The nation is under attack!? Bio Weapons!? Nuclear Weapons!? And there’s only one person to stop them!? What’s not to love about political thrillers? With all too real scenarios and seemingly insurmountable odds, political thrillers capture the seriousness of a nation at stake and the excitement of good overcoming evil. If you enjoy adrenaline in your stories as much as we do, check out our best political thrillers of 2016!
Best Political Thrillers of 2016
Foreign Agent
Brad Thor
Release Date: June 14, 2016
An American Operation in Syria has been ambushed. Former SEAL and spy trained Scot Harvath has been tasked with finding out who was behind the betrayal. The search sends him through Europe and the Middle East, uncovering untold evils along the way.
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Stephen Coonts
Release Date: June 13, 2016
A public assassination pitches America into turmoil, finding CIA Director Jake Grafton and his trusted colleauge, Tommy Carmellini, on the other side of the law. The public reacts violently, rioting against decalred martial law. To see an end to the unrest, the two must unrravel the conspiracy behind it all.
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Steve Berry
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Shot down in Siberia, ex-Agent Cotton Malone must fight to for his life against a Soviet loyalist. But escape isn’t the only thing on his mind. He’s caught wind of a plot to meddle with the government…on Innauguration Day.
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Barry Eisler
Release Date: February 2, 2016
Evelyn works for the NSA, not out of a moral obligation to national security, just to keep the bills paid and her son in school. But when Evelyn stumbles upon a program linked with the deaths of informants and whistleblowers, she finds herself the target of two government assassins. Will her training be enough to keep her alive?
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Mark Greaney
Release Date: February 16, 2016
Court Gentry was the best agent in the CIA, until they black listed him. So he became an international assassin. But the betrayal still leaves Court uneasy. To get to the bottom of it, he’ll have to return to Washington D.C. Can he escape attempts on his life as he searches for the truth?
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Kyle Mills
Release Date: October 11, 2016
CIA Operative Mitch Rapp’s mission in Pakistan is simple: keep nuclear weapons out of terrorist’s hands. But terrorists aren’t the only ones interested in the WMDs. As unrest in the Middle East grows, Rapp must travel into Russia to uncover their true motives. What he finds there may prove more shocking than he’d thought imaginable.
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Ben Coes
Release Date: June 28, 2016
To find the backers behind ISIS, Operative Dewey Andreas went undercover in Syria. Cover blown and outnumbered, Andreas finds the US has been supplying weapons to the terrorists. But stopping the last shippment may only result in the public executions of innocents. Can Andreas find a solution before it’s too late?
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John Gilstrap
Release Date: June 28, 2016
Ethan Falk acted in self-defense when he killed that man, the man who’d imprisoned him for so long. But his rescue was orchestrated by Scorpion, a man who works outside the law. Can Scorpion save Ethan Falk again, without revealing his identity? Follow him and his team as they seek out the solution.
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Jack Mars
Release Date: March 18, 2016
FBI Department Head Luke Stone has been pulled into a case involving a stolen biological agent. As the terrorist’s targets begin to suffer, Stone begins to unravel the issue, discovering their final Doomsday target. Will he be able to stop them in time?
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Matthew Fitzsimmons
Release Date: October 4, 2016
An imprisoned billionaire publicly hints at a stash of hidden money, sparking a modern-day treasure hunt. Gibson Vaughn searches for the trove, hoping to avenge a close friend, and one of the billionaire’s victims. But can he beat all the other searchers in the hunt?
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