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Books I’m reading, books in my reading queue, and books I’ve read, the latter not necessarily in any particular order previous to 2008, all with links to their respective pages on Amazon. (Yes, I am unashamed in trying to make some money off your curiousity).

Beginning in May 2010, I began to note the day I finished a particular tome. This ending does not necessarily mean I took that much time in between books. I will go days at a time without cracking a book, and I’ve been known to have multiple books in my reading queue at any one time. This means it may appear that I read two books in a single day or so, but in reality it simply means that however much time had gone on in my reading those books, I just happened to finish them both on the same day.

Currently

• Pub Theology: Beer, Conversation, and God – Bryan Berghoef
• Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work that Matters – Jon Acuff
• What it Means to be a Man: God’s Design for Us in a World Full of Extremes – Rhett Smith
• One Rough Man: A Pike Logan Thriller – Brad Taylor

Read

* Denotes book was read electronically (iPhone, iPad or Kindle).

2013

• Dad is Fat – Jim Gaffigan (5/20) *
• Licensed to Thrill: Volume 1 (Boxed Set) (Hunt for Jack Reacher) – Diane Capri (5/1) *
• Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun – Paul M. Barrett (4/29) *
• Disenchanted – Robert Kroese (4/24) *
• Wool Omnibus Edition (Wool 1 - 5) (Silo Saga) – Hugh Howey (4/17) *
• Twelve Days of Fast Fiction – Lee Barnett (4/14) *
• The Writer’s iPad – Thord Daniel Hedengren (4/14) *
• The Enemy – Tom Wood (4/13) *
• Tiger By the Tail (Paladin of Shadows, Book 6) – John Ringo + Ryan Sear (4/8) *
• The Original Jesus: The Life and Vision of a Revolutionary – Tom (N.T.) Wright (4/2)
• The Walk – Lee Goldberg (4/1) *
• Tell Me a Story: Finding God (and Ourselves) Through Narrative – Scott McClellan (3/24)
• Rough Men – Aric Davis (3/5) *
• Mugged: Racial Demagoguery from the Seventies to Obama – Ann Coulter (2/26)
• Monster Hunter Vendetta – Larry Correia (2/19)
• American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History – Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen + Jim DeFelice (2/13)
• Monster Hunter International – Larry Correia (2/6)
• Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, Book 3) – Jim Butcher (2/3) *
• 137 Books in One Year – Kevin D. Hendricks (2/1) *
• Bad Luck In Berlin: A Penguin Special from Signet – Tom Wood (1/31) *
• I Suck at Girls – Justin Halpern (1/29) *
• The Third Bullet: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel – Stephen Hunter (1/29)
• Gun Machine – Warren Ellis (1/19) *
• Threat Vector – Tom Clancy + Mark Greaney (1/13)
• Killing Floor – Lee Child (1/6)

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2012

• Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama, and Crazy Passengers at 35,000 Feet – Heather Poole (12/3) *
• Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, Book 2) – Jim Butcher (11/29) *
• Jack Reacher’s Rules – Lee Child, foreword and introduction (11/24) *
• Ready Player One – Ernest Cline (11/20)
• Surfing Mavericks: The Unofficial Biography of Jay Moriarity – Ryan August (11/2)
• The Twelve: A Novel – Justin Cronin (10/23)
• How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You – The Oatmeal (10/11)
• The Lizard King: The Shocking Inside Account of Obama’s True Intergalactic Ambitions by an Anonymous White House Staffer – Jamie Weinstein + Will Rahn (10/11) *
• Blades of Winter: A Novel of the Shadowstorm – G.T. Almasi (10/10)
• The Cleaner – Brett Battles (9/20) *
• “Deep Down: A Jack Reacher Story” – Lee Child (9/12) *
• A Wanted Man: A Jack Reacher Novel – Lee Child (9/11) *
• How Do You Kill 11 Million People?: Why the Truth Matters More Than You Think – Andy Andrews (9/7) *
• Death Without Company: A Walt Longmire Mystery – Craig Johnson (8/15)
• The Fallen Angel – Daniel Silva (7/23)
• Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer: A Road Trip into the Heart of Fan Mania – Warren St. John (7/18)
• The Upstart Guide to Owning and Managing a Bar or Tavern – Roy Alonzo (7/15) *
• The Cold Dish: A Walt Longmire Mystery – Craig Johnson (7/11)
• Red, White and Blood: A Nathaniel Cade Novel – Christopher Farnsworth (6/22) *
• One For the Money – Janet Evanovich (6/20)
• Children of Paranoia – Trevor Shane (6/18) *
• Dead Men’s Dust – Matt Hilton (6/12)
• Ghost Recon (Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon, Book 1) – David Michaels (6/5)
• Brave: The Junior Novelization – Irene Trimble (6/3)
• The Innocent – David Baldacci (5/14)
• Repo Men – Eric Garcia (5/13) [formerly published as The Repossession Mambo]
• A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3) – George R. R. Martin (5/4) *
• The Walking Dead, Book Three – Robert Kirkman (Author), + Charlie Adlard (Illustrator) + Cliff Rathburn (Illustrator) (4/12)
• The Walking Dead, Book Two – Robert Kirkman (Author), + Charlie Adlard (Illustrator) (4/8)
• The Walking Dead, Book One – Robert Kirkman (Author), Tony Moore (Illustrator), Charlie Adlard (Illustrator) + Cliff Rathburn (Illustrator) (3/28)
• A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2) – George R. R. Martin (3/26) *
• (Tom Clancy Presents) Act of Valor – Dick Couch + George Galdorisi (3/3) *
• “Fire in the Hole” – Elmore Leonard (1/15) * - short story which introduces Deputy US Marshal Raylan Givens
• Covert Warriors (Presidential Agent, Book 7) – W.E.B. Griffin + William E. Butterworth IV (1/6) *

