Wednesday, September 24, 2025

This month’s best new action releases

 
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This Month's Best New Action
 
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Book cover for Clown Town by Mick Herron
The latest in the series that inspired the Emmy Award–winning show Slow Horses
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "May be the best Slow Horses book to date" (The Wall Street Journal)
  • Jackson Lamb, head of Slough House, is pulled into an MI5 official's scheme just as a repository of state secrets goes missing…
  • Named a Best Book of the Year by Vogue, which says, "Herron is a master at mixing byzantine plotting with breathless pacing"
  • From "the best spy novelist now working" (BBC)
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Media mentions for Clown Town by Mick HerronMEDIA MENTIONS:The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, The Guardian, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for The Girl with Ice in Her Veins by Karin Smirnoff
Take it from Lee Child: 'Lisbeth Salander is back — and maybe better than ever'
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "Fresh, fearless… One of the great crime series of our time could not be in safer, more capable hands" (Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colors of the Dark)
  • Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist head to a snow-covered Swedish town mired in a conflict between a ruthless corporation and angry locals
  • Breathes new life into the beloved characters first introduced in Stieg Larsson's blockbuster hit The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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Media mentions for The Girl with Ice in Her Veins by Karin SmirnoffMEDIA MENTIONS:People, New York Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for Clive Cussler: The Iron Storm by Jack du Brul
The latest in a pulse-pounding series created by a legend of the genre!
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Detective Isaac Bell is sent on a mission by the US president— but the looming threat reaches much further than he ever imagined
  • From a New York Times bestselling author whose writing is "top-notch… Cussler fans will be well satisfied" (Publishers Weekly)
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Book cover for Stillwater by Tanya Scott
Jack Reacher fans: This 'page-turning debut' (Library Journal) already has a movie deal
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Luke Harris is trying to leave his criminal past behind and have a regular life — but danger lurks around every corner
  • "Gritty… grabs readers' attention and doesn't let go" (Publishers Weekly)
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Media mentions for Stillwater by Tanya ScottMEDIA MENTIONS:Variety, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown
The The Da Vinci Code's Robert Langdon is finally back!
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A long-awaited new release from "a master of the breathless, puzzle-driven thriller" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  • Symbology professor Langdon travels to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture — where a missing person and a lost manuscript throw him into the center of a twisted conspiracy…
  • Race through it before the Netflix adaptation premieres
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Media mentions for The Secret of Secrets by Dan BrownMEDIA MENTIONS:NPR, Good Morning America, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, Associated Press, Good Housekeeping, Vulture, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Times, Reactor, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal
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Book cover for The Deepest Cut by P.J. Tracy
A killer's on the loose — and he's hunting the detectives who put him behind bars
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "The series might have reached double digits, but it's showing no signs of falling into a rut. More, please" (Booklist)
  • A small-town sheriff joins forces with homicide detectives and the Monkeewrench cyber-sleuths in a desperate race against the clock
  • "Welcome back, Monkeewrench. Long may you wave" (Kirkus Reviews)
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Media mentions for The Deepest Cut by P.J. TracyMEDIA MENTIONS:Kirkus Reviews, Booklist
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Book cover for Red Tide by M.P. Woodward
'A high-stakes, adrenaline-laced naval thriller ripped straight from tomorrow's headlines' (Jack Carr)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • After decades at sea, Navy admiral Will Cole is ready to retire — but an unexpected attack from Chinese forces will throw him right back into the heart of danger
  • A New York Times bestselling author delivers "spectacular battle scenes that will give fans of the genre heart palpitations" (Kirkus Reviews starred review)
  • "An epic tale reminiscent of Tom Clancy… Military thriller aficionados rejoice — this is what you've been waiting for!" (Don Bentley)
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Media mentions for Red Tide by M.P. WoodwardMEDIA MENTIONS:Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal
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Book cover for Billion-Dollar Ransom by James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski
Film rights have been sold for James Patterson's latest thrill-ride
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A school bus, a luxury resort, the streets of Beverly Hills, a 10-figure ransom: Can one tenacious FBI agent bring all five of the victims back without paying a cent?
  • All the "breakneck pacing and loop-the-loop plotting" (Publishers Weekly) you've come to expect from James Patterson
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Media mentions for Billion-Dollar Ransom by James Patterson and Duane SwierczynskiMEDIA MENTIONS:Publishers Weekly, Library Journal
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Book cover for Leverage by Amran Gowani
A propulsive corporate thriller from a Wall Street insider
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • An up-and-comer at a notorious hedge fund is given an impossible ultimatum to avoid taking the fall for his firm… but where will he find $300 million?
  • A "blistering and riveting debut" that's "gloriously outlandish and compulsively readable" (Booklist)
  • This page-turner was named one of People's best books of August
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Media mentions for Leverage by Amran GowaniMEDIA MENTIONS:People, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Grave Artist by Isabella Maldonado and Jeffery Deaver
A suspicious string of deaths leads to a lethal game of cat and mouse
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Publishers Weekly raves: "Slick, cinematic action and fastidiously detailed investigative work bring this series… to life"
  • A serial killer seems to be following a twisted pattern, and a Homeland Security Investigations agent and a security expert are on the case. But they soon become the assassin's next target…
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Media mentions for The Grave Artist by Isabella Maldonado and Jeffery DeaverMEDIA MENTIONS:Library Journal, Booklist
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