Assassin Thriller

What if your entire life was a simulation designed by sinister forces? Urban warfare erupts in my living room, and I'm fighting for my life against AI gangsters. But this is no ordinary video game—it's a deadly conspiracy that runs deeper than I ever imagined. _Can I unravel the truth before it's game over?_ Glitches in the system reveal a terrifying reality: I'm not alone in this digital nightmare. Together, we must overthrow our creators and reclaim our humanity. __But in a world where nothing is as it seems, who can I really trust?__ "HUMAN HAWK" is the first book in the "REALITY ...

"In Havenstad, silence is golden—and murder is just another job." Ryan Tipton never asked to be a hitman. But when opportunity knocks with a dangerous offer, he steps into a world where the rich get what they want, and the rest get buried. Partnering with Elena, a hacker with a haunted past, Ryan builds a business on the city’s darkest secrets. Together, they take on jobs that the law won’t touch—for a price. But as the stakes grow higher, so do the risks. And when a powerful enemy sets his sights on them, Ryan realizes that in this game, survival is never guaranteed.

"Just Plain Awesome... I've read everything this author has published and I've yet to be disappointed with my time spent reading his work. His books are always multifaceted and engaging." -- Eric S "The author continues to provide delight in this well-written, imaginative, and entertaining work. There's action, adventure, paranormal creatures of heaven and earth, military engagements, and Vain. BRAVO!" -- B. M. Bennett Book 2 of the Legacy Chronicles. Hell has been unleashed into the world of men, we just don't know it yet. One man has unlocked the doors separating Earth from Hell, and now ...

Crawford Hunt wants his daughter back. Following the death of his wife four years ago, Crawford, a Texas Ranger, fell into a downward spiral that left him relegated to deskwork and with his five-year-old daughter Georgia in the custody of her grandparents. But Crawford has cleaned up his act, met all the court imposed requirements, and now the fate of his family lies with Judge Holly Spencer, who is wary of his checkered past. Her opinion of him is radically changed when a masked gunman barges into the courtroom during the custody hearing. But then he uncovers a horrifying truth....

Book 4 in the NYT & USA Today Bestselling “Signs of the Zodiac” dark urban fantasy series. In Sin City, a little girl suffers from a mysterious and terrible malady. If she dies, the Light will perish alongside her. Warrior, avenger, superhero, Joanna Archer has survived countless otherworldly horrors, and discovered her rightful role among the agents battling the pervasive evil of Shadow . . . even while struggling against the darkness lurking within. Yet a war is raging for the heart of an increasingly dangerous Las Vegas, catapulting Joanna into a lethally seductive world hidden from ...

The Alainsith claim the memories of the past are stored in the Song. Others use the Song for power. Finn and Morgan have reached the capital only to find it abandoned. People have evacuated, but Finn needs to know if the king is among them. Honaaz and Lily prepare for an attack, though they may already be too late. The Alainsith are moving, and the defenses are woefully outnumbered. If they can’t hold them back, Reyand—and all they care about—will be overwhelmed. When Kanar learns the truth about his sword, the Blackheart must become something more. He must become a true Blade Bearer....

Al Qaeda links up with a renegade Mafia chieftain to threaten America with an unimaginable scenario of terror in a new novel featuring Tommy Carmellini - a tale of high drama and nonstop action from perennial best-selling author Stephen Coonts.

Book 5 in the NYT & USA Today Bestselling “Signs of the Zodiac” series. Light. Shadow. Superhero ... Villain. Las Vegas socialite and otherworldly avenger Joanna Archer gave up everything when she sacrificed her extraordinary abilities and embraced mortality to rescue an innocent child … and a city teetering on destruction. Now her former allies have become avowed enemies–and those enemies have nothing to fear. Yet Joanna is still tied to a nightmare underworld by prophesy and heritage, and a bloodthirsty predator is hot on her trail—and determined to rip much more from Joanna ...

"It takes killer instincts to survive in an Arizona retirement community.”Salvatore isn’t an author, as he claims. In fact, Salvatore Cabella isn’t his real name. A successful assassin for the past twenty-five years, he was trying to retire when his girlfriend in St Kitts was kidnapped. Unless he whacks someone in the witness protection program before they can testify, she’ll be killed. Following instructions, he moves into an adult retirement community in Glenwood, Arizona. He’s affected by the smiling residents and their bizarre lifestyle. He discovers he longs to enjoy life as ...

