The Chosen: A Political Thriller

By Michael Linhardt

Robert "Bobby" Ryder wakes strapped to a hospital bed with no memory, a splitting headache, and a life he doesn't recognize. An FBI agent delivers the impossible: Bobby is the son of Senator Elias Ryder, the nation's presidential frontrunner-and Bobby may be connected to a string of political murders.

Before he can run, he's found by Dr. Xavier Grant, the charismatic architect of an underground "revolution" that promises truth, purpose, and a way to burn the corrupt system down. One dose from Grant's silver injector turns Bobby's fear into focus-and his identity into something programmable.

But a murder in a church confessional and a whispered warning from Sister Mary crack the story Grant has written inside Bobby's mind. As Bobby hunts answers, he discovers a machine that doesn't just control politics...it manufactures belief itself.

The Chosen is a fast, psychological political thriller about mind control, engineered rebellion, and the brutal cost of reclaiming your own name.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GJGLQ3W9
• ISBN13: 9798244691757
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"