Political Assassinations

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The #1 Best-Selling Spy Novel On Amazon.com & Amazon UK* How do you catch a man who is never the same man twice? That is the question posed in The Ninth Orphan, a top-rated international thriller novel and the first book in The Orphan Trilogy. An orphan grows up to become an assassin for a highly secretive organization. When he tries to break free and live a normal life, he is hunted by his mentor and father figure, and by a female orphan he spent his childhood with. On the run, the mysterious man's life becomes entwined with his beautiful French-African hostage and a shocking past riddled ...

An Amazon #1 Bestseller in multiple categories — December 2024. Trump Unyielding: The Quest for America’s 47th Presidency is not just a biography, it’s a gripping chronicle of resilience, leadership, and transformation. Donald J. Trump, now elected as the 47th President of the United States, embodies ambition and bold leadership, using his "Art of the Comeback" to reclaim the White House and redefine American politics. This compelling story follows Trump’s journey from his early days in Queens to his rise as the "King of Debt," turning a $9 billion deficit into a $10 billion empire....

It is 2033, and the crusade against gun violence has finally reached the boiling point. Senator Byron Makely has launched a vindictive campaign against his hated enemy, Franklin Chandler, CEO of the nation’s largest gun manufacturer. With the Democratic Party in full control of the House, Senate, and Supreme Court, Makely and his anti-gun lobby are determined to bring down Chandler, his company, his industry. the NRA, and even the Second Amendment. As skirmishes break out across the country between gun owners and the new progressive left, a stranger emerges in the growing civil war. ...

“A stellar novel of action, adventure, and intrigue.” —Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author The presumed president-elect has been assassinated. The fate of the United States is at stake. And Detective Jim Murphy of the Chicago PD is to blame. Serving as extra security in a parade for the apparent presidential winner, he succumbs to a moment of distraction. That indelible lapse allows an assassin to take down the president-elect. His shame is made even more profound now that Bryan, his rivalrous brother from the Justice Department, has come to Chicago to investigate the ...

From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, there have been more than two dozen assassination attempts on the President of the United States. Four have been successful. But now, Beecher White - the hero of the number one New York Times best seller The Inner Circle - discovers a killer in Washington, D.C. who's meticulously re-creating the crimes of these four men. Historians have branded them as four lone wolves. But what if they were wrong?

Praise for L G Wilder's writing: "Strikingly original" - says award-winning author Jake Needham (Inspector Tay series) "A great read" - says best-selling author Oliver Harris (Detective Belsey series) ________________________________________________________________ Five Star Reader Reviews: "Fast paced, great characters, very well written story weaving into modern Russia and its complex politics" "Packed with twists, turns, and intense fight scenes." "It moves along at a cracking pace to a climatic conclusion." "A great read, well paced, plenty of action and intrigue and lots of jeopardy!" ...

"An unbeatable military thriller that's explosive and one you don't want to end." –BestThrillers.com After CIA contract pilot, Duncan Hunter eliminated virtually every man from the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist List, it’s time for celebration and some down time. Hunter’s counterterrorism successes in Africa and the Middle East have propelled the CIA Director and America's most decorated military man, Bill McGee, to national prominence. At the annual Pumpkin Papers Irregulars Dinner, McGee announced he will seek the Office of the President. The chief financier of terrorism and the ...

NONSTOP EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT ACTION FROM PAGE ONE A candidate for President of the United States must die. His foreign policies pose a threat to other sovereign nations and global conglomerates. A deadly sniper has been hired to kill the candidate, and he is known for making fatal shots from over a mile away! The professional assassin, a former member of the Foreign Legion, boasts a history of ruthless hits. This dangerous marksman is supported in his deadly sniper mission by a group of disgruntled Native Americans; these Mohawk warriors are dedicated to aiding the lethal assassin until their ...

In "A Bullet for the Kremlin", Joseph Ejike Ojih delivers a pulse-pounding political thriller that thrusts readers into the heart of international espionage and geopolitical intrigue. The story follows Emeka Onwubiko, a Nigerian graduate student in Military Tactics studying in Kyiv. Recruited by Ukrainian intelligence, Emeka leads a covert operation to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin. Utilizing a custom drone sniper, the mission succeeds in wounding Putin, sending shockwaves through global power structures. As the Kremlin reels from the unprecedented attack, Emeka and his team ...

