Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers & Suspense > Spies & Politics > Assassinations
Monthly median sales (top 30)
$9,640
The median book price
$4.99
Bestseller's daily sales
350
50th book's daily sales
33
Average number of pages per book
312
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fiction > thrillers > suspense
54.77%
fiction > romance > suspense
36.51%
fiction > christian > suspense
36.51%
fiction > mystery & detective > international mystery & crime
22.36%
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spy, terrorist, secret agent, mystery, thriller, suspense, spies, espionage, politics, politician
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Median title & subtitle length is 7 words:
- Dead Weight (Crossroads Queen Book 5)
- Her Name Is Knight (Nena Knight Book 1)
- Bloodlands (John Milton Series Book 23)
- Night Owl: A Trasker Thriller
- Dark State (Jason Trapp Thriller Book 1)
- Indie success
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45%
- Volatility
- New releases
- KDP Select
90%
25%
73.33%
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A suspicious death.A shocking secret.A deadly conspiracy.When an up and coming comedian dies on stage, Tyson and his Navy buddy, JD, delve into the mystery. Was this the result of a fast lifestyle, or something more sinister?With hundreds of witnesses, the case seems open and shut. But something just doesn’t sit right with the deputies.As they peel back the layers, shocking details come to light about the comic and his skyrocketing career. There is no shortage of suspects. Greed and jealousy abound. But are the deputies making something out of nothing?To complicate matters, a grief counselor is murdered in cold blood. The investigation takes the duo down a treacherous path, and the secrets they uncover may lead to their undoing.Tyson’s new fling is fraught with complications, JD falls hard and fast, and the band is at a crossroads. Will it survive?It’s love, laughs, and lawlessness as the best friends solve the mysteries of the Florida paradise."If you like thrilling tropical adventures, you'll love Tyson Wild.”Scroll up and grab your copy of Wild Impulse today! Read more
Taming Seraphine
Gigi Styx
They captured me, broke me. Molded me into their perfect weapon.They made me murder and seduce strangers. Until a hitman killed my captors and set me free.LeroiI rescued a girl from a basement thinking she was innocent, but I brought home a serial killer whose darkness borders on insanity.Now, I need to tame her murderous instincts before I become her next victim.Seraphine is reckless, unstable, and likely to get us both destroyed. Every instinct says I should end her, but she’s too captivating to resist.Each day, she draws me deeper into her web, her allure stripping my self-control. But I’m harboring secrets treacherous enough to add me to her list of men to slaughter.SeraphineLeroi is dark, deadly, and dangerously attractive.I don’t know what he wants, but resisting him is impossible and I'm ready to slay him at the first sign of betrayal.When a dark figure from the past rises from the shadows, wanting to reclaim me, I'm forced to trust a man who might stab me in the back.Taming Seraphine is a dark romance containing themes that may be disturbing to some. Please check the warnings inside the book. Read more
Dead Weight (Crossroads Queen Book 5)
Annabel Chase
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Her Name Is Knight (Nena Knight Book 1)
Yasmin Angoe
A smash debut novel from rising star Yasmin Angoe, Her Name Is Knight features an elite assassin heroine on a mission to topple a human trafficking ring and avenge her family.Stolen from her Ghanaian village as a child, Nena Knight has plenty of motives to kill. Now an elite assassin for a powerful business syndicate called the Tribe, she gets plenty of chances.But while on assignment in Miami, Nena ends up saving a life, not taking one. She emerges from the experience a changed woman, finally hopeful for a life beyond rage and revenge. Tasked with killing a man she’s come to respect, Nena struggles to reconcile her loyalty to the Tribe with her new purpose.Meanwhile, she learns a new Tribe council member is the same man who razed her village, murdered her family, and sold her into captivity. Nena can’t resist the temptation of vengeance—and she doesn’t want to. Before she can reclaim her life, she must leverage everything she was and everything she is to take him down and end the cycle of bloodshed for good. Read more
