5 best-selling adventure books like Deception by John Altman

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Deception

By: John Altman

3.16

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An ordinary woman is caught in extraordinary circumstances, in the crackling new thriller from a ma…

If you liked the adventure plot in Deception by John Altman , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of The Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee #21) by John D. MacDonald

1. The Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee #21)

By: John D. MacDonald

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Searching for a wealthy friend's yacht, Travis McGee puts himself square in the center of the inter… read more

Similar categories in John D. MacDonald's The Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee #21) book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • adventure
"It is one thing to look at a mistreated boat and another to look at a tomb. The silence of the bay seemed more intense. And I could see the glint of the carrion flies."

-John D. MacDonald, The Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee #21)

"When you look at pictures of people you know are dead, there is something different about the eyes. As if they anticipated their particular fate.It is a visceral recognition. I told myself I was gett…"

-John D. MacDonald, The Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee #21)

"At times it seems as if arranging to have no commitment of any kind to anyone would be a special freedom. But in fact the whole idea works in reverse. The most deadly commitment of all is to be commi…"

-John D. MacDonald, The Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee #21)

"Without my realizing it, it had happened so slowly, I had moved a generation away from the beach people. To them I had become a sun-brown rough-looking fellow of an indeterminate age who did not quit…"

-John D. MacDonald, The Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee #21)

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2. December 6

By: Martin Cruz Smith

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author of Gorky Park and Havana Bay comes another gripping nove… read more

Similar categories in Martin Cruz Smith's December 6 book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Bull Mountain (Bull Mountain, #1) by Brian Panowich

3. Bull Mountain (Bull Mountain, #1)

By: Brian Panowich

3.99

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

Clayton Burroughs comes from a long line of outlaws. For generations, the Burroughs clan has made i… read more

Similar categories in Brian Panowich's Bull Mountain (Bull Mountain, #1) book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
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4. Code to Zero

By: Ken Follett

3.84

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A man wakes up to find himself lying on the ground in a railway station, his mind stripped bare of … read more

Similar categories in Ken Follett's Code to Zero book and John Altman's Deception

  • espionage
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
"the war taught me that nothing counts as much as loyalty" "Bullshit. you still haven't learned that when humans are under pressure, we're all willing to lie" "even to the people we care?" "we lie mor…"

-Ken Follett, Code to Zero

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5. Old Flames (Inspector Troy, #2)

By: John Lawton

4.30

Format: None pages, Paperback

Brilliantly evoking the intrigue of the Cold War and 1950s London, John Lawtons thrilling sequel to… read more

Similar categories in John Lawton's Old Flames (Inspector Troy, #2) book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction

6. Savages

By: Don Winslow

3.57

Format: 256 pages,

Part-time environmentalist and philanthropist Ben and his ex-mercenary buddy Chon run a Laguna Beac… read more

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7. A Visit from the Goon Squad

By: Jennifer Egan

3.57

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Jennifer Egan's spellbinding interlocking narratives circle the lives of Bennie Salazar, an aging f… read more

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8. 1979

By: Val McDermid

3.78

Format: 408 pages, Kindle Edition

Hailed as Britain's Queen of Crime, Val McDermid's award-winning, internationally bestselling novel… read more

Similar categories in Val McDermid's 1979 book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
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9. Cold as Hell (An Áróra Investigation, #1)

By: Lilja Sigurðardóttir

3.73

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

Icelandic sisters Áróra and Ísafold live in different countries and aren't on speaking terms, but w… read more

Similar categories in Lilja Sigurðardóttir's Cold as Hell (An Áróra Investigation, #1) book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
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10. The Secret Witness (Shepard & Gray #1)

By: Victor Methos

4.18

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of A Killer’s Wife comes the thrilling first installment in the Shepard… read more

Similar categories in Victor Methos's The Secret Witness (Shepard & Gray #1) book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters by Andrew H. Knoll

11. A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters

By: Andrew H. Knoll

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Odds are, where you’re standing was once cooking under a roiling sea of lava, crushed by a towering… read more

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12. The Maze (John Corey, #8)

By: Nelson DeMille

3.76

Format: 415 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nelson DeMille returns with a “genuinely thrilling” ( The New … read more

Similar categories in Nelson DeMille's The Maze (John Corey, #8) book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
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13. The Truth about the Devlins

By: Lisa Scottoline

3.87

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Scottoline's The Truth about the Devlins book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Agent in the Shadows (The Wolf Pack Spies #3) by Alex Gerlis

14. Agent in the Shadows (The Wolf Pack Spies #3)

By: Alex Gerlis

4.41

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

June, 1943. In Lyon, the capital of the French resistance, a secret meeting is held under orders fr… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gerlis's Agent in the Shadows (The Wolf Pack Spies #3) book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
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15. Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison

By: Ben Macintyre

4.26

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The definitive and surprising true story of one of history’s most notorious prisons—and the remarka… read more

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16. Agent in Berlin (The Wolf Pack Spies #1)

By: Alex Gerlis

4.23

Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition

War is coming to Europe. British spymaster Barnaby Allen begins recruiting a network of agents i… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gerlis's Agent in Berlin (The Wolf Pack Spies #1) book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
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17. Agent in Peril (The Wolf Pack Spies #2)

By: Alex Gerlis

4.27

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

To what lengths will the British go to smuggle a secret weapon into Nazi Germany? An unmissable Sec… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gerlis's Agent in Peril (The Wolf Pack Spies #2) book and John Altman's Deception

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of 1989 (Allie Burns, #2) by Val McDermid

18. 1989 (Allie Burns, #2)

By: Val McDermid

3.88

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In the new installment to her historical crime series that began with 1979, internationally bestsel… read more

Similar categories in Val McDermid's 1989 (Allie Burns, #2) book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
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19. I Will Find You

By: Harlan Coben

4.15

Format: 329 pages, Hardcover

David and Cheryl Burroughs are living the dream - married, a beautiful house in the suburbs, a thre… read more

Similar categories in Harlan Coben's I Will Find You book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
"The American economy relies more on the con than we like to think"

-Harlan Coben, I Will Find You

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20. Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization

By: Neil deGrasse Tyson

4.11

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on t… read more

Similar categories in Neil deGrasse Tyson's Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization book and John Altman's Deception

"On the whole, I don't fear death. Instead, I fear a life where I could have accomplished more."

