Sunday, October 26, 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 The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly
The Lincoln Lawyer is back in the latest thriller from 'the modern master' (Publishers Weekly)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "Any new book by Michael Connelly is a cause for celebration" (HuffPost)
  • When an AI company is tied to the murder of a teenage girl, Mickey Haller is put on the case — but the truth turns out to be more twisted than he could have ever imagined…
  • "Mickey Haller is a worthy colleague of Atticus Finch… The front of the pack in the legal thriller game" (Los Angeles Times)
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Media mentions for The Proving Ground by Michael ConnellyMEDIA MENTIONS:The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for The Widow by John Grisham
Don't miss John Grisham 'at his irresistible, unforgettable best' (Chris Whitaker)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Another unputdownable thriller from a sensational #1 New York Times bestselling author
  • When small-town lawyer Simon Latch is accused of murder, he must untangle a twisted plot in order to find the real killer — and clear his name…
  • Publishers Weekly calls this one "a captivating legal whodunit"
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Media mentions for The Widow by John GrishamMEDIA MENTIONS:CBS Mornings, People, The Times, New York Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Persian by David McCloskey
A fast-paced spy novel from an author Brad Thor calls 'the new John le Carré'
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • From a former CIA analyst deemed one of "the contemporary heirs to Fleming" (The Economist)
  • Dentist Kamran uses his Tehran practice as a cover for the Mossad. Now, caught and interrogated by a notorious officer, he must guard the one secret he's managed to keep safe…
  • This "taut political thriller… deftly balances geopolitical tensions and human stakes" (Publishers Weekly)
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Media mentions for The Persian by David McCloskeyMEDIA MENTIONS:NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for Tom Clancy: Terminal Velocity by M.P. Woodward
A string of murders leads to a twisted conspiracy when the FBI links the victims together…
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A beloved hero returns in this series installment that continues Tom Clancy's legacy
  • Follow Jack Ryan Jr. as he traverses dangerous, remote territory to save his team from a dangerous leader hell-bent on revenge
  • "A fun read" (Kirkus Reviews) from an author who writes "top-notch action" (Booklist)
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Media mentions for Tom Clancy: Terminal Velocity by M.P. WoodwardMEDIA MENTIONS:Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal
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Book cover for The Picasso Heist by Howard Roughan and James Patterson
Can one woman pull off the unthinkable and steal a Picasso painting worth $100 million?
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Coauthored by a legendary storyteller "in a class by himself" (The Guardian)
  • A previously unknown Picasso discovered in a dusty attic sets off a race to possess it — and Halston Graham will have to assemble a ragtag team for the ultimate heist…
  • Features an unforgettable protagonist that Patterson himself calls "one of the most daring characters I've ever created"
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Media mentions for The Picasso Heist by Howard Roughan and James PattersonMEDIA MENTIONS:The Times, Variety
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Book cover for Sharp Force by Patricia Cornwell
Take it from David Baldacci: 'Sit back and prepare to be thrilled'
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Race through this instant New York Times bestseller before the upcoming Amazon Prime adaptation starring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis
  • Medical examiner Kay Scarpetta's Christmas morning is interrupted by a chilling phone call about a serial killer — and her investigation leads her to a sinister psychiatric hospital
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Media mentions for Sharp Force by Patricia CornwellMEDIA MENTIONS:Good Morning America, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal
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Book cover for Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben
'Witherspoon and Coben were a match made in literary heaven' (USA Today)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Cowritten by an Academy Award–winning actor and a #1 New York Times bestselling author hailed as "simply one of the all-time greats" (Gillian Flynn)
  • Reeling from the loss of her career, Maggie McCabe accepts an unconventional job with an elite plastic surgeon — but when a patient disappears, she's pulled into a sinister web of wealth and deceit
  • Find out why this novel has garnered rave reviews from Laura Dave, Val McDermid, and Lucy Foley
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Media mentions for Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan CobenMEDIA MENTIONS:NPR, TODAY Show, CBS Mornings, People, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, New York Post, Variety, Library Journal
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Book cover for Derringer by J.A. Johnstone and William W. Johnstone
A rip-roaring western from a New York Times bestselling duo
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • When the Union Pacific Railroad comes to Dakota Territory, danger follows close behind — but professional troubleshooter Derringer will stop at nothing to take down enemies…
  • First in a brand-new series featuring deadly shoot-outs, adventure, and a rugged hero
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Book cover for Final Orbit by Chris Hadfield
An astronaut delivers an edge-of-your-seat thriller set 250 miles above Earth
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • As American and Russian astronauts dock in space for a historic alliance, a deadly accident — and a secret launch from China — change everything…
  • Features "possibly the most realistic depiction of a battle between two spacecraft ever written" (New Scientist)
  • A must-read for Andy Weir fans
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Media mentions for Final Orbit by Chris HadfieldMEDIA MENTIONS:New Scientist, Scientific American, Publishers Weekly, Booklist
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Book cover for A Bitter Wind by James R. Benn
'A superb addition to what is easily the best wartime suspense series of modern times' (BookPage)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • US Army Captain Billy Boyle and his girlfriend, Diana Seaton, stumble over the body of an Air Force officer on an English air base on Christmas Day in 1944
  • When another body turns up, Billy must delve into the dangerous world of codebreaking and espionage to find a killer — leading him on a daring mission to Yugoslavia
  • In a starred review, Publishers Weekly calls this action-packed historical mystery "outstanding"
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Media mentions for A Bitter Wind by James R. BennMEDIA MENTIONS:Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage
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