Bloodlands (John Milton Series Book 23)
Mark Dawson
The cold of Siberia meets the chill of betrayal.In a world where loyalty is fleeting and alliances are temporary, John Milton is on a mission that will bring him face-to-face with enemies old and new. When his friend, Alex Hicks, finds himself pursued by mysterious adversaries, the two men are thrust back into the web of international espionage.Navigating a perilous path that stretches from the war-torn streets of Ukraine to the icy wastelands of Siberia, Milton will stop at nothing to protect his friends and expose a conspiracy that could topple governments and jeopardize global security. As Russian intelligence crumbles from within and a new, unpredictable threat arises, can Milton outwit his most formidable enemies yet?From the clandestine corridors of French intelligence to the explosive frontlines of a covert war, Bloodlands will keep you on the edge of your seat, questioning where true loyalty lies. In a daring game of cat and mouse that sees Milton, Hicks, and an ensemble of unforgettable characters crossing paths and double-crossing enemies, the stakes have never been higher.Don't miss this lightning-paced instalment in the John Milton series—a tale of betrayal, survival, and the relentless pursuit of justice. Read more
Night Owl: A Trasker Thriller
Andrew Mayne
A shocking act of sabotage draws a retired spy into a deadly conspiracy in an explosive thriller by an Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author.After three decades in counterintelligence, Brad Trasker is retired, disillusioned, and dealing with a tragic loss. Spy games are behind him until he attends the launch of a next-generation aircraft. When the project of innovative aerospace CEO Kylie Connor explodes on the tarmac—nearly killing her in the process—Trasker is pulled back into the line of fire.The mystery of the sabotage quickly deepens. All Kylie’s data has been wiped from the server. One of her engineers has disappeared. A seed investor has died in a suspicious car accident. And a cold-blooded murder raises the stakes even higher.To discover who’s pulling the strings behind a dangerous conspiracy, Trasker needs to find a motive. Corporate espionage, revenge, or something he can’t yet see? Targeted by assassins, he finds himself overmatched when he realizes he can’t trust anyone—including Kylie. Too long out of a game he no longer understands, Trasker must adapt or die. Read more
Dark State (Jason Trapp Thriller Book 1)
Jack Slater
If you come after the CIA’s most feared assassin, there’s one cardinal rule: Don’t miss.America is under attack. Thousands lie dead after simultaneous strikes across the country. The day will come to be known as Bloody Monday.Jason Trapp, codename ‘Hangman’, was a covert operative whose feats became the stuff of legend. He was the tip of the spear—the man his country unleashed when all hope was lost.Six months ago, someone sold him out. The Agency listed him as killed in action. He lost everything—and everyone—he held dear.But Trapp’s not that easy to kill. As his country reels from the deadliest terrorist attacks it has ever witnessed, Trapp’s personal vendetta leads him right back to where he started: duty to his country. The violence, the terror, the assassination of his partner… It’s all connected.And now the Hangman is coming for the guilty.⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯"Fans of Ryan, Reacher and Bourne will love betrayed CIA operative Jason Trapp, who stars in a pulse-pounding revenge thriller in 2019's breakout hit."Note: Dark State was previously published as Deep State. Read more
Kill The Assassin (A Tanner Novel Book 56)
Remington Kane