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2011

• Soft Target – Stephen Hunter (12/28)
• PRIMAL Origin – Jack Silkstone (12/23) *
• Locked On – Tom Clancy + Mark Greaney (12/23)
• Obama: The Greatest President in the History of Everything – Frank J. Fleming (12/13) *
• Mockingjay – Suzanne Collins (12/12) *
• Catching Fire – Suzanne Collins (12/9) *
• The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins (12/5) *
• Steve Jobs – Walter Isaacson (12/4) *
• SEAL Target Geronimo: The Inside Story of the Mission to Kill Osama bin Laden – Chuck Pfarrer (11/24)
• Ballistic (The Gray Man Book 3) – Mark Greaney (10/25) *
• Throne of Jade (Temeraire Book 2) – Naomi Novik (10/13) *
• Dead Zero: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel – Stephen Hunter (10/5) *
• The Affair: A Reacher Novel – Lee Child (9/30) *
• Keller in Dallas – Lawrence Block [A Keller novella] (9/24) *
• Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game – Michael Lewis (9/22)
• Robopocalypse: A Novel – Daniel H. Wilson (9/20) *
• The Killer – Tom Wood [also published as The Hunter] (9/11)
• Witness in Death – J.D. Robb (8/31) *
• Starship Troopers – Robert A. Heinlein (8/27) *
• Second Son: A Reacher Story – Lee Child (8/24) * (Kindle Single)
• Storm Front (The Dresden Files, Book 1) – Jim Butcher (8/18) *
• My Booky Wook: A Memoir of Sex, Drugs, and Stand-Up – Russell Brand (8/16)
• From the Gulf – Kelsey McKinney (8/7) * (unpublished as of August 2011)
• Loyalty in Death – J.D. Robb (8/1)
• Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time – Rob Sheffield (7/28)
• Portrait of a Spy – Daniel Silva (7/26)
• Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World! – Andrew Breitbart (7/18)
• Against All Enemies – Tom Clancy + Peter Telep (7/11)
• The Bourne Betrayal – Eric Van Lustbader (7/4) *
• Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived – Rob Bell (6/30)
• The President’s Vampire – Christopher Farnsworth (6/27) *
• Blood Oath – Christopher Farnsworth (6/25)
• Quitter: Closing the Gap Between Your Day Job & Your Dream Job – Jon Acuff (6/18) *
• The Lions of Lucerne – Brad Thor (6/9) *
• Honeymoon with My Brother: A Memoir – Franz Wisner (6/2)
• Bit Literacy: Productivity in the Age of Information and E-mail Overload – Mark Hurst [As of 5/30/11, Kindle ed. $5, iBooks ed. free] (5/30)
• A Game of Thrones – George R.R. Martin (4/27)
• Hell’s Corner – David Baldacci (4/9)
• Watch You Bleed: The Saga of Guns N’ Roses – Stephen Davis (3/22)
• The Outlaws – W.E.B. Griffin + William E. Butterworth IV (6th in the Presidential Agent series) (3/11)
• 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides) – Matthew Inman (3/8)
• The Devil’s Right Hand – J.D. Rhoades (2/28)
• Ghost Country – Patrick Lee (2/23)
• God & Football: Faith and Fanaticism in the SEC – Chad Gibbs (2/21)
• Conspiracy in Death – J.D. Robb (2/1)
• Dead or Alive – Tom Clancy + Grant Blackwood (1/12)
• The Faithful Spy – Alex Berenson (1/4) *

