Don't Call It a Comeback!

Hey there Reader,

We're back from our hiatus! July was a great month to reset and get ready for the Fall - I can't wait for you to hear the lineup of conversations we have coming!

Since we're jumping back in, this month I put together a list of thrillers where the protagonist gets pulled back in for one last job. Each book is linked and every purchase supports the Bookcast - win / win!

• ​The Chain - Adrian McKinty: A mother’s child is kidnapped. To get her back, she must kidnap another child. The ultimate "one job you never thought you'd do" thriller.
• ​Gutshot Straight - Lou Berney: Fresh out of prison, getaway driver Shake Bouchon takes one last job and ends up double-crossed, on the run, and stuck with a possibly kidnapped woman. A fast, twisty crime caper with sharp wit.
• ​The Grey Man - Mark Greaney: Court Gentry is an elite assassin forced out of hiding for one last mission—saving the family of someone he once helped. Pure action, relentless pacing, and international intrigue.
• ​The Night Manager - John le Carre: A former soldier working at a hotel is recruited for a covert op to bring down an arms dealer—his last chance to do something good in a broken world. Elegant, tense, and masterfully paced.
• ​Drive - James Sallis: A getaway driver, known only as Driver, agrees to one last score. But when it goes sideways, he becomes the hunted in a quiet, noirish story of retribution and identity.
• ​The Old Man - Thomas Perry: A former government operative living quietly in Vermont is suddenly hunted by the agency he thought had forgotten him. A tightly wound cat-and-mouse thriller with heart and wisdom.

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Support the Bookcast with your book purchases! You can find every book discussed on almost four years of the show at our store on bookshop.org.

On The Okie Bookcast this month:

• YA Sci Fi Author, Candace Kade (8/5)
• Celebrating 3 Years of Your Next Great Read (8/19)

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Go find something good to read!

J

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