Political Assassinations

Tracie Tanner works in the world's most dangerous hot-spots. On the most high-stakes assignments. And she works alone. American CIA operatives in the Soviet Union are dying. One by one, they fall ill and perish, all exhibiting the same frightening symptoms: weakness, vomiting, hair loss, hemorrhage, death. Eventually, the cause of death becomes clear: assassination by radiation poisoning. Somehow, the KGB has learned the identities of American operatives and are eliminating them. Without knowing the source of the leak and who has been compromised, CIA Director Aaron Stallings has little ...

Ivan Lazar was one of Russia's greatest generals until he was set up and ruined by his enemies. What followed was an epic plan for vengeance to not only destroy his enemies, but the world as we know it. Ex-assassin, Chuck Brandt, had tracked the General to Cusco, Peru. After a violent cliffside confrontation Brandt watched as the madman’s body fell hundreds of feet into the raging Apurimac River. Now, Chuck is living a quiet, peaceful life of service in a soup kitchen in Seattle when he gets a phone call from Maria Lazar. She tells a harrowing tale of survival at the hands of a Black ...

The assassination of Abraham Lincoln set off a hysterical burst of international conspiracy theories, with all eyes turning first to Canada - once a hotbed of Confederate plots - and then, as evidence mounted, to the Catholic Church and Rome. Now from best-selling author Max Byrd, comes a long forgotten true story: a confidential mission to track down and capture any Europeans (and fugitive Confederates) who may have aided John Wilkes Booth.

From a bluff overlooking Georgia's untamed Chattooga River, an assassin fires three shots. The President of the United States is wounded; his best friend and a Secret Service agent are killed. Two days later, a man in Landover, Maryland, commits suicide and in the man's home is overwhelming evidence that he was responsible for the assassination attempt.

The Murderer, the Monarch and the Fakir is a fresh account of one of the most controversial political assassinations in contemporary history - that of Mahatma Gandhi. Based on previously unseen intelligence reports and police records, this book recreates the circumstances of his murder, the events leading up to it, and the investigation afterward. In doing so, it unearths a conspiracy that runs far deeper than a hate crime and challenges the popular narrative about the assassination that has persisted for the past 70 years.

On June 1, 1981, two young activists, Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes, were murdered in Seattle in what was made to appear like a gang slaying. But the victims' families and friends suspected they were considered a threat to the dictatorship of Phillippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his regime's relationship to the United States. But how could they prove it up against such powerful and ruthless adversaries?

A suicide bomber A funeral A new beginning When Islamic terrorists take four US and Canadian forward air controllers hostage during a blistering battle in Iraq, Captain Rayna Tan from elite Canadian Special Forces JTF2 and American Navy SEAL Captain Jonathan Rogers are tasked to head the rescue mission. A murderous assault breaks out as they enter the house containing the hostages. Jon sacrifices himself to save Rayna, tackling a young girl with a suicide vest. He drives the two of them out a window as the charges detonate. When Rayna attends Jon’s memorial service in California, Jon’s ...

Assassination in Santo Domingo is a combination of political satire and action/adventure taking place in the Dominican Republic, a banana republic with a blotchy history of dictators and military takeovers. It is the story of Raphael Trompero, a narcissistic dunce with autocratic ambitions and a corrupt mentality, who is elected president of the country in furtherance of a nefarious plan by Iran to gain influence in Central America.

Michael Brennan is back and joined by John Dearlove, a career British MI6 operative. China has fired a new missile toward an American spy satellite in high earth orbit. A few days later, North Korea fires an intercontinental ballistic missile nearly 400 kilometers off the coast of Hawaii. The President wants answers and orders the CIA to investigate. Michael Brennan and John Dearlove arrive in China. What they soon uncover is a deadly organization once thought to have perished in 1912. The Assassination Corps has plans to cripple China's Communist party, including a daring attack on North Korea's reclusive leader.

How far would you go to serve your country? Take a woman, whose physical abilities have been enhanced by the latest genetic technology. Train her to use them to kill enemies of the state. Put her out in the field and let her do her job. And when she’s done your bidding and she’s no more use to you, decommission her with extreme prejudice. If you can Nick Severance has a new assignment. When his wedding celebrations in Japan are interrupted by news of a local killing in unusual circumstances, he is ordered to find the person responsible. His first clue takes him to London, and from there...

