Nicholas Michael McGovern

Liberty, a thriller, tells the story of Matt Robinson, a young Animal Park Guide who feels a deep connection with nature and the local wildlife where he lives. He takes tourists on day excursions to discover the beauty of the land around them and the animals who live freely on it. But our young hero is also an idealist, an activist for animal rights, in conflict with man, who locks up and imprisons animals for commercial and entertainment purposes. His deep love for animals and dedication to helping free those in captivity leads him to make impulsive and illegal actions.

Against the backdrop of a decaying cityscape, Rick Miner, an off-the-books insurance investigator, is tasked with examining the suspicious death of an ex-con involving a million-dollar life insurance claim. While retracing the victim’s steps, Rick grows increasingly unsettled by the unfolding timeline of events and the uncertainty of his own sanity.

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

The story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind — and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird, and highly violent universe waiting for them.