Corruption Thriller

Jake Hughes cannot run from the fact that he is entering a head on collision with the Mob! Six weeks earlier Jake Hughes was living the quiet life in America with his wife Emily, They decide to take their annual vacation, walking in England. A chance meeting during the walk awakens a hidden memory in Jake, dragging him into direct conflict with a powerful Mafia Family, catapulting him into a a game of cat and mouse, challenging life or death! He teams up with, Jonty Ball, a retired detective inspector, between them they thread the pieices of an unsolved murder twenty years earlier. Is it ...

If You Have The Right to Remain Silent is representative of the quality of books coming in our future, 2022 is going to be one heck of a year for readers.” —Reader Views Conservative talk-show host Mia Folger is in therapy with Dr. Harold Rothenberg. Mia and her husband, progressive Congressman Bradley Crawford, are not getting along these days, personally or politically. When Crawford is found brutally dismembered and murdered, the evidence points to Mia as his killer. While the prosecutor pushes for a murder indictment, Dr. Rothenberg, convinced of his patient’s innocence, turns to ...

Adam Rubinstein and Sunil Rao have been nemeses and reluctant partners since their Uzbekistan days. Adam is a seemingly unflappable American Intelligence officer; Rao is ex-MI6, an addict and rudderless pleasure-hound with an uncanny ability to discern the truth about anything and anyone—except Adam. Adam and Rao have gone their separate ways until they are called back together when a full-sized, 1950s American diner shows up in an English farmer's field and a mysterious death ensues.

The Land of the Pharaohs is both rich and deadly. The discovery of a six-sided pyramid sets the archaeological world in a stir as an international team excavates mysterious ruins in the Sahara. In the midst of unexplained phenomena, military corruption and paranormal sightings, a sinister presence is uncovered... Australian archaeologist Carl Langley experiences visions and protective urges for site relics while in the tunnel entrance to Sinesi 1. He is progressively beset with deeper mystical connections with what he believes is the long dead Pharaoh of Upper Egypt... Langley allies with ...

Retired airman Billy Moody grabbed the pistol from Ruth Anne just as she pulled the trigger to commit suicide. He quickly won her trust and took her in. As Billy learns more about this kid and the abuse she had suffered as a foster child, he vows to provide her with a better life and to learn the truth of her birth.

For many people, corruption is a sound bite on the evening news. The reality is that corruption is more akin to a parasite, slowly drawing the lifeblood from a society. In Corruption in the Twenty-First Century, author Vincent E. Green shares firsthand insight into the effects of corruption and shows how it is not a victimless crime.

In The Poster Boy Trial - Book 2 of The Bradley Trials, a gripping legal and political thriller. attorney Samantha Bradley 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 ...

Walter Eekhaut, a veteran of the Belgian police force who has a problem with authority, is dispatched to Amsterdam to aid the Dutch security service in investigating the activities of a well-connected Russian oligarch, with ties to Putin. Some of the Russian's business is legitimate, but some may well not be. In Amsterdam, Eekhaut is seconded to Chief Superintendent Alexandra Dewaal and her team, and begins to learn about the city's shady underside.

“Chicago… a city of secrets. For Officer Frank Ryder, it was a city of justice. Until everything fell apart.” “Frank had just taken down a branch of a deadly human trafficking ring. But, his wife, Suzy, and his partner, Dan, are brutally murdered…everything changes.” “Suddenly, Frank is the prime suspect in their murders. Evidence points to betrayal…but he knows somethings aren’t adding up.” “Framed by a mole in his own department, Frank must run from the law…and discover the truth before it’s too late.” “With only one ally left, he races against time to expose...

★★★★★ “A powerful, timely thriller. The fall of Prince Alexander is an adrenaline-fueled ride, with sharp commentary on wealth, power, and justice.” When power hides the darkest secrets, only one detective can unravel the truth. Disgraced royal, Prince Alexander, is accused of using his noble title to mask a global web of corruption—fraud, smuggling, and even human trafficking. Whistleblowers disappear, allies turn against him, and every clue points to a sinister syndicate lurking behind his royal privileges. But as public outrage mounts, one investigator refuses to back ...

