Political / legal thriller Books

Defeated in a devastating war with China and ravaged by climate change, America is on the brink of a bloody civil war. For Donny Kimoe, chaos is good for business. He's a lawyer who makes his living defending enemies of the state. His newest client...

"Dr. Janet Watson and covert agent Sara Holmes ... continue their dangerous investigation into the new American Civil War with the help of fresh allies, advanced technology, and brilliant deduction ... It's been two months since Dr. Janet Watson accepted...

"In the aftermath of a second American revolution, peace rests on a fragile truce. Though the ruling regime has been deposed, the former dictator president has vanished, escaping justice. Some believe he is dead; others fear he is in hiding, gathering...

Luisa "Lu" Brant is the newly elected--and first female--state's attorney of Howard County, Maryland, a job in which her widower father famously served. Fiercely intelligent and ambitious, she sees an opportunity to make her name by trying a mentally...

When the Cold War ended, the Philippine Islands replaced Berlin. They are now the nexus of world conflict. They have the largest Muslim nation in the world to their south, pirates nipping at their flanks and enemies across the South China Sea. In...

When 8-year-old Davi is abducted on Market Street in San Francisco, her mother, lawyer Karen Clark, is gripped by fear. Karen has moved to the city from Chicago hoping to make a "fresh start" after the death of her husband.The abductor,...

She wants her culture and country back. Independence was never ceded, and she will do whatever it takes to get it back, including the ultimate sacrifice. When government peace talks stop, revolution begins.Should a government be obliged to negotiate a...

Recruited solely for his reputation in cyber intelligence, Luke Frankland is meant to lend his name to a cyber start-up venture, host clients and build up the sales value of the fledgling company. However, when he is targeted by a new type of social...

The greatest scientific invention of modern times...Capable of curing humanity...But more adept at controlling it...Sydney scientist, Marcus Hall, is developing a radical 5G Wi-Fi receiver for CSIRO. With access to secretive Lamarr computer chips - this...

In Weighing the Truth, a character-driven legal suspense novel, 32-year-old attorney Natalya Drummond struggles with significant challenges in her life—a demanding job representing criminals in their felony appeals, crushing grief over the sudden...

UNMASKED! The Rise & Fall of the 1920s Ku Klux Klan by Ann Patton tells the gripping tale of the roaring ‘20s KKK, its mesmerizing young leader David Curtis Stephenson, his rise to soaring power, and the brutal rape and murder that killed his...

The Mallee: nothing is ever as it seems.A streetwise opportunist escapes despair and abuse in the big city by seeking opportunities in the mallee. Rose changes her name but not her attitude when she discovers wealth and privilege ripe for the taking from...

"Parallels the current political climate .... A ruthless candidate might use this engrossing and scary book as a how-to manual."--Library Journal

Nathan Troy, an American freelance journalist, stumbles onto an unusual rash of rabies cases in Beijing, China. While translating for a french W.H.O doctor, Helene Laroque, sent to help contain the spread of the virus, he learns of the puzzling...

Izzy Stone, a top Secret Service agent, is in charge of a presidential visit to Paris. Without warning, a powerful French magistrate charges the U.S. President with alleged war crimes following an American counterterrorist strike that goes awry. Now Izzy...

An up-to-the-minute pacey thriller about Bitcoin blockchain and cryptocurrency hacking on a global scale.Sveta Kovacs is a sociopathic Ukrainian expert in blockchain technology with a Ph.D in cryptography. Her murky hacking past and many online scams...

Witnessing dark horrors, the CIA and British SIS kill team deploy to the streets of Europe. The savage trail of death forces these covert operatives to cross the line from elite warriors, once shrouded in secrecy, to deadly assassins.A Chinese special...

'A gripping, intriguing, and provocative page-turner about the flame of love of humanity in HongKong' - Romy Coers'An intelligent and heartwarming story that will move you.' - Ferial MohamedOn 9 June 2019, over one million Hong Kong citizens marched on...

Set in a world where the fictitious President Trunt wins a second presidency then becomes a dictator in a white supremacy USA, this action-packed thrill ride will keep you on the edge of your seat. Joye, a typical eighteen-year-old, finds herself...

"Riveting reading..." — Foreword ReviewsIt’s one a.m. Do you know where your teenagers are? Prosecutor Dana Hargrove makes it a point to know. But one night, in the dead of winter, she should have known more.In February 2009,...

Do you have a conscience? Does it work? Melbourne scientist, Bernie Slim, creates a drug designed to kick-start a conscience. Surely this Moral Compass Pill is science fiction. It’s secretly given to ordinary people with...

