Corruption Thriller

"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, ...

A world ruled by autocrats and plagued by terrorism. Is there No Other Way? His mission is to save the country from eco-terrorists. Those who will stop at nothing to break fossil fuel’s stranglehold on the world’s economies. She has dedicated her life to saving the world from the devastating effects of climate change. Is her vast wealth enough to make a difference? A mysterious text message and a senseless attack at a football game beg the question, who are the terrorists? Religious zealots or eco-nuts? Who, exactly, is he fighting? Can he stop them before it's too late? She thinks ...

Electrifying, compelling, and ultimately terrifying, Two Trains Running is a galvanizing evocation of that moment in our history when the violent forces that would determine America’s future were just beginning to roil below the surface.

The final chapter in the electrifying Stockholm Noir trilogy, which has been translated into more than 30 languages worldwide: Here is the no-holds-barred, rapid-fire tale of a supreme struggle for the legacy of the Swedish underworld, as the power, honor, and respect commanded by Stockholm's largest criminal organization are passed from father to daughter.

After traveling to Kimberly, South Africa with Niki Chamberlain, a young writer named Brett Marshall has some unfinished business to take care of back in the states. His goal is to expose corruption in high places through his books for which he has become famous for. Yet, this is a dangerous mission, one he is not willing to allow Niki to participate in. Leaving the young lady back at her mansion, Brett catches a train that will deliver him to a ship in Cape Town. From there he will begin the long voyage to Philadelphia where he hopes to meet with his publisher. However, things go awry and ...

In an effort to solve a murder mystery, Brett Marshall devotes ten long years to the investigation of corruption in high places. Determination is his driving force with pen and paper as his weapons. Soon he realizes that is not enough to stay alive among a ruthless bunch of gunslingers. Refusing to back down from the task at hand, Brett relies on an old acquaintance who teaches him how to use the six-shooter. Immediately the skillful instructions from a professional are put to the test when Brett finds himself face to face with a hired gunman. Yet, they continue to come at him from every ...

An F.B.I. agent thinks she has found a serial killer who hides behind his wealth and political connections. But the hare soon turns on the hound! A SERIAL KILLER WITH MONEY AND POLITICAL INFLUENCE RUNS AFOUL OF A DOGGED F.B.I. AGENT -- AND JAKE SCARNE. "IF YOU LIKE HARD-BOILED ACTION, MEMORABLE VILLAINS AND TWISTY PLOTS, THE JAKE SCARNE THRILLERS NEVER DISAPPOINT!” (John Crudele, New York Post); “A LAWRENCE DE MARIA TITLE GIVES YOU MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK THAN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING IN THE BOOK MARKETPLACE TODAY.” (Florida Weekly); “A MASTER OF THRILLER DIALOGUE.” (Washington ...

Roger finds a box in the ocean containing more than a quarter of a million dollars in cash while SCUBA diving in Hawaii. He attempts to return the money to the proper authorities. But things go wrong. Before long the money has disappeared along with two missing FBI agents who can’t be found, and Roger is in trouble with the local police and the FBI. Was the missing money intended for an illegal drug deal, as a payoff for crooked cops, or as a ransom for a kidnap victim? Is it real or counterfeit? Roger follows a twisted trail of illicit drugs, police corruption, and murder in this ...

When old-school journalist William Carver is tipped off by a trusted Whitehall source that climate scientists have begun to go missing in suspicious circumstances, his gut instinct tells him to follow the story. It rapidly becomes clear that scientists, green campaigners and well-intentioned politicians are in the firing line; William Carver and his colleagues must move fast to find out who is behind the disappearances. They know the journalist's job is to speak truth to power - but first you must uncover that truth and this time it's buried deeper than ever.

In the wake of the rebel Niyandrians' abduction attempt, Anskar DeVantte, now a knight-inferior of the Order of Eternal Vigilance, has set sail with the Grand Master, bound for the mother house in Sansor. Anskar has already begun to suspect that the Order's holy convictions aren't as pure as they appear, and his doubts are confirmed when the ship detours to the slave markets of Atya. As the Grand Master gathers an expedition to retrieve an ancient artifact from an unearthed ruin, Anskar finds himself torn.

