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Chris Hauty

Biography

Chris Hauty

Chris Hauty’s debut, DEEP STATE, was a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice and Barry Award nominee. Other novels include the CALIBA Award–nominated SAVAGE ROAD, STORM RISING and THE DEVIL YOU KNOW, as well as the acclaimed novella INSURRECTION DAY. He currently lives in Glendale, California.

Chris Hauty

Books by Chris Hauty

by Chris Hauty - Fiction, Political Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

When a justice of the Supreme Court is killed by the police officer assigned to protect him, the country is shocked. Hayley Chill’s superiors suspect the assassination is part of a major conspiracy. In Maui, where one member of the Supreme Court owns a vacation home, a busload of children is taken hostage with the justice’s death as ransom. Together with a deputy US marshal, Hayley embarks on the monumental task of rescuing the children while also protecting the justice. But with danger around every corner and no one to trust, has Hayley finally bitten off more than she can chew?

by Chris Hauty - Fiction, Political Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

Intelligence operative Hayley Chill is pursing the truth about her father’s mysterious fate, which government officials seem determined to hide from her. But when she stumbles upon a ciphered document under the floorboards of her father’s house, it becomes impossible to ignore the questions about his death. Was it suicide, or was it murder, designed to protect a deeper secret? She fears that what she has discovered may be connected to current rumors of a dark conspiracy, one that no one will substantiate. With permission from her handler to probe deeper, Hayley is led into a terrifying subculture of white supremacy within the United States military. As her investigation intensifies, she uncovers an expansive conspiracy to bring about the secession of several states from the country.

by Chris Hauty - Fiction, Political Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

When a series of devastating cyber attacks rock the United States, Hayley Chill is tasked by the “deeper state” to track down their source. NSA analysts insist that Moscow is the culprit, but that accusation brings plenty of complications with Hayley directing the president as a double agent against the Russians. With increasing pressure on the president to steer him towards a devastating war, it’s up to Hayley to stop the mysterious computer hacker and prevent World War III --- while also uncovering some shocking truths about her own life.

by Chris Hauty - Fiction, Political Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

Recently elected President Richard Monroe --- populist, controversial and divisive --- is at the center of an increasingly polarized Washington, DC. Never has the partisan drama been so tense or the paranoia so rampant. In the midst of contentious political turf wars, the White House chief of staff is found dead in his house and West Wing intern and ex-Army grunt Hayley Chill is positive that it’s not from natural causes. Determined to find the truth, Hayley uncovers shocking evidence that a wide-ranging conspiracy is running beneath the surface of DC in an effort to undermine the rule of law --- and democracy itself. Soon, Hayley is in a race against time to reveal the truth and save the life of the next victim: the president.