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2010

• Stupid Christmas – Leland Gregory (12/24) *
• Marching Bands Are Just Homeless Orchestras, Half-Empty Thoughts Vol. 1 – Tim Siedell (illustrated by Brian Andreas) (12/22) *
• True Grit – Charles Portis (12/20)
• Gazelles, Baby Steps And 37 Other Things Dave Ramsey Taught Me About Debt – Jon Acuff (11/30) *
• The Rembrandt Affair – Daniel Silva (11/15)
• The Defector – Daniel Silva (11/10) *
• Moscow Rules – Daniel Silva (11/4) *
• Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man’s Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut – Rob Sheffield (10/30)
• Worth Dying For – Lee Child (10/25)
• On Target – Mark Greaney (10/14)
• The Secret Servant – Daniel Silva (10/11) *
• The Messenger – Daniel Silva (10/1) (2d time reading) *
• Prince of Fire – Daniel Silva (9/24) (2d time reading) *
• The Town (previously published as Prince of Thieves) – Chuck Hogan (9/20)
• The American: A Special Edition of A Very Private Gentleman – Martin Booth (9/14)
• A Death in Vienna – Daniel Silva (9/8) *
• The Confessor – Daniel Silva (8/30) *
• Path of Destruction: A Novel of the Old Republic (Star Wars: Darth Bane, Book 1) – Drew Karpyshyn (8/20)
• The English Assassin – Daniel Silva (8/20) *
• Lost in the Meritocracy: The Undereducation of an Overachiever – Walter Kirn (8/10)
• The Kill Artist – Daniel Silva (8/6) (2d time reading) *
• Red Mars – Kim Stanley Robinson (7/31)
• The Passage – Justin Cronin (7/21)
• The Naked Gospel – Andrew Farley (7/1)
• The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest – Stieg Larsson (7/1)
• The Girl Who Played with Fire – Stieg Larsson (6/11)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson (6/2)
• 61 Hours: A Reacher Novel – Lee Child (5/21)
• “Midnight in Death”, a novella from Three in Death – J.D. Robb (5/19)
• Holiday in Death – J.D. Robb (5/17)
• Addition by Adoption: Kids, Causes & 140 Characters – Kevin D. Hendricks (5/11)
• Vengeance in Death – J.D. Robb (5/7)
• The Losers: Book One (Vols. 1 & 2) – Andy Diggle & Jock (yes, graphic novels count)
• Devil’s Keep – Phillip Finch
• The Breach – Patrick Lee
• Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – Seth Grahame-Smith
• The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 5) – Rick Riordan
• The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4) – Rick Riordan
• The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3) – Rick Riordan
• The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2) – Rick Riordan
• The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) – Rick Riordan
• I, Sniper – Stephen Hunter
• Youth in Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twisp – C.D. Payne

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2009

• Free: The Future of a Radical Price – Chris Anderson *
• Up in the Air – Walter Kirn
• Walking Dead – Greg Rucka
• Hostile Intent – Michael Walsh *
• Prince of Fire – Daniel Silva
• The Gray Man – Mark Greaney
• In the President’s Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect – Ronald Kessler
• The Protector’s War: A Novel of the Change – S. M. Stirling
• Save Me From Myself: How I Found God, Quit Korn, Kicked Drugs, and Lived to Tell My Story – Brian “Head” Welch
• Ignore Everybody: And 39 Other Keys to Creativity – Hugh MacLeod
• The Bourne Legacy – Eric Van Lustbader
• Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present – Cory Doctorow *
• Little Brother – Cory Doctorow *
• Gone Tomorrow – Lee Child
• Black Ops – W.E.B. Griffin (5th in the Presidential Agent series)
• The Shooters – W.E.B. Griffin (4th in the Presidential Agent series) (hardcover)
• Dies the Fire: A Novel of the Change – S. M. Stirling
• Watchmen – Alan Moore + Dave Gibbons
• The Hunters – W.E.B. Griffin (3d in the Presidential Agent series) (hardcover)
• Her Majesty’s Dragon – Naomi Novik (1st book read via Kindle app on my iPhone) *
• Divine Justice – David Baldacci
• Guilty: Liberal “Victims” and Their Assault on America – Ann Coulter
• A Place So Foreign and Eight More – Cory Doctorow (1st book read on my iPhone) *
• Blood Meridian – Cormac McCarthy
• Last Man Standing – David Baldacci (65% of book read in 2008)

