8 Top adventure books like Amber Nine (Boysie Oakes #3) by John Gardner

Cover of Amber Nine (Boysie Oakes #3) by John  Gardner

Amber Nine (Boysie Oakes #3)

By: John Gardner

3.87

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

Just when Boysie Oakes thinks he is out of the liquidating business, he finds himself on the sunny …

If you liked the adventure plot in Amber Nine (Boysie Oakes #3) by John Gardner , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Blue Heaven

By: C.J. Box

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A twelve-year-old girl and her younger brother go on the run in the woods of North Idaho, pursued b… read more

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  • thriller
  • fiction
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2. The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari

By: Paul Theroux

3.89

Format: 353 pages, Hardcover

Following the success of the acclaimed Ghost Train to the Eastern Star and The Great Railway Bazaar… read more

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  • adventure
"There's always a way if you're not in a hurry."

-Paul Theroux, The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari

"To travel unconnected, away from anyone's gaze or reach, is a bliss."

-Paul Theroux, The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari

"Someone who seems doddery is perhaps not doddery at all but only an older person absorbed in squinting concentration, as though on an ultimate trip, memorizing a scene, grateful for being alive to se…"

-Paul Theroux, The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari

"I have a hatred of the taming of animals, especially large ones that are so contented in the wild. I abominate circus acts that involve big befooled beasts--cowed tigers or helplessly roaring lions p…"

-Paul Theroux, The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari

3. The Midnight Line (Jack Reacher, #22)

By: Lee Child

3.79

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Reacher takes a stroll through a small Wisconsin town and sees a class ring in a pawn shop window: … read more

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4. The Man With The Getaway Face (Parker, #2)

By: Richard Stark

3.72

Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

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Cover of Colonel Sun (James Bond, #15) by Kingsley Amis, Robert Markham

5. Colonel Sun (James Bond, #15)

By: Kingsley Amis , Robert Markham

3.57

Format: None pages, Audiobook

An awe inspiring and suspense filled book! read more

Similar categories in Kingsley Amis's Colonel Sun (James Bond, #15) book and John Gardner's Amber Nine (Boysie Oakes #3)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Moonraker (James Bond, #3) by Ian Fleming

6. Moonraker (James Bond, #3)

By: Ian Fleming

3.80

Format: 247 pages, Paperback

‘For several minutes he stood speechless, his eyes dazzled by the terrible beauty of the greatest w… read more

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  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • adventure
"Champagne and Benzedrine! Never again."

-Ian Fleming, Moonraker (James Bond, #3)

"In angry protest the red telephone splintered the silence."

-Ian Fleming, Moonraker (James Bond, #3)

"They want us dead,' said Bond calmly. 'So we have to stay alive."

-Ian Fleming, Moonraker (James Bond, #3)

"And people with obsessions, reflected Bond, were blind to danger."

-Ian Fleming, Moonraker (James Bond, #3)

7. The Empty Throne (The Saxon Stories, #8)

By: Bernard Cornwell

3.29

Format: 178 pages, Paperback

This eighth entry in New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell's epic Saxon Tales series b… read more

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Cover of City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3) by Don Winslow

8. City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)

By: Don Winslow

4.42

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love. Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond … read more

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  • thriller
  • fiction
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9. Harbor Lights

By: James Lee Burke

3.92

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A dynamic, gripping collection of short stories from “America’s best novelist” ( Denver Post ), the… read more

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  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of A Dangerous Beginning: A Western Adventure (A John Tailer Bishop Western Adventure Book 1) by C. Wayne Winkle

10. A Dangerous Beginning: A Western Adventure (A John Tailer Bishop Western Adventure Book 1)

By: C. Wayne Winkle

4.34

Format: 171 pages, Kindle Edition

The first western adventure in a brand new, explosive new series from C. Wayne Winkle!John Tailer B… read more

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11. Burma Sahib

By: Paul Theroux

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of  The Mosquito Coast  and  The Bad Angel Brothers  comes a riveting new… read more

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  • fiction
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12. The Kingdom

By: Jo Nesbø

3.84

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

Roy and Carl have spent their whole lives running from the darkness in their past, but when Carl fi… read more

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  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Clive Cussler’s The Corsican Shadow (Dirk Pitt #27) by Clive Cussler

13. Clive Cussler’s The Corsican Shadow (Dirk Pitt #27)

By: Clive Cussler

4.38

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Intrepid adventurer Dirk Pitt must unravel an enduring historical mystery in the latest novel in th… read more

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  • thriller
  • fiction
  • adventure
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14. Shanghai

By: Joseph Kanon

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this dazzling thriller, New York Times bestselling author Joseph Kanon gives us his richest sett… read more

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  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of City of Dreams (Danny Ryan #2) by Don Winslow

15. City of Dreams (Danny Ryan #2)

By: Don Winslow

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Hollywood. The city where dreams are made. On the losing side of a bloody East Coast crime w… read more

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  • thriller
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Flashpoint (Alex Mason #9) by David Archer

16. Flashpoint (Alex Mason #9)

By: David Archer

4.48

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

HELL HATH NO FURY...Multiple time USA TODAY & Amazon 5-million copy bestselling authors DAVID ARCHE… read more

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Cover of Rogue Force (Troy Stark Thriller #1) by Jack Mars