After the Night Stalker has been killed at the hands of law enforcement, Jennifer Cleary and Matt Hesmsworth find themselves in an even worse situation. Evidence surfaces of more problems within the Midfield PD that has the potential to get Hemsworth and Cleary killed either by the hands of the murderer or by the DA that has approved the death penalty for heinous crimes.

Mathew Nelson is struggling mightily after his father is gunned down in a brutal Mexican cartel gunfight and their company craters. Desperate for work, Matt is hired to supervise apartment construction for a city-county housing partnership headed by Dwight Lamar, a master manipulator who scams millions into his pocket and vanishes without a trace. No one is ever brought to justice. There is public outrage as elections approach. Local politicians demand the conniving DA find a scapegoat. Matt Nelson fits the bill. In short order Matt is indicted on several trumped-up charges. Stuck with land...

The private life of journalist Sutton McPhee is plunged straight into the headlines when her younger sister Cara is found murdered in a bank parking lot. Cara was a church secretary without an enemy in the world - and the police are baffled by the case. But when Sutton learns that Cara's death may be linked to her church congregation, she won't stop until she solves the case.

Мистический детектив. Россия. Начало XIX века. Молодой Владимир Даль, в будущем великий русский писатель, составитель словаря и военный врач, совершает вынужденное и очень опасное путешествие из Дерпта в Петербург. Каждая серия – новое таинственное медицинское расследование.

Ten short stories, different tastes, various shades are what make Ghost Runner & Others. Ghosts, lesbians, rapists, optimists, myths, achievers, mothers, lovers all are part of the short stories in Ghost Runner & Others. It travels through serene forests and mountains, obscure towns and burgeoning cities, even through imaginary landscape, imaginary time frames, yet it remains rooted in reality. It speaks of humans thriving through odds of politics, corruption and natural disasters. It connects history and mythology to the present and the future. In nutshell, Ghost Runner & Others narrates ...

From USA Today Bestselling Author Jan Coffey comes a riveting tale of betrayal and murder... TRUST ME ONCE A woman runs through the glittering streets of Newport with killers on her trail. She needs help. She needs someone she can trust… Attorney Sarah Rand thought she had left danger behind—until she returned home to discover she had been declared dead. The murder victim was wrongly identified as Sarah, but the real target was her best friend. Now, with everyone believing she’s dead, Sarah is on the run, hunted by killers who won’t stop until they finish the job. Desperate for ...

Reporter Sutton McPhee knows how to get a story - and this time she's taking her sleuthing skills to the scene to solve the murder of a top Senate aide. But during the investigation, there's another murder - the wife of a House of Representatives candidate. And her police source on the case has a problem or two with female reporters - and a problem or three with Sutton.

The rule of law is fundamental in a democratic society. What happens when the rule of law becomes the rule of lawyers? Listen to my account of the Kafkaesque manipulation of the law and the truth in order to cover up the urgent need to investigate longstanding concerns about organised child abuse in Scotland.

He tried to be a hero, but the bomb still went off. Months after failing to save his city, Griffon longs for redemption. But he cannot turn back the anarchy that has overtaken Chicago. For one killer, it’s the perfect setting to unleash a deadly new virus. And he plans to use Griffon as Patient Zero. In a race against death, Griffon’s quest for redemption might be the downfall of everyone.

An assassin on a mission in an African country ... But can he do it? And will he kill the right man? Ben Gabriel is damaged. There is not a nicer way of putting it. Discharged from the British Special Forces, he is now trying to pick up the pieces of a life that has fallen apart. And Ouagadougou, capital city of Burkina Faso, deep in the heart of Africa, is probably not the best place to do that. Because Gabriel is here to kill a man ... But can he do it? Will he overcome the damage that haunts him and make the right decision? Or is Gabriel no more than a weapon in the hands of his masters?...