Government Thrillers

Logan is an undercover operative for Blindeye: a clandestine team of ex-intelligence operatives secretly tasked with the jobs that are beyond the legal remit of the official security services. When the group picks up on a trail of corruption which reaches to the top of the UK’s National Crime Agency, their mission begins. DCI John Tenniel is a ruthless individual unafraid to break the rules in order to elevate himself to more power and bodies have been piling up in his mission to the top.

For over three centuries, they’ve ruled from the shadows—an elite society bound by wealth, driven by power, and determined to reshape the world on their terms. They call themselves The Conglomerate. And now, their master plan has begun. One man stands in their way. Investigative journalist Grant Reynolds thought he was chasing a story. But after publishing an exposé on the world’s most powerful billionaires, the threats come fast and personal. With his life and family in jeopardy, Grant dives deeper into a global conspiracy that stretches far beyond anything he imagined. At the ...

For the last 60 years, fear has seeped into every area of American life: Americans own more guns than citizens of any other country, sequester themselves in gated communities, and retreat from public spaces. And yet, crime rates have plummeted, making life in America safer than ever. Why, then, are Americans so afraid - and where does this fear lead to? In this remarkable work of social history, May demonstrates how our obsession with security has made citizens fear each other and distrust the government, making America less safe and less democratic.

Camryn Walsh never thought her morning run would end with a corpse. But when she discovers a half-buried body on her favorite secluded trail, she becomes the accidental spark in a global conspiracy she was never meant to see. The victim knew her name. The evidence leads directly back to her. And what she uncovers next turns her from a bystander into the glitch in a billion-dollar system built on secrecy, surveillance, and simulation. Now on the run from an invisible organization that manipulates reality for data, behavior control, and population testing, Camryn must outsmart the people who ...

A gripping legal and political thriller that rips the veil off a conspiracy stretching from cartel safehouses in El Salvador to the highest halls of power in Washington, D.C. Assistant U.S. Attorney Samantha Bradley thought she was prosecuting one trafficker, Miguel “El Fantasma” Barrera. But as the explosive trial unfolds, she realizes she’s exposing a tangled web of political corruption, media gaslighting, and a system determined to protect its own. In the courtroom, Samantha faces down the defense’s last-ditch efforts and the biased spin of a complicit press. Outside, a secret ...

A power-hungry vice president, a bad batch of shady intelligence, and a sinister plot to destroy Western civilization. Just another day in America. On May 1, 2001, a group of radical Islamic terrorists crash a Boeing 737 jet airliner into the Mall of America—and Vice President Robert Hornsby knows his moment is coming. The attack kills three thousand American citizens and throws an entire nation into a panic, but all Hornsby sees is an opportunity, a chance to imprint his fanatical values on the soul of the country he loves and become the most powerful vice president in American history. ...

“They took a clean-cut kid and they made a killer out of him, that’s what they did” – Bob Dylan From Innocence to Assassin Logan Connor was the perfect all-American boy—adopted into a loving family, living a quiet life in a small town. But that idyllic image shatters when a buried secret about his past is uncovered, throwing Logan into a brutal world he never knew existed. Enter Titus Crow, a master manipulator and government operative who sees raw potential in Logan. Crow recruits him into a shadowy network of covert operations, where lies, murder, and betrayal are just another ...

Before the Lies Unfold A Gripping Psychological Thriller Investigative journalist Maya Patel was about to expose a conspiracy that could shake the world—until she vanished. Liam Carter refuses to believe his wife simply disappeared. The chilling warning left in her office, the encrypted files she hid, and the dangerous secrets she uncovered all point to something far more sinister. His search for the truth pulls him into a dark web of corporate corruption, human experimentation, and artificial intelligence with terrifying capabilities. Every step closer to finding Maya puts Liam in the ...

Former Legionnaire Jens Schacht is in hiding from the British Government after wiping out a British army unit in Iraq. He covertly enters the United Kingdom, intending to hide out in the Highlands of Scotland until the official heat dies down. But fate has other plans for him. A local woman in the police witness protection program has her cover blown and her gangster husband tries to kill her. When Schacht intervenes, he is rewarded with unwelcome attention by the local police. This in turn brings the SAS to Scotland, on the orders of the Prime Minister, to get revenge for Iraq. Not only ...

