Government Thrillers

Almost everything has been invoked to account for Trump's victory and the rise of alt-right, from job loss to racism to demography - everything, that is, except popular culture. In The Sky Is Falling best-selling cultural critic, Peter Biskind, dives headlong into two decades of popular culture - from superhero franchises such as the X-Men and the Avengers and series like The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones to thrillers like Homeland and 24 - and emerges to argue that these shows are saturated with the values that are currently animating our extreme politics.

Book Two of The Hellcat Saga — a trilogy of creeping horror, broken families, and ancient gods. Ten years after the Sweetwater disaster, Jefferson County remains sealed by military blockade. The government says it’s empty. The survivors know better. Fran Berney’s children share the same nightmare — visions of fire, rot, and an orange-eyed god. When they vanish, Fran joins her ex-husband’s old friend Buck and a mysterious man named Ahab to find a way back inside. But the exclusion zone holds more than ruins. Ferys, the being once mistaken for a cat, is waiting — fractured, buried...

On July 4, 1826, as Americans lit firecrackers to celebrate the country’s 50th birthday, both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were on their deathbeds. The young nation had outlived the men who made it, but could it survive intensifying divisions over the very meaning of the land of the free? American Radicals is a dynamic, timely history of 19th-century activists - free-lovers and socialists, abolitionists and vigilantes - and the social revolution they sparked in the turbulent Civil War era.

An unnamed country is leaving the darkness of a decade at war, and to commemorate the armistice, the government commissions a new road connecting two halves of the state. Two men, foreign contractors from the same company, are sent to finish the highway. While one is flighty and adventurous, wanting to experience the nightlife and people, the other wants only to do the work and go home. But both men must eventually face the absurdities of their positions and the dire consequences of their presence.

A century after Appomattox, the civil rights movement won full citizenship for black Americans in the South. It should not have been necessary: by 1870 those rights were set in the Constitution. This is the story of the terrorist campaign that took them away.

What would you do if you knew exactly when you would die? Like everyone else in the 24th century United States, ambitious young scientist Evergreen Mason knows the precise minute she will die. When she hears that a sixteen-year-old girl has surpassed her predicted lifespan, she is compelled to solve the existential riddle of what allowed her to be the only known survivor of her biological clock. But Evergreen’s unrelenting search for answers is not without peril. The shocking truth could bring society to its knees, and those in power will stop at nothing to keep it secret. Can Evergreen ...

They thought he was dead. He preferred it that way. Until the algorithm started killing. Gid Kane walked away from the shadows years ago: burned, buried, and officially deceased. When a tech CEO turns up murdered in his penthouse and the scene mirrors a classified kill pattern, he knows one thing: his long-dead algorithm is active again… and someone’s using it to kill. Teaming up with an analyst hacker and a brilliant, no-nonsense ethics professor, he is pulled into a deadly conspiracy that reaches deep into government black sites and private tech empires. Every clue points to a new ...

Re-Edited and Re-Issued with bonus short story included: When the Secret Intelligence Services are obliged to retire their liquidators, assassins, by government decree, the operatives retire or go independent. The most successful of these assassins, The Chameleon, is a shadowy character that many international agencies hire, but whose identity remains a mystery. The Chameleon is your choice when a tricky assassination is required, one that cannot have your country's fingerprints on it. Taking on only the most difficult of tasks the Chameleon's success rate is 100%, hence their $1 million ...

In The Beckett Cypher – Book 3 – The Politicians, Shane’s cypher team incorporates advanced technology that transforms the Beckett Cypher into an Artificial Intelligence Spy System, known as BaCayse. Once perfected, the powerful cyber-weapon is capable of bypassing cybersecurity barriers to investigate and control enemy operations at multiple remote locations around the world, simultaneously. As she develops, BaCayse evolves into a complex, unique personality struggling to balance logic with the emotional concepts of right and wrong. BaCayse weaponizes the Beckett Case Investigation, ...

A Dangerous Journey Into The Criminal Underworld Shane’s perilous journey through the drug underworld, a cesspool, haunted by corrupt politicians, drug cartels, an ongoing criminal conspiracy and a shadow government, forces him and his team to make quick decisions that will alter their lives forever. ˃˃˃ Digging Into The Past To Reveal New Discoveries Shane’s investigation takes him back to a cold case investigated by a team of investigators and reviewed for prosecution by his father. . . The Case that led to his father’s death. The only remaining case file documenting his ...