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When a mysterious figure from the past confronts American covert operative Chase Fulton on the streets of New York City in broad daylight, the world changes in an instant. Forces so dark and deadly, who may be unstoppable, are moving silently through the geopolitical landscape, erasing enemies and settling old scores.An invisible adversary embarks on a worldwide mission to eliminate the warriors fighting to preserve freedom and defend the American way of life, and it must be stopped at all costs. Chase Fulton’s team of fighters may be the only hope the free world has to quash the forces and their insidious quest for blood.From the heart of America to the farthest reaches of the planet, Chase must stop at nothing to complete what could be the most demanding operation of their lives. Who is the true enemy? Who can be trusted? Who can survive in the face of ultimate tyranny? And how far is the team willing to go to rid the world of an evil that can only be stopped by those unwilling to surrender?Step onto a battlefield without boundaries where the true enemy may never be heard approaching. Experience the crushing silence and feel the desperation as the deadly hunt unfolds. Read more
Mitch Rapp faces an Iranian foe bent on destabilizing the Middle East in the newest thriller from Vince Flynn’s #1 New York Times bestselling series, now written by the “worthy successor to Tom Clancy” (Publishers Weekly) Don Bentley.April 2011: On a remote mountaintop overlooking the remains of the Iranian nuclear weapons program, Azad Ashani witnesses a Quds Force demonstration of a capability meant to upend America’s war in the Middle East. Ashani, director of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security and Irene Kennedy’s former back channel to the Iranian government, recognizes the demonstration’s true significance, and the nation-ending conflict it will provoke. Alone, Ashani stands no chance of preventing this rush to madness. But with the help of one man, he just might. In Washington, DC, CIA director Irene Kennedy briefs the president that the operational window to kill or capture Osama bin Laden at his recently discovered compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan is rapidly closing. But before he’ll authorize a commando raid on Pakistani soil, the president demands irrefutable proof of bin Laden’s presence. Proof he trusts just one man to provide. Preventing a looming war in the Middle East while delivering justice for the nearly 3,000 Americans killed on 9/11 would be a big ask for anyone. Mitch Rapp isn’t just anyone. Read more
Dead of Night (Crossroads Queen Book 2)
Annabel Chase
For Lorelei Clay, no good deed goes unpunished…Reluctant ghost whisperer Lorelei Clay wants a working moat, which is the only reason she agrees to help with yet another supernatural situation. The simple ghostbusting job quickly escalates when Lorelei discovers the involvement of a powerful and ancient collective not known for their social skills.Lorelei wants nothing more than to get back to her renovations and her life of solitude, but it becomes painfully clear that if she can’t fix this small-town problem, Fairhaven is going to suffer big-time consequences.Dead of Night is the second book in the Crossroads Queen urban fantasy series. Read more
There are no silent nights for Alex Cross, star of the Prime series, this Christmas. Someone is targeting Supreme Court justices, and Cross—and his family—are in the crosshairs too.It’s time to put the guns down, Detective Cross. Even if you knew the way out of this place, we would catch you. In Washington, DC, the vigilante group Maestro is killing U.S. Supreme Court candidates. As Alex Cross leads the FBI investigation, his wife, Bree, and his best friend and Metro PD partner, John Sampson, go missing while on a dangerous quest to identify Maestro’s mastermind. Alex has only three chances to save the people he loves most: Number one: Find Bree and John.Number two: Escape.Number three: Survive. If he fails, there will be no one left in the House of Cross. Read more
First Strike (A Brady Hawk Novel Book 1)
R.J. Patterson
Hidden Agendas. Unforeseen Threats. Unshakable Courage. Welcome to the world of Brady Hawk.Former Navy SEAL Brady Hawk is pushed past the brink when he witnesses the brutal murder of his beloved fiancée. Fueled by an insatiable thirst for justice, Hawk abandons the world of diplomacy and unleashes a relentless campaign of action that will send tremors through terrorist groups.As the smoldering embers of yet another devastating terrorist assault on U.S. soil fade, Hawk embarks on a perilous quest, hunting down the world's most elusive and deadly bomb maker. His pursuit takes him to the darkest corners of the globe, where even terrorists hide in the shadows. No sanctuary is safe, no refuge secure. Hawk is relentless and will stop at nothing to protect innocent lives.But within the treacherous labyrinth of his mission, Hawk