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Justin Hall
Series · 14
books · 2012-2020

Books in series

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The Interrogation

2012

The Interrogation is a prequel to Arctic Wargame, the first book in the wildly popular Justin Hall spy thriller series. When Justin Hall, a Canadian Intelligence Service agent, is captured by terrorists in Libya during a rescue operation, he is left with only his mind games to escape certain death. Join Ethan's Loyal Readers Mailing List at this link: http://eepurl.com/HIG7r to receive the first and the second novels in this series, ARCTIC WARGAME and TRIPOLI’S TARGET, for FREE.
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Arctic Wargame

2012

Arctic Wargame is the first book in the wildly popular Justin Hall spy thriller series. It hit the Amazon's Top 100 Best Sellers in Suspense Thrillers list in July and October, standing at No. 11 and No. 8. Canadian Intelligence Service Agent Justin Hall—combat-hardened in operations throughout Northern Africa—has been demoted after a botched mission in Libya. When two foreign icebreakers appear in Canadian Arctic waters, Justin volunteers for the reconnaissance mission, eager to return to the field. His team discovers a foreign weapons cache deep in the Arctic, but they are not aware that a spy has infiltrated the Department of National Defense. The team begins to unravel a treasonous plan against Canada, but they fall under attack from one of their own. Disarmed and stripped of their survival gear, they are stranded in a remote location. Now the team must race against time not only to save themselves, but their country. Arctic Wargame is an action-packed spy thriller in the bestselling tradition of Portrait of a Spy, Rules of Betrayal and The Bourne Identity. Readers will enjoy a great tale of courage, fear and betrayal. The bonus content includes the prologue and the first six chapters of Tripoli's Target, the second book in this series, which came out on October 4.
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Tripoli's Target

2012

Tripoli's Target is the second book in the wildly popular Justin Hall spy thriller series. Justin Hall and Carrie O'Connor, Canadian Intelligence Service Agents, find themselves in lawless North Africa on the trail of an assassination plot. The target is the US President, and the hit is scheduled to take place during a G-20 summit in Libya's capital, Tripoli. But the source of their information is the deceitful leader of one of the deadliest terrorist groups in the area. Ambushes and questionable loyalties turn an already difficult mission into a dark maze of betrayal and misdirection. Forced to return to Tripoli, Justin and Carrie dig up new intelligence pointing to a powerful Saudi prince bankrolling the assassination plan. What's worse, Justin and Carrie realize something crucial is very, very wrong with their plan. The summit is only forty-eight hours away and they still have to stop the Saudi prince, dismantle the assassination plot, and save the life of Tripoli's target. Tripoli's Target promises to take the reader through a great story as it becomes the next international bestseller. Fans of David Baldacci, Vince Flynn, and Daniel Silva will love this high-octane spy thriller.
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#3

Fog of War

2013

When an Iranian nuclear scientist wants to defect, Canadian Intelligence Service sends in its best agent, Justin Hall. After his mission is compromised and Justin barely escapes northern Iran with his life, he sets out to discover who has put him and the Service in grave danger. CIA information about a traitor in the Service sends Justin into violence-soaked Somalia, where he quickly becomes ensnared in a web of lies and deceit. He's left with no choice but to go rogue and form an alliance with Romanov, a sinister Russian oil baron. Cut off from the Service, Justin is forced to navigate through ever-shifting alliances and survive deep inside a Yemeni terrorist stronghold. All the while, he's being hunted by a traitor. This tour-de-force spy thriller is the hottest page-turner of the summer. New and old fans alike will love this new suspenseful novel in the Justin Hall series. The bonus content includes the first four chapters of DOUBLE AGEИTS, the fourth book in the Justin Hall series, which is expected to come out this winter.
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Double Agents

