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Nelson Demille Author Read Alikes October 1, 2017
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If you enjoy reading books by Nelson DeMille try these authors.
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Saving Faith
by David Baldacci
In a new novel of Washington insider intrigue, influence peddlers Danny Buchanan and Faith Lockhart are pitted against one another when the CIA and FBI take an interest in their bribery activities.
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Field of Prey by John SandfordLucas Davenport investigates the discovery of several bodies in an abandoned Minnesota farmyard, discovering the work of a local serial killer who has been murdering one victim every summer for years.
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The Late Show by Michael ConnellyRelegated to the night shift after filing a sexual harassment complaint against a supervisor, a once up-and-coming LAPD detective disobeys orders by refusing to walk away from two cases, including an assault on a prostitute and the death of a young woman in a nightclub shooting.
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Matchup : The Battle of the Sexes Just Got Thrilling by Lee ChildA follow-up to FaceOff collects stories written by best-selling thriller authors, 11 women and 11 men partnered in male-female literary pairings, in an anthology that includes contributions by such favorites as Sandra Brown, John Sandford and Eric Van Lustbader.
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15th Affair by James PattersonWhen an alluring blonde with links to the CIA disappears from the scene of a brutal murder at a luxury hotel, detective Lindsay Boxer is forced to uncover difficult truths about her husband's secret life.
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Term Limits by Vince FlynnThree of Washington's most powerful and least scrupulous politicians are executed with surgical precision by a team of military commandos demanding that the government restore power to the people, and only one congressman can stop them
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A Death in Vienna by Daniel SilvaSent to Vienna to authenticate a painting, art restorer and occasional spy Gabriel Allon sets out to uncover the truth about a photograph of an unnamed man who had brutalized his mother during the final days of World War II, during the Death March from Auschwitz, a quest that could unravel an evil with profound repercussions in the present.
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The Runaway Jury by John GrishamA member of the jury for the century's most explosive trial against a giant tobacco company, Juror #2, a mysterious man with a past and a hidden agenda, joins forces with a beautiful woman on the outside to get the verdict he wants, no matter what the cost
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Collateral Damage : A Stone Barrington Novel by Stuart WoodsReturning to New York where he is approached by CIA assistant director and sometime lover Holly Barker, Stone Barrington is drawn into a dangerous game of murder and vengeance against an enemy who is engaged in a nefarious plot beyond Stone's imagining.
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The Innocent by Harlan CobenYears after being released from jail for an accidental death incident, Matt Hunter's hopes of moving on with his pregnant wife are shattered when he becomes the focus of a serial murder investigation, a situation that forces Matt and his family to shift outside of the law to protect their future.
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A Column of Fire by Ken FollettA half-century love affair between a man in service to Elizabeth I and a woman on the opposing side of England's religious divide is challenged by violent ideological power shifts, torn loyalties and the queen's circle of spies, in a latest entry in the best-selling series that includes The Pillars of the Earth.
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Fall From Grace by Richard North PattersonAttending the funeral of his estranged father and encountering an estate of complicated legal and financial arrangements, CIA operative Adam Blaine embarks on a search for his father's killer that implicates members of his own family and reveals astonishing secrets.
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Bone Tree by Greg IlesA first in a two-part series featuring the return of popular hero Penn Cage is set in the deep South, where a threat against Penn's doctor father manifests in the form of a wrongful murder charge and dangerous, long-buried secrets by surviving members of the Double-Eagle Club.
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The Janson Directive by Robert LudlumHis quiet life away from U.S. Consular Operations disrupted by the terrorist kidnapping of Peter Novak, Paul Janson assembles a rescue team of former colleagues only to find himself targeted
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Daddy's Gone A Hunting by Mary Higgins ClarkWhen her sister is wrongly implicated in an explosion that has destroyed her family's priceless antiques business and killed an employee, Hannah struggles to find clues in the ashes and discovers a life-threatening secret from the past.
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The First Counsel by Brad MeltzerA young, up-and-coming White House attorney, Michael Garrick becomes enmeshed in a deadly conspiracy when he gets too close to Nora Harston, the president's sexy daughter, and finds himself on the run, accused of a murder he did not commit.