-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization

"If you travel beyond the cave door, you may just discover things that help solve your cave problems."

-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization

"We are more likely to be swayed by a single person who testifies with passion than by a bar chart containing data compiled from thousands of people."

-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization

"While there, I came to resent labels of all kinds. What are they, if not intellectually lazy ways of asserting you know everything about a person you've never met?"

-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization

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21. The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge, #0)

By: Ken Follett

4.39

Format: 913 pages, Hardcover

The thrilling and addictive prequel to The Pillars of the Earth--set in England at the dawn of a ne… read more

Similar categories in Ken Follett's The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge, #0) book and John Altman's Deception

  • fiction
  • adventure
"the enlightenment of mankind."

-Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge, #0)

"La tormenta que había estallado en su corazón amainó ligeramente. La penumbra y el frescor del interior, entre los imponentes muros de piedra, le hicieron sentir la trascendencia de la eternidad. Los…"

-Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge, #0)

Cover of Malibu Burning (Sharpe & Walker #1) by Lee Goldberg

22. Malibu Burning (Sharpe & Walker #1)

By: Lee Goldberg

4.26

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

For a professional criminal and a relentless arson investigator, fear and revenge spread like wildf… read more

Similar categories in Lee Goldberg's Malibu Burning (Sharpe & Walker #1) book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • adventure
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23. Or Else

By: Joe Hart

3.99

Format: 253 pages, Kindle Edition

A secret love becomes a fatal affair in a twisting novel of suspense by Wall Street Journal bestsel… read more

Similar categories in Joe Hart's Or Else book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
"Of course I wouldn't do anything stupid. I was going to do something very stupid."

-Joe Hart, Or Else

"After a breathless moment, I gave her a smile. Slowly she returned it. Somewhere, I felt that everything was going to be all right. See, my problem is I'm a romantic."

-Joe Hart, Or Else

Cover of Never by Ken Follett

24. Never

By: Ken Follett

4.09

Format: 802 pages, Hardcover

The new must-read epic from master storyteller Ken Follett: more than a thriller, it's an action-pa… read more

Similar categories in Ken Follett's Never book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
"Como se suele decir: una mentira da media vuelta al mundo mientras la verdad aún se está calzando"

-Ken Follett, Never

"When I was doing the research for Fall of Giants, I was shocked to realize that the First World War was a war that nobody wanted. No European leader on either side intended for it to happen. But the …"

-Ken Follett, Never

Cover of The Berlin Exchange by Joseph Kanon

25. The Berlin Exchange

By: Joseph Kanon

3.88

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From “the most accomplished spy novelist working today” ( The Sunday Times , London), a “heart-poun… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Kanon's The Berlin Exchange book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Deep Sleep (Devin Gray, #1) by Steven Konkoly

26. Deep Sleep (Devin Gray, #1)

By: Steven Konkoly

4.08

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

Stopping the most dangerous conspiracy to ever threaten America means believing the unthinkable in … read more

Similar categories in Steven Konkoly's Deep Sleep (Devin Gray, #1) book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Squeeze Me (Skink #8) by Carl Hiaasen

27. Squeeze Me (Skink #8)

By: Carl Hiaasen

4.03

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

From the best-selling author of Skinny Dip and Razor Girl, a new novel that captures the Trump era … read more

Similar categories in Carl Hiaasen's Squeeze Me (Skink #8) book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Out of Time (Atticus Wolfe #1) by Dave   Sinclair

28. Out of Time (Atticus Wolfe #1)

By: Dave Sinclair

4.22

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

As an MI6 spy in 1963, Atticus Wolfe should be enjoying everything the swinging sixties has to offe… read more

Similar categories in Dave Sinclair's Out of Time (Atticus Wolfe #1) book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Berlin Spies (Spy Masters, #4) by Alex Gerlis

29. The Berlin Spies (Spy Masters, #4)

By: Alex Gerlis

4.24

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

The thrilling new novel with an astonishing twist from Alex Gerlis, the acclaimed author of The Bes… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gerlis's The Berlin Spies (Spy Masters, #4) book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Malice in Malmö (Inspector Anita Sundström, #6) by Torquil MacLeod

30. Malice in Malmö (Inspector Anita Sundström, #6)

By: Torquil MacLeod

4.17

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

When a leading Malmö entrepreneur turns up bound and gagged in a city-centre cemetery, the Skåne Co… read more

Similar categories in Torquil MacLeod's Malice in Malmö (Inspector Anita Sundström, #6) book and John Altman's Deception

  • mystery
  • fiction
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31. Deception

By: John Altman

3.16

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An ordinary woman is caught in extraordinary circumstances, in the crackling new thriller from a ma… read more

Similar categories in John Altman's Deception book and John Altman's Deception

  • espionage
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

26 Top fiction books like Deception by John Altman

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John D. MacDonald

4.25

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Martin Cruz Smith

3.83

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Bull Mountain (Bull Mountain, #1)

Brian Panowich

3.99

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Code to Zero

Ken Follett

3.84

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Judgment in Berlin: A Spy Story

Noel Hynd

4.48

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A Spy Alone

Charles Beaumont

4.14

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Joseph Kanon

4.03

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Rory Clements

4.24

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