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THE WALTER BLAIR JD PRODUCTION
Coming December 10, 2026, in hardcover, softcover and e-book.
50% of profit goes to the children of Ukraine through December 2027.
Genre: Mystery, Thrillers, Fiction, Political
$29.99 US · $38.99 CAN, E-book $9
Coming December 10, 2026
The new novel
“You won't be able to put this one down.”
Don't miss the explosive new thriller from Walter Blair, the author early readers call suspenseful, masterful and mind-bending. It arrives this December, and half of the profit goes to the children of Ukraine.
THE WALTER BLAIR JD PRODUCTIONComing December 10, 2026, to
Early readers on COVID-19 RETRIBUTION
From advance readers of COVID-19 RETRIBUTION.
Coming next · 2027
Three children. One Capitol.
THE WALTER BLAIR JD PRODUCTION
Right after COVID-19 RETRIBUTION comes Walter Blair's next novel, in 2027. Join the list and you'll hear about it first.
Collateral consequences are the additional legal, civil, and social penalties that automatically attach to a criminal conviction beyond the direct sentence, like prison or a fine. This novel tests the distance three children must go to avoid the drug cartel in South America, running toward the Capitol to deliver vital information to the U.S. government.
The books
Political thrillers, espionage and suspense. Two new novels are on the way, and three are already out.
Hardcover, softcover and e-book, with 50% of profit going to the children of Ukraine.
THE WALTER BLAIR JD PRODUCTION
Three children. One Capitol. Walter Blair's next novel, right after COVID-19 RETRIBUTION.
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They took her family. Now she's the CIA's deadliest weapon.
A five-year-old vanishes from her mother's house in Potomac, Maryland. The race to find her crosses continents.
The Editor's Cup by Walter Blair
Find the typographical and grammatical errors in The Sanction, Second Edition. The top two each win $100. No purchase necessary: any copy counts, even a library copy.
Entries closed on November 29, 2026. The winners are announced on November 30, 2026.
The chase crosses continents
Walter's thrillers start in Washington and New York, and the chase doesn't stop at the border.
New YorkThe Sanction
Saudi ArabiaPresidential Approval
WashingtonPresidential Approval
DubaiAbduction
ParisThe SanctionThe Lincoln Memorial is a photograph. The other pictures on this strip are illustrations.
What you're in for
For fans of James Patterson, John Grisham, David Baldacci, Vince Flynn and Tom Clancy.
A terrorist attack outside the White House. A child taken from her own home. Walter's novels start where the evening news leaves off.
The White House, the Capitol, the CIA, written by an author who practiced law in Washington, D.C., and Maryland for many years.
Jennifer Steele, a grieving widow turned CIA special operative, carries two novels and counting.
Abduction moves between the minds of the abductor, the child, and the parents racing to bring her home.
About the author
For several years, Walter wrote every night. Now the stories are coming out.
Walter Blair practiced law for many years in Washington, D.C., and Maryland, winning significant cases, among them a landmark immigration case, that is, U.S. v. Paul Russell, cited by the U.S. Supreme Court in Padilla v. Kentucky, 130 S. Ct. 1473 (2010). Educated in London and then New York, he graduated from SUNY New Paltz and went on to earn a master's in city and regional planning and a law degree from Howard University.
In 2010 he began writing fiction. The result: three published thrillers, COVID-19 RETRIBUTION this December, Collateral Consequences in 2027, and eight or nine more finished novels waiting their turn. He lives in the Washington, D.C. area.
“My first two novels, Presidential Approval and The Sanction, did better than my wildest dreams could ever have imagined.”
Off the page
When the night's writing is done, Walter is a father and grandfather first. This fall the family grew by two: his daughter welcomed twin boys, and Walter became a grandfather of twins.
They're two new reasons to keep writing, and two more readers he's already saving a shelf for.
Art show · Dec 5
Hello fans and fellow artists,
On December 5, 2026, I plan to attend Elena Bond's exquisite art show at Tysons II in Tysons Corner, Virginia.
Happy Holidays.
We're inviting all of our guests and friends to join us.
Wentworth Gallery, Tysons GalleriaSaturday, December 53–6 pm
Written after dark
For several years, Walter wrote every night. Now a shelf of finished novels is waiting its turn: eight or nine of them, after COVID-19 RETRIBUTION and Collateral Consequences. They'll come out one at a time.
Tell me what's nextGiving back
From release day through December 2027, half the profit from COVID-19 RETRIBUTION goes to the children of Ukraine. Buy a copy, in any format, and you're part of it.
Notify me when it's out
Get notified
One email when COVID-19 RETRIBUTION is out, and another when Collateral Consequences arrives. Nothing else unless you ask for it.
December 10, 2026. Join the list and we'll email you the day it's available.
In hardcover, softcover and e-book, at Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Bookshop.org, Hudson Booksellers, Target, Walmart and more. The store links will appear on this page on release day.
From release day through December 2027, 50% of the profit from COVID-19 RETRIBUTION goes to the children of Ukraine.
In 2027. Sign up, tick Collateral Consequences, and you'll hear first.
Presidential Approval and The Sanction are the first two Jennifer Steele thrillers, so start with Presidential Approval. Abduction stands on its own.
Yes. Some listings of The Sanction use Walter L. Blair.
Send a note through the contact form below and choose Book club, Media or Event, and Walter will get back to you.
Walter has eight or nine more finished novels and will release them over time. The email list is the best way to hear about each one first.
Contact
Readers, book clubs, press and event organizers: write to Walter directly.
Home base
The same streets his thrillers run through, from the White House to Potomac, Maryland.
The author
Lawyer turned suspense novelist, from the Washington, D.C. area.
New · Children's Books
Coming December 1, 2026 $11.99
A new children's story from Maisha M., Walter Blair's daughter.
Dr. Paul Blair asks the question, “Do we wish to know what happens to us, just before we die?” In Paul's coming soon novel, he may answer that question. Look for his future novel titled, “A Journey Into Midnight.”
Omar Blair is a Transportation Innovator, and Walter Blair's son.
His development is a vehicle that also flies. You can see it below, in concept images.
A development by Omar Blair
Concept images
