Political fiction

  • I must betray you

    Creator

    Sepetys, Ruta

    Abstract

    A gut-wrenching, startling historical thriller about communist Romania and the citizen spy network that devastated a nation, from the #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray. Romania, 1989. Communist regimes are crumbling across Europe. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu dreams of becoming a writer, but Romanians aren't free to dream; they are bound by rules and force.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    [S.I.]

    Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group

    Not specified
  • Half of a yellow sun

    Creator

    Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi

    Abstract

    With effortless grace, celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie illuminates a seminal moment in modern African history: Biafra's impassioned struggle to establish an independent republic in southeastern Nigeria during the late 1960s.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York, NY]

    Random House Audio

    Not specified
  • Extreme measures : Mitch Rapp, book 11

    Creator

    Flynn, Vince

    Abstract

    Mitch Rapp and his protege, Mike Nash, may have met their match. The CIA has detected and intercepted two terrorist cells, but a third is feared to be on the loose. Led by a dangerous mastermind obsessed with becoming the leader of al-Qaeda, this determined and terrifying group is about to descend on America. Rapp needs the best on this assignment, and Nash, who has served his government honorably for 16 years first as an officer in the Marine Corps and then as an operative in an elite counterterrorism team run by Rapp is his choice.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    London

    Simon & Schuster

    Not specified
  • Consent to kill : Mitch Rapp, book 8

    Creator

    Flynn, Vince

    Abstract

    Having earned numerous enemies in his more than fifteen years on the front lines of the war on terror, CIA operative Mitch Rapp is targeted by the influential father of a terrorist who is demanding retribution for his son's death.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Simon & Schuster Audio

    Not specified
  • Backlash : Scot Harvath, book 18

    Creator

    Thor, Brad

    Abstract

    #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and #1 Publishers Weekly bestselling author Brad Thor is back with his most gripping thriller yet! In ancient texts, there are stories about men who struck from the shadows, seemingly beyond the reach of death itself. These men were considered part angel, part demon. Their loyalty was to their families, their friends, and their kings. You crossed these men at your peril. And once crossed, there was no crossing back. They were fearless; men of honor who have been known throughout history by different names: Spartan, Viking, Samurai.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York, NY

    Simon & Schuster Audio

    Not specified
  • Anéantir

    Creator

    Houellebecq, Michel

    Abstract

    En 2027, Paul Raison soutient le candidat de la majorité pour l'élection présidentielle. Une description du monde qui nous entoure abordant des sujets aussi divers que l'amour, la mort, la société contemporaine...

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Paris

    Gallimard Audio

    Not specified
  • Mercy Street

    Creator

    Haigh, Jennifer

    Abstract

    Claudia has counseled patients at Mercy Street clinic for almost a decade. But as anti-abortion protests intensify, fear creeps into Claudia's days, an anxiety she manages with frequent visits to an affable pot dealer.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • Love, hate & clickbait

    Creator

    Bowery, Liz

    Abstract

    Thom is working on a presidential campaign. But he is tested when the Governor asks him to pretend date his nemesis, Clay, to secure the liberal vote.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Don Mills, Ontario, Canada]

    Harlequin Audio

    Not specified
  • The devil may dance : Charlie and Margaret Marder, book 2

    Creator

    Tapper, Jake

    Abstract

    Charlie and Margaret Marder, political stars in 1960s Washington, DC, long for a rest, but Attorney General Robert Kennedy asks them to look into a threat to the presidency, and the security of the nation.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • The president's daughter : a thriller

    Creator

    Patterson, James

    Clinton, Bill

    Abstract

    A madman abducts the daughter of President Keating, an ex-Navy SEAL, turning every parent's deepest fear into a matter of national security. So Keating decides to embark on a one-man special-ops mission.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified