Political thrillers.
Corporate conspiracies.
High-stakes action.

Dive into the gripping novels of Thomas Velsun — where international intrigue, corporate power, and national security collide.

A complete selection of novels by Thomas Velsun is available at Barnes & Noble with an assortment of Thomas Velsun novels available on other major bookseller websites.

Latest Novels

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The Napoleon Factor

Bruno Friar and Victor Cruz, descendants of Napoleon, join forces to pursue global domination. Bruno’s tech empire and Victor’s vast oil and drug profits fuel secret advances that give them stealthy power in Colombia. As their threat grows, Major Nash Bowden leads an elite US team to stop them, setting the stage for a much larger conflict.

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The Napoleon Factor

Conquest Strategy

Russia and China join forces with the Mexican drug cartels and an American think tank to procure a huge influx of additional money to facilitate conquering the United States of America in route to their complete domination of the world.

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Conquest Strategy

Clash of Conspiracies

Vince Martin, a brilliant financial expert at a Louisiana think tank, uncovers a secret plot involving his bosses, a Mexican drug cartel, and Russian billionaires. Their plan is to use a powerful quantum computer to secretly siphon billions from the U.S. Federal Reserve, though the Russians have a far more dangerous objective: crippling America's monetary system. As competing agendas within the conspiracy lead to betrayal and violence, Vince teams up with a local detective and the FBI, relying on both his intellect and physical abilities to expose the scheme and prevent a financial catastrophe.

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Clash of Conspiracies

The Poseidon Initiative

Former Delta Force officer Colt Randall now works for a private military company in Tampa, Florida, contracted by Homeland Security. When U.S. intelligence uncovers a Russian and Chinese plot to use massive thermonuclear Poseidon missiles to trigger radioactive tsunamis against America’s coastal cities, Colt is chosen to lead a joint taskforce of Boswic, CIA, and FBI agents to stop the attack. As the mission intensifies, Colt becomes both hunter and hunted, forced to rely on his elite combat skills to survive and prevent a catastrophic act of terror.

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The Poseidon Initiative

The Matt Baker & Ralph Gibson Series

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Surge of Deception

Jack Worthington, the dynamic Chairman of Tustun Industries in Jacksonville, Florida, is found dead in his office. Ben Fulton, head of the local FBI office, takes charge of the investigation and tries to move things forward. Ralph Gibson, Tustun’s President and Matt Baker, Tustun’s top analyst become involved. Just as they think they’re about to wrap up the murder investigation and resolve a lot of previously unknown problems, more unexpected challenges emerge.

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Surge of Deception

An Urge to Dominate

Matt Baker, Vice President of Tustun Industries in Jacksonville, Florida, is known for his sharp problem-solving skills. He was even instrumental in solving a murder. When another murder case arises, he and Tustun’s President, Ralph Gibson, are called on once again to assist law enforcement. The threats they uncover pose serious risks to the United States. Matt and Ralph work to battle powerful forces and struggle to survive. Tied into the mystery are the treasures of Ponce de Leon and Hitler’s hidden World War II wealth.

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An Urge to Dominate

The Hidden Empire

Matt Baker and Ralph Gibson, former athletes turned business executives, find themselves unexpectedly entangled in an archetype’s plot to conquer the world. The Hidden Empire emerges as a powerful force that has been in existence for hundreds of years and had been able to keep a large amount of secrecy during that time period. Now they are more openly involved in some critical events.

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The Hidden Empire

Titans of Influence

Matt Baker and Ralph Gibson get caught between the activities of a new tyrant who wants to conquer the world and the activities of the Hidden Empire. They survive attempts on their lives from the new tyrant as they try not to offend the Hidden Empire, which they know remains a powerful force in the shadows surrounding their lives. AI becomes a dominant tool all sides are using while attempting to achieve their various goals.

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Titans of Influence

The Specter Matrix

Coming soon.

The Specter Matrix

The Hidden Empire has existed for a long time and has always used a secretive method for making payments to the right people to influence current events. As technology has evolved, the Hidden Empire has made the appropriate adjustments. They now call their method of payment The Specter Matrix. Ralph Gibson and Matt Baker again become entangled in the activity and must use all their skills to survive.

A complete selection of novels by Thomas Velsun is available at Barnes & Noble with an assortment of Thomas Velsun novels available on other major bookseller websites.

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About the Author

Thomas Velsun lives with his wife in coastal Florida. He’s a former Army officer and a veteran of the Vietnam War. After leaving the Military he spent forty years in business and retired from a large global technology company.

The knowledge gained from his three college degrees from three different major universities (a BS in Math and Accounting, an MS in Engineering, and an MBA) has contributed heavily to his success in business and to his grasp of the subject matter in his novels.

During his business career, he completed special projects with various government agencies in Washington DC, including the FBI,CIA,US Mint, and IRS. He has participated in special projects with RAND Corporation (a think tank formed after World War II to continue the activities of various experts accumulated during the war years). He has worked in many different areas in the United States and in foreign countries. He has researched many conspiracy theories and has included selected subject matter from some of them in his novels.

He’s a former athlete and maintains fitness with daily workouts involving weightlifting. He also enjoys playing golf and tennis.