When veteran intelligence officer Marcus Kane uncovers a shadow network offering covert services to the highest bidder, he recruits deep-cover operative Vera Kozlova. Or is she recruiting him? Transformed by surgical disguise, Vera infiltrates Monaco's gilded casino elite, where every poker face hides weapons and every handshake conceals betrayal.As Vera and Kane race to expose a global conspiracy-spanning Cyprus, Moscow, and Beijing-they'll confront improbable allies, ruthless assassins, and the cost of living in shadows. From rooftop rendezvous under the Monaco skyline to encrypted comms crackling with orders in the dead of night, Protocol Shadow, Book 1 of the Phantom Protocol series, delivers relentless tension, sophisticated tradecraft, and a world where truth itself can be manufactured.Perfect for readers who crave high-stakes espionage, moral ambiguity, and operatives pushed to the limits of loyalty and survival.