Political Thriller Audiobooks | Mystery, Thriller & Horror

'Fast, relentless, and impossible to put down. Landon Beach's The Cabin is a must-read for fans of Ted Bell, Clive Cussler, and Bryan Gruley.' - The Real Book Spy A potential worldwide catastrophe looms large, while CIA Officer Jennifer Lear waits in a Berlin café to meet with her agent who has critical information regarding the chilling emerging threat. But the agent is late, and the meeting turns into a frantic struggle to survive, generating many questions about how it all could have gone so wrong--the first being: Who exactly is Jennifer Lear? Six months later, Iggi and Maria Hilliard arrive at their secluded log cabin on the southern shore of Lake Ontario to celebrate the 4th of July with two friends. One is a co-worker of Maria's, Haley Girard, who is struggling with the idea of turning thirty and just looking for a place to relax away from Rochester. The other guest is recently divorced Detroit Detective Cal Ripley, a man who has been on the front lines since 9/11 and needs time away from his job and Detroit. The plan is to relax, reflect on life, and reconnect. Maria is also hoping that Haley and Cal find some chemistry. However, as the weekend unfolds, it becomes clear that not everyone in the cabin is who they say they are. From the cafés of Berlin to the Roman Colosseum. From the jungles of Vietnam to the streets of the Windy City. From the neighborhoods of Detroit to the shores of Lake Ontario, and from the glamor of New York City to the secrets of Langley, Virginia comes The Cabin, the third standalone novel in the riveting Great Lakes action adventure series. If you like high-stakes espionage, searing topics pulled from the headlines, and endings you won't see coming, then you'll love Landon Beach's tense political thriller.

Landon Beach (Author), Scott Brick (Narrator)

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Any Means Necessary (a Luke Stone Thriller—Book #1)

“Thriller writing at its best. Thriller enthusiasts who relish the precise execution of an international thriller, but who seek the psychological depth and believability of a protagonist who simultaneously fields professional and personal life challenges, will find this a gripping story that's hard to put down.” --Midwest Book Review, Diane Donovan (regarding Any Means Necessary) “One of the best thrillers I have read this year. The plot is intelligent and will keep you hooked from the beginning. The author did a superb job creating a set of characters who are fully developed and very much enjoyable. I can hardly wait for the sequel.” --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Any Means Necessary) When nuclear waste is stolen by jihadists in the middle of the night from an unguarded New York City hospital, the police, in a frantic race against time, call in the FBI. Luke Stone, head of an elite, secretive, department within the FBI, is the only man they can turn to. Luke realizes right away that the terrorists’ aim is to create a dirty bomb, that they seek a high-value target, and that they will hit it within 48 hours. A cat and mouse chase follows, pitting the world’s most savvy government agents versus its most sophisticated terrorists. As Agent Stone peels back layer after layer, he soon realizes he is up against a vast conspiracy, and that the target is even more high value than he could have imagined—leading all the way to the President of the United States. With Luke framed for the crime, his team threatened and his own family in danger, the stakes could not be higher. But as a former special forces commando, Luke has been in tough positions before, and he will not give up until he finds a way to stop them—using any means necessary. Twist follows twist as one man finds himself up against an army of obstacles and conspiracies, pushing even the limits of what he can handle, and culminating in a shocking climax. A political thriller with heart-pounding action, dramatic international settings, and non-stop suspense, ANY MEANS NECESSARY marks the debut of an explosive new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night. Book #2 in the Luke Stone series is also now available!

Jack Mars (Author), R.C. Kelly (Narrator)

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Hard Target

A threat inside the government. A whistleblower’s life on the line. It’s up to Jon Reznick to bring justice. When hacker Trevelle Williams discovers documents that threaten national security and put his life in jeopardy, there’s only one person he can turn to—Jon Reznick. Williams has learned that Rosalind Dyer, a key congressional witness, is about to be killed in order to stop her testimony. She has stumbled into the middle of a cover-up that goes deep into the United States government. Dyer knows her days are numbered, but that won’t stop her from doing what she has to do. Trevelle Williams has helped Jon out of many a scrape in the past. Now, Jon is the only person he can turn to for help saving Rosalind’s life, as well as his own, and protecting national security in the process. With enemies on all sides, including within the United States government, can Jon and Trevelle get to Rosalind in time? They’re her only hope to escape her pursuers and bring these secrets to light.

J. B. Turner (Author), Jeffrey Kafer (Narrator)

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The Last Ride. Eine Geschichte aus 'Broken' - dem Sammelband (ungekürzt)

'Ich bin stolz auf unsere Flagge. Aber ... ich weiß nicht, ob sie stolz auf uns sein kann.' Als er das Mädchen hinter Gittern sieht, weiß er, dass er etwas gegen diese Ungerechtigkeit tun muss. Cal Strickland ist ein Cowboy alter Schule. Seiner Familie hat die Ranch an der Grenze zu Mexiko schon gehört, da hat es noch gar keine Grenze gegeben. Nun, da die Ranch kaum noch Geld abwirft, ist er bei der Border Patrol und bewacht das Land, das er liebt. Doch dieses siebenjährige Mädchen ohne Eltern in dem käfigartigen Verschlag sitzen zu sehen, lässt seine anhaltenden Zweifel an der aktuellen Politik zu einem folgenschweren Entschluss reifen.

