DEADLOCKWhen justice fails, does vengeance become virtue?Former CIA operative Marcus Steele thought he'd left the shadows behind. Three years of quiet retirement in Singapore should have been enough to forget Prague, forget the choices that haunt him, forget the man he used to be.But the past never stays buried.Recruited back into service by FBI Director Sarah Chen, Marcus and his elite team-Sofia Mitchell and James "Hawk" Morrison-are tasked with dismantling the remnants of The Broker Network, a criminal empire that once controlled intelligence assets across the globe. It should be straightforward: hunt down the remnants, bring them to justice, move on.Except nothing about this mission is straightforward.As Marcus pursues leads from Singapore to Washington, DC, he uncovers a chilling truth: someone is using Broker Network resources to eliminate corrupt officials, war criminals, and untouchable predators-people the law can't or won't touch. The kills are professional. The targets are monsters. And the architect behind it all is someone Marcus trusts.Director Sarah Chen isn't hunting The Broker Network. She's running it.For two years, Chen has orchestrated a shadow operation, using FBI resources and criminal assets to deliver justice the courts never could. Seventeen confirmed kills. Maybe more. Each one a genuine evil removed from the world. Each one a step deeper into darkness.Now Marcus faces an impossible choice: expose Chen and watch guilty monsters walk free-or join her crusade and become the very thing he's spent his life fighting. When Chen's next operation targets the APEC summit-fourteen world leaders in one location-Marcus must decide what he believes about justice, accountability, and the cost of doing the right thing when all choices lead to betrayal.Some lines shouldn't be crossed. Even for the right reasons.DEADLOCK is a pulse-pounding international thriller that explores the razor's edge between justice and vengeance, loyalty and principle, effectiveness and ethics. Perfect for fans of John le Carré's moral complexity, Daniel Silva's international intrigue, and Tom Clancy's authentic procedural detail.In a world where the powerful escape consequences, how far would you go to make things right?