Geo thought that the only thing he'd ever be was a miner for SMB... ...but his new best friend is closer than he ever would have thought! Geo Statler is a miner for SMB Mining, one of the three employers left on Earth. On one of his recent missions he's picked up a new friend, Sim, a symbiotic entity that is looking for a new home. In true symbiotic fashion, Sim is helping Geo out, with his help, with his work, and most importantly with his love life! From his new girlfriend, the hot and ingenious designer to her friend, the sculpted and eager young athlete Geo has his hands full! What ...

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.

🧟💥HUNGER GAMES, 50 SHADES, and DIVERGENT, anyone?☠️ Dive back into the gripping world of paranormal suspense with NY Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Tamara Rose Blodgett in this electrifying sequel to the #1 Amazon Dark Fantasy bestseller, Death Whispers.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Great series!" ~ G Strumm ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Absolutely Brilliant Series!" ~ BevHarro ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"If you have not read the first book yet, do not miss it, get it today!"~Victoria Palmer What’s Inside: After surviving the chaos of the last year, Caleb Hart thought high school might finally offer some ...

Freedom’s Detective reveals the untold story of the Reconstruction-era US Secret Service and their battle against the Ku Klux Klan, through the career of its controversial chief, Hiram C. Whitle.

As America's new president tightens his grip on power, dissident voices begin to disappear. Race divisions cut deeper than they have done for decades. Women's rights are slashed. Civil protections are stripped from law. Dr Melina Scott, scientist and ex-GCHQ, knows he must be stopped before it is too late. Faced with tyranny and the destruction of American values, she becomes a member of the Silent Resistance. An underground rebellion, they are devoted to the mission of restoring democracy by whatever means necessary. It’s faceless members include scientists, hackers, CIA agents and ...

In the serene, upper-class suburb of Oakwood Hills, the 1950s picture-perfect life is shattered by a mysterious explosion at a nearby military base. Official reports claim it was a controlled test gone awry, but the residents of Oakwood Hills soon realize the true horror that has been unleashed. As a shadowy figure begins to haunt their homes, fear and paranoia seep into the community, bringing hallucinations, inexplicable illnesses, and a breakdown of social order. Margaret Lane, a determined housewife, finds herself at the heart of the mystery. Her once-idyllic life is turned upside down ...

Action, suspense, passion, betrayal, and a little bit of sex... a fast-paced story you'll never forget. The political thriller with heart! "Rating: 5.5 out of 5 Stars – Top Pick." Underground Book Reviews "It’s not just the fast-moving plot, the realistic portrayal of life inside the Beltway, nor the cohesion of the story. It’s the carefully crafted characters portraying the heart of a mother, the devotion of a dear friend, and the soul-destructing power of politics, money, and cocaine. I highly recommend this very entertaining book." "RUNNING had me up till the wee hours of the ...

Devastation hit the Cason family when a bomb exploded at their wedding ceremony killing thirteen people and almost taking the life of Myles Cason’s wife, Willow. Now the president of the United States wants him to run a task force. And his wife has an opportunity to fulfill her dream of becoming a judge. Fractured is the second book in the Living on the Edge series that sees a family come together after a devastating act of terrorism almost destroys loved ones and weave their way through difficult choices as a family.

🧟HUNGER GAMES, 50 SHADES, and DIVERGENT, anyone?💥 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"...a new kind of zombie book to read." — Nancy Allen, VINE VOICE Discover the origins of the gripping Death Series in this prequel novella from NY Times and USA TODAY bestseller Tamara Rose Blodgett, a #1 bestselling dark fantasy saga that has captivated readers and topped Amazon charts. 👀What’s Inside: In 2010, Kyle Ulysses Hart and his team revolutionize genetic research by mapping the human genome. But their breakthrough unleashes a wave of covert military regimes and genetic manipulation. The shadowy ...

Former Jersey City detective and single mother of two, Mickey Gibson, now works for global investigation company, ProEye, to track down assets of the wealthy who have tried to avoid their creditors. One day she gets a call from a colleague, Arlene Robinson, asking her to visit the home of a notorious arms dealer who has cheated some of ProEye’s clients in the past. Mickey arrives at the mansion to discover the body of a man hidden in a secret room.