William S Cohen Books in Order

Cohen turns to nonfiction here, examining the scams and frauds that target older Americans. He lays out how the schemes work and what families and policymakers can do to fight back.

Cohen's first poetry collection offers an early look at the literary side of a man later known for law and politics. It is a quieter book, built from observation, reflection, and personal voice.

Part memoir and part political journal, this book looks back on Cohen's first year in the U.S. Senate. It captures the routines, personalities, and power struggles behind public life.

Written with Kenneth Lasson, this practical guide explains how citizens and organizations can use Congress to cut through federal red tape and move stalled issues inside the bureaucracy.

Co-written with Gary Hart, this Cold War thriller follows Senator Thomas Chandler as he is pulled into a Soviet-backed terrorist plot. Washington ambition, espionage, and divided loyalties drive the story.

Cohen's second poetry collection shows a quieter side of his writing. These poems step away from crisis and politics, offering a more reflective voice than readers may expect from his later thrillers.

This policy study looks at strategic airlift options and the military choices behind moving people and equipment quickly around the world. It offers a compact window into Cohen's interest in defense planning.

Co-written with George Mitchell, this is Cohen's insider account of the Iran-Contra hearings. It looks at what the investigation uncovered and what the scandal revealed about power, secrecy, and accountability.

Sean Falcone, then a U.S. senator, investigates a friend's violent death and uncovers a web of CIA secrets, covert action, and Middle East tension. It is a Washington spy thriller built on power, secrecy, and looming regional crisis.

Co-written with Thomas B. Allen, this mystery follows Capitol Police chief Jeffrey Fitzgerald as a series of killings rattles the Senate. The case mixes Washington politics, institutional secrecy, and classic procedural suspense.

This 1997 defense policy report lays out priorities for readiness, force structure, modernization, and future threats. It reflects Cohen's Pentagon years and the strategic questions facing the United States after the Cold War.

After the Secretary of Defense is assassinated, former senator and Vietnam POW Michael Patrick Santini is pulled back to Washington. He soon discovers a hidden campaign to isolate the United States and trigger war with the wrong enemy.

Written with Janet Langhart Cohen, this memoir traces two very different American upbringings and the relationship that brought them together. It blends family history, faith, race, and public life in a direct, personal way.

This collection grows out of a public dialogue on race in the United States. With essays and reflections from multiple voices, it asks how the country can face old wrongs and move toward something fairer.

After a nuclear bomb destroys an American city, national security adviser Sean Falcone must find the attackers before panic, bad intelligence, and a rush to blame Iran push the country toward a wider catastrophe.

A mass shooting at a Washington law firm leaves Sean Falcone chasing a stolen laptop and a dangerous secret. The trail leads to asteroid mining, political corruption, and a threat that could put the whole planet at risk.

Sean Falcone heads into a global crisis when an American billionaire is trapped in Moscow and an asteroid is on course for Earth. To stop disaster, he has to outmaneuver political enemies and the clock.