Don’t miss the best new action from the past month, hand-picked by our editors! We’ve rounded up this month’s biggest and buzziest action books — including a propulsive new read from James Patterson, a thrilling page-turner starring Jack Reacher, and more!

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	The latest in a wildly popular series that has inspired hit movies and a TV show! WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Iconic detective Alex Cross must retrace his steps to the beginning of his career — where he’s faced with one of his most treacherous enemies “Alex Cross… only gets better and better” (Lisa Scottoline) Brand-new this month from a bestselling author who “never, and I mean never, disappoints” (USA Today) Learn more... MEDIA MENTION: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A cartel alliance, a powerful new weapon, and the fate of the western world hanging in the balance WHY IT’S READWORTHY: The latest in a #1 New York Times bestselling series started by an adventure fiction legend As seven drug cartels unite to create a deadly computer powered by artificial intelligence, Juan Cabrillo and his crew race to thwart their plan Learn more... GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers At a Baltimore coffee shop, a note with a desperate plea is covertly slipped into Jack Reacher’s pocket… WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Jump headfirst into “easily the best thriller series going” (NPR), starring “one of this century’s most original, tantalizing pop fiction heroes’ (The Washington Post) Find out why this series has become a bestselling phenomenon — winning loyal readers, inspiring a hit TV show, and leading The Atlantic to say, “You need Jack Reacher” Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Named one of 2025’s best mysteries by The Washington Post! WHY IT’S READWORTHY: After the disappearance of a Native girl near a local summer camp, the chilling discovery of skeletal remains sends Bureau of Indian Affairs archaeologist Syd Walker on a twisting investigation Find out why C. J. Box, Megan Miranda, and William Kent Krueger love this “unforgettable protagonist” (Liz Moore) A suspenseful whodunit and thoughtful exploration of colonialism that “will keep you guessing until the last, action-packed page” (Tracy Sierra, author of Nightwatching) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Jack Ryan is back — and tasked with stopping a deadly military coup WHY IT’S READWORTHY: The latest in Tom Clancy’s #1 New York Times bestselling series hailed as “relentlessly engrossing” (Publishers Weekly) As President Jack Ryan leads from the White House, his son becomes embroiled in a hostage crisis, while his daughter traces the deadly plot to the source… Hair-raising international suspense Learn more... GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Fans are cheering for this brand-new series from a genre master WHY IT’S READWORTHY: A middle-of-the-night phone call from the FBI pulls unassuming Walter Nash into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with a ruthless criminal mastermind The latest New York Times bestseller from “one of the all-time best thriller authors” (Lisa Gardner) Introduces a new hero that has Publishers Weekly saying, “Wherever Baldacci chooses to take Nash next, readers would be well advised to follow” Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers An underground Nazi cell sets out to reclaim power — and there’s only one man who can stop them WHY IT’S READWORTHY: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author behind The Day of the Jackal As journalist Georg pieces together the connection between three seemingly unrelated attacks, he uncovers a chilling organization bent on global destabilization You’ll be hooked until the very last page of this “propulsive, paranoid, and chillingly plausible” read (Publishers Weekly) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers This ‘brilliant, page-turning’ thriller (Stephen King) will keep you on the edge of your seat WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Private investigator Clay Edison is confronted with a twisting puzzle when the son of a wealthy couple turns up dead in San Francisco A gripping installment of a series that “keeps getting better” (Booklist) Cowritten by the #1 New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–winning author of the Alex Delaware series Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers International intrigue ‘with echoes of le Carré, Greene, and Forsyth’ (The Guardian) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Travel writer turned MI6 spy Gabriel Dax becomes embroiled in a global conspiracy Set in the 1960s, this Cold War thriller travels from Guatemala to West Berlin In a starred review, Publishers Weekly raves: “Boyd smoothly incorporates real history into his wildly entertaining plot” Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers