Tier One

Navy SEAL Jack Kemper, the hero of this rousing if predictable thriller from U.S. Navy veterans Andrews and Wilson, seeks revenge against Iranian terrorists after surviving a massacre of dozens of U.S. soldiers at a base in Africa. Out of loyalty to his SEAL comrades, and despite his own harrowing injuries, Kemper takes charge of Task Force Ember, a secret unit that receives orders straight from the White House and is devoted to rooting out the terrorists and destroying them. Along with a team of similarly zealous commandos, he tracks the lead terrorist from Germany to Switzerland before discovering plans for another massacre, this one at United Nations headquarters in New York City. There’s lots of muscle-flexing on the part of the characters, both male and female, and the authors never miss a chance to burnish the SEALs’ reputation as the country’s go-to strike force. Andrews and Wilson are the coauthors of the Nick Foley Thriller series (Beijing Red) under the pseudonym Alex Ryan. (Sept.)