Books like Clive Cussler's the Heist by Jack du Brul

A Soviet nuclear submarine marked for defection slips into the Atlantic, sparking a high‑stakes pursuit by the United States and the Soviet Union in this tense Cold War thriller.

In Tom Clancy’s thriller, CIA analyst Jack Ryan devises a plan to end Middle‑East conflict, but a terrorist coup ignites distrust and a looming nuclear crisis that threatens U.S. leadership and global stability.

Penn Cage, the son of a respected doctor, must unravel the mystery when his father is accused of murdering nurse Violet Davis during the turbulent 1960s Mississippi.

Jason Bourne, a deep‑cover operative with no memory, is rescued after a beachwreck and discovers a bank account embedded in his body that leads him to Switzerland and the truth about his past.

Cable Malone, a retired justice operative turned rare‑book dealer, must race against time to rescue his kidnapped son and stop a ruthless cartel from uncovering the legendary Library of Alexandria.

John le Carré’s Cold‑War spy thriller follows British agent Alec Leamas as he takes one last perilous assignment to outwit East German intelligence.

'As she crossed the bridge to the research lab built over a bottomless gorge, inside a crystal mountain, and guarded by an alien dragon, of all things, she wondered if she was maybe out of her depth.' An irresistible offer pulls Hope Hastings back into the world of crime. One simple heist turns into a globe-trotting adventure that pits her against the most dangerous people on the planet. And if things couldn’t get any worse, she is on the verge of getting evicted! As she embarks on a mission way above her pay grade, she uncovers lost civilizations, ancient aliens, and a horrifying conspiracy to turn everyone into mutants. Armed with nothing but sheer will and teamed with equally desperate people, Hope will need her wits about her if she wants to make it out alive. Although, it might already be too late for that...

Randi Rhodes and her friends return to Brooklyn for another puzzling adventure, navigating clues and surprises while juggling their lives as young detectives.

An investigative account of the 1978 Lufthansa Airlines heist, presenting new evidence from the 2015 trial of Mafia boss Vincent Asaro and revealing details about the planning, execution, and aftermath of the largest cash robbery in U.S. history.