Corruption Thriller

A Long Silence Eleanor Whitmore thought she was investing for her care in the final years when she funded , Willowbrook, a high-end elder care facility. Little did she realize the trap she was getting into when she entered Willowbrook for long term care. Her stay was brief and when she did pass away, no one noticed or questioned it. Years passed in silence—until Linda Thompson showed up. Linda Thompson, the facility’s new administrator, notices that something is odd. The books are cooked, the numbers don’t lie, and someone’s been siphoning funds for years. She hires Jet Rider, a ...

ORIGIANL STORY, WRITTEN BY A HUMAN Something evil is going on out there... Detective Ange Watson always knew policing was a hard job. A dangerous job. But she never expected to take a bullet in the line of duty… And now it seems her superiors are willing to throw Ange under the bus to cover up their own mistakes. While she isn’t easily intimidated, everyone has their limits. But when a scared young Vietnamese woman seeks refuge in a country church, it sets in motion a chain of events that will push Ange’s ingenuity and determination to its limits. No human being deserves to be sold to...

Kill 'em All is a story of a man who dreams of a quiet, uncomplicated life. But fate has other plans. A major heroin smuggling ring operating out of Fort Benning, Georgia, shatters his dreams. As innocent lives are destroyed and a close friend's life hangs in the balance, Sam Bennett finds himself drawn into a dangerous fight he can no longer avoid. He must kill again—this time to protect those he loves. In Kill 'Em All, Sam faces the brutality of the Big Circle Boys cartel and treachery of political corruption. As money, power, sex, and drugs fuel the chaos, a ruthless killer named ...

A deepfake scandal. Foreign meddling. Personal betrayal. In Dynasty on the Hudson, a damning AI-generated video threatens to unravel the ambitions of Governor Sonny Sainto just as the road to the White House comes into view. Accused of corruption in a digital smear campaign orchestrated by shadowy forces, Sainto must navigate a labyrinth of crises—from global intrigue to political treachery at home. As the chaos escalates, he turns to a dark figure from his past, desperate to suppress the truth and reclaim control of his narrative. But every move brings him closer to the edge. A master ...

"Elsu, my love, our people have faced countless hardships, but together, we have always found a way to survive. We must hold onto hope and fight for our future, we mustn’t handover our only land to the US Army." "Gentlemen, the time has come to rid ourselves of these savages once and for all. These natives are mere obstacles standing in our path to wealth and prosperity." "I've come to realize that there are deeper forces at play in this unjust war. Forces that manipulate and exploit, bringing destruction upon innocent lives!" The year was 1885, Elsu, a courageous Red Indian warrior, ...

Mike Villiers was a ten-year-old boy when his father, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Villiers, died with eleven others on a flight from Bangkok that crashed and burned near Saigon in November 1970. A tragic accident they said. Thirty years on Mike comes to believe that it was murder. And he’s looking to find the killers.Thirty years is a long time they tell him. It’s a cold case. The perpetrators will be dead. They tell him to forget about it, and most people would. But Mike’s not a bit like that. He going to Bangkok, the City of Angels and place of his birth with retribution in mind and ...

What Burns Hotter, Love or Hate? Cole Sage is caught in a firestorm of chaos when two deadly threats erupt in San Francisco. On one side, a mentally unstable, PTSD-stricken Vietnam veteran launches a series of violent arson attacks targeting the city’s Asian community, leaving destruction and terror in his wake. On the other side, Jesse Monday, a self-proclaimed messiah, amasses a dangerous cult following after his sudden death—as rumors swirl of his miraculous resurrection. As Cole once again works alongside FBI agent Carter Washington to uncover the arsonist’s motives and stop the ...

It started almost innocently when a cop committed suicide. It was worry over ill health, said his wife. Detective Dave Bannion wasn't so sure, but when he started digging, he was told to lay off¿fast! Instead, he turned in his badge and started stalking the city streets and bars in search of the truth where he uncovers a red-hot story of murder and corruption that would blow Philadelphia's underworld sky high.

The Article V movement has been crushed and the Convention of States that it spawned has been dissolved. The organizers of the movement have been rounded up by Homeland Security or driven underground. Any chance for a peaceful redress of grievances from the federal government is over. As any hope for political reforms of the Washington leviathan fade, the Sons of Liberty take matters into their own hands and renew their Ultimatum. If the terms of the Ultimatum to rein in the tyranny are not enacted by ballot, then they will be by bullet. With an isolated, out-of-touch president coasting ...

She was trying to do her job by the book. Strong undercurrent of corruption was drifting her away. Could she survive her reality? Reema was a hard working Indian girl in her twenties. When her low paying public sector job made her work sixteen hours a day she did not complain. The same job introduced her to the reality of crime and corruption. Night after night Reema found herself wide awake turning from one side to another. Corruption was not a choice though corruption was about to kill her body and soul. Would she bury her naivety to become the ghastliest evil to triumph over the evil? ...

