 2
by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson
More about this pick
Former Navy SEAL turned covert operative John Dempsey faces an old nemesis in a relentless chase from Iraqi deserts to suburban streets.
★ 4.47 Goodreads (7.3K ratings) - 9
New York to Dallas
In Death • Book 33
by J.D. Robb, Susan Ericksen
More about this pick
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
Apprentice in Death
In Death • Book 43
by J.D. Robb
More about this pick
Three people die from sniper fire at an ice skating rink — apparently random victims until Dallas realizes she's hunting a killer learning the craft under expert guidance. The 43rd In Death novel explores how murder becomes a teachable skill.
★ 4.45 Goodreads (27.5K ratings)