VIGILANTE: Montreal . . . the long, hot summer of 1996. . . . . . and in the dark of night, moving like a shadowy wraith, a vigilante prowls the city's streets. The targets of his bloody rampage: the worst of the worst. Murderers. Gangbangers. Rapists. Six months. Sixteen murders. The harried police are still without a clue . . . . . . until the day they receive an email from the assassin himself. Lieutenant Dave McCall, head of Montreal's Special Homicide Task Force, needs help to crack the secrets of the killer's taunting message. He calls on an expert--Chris Barry, who runs a security ...

When Ursula Flockhart joins the British Army at 18 she is already a martial arts expert. She is recruited into a shadowy department called Special Operations, run by Colonel Peterson. One undercover assignment has her posing as a shop assistant named Colleen, in order to get close to, and to eliminate a senior IRA figure at the height of the troubles. Over a 25 year career, once peace is restored in Northern Ireland, she sees action in Iraq, Libya and Kosovo. Back in the UK she is recruited as an assassin by another department run by Colonel Darbly and is cashiered unexpectedly when Darbly ...

War has come to Verendal. A king must lead. Kanar and Esmerelda need to reach Verendal, but with the spread of fighting, they may already be too late. Only Jal and his family of Alainsith stand in the way, and they will not intervene and risk the ire of their family. As Finn finds his way back to the city, he finds it much like himself—changed. What he’s learned on his journey may be the key to saving his beloved city, and all those he cares about. Honaaz and Lily take their fleet back to Sanaron. Where the war began, it must also end. Old powers have not faded, but for their to be a ...

A hitman must be anonymous, amoral... and alone. Victor is the face in the crowd you don't see, a perfect assassin with nothing to live for. But when an old friend turns to him for help, he finds he can't refuse. For once his objective isn't to kill, but to protect. Hunted through the streets of London by ruthless enemies, Victor needs to be more than just a bodyguard... but his every move leads danger closer to the very person he's vowed to defend. Published in the US as No Tomorrow.

Sam Carr is determined to find and kill the five men who brutally attacked him and kidnapped his girlfriend while vacationing in Hawaii. As a consequence of his actions, he is offered full immunity for any and all past crimes if he assassinates a notorious radical Islamic terrorist who is believed to be in charge of a terror cell in London. Unfortunately, things go terribly wrong on this mission. In order to find and put an end to the mysterious person responsible for reprehensible acts of terrorism, Sam must join forces with a team of undercover Mossad agents. Yet, even though Sam has been...

When the body of a boy from one of Greece's most prominent families turns up in a dumpster in one of Athens' worst neighborhoods, Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis of the Greek Police's Special Crimes Division is certain there's a message in the murder. But who sent it, and why?

Fans of Cussler, Flynn, Silva and Coes check out The Brandt series for your next high-octane thrill ride!" Action, action all the way!" "Another great book" Book 2 in The Brandt Series BRANDT IS BACK! The Handler: A Chuck Brandt Thriller (The Brandt Series Book 2) General Ivan Lazar one of Russia's greatest general, until he was set up and ruined by his enemies, fumes on his yacht off the coast of Spain. As he luxuriates on the sparkling seas with his hired hands, a plan for vengeance and world domination begins to form in his twisted mind. Ex-CIA assassin Chuck Brandt is caught up in a ...

In the savage world of hired guns, Malakai is a legend, a god, a trigger-puller without peer. His childhood innocence twisted by an abusive father, blood and bullets have become his religion. He sells his lethal skills to the Company, the quintessential lone wolf assassin. When Malakai is contracted to stop a powerful Japanese crime syndicate from blackmailing the chairperson of the Senate Intelligence Committee, he discovers someone is playing Judas and he needs to figure out who it is before he gets burned.

In the dystopian 22nd century, Lauren Ramirez is an Assassin 13, the best at her profession. Betrayed by her employer, the president of the United States, on an off-planet op, she escapes when her spacecraft hurtles through time and crash-lands in 1927 Prohibition Hollywood, with its silent film stars and bootlegging gangsters. She finds herself an alien in an alien land.

The assassin known as Victor is hiding out in a small motel in Canada after a job across the border. A few days laying low and he'll be gone leaving no trace behind. He doesn't count on getting to know a mother and her boy who reminds him of his own troubled childhood. When both vanish, only Victor seems to notice. Once he starts looking for them, he finds himself at odds with the criminals who own the town. They want him gone. Only Victor's going nowhere until he discovers the truth and to them he's just a quiet man asking the wrong questions.

THIS IS A SHORT STORY It's 1999 and Bill Jedburgh, formerly with the Royal Hong Kong Police but now a gun for hire, has flown up to Shanghai to sort out a tricky problem involving computers. At first it's a bit confusing but eventually Jedburgh gets his man. There are also four women involved but that's the least you expect when it comes to the Reliable Man.