Political & Legal Thrillers

Do you enjoy books with smart characters, fast-paced plotlines, and twists and turns that keep you guessing? You’ll love political and legal thrillers.

This genre is filled with courtroom dramas, legal suspense novels, and political suspense novels. It’s one where you can pick up practically any book, become immediately engrossed, and forget about the real world around you as you race through the pages.

Dive into this suspenseful, exciting genre and explore the full range of legal thrillers online with Booktopia.

Popular political thrillers
Political thrillers offer us insight into how power works behind the scenes, how politics shape our everyday lives, and just how suspenseful these stories can be.

The Wizard of the Kremlin offers a unique and captivating take on political power in the Kremlin. It’s all about a spin doctor, Vadim Baranov, and how he uses his experience in reality television to manipulate the people and the politics of Russia. As he gets more intertwined with the workings of the political regime, he also gets more caught in the web of power behind it all.

For a book that will have you on the edge of your seat from the very first page, pick up Transfer of Power. This political thriller explodes out of the gate when a group of terrorists attacks Washington and advances on the White House. As the Secret Service moves the president into an underground bunker, the CIA’s top operative works to save hostages and avert disaster – but little does he know there’s someone else on the inside with nefarious goals.

Must-read legal suspense novels
One of the most popular legal suspense novels of recent years is The Murder Rule, from award-winning author Dervla McTiernan. This story follows a young law student determined to work on a project that strives to free innocent people from death row – yet upon joining the team, her goal is quite the opposite. McTiernan has firmly cemented herself as a top crime novelist, and one of Australia’s most popular modern authors.

Lynda La Plante is known as ‘The Queen of Crime Drama’ with more than 40 novels, many of which have hit the bestseller lists. Naturally, any of her books are well worth picking up. Accused is no different. This is the gripping story of Detective Inspector Pat North, who is investigating a missing girl case and discovers something much more sinister.