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In Frederick Forsyth’s The Negotiator, a high-stakes thriller set in the late 1980s, master negotiator Quinn, a battle-hardened American with a mysterious past, gets entangled in a deadly conspiracy when the U.S. President’s son is kidnapped by ruthless mercenaries.
In Frederick Forsyth’s The Fourth Protocol, a gripping Cold War thriller, a Soviet agent named Valeri Petrofsky is sent to Britain to carry out a sneaky mission to blow up a nuclear device.
Nothing to Lose strands Reacher between the Colorado towns of Hope and Despair, where he uncovers a military scrap conspiracy tied to disappearances.
In Frederick Forsyth’s No Comebacks, a collection of ten short stories, the master of suspense takes you on a thrilling ride through a world of crime, deception, and unexpected twists.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Hades Factor, a gripping medical thriller co-authored with Gayle Lynds, a deadly virus threatens global catastrophe.
In Frederick Forsyth’s gripping Cold War thriller, The Devil’s Alternative, a global crisis erupts in 1982. A Ukrainian nationalist group takes control of a supertanker packed with oil, threatening to unleash an environmental catastrophe.
In Frederick Forsyth’s heart-pounding mercenary novel, The Dogs of War, a ruthless British mining tycoon named Sir James Manson finds a huge platinum deposit in the mysterious African country of Zangaro.
In Frederick Forsyth’s thrilling historical thriller, The Odessa File, set in 1963, young German journalist Peter Miller finds a diary belonging to a Holocaust survivor.
The Golden Compass (2007), directed by Chris Weitz, is based on the first book of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. Dakota Blue Richards plays Lyra Belacqua, a young girl raised at Jordan College in Oxford who sets out on a journey to the frozen North to rescue stolen children.
In Frederick Forsyth’s epic thriller, The Day of the Jackal, a mysterious assassin known only as “The Jackal” is hired by the OAS, a French terrorist group, to assassinate President Charles de Gaulle in 1963.
In Bad Luck and Trouble, Reacher reunites his old Army MP unit after a member’s murder, uncovering a plot targeting them over a past case.
The Hard Way begins with Reacher witnessing a ransom drop in New York, hired to recover a kidnapped wife from a mercenary crew.
In One Shot, a sniper kills five in an Indiana city, but Reacher doubts the accused's guilt and investigates a frame job tied to local corruption.
The Enemy flashes back to 1990, with Reacher as an Army MP investigating a general's death that uncovers a conspiracy threatening national security.
In Persuader, Jack Reacher goes undercover in a Maine arms dealer's fortress to rescue a kidnapped agent and settle a decade-old score from his Army days.
Lee Child's Without Fail sees Reacher hired to test Secret Service security for the Vice President-elect after credible assassination threats surface.
In Echo Burning, Reacher hitches a ride in Texas with a woman who claims her abusive husband plans to kill her upon his prison release.
Lee Child's The Visitor forces Reacher to work with the FBI to profile a serial killer targeting Army women with bizarre, traceless murders.
In Tripwire, Jack Reacher is digging graves in Key West when a private investigator's murder pulls him into a web of extortion and revenge tied to his military past.
Lee Child's Die Trying sees Jack Reacher kidnapped alongside an FBI agent by a militia group plotting a massive terrorist attack.
In Lee Child's Killing Floor, ex-military policeman Jack Reacher arrives in the small Georgia town of Margrave and is promptly arrested for a murder he didn't commit.
V for Vendetta (2005), directed by James McTeigue, sets a masked man against a cruel state. Hugo Weaving plays V with smooth voice and sharp blade. He hides his face but shows fire for freedom.
The final book in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien, is an absolute must-read!
Frodo and Sam keep going on their dangerous mission to Mount Doom, with the sneaky Gollum leading the way.
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, the first book in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, is a true gem of fantasy literature.