2013

DOUBLE AGENTS is an explosive spy thriller from #1 Amazon’s Bestselling Writer, Ethan Jones, and the fourth novel in his popular Justin Hall series. The CIA learns that a powerful Chechen terrorist group is plotting a major attack on US soil just as the same group assassinates Russia’s Minister of Defense in Moscow. The CIA and the FSB, Russia’s internal security service, deeply distrust each other, crippling any CIA efforts to unravel this plot. Justin Hall and his partner, Carrie O’Conner—two of the Canadian Intelligence Service best operatives—are dispatched to Moscow to secure the FSB’s intelligence, which will allow them to discover the plotters. But an FSB spy and a CIA double agent are dead set against this mission. Justin and Carrie find themselves on the run on treacherous Moscow grounds and are forced to form a shifty alliance with rogue operatives. As loyalties change in the blink of an eye, Justin and Carrie hunt down Chechen militants in their stronghold in Dagestan, to uncover the truth, and to stop the terrorist attack in the US. This cutting-edge thriller is the hottest page-turner of the winter. Fans of David Baldacci, Vince Flynn, and Brad Thor will love this tensely plotted novel. The bonus content includes the first two chapters of The Diplomat, the newest adventure in the Justin Hall spy thriller series, which came out on February 26, 2014. ARCTIC WARGAME, the first spy thriller in the series, is $2.99 until July 19.
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#4.5

The Diplomat

2014

The Diplomat is the newest adventure in the Justin Hall spy thriller series. Justin Hall is in Lagos, Nigeria, to handle the exchange a Canadian diplomat who has been taken hostage for ransom by local rebels. The dangerous exchange goes sideways, and Justin wonders if he can trust his team. He turns to an old asset, a woman working for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. With her help and after the arrival of Carrie O'Connor, Justin's partner in the Canadian Intelligence Service, they discover the unexpected truth about the diplomat's kidnapping. With time running out and no one else to turn to, Justin and Carrie are thrust into a game of shadows as they devise a clever plan to turn the tables on the kidnappers. Ethan Jones, #1 Amazon's Bestselling Writer, delivers a heart-stopping thriller that will keep you at the edge of your seat and enthrall you until the very end. The Diplomat is NOT a full-length novel, but a novella of 112 pages. The bonus content includes the first two chapters of DOUBLE AGENTS, the fourth book in the Justin Hall series, which came out in December 2013
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#5

Rogue Agents

2014

After a nuclear incident in Pakistan, two agents of the Canadian Intelligence Service disappear during a covert operation in South Korea. They end up in a prison camp in North Korea, where they are being tortured to reveal top secret intelligence. Justin Hall and Carrie O’Connor, CIS best field operatives, who have just returned from a terrorist-hunting mission in Syria, are ordered to infiltrate the most hostile nation in the world. Their objective is like nothing they have faced before: assassinate the two captured agents, one of whom is a good friend of Justin. Justin and Carrie consider their allegiances and the consequences of their operation, as they join forces with a North Korean defector and two MI6 agents familiar with the treacherous terrain of the Communist country. Then they come upon new intelligence that complicates their almost impossible mission. It is now a race against time to reach the captured agents before it is too late. Ethan Jones confirms that he is one of the exciting thriller writers at work today with this adrenaline-filled spy thriller, the fifth novel in the popular Justin Hall series.
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#6

Shadow Agents

2014

Amazon bestselling author Ethan Jones returns with SHADOW AGENTS, the new electrifying thriller in the Justin Hall spy series. Justin Hall and Carrie O'Connor are the best field operatives of the Canadian Intelligence Service, and they are hot on the trail of a Palestinian sleeper cell planning a major attack in Germany. Combat-hardened and ever-vigilant Justin and a determined and ferocious Carrie are able to narrowly foil the suicide bombing of Berlin's Central Train Station. But one of the cell members escapes and goes underground. Justin—the only one who knows what the fugitive looks like—and Carrie are dispatched to find him, since he is believed to know a deeply disturbing secret. The relentless hunt takes them to Tel Aviv, Israel, where they begin to uncover an unsettling game of deception and betrayal that implicates powerful people. They hit the dangerous back alleys of Amman, Jordan, only to realize they have been looking at the wrong place. Shocking clues about the fugitive thrust them deep inside the heart of terrorist-infested Iraq. With the help of Mossad, CIA and unlikely allies, yet facing slim chances of survival, they must stop the devious plot. Otherwise, the entire Middle East will explode into an all-out war. Ethan Jones' masterpiece of suspense is the sixth thriller in the Justin Hall series and follows the bestselling tradition of David Baldacci, Vince Flynn and Brad Thor. It is a fascinating, unpredictable and adrenaline-fueled spy novel.
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#7