Don Winslow (Author), Dietmar Wunder (Narrator)

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Paradise. Eine Geschichte aus ''Broken'' - dem Sammelband (ungekürzt)

Ein langerwartetes Wiedersehen mit alten Bekannten aus 'Zeit des Zorns' und 'Bobby Z'. Ben, Chon und O beschließen, ihr florierendes Marihuana-Business auszuweiten - Ziel ist Kauai, Hawaii. Schnell sichern sie sich die Hilfe von Tim Karsen, einem Plantagenbesitzer vor Ort. Doch Red Eddie, Gangsterboss der hawaiianischen 'Firma', hat etwas gegen Eindringlinge vom Festland und diejenigen, die mit ihnen Geschäfte machen. Kit, Tim Karsens Sohn, bekommt dies bald am eigenen Leib zu spüren. Die Situation spitzt sich zu, als Red Eddie seine Männer aus Honolulu auf die kleine Insel schickt. Aber wenn Ben, Chon und O nicht bereit für Ärger im Paradies sind - wer dann?

Don Winslow (Author), Dietmar Wunder (Narrator)

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Boomerang - Thriller

John le Carré trifft Dürrenmatts Physiker. Marvar, ein iranischer Atomphysiker, hat den Algorithmus für die perfekte Kernfusion gefunden. Ein Wissen, das in den richtigen Händen ein Segen, in den falschen ein Fluch ist. Dann verschwindet Marvar plötzlich, nicht ohne seinem Freund Dyer, einem Journalisten, die Formel zu vermachen. Bald darauf gerät Dyer ins Visier unterschiedlicher Gestalten.

Nicholas Shakespeare (Author), Jan Katzenberger (Narrator)

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Wild Card

The celebrated governor of Maryland has been compromised at the MGM Casino in National Harbor. His situation is dire, and the implications for the country are brutal. Sinatra and Beck, secret agents for the Joint Federal Investigations Commission, are activated and sent undercover to the high-stakes poker tables. Just how much is Sinatra willing to wager? For America, he'll risk it all. But for a corrupt governor?

Alan Lee (Author), Gary Tiedemann (Narrator)

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Curse the Day

Tobias Hawke was the tech genius boss of the British Institute for Deep Learning. Now his body has been found in his lab: he has been brutally murdered. Hawke was on the brink of an astonishing breakthrough in the field of Artificial Intelligence. His creation, 'Syd', a machine-learning device that mimics human thought, promised to change the face of humanity forever. But, in the wake of her creator's murder, Syd has gone into emergency shutdown procedure. What secrets are her neural networks hiding? Michael North, ex-assassin and spy-for-hire, is the man to find out. But he can't work alone. Teenage hacker Fangfang, and Hawke's widow, a prize-winning ethicist, have their own reasons to solve the murder. But can they uncover the truth before it's too late? PRAISE FOR CURSE THE DAY: 'Relentlessly plotted with a blistering pace, Curse the Day is a sharply drawn, gleefully witty conspiracy thriller. Tackling tomorrow's nightmare today, this is a superb novel' M.W. CRAVEN. 'A brilliant technothriller...complete with terrific action sequences, memorable characters, and the fate of the world at stake ... The pace never lets up and the story stays with you long after the final page' ZOE SHARP. 'Packed with no-holds-barred action and memorable characters. It's a blast!' JAMES SWALLOW. PRAISE FOR JUDITH O'REILLY: 'A terrific future-shock thriller full of pace, tension, character, and emotion' LEE CHILD. 'Fast-paced and packed with action' MICK HERRON. 'A high-octane plot that centres around the dark heart of British political power' SUNDAY TIMES. 'Thought-provoking, pacy and thrilling' SUNDAY MIRROR. 'A gritty, action-packed, page-turner' ANDY MCNAB. 'New thriller writers come and go. I suspect this lady will stick around' FREDERICK FORSYTH.

