A collection of book covers titled "A Watchtower Thriller Series" by Mikael Carlson, featuring "Sua Sponte: The Minneapolis ADOZ," "The Eyes of Others," "The Eyes of Innocents," "The Eyes of Victims," and "The Eyes of Addicts." Each cover displays suspenseful imagery related to government and crime themes.

Watchtower Thrillers & Prequels

America Has a New Secret Weapon

Series Information

Series
Watchtower Thrillers
Author
Mikael Carlson
Primary Genre
Political Thriller
Secondary Genre
Psychological Thriller / Crime Thriller
Books in Series
4 Main Novels + 1 Prequel
Series Status
Ongoing
Series Type
Interconnected Standalone Political Thrillers
Reading Order
Books Can Be Read Independently; Publication Order Recommended
First Main Novel
Series Prequel
Main Character
Eugene “Boston” Hollinger, a man whose extraordinary ability allows him to access the memories and experiences of others
Target Audience
Adult Political Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Crime Thriller, and Espionage Thriller Readers
Setting
Contemporary United States, where Boston Hollinger and Watchtower confront political corruption, intelligence threats, organized crime, human trafficking, drug cartels, and powerful individuals protected by wealth and influence
Core Themes
Justice, morality, corruption, loyalty, truth, revenge, government power, personal responsibility, vigilantism, and the conflict between legal justice and moral justice
Popular Tropes
Extraordinary ability, vigilante justice, powerful hidden enemies, race against time
Publisher
The Watchtower Thrillers Reading Order
Book Title
Prequel Sua Sponte: The Minneapolis ADOZ
1 The Eyes of Others
2 The Eyes of Innocents
3 The Eyes of Victims
4 The Eyes of Addicts

“Boston” Hollinger is the antihero we never knew we needed.

What if you could see another person’s darkest memories—and feel every moment as if it were happening to you? Not the pleasant ones. Not birthdays, vacations, or ordinary days. The worst ones.

The secrets they buried. The violence they witnessed. The betrayals they caused. The moments they would do anything to forget. For Eugene “Boston” Hollinger, that terrifying possibility becomes reality.

After suffering a traumatic brain injury during an ISIS attack in Syria, Boston leaves the Army and tries to build a new life working on Capitol Hill. But vivid nightmares continue to haunt him. They are too detailed, too personal, and too real to dismiss.

With the help of a psychologist who specializes in brain injuries, Boston begins to uncover the impossible truth: the images in his mind are not dreams at all.

They are memories.

Other people’s memories.

His strange ability could be a gift. It could also destroy him.

That question becomes urgent when classified information begins leaking to America’s enemies, costing lives overseas. Boston realizes he may be able to identify the traitor, but exposing the truth places him directly in the path of people desperate to protect themselves. Instead of being treated as a witness, he quickly becomes a suspect.

Then the FBI discovers what he can do. Clearing Boston’s name is no longer their only priority. They see potential. They see leverage. They see a weapon.

Recruited into Watchtower, a covert team tasked with solving threats conventional methods cannot, Boston is pulled into investigations involving espionage, murder, conspiracy, terrorism, and political corruption. His ability gives him access to truths no interrogation can uncover, but every mission comes with a price.

Each memory leaves something behind. Boston can see what people have done, but the more he absorbs, the more difficult it becomes to separate their trauma from his own. And the deeper he is drawn into Watchtower’s world, the more troubling the questions become.

Boston begins the series believing he can use his condition to help others and bring dangerous people to justice. But every mission forces him to confront the uncomfortable truth that good and evil are rarely as clear as they first appear.

The Watchtower Thrillers blend political suspense, psychological tension, espionage, crime, conspiracy, and a unique supernatural element into an ongoing series centered on one deeply conflicted man.

Boston Hollinger can see what others most want to hide. The real danger is discovering what happens when the truth belongs to the wrong people.

Praise for the Watchtower Thrillers

  • The ending was surprising and unexpected as well as thought-provoking, and stayed with me long after I had read the final pages of The Eyes of Others. An excellent read!

    Carol Coetzee for Readers' Favorite 

  • Well written and hard to put down. Full of action with an intriguing story line which keeps you guessing throughout the book and with a surprise twist that I didn't see coming. The story ending is thought-provoking - well after the last page is turned!

    Amazon Review

  • What an incredible story line. I can't wait to read the next book! Mikael Carlson writes as well as Grisham, Creighton, Cussler, and many more. Thank you for a book I couldn't put down.

    Amazon Review


Awards & Recognition

The Watchtower Thrillers have earned national and international recognition for their compelling blend of political intrigue, espionage, psychological suspense, military action, and high-stakes conspiracy. The Eyes of Others, the first novel in Mikael Carlson’s series, is a multiple-award winner and finalist, while the Watchtower prequel, Sua Sponte: The Minneapolis ADOZ, earned three major honors in 2025, including Silver Medals from Readers’ Favorite and the Global Book Awards and a PenCraft Best Book Award.

Award Name Year What It Was For
Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards 2025 Sua Sponte: The Minneapolis ADOZ — Silver Medal, Fiction – Thriller – Political
Global Book Awards 2025 Sua Sponte: The Minneapolis ADOZ — Silver Medal, Thriller – Military
PenCraft Book Awards 2025 Sua Sponte: The Minneapolis ADOZ — Best Book Winner, Fiction – Realistic, Summer 2025
Page Turner Book Awards 2025 The Eyes of Others — Book Award Finalist, Suspense & Thriller
Page Turner Book Cover Awards 2025 The Eyes of Others — Book Cover Finalist, Suspense & Thriller
Firebird Book Awards 2022 The Eyes of Others — Three-Time Top Winner: Contemporary Fiction, Political, and Political Fiction
Global Ebook Awards 2016 The Eyes of Others — Honorable Mention, Suspense Fiction
National Indie Excellence Awards 2016 The Eyes of Others — Finalist, Suspense
Beverly Hills Book Awards 2016 The Eyes of Others — Finalist, Political Fiction
LYRA Awards 2015 The Eyes of Others — Winner, Best Mystery / Suspense / Thriller
Silver Lyra Award badge with orange stars and text for the 2015 independent fiction contest.
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Books in The Watchtower Thrillers

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Series by Mikael Carlson

Author

Mikael Carlson

The founder of Warrington Publishing, Mikael is the multiple award-winning and Amazon bestselling author of six political drama and thriller series spanning nearly two dozen novels. He is a retired paratrooper, avid world traveler, and political junkie looking to bring great stories to the world.

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