Watchtower Thrillers & Prequels
America Has a New Secret Weapon
Series Information
| 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
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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
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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
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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 |
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| 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 |
Books in The Watchtower Thrillers
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SUA SPONTE: THE MINNEAPOLIS ADOZ
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THE EYES OF OTHERS
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THE EYES OF INNOCENTS
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THE EYES OF VICTIMS
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THE EYES OF ADDICTS
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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.