In six minutes, one of us would be dead. None of us knew it was coming. So says Wes Holloway, a once-cocky and ambitious presidential aide, about the day that changed his life forever. On that Fourth of July, Wes put Ron Boyle, the chief executive's oldest friend, into the presidential limousine. By the time the trip came to an end, Wes was permanently disfigured, and Boyle was dead, the victim of a crazed assassin.

An Amazon #1 Bestseller in multiple categories — December 2024. Trump Unyielding: The Quest for America’s 47th Presidency is not just a biography, it’s a chronicle of resilience, leadership, and transformation. Donald J. Trump, now elected as the 47th President of the United States, embodies ambition and bold leadership, using his "Art of the Comeback" to reclaim the White House and redefine American politics. This compelling story follows Trump’s journey from his early days in Queens to his rise as the "King of Debt," turning a $9 billion deficit into a $10 billion empire. It ...

Steve Mason is pulled out of retirement to track down a genius millionaire killer bent on assassinating the President of the United States. With little time and few clues, he traces Raymond Armstrong's last known steps and finds more than he bargained for. Using his skills crafted in the heart of South American drug country, Steve searches in a race against time. Yet, his search is not as clandestine as he would like. There is a mole in the highest levels of the agency. This fast-paced, high-octane thriller is filled with twists and turns that will keep you turning page after page.

An epic, atmospheric story that begins with twenty three genetically superior orphans being groomed to become elite spies in Chicago's Pedemont Orphanage and concludes with a political assassination deep in the Amazon jungle. The Orphan Factory, a coming-of-age spy thriller novel, is book two in The Orphan Trilogy and a prequel to The Ninth Orphan. Go on another frenetic journey with the ninth-born orphan as he busts out of the clandestine orphanage he knew as home and goes on the run across America. In the late 1970's, in Chicago, Illinois, the secretive Omega Agency initiates the Pedemont...

Haunted all her life by feelings of terror and emptiness, 49-year-old Urania Cabral returns to her native Dominican Republic - and finds herself reliving the events of 1961, when the capital was still called Trujillo City and one old man terrorized a nation of three million. Rafael Trujillo, the depraved ailing dictator whom Dominicans call the Goat, controls his inner circle with a combination of violence and blackmail. There is a conspiracy against him, and a Machiavellian revolution already underway.

In the shadowy world of international diplomacy, death is rarely what it seems. When Inter-Agency Liaison Investigator Derek Thomas arrives at the American Embassy in Brussels, he's told he's replacing a diplomat who committed suicide. But Thomas knows better—Lucius Briggs was murdered, and his death is just the first move in a deadly game. As Thomas unravels a conspiracy targeting a landmark African oil agreement, he discovers an assassination method so elegant it borders on artistry. The perfect crime, untraceable and seemingly impossible. His investigation leads him to Heidi McNamara, ...

Encouraged to be "winners" from a young age, Rose and Joe Kennedy's children were the embodiment of ambitious, wholesome Americanism. Yet even within this ebullient group of overachievers, the fourth Kennedy child, the irrepressible Kathleen, stood out. Lively, charismatic, extremely clever, and blessed with graceful athleticism and a sunny disposition, the alluring socialite fondly known as Kick was a firecracker who effortlessly made friends and stole hearts.

A Lie Too Big to Fail asserts the idea that a government can never investigate itself in a crime of this magnitude. Was the convicted Sirhan Sirhan a willing participant? Or was he a mind-controlled assassin? It has fallen to independent researchers like Pease to lay out the evidence in a clear and concise manner, allowing listeners to form their theories about this event. Pease places the history of this event in the context of the era and provides shocking overlaps between other high-profile murders and attempted murders of the time.

The visionary chemist Sidney Gottlieb was the CIA’s master magician and gentlehearted torturer - the agency’s “poisoner in chief.” As head of the MK-ULTRA mind control project, he directed brutal experiments at secret prisons on three continents. He made pills, powders, and potions that could kill or maim without a trace - including some intended for Fidel Castro and other foreign leaders. He paid prostitutes to lure clients to CIA-run bordellos, where they were secretly dosed with mind-altering drugs. His experiments spread LSD across the United States.

International art sleuth Adriana Villa is on the move again. But this time, she’s not tracking down priceless stolen paintings or sculptures. This time, Adriana is chasing terrorists. Recruited by her friend June, Adriana has joined Shadow Cell, a covert agency that hunts the world’s most dangerous mass murderers, striking them where they live, where they kill—where they hide. But as her team moves in on a weapons-smuggling cell in Istanbul, Adriana’s cover is blown. Turns out members of the Red Ring, the most secretive, most lethal terrorists in the world have been watching her, ...