stumbles upon a shocking secret from his own past, a revelation that sends seismic tremors through his very identity. As the truth emerges, he finds himself ensnared in a web of deception that threatens to undermine the very foundation of his quest, leaving him to question the true purpose of his assignment.With every lie unraveled, the stakes soar to heart-pounding heights. As the countdown to devastation ticks relentlessly onward, Hawk must summon every ounce of his strength and unwavering focus to thwart an impending catastrophe. The fate of not only his own life but also thousands of innocent people hangs in the balance.Prepare for an adrenaline-fueled rollercoaster ride where every moment counts, and the line between hero and hunted blurs in a pulse-pounding race against time. Brady Hawk is a force to be reckoned with and will stop at nothing to ensure that justice prevails – no matter the cost.If you're a fan of authors like Brad Thor, Vince Flynn, Brad Taylor or Lee Child you will be sure to enjoy this series from award-winning and bestselling author R.J. Patterson.What other readers are saying:★★★★★ "Reminiscent of the original Bourne books by Robert Ludlum, but with a sprinkling of the relationship of David Baldacci's King and Maxwell.”★★★★★ “R.J. Patterson is up there with Baldacci.”★★★★★ “First Strike delivers excitement, intrigue and action from the first page to the last.”★★★★★ “This story was imaginative, but certainly came across as realistic.”★★★★★ “This is a first rate action thriller!”★★★★★ “If you are looking for some adrenalin packed action, don’t think twice, just grab a copy and start reading, you won’t be sorry.”★★★★★ “A well crafted page turner.”★★★★★ “Brady hawk is the next Jack Reacher!”★★★★★ “Another great book by R.J. Patterson! I liked that way he makes his characters so real.”★★★★★ “This book is in the vein of Brad Thor and Vince Flynn with a bit of Ian Flemming.”★★★★★ “R.J. Patterson's short chapters and fast moving plot render this novel impossible to put down.” Read more
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A mysterious death.A deadly vixen.A shocking conspiracy.In search of the truth, Tyson and JD track a beautiful international arms dealer to the posh streets of Monte Carlo. But they might not like what they find. Linked to the assassination of a US Senator, the Widow is a powerful enemy. They’ve been warned to back off, but they’re too stubborn to let this one go.Maybe too stubborn for their own good.Out of their jurisdiction and on their own, the duo navigate the treacherous waters of the Riviera. Wicked forces lurk at every turn and will stop at nothing to put an end to their unsanctioned investigation.Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire, and the deputies may have to cross a few ethical lines to serve justice. But this time, they get themselves into a jam they might not get out of.To complicate matters, the stunning young assistant of a mega movie star is found dead aboard his superyacht. Tyson and JD are tasked with finding the truth, no matter where it might lead.Tyson gets too close to the flame, the band has their European debut, and Hollywood makes for strange bedfellows.It’s yacht girls, celebrity parties, and pure chaos as the best friends bring a taste of Florida to the Riviera. The stakes are high as they attempt to solve an unsolvable international mystery."If you like thrilling tropical adventures, you'll love Tyson Wild.”Scroll up and grab your copy of Wild Widow today! Read more
False Flag (Jason Trapp Thriller Book 2)
Jack Slater
They say revenge is a dish best served cold.But Jason Trapp is losing his taste for it. For six months, his personal crusade has taken him around the world, mopping up the last of the Bloody Monday conspirators. There's only one left, and after the crooked financier Emmanuel Alstyne meets his maker, Trapp's debt will be paid in full. He vows he's done with the business of death.Unfortunately, it isn't done with him.After a simple kill mission goes sideways in Macau, leaving a CIA spy kidnapped, half a dozen Chinese agents dead, and America's satellites burning in the skies, Trapp is propelled back into the game. Eliza Ikeda was taken on his watch, and he's determined to get her back–no matter the cost. The problem is, he has no idea who took her, why, or what they plan to do next.Trapp knows he's being played. And with the world's only two superpowers hurtling toward the precipice of war, time is running out...Retirement will have to wait.Trapp is back in action. And this time, it's personal.⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯"Fans of Ryan, Reacher and Bourne will love betrayed CIA operative Jason Trapp, who stars in a pulse-pounding revenge thriller that threatens to be 2019's breakout hit." Read more
