I could be mistaken, but isn’t Lee Child that author who injects these little liberal commentary into his novels?
Re #15:
MOST of Child’s Jack Reacher novels aren’t very political. Occasionally you’ll get a left wing taste in your mouth but it’s not often. The exception is his novel “Nothing To Lose”, which almost reads like a different author wrote it. For the most part Lee Child knows which side his bread is buttered on.