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 ...

In the serene yet shadowy tourist haven of Sandvik, a summer escape transforms into a gripping battle for justice. Emma Lindström, still reeling from the loss of her mother under suspicious circumstances, stumbles upon a devastating conspiracy that could topple a corrupt empire. When a mysterious box containing incriminating evidence falls into her hands, Emma becomes the target of one of the most dangerous men in Sweden: Henrik Larsson. As Larsson’s reach extends from the political elite to underground crime syndicates, Emma must rely on a handful of unlikely allies, including Lars, a ...

New Delhi, three a.m. A speeding Mercedes jumps the kerb, and in the blink of an eye five people are dead. It's a rich man's car, but when the dust settles there is no rich man at all, just a shell-shocked servant who cannot explain the strange series of events that led to this crime. Nor can he foresee the dark drama that is about to unfold.

Somewhere in Chicago, a roomful of people has been taken hostage. The hostages will be killed one by one, the masked gunman says on-screen, unless the police will admit they faked the death of the legendary superhero called the Kingfisher and helped him to give up his defense of the city 30 years ago. Retired reporter Marcus Waters made his name as a journalist covering the enigmatic superhero’s five years of cleaning up Chicago’s streets. Then the Kingfisher died, Chicago resumed its violent turmoil, and Marcus slid back into obscurity. But did the Kingfisher really die?

If you dig too deep, you might find skeletons! JAfter Cole Sage’s newspaper career ends abruptly, he’s left questioning his future. The world of academia beckons, offering the chance for Cole to teach Journalism and stand up for the underdogs once again. But it doesn’t take long for him to realize that narrow-mindedness and bullying run just as deep in the ivory towers of academia as in the newsroom. Seeking solace and inspiration, Cole returns to the quiet town of Orvin, where he plans to transform his Cole Dust journals into a novel. But peace is hard to find when the past has a way...

Would you kill someone to be with your family? When the unexpected deaths of a local minister and his wife send shockwaves through Orvin, Kelly Sage finds herself entangled in the middle of a troubled family's secrets. Meanwhile, Cole Sage is kept on the sidelines, unaware that an even darker web is being spun around him. Where is his traditional role as the crime solver? Meanwhile, government regulations and prejudice have left Native American veteran Michael Blackbear alone and desperate. His Iraqi wife and son have been torn from him by distance, bureaucracy, and the war he fought to win...

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 ...

NEVER ONE TO HOLD A GRUDGE, ALTON RHODE DECIDES TO HELP OUT A FORMER HOOKER WHO ONCE PLOTTED TO HAVE HIM KILLED. SHE WANTS HIM TO FIND OUT WHO MURDERED HER GRANDFATHER WITH AN ICE PICK! LORENE ROBILLARD BETRAYED ALTON RHODE AND ALMOST GOT HIM KILLED. NOW, SHE WANTS HIS HELP! ***The private investigator soon finds himself in a Southern town that has more secrets than pigeons on Confederate statues. But with two brutish killers straight out of “Deliverance” on his tail, Rhode is forced to call for backup. The new ally, making his own contributions to a rising body count, helps uncover a ...

Although TurnAround is a tale unto itself, it continues the political saga that began in Turnover, when certain parties showed just how far they’d go to achieve their goals in a high-stakes presidential election. In TurnAround, the results are in, but the corruption and greed are far from over. As President Averell Harriman Williams embarks on his second term in the nation’s most powerful office, this captivating political thriller once again raises the question: Can we truly trust the integrity of our voting system? As of December 2012, many might say yes. But to a few interested ...

When secrets become weapons, no one is safe. Dive into a suspense thriller where every page could be your last. In Steve Jaffe's gripping novel, The Invisible Terrorist, the war on terror is drawing to a close with the advent of Operation Genesis, a top-secret bio-chemical weapon. This new weapon, under President Rawlings' directive, efficiently eliminates terrorist leaders globally without risking American lives. But as with all secrets, the illusion of control shatters when Operation Genesis falls into the wrong hands. Alija al-Assad, a rogue CIA operative turned terrorist, seizes this ...