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Coming Soon!

Santa Claus is missing…Christmas is cancelled…or is it?

Award-winning and Amazon best-selling political thriller author Mikael Carlson finishes the trilogy that brings love, forgiveness, family, generosity, and the true spirit back to Christmas.

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A singular act of defiance can change the course of a life.

Award-winning and Amazon best-selling political thriller author Mikael Carlson returns with a tale of heroism, duty, and service inspired by a true story. Fans of vigilante justice in The Terminal List and the heart-pounding action of Ryan, Reacher, Bourne, and betrayed CIA operative Jason Trapp will love this prequel and the Watchtower Thrillers.

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Mikael Carlson

Multiple Award-Winning and Amazon Best-Selling Political Fiction Author

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 true hero's journeys featuring characters ranging from lovable to despicable!

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  • National Indie Excellence Awards winner logo with "NIEA" in an open book design and bold text "WINNER" on a gold circle background.
  • Readers' Favorite Book Award Winner emblem in bronze, featuring a heart-shaped design with a book in the center, surrounded by laurel leaves and stars.
  • NIEA Finalist badge for National Indie Excellence Awards.
  • Page Turner Awards finalist badge with open book graphic
  • Gold seal with "Pinnacle Book Achievement Award" and a star graphic.
  • Indie Book Awards Top Shelf Finalist badge with a lion and laurel wreath design.
  • Red badge reading '2018 Winner, 50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading,' presented by The Authors Show.com
  • Silver medal with text "LYRA Award 2015" and "Bookstore Without Borders Independent Fiction Contest."
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  • Global Book Award gold medal badge with globe and laurel design
  • Gold award badge for American Legacy Book Awards winner 2024.
  • Beverly Hills Book Awards finalist seal with gold palm leaf and open book icons.
  • NYC Big Book Award 2024 Winner gold seal badge
  • Montaigne Medal 2020 Finalist logo for the Eric Hoffer Book Award, featuring a sketch of Montaigne.
  • Speak Up Talk Radio Firebird Book Award Winner logo featuring a stylized orange and red phoenix on a black background.
  • Global Book Award emblem with a globe and laurel wreath design
  • Gold and black seal labeled "Pencraft Awards Winner 1st Place 2022 Literary Excellence."
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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

Audiobooks - New Releases & Coming Soon!

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NOW RECORDING!

Thriller & Drama Series

The Michael Bennit Series
The Tierra Campos Series
The America, Inc. Saga
Watchtower Thrillers
The Dancing Trilogy Series
The Santa Trilogy

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.