Democracy's Thief: An Eric Beckman Paranormal Thriller by Al Macy (166 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Private Investigator Eric Beckman hates politics. He doesn't even watch the news -- it's just sensationalized stories crafted to sell commercials. Why should he care? But that changes when a friend is shot in the head during a politically motivated break-in. Eric starts digging, and using his paranormal mind-reading skills, he soon discovers that Wilson Kingman, the presidential candidate behind the burglary, has some supernatural skills of his own. With one sweep of his mesmerizing gaze, he's able to secure the fanatical devotion of the thousands who attend his rallies--including the very people investigating him. Worse, Kingman's true motivations have nothing to do with leading the free world. With the clock ticking down toward election day, Beckman must overcome his aversion to politics and stop the wrong man from being elected. If he fails, millions will die. Democracy's Thief is a standalone book which may be enjoyed without reading any of the other books in the series.

Genre: Political

Claimant Commitment: Part Two - Hard-working Families by Sarah Honeysett (5 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

'It's hardly worth fixing my heart if they're going to starve me to death!' Recovering from major surgery, Terry Walker faces a financially bleak future - his Disability Living Allowance is being reassessed, his year of Employment and Support Allowance is running out and another appeal isn't decided in his favour, soon he and his disabled wife Lyn will lose more than half of their weekly income. Lyn and Terry aren't alone. As the team at the Solent Welfare Rights Project help their clients cope with tough times, they know there is worse to come. From the 'Bedroom Tax' to the 'Benefit Cap', the end of the Social Fund and the toughening of sanctions, everything is changing and not for the better. As Hilary Carrington and her colleagues adapt to the changing times, can they hold on to their principles and independence, and what will happen to their most vulnerable clients as 'Welfare Reform' gains pace? This is the second part of a new serial, which follows 'Severe Discomfort', ...

Genre: Political

The Chest of Surprises by Alistair Lees-Smith (4 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

An old family chest full of memorabilia is discovered and a grandson tells the story as the family weaves its destiny from the mud of the first World War to the House of Commons and from the concentration camps to a fine house in Hampstead.

Genre: Political

The Fight Belonged to Her by Rasmenia Massoud (6 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

"It's best to do what your dad says without making any waves." Robin understood it was the men in her life who had the control. After a lifetime of feeling powerless and witnessing her mother's potential being crushed under the weight of compliance, Robin is ready to fight back, even if it means pushing against those closest to her.

Genre: Political

1984 (Essential Orwell Classics) by George Orwell (Cedro Classics) (529 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

The lexicon of 1984, which includes terms like Newspeak, Doublethink, Big Brother, and the Thought Police, has entered the English language as a representation of the horrors of dictatorship. Not least due to its logical consistency, George Orwell's account of Winston Smith's struggle against the all-pervasive Party has become a classic. It was first published in 1949, yet its importance hasn't diminished.

Genre: Political

Black Irish: A Novella by K.M. Rice (Wildling Spirit) (31 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

His lawlessness was a shield against their expectations. "I know what you're t'inking; if you've read one love story, you may as well have read them all. But I can guarantee that you haven't read this one before. And it certainly isn't a tale of traditional love by any means. So for those of you who choose to read on, I will say this one t'ing: if it has to be there at all, it's best that you go and find trouble rather than trouble finding you." Free additional short story: https://bit.ly/2DgA4tv (copy and paste the link into your browser)

Genre: Political

Child In A Time Of Tribulation by Ndubichi Okezue (Red Sargon Publishing) (8 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST NEW NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR EBOOKS IN 2021 BY BOOK AUTHORITY In July 1993, a Lagos city police detective is ordered by his superior to travel to the faraway city of Enugu to assist the local police over there with their investigations. He is reluctant to go to Enugu because of the trauma that he suffered there as child during the Nigerian Civil War(1967-1970). This short story chronicles the frustration that Detective-Inspector Ikenna Kodilinye is undergoing while stuck in the notorious Lagos city traffic enroute to the airport from where he is scheduled to fly to Enugu. Between an annoyingly talkative taxi driver, the chaotic gridlock outside and the emotional turmoil brought on by the reawakening of repressed childhood memories, the frustrated detective struggles inside his taxicab to keep himself cool under the sweltering citywide heatwave. Then he relieves his childhood trauma from decades past, and comes to the realization that his superior's order to travel to ...

Genre: Political

The oranges of Dubai by Cristina Costa (0111 Edizioni) (2 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Paolo Manfredi is an affirmed paediatric surgeon who lives and works in Paris. Born in Torre dell'Isola, a town not too far from Palermo, after high school he left Sicily, a land then upset by serious upheavals, to pursue his ambitions. After thirty years, he comes back with his wife and his children to celebrate his fiftieth birthday, and to retrace the steps of a brusquely interrupted personal and civil history. He finds a deeply changed world, and walking on the footsteps of his own past, searching for his Sicily, he finds again his old friends, and with them the emotions he denied for a long time, his cut roots, his childhood places, changed yet still deeply intact. In the nostalgic memory of his past life, Paolo learns to look at the events from the point of view of those who stayed and fought so that the identity of a people wouldn't be lost.

