Books like The next by Bob Randall

Tracy Whitney, a bright and idealistic young woman, marries into wealth but is betrayed and imprisoned by a ruthless mafia. Surviving her ordeal, she embarks on a global quest for revenge, navigating danger from New Orleans to Madrid.

One Year After follows the surviving community of Black Mountain, North Carolina, a year after the nuclear attack that devastated the United States, as they attempt to restore technology and government while facing a controversial national draft.

A fast-paced historical romance set in early America, featuring the legendary Natty Bumppo and a love story set against the backdrop of the French and Indian War.

A 1996 New York high‑school friendship takes an unexpected turn when a free AOL CD transports two best friends fifteen years into their own future through a fictional early‑Facebook interface, forcing them to confront how present choices shape their tomorrow.

The Deerslayer: A prequel to James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, focusing on the rapid civilizing of New York and the introduction of the hero, Natty Bumppo, to the frontiersmen of the time.

Two teenagers uncover a bizarre, supernatural mystery in a post-apocalyptic world where a young girl's suicide has resulted in the death of the entire human race.

Mitch Albom’s follow‑up to The Five People You Meet in Heaven follows Annie, the girl whose life was saved by Eddie, as she confronts her past and finds her own path to the afterlife.

Natty Bumppo's first journey into frontier life and the challenges of defending his freedom against dangerous Indians and the corrupting influence of a ruthless new lawman, setting the stage for the larger story of The Last of the Mohicans.

A man's ordinary night spirals into danger when a mysterious stranger recognizes him at a party, hinting at a hidden past and deadly secrets.

The nightly news and conventional wisdom tell us that things are bad and getting worse. Yet despite dire predictions, scientists see many good things on the horizon. John Brockman, publisher of Edge (www.edge.org), the influential online salon, recently asked more than 150 high-powered scientific thinkers to answer a vital question for our frequently pessimistic times: "What are you optimistic about?"Spanning a wide range of topics—from string theory to education, from population growth to medicine, and even from global warming to the end of world—What Are You Optimistic About? is an impressive array of what world-class minds (including Nobel Laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, New York Times bestselling authors, and Harvard professors, among others) have weighed in to offer carefully considered optimistic visions of tomorrow. Their provocative and controversial ideas may rouse skepticism, but they might possibly change our perceptions of humanity's future.

A future U.S. president, a Kennedy, and his daughter are seized aboard a plane by terrorists and flown to an Arabian sultanate in this political thriller.

When California’s largest generator explodes during a relentless heat wave, a deadly power crisis ignites a tense struggle between a VP, an investigative reporter, a detective, and a quadriplegic who relies on electricity to survive.

"After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity--and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution ... Havana, 1958. The daughter of a sugar baron, nineteen-year-old Elisa Perez is part of Cuba's high society, where she is largely sheltered from the country's growing political unrest--until she embarks on a clandestine affair with a passionate revolutionary ... Miami, 2017. Freelance writer Marisol Ferrera grew up hearing romantic stories of Cuba from her late grandmother Elisa, who was forced to flee with her family during the revolution. Elisa's last wish was for Marisol to scatter her ashes in the country of her birth. Arriving in Havana, Marisol comes face-to-face with the contrast of Cuba's tropical, timeless beauty and its perilous political climate. When more family history comes to light and Marisol finds herself attracted to a man with secrets of his own, she'll need the lessons of her grandmother's past to help her understand the true meaning of courage--and what it means to be Cuban"--

In war‑torn Paris of 1870, detective Martha Hathaway stays behind to solve a tragic crime, blending romance and suspense in a thrilling mystery.

A thrilling tale of espionage and survival in the Falkland Islands War, featuring the legendary Special Air Service.

A thrilling military adventure in space and on the ground, Strike Force combines geopolitical intrigue, high-tech weaponry, and a colorful cast of characters.

An English tourist impersonates a new king in a fictitious European Kingdom of Ruritania, leading to political intrigue and a thrilling adventure set in 1894.