Political / legal thriller Books

Prosecutor Elsie Arnold loves her small-town home in the Ozark hills, but she's been waiting for a murder to come along and make her career. So when a body is found under a bridge, throat cut, Elsie jumps at the chance to work on the case, even if it's...

Book Synopsis: MARY MACINTOSH dreaded the Landers file the moment it landed on her desk; this large case had become famous in the small town of Sheridan, Wyoming, and she knew it had the power to ruin more than just her 10-year-old client's life. The...

The Wrong Station is a fine-tuned mystery that begins with a perfect take on a character being in the wrong place at the wrong time...Ilona Joy Saari has written a lively and clever novel combining thrills, romance, and funny meta moments.- Philip...

A Time of ..." Series: Book 1Intrigue, plot twists, and adventure. Characters you'll embrace and root for against all odds. A book to be savored and enjoyed.When Brian McCarty loses his father in the 9/11 terrorist attack, he's set on a new course...

Former Senator Jackson Piper stands at the podium, about to accept the 2044 nomination for President of the United States. The Pittsburgh stadium vibrates with thunderous applause, and the passionate cheers of 70,000 citizens create a thunderous roar...

Governor Beauregard Swaggart is every Texan's nightmare. A governor with questionable scruples, he appears to be hell-bent on dividing Texas into five states. But his true mission is far more ominous - he has his sights set on the U.S. Presidency. Only a...

Named Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023" by Chill Subs Carefully curated stories from our monthly magazine to create a themed short story book about the philosophy and ethics of crimes and their punishments. Perfect for classrooms and book clubs, each story...

When wokeness reigns what happens? During tumultuous 2020 in Little Rock, Arkansas, wokeism reigns, but a not-so-silent battle rages in the minds of people who do not share the same religious, political, or legal viewpoints. Can true friendship and love...

The pandemic has receded and life in the United States has returned to normal-or that's what the government insists. So what is causing residents in a remote religious compound in Idaho to drop dead in a grisly fashion? And why are prominent virologists...

El amor muchas veces nos ciega pero en otras ocasiones nos habré camino en la oscuridad del alma a nuevas posibilidades donde antes pensamos que no las habían. Será capaz Noah de declararle su amor eterno a su mejor amiga Yin, o sus...

"It's been so long since we've had a murder in this town that people forget; a murder case is something that drags down everyone involved. There is no good outcome. There are no winners..."These are some of the first words of advice Michelle...

Beware the wolf in sheep's clothing. Especially when he prowls the corridors of power. When Clarke Nevis agrees to write a book exposing a corrupt politician, he has no idea that it will endanger his life. The politician is very senior and isn't averse...

A King's Demise is a story about a modern-day King attempting to escape the inevitability of death. He has riches enough for a hundred lifetimes, but he cannot bear the thought of leaving it all behind. It is not just t money; it is power and the...

Dietrich Theden (1857-1909) war ein deutscher Schriftsteller, er betätigte sich auf dem Gebiet der Jugendliteratur und des Kriminalromans. Aus dem Buch: "Er verließ den Steg, ging über die Wiese und durch eine kleine Holzung und trat auf ein Roggenfeld,...

Lucas Hermes ist wieder einmal in einer prekären Lage: Er hat keine Aufträge als Reporter und keine Wohnung, und das, obwohl im Frühjahr 1990 die Themen eigentlich auf der Straße liegen: Die DDR geht unter, und jeden Tag gibt es neue Enthüllungen über...

Only in Washington can the most routine affair escalate to a national threat...Two young private eyes-ex-Army Ranger Mark Slade and ex-FBI analyst Neil Cork-take on the seemingly trivial case of a gorgeous UNC student dumped by her DC-based boyfriend.It...

William was hoping for a relaxing life on the Italian coast when a strange letter arrives leading him on an adventure through the depth of politics and power in a small Central American country. With the help of old friends William finds himself facing a...

BREAKING NEWS: THE ENFORCER STIKES AGAIN AND MERIT BRIDGES IS MISSING!Uncertainty and fear grip Austin as a murderer, who the press labels The Enforcer, leaves a trail of tortured bodies while avoiding identification and capture.Attorney Merit Bridges...

The first novel in crime writer Libby Fischer Hellmann's popular Ellie Foreman mystery series, An Eye for Murder introduces the documentary filmmaker, single mom, and amateur sleuth in a tale that opens in Nazi-era Prague and closes on the North Shore of...

