(1995) James Ellroy, American Tabloid (1995) – novel about John F. Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs invasion Tom Clancy, Executive Orders (1996) Vince Flynn, Term Limits (1997) Philip Kerr, The Shot (1999) Alternate take on Kennedy assassination Vince Flynn, Transfer of Power (1999) – suspense novel about a U.S. President and the White House Boris Akunin, The State Counsellor (2000) – historical mystery novel about a Moscow governor Tom Clancy, The Bear and the Dragon (2000) Jack Higgins, Edge of Danger (2001) – suspense novel about a U.S. President and a Russian Prime Minister Günter Grass, Crabwalk (2002) – investigative novel about Wilhelm Gustloff Lee Child, Without Fail (2002) Tom Clancy, Red Rabbit (2002) – suspense novel about Pope John Paul II and Georgi Markov Ismail Kadare, The Successor (2003) – novel about Mehmet Shehu Barry Eisler, Hard Rain (2003) Nicholson Baker, Checkpoint (2004) – political novel about George W. Bush Jack Higgins, Dark Justice (2004) – suspense novel about a U.S. President Tim Green, Fourth Perimeter (2005) J. K Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, a fantasy novel in which Draco Malfoy is under orders to assassinate the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Malay Roy Choudhury, Naamgandho (2005) – Bengali novel Thomas A. Taylor, Mortal Shield (2008) Brent Weeks, The Night Angel Trilogy (2008) – fantasy series Jack Higgins, Sharp Shot (2009) – suspense novel about a U.S. President Jack Higgins, First Strike (2009) – suspense novel about a U.S. President Barbara Kingsolver, The Lacuna (2009) – novel about Leon Trotsky Leonardo Padura Fuentes, El hombre que amaba a los perros (The Man Who Loved Dogs) (2009) – novel about Leon Trotsky Nathan M Farrugia, The Chimera Vector (2012) – technothriller featuring deniable operatives programmed to assassinate David Baldacci The Innocent (2012)— features professional killer Will Robie who is an American covert operative specializing in assassinating high profile targets J. T. Patten, Presidential Retreat (2020) — Black ops intelligence professionals responding to a historic conspiracy attempt to save the president on Martha's Vineyard to avert a shift in geo-politics Short stories Agatha Christie, "The Kidnapped Prime Minister" (1924) – Hercule Poirot short story about the kidnapping of a fictional British Prime Minister, which includes a deliberate attempt on his life Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of the Red Circle" (1911) – Sherlock Holmes short story about a New York mob hit in London