I really enjoyed the Nelson Demille Paul Brenner novels - The Generals Daughter (a film starring John Travolta) and Up Country: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ne

I really enjoyed the Nelson Demille Paul Brenner novels - The Generals Daughter (a film starring John Travolta) and Up Country: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_DeMille#Paul_Brenner_series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_DeMille#Paul_Brenner_se... They're thrillers, but not brainless ones.