Special Edition: Oh Say, Can You See America, Look What You've Done? Talking points and exaggeration have always played a role in politicking, but rarely have the office of the President, the media complex, and backstage operatives been so adroit and so cynical in their use of vitriol. The Democrat Party and surrogates hatred, slander, judicial persecution, and violent commentary have all contributed to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, a former President, political opponent, and Republican front-runner. What did you think was going to happen after years of lies and political and...

After twenty years in the LAPD, Mike Travis should be enjoying his retirement in Hawaii. Instead, he's become a reluctant PI who can't manage to stay out of trouble-much to the chagrin of his long-suffering girlfriend.

A loyal street lieutenant to New Orleans’ mob boss Carlos Marcello, Guidry knows too much about the crime of the century: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Within hours of JFK’s murder, everyone with ties to Marcello is turning up dead. Suspecting he’s next, Guidry hits the road to Las Vegas. When he spots a beautiful housewife and her two young daughters stranded on the side of the road, he sees the perfect disguise to cover his tracks from the hit men on his trail. The two strangers share the open road west - and find each other on the way.

Once, it looked like humanity was capable of global peace. It wasn’t. Now the world is a wasteland, and a divided humanity stands on the brink of another war after a king’s brutal execution. Caught in the middle of a political uprising, former Chief of Security Ziavir Yiros flees the palace with a secret that would unravel an empire. With a vindictive assassin on his trail, Ziavir races against time and a country turning against him to protect the one woman who carries the key to humanity’s survival. Can Ziavir defeat his greatest rival and insure the last hope for humanity? Or will ...

Born to a prostitute in a place known as the City of the Dead, Raul “Luca” Mendroza begins a life-altering journey when he is purchased and then educated in the tradecraft of an Assassin. The Brotherhood of The Shaolin Covenant, into which Luca is ultimately initiated, exists for the sole purpose of protecting the powerful and moneyed elite of the world.

Ein Thriller um eine extremistische rechte Gruppierung, die Anschläge auf US-Regierungsvertreter plant. Stephanie Maddox ist leitende Sonderermittlerin beim FBI. Fast zwei Jahrzehnte hat sie hart gearbeitet - und als alleinerziehende Mutter viele persönliche Opfer gebracht. Himmel und Hölle würde sie in Bewegung setzen, um ihren 17-jährigen Sohn Zachary zu schützen. Auch vor einem brisanten Geheimnis aus ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit. Nie wäre ihr in den Sinn gekommen, dass Zachary Geheimnisse vor ihr haben könnte. Doch dann findet sie eine geladene Pistole in seinem Zimmer.

Ein Thriller um eine extremistische rechte Gruppierung, die Anschläge auf US-Regierungsvertreter plant. Stephanie Maddox ist leitende Sonderermittlerin beim FBI. Fast zwei Jahrzehnte hat sie hart gearbeitet - und als alleinerziehende Mutter viele persönliche Opfer gebracht. Himmel und Hölle würde sie in Bewegung setzen, um ihren 17-jährigen Sohn Zachary zu schützen. Auch vor einem brisanten Geheimnis aus ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit. Nie wäre ihr in den Sinn gekommen, dass Zachary Geheimnisse vor ihr haben könnte. Doch dann findet sie eine geladene Pistole in seinem Zimmer.

When a justice of the Supreme Court is killed by the police officer assigned to protect him, the country is shocked. Hayley Chill’s superiors suspect the assassination is part of a major conspiracy. In Maui, where one member of the Supreme Court owns a vacation home, a busload of children is taken hostage with the justice’s death as ransom. Together with a deputy US marshal, Hayley embarks on the monumental task of rescuing the children while also protecting the justice. But with danger around every corner and no one to trust, has Hayley finally bitten off more than she can chew?

Until April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth was one of the most famous actors of his time. That night, Booth became one of history's most infamous assassins when he assassinated President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC. By the 1860s, Booth was a well-known actor, but he was also a confederate sympathizer who dabbled in espionage. He and his group of conspirators plotted to kill Lincoln and other top officials in a bid to decapitate the federal government and help the South.

The most populated democracy in the world is going to vote. Stakes are high, and the contest is intense. What will it take for the present government to ward off the challenge posed by the young political scion Rajat Gandy? Afsha Khan, a political correspondent with a leading TV news channel, finds herself embroiled in a conspiracy of devastating proportions. Will she manage to escape the clutches of her captors and avert the looming disaster?