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Military Thrillers

Military crime fiction is usually considered a sub-genre of the espionage thriller genre. But there are also thrillers featuring crimes committed within the military. Some authors use former soldiers that have become detectives or special operatives as their leading character. Famous authors of military thrillers include Lee Child, Tom Clancy, Jack Higgins, Jack Carr, Alistair MacLean, Stephen Coonts, Dale Brown, W.E.B. Griffin, or Harold Coyle.

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Dennis Lehane
Shutter Island
2009 (First published: 2003)
Shutter Island
Shutter Island is an army facility turned hospital for the criminally insane. When a patient escapes, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his partner, Chuck Aule, are called in to investigate. This is one of the best psychological thrillers of all...
400 Pages
4/5
5
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Jack Carr
The Terminal List
Book 1 of Terminal List
2022 (First published: 2018)
The Terminal List
On his last combat deployment, Lieutenant Commander James Reece’s entire team was killed in a catastrophic ambush. But when those dearest to him are murdered on the day of his homecoming, Reece discovers that this was not an act of...
496 Pages
5/5
5
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Jack Carr
True Believer
Book 2 of Terminal List
2020 (First published: 2019)
True Believer
When a string of horrific terrorist attacks plagues the Western world during the holiday season, the broader markets fall into a tailspin. The attacks are being coordinated by a shadowy former Iraqi commando who has disappeared into Europe’s...
592 Pages
4/5
6
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Kevin Powers
A Line in the Sand
2023 (First published: 2023)
A Line in the Sand
Arman, ex-Iraq interpreter, discovers a body on Virginia's beach, linking to his tragic past and a deadly conspiracy. Detective Catherine investigates, while journalist Sally probes a corporate scandal. As body count rises, Cat and Sally unite to...
368 Pages
5/5
4
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Kevin Powers
The Yellow Birds
2013 (First published: 2013)
The Yellow Birds
Discover a tale of camaraderie amid a war's trials. Privates Bartle and Murphy fight for survival in Iraq's tumult. United by a promise, they confront insurgents, exhaustion, and mental strain. As reality blurs, their bond falters, unveiling war's...
256 Pages
4/5
5
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Lee Child
Killing Floor
Jack Reacher - Book 1
2012 (First published: 1997)
Killing Floor
Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is a drifter. He’s just passing through Margrave, Georgia, and in less than an hour, he’s arrested for murder. Not much of a welcome. All Reacher knows is that he didn’t kill anybody. At least not...
576 Pages
5/5
6
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Lee Child
Die Trying
Jack Reacher - Book 2
1999 (First published: 1991)
Die Trying
In a plot to overthrow the U.S. government, Montana neo-Nazis abduct the daughter of the nation's top general and her male companion, Jack Reacher. One of the kidnapper in a truck filled with dynamite is driving to San Francisco, where...
677 Pages
4/5
3
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Lee Child
Tripwire
Jack Reacher - Book 3
2012 (First published: 1999)
Tripwire
Ex military policeman Jack Reacher is enjoying the lazy anonymity of Key West when a stranger shows up asking for him. He’s got a lot of questions. Reacher does too, especially after the guy turns up dead. The answers lead...
416 Pages
5/5
4
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Lee Child
Without Fail
Jack Reacher - Book 6
2011 (First published: 2002)
Without Fail
Jack Reacher arrives in Atlantic City after hitching a ride cross-country with a couple of aging blues musicians. There he is approached by the Secret Service to test their shield around the new vice president of the United States, ex-miliary...
592 Pages
4/5
4
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Lee Child
The Enemy
Jack Reacher - Book 8
2011 (First published: 2004)
The Enemy
North Carolina. New Year's Day, 1990. A soldier is found dead in a sleazy motel bed. Jack Reacher is the officer on duty. The soldier turns out to be a two-star general. The situation is bad enough, then Reacher finds...
592 Pages
4/5
9
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Lee Child
One Shot
Jack Reacher - Book 9
2011 (First published: 2005)
One Shot
Six shots. Five dead. One heartland city thrown into a state of terror. But within hours the cops have it solved: a slam-dunk case. Except for one thing. The accused man says: You got the wrong guy. Then he says...
