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Bob Reiss Books in Order

Explore Bob Reiss's books in order, including the Conrad Voort mysteries written as Ethan Black, with summaries of his suspense novels and thrillers.

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14 books

Summer Fires

by Bob Reiss

1979

Lawyer Miles Bradshaw, haunted by the fire that killed his wife and daughter, now works for disadvantaged clients. After witnessing another deadly blaze in the South Bronx, he becomes involved in a mystery surrounding suspicious fires and hidden interests.

The Casco Deception

by Bob Reiss

1983

In 1942, an American security officer fears the vulnerability of an island military base off Maine. His concerns become urgent when American-born German agent John Ryker arrives with commandos intent on seizing its powerful coastal guns.

Divine Assassin

by Bob Reiss

1985

Former Iranian hostage Tim Currie seeks revenge after Libyan terrorists murder his fiancée. Joining forces with his former cellmate John Zarek, he plans an assassination of Libya's leader, taking his personal grief into a dangerous international operation.

Saltmaker

by Bob Reiss

1988

Believing Soviet missiles are approaching, President Madden surrenders rather than risk nuclear catastrophe. When the alarm proves false, he faces treason charges, escalating international tensions and the consequences of choosing human survival over the expected military response.

Flamingo

by Bob Reiss

1990

True-crime writer Raleigh Fixx moves to Florida with plans for a book about a bird sanctuary. A dispute over turning it into a resort leads to murder, making Raleigh a suspect and drawing him into further danger.

The Last Spy

by Bob Reiss

1993

Three successful Washington insiders have spent years concealing their identities as trained Soviet spies. When the Soviet Union collapses, their carefully maintained roles become dangerous liabilities, forcing them to navigate a changed world with uncertain loyalties and futures.

Purgatory Road

by Bob Reiss

1996

Scientist Jack Amirault suspects murder when a colleague is found dead outside an Antarctic research base. Further apparent accidents expose a deadly secret, leaving him to escape the isolated station across the dangerous route called Purgatory Road.

The Broken Hearts Club

by Bob Reiss

1999

A New York gathering for rejected men turns toward violent revenge. Detective Conrad Voort pursues an elusive killer while suffering his own romantic loss, unaware that his former girlfriend is becoming entangled in the threat he is investigating.

Irresistible

by Bob Reiss

2000

During a Manhattan heat wave, detective Conrad Voort investigates a television producer's murder and a threatening message. His pursuit leads toward a woman who exploits intimate secrets to select her victims, placing Voort himself within her reach.

Conrad Voort reunites with an old friend who disappears hours later, leaving five names on a napkin. Several people listed have died in apparent accidents, sending the detective into a race to protect the survivors and uncover a conspiracy.

Dead for Life

by Bob Reiss

2003

A murder interrupts Conrad Voort's birthday with a message blaming him and promising more deaths before midnight. As colleagues question his honesty, he must search his own past for the connection driving the killer's campaign of revenge.

At Hell's Gate

by Bob Reiss

2004

While kayaking with his girlfriend, Conrad Voort discovers a body in dangerous New York waters. The murder investigation brings him into conflict with a money-laundering lawyer and foreign mercenaries whose threats extend to everyone he cares about.

Black Monday

by Bob Reiss

2005

A genetically engineered microbe destroys petroleum, crippling transport and industry worldwide. Sidelined by an official response team, epidemiologist Gregory Gillette faces the collapse of society and a choice between protecting his family and pursuing a possible antidote.

The Side Effect

by Bob Reiss

2006

Pharmaceutical security chief Mike Acela investigates his chairman's death on the night the president resigns. A secret research project and the company's worldwide connections reveal dangers his former FBI experience has not prepared him to understand.

Standalone Bob Reiss books

  1. Book cover for "Summer Fires"

    Summer Fires

    by Bob Reiss

    1979
  2. Book cover for "The Casco Deception"

    The Casco Deception

    by Bob Reiss

    1983
  3. Book cover for "Divine Assassin"

    Divine Assassin

    by Bob Reiss

    1985
  4. Book cover for "Saltmaker"

    Saltmaker

    by Bob Reiss

    1988
  5. Book cover for "Flamingo"

    Flamingo

    by Bob Reiss

    1990
  6. Book cover for "The Last Spy"

    The Last Spy

    by Bob Reiss

    1993
  7. Book cover for "Purgatory Road"

    Purgatory Road

    by Bob Reiss

    1996
  8. Book cover for "The Broken Hearts Club"

    The Broken Hearts Club

    by Bob Reiss

    1999Conrad Voort, Book 1
  9. Book cover for "Irresistible"

    Irresistible

    by Bob Reiss

    2000Conrad Voort, Book 2
  10. Book cover for "All the Dead Were Strangers"

    All the Dead Were Strangers

    by Bob Reiss

    2001Conrad Voort, Book 3
  11. Book cover for "Dead for Life"

    Dead for Life

    by Bob Reiss

    2003Conrad Voort, Book 4
  12. Book cover for "At Hell's Gate"

    At Hell's Gate

    by Bob Reiss

    2004Conrad Voort, Book 5
  13. Book cover for "Black Monday"

    Black Monday

    by Bob Reiss

    2005
  14. Book cover for "The Side Effect"

    The Side Effect

    by Bob Reiss

    2006

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