Homeland

2015

Amazon bestselling author Ethan Jones brings you the seventh thriller in his Justin Hall spy series—HOMELAND—this summer’s hottest page-turner. After a hair-raising mission deep inside ISIS-ruled northern Iraq, Justin Hall, the CIS’s best field operative, discovers this time terrorists’ have his homeland in their sights. They are determined to deal a deadly blow to a large hockey arena and cause massive casualties. Justin and his partner, Carrie O’Connor, are dispatched to dismantle the terrorist plot in what will turn to be their deadliest assignment. As they untangle an international web of lies and deceits, stretching from Canada to Russia to Saudi Arabia, they discover that their allies and enemies are not who they seem. And when they infiltrate the heartland of lawless Yemen, Justin and Carrie are plunged into a death-defying operation to find the truth and save their homeland. Fans of Daniel Silva, Vince Flynn and Brad Thor will love this high-octane thriller, its memorable characters, and superbly-crafted plots. HOMELAND establishes Ethan Jones as one of the newest familiar names in the spy thriller genre. ARCTIC WARGAME, the first spy thriller in the series, is $2.99 until July 12.
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#8

The Saudi Strategy

2015

Justin Hall, the Canadian Intelligence Service best field operative, returns in THE SAUDI STRATEGY, the new heart-stopping thriller in this spy series from Amazon bestselling author Ethan Jones. Recovering from his recent loss and after his covert operation in Australia goes sideways, the next mission takes Justin and his partner, Carrie O’Connor, to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A seemingly friendly meeting with one of the princes of the royal house turns into an international incident with the potential of fatal consequences for both CIS agents. Assigned to different operations, Justin and Carrie find themselves in the crosshairs of professional assassins. Barely able to escape with their lives and relying on unconventional allies, the agents must battle on separate fronts to discover the truth about who is relentlessly hunting them. What will Justin and Carrie have to do to survive a fight to the finish that has never been more explosive and more personal? THE SAUDI STRATEGY is an impossible-to-put-down, adrenaline-filled adventure, that will heat up your cold winter nights and confirms Ethan Jones as the new master of spy fiction.
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#9

The Central Connection

2016

An eye for an eye ... it's Mossad's way... After a clandestine Canadian Intelligence Service operations team is ambushed in Syria, Justin Hall, a rogue CIS operative, is offered a next-to-impossible mission in exchange for his return to the agency ... find the man responsible. Carrie, Justin's trusted partner, volunteers for the operation, willing to do everything to bring home the former love of her life. However, because of failed promises, Justin finds himself in the crosshairs of Mossad that forces him to run an operation deemed too dangerous for its own agents… As Justin and Carrie begin to prepare for both operations, they have to rely on smugglers and an Iranian nuclear scientist as shady allies. When a dramatic turn of events in Tehran leaves Justin and Carrie in the worst firefight of their lives, they have to find a way to escape not only the bullets, but the quagmire of lies and deception that is threatening to swallow them for good. And, if they can escape the lion's den, they still have to face their original a relentless man who will stop at nothing… Reviews "This time out with Justin and Carrie was nonstop from the beginning to the end! A terrific, well written suspenseful thriller you won't want to miss!" "This author has come a long way in a very short time. He takes Justin and Carrie to higher levels in each book. I believe that he is in the same level as Vince Flynn (miss him), Brad Thor, James Rollins, Steve Berry and Andy McDermott. The Central Connection is full of many turns and twists as Justin finds his revenge." "Good writing and excellent pacing made this book a real page-turner for me. The battle, shootouts and fight scenes move the story along briskly. Great characters and interesting locations." "These stories are so action-packed, suspense-filled, complex plots, very developed characters, and so well written I feel I am over there in the middle of it and I get nervous reading it! Tell me Mr. Jones, how do you know so much about these areas and cultures?" The Justin Hall Series The Central Connection is an adrenaline-drenched, edge-of-your-seat spy thriller that seals Ethan Jones’s status as a master of spy fiction. Fans of Clancy, Flynn or Baldacci will love this best-selling espionage series with hundreds of five-star reviews and thousands of sales and downloads. Each book is a self-contained story without cliffhangers and can be enjoyed on its own. Just scroll up, click, and get lost in the action-packed, captivating world of Justin Hall now!
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The Belgian Bagman

