Books like Atlantic fury by Hammond Innes

An orphaned man falls in love with his cousin's widow after she moves into the manor house.

Merlyn, a celebrated writer, becomes ensnared by the allure of Las Vegas casinos and Hollywood's temptations.

J.G. Ballard’s 1973 novel *Crash* explores the twisted allure of car accidents, delving into themes of violence, obsession, and the intersection of technology and sexuality.

In "The Tremor of Forgery," American writer Howard Ingham arrives in sweltering Tunisia to draft a film script, only to find his apartment invaded and a murder committed amid an eerie cast of ex‑patriote and local characters.

A surreal black comedy about a woman's struggles as a mother and wife, exploring themes of adulthood, parenthood, and mental illness through a mother's voice as she tries to make sense of her chaotic life.

In the high Dolomites, a cache of Nazi gold buried beneath the snow draws a motley crew: an Italian comtessa, a racketeering pimp, a Greek gangster, a filmmaker, and an unlucky writer, all racing for a deadly prize.

A thrilling sea adventure following an obsolete ocean freighter, Mary Deare, a veteran of both World Wars, and her seasoned mate Gideon Patch, as they confront danger in the high seas.

Set in post‑war Los Angeles, John Gregory Dunne’s novel follows brothers Tom, a homicide detective, and Des, an up‑and‑coming priest, as they investigate a gruesome murder that tests their family bonds and loyalties.

KIRKUS REVIEW Another action packed, tightly woven mystery adventure by the author better known as Hammond Innes kept us on tenterhooks all during its danger-riddled journey from England to the shores of Italy. For Stephen Garnet's father, a brilliant electrical engineer, has died of an accident that followed on the theft of a valuable invention- a direction finder for planes and ships. Young Steve and Alan, his father's former co-worker, know that Ferney, an Italian and also a former partner, has stolen the machine and so they hot foot it, by yacht, to the Mediterranean and to battle. Led by the ever tightening network of events to the gang of smugglers who want to market the invention themselves, Alan, Steve and the British Navy join forces in a rewarding showdown. Fine mystery writing, this is sustained and satisfying entertainment.

A classic whodunnit about two brothers attending the same boarding school and the mysterious deaths that follow.

Leyla faces betrayal and terror in the ancestral manor of Pemberton Hurst as a murderer stalks the corridors, forcing her to confront a divided family and the mystery of a name.

A war‑injured radio operator’s final transmission points his son to a desperate cry for help in the remote Labrador Peninsula, driving the boy on a racing, high‑stakes rescue mission.

A powerful novel of organized crime in 1940s New York City.

In a decimated world where almost everyone she loves is gone, Lyric Walker must rally the Alpha to fend off a second wave of invasions that threaten the last remnants of humanity.

Mario Puzo's novels explore the world of organized crime and the lives of Italian Americans in New York.