Mikael Carlson — Award-Winning Political Thriller Author

Political thriller author Mikael Carlson

MIKAEL CARLSON AT A GLANCE

Award-winning American author of political thrillers, dystopian fiction, suspense, and romantic suspense.

Publisher: Warrington Publishing
Series: Michael Bennit • Tierra Campos • America, Inc. • Watchtower Thrillers • Dancing Trilogy • Santa Trilogy
Based in: Connecticut
Background: U.S. Army veteran and retired paratrooper

Mikael Carlson's political thrillers and dramas are a little different. His novels use multiple first-person narratives to draw the reader right into the heart of the action while expertly examining different themes as the plot unwinds. His multiple award-winning stories are classic hero's journeys featuring characters ranging from lovable to despicable!

Politics As UNusual is the official author platform of award-winning political fiction author Mikael Carlson, featuring political thrillers, dystopian fiction, suspense novels, audiobooks, author news, and the PAU Classified newsletter. Carlson's novels explore political corruption, government power, personal freedom, social division, conspiracy, and the people caught between competing ideologies.

About Mikael Carlson

Political thriller author Mikael Carlson at the Readers' Favorite Awards

Honors & Awards

Political thriller author Mikael Carlson on a jump in the United Kindgdom

Coming Soon!

Zero Sum Game by Mikael Carlson

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In a zero-sum world, victory demands sacrifice.

The penultimate novel of the America, Inc. Saga

Award-winning and Amazon best-selling political thriller author Mikael Carlson notches up the tension and stakes in this dystopian world

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Mikael Carlson Books

Cover of the book "Justifiable Deceit" by Mikael Carlson, featuring a rifle against a backdrop of the U.S. Capitol building and an American flag.

Book cover featuring the title 'The Black Swan Event' by Mikael Carlson, with a stylized blue swan and a cityscape background with financial data overlay.

The Eyes of Victims Book Cover

Book cover featuring "The iCandidate" by Mikael Carlson, with a smartphone displaying a "VOTE" button in front of the U.S. Capitol building, surrounded by social media icons and silhouettes of people.

Book cover with "Delivering Santa" title. Features a night sky with colorful string lights, airplane with reindeer antlers, full moon, Christmas tree, and silhouette of St. Louis Gateway Arch. Author: Mikael Carlson.

Book cover of 'The Dancing Life' by Mikael Carlson, featuring a couple dancing against a cityscape with the Eiffel Tower and imagery of guns and money in the background. The color scheme is predominantly pink.

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What People Are Saying

“Carlson is very accomplished in telling a fair, balanced, thought-provoking story about a subject matter that could be ripped from today’s headlines."

— Amazon Review

“I don't often find authors that soon have me searching to see if they have written other books, but Mikael Carlson did.

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“Mikael Carlson is an outstanding wordsmith. I can not recommend him highly enough.”

— Amazon Review

Carlsons' style and content gobsmacked me into tomorrow. I looked forward to reading more of his work, and I was not disappointed in the least.

— Amazon Review

Thriller & Drama Series

The Michael Bennit Series

The Tierra Campos Series

The America, Inc. Saga

Watchtower Thrillers

The Dancing Trilogy Series

The Santa Trilogy

Audiobooks - New Releases & Coming Soon!

Sua Sponte: The Minneapolis ADOZ by Mikael Carlson

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The iCandidate by Mikael Carlson

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The Eyes of Others by Mikael Carlson

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Finding Santa by Mikael Carlson

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