Corruption Thriller

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 ...

Florida, 1955... Two men are missing. The sudden disappearance of Pete Demopoulos is front-page news. A bloody crime scene points to violence, and everyone wants to know what happened to the successful husband, father, and heir-apparent to his family's chain of grocery stores. Hucklebuck Jones is missing, too. When he's not doing odd jobs for pocket change, Hucklebuck, a Negro deaf mute, lives alone in the swamps. Despite his cheerful demeanor, Hucklebuck scares folks. His disappearance goes unnoticed. If only the truth were known. Maryland, 1960... Twinton County has never seen the likes ...

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? ...

Senator Marilyn Von Maur (Coyote) knows of COG or the continuation of government. She has been in politics most of her life. Though she maintains honor, others do not. She wishes to leave Washington, D.C., in better shape when she retires. She is fed up with NGOs, special interests, and entities that feed from corruption. An unbelievable disaster strikes Washington. She believes it is her chance for changing the government for the better.

Cuando el inspector de la Agencia de Logística de Defensa, James Martínez, es enviado a Irak para investigar discrepancias en el inventario, no espera más que hojas de cálculo y recuentos de inventario. Sin saberlo, su inspección rutinaria forma parte de un plan cuidadosamente diseñado por un senador que sospecha de corrupción militar de alto nivel y necesita pruebas que no puedan ocultarse en la burocracia. Lo que comienza como una investigación cuidadosamente planificada se convierte rápidamente en una lucha por la supervivencia. Un general de brigada corrupto, amenazado por la ...

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 ...

When two cons doing several respective back-to-back life sentences for murder make a daring - if not Hollywood-style - escape from the Dannemora Maximum Security Prison in upstate New York, PI Jack Marconi receives a personal invitation from the governor of New York State to track the murderers down and deliver them personally to the front door of the governor's mansion.

Jack McCreesh. A high school student who feels a powerful calling to be a priest. Due to family circumstances, he decides to take time for discernment and join the military. Years as a Navy corpsman and working with the United States Marines have toughened Jack, but it may not be enough. He's heard the whispers, like everyone else. He's seen the news and it makes his blood boil to know evil has permeated the sanctuary. With good in his heart, he enters the seminary to battle dark forces and the Lavender Mafia. What Jack doesn't know is that he's in the minority.

ORIGINAL STORY - WRITTEN BY A HUMAN This intriguing prequel novella introduces Detective Ange Watson, tracing her first steps into the world of crime-solving and revealing how she became the tenacious investigator readers will grow to love. A Routine Case… or the Start of Something Deadly? Constable Ange Watson’s policing career is fast unravelling. After calling out a superior for recklessly putting her life at risk, she’s been sidelined, labelled as a whinger, left questioning whether she even belongs in the force. With her resignation email drafted and her finger hovering over "...

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 ...

Peace, Love and a Dirty Bomb Cole Sage has settled into his new job in San Francisco, when cryptic call from an unhinged eco-terrorist from the sixties, Jason Reed—a man on a mission to bring about mass destruction in the name of Mother Earth. As the clock ticks down to Reed’s catastrophic plan, Cole finds himself racing across the city to do Reed’s last interview. Can Cole prevent a disaster that could claim thousands of lives? A warning phone call from notorious cult leader Charles Manson from San Quinten warns Cole just who he is up against. But San Francisco isn’t the only ...

Echoes of Truth: A Journalist’s Fight Against Corporate Deceit Investigative journalist Sarah James is no stranger to uncovering the dark secrets lurking within the corridors of power. At the "City Times," her reputation for digging deep and exposing corruption is unparalleled. But her latest assignment, investigating the mighty Grayson Enterprises, threatens to push her beyond her limits. Haunted by the mysterious death of her brother, an environmental activist, Sarah dives headfirst into a web of corporate greed and governmental collusion. When an anonymous tip leads her to evidence of ...

Get ready for a turbo-charged short listen from two of the world’s biggest thriller writers. Jack Reacher and Will Trent. Twice the action. Twice the drama. Double the trouble. Will Trent is undercover at Fort Knox. His assignment: to investigate a 22-year-old murder. His suspect's name: Jack Reacher. Jack Reacher is in Fort Knox on his own mission: to bring down a dangerous criminal ring operating at the heart of America’s military. Except now Will Trent is on the scene.

Anthony “Tony” Costa grew up admiring his Uncle Dom - a made member of the New England mafia - so when Dom asks him to collect gambling debts from around the neighborhood, Tony is happy to help. Even after his uncle gets thrown in jail, he does his nephew a good turn from behind bars, getting him a job as a longshoreman on the Boston waterfront. The year is 1958, and Tony is only 18. His new job quickly teaches him what it will take to survive on the docks.

In the vibrant streets of New Orleans, the Crescent City Funeral Home is a place of comfort and mystery, run by the indomitable Rose, Gail, and Josephine. As they navigate the intricacies of their profession, the sinister grip of the mob tightens, threatening their sanctuary and entangling them in a web of corruption that reaches into the city’s government. Adding to their woes is Victoria Sinclair, a dangerous journalist determined to expose their secrets. With supernatural powers hidden from the world, the trio must use every tool at their disposal to fend off their enemies. *Rose’s ...

Four years after his wife’s disappearance, a father convinces DCI Croft to reopen her case. He has never believed she left willingly and now one of their two young daughters has been assaulted. Reviewing nineteen other cases closed by his predecessor, DCI Croft finds two potential murders with no acceptable explanation as to why investigations ceased. Also, Garton Borough’s Member of Parliament is causing ructions in the Croft household. Is their MP an honest man, worthy of Mrs Croft's admiration and trust, or a man with a secret agendum?

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 ...

Against a backdrop of Russian mobsters and corrupt lawyers, Butch and Marlene are on a mission to restore the system's lost dignity and bring the rapists to justice. All the while terrorists are at it again, planning to blow the roof off Times Square on New Year's Eve. Alas, the Karp family finds itself in lethal jeopardy, and to survive, they must team up and fight their greatest battle yet.

He looks like a mafia hitman. He's actually America's top atomic spy catcher—and the only man standing between a Soviet plot and mass death on U.S. soil. Rocco Mancuso has the face of a killer—strong Italian features, a wicked scar running from eye to chin, and a permanent five o’clock shadow. But behind that menacing exterior is an Ivy League law degree and one of the sharpest minds in counter-espionage. As the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission’s top operative in 1965, Mancuso tracks spies who would sell America’s nuclear secrets to the highest bidder. It’s a brutal, thankless job...

Special agent Kari Wheeler refuses to accept the hero label, even after receiving the FBI and the City of Philadelphia’s Medal of Bravery. She just wants to get back to work. Her new case has her investigating Cuthbert “Cuddy” Mullins, a self-described do-gooder who says he is changing the world for the glory of God. He’s accused of running the largest charity Ponzi scheme in the country.