18 books like Eye of the Storm

What to read after Eye of the Storm — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter · 1900 · ★ 4.2 · 58p · ≈ 1h · Challenging One of the best known and loved children's stories is the story of naughty Peter Rabbit and his misadventures as he is chased around a garden. Shares: Community pick

Rough justice Henry Patterson · 2008 · ★ 4.5 · 473p · ≈ 15h · Moderate The master of the game is back, with another pulse-pounding adventure featuring the unstoppable Sean DillonWhilst checking up on the volatile situation in Kosovo the US President's right-hand man Blake Johnson meets Major Harry Miller, a member of the British Cabinet. Miller is there doing his own checks for the British Prime Minister. When both men get involved with a group of Russian soldiers… Shares: Charles Ferguson, Sean Dillon, Dillon, Secret service

The Judas Gate Henry Patterson · 2010 · ★ 4.6 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate A disturbing tape has made its way to British intelligence, and from them to the new President of the United States: battlefield chatter from an ambush in Afghanistan, in which twelve U.S. Army Rangers and a British medical team died. Most of the Taliban voices are Afghan; however, the voice of the commander bears an Irish accent. The idea that one of their own could be responsible for such a… Shares: Charles Ferguson, Sean Dillon, Dillon, Secret service

On Dangerous Ground Henry Patterson · 1993 · ★ 4.4 · 293p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Una mortífera competencia por el más fabuloso de los botines. En 1944, lord Mountbatten y Mao Zedong firmaron un acuerdo por el que los chinos se comprometían a prorrogar por cien años el estatuto de Hong Kong a cambio de ayuda militar. Dicho convenio, particularmente la copia británica del mismo, desapareció en un desgraciado accidente. Había quedado sin efecto antes de nacer. Han transcurrido… Shares: Sean Dillon, Dillon, Secret service, Espionage

Without mercy Henry Patterson · 2005 · ★ 3.9 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate From the master of suspense, a fierce thriller of terrorism, murder and revenge.In Higgins' acclaimed bestseller DARK JUSTICE, intelligence operative Sean Dillon and his colleagues in Britain and the United States beat back a terrible enemy, but at an equally terrible cost. One of them was shot, another run down in the street. Both were expected to survive – but only one of them does. As… Shares: Sean Dillon, Dillon, Secret service, Thriller

The midnight bell Henry Patterson · 2016 · ★ 3.8 · 315p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "The new Sean Dillon novel, a knife-edge story of terrorism and revenge, by "the dean of intrigue novelists" (St. Louis Post-Dispatch). "The bell tolls at midnight as death requires it." In Washington, D.C., on a night full of rain, a woman is struck down and killed by a hit-and-run driver. But she is not just any woman--she is the assistant to the head of the secret White House department known… Shares: Sean Dillon, Dillon

The Eagle has Landed Henry Patterson · 1975 · ★ 4.2 · 362p · ≈ 12h · Moderate In November of 1943, an elite team of Nazi paratroopers descends on British soil with a diabolical goal: to abduct Winston Churchill and cripple the Allied war effort. The mission, ordered by Hitler himself and planned by Heinrich Himmler, is led by ace agent Kurt Steiner and aided on the ground by IRA gunman Liam Devlin Shares: Devlin, Secret service, Thriller

The Eagle has Flown Henry Patterson · 1976 · ★ 3.8 · 335p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Following the failed attempt to assassinate Winston Churchill, Major Kurt Steiner is being held in the Tower of London. Liam Devlin is presented with a challenge from Heinrich Himmler, to rescue him from the tower and return him to Germany. Shares: Devlin, Secret service, Assassins

The Winter of Frankie Machine Don Winslow · 2006 · ★ 4.5 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Frankie Machianno, a hard-working entrepreneur, passionate lover, part-time surf bum, and full-time dad, is a widely recognized pillar of his waterfront community. He is also a retired hit man. Once better known as Frankie Machine, he was a brutally efficient killer. Now someone from his past wants him dead, and after a botched attempt on his life, Frankie sets out to find his potential killers.… Shares: Assassins, Thriller

