Books Like Jack Reacher: Lone-Hero Thrillers With a Former Marine
If you love a hero who walks into trouble, sizes it up and refuses to walk away, start here. These fast thrillers feature a former Marine, covert operatives and a race against the clock, and each one is short enough to finish in a weekend.
Veil of a Superheroabout 2 hr 15 min
Crime thriller · about 128 pages · by Mark Oliver
A Marine, a journalist, and a crime lord who owns the shadows.
The pick for Reacher fans. San Diego's sunny streets hide a criminal network run by the notorious crime lord Virelli, and former Marine Jett Carter teams up with investigative journalist Jennifer Marks to expose it. Undercover operations, betrayals and high-stakes confrontations lead them to a conspiracy that reaches far beyond the city. About 128 pages, in Kindle Unlimited.
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Surf Waves of Betrayalabout 2 hr
Espionage thriller · about 118 pages · by Mark Oliver
Every wave carries a secret. Every betrayal has a price.
Covert operatives Jack Lawson, Emily Parker, Turner and the enigmatic Sarah face coordinated attacks that threaten to bring a city to its knees, and betrayal inside their own ranks. A standalone espionage thriller, about 118 pages, in Kindle Unlimited.
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Veil of the 4th of Julyabout 2 hr 15 min
Christian suspense / political thriller · about 138 pages · by Mark Oliver
Fireworks over San Diego, and a cyberattack set to go off with them.
Cyberterrorist Anton Virelli is planning a devastating attack as San Diego gets ready for Independence Day, and Jennifer and Jett Johnson have only hours to stop him. Clean, faith-filled suspense, in Kindle Unlimited.
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More lone-hero thrillers readers often recommend
- Killing Floor by Lee Child: the first Jack Reacher novel: Reacher walks into a small Georgia town and is arrested for murder.
- Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz: Evan Smoak, a former government operative who now helps people with nowhere else to turn.
- The Gray Man by Mark Greaney: Court Gentry, a former CIA operative on the run.
- The Terminal List by Jack Carr: a Navy SEAL hunts the people behind an ambush on his team.
- American Assassin by Vince Flynn: the origin story of counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp.
Why Veil of a Superhero fits
Reacher readers usually come for three things: a hero with military training, a villain who thinks he owns the town, and a steady build toward a confrontation. Veil of a Superhero has all three, set on the streets of San Diego. Want more speed? See the short thrillers you can finish in one sitting or the novels set in San Diego.
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