Military Thrillers

Soldier Seeks Purpose Beyond the Battlefield in Biographical Fiction

It is a grey November morning when an American foreigner in the Peace Corps makes his way through Ukraine aboard a cramped bus. Here, in an unfamiliar land, he hopes he can start fresh and leave his Army days and the war behind him, but he has yet to reconcile…

Megan BeauregardNovember 7, 2024

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A Haunted Agent Returns in Thrilling Style With “Status-6”

W. Craig Reed’s Status-6: An NCIS Special Ops Thriller (Permuted Press) sees grief-stricken NCIS Special Ops agent Jon Shay sent to the far corners of the earth to investigate the suicide of Petty Officer Paul Kelly. Never mind that in his own corner of the earth he’s struggling with suicidal…

Judy MorenoJune 4, 2021

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Trapped Behind Enemy Lines, CIA Agent Must Shield Identity in “The Beirut Protocol”

Praise for the Marcus Ryker Series —∞— "The story moves at a blistering pace, it’s crackling with tension, and you won’t put it down until you reach the end. Guaranteed. Simply masterful.” — Sean Parnell, NYT bestselling author of Outlaw Platoon —∞— "Joel C. Rosenberg writes taut, intelligent thrillers that…

BookTribMarch 9, 2021

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“November 400CP Is Missing” Takes a Wild Ride From Alaska to Sumatra

Military thrillers ought to have intriguing titles. November 400CP Is Missing (Lyrical Underground) certainly qualifies, and it gets better from there as author Anderson Harp takes us on an action-packed journey from freezing Alaska to the remotest islands of tropical Sumatra. The title refers to “N400CP,” the identifying tail number…

Dennis HetzelMay 5, 2021

Fiction Listicles

5 Contemplative Novels From Authors Inspired By Their Time in the Military

You’ve heard the common phrase before, “Write what you know.” And who better to write about the harsh and weighty realities of war, the rigidity and routines of the military, the unique skillset needed to be part of it all, and the lasting effect of what they've witnessed — than…

BookTribFebruary 16, 2024

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6 Gripping Political Thrillers Perfect for Tom Clancy Fans

The name Tom Clancy is almost symbolic of an entire genre in itself. For decades. Clancy supplied us with some of the most memorable and iconic thrillers ever to hit the market, including The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, and other hallmarks. Here at BookTrib, we’ve gathered 6 titles that capture…

Wyatt SemenukNovember 14, 2023

Podcasts Thrillers

Writers, Ink Podcast: Andrew Child Explains What Goes Into Writing the 28th Jack Reacher Book with His Brother, Lee Child

BookTrib is proud to present to our readers the Writers, Ink podcast, a show about the business of writing. J.K. Rowling was nearly homeless when she wrote the first Harry Potter book. Stephen King penned Carrie on a small desk wedged between a washer and dryer. James Patterson worked in advertising and…

Writers, InkOctober 23, 2023

Podcasts Thrillers

Writers, Ink Podcast: Ryan Steck Explains Why He Writes the Epilogue First

BookTrib is proud to present to our readers the Writers, Ink podcast, a show about the business of writing. J.K. Rowling was nearly homeless when she wrote the first Harry Potter book. Stephen King penned Carrie on a small desk wedged between a washer and dryer. James Patterson worked in advertising and…

Writers, InkSeptember 11, 2023

Fiction Thrillers

A Survival Expert Gets More Than He Bargained For

I’m doing this for my family. I’m doing this to be with them again. I’m serving my country. But none of that may be enough to get Derek Harrington out of a very, very bad situation. In T. R. Hendricks’ The Instructor (Forge Books), Harrington is a retired 22-years-in Marine…

Neil NyrenMarch 31, 2023

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ITW Spotlight: Back to the Early Days of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan

In Red Winter (Putnam), Marc Cameron takes Tom Clancy fans back to the early days of John Patrick Ryan stationed in England. Set in the time between The Hunt for Red October and The Cardinal of the Kremlin, the plot of Red Winter involves the crash of a top-secret aircraft, a race to…

José H. BogránDecember 7, 2022

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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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Follett’s “Never” Shines With the Horrific Brilliance of a Nuclear Bomb

When I finished Ken Follett’s Never, I leaned back in my chair in silence and listened to my breathing for a few seconds. I needed to process and sort emotions after finishing a great story that had climaxed into one of the most powerful, abrupt and dramatic endings I’d ever…

Dennis HetzelNovember 9, 2021

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“Divided States” Imagines Broken People Trying to Save a Broken America

Only a few years ago, you might have readily dismissed author Rick Treon’s vision of what America could become. The idea that parts of America would secede into their own independent countries seemed fantastical. Of course, Americans have short memories. Remember, this already happened once and led to the Civil…

Dennis HetzelAugust 20, 2021

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“Rings of Fire” Creates Olympic Terror in an Alternate History Thriller

It appears we’ll see the Tokyo Olympics this July, just not the one we imagined. That’s fertile ground for a creative thriller writer. In the real world, organizers decided to postpone the Games from 2020 to 2021 due to the Covid pandemic. Then there was the recent announcement that no…

Dennis HetzelApril 19, 2021

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Six Books that will Scratch Your Tom Clancy Itch

The name Tom Clancy is almost symbolic of an entire genre in itself. For decades. Clancy supplied us with some of the most memorable and iconic thrillers ever to hit the market, including The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, and other hallmarks. Although his death in 2013 didn't mark…

Wyatt SemenukSeptember 23, 2022

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Wildlife Journalist Discovers the Most Dangerous Animal Is Man

In Bryan Christy’s In the Company of Killers (Putnam), Tom Klay has a unique and specific job — he is an investigative wildlife reporter for a world-renowned nature magazine: “Nature had become his murder book. From A to Z — from the spiral-horned addax to Grevy’s zebra — he exposed…

Neil NyrenMarch 26, 2021

Military Thrillers

Soldier Seeks Purpose Beyond the Battlefield in Biographical Fiction

A Haunted Agent Returns in Thrilling Style With “Status-6”

Trapped Behind Enemy Lines, CIA Agent Must Shield Identity in “The Beirut Protocol”

“November 400CP Is Missing” Takes a Wild Ride From Alaska to Sumatra

5 Contemplative Novels From Authors Inspired By Their Time in the Military

6 Gripping Political Thrillers Perfect for Tom Clancy Fans

Writers, Ink Podcast: Andrew Child Explains What Goes Into Writing the 28th Jack Reacher Book with His Brother, Lee Child

Writers, Ink Podcast: Ryan Steck Explains Why He Writes the Epilogue First

Ukrainian-Russian Tensions Eerily Prescient in Race to Prevent WWIII

Follett’s “Never” Shines With the Horrific Brilliance of a Nuclear Bomb

“Divided States” Imagines Broken People Trying to Save a Broken America

“Rings of Fire” Creates Olympic Terror in an Alternate History Thriller

Six Books that will Scratch Your Tom Clancy Itch

Wildlife Journalist Discovers the Most Dangerous Animal Is Man

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