Best Hostage Books (20 books)

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Best books about the taking of hostages. May be fiction or true. Do not include any Romance novels.

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1	Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 820,174 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	Bel Canto by Ann Patchett 3.94 avg rating — 324,806 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	90 Minutes at Entebbe by William Stevenson 3.87 avg rating — 905 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband, Danny Pearl by Mariane Pearl 4.08 avg rating — 2,813 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi by Mitchell Zuckoff (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 25,600 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Seventh Raven by Peter Dickinson 3.91 avg rating — 47 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	October Surprise: America's Hostages in Iran and the Election of Ronald Reagan by Gary G. Sick 3.84 avg rating — 79 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	61 Hours (Jack Reacher, #14) by Lee Child (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 101,313 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Cleopatra's Sister by Penelope Lively 3.53 avg rating — 560 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	A King's Ransom (Plantagenets #5; Richard the Lionheart #2) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.37 avg rating — 3,903 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Hostage's Daughter: A Story of Family, Madness, and the Middle East – A Gripping Memoir and Reportage on Trauma and Terrorism in Lebanon by Sulome Anderson 3.70 avg rating — 192 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Hostage by Anne Holm 3.30 avg rating — 44 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Prepared for a Purpose: The Inspiring True Story of How One Woman Saved an Atlanta School Under Siege by Antoinette Tuff 4.20 avg rating — 304 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam by Mark Bowden 4.16 avg rating — 5,117 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Hundred Years War: The English in France 1337-1453 by Desmond Seward 3.87 avg rating — 1,340 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Women's Indian Captivity Narratives by Kathryn Zabelle Derounian-Stodola (Editor / Contributor) 3.62 avg rating — 218 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Account of Mary Rowlandson and Other Indian Captivity Narratives (Dover Books on Americana) by Horace Kephart (Editor) 3.16 avg rating — 142 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity by Jill Lepore 3.94 avg rating — 2,243 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Hostage by Guy Delisle 4.09 avg rating — 8,949 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Operation Thunderbolt: Flight 139 and the Raid on Entebbe Airport, the Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History by Saul David 4.23 avg rating — 1,570 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars