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Affairs of State Affairs of State Rec ecen ent P t Politic olitical Fiction al Fiction Collusion : a Novel by Newt Gingrich An FBI terrorism expert and a disgraced Navy SEAL team up to prevent the assassination of a high-ranking Kremlin official with knowledge of a planned terrorist attack on U.S. soil Enter the Aardvark by Jessica Anthony Sent a mysterious stuffed aardvark while planning his reelection campaign, a millennial Congressman unsuccessfully works to prevent the artifact from destroying his career before discovering his ties to a Victorian England taxidermist. House Arrest by Michael Lawson A fixer for a Congressman is framed for the murder of the House Majority Whip and must rely on his friend, an ex-DIA agent, to find the real killer. By the author of House Witness Oppo : a Novel by Tom Rosenstiel Offered the vice presidential spot by both major parties during a tumultuous primary season, a respected centrist senator hires investigator Peter Rena to uncover an anonymous adversary who is threatening her career. It Would Be Night in Caracas : a Novel by Karina Sainz Borgo A woman tests the limits of what she is willing to do to secure her future in turbulent modern Venezuela overrun by violent revolutionaries. A first novel by the author of Caracas Hip-Hop. The Jerusalem Assassin by Joel C. Rosenberg Investigating the murders of senior American officials who were negotiating a Middle East peace agreement, Marcus Ryker and his CIA operative team uncover a chilling plot against the life of the President. By the best-selling author of The Last Jihad. The Rationing : a Novel by Charles J Wheelan A political satire by the best-selling author of Naked Economics follows a haphazard government effort to quell an ensuing crisis when the world's supply of a key pharmaceutical ingredient is depleted at the beginning of a mysterious pathogen outbreak Lindenhurst Memorial Library 1 Lee Avenue Lindenhurst, New York 11757 | (631) 957-7755 https://www.lindenhurstlibrary.org/

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Page 1: Recent Political Fiction - lindenhurstlibrary.org

Affairs of StateAffairs of StateRRececenent Pt Politicolitical Fictional Fiction

Collusion : a Novelby Newt GingrichAn FBI terrorism expert and adisgraced Navy SEAL team upto prevent the assassination of ahigh-ranking Kremlin officialwith knowledge of a plannedterrorist attack on U.S. soil

Enter the Aardvarkby Jessica AnthonySent a mysterious stuffed aardvarkwhile planning his reelectioncampaign, a millennial Congressmanunsuccessfully works to prevent theartifact from destroying his careerbefore discovering his ties to aVictorian England taxidermist.

House Arrestby Michael LawsonA fixer for a Congressman is framedfor the murder of the House MajorityWhip and must rely on his friend, anex-DIA agent, to find the real killer. Bythe author of House Witness

Oppo : a Novelby Tom RosenstielOffered the vice presidential spot byboth major parties during atumultuous primary season, arespected centrist senator hiresinvestigator Peter Rena to uncover ananonymous adversary who isthreatening her career.

It Would Be Night inCaracas : a Novelby Karina Sainz BorgoA woman tests the limits ofwhat she is willing to do tosecure her future in turbulentmodern Venezuela overrun byviolent revolutionaries. A firstnovel by the author of CaracasHip-Hop.

The Jerusalem Assassinby Joel C. RosenbergInvestigating the murders of seniorAmerican officials who werenegotiating a Middle East peaceagreement, Marcus Ryker and his CIAoperative team uncover a chilling plotagainst the life of the President. Bythe best-selling author of The Last

Jihad.

The Rationing : a Novelby Charles J WheelanA political satire by the best-sellingauthor of Naked Economics follows ahaphazard government effort to quellan ensuing crisis when the world'ssupply of a key pharmaceuticalingredient is depleted at thebeginning of a mysterious pathogen

outbreak

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The Warsaw Protocolby Steve BerryInvestigating the thefts of theseven Arma Christi relics fromtheir international sanctuaries,former Justice Departmentagent Cotton Malone learnsthat the relics are beingdemanded by a blackmailer inpossession of incriminatingevidence against the presidentof Poland.

