Marc Cameron brings something to the table that most fiction writers don’t, nearly 30-years of law enforcement experience. Born and raised in Texas, Cameron joined the United States Marshals Service and excelled in the field, ultimately retiring in 2011 after reaching the rank of chief of the district of Alaska. Left with some extra time on his hands, and a vast amount of know-how, Cameron began a new chapter of his life as a novelist.
National Security, published in 2011, chipped the layer of ice over Cameron’s deep well of creativity, and after receiving a great deal of praise from critics, the rest of his books seemed to just flow right out of him. Since his successful debut, Cameron has made a name for himself as the author of contributions to Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan universe, as well as the excessively enjoyable Jericho Quinn and Arliss Cutter action adventure series. His latest in the Arliss Cutter series, Bone Rattle, comes out on April 27, 2021. Between now and then, you've got some catching up to do ...
With well over a dozen books to his name, it’s hard to pick just one to start with. Check out our run-down of Cameron’s greatest hits, and get ready for an exciting new to-be-read list.
Arliss Cutter Series
Open Carry
Cameron’s Arliss Cutter series really puts the author’s law enforcement experience to use. Crafting an exciting yet believable interior world for main character U.S. Marshal Arliss Cutter, readers are gifted with a whole new thread of riveting adventures. Open Carry starts with the murder of a Tlingit Indian girl, and where it goes from there, well you’ll have to read to find out.
Stone Cross
Deputy US Marshal Arliss Cutter is put in charge of finding out who’s been sending death threats to a federal judge. The judge claims to not want any help in the matter, but Cutter is duty bound to safety, whether people want safety for themselves or not.
Bone Rattle
The third installment of the Arliss Cutter series (out on April 27, 2021) launches the Deputy US Marshal into a complicated web of deception. Many different corners of the crime world are working to conceal the motive of a series of murder in Alaska, but Cutter, as usual, will outsmart them all.
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Jericho Quinn Thriller Series
National Security
Cameron’s debut highlights a terrifying twist on terrorist violence, one that involves not just standard weapons, but human weapons. When three Middle Eastern criminals are discovered to have been injected with a biological hazard, they threaten to take out everything in their path. Luckily Special Agent Jericho Quinn is on the case, out thinking the terrorists at every turn.
Act of Terror
Published in 2012, Act of Terror finds Agent Jericho Quinn battling an intricate web of terror and deception meant to keep American citizens docile in their own mental prisons of fear. No one quite knows what to make of it all, but Agent Quinn sees all signs pointing to ramping danger.
State of Emergency
Publisher’s Weekly calls State of Emergency “action-packed,” and with good reason. The third in the Jericho Quinn series has death, drug mules, and everything in-between. This time around Agent Quinn teams with his go-to assembly of specialists to thwart an evasive black-market arms dealer.
Time of Attack
When you think of Utah, images of snowcapped mountains and quaint streets lined with coffee shops probably come to mind. In this case, any cozy normalcy comes ripping down like an avalanche when locals start coming down with a mysterious plague.
Day Zero
In the fifth installment of the Jericho Quinn series, our favorite agent finds himself in an unfamiliar position as enemy #1. The tables are turned, and Quinn is in the hot seat as the prime suspect in a murder case. We don’t know how he’s gonna get out of this one, we just know he has to. There’s no other option, if he hopes to live.
Brute Force
America is not in a good place. After taking on tremendous hardships as the target of a biological attack, the President himself falls under terrorist control. Still under scrutiny, after being wrongfully accused of murder, Agent Quinn scrapes together all of the remaining allies he has left to do the best damage control he can.
Field of Fire
Cameron, referred to as “One of the hottest new authors in the thriller genre” by fellow novelist Brad Thor, consistently gives readers what they want. And what they want are page-turning stunners like 2016’s Field of Fire. Without giving too much away, let’s just say that this one will leave you hot under the collar, pulse racing, and head spinning.
Active Measures
An unhinged Cuban general is making plans for a nuclear weapon, and if that’s not scary enough, he’s setting his sights on Miami, threatening to kill millions of innocent people. Agent Quinn puts together a trustworthy team and they embark on a dangerous mission to Cuba in an attempt to stop the general before he can act out his diabolical plot.
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