Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Political Thrillers

Can’t get enough of politics—try one of these popular fiction titles.

Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer
Beecher White a young archivist working in the National Archives and his childhood crush accidentally happen upon a priceless artifact a 200 year-old dictionary that once belonged to George Washington hidden inside a desk chair. Keen to discover why the President is hiding this important national treasure the two soon find themselves entangled in a web of deception. Conspiracy and murder that will reveal the most well kept secret of the U.S. Presidency. This fast-paced thriller will keep you reading.

American Assassin by Vince Flynn
Mitt Rapp a student at Syracuse University broods over the tragic deaths of his girlfriend and many other classmates on the bombed Pan Am Flight 103 until he is recruited and trained by the CIA and receives his first assignment; to kill the Turkish arms dealer who sold the bomb that killed his friends. A must read.

Our Kind of Traitor by John Le Carre
In LeCarre’s latest novel he delves into the world of international money laundering and the Russian mob. Perry Makepiece former Oxford tutor and his girlfriend, lawyer Gail Perkins take a vacation to the beautiful island of Antigua to sharpen their tennis game. Dima aka Dmitri Vladimirovich Krasnov challenges the couple to a tennis match, but he wants much more than a friendly match of tennis. He wants them to help him escape the Russian mob, but his former bosses decide he knows too much.

Athena Project by Brad Thor
A group of female warriors from the nation’s elite counter-terrorism unit deploys on a dangerous international assignment. Their code name is Athena Project. The Athena Project is a program to train and field teams of Special Forces made up of entirely of women. Athena Project’s next assignment is to capture Nino Biachi, a Venetian arms dealer. Then they are sent to the Paraguayan jungle to investigate the WW II era weapon known as the Kammler device; a weapon that has the power to quite literally change the course of civilization.

Run Before the Wind by Stuart Woods
Will Lee runs away from his life of wealth and privilege to spend a quiet summer on the coast of Ireland. What he needs is peace and quiet, but there is no peace on this troubled island. Restless and dissatisfied, Will dreams of shipbuilding and sailing on the calm Irish Sea, but an explosion of violence drags Will into a game of terror and revenge. Hatred, rage and deadly secrets send Lee running for his life from a bloody past that is not his own and he will find no sanctuary on the sea.

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