Genre: Political

Fatal Memory: A Gripping Suspense Political Thriller (Agent Red:Teagan Stone Series Book 1) by Ava S. King (304 Publishing Company in association with Harrell Street Films) (273 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

A fast-paced action adventure, a political thriller, with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense. Early in her military career, Teagan Stone was recruited from the Navy to work with an elite group, where she became a notorious spy. After many years of service, all she wants to do is focus on her husband and three kids. Instead of enjoying retirement, she wakes up one day and finds herself chained to a bed in a 4x4 cell with no memory of how she got there or why. The life she tried to leave behind has dragged her back. Once again Teagan must rely on her time as a undercover government operative, to work a mission she didn't ask for, while doing things she hasn't done in years, in order to save her country.

Genre: Political

Assassins of Athens by Jeffrey Siger (Poisoned Pen Press) (527 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Discover a gripping new mystery series with the extended excerpt of Assassins of Athens When the body of a boy from one of Greece's most prominent families turns up in a dumpster in one of Athens' worst neighborhoods, Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis of the Greek Police's Special Crimes Division is certain there's a message in the murder. But who sent it and why? Andreas' search for answers takes him deep into the sordid, criminal side of Athens nightlife and then to the glittering world of high society, where age-old frictions between old and new money breed jealousy, murder, revenge, revolutionaries, and some very dangerous truths. It is a journey amid ruthless, powerful adversaries that brings Andreas face-to-face with old grudges, new emotions, ancient Athenian practices, and modern political realities once thought unimaginable. Assassins of Athens brings readers deep into a world of crime set against the seductive backdrop of modern-day Greece in Jeffrey Siger's must-read ...

Genre: Political

When Chemistry Wins (The Dark Horse Trilogy Book 1) by Cynthia Dane (Barachou Press) (39 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

The debut serial of new contemporary romance author Cynthia Dane! "Two households, both alike in dignity; From ancient grudge break to new mutiny." STAR-CROSSED LOVERS The Mitchells and the Halls are embroiled in the most heated gubernatorial election the state has ever seen.. Kerri Mitchell, the governor's debutante daughter, yearns for a life free from her family's controlling grasp. A life where her worth isn't based on how vapid and innocent she can appear on the evening news. Hunter Hall doesn't see eye-to-eye with his father, Governor Mitchell's nemesis. He's tired of the campaigning, the false promises, and the dirty mudslinging that comes with modern politics. And Hunter's tired of having no one to share his life with. One fateful night brings these two souls together. One fateful night that changes the course of these two families' fates forever. For when it comes down to it, will Kerri and Hunter choose their families... or love?

Genre: Political

Reparations USA by Philip Wyeth (34 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

America, 2028. The War for Equity has begun! A new bureaucracy called the Historical Reparations Administration oversees enforcement of restitution for colonialism and slavery. This is the story of everyday people caught in the crossfire between idealism and technology. Supercomputers scan old documents while drones monitor both Debtors and Beneficiaries from coast to coast. Reality TV shows and religious cults help the nation atone for its sins. Reparations USA is the frantically inventive future history that creates an entire world, complete with its own slang and a diverse cast of sympathetic characters. Philip Wyeth's exuberant debut novel sets the stage for this timely series which is full of heart... humor... and total surveillance! This is Book One of the Reparations series. 36,500 words.

Genre: Political

Welcome to the Hotel Yalta: Six Stories of Cold War Noir (The Cold War Chronicles) by Victoria Dougherty (Wilderness Press) (169 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Cold spies. Cold dames. Cold love. Cold War! An heiress who can't seem to keep her legs closed. A Russian plan for dominating the space race. An assassin with a penchant for rich food and sadistic murder. When you're alone in the cold, passion and betrayal are commodities and love hangs on by an icy thread. From the author of "The Bone Church," "The Hungarian," and "Cold," comes a white knuckle tour de force of Cold War noir. Read the whole story in "The Hungarian," Book 2 of the Cold War Chronicles. Fans of books by John le Carré, Daniel Silva, Graham Greene, Ken Follett, and Alan Furst, have been mesmerized by this masterfully written Cold War series!

Genre: Political

The President's Table by Jenny Bond (Hachette Australia) (19 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

In Roosevelt's White House, one woman finds love and friendship in unexpected places. A short story from the author of The President's Lunch. Iris McIntosh is many things to many people - advisor to President Roosevelt, friend and confidant to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, lover to one man, and girlfriend to another. But when the flamboyant Alexander Woollcott comes to stay, Iris begins to question everything that she had previously taken for granted. As she struggles to maintain the façade that splits her heart between two men, an unexpected evening with Aleck shows that they have more in common than Iris knew, and a simple game unravels both the mystery surrounding his past and the truth that she has failed to admit, even to herself. Jenny Bond has worked as a teacher, journalist, copywriter and researcher. Her non-fiction titles have been published in Australia and the USA. Writing about the stories behind great novels led Jenny to write her own first novel, Perfect North ...

Genre: Political

The Spirit of Resistance (Jefferson's Road Book 1) by Michael J. Scott (Amazon.com) (161 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

All Peter Baird wants to do is save his brother Martin from himself. All Martin wants to do is spark a second American Revolution. He will provoke the government into declaring war against its own citizens by assassinating the next President on Inauguration Day. Fearful for his brother's life, Peter is drawn into the shady world of radicalized militias. He must choose to become part of the plot or risk losing his brother forever. Can he talk his brother down from this insane plan by going along with this scheme, or must he betray Martin to save his country?

Genre: Political