The Most Nail-Biting Action Novels of 2018

When an action book successfully conjures a scene, and gets you hanging on the edge of your seat, palms sweating, desperate to know what happens next, there really is nothing like it. Any author that can write excellent action scenes should be celebrated.

If you can’t get enough of action literature, check out the most exciting and enthralling 2018 novels in this genre.

Hunt Them Down by Simon Gervais

Pierce Hunt is a DEA and Special Agent, eager to get back to work after 6 months’ suspension. He becomes near-obsessed with a case involving the Mexican drug cartel, but when things go awry and the cartel kidnap his teenage daughter, Hunt has just 72 hours to foil their plot and save her: he must team up with an ex-lover and confront his violent past as a trained killer in order to overcome the situation.

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The President is Missing by James Patterson

This political action thriller is co-written by Bill Clinton, and has an impressive record as No.1 bestseller in the US across multiple publications. The story is about President Jonathan Lincoln Duncan, who must navigate treacherous ground when he uncovers a plot to overthrow the government with a cyber-attack. Together with the Secret Service, he must work to overcome cybergeddon, with plenty of exciting twists along the way.

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Long Road to Mercy by David Baldacci

Another gripping read from revered author David Baldacci, this novel tells the story of FBI special agent, Atlee Pine, whose dark and difficult past has made her one of the best criminal-catchers in US, and there’s a new case that needs her attention. Based in the rural West, Pine begins investigating a dead mule and its missing rider, and discovers that this is just the tip of the iceberg. Gripping, unpredictable and thoroughly entertaining, this is a great page-turner for action and thriller fans alike.

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Fun Facts About Fight Club

A fan favorite that enjoys enduring success to this very day, Fight Club was a masterpiece of a film with a continued cult following. Here are three interesting facts about the film that you may or may not have known.

It started as a novel. Despite a drastically different ending, Fight Club manages to stay true to the plot, themes, and progression of Chuck Palahniuk’s debut novel of the same name. The all-star cast including Brad Pitt and Ed Norton seem perfectly suited to the characters they play, and the movie (much like the novel) is nothing short of a non-stop thrill from start to finish.

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Even the wardrobe was R-rated. The MPAA was rather tough on Fight Club, and as a result many scenes were cut from the movie in order for it to maintain an R-rating. That said, the MPAA may have missed a ince detail in Brad Pitt’s wardrobe, as the tank top he wears in one of the pivotal final scenes is actually made up of various pornographic images. Oops.

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The movie is absolutely full of Easter eggs. It may take the most perceptive of fans to notice them, but Fight Club is full of amusing Easter eggs. For example, one scene in the movie is filmed in front of a marquee for the movie Seven Years in Tibet, which of course, stars Brad Pitt. The movie is well worth another watch for those willing to try and spot some more…

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