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Bklyn Bookmatch Political Thrillers featuring Washington Insiders

Fiction similar to Mike Lawson's Joe DeMarco thrillers. This list was created by a librarian with the Brooklyn Public Library for a reader. Would you like your own personalized list of reading suggestions? Visit Bklyn BookMatch here: bklynlibrary.org/bookmatch

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Vanished
Joseph Finder.
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Nick Heller is tough, smart, and stubborn. And in his line of work, it's essential. Trained in the Special Forces, Nick is a high-powered intelligence investigator--exposing secrets that powerful people would rather keep hidden. He's a guy you don't want to mess with. He's also the man you call when you need a problem fixed. Desperate, with nowhere else to run, Nick's nephew, Gabe makes that call one night. After being attacked in Georgetown, his mother, Lauren, lies in a coma, and his step-dad, Roger, Nick's brother, has vanished without a trace. Nick and Roger have been on the outs since the arrest, trial, and conviction of their father, the notorious "fugitive financier," Victor Heller. Where Nick strayed from the path, Roger followed their father's footsteps into the corporate world. Now, as Nick searches for his brother, he's on a collision course with one of the most powerful corporations in the world-and they will stop at nothing to protect their secrets.

The last man
Vince Flynn.
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When a CIA black ops master with ties to disreputable figures in Afghanistan goes missing, Mitch Rapp is ordered to track down the missing man at all costs and finds himself enmeshed in a dangerous plot involving the interests of numerous countries.

Blood game
by David Lyons.
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The president asks Jock Boucher to follow a trail of illegal cop killer bullets to discover who is shipping arms to Mexican criminal insurgents, which is blocking the development of one of the world's largest energy fields.

Shining city
Tom Rosenstiel.
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Shining City
Tom Rosenstiel.
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The president of the United States hires fixer Peter Rena to vet his nominee for the Supreme Court, but while Rena investigates every aspect of Judge Roland Madison's background, he discovers that the judge could be the next target in a series of killings.

Power surge
Ben Bova.
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Six-time Hugo winner Ben Bova brings us a gripping political thriller on the cutting edge of science and technology.

Power surge
Ben Bova.
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Dr. Jake Ross, the science advisor to a newly elected freshman senator, must figure out how Washington really works when his comprehensive energy plan runs afoul of special interests, cynical bureaucrats, and a powerful U.S. senator.