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2008

• The Christmas Sweater – Glenn Beck
• Ceremony in Death – J.D. Robb
• Rapture in Death – J.D. Robb
• Battle Ready – Tom Clancy, with Tony Zinni, and Tony Koltz
• Immortal in Death – J.D. Robb
• Glory in Death – J.D. Robb
• The Shack – William P. Young
• Patriot Acts – Greg Rucka
• The Last Patriot – Brad Thor
• Nothing To Lose – Lee Child
• Naked in Death – J.D. Robb
• Stone Cold – David Baldacci
• The Collectors – David Baldacci
• The Camel Club – David Baldacci
• Prayers for the Assassin – Robert Ferrigno
• The Hundredth Man – Jack Kerley
• Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 – Marcus Luttrell, with Patrick Robinson
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
• It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium: Football and the Game of Life – John Ed Bradley
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – J.K. Rowling (hardcover)

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2007 and previous

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – J.K. Rowling (hardcover)
• Into the Wild – Jon Krakauer
• I Am Legend – Richard Matheson
• No Country For Old Men – Cormac McCarthy
• Rain Storm – Barry Eisler
• Paul Meets Muhammad: A Christian-Muslim Debate on the Resurrection – Michael R. Licona
• Hard Rain – Barry Eisler
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – J.K. Rowling (hardcover)
• If Democrats Had Any Brains, They’d Be Republicans – Ann Coulter
• Rain Fall – Barry Eisler
• Punk Rock Dad – Jim Lindberg
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – J.K. Rowling (hardcover)
• Empire – Orson Scott Card (hardcover)
• The Hostage – W.E.B. Griffin (2d in the Presidential Agent series) (hardcover)
• Epicenter: Why current rumblings in the middle east will change your future – Joel C. Rosenberg
• The Ghost Brigades – John Scalzi
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – J.K. Rowling
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – J.K. Rowling
• The Bourne Ultimatum – Robert Ludlum
• Old Man’s War – John Scalzi
• The Road – Cormac McCarthy
• The Messenger – Daniel Silva
• Bad Luck and Trouble – Lee Child
• World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War – Max Brooks
• Shoeless Joe – W.P. Kinsella
• The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead – Max Brooks
• Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) – Christopher Paolini
• The Perfect Thing: How the iPod Shuffles Commerce, Culture, and Coolness – Steven Levy
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Checkmate – David Michaels
• The Forsaken – Stephen Arterburn and Mike Moscoe
• Painting The Map Red – Hugh Hewitt
• Private Wars – Greg Rucka
• A Gentleman’s Game – Greg Rucka
• The Traveler – John Twelve Hawks
• Godless: The Church of Liberalism – Ann Coulter
• Deep Cover – Rachel Butler
• The Hard Way – Lee Child
• One Shot – Lee Child
• Classic Christianity: Life’s Too Short to Miss the Real Thing – Bob George: a must read for Christians and non-Christians alike!
• The Bourne Supremacy – Robert Ludlum (again, read before seeing the movie; the two are nothing alike)
• By Order of the President – W.E.B. Griffin (hardcover)
• See, I Told You So – Rush Limbaugh
• The Assassin – Rachel Butler
• Tuesdays with Morrie – Mitch Albom
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Operation Barracuda – David Michaels
• The Broker – John Grisham
• No Plot? No Problem!: A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days – Chris Baty
• Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town – Cory Doctorow
• Eastern Standard Tribe – Cory Doctorow
• Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom – Cory Doctorow
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis
• Liberty – Stephen Coonts
• The Blue Nowhere – Jeffery Deaver
• The Summons – John Grisham
• The Street Lawyer – John Grisham
• The Pelican Brief – John Grisham
• The Partner – John Grisham
• The White House Connection – Jack Higgins
• Interview with the Devil – Clay Jacobsen
• The Bourne Identity – Robert Ludlum (yes, I read it before the movie came out)
• An Execution of Honor – Thomas L. Muldoon
• The Silent Men – Richard H. Dickinson
