Browsing: Action and Adventure

Former Soviet investigator Arkady Renko must travel to Cuba to claim the body of an old adversary — and discovers both a labyrinthine mystery and a renewed sense of purpose. “Irresistible” reading (USA Today) from the New York Times bestselling author of Gorky Park.

In this New York Times bestseller that inspired the classic film, a police chief, an oceanographer, and a shark hunter must defend the beach town of Amity from a great white. A “tightly written, tautly paced” read (The Washington Post) with over 42,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

A “magnificently written” #1 New York Times bestseller (Associated Press) from a Pulitzer Prize–winning author: In the 17th century, Edmund travels to America — and begins a remarkable journey that will touch generations. “Michener’s most ambitious work of fiction in theme and scope” (The Philadelphia Inquirer).

With over 2,700 five-star Goodreads ratings: Adopted by a Cheyenne chief, a young pioneer boy named Jack embarks on an odyssey of love, loss, and adventure on the wild frontier. “The very best novel ever about the American West” (The New York Times Book Review).

As an Air Force trauma surgeon in Iraq, Dr. W. Lee Warren fought to save lives amid ceaseless attacks and ever-present terror. A spellbinding memoir about the mayhem of war, and one man’s personal victory over loss and despair.