In A Moonless, Starless Sky Okeowo weaves together four narratives that form a powerful tapestry of modern Africa: a young couple, kidnap victims of Joseph Kony's LRA; a Mauritanian waging a lonely campaign against modern-day slavery; a women's basketball team flourishing amid war-torn Somalia; and a vigilante who takes up arms against the extremist group Boko Haram.

What if the conspiracy theories are true? In The Shadow Protocols: Five Tales of Conspiracy and High Strangeness, award-winning journalist Chet Dembeck presents five chilling stories that blur the line between fiction and reality. From secret government projects that breach the barriers between dimensions, to cyber warfare that threatens the fabric of society itself, these tales explore the dark corners where truth and imagination collide. The Niverna Project reveals a classified experiment gone terrifyingly wrong. Between Dimensions asks what happens when reality tears and something comes ...

On the surface, Winston, Idaho is a quaint, serene mining town, with abundant natural resources. But, a sinister local legend has transformed its economy, prioritizing folklore profits over the health and well being of people. And all hell is being unleashed to keep it that way. When two geologists from Southern California survey a nearby mountain tunnel, they uncover more than they ever imagined. Defying all scientific explanation, these researchers experience dark forces wrecking havoc over the region, putting them in the crosshairs of danger.

Having miraculously eliminated most crime, poverty, and homelessness throughout the state, Louisiana governor, Eric St. Keel, now has his eyes on the national stage. But a dark secret could jeopardize the governor’s ambitious plans, especially with a rogue FBI agent asking questions. When attorney Jack Winters and his friends stumble unknowingly into this web of intrigue they discover a terrifying secret. Now Jack must fight for his very survival and that of his friends, but time is running out on all of them..

When fluffy turns feral, civilization crumbles. In Burrowfield, the apocalypse arrives with twitching noses and bloodstained fur. What begins with one exotic black rabbit—Count Muskola—explodes into a nightmare as the town’s pet population transforms into an organized army of predators with a taste for human flesh. As the military establishes quarantine zones and government agents lurk suspiciously in the shadows, veterinary technician Margot Reed discovers the horrifying truth: this is no random outbreak. It’s calculated evolution, a carefully orchestrated extinction event with ...

For the last decade, Margaret Regan has reported on the escalating chaos along the Arizona-Mexico border, ground zero for immigration since 2000. Undocumented migrants cross into Arizona in overwhelming numbers, a state whose anti-immigrant laws are the most stringent in the nation. And Arizona has the highest number of migrant deaths. Fourteen-year-old Josseline, a young girl from El Salvador who was left to die alone on the migrant trail, was just one of thousands to perish in its deserts and mountains.

With more than a dozen kills under her belt, ex-Marine Mara Roberts is one of the Agency's most reliable assassins. But her latest target - a convicted traitor about to be released from prison - is different than her other marks. He's a former agent who betrayed his country. He's responsible for the death of Mara's mother. And he happens to be Mara's father. Scott Roberts knows that his daughter was sent to kill him. He realizes he has only one chance to convince her that he's been framed for treason - and that every member of their family are pawns to be sacrificed, one by one.

What started as a seemingly straightforward experiment led by a renowned psychologist soon veered off course, descending into a tumultuous whirlwind of unforeseen circumstances. As the lines between control and chaos blurred, questions arose about the true motives driving the doctor's actions. What were they truly seeking to achieve with this endeavor? Was it a quest for knowledge, or did darker intentions lurk beneath the surface? The participants found themselves caught in a treacherous game, forced to confront the unsettling truth behind the experiment and the dangerous forces that had ...

Cuff and Rosie are lovers on the small Caribbean island of St. Croix, where rum and Bob Marley reggae and calypso rule. The sky is as blue as Cuff’s eyes, the turquoise ocean as pretty as Rosie’s cheeks, where the gentle lapping of the waves is a lullaby, and the swaying of the palm trees is a dance. The sandy beaches are as white as sugar. It truly is paradise. Their life there is idyllic, except for one thing—the unknown killer stalking them.

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 ...

Before the bio-terror attack, Darkome was a place where DIY genetics enthusiasts could communicate in peace. After the attack, they were pushed deep underground by a brutal government response. The perpetrators are on Darkome, and the biohacker community is simply too dangerous to be allowed to exist. Unfortunately, that community is the very thing David Adler needs. His daughter Inara is dying and, through Darkome, he might just be able to save her. The only problem is, the bioterrorists are still out there, and they are by no means finished.