Goldfinger Ian Fleming · 1958 · ★ 3.8 · 322p · ≈ 10h · Moderate A friendly game of two-handed canasta turns out to be thoroughly crooked. And a beautiful girl ends up dead. In Bond's first encounter with Auric Goldfinger - the world's cleverest, cruellest criminal, useful lessons are learned. Shares: Secret service, Espionage, Great Britain, Adventure

The Spy's bedside book Graham Greene · 1957 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate For everyone who’s ever wondered what it really takes to be a spy, legendary author Graham Greene (The Third Man, The Quiet American) and his brother Hugh have compiled this irresistible selection of fiction, memoir, and tricks of the trade straight from the all-time masters of espionage. Here is a perfectly safe way to discover the dangerous secrets many spies have died to learn.Want to know how… Shares: Secret service, Espionage

For Your Eyes Only Ian Fleming · 1959 · ★ 3.7 · 146p · ≈ 4h · Moderate "Bond watched her as she reached the edge of the tables and came up the aisle. It was hopeless. She was coming to meet someone—her lover. She was the sort of woman who always belongs to somebody else. What damnable luck! Before Bond could pull himself together, the girl had come up to his table and sat down. ‘I’m sorry I’m late. We’ve got to get moving at once. You’re wanted at the office.’ She… Shares: Secret service, Espionage, Great Britain, Adventure

High Time to Kill Raymond Benson · 1999 · ★ 3.9 · 311p · ≈ 10h · Moderate During a dinner party with an old friend, James Bond encounters a criminal organization called "The Union" that may be responsible for the theft of information vital to Britain's national security. Shares: Secret service, Espionage, Great Britain, Adventure

Never Dream of Dying Raymond Benson · 2001 · ★ 3.8 · 301p · ≈ 10h · Moderate It begins at a movie studio in Nice where a police raid goes horribly wrong, killing innocent men, women, and even children. It continues in an English prison, where a dead man discloses an intriguing secret about the brutal criminal organization called the Union. The trail leads James Bond to Paris, where he meets the tantalizing movie star Tylyn Mignonne and embarks on a voyage of sensual… Shares: Secret service, Espionage, Great Britain, Adventure

The Day of the Jackal Frederick Forsyth · 1971 · ★ 4.3 · 377p · ≈ 12h · Moderate In a class by itself. Unputdownable' Sunday TimesOne of the most celebrated thrillers ever written, The Day of the Jackal is the electrifying story of an anonymous Englishman who in, the spring of 1963, was hired by Colonel Marc Rodin, Operations Chief of the O. A. S., to assassinate General de Gaulle. The Jackal. A tall, blond Englishman with opaque, gray eyes. A killer at the top of his… Shares: Assassins, Espionage, Criminals, Thriller

The Man with the Golden Gun Ian Fleming · 1965 · ★ 3.6 · 134p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Bond may have a license to kill, but “Pistols” Scaramanga has a talent for it. He’s a KGB-trained assassin who’s left a trail of dead British Secret Service agents in his wake. His weapon of choice? A gold-plated Colt .45. In the aftermath of his brainwashing by the Soviets, Bond is given one last chance to win back M’s trust: terminate Scaramanga before he strikes MI6 again. Traveling to… Shares: Assassins, Espionage, Adventure, Thriller

The Light of Day Eric Ambler · 1962 · ★ 3.4 · 232p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Arthur Simpson is a petty thief who is discovered stealing from a hotel room. His victim, however, turns out to be a criminal in a league well above his own and Simpson is blackmailed into smuggling arms into Turkey for use in a major jewel robbery. The Turkish police, however, discover the arms and he is further 'blackmailed' by them into spying on the 'gang' - or rot in a Turkish jail. However,… Shares: Espionage, Criminals, Thriller

A darker place Henry Patterson · 2008 · ★ 3.8 · 364p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Dillon and company are back in the ultimate blockbuster from the 'legend' that is Jack HigginsDisillusioned with the Putin Government, famous Russian writer and ex-paratrooper Alexander Kurbsky decides he wants to disappear into the West. However he is under no illusions about how the news will be greeted at home - he has seen too many of his countrymen die mysteriously at the hands of the… Shares: Dillon, Secret service, Thriller

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