• Fahrenheit 451 – Ray Bradbury: one of my favorite books
• Hard Drive – David Pogue
• Slaughterhouse-Five – Kurt Vonnegut (don’t believe the hype)
• To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Ken Kesey
• The Firm – John Grisham
• A Time to Kill – John Grisham
• Mission Compromised – Oliver North
• The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-To-Be – Armin A. Brott and Jennifer Ash: a must-read for first-time dads!
• The Med – David Poyer
• Man on Fire – A.J. Quinnell: as usual, the book is better than the movie, though the first film more closely mirrors the book
• Shooting at Midnight – Greg Rucka
• Smoker – Greg Rucka
• Finder – Greg Rucka
• Operation Firebrand – Jefferson Scott
• Keeper – Greg Rucka
• The Kill Artist – Daniel Silva
• The Protector – David Morrell
• Void Moon – Michael Connolly
• The Poet – Michael Connolly
• Blood Work – Michael Connolly
• The Lord of the Rings (Millenium Edition) – J.R.R. Tolkein: published in 1999, this edition breaks the epic work into the six books Tolkein originally envisioned, rather than the three books most readers are familiar with (complete list of titles)
• The Devil Wears Prada – Lauren Weisberger
• Sharkman Six – Owen West
• Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith – Matthew Stover
• Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry – John O’Neill and Jerome R. Corsi, Ph.D.
• How to Ruin Your Life – Ben Stein
• Cold Zero: Inside the F.B.I. Hostage Rescue Team – Christopher Whitcomb
• How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) – Ann Coulter
• The Teeth of the Tiger – Tom Clancy
• The Enemy – Lee Child
• Persuader – Lee Child
• Without Fail – Lee Child
• Echo Burning – Lee Child
• Running Blind – Lee Child
• Tripwire – Lee Child
• Die Trying – Lee Child
• Killing Floor – Lee Child
• Hit List – Lawrence Block
• Hit Man – Lawrence Block
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell – David Michaels
• Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism – Ann Coulter
• May the Force Be With Us, Please – Bill Amend
• Think iFruity – Bill Amend
• Halloween – Jerry Seinfeld, illustrated by James Bennett
• Slander: Liberal Lies About the American Right – Ann Coulter
• The Da Vinci Code: Fact or Fiction? – Hank Hanegraaff and Paul L. Maier
• The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown
• The Ezekial Option – Joel C. Rosenberg
• The Last Days – Joel C. Rosenberg
• The Last Jihad – Joel C. Rosenberg
• The Lovely Bones – Alice Sebold
• The Art of Breaking Glass – Matthew Hall
• Point of Impact – Stephen Hunter
• The Way Things Ought To Be – Rush Limbaugh
• The Terrible Truth About Liberals – Neal Boortz
• The Commencement Speech You Need to Hear – Neal Boortz
• Blog: Understanding the Information Reformation That’s Changing Your World – Hugh Hewitt
• The Last Disciple – Hank Hanegraaff and Sigmund Brouwer
• Mac OS X Panther Hacks – Rael Dornfest and James Duncan Davidson
• Mac OS X Hacks – Rael Dornfest and Kevin Hemenway
• State of the Union – Brad Thor
• Critical Space – Greg Rucka
• Red Dragon – Thomas Harris
• Solo – Robert Mason
• James Bond: Role of Honor – John Gardner
• James Bond: Thunderball – Ian Fleming
• James Bond: For Special Services – John Gardner
• James Bond: From Russia with Love – Ian Fleming
• James Bond: Octopussy and The Living Daylights – Ian Fleming
• Bright Shark – Robert Ballard
• James Bond: Goldeneye – John Gardner
• Goering’s List – J.C. Pollock
• Shadow Warrior, Book 2: Hunt the Heavens – Chris Bunch
• Shadow Warrior, Book 1: The Wind After Time – Chris Bunch
• Finding Moon – Tony Hillerman
• Sasha’s Trick – David Rosenbaum
• Just For Fun: The Story of An Accidental Revolutionay – Linus Torvalds and David Diamond
• The Miko – Eric Van Lustader
• The Ninja – Eric Van Lustader
• The Ice Raid – Richard Cox
• Rising Sun – Michael Crichton
• Mambo – Campbell Armstrong
• Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller – Chet Williamson
• Task Force – Mike Dunn
• Gone Wild – James W. Hall
• Devil’s Hole – Bill Brannon
• Let Us Prey – Bill Brannon
• Father’s Day – John Calvin Batchelor
• Rules of the Hunt – Victor O’Reilly
• The Plan – Stephen J. Cannell
• Deep Cover – D. Edward Bungert
• Quicksilver – Mike Dunn