The Sam Johnstone legal thriller series includes Misjudged, One and Done, False Evidence, Capital Justice, and The Truthful Witness, all by James Chandler and all starring defense attorney Sam Johnstone. Sam has left his painful past behind and wants to enjoy the pace of small-town life in Wyoming, but repeatedly gets involved in tricky cases, often with personal connections, that test him with moral and legal quandaries and all kinds of risks to his life and livelihood. James Chandler served in the U.S. Army for 20 years and has a law degree. The series is often enjoyed by fans of John Grisham, James Patterson, and C.J. Box.
The After Dunkirk series by Lee Jackson examines World War II via the saga of a large British family that is swept up in the conflict and rise to the challenges. The six novels include After Dunkirk, Eagles over Britain, Turning the Storm, The Giant Awakens, Riding the Tempest, and the upcoming Driving the Tide (see more about this below). Lee Jackson knows his stuff: he's a West Point graduate and an Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ideal for fans of historical fiction and World War II narratives.
The Shadow Strike series is a special-ops thriller series by Jason Kasper starring David Rivers, a CIA special operator. A former Ranger and mercenary, Rivers is an elite-level assassin who lives with his family in rural Virginia and engages in black ops missions against terrorists of all kinds around the world. Titles include The Enemies of My Country, The Last Target Standing, Covert Kill, Narco Assassins, Beast Three Six, and upcoming The Belgrade Conspiracy and Lethal Horizon. For fans of Vince Flynn, Brad Thor, and Jack Carr.
The Faith McClellan crime series by LynDee Walker stars Texas Ranger Faith McClellan, who comes from a powerful political family that groomed her to be a trophy wife. But Faith is determined to forge her own path, investigating murders that again and again have complicated connections and put her in grave danger. Titles include Fear No Truth, Leave No Stone, No Sin Unpunished, Nowhere to Hide, No Love Lost, and Tell No Lies. LynDee Walker is a former journalist whose book Front Page Fatality, the first of her Nichelle Clarke series, was nominated for the Agatha Award for best first novel. Recommended for fans of Lisa Jackson, Louise Penny, Melinda Leigh, and Kendra Elliot.
When Heroes Flew by H.W. "Buzz" Bernard is a military history series set during World War II. The novels include When Heroes Flew, The Shangri-La Raiders, Roof of the World, and Down a Dark Road, and are based on real events, among them, bombing raids on heavily defended Nazi oil fields, the Doolittle raid on Japan, regular supply flights over the Himalayas, and the discovery of Nazi death camps. "Buzz" Bernard is a retired Air Force colonel and Legion of Merit recipient, who also served as a senior meteorologist at The Weather Channel for 13 years. He is a past president of the Southeastern Writers Association and member of International Thriller Writers, the Atlanta Writers Club, and Military Writers Society of America.
The Kate Fox detective series by Shannon Baker features Kate Fox, a sheriff in the Nebraska Sandhills, and along with its clever mysteries, has themes of family, forgiveness, and growth. The novels include Stripped Bare, Dark Signal, Bitter Rain, Easy Mark, Broken Ties, Exit Wounds, Double Back, and Bull's Eye. Shannon Baker has lived in the Nebraska Sandhills and is the two-time recipient of the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers' Writer of the Year award.
The Leah Nash mystery series by Susan Hunter is set in small town Wisconsin and stars reporter Leah Nash who is drawn into cases that involve murders with complex backgrounds often involving people close to her. Novels include Dangerous Habits, Dangerous Mistakes, Dangerous Places, Dangerous Secrets, Dangerous Flaws, Dangerous Ground, Dangerous Pursuits, Dangerous Waters, Dangerous Deception, and Dangerous Choices. Susan Hunter is a former reporter and managing editor of a small daily newspaper who also has worked in academia in publications, marketing, and teaching English composition. For fans of Lisa Gardner and Karin Slaughter.