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Personal Injuries by Scott TurowAn ambitious personal injury lawyer, Robbie Feaver finds his less-than-ethical practices coming back to haunt him when, in exchange for leniency from prosecution, he is forced into an uneasy alliance with an enigmatic female FBI agent, in a story of greed, human weakness, love, and unexpected heroism.
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Guardian of Lies by Steve MartiniPaul Madriani investigates the case of a woman accused of murder and a million-dollar heist, a trial that will unravel a conspiracy involving rare coins, an ex-CIA agent, a former soviet scientist, and a missing nuclear device being prepared for a trip to the U.S.
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Guilt by Jonathan KellermanWhen he is consulted on a cold case involving the discovery of infant remains in a neglected fixer-upper Tudor mansion, psychologist-investigator Alex Delaware, tracing the long history of past residents, is led down a bloody path littered with unprecedented narcissism and unspeakable cruelty.
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Against All Enemies by Tom ClancyAfter a vicious Mexican drug cartel joins forces with the Taliban, ex-Navy SEAL and current CIA operative Maxwell Moore and his team must spring into action to protect the United States from unprecedented terror and destruction.
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The Armageddon File by Stephen CoontsWhen a new president-elect's chief of staff discovers evidence of vote tampering, the validity of the election is brought into question at the same time the agendas of dangerous adversaries are revealed. By the best-selling author of Flight of the Intruder
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Black List : A Thriller by Brad ThorWhen his name is added to a top-secret government list of individuals slated for assassination, counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath engages in a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game of survival while struggling to prevent a cataclysmic terrorist attack and learn who has framed him for treason.
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The Death Trade by Jack HigginsWhen an eminent scientist makes a startling breakthrough in nuclear weapons research only to have the lives of his family threatened if he does not give his technology to the Iranian regime, Sean Dillon, Afghan war hero Sara Gideon and the rest of their team embark on a daring rescue mission that rapidly spins out of control.
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Fatal : A Novel by John T LescroartA fleeting crush becomes a dangerous obsession for a family woman who shares an intense encounter with a man she meets at a dinner party before a chilling act of violence marks the first of a series of horrifying events.
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The First Rule : A Joe Pike Novel by Robert CraisA follow-up to The Watchman finds Elvis Cole's taciturn partner, Joe Pike, investigating an attack on former associate Frank Meyer, a one-time mercenary whose family has been murdered by a professional hit crew and who police suspect has been keeping a dangerous secret.
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Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues by Michael BrandmanMassachusetts police chief Jesse Stone's investigation of a violent series of car thefts is complicated by political pressures, the summer tourist season, and the questionable goals of an ambitious PR executive
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The Steel Kiss by Jeffery DeaverForced to let a murderer escape so that she can save the life of an accident victim, Amelia Sachs, assisted by forensic detective Lincoln Rhyme, discovers that the accident was the first in a series of attacks by a killer who turns everyday utilities into weapons.
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Havana Storm by Clive CusslerInvestigating a toxic outbreak in the Caribbean Sea that is threatening the United States, Dirk Pitt is embroiled in a post-Castro power struggle for control of Cuba; while his children, Dirk Jr. and Summer, embark on a high-stakes treasure hunt. .
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The Charlemagne Pursuit : A Novel by Steve BerryA mysterious manuscript discovered in the tomb of Charlemagne sends Cotton Malone on a perilous international quest that takes him and twin sisters with their own agenda from an ancient German cathedral to the harsh, unforgiving world of Antarctica in pursuit of the truth about the death of his father on a classified sub mission beneath Antarctica.
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Fugitive : A Novel by Phillip MargolinDefending Charlie, a petty con man and former fugitive who hid in Africa for twelve years after being falsely implicated in the murder of a congressman, criminal lawyer Amanda Jaffe struggles to prove the man's innocence while endeavoring to protect him from a vengeful African dictator.
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Tiger's Claw by Dale BrownAfter he and his team refurbish America's aging weapon systems, Patrick McLanahan heads to Guam to oversee strategy, which causes the Chinese to take the offensive, launching a preemptive strike on a small American fleet that ignites a battle for the Pacific--one that McLanahan is determined to win no matter what the cost.
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