Featured Review: ‘The Elias Network’ by Simon Gervais
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by Ryan Steck, The Real Book Spy
2d ago
ORDER NOW Caspian Anderson is a translator for the United Nations. His girlfriend, Liesel Bergmann, is an accountant. Together, they share a quiet, uneventful life. What could possibly go wrong? Well, for starters, Caspian, code name “Elias,” has spent the last decade working for Onyx, a black program deep within the Department of Homeland Security. You wouldn’t know it looking at him, give his relatively average stature—he’s a hair below six feet and weighs under 180 pounds—but Caspian is actually one of the United State government’s most feared assassins with more than thirty-three kills und ..read more
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Michael Connelly’s SAFE MAN, an Audio Drama Starring Jack Quaid and Titus Welliver Coming to Audible
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by Ryan Steck, The Real Book Spy
2d ago
  Back in 2012, Michael Connely—best known for his #1 New York Times bestselling Harry Bosch series—penned a short story called The Safe Man. Now completely reimagined, The Safe Man is headed to Audible as an audio drama starring Jack Quaid and Titus Welliver. Though Connelly is still set to release The Waiting, his next Renee Ballard and Harry Bosch novel, this November, news of the forthcoming audio drama, which will be exclusive to Audible, will no doubt be a nice surprise for his legion of fans. Be careful when you go looking for links, though. The original short story was released a ..read more
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10 Must-Read Spy Thrillers Set in the Middle East
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by Ryan Steck, The Real Book Spy
2d ago
Things in the Middle East are heating up. Fast. Whether you’re watching the news on television or following on-the-ground reporters via social media, there is no shortage of coverage of what’s going on between Israel and Iran. Even so, I’ve fielded a ton of requests from readers about spy thrillers set in the Middle East and even saw some debates on Facebook and X among book fans about which titles feature the most accurate representation of what’s actually going down. Brad Meltzer once said that a “thriller writer’s job is to beat the headlines,” and these ten books certainly have done that ..read more
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THE NOTE: Alafair Burke’s Next Standalone Novel Announced
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by Ryan Steck, The Real Book Spy
2d ago
  The Note, a brand new suspense thriller from New York Times bestselling author Alafair Burke, will be available in bookstores everywhere on January 14, 2025. Burke, a law professor and respected legal commentator, is also the author of more than twenty novels. The daughter of #1 New York Times bestseller James Lee Burke, Alafair first took the mystery & thriller genre by storm back in 2003 with her acclaimed debut novel, Judgement Calls. A decade later and ten books later, Burke’s publisher, Simon & Schuster, announced that she would collaborate with famed author Mary Higgins C ..read more
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Featured Review: ‘Arkangel’ by James Rollins
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by Ryan Steck, The Real Book Spy
1w ago
ORDER NOW Packed with relentless action, historical intrigue, and globe-trotting mayhem, James Rollins’ latest Sigma Force adventure takes readers on a thrilling journey across the icy expanse of the Arctic and into the shadowy corridors of power-hungry individuals who will stop at nothing to find a legendary lost continent that’s existence if confirmed, would forever change the world as we know it today. Set after the events of Tides of Fire (2023), Rollins’ 18th Sigma Force thriller opens with a prologue set in 1764. A Russian fleet of ships combs the icy waters in search of a land mass know ..read more
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A Book Spy Review: ‘Toxic Prey’ by John Sandford
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by Ryan Steck, The Real Book Spy
1w ago
ORDER NOW Lucas Davenport and his daughter Letty are once again thrust into a dangerous game of cat and mouse as they race to stop a brilliant and deranged scientist from unleashing a deadly virus upon the world in Toxic Prey, the latest novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford. Dr. Lionel Scott can’t just sit by and do nothing. That sort of attitude led to Earth’s problem in the first place. Now, something has to be done, and drastic results require drastic actions. A renowned expert in tropical and infectious diseases, Scott understands that humanity is killing the earth ..read more
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See the Cover for David McCloskey’s Forthcoming New Thriller, ‘The Seventh Floor’
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by Ryan Steck, The Real Book Spy
1w ago
If you’re a fan of Daniel Silva, John le Carre, or Jason Matthews, then mark your calendars and save the date because David McCloskey’s next spy thriller, The Seventh Floor, is set to hit bookstores on October 1, 2024. McCloskey—a former CIA analyst who previously regularly wrote for the President’s Daily Brief, delivered classified testimony to Congressional oversight committees, and briefed senior White House officials, Ambassadors, military officials, and Arab royalty—took the world of spy fiction by storm with his 2021 novel, Damascus Station. That book received high praise from former dir ..read more
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See the Cover for Taylor Moore’s New Garret Kohl Thriller, ‘Cold Trail’
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by Ryan Steck, The Real Book Spy
1w ago
This fall, DEA Special Agent Garrett Kohl returns in Cold Trail, the latest novel from Taylor Moore, available everywhere on September 17, 2024. Moore, who first burst onto the thriller scene in 2021 with his hit debut novel Down Range, which New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor calls a “riveting thriller,” has wasted no time establishing himself as one of the best new authors in the genre today. His hero, Garrett Kohl, a decorated undercover DEA special agent, has proven to be the man you’d want to call on if you ever find yourself in a bad way. Most recently, Kohl starred in Moore’s ..read more
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See the Cover for J.A. Jance’s Next J. P. Beaumont Novel, ‘Den of Iniquity’
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by Ryan Steck, The Real Book Spy
1w ago
Almost two years to the day since the release of her last J.P Beaumont novel, J.A. Jance’s twenty-third book in her New York Times bestselling series has finally been announced. It’s called Den Of Iniquity, and it’ll hit bookstores on October 8th. Jance, who has no shortage of must-read series, has somehow managed to juggle her fan-favorite characters, finding room for Joanna Brady, Ali Reynolds, and Beaumont to thrive. It creates a busy writing schedule for the author—real name Judith Ann Jance, and now 80 years young—who has shown no signs of slowing down since she broke into the genre with ..read more
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Guest Review: ‘The Underhanded’ by Adam Sikes
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by Ryan Steck, The Real Book Spy
2w ago
ORDER NOW D.A. Roll is a writer, consultant, retired CIA Operations Officer, and former Army Officer.  His three and a half decades of service took him around the globe, from the Kalahari Desert to the Korean Demilitarized Zone, from Europe to Africa, to the Hindu Kush, and scores of exotic locations in between. He is the recipient of the Bronze Star and the CIA Career Intelligence Medal. When not working or writing in his native Pennsylvania, he is most likely reading, painting, dog wrangling, or shuttling one of his sons to the next sporting event. For more information, follow him on X ..read more
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