Thriller > Political Thriller
Executive Orders
by Tom Clancy
Many eyes are on Jack Ryan now, and many of them are unfriendly. In Beijing, Tehran, and other world capitals, including Washington, D.C., there are those eager to take advantage where they may, some of whom bear a deep animus toward the United States - some of whom, from Ryan's past, harbor intense animosity toward the new President himself. Soon they will begin to move on their opportunities; soon they will present Jack Ryan with a crisis so great even he cannot imagine it.
Year: 1996
Genre: Political Thriller
Fletch and the Man Who
by Gregory Mcdonald
Full of sharp-witted commentary and rich details, Fletch and the Man Who takes a satirical, behind-the-scenes look inside the world of American politics.
Year: 1983
Genre: Murder Mystery, Political Thriller
Sixty Days and Counting
by Kim Stanley Robinson
By the time Phil Chase is elected president, the world's climate is far on its way to irreversible change. Food scarcity, housing shortages, diminishing medical care, and vanishing species are just some of the consequences. The erratic winter the Washington, D.C., area is experiencing is another grim reminder of a global weather pattern gone haywire: bone-chilling cold one day, balmy weather the next.
Year: 2007
Genre: Eco-Disaster, Hard SF, Near Future, Political Thriller
The Bear and the Dragon
by Tom Clancy
A high-level assassination attempt in Russia has the newly elected Ryan sending his most trusted eyes and ears--including antiterrorism specialist John Clark--to Moscow, for he fears the worst is yet to come. And he's right. The attempt has left the already unstable Russia vulnerable to ambitious forces in China eager to fulfill their destiny--and change the face of the world as we know it...
Year: 2000
Genre: Espionage, Political Thriller, Terrorist