
Dark Country
Author: Adam Plantinga
Narrator: Adam Plantinga
Unabridged: TBD
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 10/27/2026
Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Crime, Action & Adventure

Author: Adam Plantinga
Narrator: Adam Plantinga
Unabridged: TBD
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 10/27/2026
Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Crime, Action & Adventure
Adam Plantinga holds a BA in English with a second major in Criminology/Law Studies from Marquette University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude in 1995. He has been a police officer for seventeen years, and is currently a sergeant with the San Francisco Police Department. Plantinga's first book, 400 Things Cops Know, received rave reviews from star crime writers such as Lee Child, Edward Conlon, and Joseph Wambaugh and was hailed as "the new bible for crime writers" in the Wall Street Journal. Plantinga lives in the Bay Area with his wife and daughters.
“Explosive and compelling! With sparse prose and taut action, Plantinga delivers on the most riveting action-hero since Jack Reacher.”—Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"Brutal, unflinching and honest, Adam Plantinga delivers the goods and then some in his latest hardboiled thriller. Dark Country resonates through propulsive, gritty and authentic prose from the heart and soul of man who has lived it. To the benefit of thriller fans everywhere, Adam brings his years of experience in Law Enforcement to the page through his protagonist Kurt Argento. Do yourself a favor and add Dark Country to the top of your list. A true triumph! I’m a fan!"—Jack Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Terminal List and The Fourth Option
“Brimming with drama this tale unravels at the perfect pace, sweeping you into an all too realistic world of peril. You’re going to love the pulse-pounding escapades.” —Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author
“Brilliantly propulsive, Dark Country is a knockout thriller with real heart. Kurt Argento is a new star of the genre—completely compelling and one of my favorite characters in a long, long time.”—TM Logan, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Room in the Attic and The Vacation
“A few pages of Plantinga's remarkable crime novel, the third in his Kurt Agento series, will hook readers and convince them to keep reading, ignoring their responsibilities… an exhilarating journey… Introspection can be a sin in this hard-boiled world, but not as Plantinga does it… The writing is smart, witty, and a perfect fuse for what follows.”—Booklist, starred review
"The Kurt Argento series is fantastic and worth your time. It’s intense, high-octane, unrelenting stuff that has everything a thriller fan could want. If you’re not already reading this series, now’s a great time to start.”—Best Thriller Books
“A bare-knuckle brawl of a book: fast, violent, unrelenting… Propulsive, bloody, with a hero who’s more Max Holloway than Sherlock Holmes.”—Kirkus
Praise for The Ascent—:
“The Ascent is jaw-dropping, authentic, and absolutely gripping.”—Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of I Will Find You
“Adam Plantinga’s debut thriller, THE ASCENT, is a nail-biting ride out of Hell itself. It’s Dante’s Inferno—but with gangs, corruption, bone-breaking brawls, and a kick-ass, determined police officer struggling through it all to save another. It reads with raw authenticity and brutal honesty. Don’t miss this debut of a new crime-thriller star!”—James Rollins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Kingdom of Bones