2017

What if the agency mole were you? Europe Clandestine Service secret agents Justin Hall and Carrie O'Connor are hunting terrorists plotting an attack against a Belgium train station. The agents are close to dismantling the jihadists' cell, when news of a classified intelligence leak threatens to destroy Justin's career and land him in jail. Forced to follow orders and leave Carrie behind, Justin is dispatched to Iraq with a new operative to find the source of the leak. There's just one problem. In order to find the leak and stop the terrorists in time, he may just have to go rogue, and if he does that, there might be no coming back… The Belgian Bagman is the perfect edge-of-your-seat espionage thriller that will electrify you with fast-paced action, rich characters, and superbly-crafted plots. If you like Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn or Ian Fleming, you’ll love The Belgian Bagman . Reviews ★★★★★ "Ethan Jones continues the Justin Hall series with a well-written novel. He only leaves you wanting more. There are a lot of writers that follow this but barely meet Ethan's level of skill." ★★★★★ "Wow!!! I don't know where to begin except to repeat myself and say "Wow"!!! My heart is still pounding from the thrill and suspense. This is Ethan Jones at his best. Super spy Justin Hall is back at work again. He keeps you on the edge of your seat beginning on page one and not letting up until the end of the novel. Follow along as you are led down a winding pathway of intrigue and covert ops." ★★★★★ "If you are looking for one super book that will keep you biting your nails in its entirety then this is most definitely the one for you!! I read a lot of books, most of which I really enjoy, but this one has to be at the top of my list for most entertaining!!" ★★★★★ "Another great Justin Hall thriller. Ethan Jones has really outdone himself this time. This is a fast-paced book full of twists and turns and the centre of action has been shifted to Europe. Ethan has added so much depth to Justin's character that one feels he has surpassed Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp. Fast-paced, with twists and turns around every corner, this is by far the best book of the series." ★★★★★ "#1 Amazon Bestselling author Ethan Jones proved himself on this page-turner once again, why he is known around the world for his espionage writing. The book was well written…” The Justin Hall Series This best-selling series has thousands of five-star reviews and hundreds of thousands of sales and downloads. Each book is a clean, self-contained international espionage mission without cliffhangers and can be enjoyed on its own. A high-octane thriller, with terrorist subterfuge all wrapped up and ready to explode! Scroll up, click and get lost in the adrenaline-drenched world of Justin Hall now!
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Covert Assassin

2018

Two rogue agents. A brilliant assassin. Her Majesty, the Kremlin, and the People’s Republic ready to war. Can Justin stop the Covert Assassin? CIS deadliest spy, Justin Hall, is sent to find a rogue British operative suspected of treason. The mission escalates when Justin discovers a brilliant assassination plot against Russia’s president, which forces him to ally with Chinese foreign security tracking their own missing agent. Justin and his dubious Chinese partner uncover a chilling connection between the two wanted operatives. Now with no time to look back, and lives at stake, Justin is in a relentless race across the globe to stop Her Majesty, the Kremlin, and the People’s Republic from an all-out war. Covert Assassin’s fast-paced plot twists, relentless action, and cleverly crafted characters will leave you breathless. Enjoy the hottest thriller of the season, loaded with espionage intrigue, suspense and action. If you like Silva, Baldacci, Child, Clancy, DeMille, Follett, Patterson, Ludlum, Bell, Thor or Flynn, you’ll love Jones’s latest spy thriller. Scroll up to enjoy now!
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The Russian Defector

2020

Is he a Russian defector or a double agent? A bloodied Russian SRV operative crawls through the front doors of the Canadian embassy in Helsinki... A Russian dissident is tapped for elimination... An intercontinental ballistic missile disappears in Russia and surfaces in Ukraine... What ties these events together? Can CIS spymaster Justin Hall trust the Russian defector and keep Europe from descending into an all-out war?

Author

Ethan Jones
Ethan Jones
Author · 25 books

Ethan Jones is an Amazon bestselling author of four wildly popular spy thriller series. His thirty-one novels have sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. Check out Ethan's website www.ethanjonesbooks.com to learn more and to sign up to Ethan's Exclusives Readers’ Club, which includes updates, deals, and a free starter pack with three spy novels. Amazon: http://bit.ly/Ethan-Jones Kobo: http://bit.ly/Ethan-Jones-Kobo Apple Books: http://bit.ly/Ethan-Jones-Apple Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/Ethan-Jones-BN GooglePlay: http://bit.ly/Ethan-Jones-GooglePlay Add me as a Friend so you can join my Events, Giveaways, and much more...

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