Continue this action packed political conspiracy thriller series by USA Today Bestselling author Steve P. Vincent...Most people want peace. A few will do anything to stop it.The US President has achieved the impossible, negotiating peace between Israelis...

Brazilian-born Gil is trying to find the American Dream. In the meantime, he polishes the shoes of the superrich and powerful on Wall Street--high-rolling traders as uninhibited as they are ruthless. Gil sees things as few other people do--from the...

When the CIA recruited him...  ...they said he would need to make sacrifices for his country. Did he understand they meant he'd give up everything? Growing up in the Midwest, Nicholas, a farm boy, knew how to work hard and understood...

Ben Warden hat alle Voraussetzungen für ein erfolgreiches Leben. Gutaussehend, vermögend, angesehen, Nachkomme der ersten Einwanderer der USA, die auf der Mayflower ins Land gekommen sind. Sein erklärtes Ziel: Senator von Massachusetts, später Präsident...

Two weeks before the biggest trial of his career, Memphis attorney Ben Jennings is on the brink of implosion. Juggling needy clients, an ex-wife, a spendthrift partner, tricky single fatherhood, and the inevitable vicissitudes of fate, Jennings takes on...

Contrary to popular belief, it turns out that crime might pay, and it might pay well.Four friends had become vigilantes to combat the offenses they saw committed against the innocent. But a promise to the FBI means they can no longer break the law to...

—Beware the Gravity BugSEALED off from the crumbling civilization outside, the residents of the FURC may be safe from external threats, but their isolation only speeds the spread of a dangerous new infection, even as an upcoming election exposes...

This super-engaging thriller couldn’t be more topical and timely. Author T. Matt Ryan, inspired from his observations and experiences in politics, has created a novel about corruption, betrayal, and revenge along with justice and redemption in...

Caitlin Schmidt didn't set out to be an enemy of the State. She just happened to be there when Xan, a reluctant hero of the Great Memphis Quake, rekindled her spirit of resistance. Years later, when she encounters him again, their romance is as...

Her son was stolen. Could this injured boy be hers?From USA Today and New York Times bestselling thriller authors Diane Capri comes this gripping new thriller featuring Jess Kimball.When Jess Kimball's investigator finds a boy that...

The sexy Italian seems too good to be true. Because he is.When her Taboo Magazine assignment uncovers a modern Italian crime family operating scams and killing their victims inside the US, Jess Kimball joins forces with FBI Special Agent Henry...

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author DIANE CAPRI Returns!For fans of Lee Child, John Grisham, Jack Reacher and Michael Connelly"Full of thrills and tension - but smart and human too." -Lee Child, #1 World Wide Bestselling Author...

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author DIANE CAPRI Returns!For fans of Lee Child, John Grisham, Jack Reacher and Michael Connelly"Full of thrills and tension - but smart and human too." -Lee Child, #1 World Wide Bestselling Author of...

Voller Nervenkitzel und Spannung, aber auch klug und menschlich. Kim Otto ist eine großartige Figur. Ich liebe sie. - Lee Child, Autor der Jack-Reacher-KrimisDie Reihe Jagd auf Jack Reacher geht weiter!Die FBI Special Agents Kim Otto und Carlos Gaspar...

Voller Nervenkitzel und Spannung, aber auch klug und menschlich. Kim Otto ist eine großartige Figur. Ich liebe sie. - Lee Child, Autor der Jack-Reacher-KrimisWenn man es sich mit den Freunden eines Mannes verdirbt, sollte man anfangen, seine Feinde...

Voller Nervenkitzel und Spannung, aber auch klug und menschlich. Kim Otto ist eine großartige Figur. Ich liebe sie. - Lee Child, Autor der Jack-Reacher-KrimisEin neues Buch aus der Reihe Jagd auf Jack Rescher!Die FBI Special Agents Kim Otto und Carlos...

The Chinese have started mining on the Moon for fuel and the Americans are desperate to catch up and do so also.The other nations of the world line up behind one of the two super-powers, recognizing that the winner of this race will be the ultimate ruler...

Approved by the CIA Publication Review Board."Expect Hewitt to gain notoriety as a political/suspense author of technically detailed espionage similar to Tom Clancy." -Authors ReadingWhen Iran's leaders celebrate the creation of a bioweapon that could...

In 2024, fourteen months following the apocalyptic events of Episode One, a new global threat begins to rear its ugly head. While encased inside a dragon-shaped amulet necklace once belonging to the late Ravan, Vritra's remains have changed hands in a...