NAME: Patrick CoonanCODENAME: DeltaOPERATION: High KeysANNOTATIONS: A few years have elapsed since the fall of the Berlin Wall and, with the collapse of the Iron Curtain, Washington decides to disband the Quadrille. But there are rumors that a former...

AN IMPOSSIBLE CASE? CALL JAKE LASSITERNo witness? No evidence? No body?Big problem for new prosecutor Jake LassiterAppointed to prosecute a high-profile murder case, the linebacker-turned-lawyer vows to take down a prominent surgeon accused of killing...

The CRIME OF THE CENTURY.Unprecedented chaos in America, on the brink of a second civil war. Maverick investigative journalist Jackson Rand runs the controversial website PublicFigure.com. It’s the home of the Sunlight List—news...

Hugo H. Dorzel is misogynistic, xenophobic, foulmouthed, ill-tempered, oversexed, and a pathological liar. He is also the President of the United States--and the best friend the Russians have ever had in the White House. But Dorzel faces a serious...

The light from the merciless desert sun can cloak the most potent of weapons.

2024 American Fiction Awards Winner in multiple categories, including Best New Fiction, Political Thriller, and Science FictionAlexandra Tashen is a brilliant student, adoring daughter, merry wit, and exuberant prankster. After a blissful childhood on a...

Robbie Reid has looked after his older brother, Owen, since they were kids-and he'd do anything for him. But lately Owen has been claiming to have occult visions, and he's started doing weird things, like calling coin tosses and pool shots with 100%...

It is the early 1960s when journalism student Art James first meets Professor Gideon Pratt at a Midwestern university. When Art secures a reporter job after graduation, Gideon summons him, reveals that the university is harboring a Communist cell, and...

A legal thriller/crime drama that tests the bonds of love and loyalty among District Attorney Amanda Hawthorne, Dr. Jen Dawson and Detective Tommy Vietti. In Sativa Strain, Amanda carries with her the quiet confidence of a yogi, the unrelenting...

When a distinguished Senator is exposed taking campaign money from the Chinese military, Paula Means gets caught in the crossfire. Sidelined by the scandal, she watches conniving politicians vie for the Presidency and hurl the world toward nuclear...

With a change in administration, the new President, James Rossi, is determined to deal with threats to the nation's interests.  His approach earns him early wins but enrages those long in opposition to our way of life. Outsourcing the most...

Grammy night, 2021.  Ruby wins ‘Best Song’ and makes an impulsive acceptance speech that excites nature lovers across the world.  While Ruby and her band celebrate, an extreme evangelical sect, funded by covert paymasters,...

The future looks glorious... unless we all die firstU.S. President Isabel Tennyson ("Tenny"), has survived impeachment, attempted assassination and political sex scandals. Now the future of the U.S. hinges on her winning the most consequential fight of...

Some things are better left buried, hidden and never again discovered. Such was the case when a long-forgotten, deadly relic of the cold war was accidentally found, opening a lode of unimaginable terror and destruction which threatens the world's...

One More Last Dance is a compelling story about the power of friendship, one that develops between two men through an unlikely road trip.Peckerwood Finch has a lot going against him. The 25-year-old Cajun man was abandoned at birth by his parents,...

"Riveting... rewarding and satisfying... tension-filled from start to finish"  DUNDEE COURIER"Real page turner... keeps up the tension throughout"  LESLEY RIDDOCH"Loosely based on the Willie McRae killing, a fast-moving...

Poised to make partner at a high-powered L.A. law firm, Vernetta Henderson takes on what appears to be an open-and-shut case of sexual harassment. As the case proceeds, Vernetta soon begins to suspect that her corporate client may be involved in a...

Nathanael Wayfarer finds himself at the centre of a conspiracy of internet giants and captains of industry trying to influence the outcome of the American Presidential election. It seems that everyone is against him from security companies in Las Vegas...

During a business trip to Taranga, a Pacific Island nation, Douglas Van Ekeren, a second generation Australian, is mistakenly invited to a clandestine meeting held by a group planning a coup d’état. The mistaken identity is due to a...

HER HUSBAND'S HONOURBook Five of the Award Winning Arina Perry Mystery Suspense Series.A BRUTAL MURDER - AN INNOCENT MANAfter an emotional courtroom drama, Arina's husband Matt is jailed for committing a most violent and brutal murder of a young woman...

This is a story based on true events. The characters involved hold no real names. This occurred during a time when tragedy seemed nothing more than an everyday event for many people, but to others, it represented a great opportunity if they had the...