Books like Coup d'Etat by Ben Coes

Dewey Andreas sought a quiet life in rural Australia after leaving a turbulent past behind, but powerful adversaries soon begin tracking him down. Driven by revenge, they leave him no choice but to fight for his survivor and to escape the country. Concurrently, a radical cleric has seized the presidency of Pakistan, igniting a hostile stand‑off with India that threatens to spiral into nuclear conflict. Realising the catastrophic implications, the President enlists his most trusted operatives, including Jessica Tanzer, to engineer a coup d’état that would depose the militant leader and restore regional stability. Tanzer’s plan hinges on recruiting Dewey, whose skills and experience make him the only candidate capable of pulling off the operation in the narrow time window before a nuclear response is inevitable. The story interweaves personal survival with high‑stakes geopolitical intrigue, raising the stakes as ancient rivalries boom into a modern crisis.

First publish date: 2011