Bøger af Thomas Austin Brill

The Oligarch Conspiracy, a geopolitical thriller, is topical, creative, and realistic. A cutting-edge novel, it jumps from the front page of today's newspapers and television news reports of Russia and Ukraine. With their usual audacity, Levine and Alyssa agree to the request of the American President to establish an extra-governmental back channel with Russia in the context of its "special military operation" in Ukraine. They journey from their home in Florida to Moscow, where they meet with Russian President Lenkov-but is the man really the president, or perhaps a body double? From Moscow they cut across time zones, flying to Doha where they network with an assemblage of oligarchs in a bold gamble to achieve success with the perilous course of action assigned to them. Along the way, they interact with oddball, intriguing and graphic characters as they scramble to execute their singular assignment. "Hints at what may come to pass...a work of fiction that could unquestionably foretell the future."

Hack the Pentagon is a bold initiative designed by the U.S. Department of Defense to assess the efficacy of their security-a barrier widely perceived as impregnable. FBI agent Matthew Johnson steps up to accept the challenge of defeating this state-of-the-art screen. He recruits his friends, Jon and Alyssa Levine, to join him in brainstorming to create a viable approach. Together, the three contrive a gambit to bypass Pentagon security that they believe will prove successful. However, on the day chosen to execute their strategy, unknown actors have scheduled their own two-part blitz designed to devastate the Pentagon. The trio must devise a way to uncover the identity of the perpetrators and subsequently cripple their organization. The convoluted trail leads them from Florida to Washington, and ultimately to Riyadh.

From its genesis in North Korea, Z7R2 is racing around the world unchallenged, a fatal virus infecting tens of millions. The world is now severed into two partitions: those who must wear a red mask to show their infected status, and those with white masks, who give the reds a wide berth. The world's pharmaceutical companies scramble with little success to unearth a treatment or vaccine. After an appeal from their friend, FBI agent Matthew Johnson, Jon Levine and Alyssa Martin join the hunt for a way to combat this deadly disease. Together they learn the shrouded secrets behind this toxic invasion, and find themselves careening from Los Alamos, to a meeting with Mossad operatives in their home, a midnight execution in Geneva, meetings in Tel Aviv and Tehran, and ultimately, the White House itself.

Aleksandr Ekditsov, a Moscow-based Russian oligarch, owns among his multiple business ventures, a vodka distilling company managed by his son Boris. Their vodka is authentic, unpretentious, and faithful to its origins. Pure and simple, smooth, unadulterated, and flawless. It is a word-class spirit they now propose to promote internationally. Ekaterina Ekditsova, Aleksandr''s stunning daughter, is as unblemished as the vodka itself. She travels the world extravagantly in the lap of luxury, while presenting herself as a transient - or perhaps she has her own agenda which she shrouds, cleverly cloaking it. Jon Levine, demonstrating his customary verve, throws the dice creatively to become the straw that stirs this quintessential vodka escapade. Intermixing Russian vodka and Russian spies, the action moves from the warmth of South Florida to the frigid cold of Moscow. With more twists and turns then the helix of a corkscrew, this seventh iteration of the Jon Levine novels is a page-turner that keeps the reader guessing.

Organ procurement is a world-wide concern. There exist insufficient donors, and thousands who could be saved are dying daily. One potential solution is "presumed consent," which stipulates that upon death, the deceased is presumed to have given consent to have his viable organs donated to a person in need. A provocative and relevant topic cloaked within an adventure, Presumed Consent leads investment advisor Jon Levine, physician Alyssa Martin, and FBI agent Matthew Johnson to become ensnared in a series of adventures which embroil them in the issue. The three travel first to a Chilean offshore island where a reclusive American-trained transplantologist operates, then to several dialysis centers in Florida, and finally to an obscure transplant hospital in Bolivia. Unexpectedly, Levine and Johnson are offered the opportunity to play golf with the President, as a result of which both are appointed Presidential Advisors. Ultimately, this allows Alyssa the opportunity to make a presentation directly to the President himself, espousing the concept of presumed consent. "Thought-provoking...Engaging...Compelling" "Informative...Insightful...Part Science--Part Adventure" "Informative...Profound"

Jon Levine, the CEO of Levine Investment Management, and Alyssa Martin, a primary-care physician, have lived together in Palm Beach Gardens for many years. Matthew Johnson, their mutual friend and FBI senior agent, has frequently enlisted the couple to provide assistance with his work. More Games provides the opportunity for Levine and Alyssa to scrub in once again. Johnson entices them by dangling several provocative scenarios in fascinating locales. However, his cases are frequently menacing and entangled, dealing with culprits who are both unsavory and nefarious. Levine and Alyssa soon find themselves in deep water in situations they had not bargained for. This sequel to three previously published novels, allows the reader to become better acquainted with this unique and appealing couple.

The intercept message announced, "This line has been disconnected." He tried twice more. The result was the same. Levine thought back to Albert Einstein''s famous quote, The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Jon Levine, a Florida-based investment manager, and Dr. Alyssa Martin, his life partner, are unable to contact their friend, Matthew Johnson, an FBI agent who once tapped them for help in his cases. Failing to reach him by phone, they decide to fly to New York to visit him. There they discover there is no record of his ever having owned the apartment they once visited him in, now inhabited by a couple who claim to have lived there for twelve years. Subsequently, they receive a frightening call from an untraceable number, suggesting they stay out of Matthew''s disappearance and instead worry about their own health. The latest in the series of Levine and Alyssa''s escapades, Mexican Game acquaints us with two new remarkable and unorthodox characters: Trey Wilson, an FBI mole who has infiltrated the largest Mexican cocaine cartel, and Michael Dawson, Matthew Johnson''s young trainee. Together they orchestrate an elaborate and dangerous plan to avenge Matthew Johnson while decapitating the cartel. As with other Levine adventures, only one rule holds: Expect the unexpected.

Jon Levine, a Florida-based investment manager, and his companion Alyssa Martin, a physician, are persuaded by their friend Matthew Johnson to collaborate with an FBI investigation into baby trafficking originating in Guatemala. This adventure changes all three lives in unexpected ways, and results in the creation of an uncommon family unit. The new family members are fleeing a history of drug smuggling and prostitution, seeking a sanctuary where their unique talents can shine. To provide this, both Jon and Alyssa commit to each other on a deeper level and are forced to come to terms with who they truly are. Ultimately, the two must execute a mission to the lion''s lair in order to protect their new family against alarming threats from the past.

Summoned to a clandestine and intimidating interview, Jon Levine and Alyssa Martin have no inkling of the perilous journey on which they will embark—or that a romance will develop between them. An exhaustive database search of USMC personnel records identifies Jon and Alyssa, two ex-Marines and perfect strangers to each other, as the ideal candidates to execute a specific and peculiar mission. Their combined areas of expertise make them uniquely qualified for the task assigned. The duo embarks on a series of bizarre and enigmatic adventures in exotic locales carrying them far out of their comfort zones.A cast of colorful and unforgettable characters joins them, including Jon’s father-in-law Max Robertson a retired FBI agent, Norman Arthur Lafollette a criminal defense attorney, and Mathew Johnson an active FBI agent. Their itinerary leads them on a whirlwind odyssey encompassing Florida, New York, Managua, and Cali.