THE NEW AMERICA SERIES
THE TRILOGY
“When America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold.”
Book 1 – When America Sneezes
In a terrifyingly plausible near-future, a contested U.S. election and a sudden global power vacuum trigger a disastrous transatlantic domino effect. As the United States fractures into civil conflict, the United Kingdom trades its democratic stability for a desperate “National Unity” administration controlled by hostile external forces. Behind the high-society aesthetics of Westminster and the rain-swept streets of Edinburgh, a secret executive order begins to quietly dismantle British freedom.
At the heart of this storm are two Scottish siblings forced onto opposite sides of a rising authoritarian regime:
- Jane Clark, an ambitious journalist climbing to the top of the BBC, who must decide how much of her moral integrity she is willing to compromise to survive in a rigged system.
- Duncan Clark, her brother and a principled Edinburgh lawyer, who is brutalised by the state and forced to abandon the courtroom to build a subterranean resistance network known as “The Agency.”
From the halls of power in London and Washington to espionage-riddled operations in the Orkney Islands, the New America series is a sprawling, multi-perspective political thriller. It is a world where truth is the ultimate casualty, leverage is the primary currency, and the line between patriot and traitor is blurred beyond recognition.
Book 2 – To Rule Britannia
A luxury yacht explodes in the Pacific. A nation is dismantled from within. Catalysed by a violent assassination, To Rule Britannia exposes the moral bankruptcy, systemic blackmail, and ruthless ambition of the Letchford political dynasty. Moving between past secrets and a radical near-future, the novel traces how backroom corruption paved the way for a totalitarian takeover in the UK. When democratic norms vanish overnight, the fight for justice becomes a perilous, proactive endeavor.
One spark in Washington. A wildfire in London. As civil unrest in America spills onto the streets, Britain’s opportunistic politician Boris Jenkins is catapulted into Downing Street as the head of a puppet administration. With the media heavily manipulated, Jane and Duncan find their sibling loyalties pushed to the absolute limit. When a woman is murdered and Duncan is named as the prime suspect, Jane is forced to decide exactly whose side she is on.
Book 3: The Sun Sets on the West
A failed coup. A high-stakes identity swap. A superpower on the brink. In the fallout of a failed government coup, a deepfake conspiracy is born. Dorothy “Dot” McGinn, an innocent lottery winner, is coerced into a high-stakes identity swap to impersonate the imprisoned, treasonous Lady Letchford. Meanwhile, the real Elizabeth—revealed to be a ruthless Russian FSB agent named Elena Ogakov—operates from the shadows, exploiting geopolitical chaos and a nuclear crisis in Orkney to fragment the West once and for all.
Praise for Jim Gray’s New America Thrillers:
“A chillingly realistic look at how quickly the institutions we trust can fracture under pressure.”
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