We, the Survivorsby Tash Aw"Ah Hock is an ordinary man ofsimple means. Born and raised in aMalaysian fishing village, he favorsstability above all, a preference atodds with his rapidly modernizingsurroundings. So what brings him tokill a man? This question leads a

young, privileged journalist to Ah Hock's door. Whilethe victim has been mourned and the killer hasserved time for the crime, Ah Hock's motive remainsunclear, even to himself. His vivid confession unfurlsover extensive interviews with the journalist, herself alocal whose life has taken a very different course. Theprocess forces both the speaker and his listener toreckon with systems of power, race, and class in aplace where success is promised to all yet deliveredonly to its lucky heirs. An uncompromising portrait ofan outsider navigating a society in transition, TashAw's anti-nostalgic tale, We, the Survivors, holds itstension to the very end. In the wake of loss anddestruction, hope is among the survivors"

Savage Son : a Thrillerby Jack CarrWhile a woman flees for her lifein Siberia and a traitorous CIAofficer goes into hiding withinthe Russian mafia, James Reeceslowly recovers from brainsurgery, unaware that he hasbeen targeted by dangerousadversaries.

True Believer : a Thrillerby Jack CarrA string of horrific terrorist attacksthroughout the Western worldprompts James Reece's recruitmentby the CIA to help turn theperpetrator, a former Iraqicommando, against his masters whileunraveling a geopolitical conspiracy

Savage Newsby Jessica YellinA first novel by the award-winningformer CNN chief White Housecorrespondent follows the career of awoman cable news journalist whonavigates ratings wars, sexualharassment and impossiblestandards throughout a precarious

diplomatic and political incident.

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The Malta Exchangeby Steve BerryFormer Justice Departmentoperative Cotton Malone racesto Italy to secure a history-changing document with ties toa 900-year-old organizationthat would manipulate theselection of the next pope. Bythe best-selling author of TheLost Order.

Masked Preyby John SandfordWhen a senator's daughter discoversthat an unknown extremist has beenposting pictures of politicians' kidsonline beside vicious but legalideological rants, Lucas Davenport issummoned by influential Washingtonleaders to prevent dangerous attackson their children

Red Letter Daysby Sarah Jane StratfordAfter being caught in the web ofhysteria stemming from the hate-mongering Senator McCarthy, afemale television writer leavesHollywood for post-war Londonwhere she befriends other exiledAmericans including a successful

producer who hires blacklisted writers.

The Coyotes of Carthageby Steven WrightIn a small South Carolina town, apolitical operative runs a dark-moneycampaign for his corporate clients.

Rogue Strikeby David RicciardiOrganizing a missile attack on agathering of al Qaeda leaders inYemen, CIA agent Keller and hispartner discover they have beenset up when the missiles stopresponding to their signals andland on a civilian group.

A Spy in Exile : a Thrillerby Jonathan De Shalit"After Ya'ara Stein is forced out of herjob at the Mossad--the secretintelligence service of Israel--she iscalled upon by the Prime Minister fora classified job. Known for heraptitude, beauty, and deadliness,Stein is asked to set up a secret unit

that will act independently, answerable only to thePrime Minister. This streamlined and deadly unit,filled with bright young men and women recruitedand trained by Stein, quickly faces threats both oldand new. Descendants of the lethal militant RedArmyFaction have returned to terrorize Europe andfears of a radical Islam splinter group force the unit todistinguish between facts and smoke screens. AsStein's cadets struggle to crush these threats, theysoon discover how easily the hunter can become thehunted. A dazzling, tension-filled novel that shedslight on the world hidden just below the surface ofour everyday lives , this thriller offers a peek into thedark behind the curtain where today's deadliestconflicts are fought. With breathless pacing andshocking twists and turns, it proves that Jonathan deShalit 'has learned well from the likes of Mr. le Carré'"

