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Don Bentley
Don Bentley is an American novelist. He is known for the Jack Ryan Jr. novels, which are part of the Tom Clancy universe, and the Matt Drake series of novels. He is currently the writer of the Mitch Rapp series of novels, originally by Vince Flynn. Early life Bentley graduated from Ohio State University with a bachelor's degree in electrical and computer engineering. He also graduated from Seton Hill University with a master's degree in fine arts. Career Bentley served as a United States Army Apache helicopter pilot while stationed in South Korea, Germany, and Texas. He also served in Afghanistan. After his military service, he joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a special agent. Bentley released his debut novel, ''Without Sanction'', in 2020. Featuring the character Matt Drake, it was based on Bentley's own experiences in the military and the FBI. It was followed by ''The Outside Man'' (2021), ''Hostile Intent'' (2022), and ''Forgotten War'' (2023). Bentley was appr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thriller (genre)
Thriller is a genre of fiction with numerous, often overlapping, subgenres, including crime fiction, crime, horror fiction, horror, and detective fiction. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the mood (psychology), moods they elicit, giving their audiences heightened feelings of suspense, Psychomotor agitation, excitement, Surprise (emotion), surprise, anticipation (emotion), anticipation and anxiety. This genre is well suited to Thriller film, film and television. A thriller generally keeps its audience on the "edge of their seats" as the plot builds towards a climax (narrative), climax. The cover-up of important information is a common element. Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists, unreliable narrators, and cliffhangers are used extensively. A thriller is often a villain-driven plot, whereby they present obstacles that the protagonist or hero must overcome. Roots of the genre date back hundreds of years, but it began to develop as a distinct style in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran border, west, Turkmenistan to the Afghanistan–Turkmenistan border, northwest, Uzbekistan to the Afghanistan–Uzbekistan border, north, Tajikistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, northeast, and China to the Afghanistan–China border, northeast and east. Occupying of land, the country is predominantly mountainous with plains Afghan Turkestan, in the north and Sistan Basin, the southwest, which are separated by the Hindu Kush mountain range. Kabul is the country's capital and largest city. Demographics of Afghanistan, Afghanistan's population is estimated to be between 36 and 50 million. Ancient history of Afghanistan, Human habitation in Afghanistan dates to the Middle Paleolithic era. Popularly referred to as the graveyard of empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Thriller Writers
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21st-century American Novelists
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Living People
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Zero Hour
Zero Hour may refer to: * Midnight, or 00:00 * Zero hour (1945), the capitulation of the Nazi government at midnight May 8, 1945 * Zero Hour (military designation), the scheduled time for the start of some event, especially a military operation Film, television and radio * ''The Zero Hour'' (1939 film), an American film directed by Sidney Salkow * ''Zero Hour'' (1944 film), a 1944 Canadian documentary film * ''Zero Hour!'', a 1957 film written by Arthur Hailey, later parodied as ''Airplane!'' * ''Zero Hour'' (1977 film), a 1977 West German film directed by Edgar Reitz * ''The Zero Hour'' (2010 film), a 2010 Venezuelan action film * ''Zero Hour'' (2004 TV series), a 2004 documentary-style TV show retelling tragic man-made disasters * ''Zero Hour'' (2013 TV series), a 2013 American conspiracy drama series * ''The Zero Hour'' (Japanese radio series), a radio program broadcast by Japan in World War II * ''The Zero Hour'' (U.S. radio series), a 1973–74 radio drama series host ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Target Acquired
Target may refer to: Warfare and shooting * Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports ** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports ** Aiming point, in field artillery, fixed at a specific target * Targeting (warfare), lists various military targets * Color chart (or reference card), the reference target used in digital imaging for accurate color reproduction Places * Target, Allier, France * Target Lake, a lake in Minnesota Terms * Target market, marketing strategy ** Target audience, intended audience or readership of a publication, advertisement, or type of message * In mathematics, the target of a function is also called the codomain; more generally, a morphism has a target * Target (cricket), the total number of runs a team needs to win People * Target (rapper), stage name of Croatian hip-hop artist Nenad Šimun * DJ Target, stage name of English grime DJ Darren Joseph, member of Roll Deep * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Mills (author)
Kyle Mills (born 1966) is an American writer of thriller fiction. Works Mills' novels include ''Rising Phoenix'', ''Fade'', and ''The Second Horseman''. Several of his books (''Rising Phoenix'', ''Storming Heaven'', ''Sphere of Influence'', ''Free Fall'' and ''Darkness Falls'') include a character ''Mark Beamon'', an FBI special agent. He also wrote ''The Ares Decision'' (2011), ''The Utopia Experiment'' (2013), and ''The Patriot Attack'' (2015), the eighth, tenth, and twelfth installments of the '' Covert-One series'', originally created by Robert Ludlum. He is the former writer of the Mitch Rapp series of novels, having written nine books in the series after original author Vince Flynn died in 2013. In February, 2023, Mills announced he would be leaving the Mitch Rapp series after his contribution to the series, ''Code Red'' (2023), was published. Author Don Bentley was announced as the new author for the series. Personal life Mills lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming with hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zero Hour (Bentley Novel)
''Zero Hour'' (stylized as ''Tom Clancy Zero Hour'' or ''Tom Clancy: Zero Hour'') is a techno-thriller novel, written by Don Bentley and released on June 7, 2022. It is his second book in the Jack Ryan Jr. series, which is part of the overall Tom Clancy universe. In the novel, Ryan races against time to stop a second Korean War after the Supreme Leader of North Korea is incapacitated. It debuted at number eight on the New York Times bestseller list. Plot summary Supreme Leader of North Korea Choi Ha-guk is incapacitated after a test accident involving an experimental Russian nuclear missile at the Musudan-ri missile test facility. Politburo member Eun Pak takes advantage of the opportunity to stage a coup and initiate a full-scale invasion of South Korea, preceded by teams of North Korean special operations forces ( KPASOF) infiltrating the country to perform acts of sabotage. Pak also takes Choi’s sister Me-sun, who had been present at the failed missile test along with a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Maden
Mike Maden (born 1960) is an American novelist. He is well known for the Jack Ryan Jr. novels, which are part of the Tom Clancy universe, as well as for the ''Drone'' series of techno-thrillers. Early life Maden was born and raised in California’s San Joaquin Valley, where he later worked in the food packaging department for years. He graduated from the University of California in Davis with a doctorate degree in political science, majoring in international relations and comparative politics. Maden lived in Dallas, Texas from 1995 to 2014, where he worked for Common Grace Ministries. He served as a political consultant and campaign manager in state and national elections, and also hosted his own local weekly radio show for a year. Maden also worked as a screenwriter and producer for TV shows and films in Hollywood. His works included the web TV series ''Pink'' (2007–2009), which won a Streamy Award, ''Continuum'' (2012), and the movie ''Sunny in the Dark'' (2015). Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