384 Pages
4/5
3
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Lee Child
Bad Luck and Trouble
Jack Reacher - Book 11
2011 (First published: 2007)
Bad Luck and Trouble
From a helicopter high above the empty California desert, a man is sent free-falling into the night. In Chicago, a woman learns that an elite team of ex–army investigators is being hunted down one by one. And on the streets...
528 Pages
5/5
8
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Lee Child
Better Off Dead
Jack Reacher - Book 26
2022 (First published: 2021)
Better Off Dead
That morning Reacher he was heading west, walking under the merciless desert sun - until he comes upon a curious scene: A Jeep has crashed into the only tree for miles around. A woman is slumped over the wheel. Dead?...
592 Pages
4/5
8
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Lee Child
No Plan B
Jack Reacher - Book 27
2022 (First published: 2022)
No Plan B
A woman dies under the wheels of a moving bus. The death is ruled a suicide. But Jack Reacher saw what really happened: A man in a gray hoodie and jeans, moving stealthily, pushed the victim to her demise—before swiftly...
368 Pages
4/5
4
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Nelson DeMille
Plum Island
John Corey - Book 1
1998 (First published: 1997)
Plum Island
NYPD homicide detective John Corey has moved into Long Island, restlessly recuperating from wounds received in the line of duty when he's hired to consult on the double murder of Tom and Judy Gordon, biologists who worked on Plum Island....
574 Pages
4/5
7
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Tom Clancy
The Hunt for Red October
A Jack Ryan Novel Book 1
2018 (First published: 1984)
The Hunt for Red October
Somewhere under the freezing Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision. The Red October is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. Made into a spectacular film directed by John McTiernan and...
656 Pages
5/5
8
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Tom Clancy
Patriot Games
A Jack Ryan Novel - Book 2
2013
Patriot Games
While on vacation with his family, Jack Ryan prevented an assassination attempt on Britain’s royal family and earned him the gratitude of an entire nation—and the scorn of an ultra-left-wing faction of the IRA. Irish terrorist Sean Miller and his...
800 Pages
4/5
7
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Tom Clancy
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
A Jack Ryan Novel - Book 3
2013
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
Two men possess vital information on Russia's Star Wars missile defense system. One of them is Cardinal -- America's highest agent in the Kremlin -- and he's about to be terminated by the KGB. The other one is the American...
816 Pages
4/5
1
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Tom Clancy
Clear and Present Danger
A Jack Ryan Novel - Book 4
2018
Clear and Present Danger
When Colombian drug lords assassinate both the U.S. ambassador and the visiting head of the FBI, their actions trigger a covert response from the American government--a response that goes horribly wrong... As the newly named Deputy Director of...
976 Pages
4/5
1
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Tom Clancy
The Sum of All Fears
A Jack Ryan Novel - Book 5
2018
The Sum of All Fears
Peace may finally be at hand in the Middle East, as Jack Ryan, Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA, lays the groundwork for a plan that could end centuries of conflict. But ruthless terrorists have a final, desperate card...
1216 Pages
4/5
9
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Tom Clancy
Dept of Honor
A Jack Ryan Novel - Book 6
1995 (First published: 1994)
Dept of Honor
Jack Ryan plunges into two, seemingly unrelated, occurrences being a chain of events that will stun the world. Called out of retirement to serve as National Security Advisor to the president, Ryan, with the help of CIA officers John Clark...
1008 Pages
4/5
3
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Tom Clancy
Executive Orders
A Jack Ryan Novel - Book 7
1997
Executive Orders
At the climax of Debt of Honor, the most devastating terrorist act in the history of the world left the President, the Joint Chiefs, the Supreme Court, and nearly all of Congress dead. Only Jack Ryan, confirmed Vice President mere...
1376 Pages
4/5
2
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Tom Clancy / Mark Cameron
Chain of Command
A Jack Ryan Novel - Book 21
2022
Chain of Command
A shadowy billionaire uses his fortune to further his corrupt ambitions. Along the way, he’s toppled democratically elected governments and exacerbated divisions within stable nations. Now, he’s ready to implement his most ambitious plan of all....
544 Pages
3/5
2
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