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Agent Running in theField : A Novelby John Le Carré"A new novel from the #1 NewYork Times bestselling authorJohn le Carré. Nat, a 47 year-oldveteran of Britain's SecretIntelligence Service, believes hisyears as an agent runner areover. He is back in London withhis wife, the long-suffering Prue.But with the growing threat

from Moscow Centre, the office has one more job forhim. Nat is to take over The Haven, a defunctsubstation of London General with a rag-tag band ofspies. The only bright light on the team is youngFlorence, who has her eye on Russia Department anda Ukrainian oligarch with a finger in the Russia pie.Nat is not only a spy, he is a passionate badmintonplayer. His regular Monday evening opponent is halfhis age: the introspective and solitary Ed. Ed hatesBrexit, hates Trump and hates his job at somesoulless media agency. And it is Ed, of all unlikelypeople, who will take Prue, Florence and Nat himselfdown the path of political anger that will ensnarethem all. Agent Running in the Field is a chillingportrait of our time, now heartbreaking, now darklyhumorous, told to us with unflagging tension by thegreatest chronicler of our age"

Backlash : a Thrillerby Brad ThorFar from home and surrounded byenemies in the wake of anunforgivable betrayal, Scot Harvathtests the limits of his training in aneffort to escape and exact revenge. Bythe award-winning author ofSpymaster.

Landfallby Thomas MallonThe award-winning author ofWatergate reimagines theturbulent second term andpolitical relationships of amercurial President George W.Bush from the perspectives oftwo West Texans with disparateideological views

Deep Stateby Chris Hauty"Recently elected President RichardMonroe--populist, controversial, anddivisive--is at the center of anincreasingly polarized Washington,DC. Never has the partisan dramabeen so tense or the paranoia sorampant. In the midst of contentious

political turf wars, the White House chief of staff isfound dead in his house. A tenacious intern discoversa single, ominous clue that suggests he died fromsomething other than natural causes, and that awide-ranging conspiracy is running beneath thesurface of everyday events: powerful governmentfigures are scheming to undermine the rule of law--and democracy itself. Allies are exposed as enemies,once-dependable authorities fall under suspicion,and no one seems to be who they say they are. Theunthinkable is happening. The Deep State is real.Who will die to keep its secrets and who will kill touncover the truth?"

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Deep Harbor : A Sagaof Loss and Loveby Fern MichaelsImmersed in her job as anassistant to a congressman,Carol Ann "CJ" Jansen uncoverspossible evidence of her boss'scorrupt activities before hisapparent suicide, and moves toa small New England town forher own protection

The First Ladyby James PattersonWhen the First Lady disappears afterher husband's affair goes public,Secret Service agent Sally Grissomtakes on the investigation and isfaced with a twisted case after theWhite House receives a ransom notealong with the First Lady's finger

Doxology : a Novelby Nell ZinkTwo generations of an Americanfamily come of age on either side ofthe September 11 attacks,transforming their ambitions againsta backdrop of dramatic political andenvironmental changes. By theauthor of Nicotine.

The Good Lie : a Novelby Tom RosenstielWhile secretly investigating thebombing of an Americanmilitary base overseas, politicalfixer Peter Rena and his partner,Randi Brooks, are caught inbetween foreign intelligence,national security and the mediawhen their investigation isblown wide open.

Hour of the Assassin : aNovelby Matthew QuirkUsing his elite training as a formerSecret Service agent to test securityaround high officials, Nick implicateshimself while trying to prevent adeath before uncovering a decades-old conspiracy targeting the Oval

Office.

Lethal Agentby Kyle MillsA divisive presidential election iscomplicated by terrorist videos of akidnapped scientist who is beingforced to produce anthrax,catapulting Mitch Rapp into anundercover mission to prevent theweapon from being smuggled into

America.

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