10 books for fans of The Outsider
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Billy Summers
by Stephen King
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Billy Summers, a sniper who only kills bad guys, plans to retire after one last hit, but everything goes sideways when his target dies. King crafts a thriller about violence, redemption, and the stories we tell ourselves to justify our choices.
★ 4.18 Goodreads (196.0K ratings) - 2
Misery
by Stephen King
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Writer Paul Sheldon crashes his car and wakes up captive to Annie Wilkes, a nurse obsessed with his romance novels. King's claustrophobic thriller about creative control and toxic fandom.
★ 4.23 Goodreads (847.7K ratings) - 3
Consent to Kill
Mitch Rapp • Book 8
by Vince Flynn
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Mitch Rapp's ruthless counterterrorism methods finally provoke retaliation when foreign agents target his personal life, testing whether America's deadliest operative can protect those closest to him.
★ 4.41 Goodreads (53.1K ratings) - 4
American Dirt
by Jeanine Cummins
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After cartel members murder her journalist husband and most of her family, Lydia grabs her eight-year-old son and joins the migrant trail toward the American border.
★ 4.37 Goodreads (700.6K ratings) - 5
The Power of the Dog
Power of the Dog • Book 1
by Don Winslow
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Art Keller's three-decade pursuit of cartel leaders becomes a sprawling epic of the drug war, tracking how violence corrupts everyone from priests to politicians in this unflinching crime saga.
★ 4.37 Goodreads (49.4K ratings) - 6
Transfer of Power
Mitch Rapp • Book 3
by Vince Flynn
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Flynn's explosive thriller traps the President in the White House bunker while CIA assassin Mitch Rapp becomes the last line of defense against Middle Eastern terrorists.
★ 4.35 Goodreads (61.0K ratings) - 7
True Believer
Terminal List • Book 2
by Jack Carr
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When terrorist attacks during the holidays crash world markets, James Reece uncovers a conspiracy connecting a shadowy Iraqi Intelligence officer to the chaos.
★ 4.35 Goodreads (43.6K ratings) - 8
The Fifth to Die
4MK Thriller • Book 2
by J.D. Barker
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Edoardo Ballerini and Graham Winton alternate perspectives in Barker's chilling sequel where frozen corpses reveal a killer's escalating brutality.
★ 4.32 Goodreads (44.9K ratings) - 9
The Hard Line
Gray Man • Book 15
by Mark Greaney
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The apex predator becomes prey when family obligations complicate Court Gentry's world of blood and betrayal. Operating from an office park, this unconventional family unit faces their greatest threat yet.
★ 4.68 Goodreads (2.6K ratings) - 10
Noah Wolf Series: Books 17-19: Noah Wolf Boxed Set
Noah Wolf Series • Book 17
by David Archer
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Noah's promotion to lead E & E puts his lack of emotion to the ultimate test as he makes life-and-death decisions that would paralyze most people, earning his teams' hard-won respect.
★ 4.64 Goodreads (1.9K ratings)