Gone Forever (Jack Widow Book 1)
Scott Blade
The Navy SEALs trained him. A secret unit of the NCIS recruited him. Enemies fear him.For elite undercover operative Jack Widow, the news that someone shot his mother, a small-town sheriff, will unleash him in #1 bestselling author Scott Blade’s explosive series starter.Pulled off an undercover assignment, Widow returns home to a small town in Mississippi—a place he tried to forget.Taken to be a worthless drifter by the locals, Widow uses his skills to uncover the truth about his mother’s last investigation. What was she looking for?What he discovers is a mystery of missing girls and townspeople harboring a deadly secret—a secret they’ll die to protect.Good thing that Widow will kill to find out what.Fans of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Vince Flynn’s Mitch Rapp, and Mark Greaney’s The Gray Man series will love the Jack Widow action-thriller-mystery series.If gripping page-turners loaded with mystery, suspense, action, twists & turns is your thing, then Widow is for you! Read International Bestseller Scott Blade’s first explosive book in the Jack Widow series today.Readers are saying…★★★★★ Read Scott Blade after you’ve read all the Lee Child books!★★★★★ Danger! This book series is highly addictive!★★★★★ Jack Reacher, watch out! Read more
Bound by Betrayal (The Severed Signet Book 3)
Elle Maldonado
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Blood on Megiddo (Alex Mason Book 12)
David Archer
SOMETHING BEYOND OUR WILDEST FEARS...Multiple time USA TODAY & Amazon 5-million copy bestselling authors DAVID ARCHER and BLAKE BANNER have combined forces to create one hell of a thriller series!A leak at GCHQ – the UK’s version of the NSA – means that sensitive Allied and Israeli intelligence is being fed to Iran and Israel’s wider enemies. ODIN, the Five Eyes’ ultra-secret Special Operations Office, has teamed up their best operative, Alex Mason, with the Mossad’s Captain Aila Gallin to investigate and plug the leak.There’s just one problem…Their prime suspect has been assassinated. Was he killed by the very people he was selling information to? Or had he stumbled on the source of the leaks and was about to blow the whistle? In either case the method of the killing was bizarre, and the fact that his cell phone and his computer were wiped clean, even of their operating systems, within minutes of his death speaks to a level of sophistication well beyond the means of Hamas or Iran.Nero, the genius at the head of ODIN fears they are facing one of two things: a Chinese attempt to provoke a Third World War in the Middle East which would spell the end of Israel.Or then again, it might be something even more terrifying than that.Something beyond our wildest fears… Read more
Hard Exit (A Jon Reznick Thriller Book 11)
J. B. Turner
From bestseller J. B. Turner comes a pulse-pounding thriller that will keep you guessing until the end.When a Swiss intelligence agent goes missing—taking with him thousands of classified documents that have the potential to expose covert agents and information around the world—he also threatens to expose the one secret that will change Jon Reznick’s life forever.Hans Muller has found someone on Swiss CCTV footage—someone who is supposed to be dead, someone from long ago in Reznick’s past. If her true identity is as Muller suspects, and if he divulges her secret, it could be dangerous for her and her loved ones, not to mention disastrous for national security.In a shocking twist of fate, the mysterious woman looks exactly like Jon Reznick’s late wife, who was thought to have died in the 9/11 attacks. Reznick has to know: Is this just a case of mistaken identity, or has Elisabeth been alive all this time?Reznick jumps into an international fray with Swiss Intelligence agents and the CIA to find the missing classified documents and his own answers. Anyone who knows Jon Reznick knows he won’t rest until he finds the truth...even if it upends his life as he knows it. Read more