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During WWII a British officer was sent to East Africa to align and coordinate with the native tribes a guerrilla campaign to attack and harass the Axis forces. In his possession were secret government documents outlining certain allegiances and a strongbox containing gold bullion to pay for those allegiances. Unfortunately the officer was captured by a group of Italian soldiers and killed; and the whereabouts of those documents and gold undetermined. Now, 13 years later comes word that one of those Italians has turned up and is being held prisoner by an African warlord. A branch of the ...

The first in the Mike Benasque thriller novel series! THE PLOTTERS: A whirlwind novel of chase and daring about a down-at-the-heels newspaperman who gets caught in the crossfire of a South American revolution. A high government official falls ill with a terrible and dreaded disease. An American citizen vanishes without a trace from a lonely railroad station. A parachutist drops through the silent night into the shelter of a dense forest. Only the plotters know that these isolated happenings are all part of a master plan. A daring attempt to overthrow a cut-throat dictator who does not ...

"A rocket ride of action, political intrigue, and suspense."—San Diego Magazine "A sharp thriller. Russell has us in the palm of his hand."—Chicago Tribune "Ingeniously imagined and skillfully told, Political Suicide must be included in any list of this year's best thrillers."—San Diego Union-Tribune Will Travis is an undercover corporate investigator whose job involves low-key assignments like checking out the service at Washington, DC, hotel bars and reporting back to management. But his evening takes an unexpected turn when he interrupts an attempted murder. Soon, Will is on the ...

As the world emerges from the COVID pandemic, an encrypted Zoom call involving five participants, based across four continents, approves a plan that could have unimaginable consequences for the State of Israel. Chief Inspector Nicolas Vargas of the Buenos Aires Police Department and Lieutenant Troy Hembury of the LAPD join forces with Lea Katz, an elite Mossad agent, in a race against time to try and prevent the unthinkable consequences of Operation Gesamtkunstwerk.

Regan Clery, working in obscurity at a major magazine, receives the opportunity of a lifetime. She is given a feature story on the famous billionaire Carter Thomas, head of an internationally known security firm. The catch: she must travel to Haiti and determine why he is there.

Chief Inspector Nicolas Vargas of the Buenos Aires Police Department and Lieutenant Troy Hembury of the LAPD are sucked into a dark political conspiracy concealing an incredible historical truth stretching from the infamous Berlin bunker to Buenos Aires and to Washington, which threatens the very heart and soul of American democracy.

Two years after the death of his fifteen-year-old daughter, investigative reporter Cole Sloane is still struggling to cope. Between the PTSD episodes, crippling depression, and a trial separation from his wife, he’s flailing, especially at work. But when a mysterious blast from his past—one that connects all the pieces of his life—lands on his doorstep, everything changes.

Sid McDaniel is an undercover cyber hunter who catches spies doing corporate espionage, but he finds himself sucked into a scandal so explosive it could start a war with China. To come out alive, Sid must expose Chinese interests and corrupt US officials. But, in this war for truth, even much of the corporate media establishment is against him. The result is a modern, honest and breathtaking story, as sometimes only a novel can get at the whole truth.

For over 40 years Victor Youngblood has been working patiently, quietly, and steadily to seize control of the nation’s media, government, political, education, and entertainment structures. With these assets now in his grip, he is poised execute his ultimate plan; conquest of the United States at the foundational level. It's all happening right under the noses of an unsuspecting nation. The long-awaited scheme will come to fruition with the 2016 presidential election. Everything is going according to plan, but then a new voice emerges. A strangely authentic candidate captures the ...

Your biggest threat is the one you can’t see. Retired ex-astronaut, Brock Finlander wants to enjoy the good life, get things back to normal, and forget the past. Despite the things that he had seen over the years, surely, not every legend was true. But a meteor storm over the waters of Claw Island would change all that when Brock captures one of the meteorites that tore through his boat. Now, he finds himself getting sucked back into a world that he desperately wanted to leave behind. And he may have been able to walk away, that is, until an examination of the extraterrestrial rock ...

