Books like Payback by Andy McNab

A lonely orphan girl on the Yorkshire moors befriends a disabled cousin and unlocks the secrets of a hidden garden.

Fourteen‑year‑old Alex Rider learns that his supposedly dead uncle was a MI6 operative. When the truth comes out, Alex is thrust into a high‑stakes mission to uncover his uncle’s killers and finish a dangerous secret assignment.

Teenage MI6 superspy Alex Rider travels to Italy and infiltrates the criminal organization Scorpia, uncovering a sinister truth about his father’s death that forces him to choose between loyalty and vengeance.

A teenage spy, Alex Rider, discovers that the beloved pop star Sir Damian Cray plans to end the world, and he must act alone to stop him before time runs out.

Teen spy Alex Rider teams with CIA to stop a terrorist threat that spans from Miami to Russia.

Alex Rider infiltrates the isolated Point Blanc Academy to uncover the truth behind the deaths of two world leaders, using disguise and gadgets to expose the sinister plans of its ruthless head, Dr Grief.

Alex Rider, a teenage spy, must protect a bed‑ridden child—son of billionaire Nikolai Drevin—from eco‑terrorists who plan to destroy Drevin’s space‑hotel Ark Angel by launching molten glass onto Earth.

Alex Rider lands back in Australia after a space crash and is tasked by the Australian Secret Service to infiltrate the ruthless snakehead gangs of Southeast Asia, uncovering a dark secret that lands him in his most dangerous mission yet.

Bravo Two Zero follows six SAS soldiers, led by Sergeant Andy McNab, as they undertake a covert operation behind Iraqi lines in the 1991 Persian Gulf War, facing betrayal, death, captivity, and personal tragedy.

Ex-cop Dennis Milne faces his past in Manila, hunting a new target while a determined detective hunts him for the death of her lover. High‑stakes chases and double‑edged motives collide in this gritty thriller.

Frances Foggarty, now in her fifties, recalls how her brother Tom, killed at nine, returns as a ghost after the funeral, guiding her through grief and the challenges of life with a tyrannical aunt and polio.

Jacky Faber, famed pirate and master of disguise, infiltrates Napoleon’s army under a false identity to rescue her friends during the Napoleonic Wars.

The most astonishing true story you will ever read - by the author of the million-copy bestseller, Bravo Two Zero.Immediate Action is a no-holds-barred account of an extraordinary life, from the day Andy McNab was found in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy's Hospital to the day he went to fight in the Gulf War.As a delinquent youth he kicked against society. As a young soldier he waged war against the IRA in the streets and fields of South Armagh. As a member of 22 SAS Regiment he was at the centre of covert operations for nine years - on five continents.Recounting with grim humour and in riveting, often horrifying, detail his activities in the world's most highly trained and efficient Special Forces unit, McNab sweeps us into a world of surveillance and intelligence-gathering, counter-terrorism and hostage rescue.There are casualties: the best men are so often the first to be killed, because they are in front.By turns chilling, astonishing, violent, funny and moving, this blistering first-hand account of life at the forward edge of battle confirms Andy McNab's standing in the front rank of writers on modern war.

Seventeen‑year‑old Danny Watts discovers his grandfather, a former SAS explosives expert and traitor, is alive and under an assumed name in the UK. He sets out on a revenge‑driven quest that leads both men on a hostile run from those who want them dead.

Sixteen‑year‑old Charlotte rebels against her grandfather’s home, persuading her older brother to accompany her on a mountain‑climbing adventure to Switzerland. There, the girls’ lives intersect with many characters of Victorian society.

In 2113, 17‑year‑old Jenna Strong escapes from Mileway Maximum Security Prison in London to help dismantle ACID, a ruthless, all‑controlling police force.