Books like The Violent Enemy by Jack Higgins

In 1999 science‑fiction thriller "Timeline", Michael Crichton spins a tale of history students who hop back to 14th‑century France to rescue their professor, blending quantum‑theory concepts with adventurous time travel.

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.

Clive Cussler returns with ’Trojan Odyssey’, a high‑wire adventure that follows Dirk Pitt’s twins—marine biologist Summer and marine engineer Dirk—who uncover an ancient artifact amid a deadly brown tide off Nicaragua’s coast.

Set during the French Indochina War, the novel follows British journalist Thomas Fowler, his mistress Phuong, and American idealist Pyle, whose ambitions and tragic fate reshape their lives amid political turmoil.

During a covert Nazi raid on Britain in 1943, a top secret mission led by agent Kurt Steiner tries to seize Prime Minister Winston Churchill, while IRA gunman Liam Devlin offers unexpected resistance.

A thrilling hunt for a high‑ranking Nazi war criminal, set against international arms deals and a climactic showdown on a bleak winter hilltop.

Blaze is Stephen King's early novel, originally written before Carrie and published in 2007 under his pseudonym Richard Bachman after a rewrite that cut much sentimentality.

When a covert intelligence team led by Blake Johnson and Sean Dillon uncovers a plot to assassinate the president, they must outmaneuver a hidden foe in a high‑stakes game of espionage and survival.

A Southern Florida thriller in which a woman survives a staged murder, vows revenge, and navigates a world of crime, hazardous waste, and eccentric allies.

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.

FBI agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich race against a shadowy foe to rescue a kidnapped entertainer, while secrets from a mysterious cave threaten their lives.

Two Chicago ex‑criminals, Danny and Evan, clash when Evan escapes prison and threatens Danny’s new life with secrets that could unravel everything.

A political candidate is framed for murder and struggles to clear his name while plotting revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his career.

An English tourist and a local investigate mysterious deaths during a gypsy pilgrimage to a holy shrine in Provence, uncovering a tangled web of identity, wealth, and danger.

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.

Ned Talbot, a seasoned bookmaker at Royal Ascot, is stunned when a stranger claims to be his father and is then stabbed. He must uncover the mystery before the fatal stakes of horse racing and family secrets catch up with him.

A baronet's presumed suicide 11 years ago spurs a bitter inheritance battle when a man claiming to be the exact same person emerges, igniting a tense struggle over family fortunes.

Intelligence operative Sean Dillon’s routine passport check at Heathrow turns into a deadly mission to rescue a kidnapped girl and confront a ruthless Bedouin clan, unleashing a chain of violence and personal revenge.

In 1872 Wigan, England, coal miners endure harsh lives beside lavish owners. Detective Jonathan Blair searches for a missing man, only to find himself drawn to Rose, a fiery pit girl defying Victorian expectations.

Kit Fielding, a celebrated horse‑racing hero, must safeguard his twin sister’s marriage from scandal, only to find himself entangled in a deadly feud with a ruthless robber baron and a household adversary.

In the tense lead‑up to Hong Kong’s 1997 handover, powerful business interests and even the Mafia will do everything possible to prevent the return to China, sparking a high‑stakes hunt for a secret diplomatic covenant.

In a world where terrorism is a fact of life, no one inspires more fear than "January 30," the most mysterious terrorist group in Europe, whose targets appear to be everyone: Catholics and Protestants in Ireland, Israelis and Arabs, American and Russian diplomats. In London, the British prime minister launches a special investigation to hunt down the members of January 30. Enter Brigadier Charles Ferguson, of the British prime minister's elite Group Four, and Sean Dillon, once the Provisional IRA's most feared enforcer, now Ferguson's strong right hand and the hero of Thunder Point and On Dangerous Ground. As Ferguson and Dillon close in on the January 30 terrorists, a wild card changes everything. In an effort to maintain the ceasefire in effect in Northern Ireland, the president of the United States and the Irish and British prime ministers request Senator Patrick Keogh to mediate between the loyalist and Republican factions. The senator agrees, though he knows it means putting his life on the line. The worst fears of the governments of all three countries are realized when the terrorists, seizing the chance to disrupt the peace process, target the senator for death. It is up to Ferguson and Dillon to stop them.

Detective Sergeant Nick Miller investigates a suicide that uncovers a powerful man's escape from justice, while the victim’s father vows revenge both within and beyond the law.

CIA agent Hugh Rincon and Coast Guard officer Sara Lange race against a terrorist plot to detonate a dirty bomb in Alaska, following a global trail from Thailand to Russia that culminates in an intense naval showdown.

A suspenseful thriller by Frederick Forsyth set against high‑stakes intrigue and espionage.