17. Rogue Force (Troy Stark Thriller #1)

By: Jack Mars

4.28

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

When elite Navy SEAL Troy Stark is forced into retirement for his dubious respect for authority, he… read more

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  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Escape & Evade (Nate Hendrix Survival Thriller Book 1) by J.T. Sawyer

18. Escape & Evade (Nate Hendrix Survival Thriller Book 1)

By: J.T. Sawyer

4.50

Format: 191 pages, Kindle Edition

For years, the former CIA operator had been hiding in plain sight. Now a kill squad has him in thei… read more

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  • thriller
Cover of Every Cloak Rolled in Blood (Holland Family Saga, #4) by James Lee Burke

19. Every Cloak Rolled in Blood (Holland Family Saga, #4)

By: James Lee Burke

4.00

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In his most autobiographical novel to date, James Lee Burke continues the epic Holland family saga … read more

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  • thriller
  • fiction
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20. Glory Boys (The Coastal Forces series Book 2)

By: Alaric Bond

4.33

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

January 1942, and the crew of MGB194 return from leave to find their gunboat allocated to a differe… read more

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Cover of Target One (The Spy Game #1) by Jack Mars

21. Target One (The Spy Game #1)

By: Jack Mars

4.10

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

Jacob Snow—elite soldier-turned-CIA agent, haunted by his tortured past—is one of the CIA’s greates… read more

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  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Search and Destroy (Tom Rollins Thriller #10) by Paul Heatley

22. Search and Destroy (Tom Rollins Thriller #10)

By: Paul Heatley

4.45

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

If you come to kill Tom Rollins, you better not miss. Honduran cartel leader, Oscar Zavala, has esc… read more

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  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Fort (City of Victory #1) by Adrian Goldsworthy

23. The Fort (City of Victory #1)

By: Adrian Goldsworthy

4.17

Format: 449 pages, Kindle Edition

From bestselling historian Adrian Goldsworthy, a profoundly authentic, action-packed adventure set … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Out of the Dark (Orphan X, #4) by Gregg Hurwitz

24. Out of the Dark (Orphan X, #4)

By: Gregg Hurwitz

4.41

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

When darkness closes in―he's your last, best hope. Evan Smoak returns in Gregg Hurwitz’s #1 interna… read more

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  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Holy Water (Tom Walker #2) by Bradley  Wright

25. Holy Water (Tom Walker #2)

By: Bradley Wright

4.45

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

Tom Walker just wanted a quiet getaway. But the lake has secrets. Dark ones. And now an innocent gi… read more

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Cover of Carrier (The Cold War #2) by John Wingate

26. Carrier (The Cold War #2)

By: John Wingate

4.13

Format: 221 pages, Kindle Edition

The thrilling Cold War military adventure continues! Perfect for fans of Clive Cussler, Douglas Ree… read more

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27. Submarine (The Cold War Naval Thriller #3)

By: John Wingate

4.19

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

The shattering climax of the Cold War naval thriller series! Perfect for fans of Clive Cussler, Dou… read more

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Cover of Two For Tanner (Evan Tanner, #4) by Lawrence Block

28. Two For Tanner (Evan Tanner, #4)

By: Lawrence Block

3.66

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Secret agent Evan Tanner journeys to the jungles of Thailand in a desperate attempt to rescue a lov… read more

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  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Amber Nine (Boysie Oakes #3) by John  Gardner

29. Amber Nine (Boysie Oakes #3)

By: John Gardner

3.87

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

Just when Boysie Oakes thinks he is out of the liquidating business, he finds himself on the sunny … read more

Similar categories in John Gardner's Amber Nine (Boysie Oakes #3) book and John Gardner's Amber Nine (Boysie Oakes #3)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Spook Street (Slough House, #4) by Mick Herron

30. Spook Street (Slough House, #4)

By: Mick Herron

4.41

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

A shakeup at MI5 and a terrorist attack on British soil set in motion clandestine machinery known t… read more

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  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
"...What did you say?"

-Mick Herron, Spook Street (Slough House, #4)

"And me, apparently I’m “irritable"

-Mick Herron, Spook Street (Slough House, #4)

"So this is what springtime in London was like: the women in knee-length dresses of blue-and-white hoops; the men with dark jackets over sweaters in pastel shades."

-Mick Herron, Spook Street (Slough House, #4)

"A younger listener might assume Moira to be delivering these fragments down a telephone, but in fact they are directed at the papers on her desk, papers which have accumulated in the absence of Cathe…"

-Mick Herron, Spook Street (Slough House, #4)

Cover of Real Tigers (Slough House, #3) by Mick Herron

31. Real Tigers (Slough House, #3)

By: Mick Herron

4.28

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

Listening Length 10 hours and 50 minutes Slough House is the Intelligence Service outpost for f… read more

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  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
"Lowell fell backwards as the world span out of control"

-Mick Herron, Real Tigers (Slough House, #3)

"Like most forms of corruption, it began with men in suits."

-Mick Herron, Real Tigers (Slough House, #3)

"belief was not actually about believing; belief was simply somewhere to shelve hope"

-Mick Herron, Real Tigers (Slough House, #3)

"You either cleaned up other people's messes or you didn't--and that was the class system for you, right there."

-Mick Herron, Real Tigers (Slough House, #3)

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