Political Historical Fiction

An enthralling historical fiction from the bestselling author of the Guinness Girls series Kathleen 'Kick' Kennedy, a recent arrival to England from Massachusetts, is already a huge hit in 1930s London society. Her status as the daughter of an ambassador puts her at the centre of the most elite...

From No.1 bestselling author Andrew Taylor comes the sequel to the phenomenally successful The Ashes of London Over 1 Million Andrew Taylor Novels Sold! A time of terrible danger… The Great Fire has ravaged London. Now, guided by the Fire Court, the city is rebuilding, but times are volatile...

American Ambassador Maxwell Gordon Amberley has a reputation as a tough negotiator. Yet when he is sent to Vietnam, the dilemma he faces throws him into self-doubt. He is made arbiter of his nation’s fate on the one hand and of the life and death of the ruling house of Vietnam on the other. Out of every international crisis comes at least one great story.

It is 1948. William Thomas Cochrane, an American intelligence agent, is in England with his wife, Laura, visiting friends and family. But when summer arrives, so does the first major international crisis of the postwar years. Cochrane’s country is calling him back to active duty for a special assignment in the newly divided Germany, one which will take him behind newly drawn enemy lines and into a perilous netherworld of ruthless black marketeers, petty criminals, prostitutes, ex-Nazis, and Soviet spies.

Philadelphia, 1778. The British are watching, the French have arrived, and freedom is still a rumor. Claire Valois-widowed, fluent, almost invisible-steps ashore with a sewing basket and a deadlier cargo: messages written in lemon ink, meant for General Washington's spies and Rochambeau's officers. Her nerve and quiet brilliance pull her through candlelit taverns, Loyalist parlors, and river crossings where one wrong glance can end a war-or a life. Shadowing her is Captain Edward Ashford, a British dragoon who prides himself on restraint and never misses a seam.

Delve into the shadowy world of political intrigue with Secrets in the Shadows: Political Conspiracy Theories. This gripping collection features over 20 thought-provoking mini-stories that explore the hidden agendas, covert operations, and mysterious events that have shaped political landscapes across history.

Five homeless people take over a radio station, turn the music programming over to a ballot system that everyone can participate in, and start a political avalanche changing America more into a democracy with an amendment to the Constitution initiated by a states' national constitutional convention. Historical fiction based on Radio Free Hawaii, Honolulu.

Set in 1945 between Hitler's death and Hiroshima, The Second Child is a satirical thriller about one young woman's plot to outsmart the supreme dictators in a world on fire. From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The First Friend. You can't choose your family, but you can choose...

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Edgar Allan Poe afirmó: La muerte de una mujer hermosa es, sin duda, el tema más poético del mundo. María Docampo podría hacer honor a ese pensamiento: para los que la quisieron, así fue. María y Milton Wolff tienen en común que son contemporáneos, de Brooklyn y agentes del servicio de inteligencia de Estados Unidos, además de compartir una íntegra moral ¿Se puede sobrevivir al sistema con valores inquebrantables?

Nell`anno 2000 il vecchio questore emerito Vittorio D’Aiazzo, affiancatosi al commissario Sordi suo ex dipendente, investiga in funzione di consulente della Questura torinese su una serie di omicidi che si presentano sì come l`opera nichilista d`un sadico assassino seriale o quali sacrifici al diavolo d`una delle sette sulfuree della Torino macabro-stregata, ma potrebbero avere, anche o soltanto, cause legate a quel terrorismo che aveva imperversato in Italia fino a una ventina d`anni prima e si trascina ancora a fine millennio.