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Category: Thriller

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Review: Antihero – Gregg Hurwitz

Posted on 12/10/2026 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Spy Fiction, Thriller

Evan Smoak navigates the moral complexities of justice and vengeance - again

Tagged Antihero, Evan Smoak, Fiction, Gregg Hurwitz, Orphan X, Penguin Random House, ThrillerLeave a comment
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Review: Underground Airlines – Ben H. Winters

Posted on 12/09/202619/09/2026 by Speesh in Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller

No fly zone

Tagged Ben H. Winters, Century, Fantasy, Science Fiction, U.S. Civil War, Underground AirlinesLeave a comment
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Review: Agent In Place – Helen MacInnes

Posted on 11/09/202611/09/2026 by Speesh in Fiction, Spy Fiction, Thriller

"Agent in Place" by Helen MacInnes is a Cold War thriller about a well-meaning spy whose leak ignites an international crisis, blending procedural realism with themes of idealism and espionage consequences.

Tagged Agent In Place, Cold War, Espionage, Espionage Thriller, Fiction, Helen Macinnes, Intelligence, spy, Thriller, Titan BooksLeave a comment

Review: The Bourne Legacy – Robert Ludlum, Eric Van Lustbader

Posted on 10/09/2026 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Robert Ludlum, Terrorism, Thriller

Bourne again, again

Tagged Eric van Lustbader, Jason Bourne, Orion Books, Robert Ludlum, The Bourne LegacyLeave a comment
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Review: The Innocent – David Baldacci

Posted on 10/09/2026 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Thriller

When refusing to pull the trigger could get you killed

Tagged Assassin, David Baldacci, Macmillan, Will RobieLeave a comment
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Review: The Target – David Baldacci

Posted on 07/09/2026 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Thriller

Their most dangerous mission to date tests the reader's patience with Robie and Reel to their limits

Tagged David Baldacci, Grand Central Publishing, Macmillan, Pan Books, Robbie and Reel, The Target, ThrillerLeave a comment

Review: The Treadstone Rendition – Joshua Hood

Posted on 06/09/2026 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Robert Ludlum, Thriller

Relentless. And enjoyable

Tagged Head Of Zeus, Joshua Hood, Penguin Random House, Robert Ludlum, The Treadstone Rendition, TreadstoneLeave a comment

Review: The Bear And The Dragon – Tom Clancy

Posted on 06/09/2026 by Speesh in Fiction, Thriller

A whole new level of enjoyable nonsense

Tagged China, Jack Ryan, KGB, Penguin Books, Russia, Tom ClancyLeave a comment
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Review: Icon – Frederick Forsyth

Posted on 05/09/202605/09/2026 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Russia, Spy, Spy Fiction, The Cold War, The Soviet Union, Thriller

It was the best of times it was the worst of times

Tagged Bantam Press, Frederick Forsyth, Icon, The Day Of The Jackal, Transworld PublishersLeave a comment

Review: The Sentinel – Lee Child And Andrew Child

Posted on 04/09/2026 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Thriller

Sleepy no-name town - check. No Police worth the mention - check. Reacher can do whatever he likes without intervention - check.

Tagged Andrew Child, Books, Jack Reacher, Lee Child, tech, TransworldLeave a comment

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