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“Without Sanction:” The Next Big Name in Military Thrillers Has Arrived

As a Flynn fan, I don’t say that lightly. Bentley’s novel, Without Sanction (Berkley), is a stunning debut that’s as good as military-political thrillers get. MASTER WRITER'S MEMORABLE STYLE LIVES ON Flynn, who died at age 47 from cancer in 2011, transcended the genre with great plots, fast-moving stories and,…

Dennis HetzelApril 20, 2020

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6 Thrillers to Binge While Social Distancing from the World

Harlan Coben’s blistering and bracing The Boy from the Woods (Grand Central) is a hybrid mystery-thriller featuring a unique blend of concepts and themes. Starkly original, in fact. Our hero is Wilde, who as a boy was (almost) quite literally raised by wolves — at least, in the same wild…

Jon LandMarch 27, 2020

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Ukrainian-Russian Tensions Eerily Prescient in Race to Prevent WWIII

“I think we’ve found the new Vince Flynn. His name is Don Bentley.” I wrote that about two years ago for BookTrib after reading Bentley’s debut novel, Without Sanction. I’m now on my fourth Bentley book. Allow me to renew my assessment that Bentley belongs in the top tiers of today’s…

Dennis HetzelMay 3, 2022

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Jack Ryan Jr. Leaps Into Danger as a Classic Hero in “Target Acquired”

In Target Acquired (G.P. Putnam's Sons), Don Bentley delivers in an action-packed debut as the author of books featuring Jack Ryan Jr., the son of none other than Jack Ryan, the CIA operative who reluctantly became president of the United States. It all started with The Hunt for Red October,…

Dennis HetzelJune 29, 2021

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Matt Drake’s Return Equals Great News for Military Thriller Fans in Don Bentley’s “The Outside Man”

A disconnected, bloodied and world-weary Matt Drake has returned to try to save the world, his marriage and himself along the way. His reappearance is more than welcome. Readers first met Drake in author Don Bentley’s powerful debut Without Sanction. Don't pass up Drake’s sophomore outing, The Outside Man (Berkley),…

Dennis HetzelMarch 5, 2021

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Jon Land’s Must-Read April Thrillers

amahttps://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Gambling-Man.jpg David Baldacci is no stranger to hitting literary home runs, but his second book to feature World War II-veteran-turned-avenging-angel Aloysius Archer, A Gambling Man, (Grand Central) is a flat-out grand slam. His second adventure finds Archer heading west to Los Angeles — Hollywood, more specifically — in the (eventual)…

Jon LandApril 23, 2021

“Without Sanction:” The Next Big Name in Military Thrillers Has Arrived

6 Thrillers to Binge While Social Distancing from the World

Ukrainian-Russian Tensions Eerily Prescient in Race to Prevent WWIII

Jack Ryan Jr. Leaps Into Danger as a Classic Hero in “Target Acquired”

Matt Drake’s Return Equals Great News for Military Thriller Fans in Don Bentley’s “The Outside Man”

Jon Land’s Must-Read April Thrillers

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