What would happen if the President of the United States and the Vice President decided to run for the Oval Office… Against each other? Vice President Scott Maxwell is a decent, honest man with no skeletons in his closet, but is fed up with corrupt President Gordon Kirk. He decides to run for the Presidency against the incumbent, and sets in motion a series of events that will change his life and steal part of his soul. Maxwell finds this campaign requires media manipulation and dirty tricks that pull out all the stops, while learning that power, money and sex are interchangeable in ...

The sudden death of her refugee friend sets off a chain of events that will change Shelley’s quiet life forever. Her burning desire for the truth uncovers a web of conspiracy, danger, and corruption that reaches all the way to the top. Shelley is reluctant to jeopardize her safe career and comfortable life, but it soon becomes clear that she will have to break rules and risk everything to uncover the truth.

In Seattle, there's a small businessman named Brett Jorgensen. He's always looking for opportunities, but when he gets involved with a Russian named Misha Petrov, his life takes a dark turn. Misha runs an import/export business, but as Brett soon discovers, he's also involved with the Russian Mafia.

Following activities in the 70's when James was associated with the British
Secret Service (MI6), the then Justice Minister, Righteous Musuke was
arrested and indicted for gun running into Tanzania and smuggling drugs into Kenya, it was James' evidence that put him behind bars. Now he's OUT and seeking revenge.

Enough. For too long Republicans have been the party that plays fair. And as the old saying goes, "Nice Guys Finish Last." Tired of Democratic tactics like voting machine glitches, mysteriously discovered ballots and power failures, the Grand Old Party decides it's time to level the playing field with tricks of their own. A firebrand Congresswoman lights the fuse that sends the party off into uncharted territory. Because it's time to blow up traditional politics.

United States Senator Vincent Napolitano (a/k/a Vinny Naples) is passionate about saving the country he truly loves, but is getting nowhere following the rules. Desperate and willing to do anything, he asks a Mafia relative for assistance in return for a big favor, and things begin to turn around. But now his mob connection has Vinny's "marker"… basically an IOU written in blood… and he's got to fulfill his promise. Or else. He enlists the help of Washington's best lobbyist Noelle Snow, who might be more than his employee. Will the politician Americans consider the most honest have to ...

In the sixteenth installment in the bestselling JET series, Jet finds herself betrayed by those she trusted the most, with disastrous consequences for her loved ones...and herself. When a shadowy figure from Matt's past surfaces as possible savior, she must decide whether to bet it all on a total stranger, or lose everything she's fought to hold onto.

From Action/Adventure novelist Michael Kasner comes a covert military thriller series! Formed by an elite cadre of government officials, the five member Black OPS team goes where the law can’t - to seek retribution for acts of terror directed against Americans anywhere in the world. BLACK OPS - BOOK ONE: AMERICA CAUGHT IN A CARIBBEAN UPRISING! The strident call to action comes from Cuba as an unprecedented wave of violence against Americans that Castro’s inheritors can’t-or won’t- control. When the U.S. offers of military support are turned down, the five member Black OPS force is ...

From Action/Adventure novelist Michael Kasner comes a covert military thriller series. Formed by an elite cadre of government officials, the five member Black OPS team goes where the law can’t - to seek retribution for acts of terror directed against Americans anywhere in the world. BLACK OPS - BOOK THREE: AMERICANS TAKEN HOSTAGE IN GREECE! The Black OPS team’s priority is to rescue a hostaged group of archaeological students, including the niece of the Secretary of State. Blood has already been spilled, and the students face an ever-receding future that will be terminated by torture ...

From Action/Adventure novelist Michael Kasner comes a covert military thriller series. Formed by an elite cadre of government officials, the five member Black OPS team goes where the law can’t - to seek retribution for acts of terror directed against Americans anywhere in the world. BLACK OPS - BOOK TWO: AMERICA ON THE VERGE OF AN ETHNIC CIVIL WAR! The Black OPS team has dealt with foreign terrorists aboard, but now the carnage is the bloody handiwork of Americans as Los Angeles turns into a powder keg in an interracial war that threatens to sweep the county. Deployed to infiltrate the ...