Description

‘Lev Rostov is a ghost who leaves only brass and silence behind.’

For ten years, Lev operated as a phantom sniper in the shadows of the Mediterranean. When his brother-in-arms Aleksandr Cross walked away to build a life in the sun, Lev stayed behind in the dark with one mission: hunt down every warlord attempting to rebuild the trafficking pipelines and erase them from the earth.

Then an ambush in a rain-swept Marseille warehouse collides his world with the most dangerous investigator in Europe: Detective Inspector Chiara Moretti.

Chiara dedicated her life to the law. Her father, an incorruptible Italian anti-mafia prosecutor, was executed on a coastal highway four years ago. Chiara joined the Anti-Mafia Directorate to expose the men who ordered the hit.

Then she uncovers the truth: the magistrates in Rome sold her father out for bribes, and the cartel that murdered him controls the very system she swore to uphold.

Trapped by a joint syndicate hit squad, Lev and Chiara forge an explosive alliance. From high-society galas in Palermo to bloodstained naval docks in Genoa and the volcanic cliffs of Taormina, their partnership ignites into an all-consuming fire.

Lev does not try to tame her fury; he hands her a rifle. Chiara does not fear his darkness; she matches it with her own. Together, they will set the Mediterranean underworld ablaze.

TROPES AND HIGHLIGHTS: • Enemies-to-Lovers and Opposing Sides (Phantom Sniper vs. Undercover Anti-Mafia Inspector) • Mutual Vengeance and Shared Mission • Tactical Competence, High-Stakes Intrigue, and Mediterranean Glamour • Lethal Protector Devotion • Full-length 72,500-word novel with a guaranteed Happily Ever After (HEA)