Adventure Fiction - Spy/Political/Techno Thrillers - Christchurch City Libraries
Be swept up in a thrilling escapade on the run from government forces or assassins. You may find yourself embroiled in a tightly woven mesh of intrigue, thinking your way out of a tight spot and in a race against time to set things right. Or maybe carried off on a mission to rid the world of a super intelligent computer system that has been turned against the world by villainous billionaires. Whatever the situation, you are guaranteed a story full of action with intricate plotting, suspense, and many moving parts. One thing is for sure, however; don't trust anyone! A Christchurch City Libraries list.
A standalone offering from the prolific king of page-turners, 1st Case follows Angela Hoot through the ranks of the FBI, in a mystery exploring how the opportunity of a lifetime can come from unexpected places. Hoot lands her dream job in the FBI…
Readers will encounter a familiar name in this origin story of the world's most famous spy - James Bond! Set in a time before Bond was an international superspy, this novel details the birth of the legend. When the former 007 is found floating dead…
The first book to introduce Secret Service Agent George Smiley and a book from one of the greats of the genre, against which many are measured. A man under investigation is found dead in an apparent case of suicide. The dead man was friend to Agent…
The classic book that sparked the movie of the same name, this story follows the hunt for the elusive assassin rumoured to be targeting Charles De Gaulle (leader of the French resistance in WWII). With his icy nerve, a talent for disguise, and a…
A man left for dead is found by a Greek fisherman. He has no memory but his body reveals clues to his identity, particularly the Zurich bank account details held within his arm. As he slowly gains some semblance of who he really is he discovers he…
Beecher White is a young archivist working in the National Archives. On the day he chooses to show his childhood sweetheart through the building, they also unearth a mysterious dictionary which once belonged to George Washington himself. What…
With the dawn of the digital age, the greatest threat to national security is now exists in cyberspace. To protect the country, the recently sworn-in US president launches a new top-secret organisation as the best line of defense: Net Force. Before…
When an off-the-books black ops crew is betrayed and their program is shut down, the surviving crew members set out on a mission to find the truth and deliver justice to the terrorist behind it all. With an intriguing supernatural bent, this book…
Cloaks and daggers abound as Cotton Malone is roused from his antiquarian bookshop and swept up into the hunt for the lost treasures of the Knight's Templar. Cotton's old boss in already deeply involved in the hunt, and when a wealthy and ruthless…
Quadriplegic forensic scientist Lincoln Rhyme was the best the NYPD had on staff, although these days he's in enforced retirement. Regardless, he's about to set off on a suspenseful investigation alongside officer Amelia Sachs. There's a serial…
An unwitting petty criminal is deceived in Dallas by the government, and a bloodbath transpires. John Wells is called in to determine what happened and obtain information from an asset in Colombia. As the mysteries unfold he discovers deadly…
First in the 'Klara Walldeen' series, Klara is working as a political aide in Brussels when she accidentally discovers a secret so dangerous it launches her into an action packed game of cat-and-mouse across the European continent. There's only one…
In the wake of a period of political turmoil which has destabilised America, new Secretary of State Ellen Adams finds herself charged with unravelling a dangerous web of conspiracy, which aims to take advantage of the frail state. The author brings…
An epic novel from a seasoned story teller, 'Never' describes an alarming (and highly plausible) threat of nuclear war. International tensions rise as we follow a variety of story lines, threads spanning the globe, that culminate in potential…
Ian Rankin is a master storyteller, with many great series and standalone stories under his belt. Mysteries abound in this international thriller when first a technician notices that a British spy satelite is no longer online, and then a space…
John Dale, a disgraced CIA agent, is called back to duty after a well placed American asset, who is one of the only reasons the Iranian Uranium Programme hasn't been able to develop military grade weapons, goes dark and will only speak to him. What…
The spin off to Sanford's long running Prey series sees Letty Davenport step out from under her adoptive fathers shadow, only to follow in his footsteps taking on a ruthless militia hellbent on causing massive devastation in the US. A fast-paced…
Nigerian-born former Navy SEAL Remi Adeleke's debut novel follows Black Box, a shadowy CIA group populated with specialists in transformation and surveillance, as they hunt down a South African commando taking wealthy hostages from all over the…
Student-athlete Mitch Rapp survives a horrific aircraft bombing orchestrated by terrorists, one in which his classmates and girlfriend are killed. This tears Mitch's life apart and he is enlisted by the CIA, his passion to see terrorists held…
