Books like John Macnab by John Buchan

Richard Hannay, a bored Londoner who returns from South Africa, is thrust into a high‑stakes espionage chase after a murder tied to an assassination plot, forcing him to flee to Scotland and outwit his pursuers.

Richard Hannay and three fellow adventurers travel through war‑torn Europe, disguising themselves to thwart a German plot while confronting dangers in Germany, Constantinople, and the Russian border.

A brave young man sets out to stop a pirate and save a lost treasure, facing his greatest challenge yet.

In a bleak Yorkshire hamlet, Professor Anthony Lammas’ allegiance to a secret brotherhood of deep‑sea fishermen pulls him into a treacherous web of intrigue that endangers the nation, while a romance with an ex‑pupil and a dangerous woman adds peril.

A mystery novel featuring Perry Mason trying to solve the case of a woman who has taken over her brother's flower shop, but has been replaced with her husband's gambling debts.

Archie and Janet Roylance journey to Gran Seco to view its copper mines, only to find the city overrun by rebels; Janet is taken hostage, and Don Luis de Marzaniga steps in to rescue her.

A Harvard law professor becomes entangled in a high-level government conspiracy as she fights to clear her husband of a brutal crime he insists he didn't commit.

A collection of Bernard MacLaverty's short stories that blend his Irish roots with a Scottish backdrop, exploring love, loss, betrayal, and everyday moments of discovery.

A new investigator discovers a mystery from a long-ago TV movie that has been revisited when sabotage disrupts filming.

In the spirit of the bestselling Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook comes a clever collection of true stories celebrating real-life "MacGyverisms"You're driving on a deserted road when your car dies. Your cell phone isn't getting service. All you have on hand are a gum wrapper and a wire hanger.Or maybe you're living in a building without central air conditioning in July. You can't afford an AC; all you have access to are a fan and a bucket of water.In such times of desperation, many have called upon the symbol of all that is inventive, the hero who awed thousands with his cool, quick wit: What would MacGyver do? they ask..For anyone who's ever wished they could channel the 1980s action-adventure icon comes this clever collection of forty-five true stories, commemorating the use of improvised genius to solve everyday problems. Inspired by television's Angus MacGyver (played by Richard Dean Anderson), a secret agent who relied on his brains and scientific prowess—not to mention duct tape and a Swiss Army knife—to save the day, the "MacGyverisms" recounted range from the concrete (using Chex Mix to provide traction in an icy parking lot) to the intangible (saving a relationship with the perfect turn of phrase). Edgy, entertaining, and smirk-to-yourself funny, these masterfully told stories reveal that, with a little luck and a lot of ingenuity, you can "MacGyver" yourself out of virtually any predicament.

A speculative tale tracing Abraham Lincoln’s imagined ancestry through historic figures.

In Margaret Maron's atmospheric thriller 'Storm Track,' Judge Deborah Knott faces a chilling murder mystery amid an impending North Carolina hurricane, blending legal intrigue with atmospheric suspense.

Perry Mason's latest case: a murder mystery that unravels the secrets of Los Angeles.

Perry Mason hires a temporary secretary, but things take a terrifying turn.