About
BioMidwest-born (Wisconsin). I write dark, cinematic thrillers about power, pressure, and the cost of telling the truth.
Author • Darrell Nelson
Dark stories. Real power.
Cinematic pacing.
Political thrillers and screen projects—sharp dialogue, high stakes, and systems that don’t want you to see the truth.
Featured Book
Complete manuscript • not yet published
Back Cover Blurb
Congressman Carter Whitaker is building a presidential campaign on fear, discipline, and the promise of protection. Journalist Sasha Klein discovers the truth behind the rise—an off‑books operation fueled by stolen cash, quiet violence, and a machine that doesn’t just win elections… it rewrites reality.
When Sasha pushes too close, the system doesn’t debate her. It contains her. A witness disappears. A confession is staged. A nation is distracted. And the closer Whitaker gets to the Oval Office, the more bodies the machine is willing to bury to keep its story intact.
CONTAINMENT is a dark, cinematic political thriller about power that survives exposure—and the people who refuse to look away.
Logline
When an investigative journalist uncovers a congressman’s presidential campaign has been financed by a string of bank robberies, she becomes the target of a federal containment operation—forcing her to choose between disappearing quietly or detonating the truth in public.
Manuscript Details
- StatusComplete (unpublished)
- GenrePolitical thriller
- ToneDark, cinematic
- Length672 pages • ~51,100 words
- CompsTo be determined
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ProjectsNovels and screen projects—built around momentum, sharp dialogue, and systems that don’t want exposure.
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