Judith O'reilly (Author), Nick Holbek (Narrator)

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The End of October: A page-turning thriller that warned of the risk of a global virus

Brought to you by Penguin. A DEADLY VIRUS. QUARANTINE. A WORLD IN LOCKDOWN. THE THRILLER THAT PREDICTED IT ALL. THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Flies thrillingly, eerily close to reality' Guardian 'This page-turner... is riveting and spookily anticipates much that has unfolded in reality' Sunday Times A race-against-time thriller, as one man must find the origin and cure for a new killer virus that has brought the world to its knees. At an internment camp in Indonesia, forty-seven people are pronounced dead with a mysterious fever. When Dr Henry Parsons - microbiologist and epidemiologist - travels there on behalf of the World Health Organization to investigate, what he finds will soon have staggering repercussions across the globe: an infected man is on his way to join the millions of worshippers in the annual Hajj to Mecca. As international tensions rise and governments enforce unprecedented measures, Henry finds himself in a race against time to track the source and find a cure – before it’s too late . . . *** 'Eerily prescient. Too bad our leaders lack his foresight.' The New York Times 'Featuring accounts of past plagues and pandemics, descriptions of pathogens and how they work, and dark notes about global warming, the book produces deep shudders . . . A disturbing, eerily timed novel.' Kirkus Reviews 'A compelling read up to the last sentence. Wright has come up with a story worthy of Michael Crichton. In an eerily calm, matter-of-fact way, and backed by meticulous research, he imagines what the world would actually be like in the grip of a devastating new virus.' Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone WHAT READERS ARE SAYING: 'If you have a desire to really understand what is going on in the world right now, this is a novel that you cannot afford to miss!' 'Well-written and fast-paced. Most of all utterly, scarily, believable.' 'I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH, and actually much of what I learned has informed my understanding of our current coronavirus pandemic.' 'Very well written and researched, and an all-around fascinating story'

Lawrence Wright (Author), Mark Bramhall (Narrator)

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One Way Out

Brought to you by Penguin. If Luther was set in Bradford... The government is firm, it does not negotiate with terrorists. But Detective Harry Virdee's wife has been taken hostage. He can see only one way out. 'One of the most multi-layered policemen to have appeared in recent years' Mail on Sunday IMMINENT SECURITY ALERT, LEAVE CITY PARK IMMEDIATELY. DCI Harry Virdee has just enough time to get his son and his mother to safety before the bomb blows. But this is merely a stunt; there is worse to come. A new and aggressive nationalist group, the Patriots, have hidden a second device under one of the city’s mosques. In exchange for the safe release of those at Friday prayers, the Patriots want custody of the leaders of radical Islamist group Almukhtareen – the chosen ones. The government does not negotiate with terrorists. Even when thousands of lives are at risk. But Harry’s wife is in one of those mosques. Left with no choice, Harry must find the Almukhtareen, to offer the Patriots his own deal. Because sometimes the only way to save lives, is to take them. ‘Delves deep into the dark side of Bradford, exploring a city riven by racial tensions.’ Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express ‘An author to keep an eye on . . . Dhand is a fearless writer’ Sunday Times © A. A. Dhand 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

A. A. Dhand (Author), Ash Tandor (Narrator)

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Totengericht (Ungekürzte Lesung)

Leichenfund im Vogelsberg. Ein Mann liegt nackt auf einem kahlen Felsen, mitten im Nirgendwo, sein Körper verstümmelt. Ihm wurde das Wort 'Verrat' auf die Brust gebrannt, sein Kopf offenbar von Wildtieren angenagt, so dass er nicht zu identifizieren ist. Die Symbole auf seinem Körper und die Art der Tötung lassen auf einen Ritual-Mord schließen, doch dann stellt sich heraus, dass es sich bei dem Toten um den Bürgermeister einer Gemeinde handelt, in der ein Windpark gebaut werden soll. Hat der Mord mit diesem umstrittenen Projekt zu tun? Ralph Angersbach beginnt zu ermitteln und stößt bald an seine Grenzen, vor allem als eine weitere Leiche auftaucht. In seiner Not wendet er sich an seine ehemalige Kollegin Sabine Kaufmann, die inzwischen für das LKA tätig ist. Sie kommt auf eine brillante Idee ... Ein neuer Fall, den Ralph Angersbach nur mit Hilfe seiner genialen Kollegin Sabine Kaufmann lösen kann!

Daniel Holbe (Author), Wolfgang Wagner (Narrator)

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THINK: Sie wissen, was du denkst, Folge 1-6: Sammelband (Ungekürzt)

Folge 1-6 der psychologischen Thriller-Serie von Trent Kennedy Johnson in einem Hörbuch. Los Angeles, die Stadt der Träume: Kathy 'Think' Lipinski ist eine brillante Psychotherapeutin. Doch sie hat mit inneren Dämonen zu kämpfen, denn bei ihrem letzten Patienten beging sie einen schweren Fehler. Ihr neuer Job als Bewährungshelferin scheint wie für Think gemacht. Denn eine ebenso bahnbrechende wie umstrittene neue Technologie ermöglicht es der Regierung, die Gedanken von Straftätern auf Bewährung zu überwachen. Think kann dadurch die Gedanken ihrer 'Schützlinge' in ihrem Kopf hören. Die neue Technologie schafft neue Begehrlichkeiten, Ängste - und Gefahren. Und Think muss sich bald fragen, wem sie noch vertrauen kann - sich selbst eingeschlossen ... denn sie spielt ein Spiel, das viel größer ist als sie selbst!

Trent Kennedy Johnson (Author), Sabine Arnhold (Narrator)

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