From the winner of THE ARNOLD BENNETT INTERNATIONAL BOOK PRIZE 2022 Cathedral of Lies - The first in the 'Of Lies' series Amazon Reviewer Anne says: This is one of the best crime books that I've ever read. I've edited my review because I've just finished reading this book for a second time and thoroughly enjoyed it. There is so much action and so many twists and turns that I really can't praise this author enough. I hope this is only the first in a long line of John Pye books. It really is up there with the top crime writers. Well done John Pye. I look forward to your next book and hope ...

Arden Springs is a town full of secrets. A bizarre clue lands me in a game of shadows. Blackmail tightens its grip, but I won't be silenced. I'm Elara Grant, a journalist drawn into danger. Detective Ryan Blake, a man with his own shadows, stands with me. Our connection crackles, an electric undercurrent beneath our quest. We plunge into a world shrouded in deception. Powerful figures hide behind masks, concealing dark truths. With each step, sinister forces conspire against us. Time bleeds away, the truth just out of reach. Can we unravel the lies without losing everything? Or will ...

The Phantom of the Pavilion by K. A. Wijeratne In the crumbling cricket ground of Maduwila, whispers from the past refuse to fade. When jaded sports journalist Laki Perera stumbles upon a half-forgotten scandal buried beneath the lush spin of Sri Lankan cricket, he finds himself haunted—literally—by the ghost of Ranjith "Rana" Abeysekera, a prodigious spinner whose mysterious death decades ago was written off as disgrace. As Laki joins forces with his estranged daughter Madhavi and fiery investigative reporter Shyamali Peiris, the trio uncover a tangled web of match-fixing, political ...

The small town of Neapolis is being torn apart by a devastating rape trial. The town's golden boy, a swimmer destined for Olympic greatness, has been accused of raping a high school student, the beloved granddaughter of the police chief. Under pressure to make Season Three of her true-crime podcast a success, Rachel throws herself into interviewing and investigating - but the mysterious letters keep showing up in unexpected places. Someone is following her, and she won't stop until Rachel finds out what happened to her sister 25 years ago.

An Ice Pick Murderer Is Terrorizing San Francisco San Francisco is reeling from a series of brutal icepick murders, and Cole Sage is distracted when his secretary and sidekick, Hanna, takes in a troubled teenage girl. The girl is on the run, and as it turns out is hiding things Hanna should know. Cole works with Lt. Leonard Chin to find the perpetrator of the savage killings terrorizing the city. As Cole and Hanna try to protect the girl, they find themselves caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse, where every answer leads to more danger. With the body count rising, Cole must navigate a ...

A city under siege; as armies clash, two broken people will rise to reclaim their humanity. Vegas City is among the last fortified cities in America, but it’s in peril. Despotic leaders oppress a starving population, while outside the gates an anarchist horde prepares to attack. Within the city, Eris Johnson is called the Witch; her police force monitors the citizenry and hangs those suspected of sedition. Driven by an abusive childhood, she seeks safety and will crush anyone that gets in the way of her rise to unassailable power. Beyond the wall, Tom Deimos works for the invading tribes ...

Experienced CIA agent Henry Jones finds signs of a covert agency penetration and wonders how extensively business interests have seized U.S. intelligence. Dubbed the Dark Protocol, this covert network turns real missions into mercenaries by controlling worldwide battles for personal benefit. Driven by allegiance to real national security—and troubled by the human costs he has seen—Henry dares to reveal the plot. Supported by Alex Carter, a moral whistleblower in hiding, and Elena Volkov, a disillusioned foreign agent, Henry runs against merciless surveillance under the mysterious ...

A grisly crime scene is discovered along a snowy English country road while a diabolical plot festers in the innermost sanctums of London’s powerful elites. When activist Green Hope is brutally murdered, the line between activism and vengeance blurs dangerously. Journalist Ellie Sato didn't seek trouble, but trouble found her. Drawn towards the chilling murder of activist Miriam Goldsmid—alias Green Hope—Ellie navigates a world of radical eco-groups and dark corporate intrigue, all while wrestling with her own reluctant heroism. As suspects multiply, Ellie uncovers sinister, shocking ...

Reggie Cumberland got fired, and her man “done her wrong”. Now she doesn’t care what it takes to keep her new job as a Los Angeles talk show host, even if it means stealing someone else’s idea. When that idea gets Della, a co-worker, abducted, she is consumed by guilt. The kidnapper delivers a chilling message to Reggie’s audience that Della will die, and Reggie may be next. Her emotions take another tumble when she discovers her ex-lover, Jake Palmer, has moved to Hollywood to host the station’s prime drive-time show—one that Reggie, herself, coveted. It was Jake’s ...

As of late, Samantha Moon has been feeling the evil influence of the demoness living inside her more and more. The idea of succumbing to the spirit's depravities isn’t something she’s ready to grapple with—and it isn’t something she can allow either. On a late night flight over Monterey, CA, Sam is attacked by an unidentified ball of light and disappears; indeed, her friends, Allison, Veronica, and Julia Agrippina are unable to locate her. It isn’t until a normally silent person begins talking that all three begin to get very worried. Empress Dowager Tzu-Hsi has encountered the ...